U.S. Consumer Receipts, Production, Consumption, Shipments, And Stocks Of Pig Iron And Direct-Reduced Iron In 2006

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U.S. CONSUMER RECEIPTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF PIG IRON
AND DIRECT-REDUCED IRON IN 2006¹

(Thousand metric tons)

						Stocks,
	Receipts		Production	Consumption	Shipments	December 31
Manufacturers of pig iron, raw steel, and castings:
Pig iron	5,650	²	31,100	36,700	458	652
Direct-reduced iron (DRI)	1,320	³	W	1,530	13	319
Manufacturers of steel castings:
Pig iron	55		(4)	56	(4)	2
DRI	W		--	W	--	W
Iron foundries and miscellaneous users:
Pig iron	928		2	857	71	49
DRI	W		W	4	--	1
Total, all manufacturing types:
Pig iron	6,630		31,100	37,600	529	701
DRI	1,330		W	1,540	13	320
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 1.49 million metric tons (Mt) purchased by electric furnace steel producers.
³Includes 1.29 Mt purchased by integrated steel producers.
⁴Less than � unit.