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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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    2002   2003   2004   2005   2006
Manufacturers of pig iron and raw steel and castings:2
Ferrous scrap consumption 56,400 55,200 57,100 55,000 r 54,500
Pig iron consumption 42,500 39,700 38,000 36,900 36,700
Direct-reduced iron consumption 2,230 1,790 1,490 1,740 1,530
Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 43,600 42,700 45,800 r 43,600 r 45,300
Home scrap production4 12,700 12,600 11,600 11,400 r 9,120
Ending stocks of ferrous scrap, December 31 4,360 4,070 4,880 4,430 r 3,880
Manufacturers of steel castings:5
Ferrous scrap consumption 1,900 1,130 1,310 1,810 1,640
Pig iron consumption 34 31 94 89 56
Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 1,160 761 972 1,060 1,320
Home scrap production4 717 361 326 743 319
Ending stocks of ferrous scrap, December 31 173 88 80 85 79
Iron foundries and miscellaneous users:5
Ferrous scrap consumption 11,200 8,720 8,490 8,670 r 9,370
Pig iron consumption � 1,280 1,030 1,020 1,080 r 857
Direct-reduced iron consumption 13 4 4 3 4
Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 7,270 6,300 6,320 6,130 r 6,580
Home scrap production4 3,760 2,430 2,370 2,870 r 3,010
Ending stocks of ferrous scrap, December 31 401   251   459   585 r 784
Total, all manufacturing types:
Ferrous scrap consumption 69,500 65,000 66,900 65,500 r 65,600
Pig iron consumption 43,800 40,800 39,100 38,100 r 37,600
Direct-reduced iron consumption 2,250 1,790 1,500 1,750 1,540
Net receipts of ferrous scrap3 52,100 49,800 53,100 50,800 r 53,200
Home scrap production4 17,200 15,400 14,300 15,000 r 12,500
Ending stocks, December 31:
Ferrous scrap at consumer plants 4,930 4,410 5,420 5,100 r 4,740
Pig iron at consumer and supplier plants 754 381 722 665 701
Direct-reduced iron at consumer plants 269 345 136 263 320
Exports:6
Ferrous scrap (includes tinplate and terneplate):7
Quantity 8,950 10,800 11,800 13,000 14,900
Value 1,290,000 1,940,000 2,910,000 3,430,000 4,230,000
Pig iron, all grades:
Quantity 34 86 48 51 813
Value 4,910 8,850 6,690 8,110 8,750
Direct-reduced iron, steelmaking grade:
Quantity 1 5 13 (8) (8)
Value 100 525 1,360 16 11
Imports for consumption:6
Ferrous scrap (includes tinplate and terneplate):7
Quantity 3,130 3,480 4,660 3,840 4,820
Value 376,000 511,000 1,230,000 909,000 1,250,000
Pig iron, all grades: �
Quantity 4,620 3,890 6,400 6,030 6,730
Value � 527,000 571,000 1,360,000 1,580,000 1,760,000
Direct-reduced iron, steelmaking grade:
Quantity 2,010 1,940 2,450 2,170 2,610
Value   195,000 242,000 463,000 361,000 417,000
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

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