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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF REFINED COPPER SHAPES IN THE UNITED STATES, BY CLASS OF CONSUMER1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Ingots and�� | Cakes and��� | Wirebar, billets, | |||||||||
| Class of consumer | Cathodes�� | ingot bars�� | slabs�� | other����� | Total� | ||||||
| 2005: | |||||||||||
| Wire-rod mills� | 1,680,000 | -- | -- | 2,590 | 1,680,000 | ||||||
| Brass mills� | 361,000 | 23,300 | 35,300 | 108,000 | 528,000 | ||||||
| Chemical plants� | -- | -- | -- | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Ingot makers� | W | W | W | 4,540 | 2 | 4,540 | |||||
| Foundries� | 3,780 | 5,490 | -- | 10,900 | 20,200 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous3 | W | W | W | 39,300 | 2 | 39,300 | |||||
| Total� | 2,040,000 | 28,800 | 35,300 | 167,000 | 2,270,000 | ||||||
| 2006: | |||||||||||
| Wire-rod mills� | 1,570,000 | -- | -- | -- | 1,570,000 | ||||||
| Brass mills� | 334,000 | 24,400 | 37,100 | 94,500 | 490,000 | ||||||
| Chemical plants� | -- | -- | -- | 1,010 | 1,010 | ||||||
| Ingot makers� | W | W | W | 4,530 | 2 | 4,530 | |||||
| Foundries� | 4,360 | 6,440 | -- | 10,600 | 21,400 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous3 | W | W | W | 24,100 | 2 | 24,100 | |||||
| Total� | 1,910,000 | 43,700 | 37,100 | 135,000 | 2,110,000 | ||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Wirebar, billets, other."� -- Zero.� | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes items indicated by symbol W. | |||||||||||
| 3Includes consumers of copper powder and copper shot, iron and steel plants, and other manufacturers. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program