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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||
| STOCKS, RECEIPTS, AND CONSUMPTION OF GALLIUM, BY GRADE1, 2 | |||||||||
| (Kilograms) | |||||||||
| Beginning | Ending | ||||||||
| �������������������� Purity | stocks | Receipts | Consumption | stocks | |||||
| 2006: | |||||||||
| 99.99% to 99.999% | 503 | 131 | -- | 634 | |||||
| 99.9999% | 1,160 | 2,970 | 2,900 | 1,230 | |||||
| 99.99999% to 99.999999% | 136 | 496 | 602 | 30 | |||||
| Total | 1,800 | 3,590 | 3,500 | 1,890 | |||||
| 2007: | |||||||||
| 99.99% to 99.999% | 634 | 2,900 | �-- | 3,530 | |||||
| 99.9999% | 1,230 | 8,450 | 7,260 | 2,420 | |||||
| 99.99999% to 99.999999% | 30 | 457 | 436 | 51 | |||||
| Total | 1,890 | 11,800 | 7,700 | 6,010 | |||||
| -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Consumers only. | |||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program