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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT CADMIUM STATISTICS1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||
| Production of metal3���������������������������� | metric tons | 1,280 | r | 1,450 | r | 1,480 | r | 1,470 | r | 700 | ||
| Shipments of metal by producers4 | do. | 1,470 | r | 1,200 | r | 1,410 | r | 1,680 | r | 1,010 | ||
| Exports of metal, alloys, scrap��������������������������� | do. | 264 | 615 | 154 | 686 | 483 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption, metal, alloys, and scrap | do. | 81 | 112 | 263 | 288 | 180 | ||||||
| Stocks of metal, U.S. Government, yearend5 | do. | 146 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Apparent consumption of metal | do. | 1,700 | r | 1,020 | r | 1,840 | r | 699 | r | 561 | ||
| Price, average, New York dealer6 | dollars per pound | 0.29 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 1.50 | 1.35 | ||||||
| Do.6 | dollars per kilogram | 0.64 | 1.31 | 1.20 | 3.30 | 2.98 | ||||||
| World, refinery production���������������� | metric tons | 17,800 | r | 18,700 | r | 19,400 | r | 19,700 | r | 19,300 | ||
| eEstimated.� rRevised.� -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | ||||||||||||
| 2Cadmium content | ||||||||||||
| 3Primary and secondary cadmium metal. Includes equivalent metal content of cadmium sponge used directly in production of compounds. | ||||||||||||
| 4Includes metal consumed at producer plants to make oxide and other cadmium compounds. | ||||||||||||
| 5Defense National Stockpile Center, December 31. Includes material for sale pending shipment. | ||||||||||||
| 6Price for 1 - to 5-short ton lots of metal having a minimum purity of 99.95% (Platts Metal Week). | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program