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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, PIG IRON, AND DIRECT-REDUCED IRON STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Manufacturers of pig iron and raw steel and castings:2 | ||||||||||
| Ferrous scrap consumption | 56,700 | r | 56,400 | r | 55,200 | r | 57,100 | r | 54,600 | |
| Pig iron consumption | 46,900 | 42,500 | 39,700 | 38,000 | 36,900 | |||||
| Direct-reduced iron consumption | 1,780 | 2,230 | 1,790 | 1,490 | 1,740 | |||||
| Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 | 42,900 | r | 43,600 | 42,700 | r | 45,700 | r | 43,300 | ||
| Home scrap production4 | 13,400 | r | 12,700 | r | 12,600 | r | 11,600 | r | 11,200 | |
| Ending stocks of ferrous scrap, December 31 | 4,330 | r | 4,360 | r | 4,070 | r | 4,880 | r | 4,440 | |
| Manufacturers of steel castings:5 | ||||||||||
| Ferrous scrap consumption | 1,560 | r | 1,900 | r | 1,130 | r | 1,310 | r | 1,810 | |
| Pig iron consumption | 32 | � | 34 | 31 | 94 | 89 | ||||
| Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 | 1,020 | r | 1,160 | r | 761 | r | 972 | r | 1,060 | |
| Home scrap production4 | 519 | r | 717 | r | 361 | r | 326 | r | 743 | |
| Ending stocks of ferrous scrap, December 31 | 110 | r | 173 | r | 88 | r | 80 | r | 85 | |
| Iron foundries and miscellaneous users:5 | ||||||||||
| Ferrous scrap consumption | 11,900 | 11,200 | 8,720 | 8,490 | 9,020 | |||||
| Pig iron consumption | � | 1,120 | 1,280 | 1,030 | 1,020 | 1,090 | ||||
| Direct-reduced iron consumption | 13 | � | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 | 7,640 | 7,270 | 6,300 | 6,320 | r | 6,390 | ||||
| Home scrap production4 | 4,250 | 3,760 | 2,430 | 2,370 | 2,960 | |||||
| Ending stocks of ferrous scrap, December 31 | 440 | 401 | 251 | 459 | 605 | |||||
| Total, all manufacturing types: | ||||||||||
| Ferrous scrap consumption | 70,100 | r | 69,500 | r | 65,000 | r | 66,900 | r | 65,400 | |
| Pig iron consumption | 48,000 | 43,800 | 40,800 | 39,100 | 38,000 | |||||
| Direct-reduced iron consumption | 1,800 | 2,250 | 1,790 | 1,500 | 1,750 | |||||
| Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 | 51,500 | r | 52,100 | r | 49,800 | r | 53,000 | r | 50,700 | |
| Home scrap production4 | 18,200 | r | 17,200 | r | 15,400 | r | 14,300 | 14,900 | ||
| Ending stocks, December 31: | ||||||||||
| Ferrous scrap at consumer plants | 4,880 | r | 4,930 | r | 4,410 | r | 5,420 | r | 5,130 | |
| Pig iron at consumer and supplier plants | 787 | 754 | 381 | 722 | 665 | |||||
| Direct-reduced iron at consumer plants | 318 | 269 | 345 | 136 | 263 | |||||
| Exports:6 | ||||||||||
| Ferrous scrap (includes tinplate and terneplate):7 | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 7,440 | 8,950 | 10,800 | 11,800 | 13,000 | |||||
| Value | 1,130,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,940,000 | 2,910,000 | 3,430,000 | |||||
| Pig iron, all grades: | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 44 | 34 | 86 | 48 | 51 | |||||
| Value | 5,580 | 4,910 | 8,850 | 6,690 | 8,110 | |||||
| Direct-reduced iron, steelmaking grade: | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | (8) | |||||
| Value | 83 | 100 | 525 | 1,360 | 16 | |||||
| Imports for consumption:6 | ||||||||||
| Ferrous scrap (includes tinplate and terneplate):7 | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 2,630 | 3,130 | 3,480 | 4,660 | 3,840 | |||||
| Value | 274,000 | 376,000 | 511,000 | 1,230,000 | 909,000 | |||||
| Pig iron, all grades: | � | � | ||||||||
| Quantity | 4,370 | 4,620 | 3,890 | 6,400 | 6,030 | |||||
| Value | � | 479,000 | 527,000 | 571,000 | 1,360,000 | 1,580,000 | ||||
| Direct-reduced iron, steelmaking grade: | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 1,650 | 2,010 | 1,940 | 2,450 | 2,170 | |||||
| Value | 145,000 | 195,000 | 242,000 | 463,000 | 361,000 | |||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes manufacturers of raw steel that also produce steel castings. | ||||||||||
| 3Net receipts of scrap is defined as receipts from brokers, dealers, and other outside sources plus receipts from other company-owned plants minus shipments. | ||||||||||
| 4Home scrap production includes recirculating scrap that results from current operations and obsolete home scrap. | ||||||||||
| 5Some consumers in the "Manufacturers of steel castings" category also produce iron castings; some consumers in the "Iron foundries and miscellaneous users" | ||||||||||
| category also produce steel castings. | ||||||||||
| 6Data from U.S. Census Bureau.� Export valuation is free alongside ship, and import valuation is customs value. | ||||||||||
| 7Excludes used rails for rerolling and other uses and ships, boats, and other vessels for scrapping. | ||||||||||
| 8Less than � unit. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program