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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.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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