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| TABLE 2 | ||||
| BISMUTH METAL CONSUMED IN THE� | ||||
| UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | ||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||
| Use | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Chemicals2 | 498 | 510 | ||
| Bismuth alloys | 685 | 591 | ||
| Metallurgical additives | 1,150 | 923 | ||
| Other | 14 | 24 | ||
| Total | 2,340 | 2,050 | ||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant | ||||
| digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Includes industrial and laboratory chemicals,� | ||||
| cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program