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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||
| SALIENT IRON AND STEEL STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||
| Pig iron: | ||||||||||
| Production2 | 42,100 | 40,200 | 40,600 | 42,300 | 37,200 | |||||
| Exports3 | 44 | 34 | 86 | 48 | 51 | |||||
| Imports for consumption3 | 4,370 | 4,620 | 3,890 | 6,400 | 6,030 | |||||
| Direct-reduced iron: | ||||||||||
| Production4 | 120 | 470 | 210 | 180 | 220 | |||||
| Exports3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | -- | |||||
| Imports for consumption3 | 1,650 | 2,010 | 1,940 | 2,450 | 2,170 | |||||
| Raw steel production:5 | ||||||||||
| Carbon steel | 82,400 | 83,700 | 86,100 | 90,700 | 85,900 | |||||
| Stainless steel | 1,820 | 2,180 | 2,220 | 2,400 | 2,240 | |||||
| All other alloy steel | 5,920 | 5,680 | 5,350 | 6,560 | 6,710 | |||||
| Total | 90,100 | 91,600 | 93,700 | 99,700 | 94,900 | |||||
| Capability utilization, percent | 79.2 | 88.8 | 84.9 | 94.6 | 87.5 | |||||
| Steel mill products: | ||||||||||
| Net shipments2 | 89,700 | 90,700 | 96,100 | 101,000 | 95,200 | |||||
| Exports3 | 5,570 | 5,450 | 7,460 | 7,200 | 8,460 | |||||
| Imports3 | 27,300 | 29,600 | 21,000 | 32,800 | r | 29,200 | ||||
| Producer price index (1982=100.0)6 | 101.3 | 104.8 | 109.5 | 147.2 | 173.6 | |||||
| World production:7 | ||||||||||
| Pig iron | 585,000 | 610,000 | 664,000 | 712,000 | 761,000 | |||||
| Direct-reduced iron4 | 39,300 | 43,400 | 45,200 | 47,900 | r | 49,200 | ||||
| Raw steel | 853,000 | 906,000 | 972,000 | 1,060,000 | r | 1,130,000 | ||||
| rRevised.� --Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except producers price index; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Data are from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). | ||||||||||
| 3Data are from the U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
| 4Data are from Midrex Direct Reduction Corp., government, and companies. | ||||||||||
| 5Raw steel is defined by AISI as steel in the first solid state after melting, suitable for rolling. | ||||||||||
| 6Data are from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. | ||||||||||
| 7Data are from the U.S. Geological Survey and the International Iron and Steel Institute. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program