U.S. Consumer Receipts, Production, Consumption, Shipments, And Stocks Of Pig Iron And Direct-Reduced Iron In 2005

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U.S. CONSUMER RECEIPTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF PIG IRON
AND DIRECT-REDUCED IRON IN 2005¹

(Thousand metric tons)

						Stocks,
	Receipts		Production	Consumption	Shipments	December 31
Manufacturers of pig iron, raw steel, and castings:
Pig iron	6,910	²	1,070	36,900	493	614
Direct-reduced iron (DRI)	1,590	³	W	1,740	--	262
Manufacturers of steel castings:
Pig iron	88		(4)	89	(5)	2
DRI	(5)		--	(5)	--	(5)
Iron foundries and miscellaneous users:
Pig iron	1,080		(4)	1,090	65	49
DRI	3		1	3	--	1
Total, all manufacturing types:
Pig iron	8,080		31,100	38,000	558	665
DRI	1,590		W	1,750	--	263
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.� -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes 1.81 million metric tons (Mt) purchased by electric furnace steel producers.
³Includes 1.16 Mt purchased by integrated steel producers.
⁴Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total, all manufacturing types."
⁵Less than � unit.