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| TABLE 7 | ||||||
| U.S. NET SHIPMENTS OF ALUMINUM WROUGHT AND CAST PRODUCTS, | ||||||
| BY PRODUCERS1, 2, 3 | ||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006p | ||||
| Wrought products: | ||||||
| Sheet, plate, foil | 4,750 | 4,700 | r | 4,690 | ||
| Pipe, tube, extruded shapes | 1,810 | 1,900 | 1,920 | |||
| Rod, bar, wire, cable | 397 | 397 | r | 420 | ||
| Forgings (including impacts) | 121 | 129 | 134 | |||
| Powder, flake, paste | 61 | 55 | 54 | |||
| Total | 7,140 | 7,180 | r | 7,210 | ||
| Castings: | ||||||
| Sand | 221 | 289 | r | 335 | ||
| Permanent and semipermanent mold | 735 | 785 | r | 754 | ||
| Die | 1,250 | 1,110 | r | 1,170 | ||
| Other | 161 | 108 | r | 53 | ||
| Total | 2,370 | 2,290 | r | 2,310 | ||
| Grand total | 9,510 | 9,470 | r | 9,520 | ||
| pPreliminary. rRevised. | ||||||
| 1Net shipments derived by subtracting the sum of producers' domestic receipts of each mill | ||||||
| shape from the domestic industry's gross shipments of that shape. | ||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
| 3Wrought products data series includes net shipments in both the United States and Canada.�� | ||||||
| Source:� The Aluminum Association Inc.� | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program