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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||
| SUPPLY AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF CADMIUM METAL1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Producer stocks, January 13 | 1,340 | r | 1,360 | r | 1,430 | r | 1,170 | r | 1,540 | |
| Production3 | 1,280 | r | 1,450 | r | 1,480 | r | 1,470 | r | 700 | |
| Imports for consumption, metal, alloys, and sc | 81 | 112 | 263 | 288 | 180 | |||||
| Shipments from Government stockpile excesse | 627 | 146 | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Total supply | 3,320 | r | 3,070 | r | 3,170 | r | 2,930 | r | 2,420 | |
| Exports of metal, alloys, scrap | 264 | 615 | 154 | 686 | 483 | |||||
| Producer stocks, December 313 | 1,360 | r | 1,430 | r | 1,170 | r | 1,540 | r | 1,380 | |
| Consumption, apparent4 | 1,700 | r | 1,020 | r | 1,840 | r | 699 | r | 561 | |
| eEstimated. �rRevised.� -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | ||||||||||
| 2Excludes supply and apparent consumption of cadmium sulfide, cadmium telluride, and related cadmium chemicals. | ||||||||||
| 3Partially estimated. | ||||||||||
| 4Total supply minus exports and yearend stocks.� | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program