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| TABLE 5����������� | |||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF LEAD, BY PRODUCT1���� ���� | |||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content)����������� | |||||||
| SIC2 code | Product | 2005 | 2006 | ||||
| Metal products: | |||||||
| 3482 | Ammunition, shot and bullets | 61,300 | 65,300 | ||||
| Bearing metals: | |||||||
| 35 | Machinery except electrical | W | W | ||||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment3 | W | W | ||||
| 37 | Other transportation equipment | W | W | ||||
| Total | 1,180 | 1,240 | |||||
| 3351 | Brass and bronze, billets and ingots | 2,100 | 2,620 | ||||
| 36 | Cable covering, power and communication | (4) | (4) | ||||
| 15 | Calking lead, building construction | (4) | (4) | ||||
| Casting metals: | |||||||
| 36 | Electrical machinery and equipment� | W | W | ||||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment | W | W | ||||
| 37 | Other transportation equipment | W | W | ||||
| 3443 | Nuclear radiation shielding | W | W | ||||
| Total | 30,400 | r | 29,900 | ||||
| Pipes, traps, other extruded products: | |||||||
| 15 | Building construction | 1,220 | 845 | ||||
| 3443 | Storage tanks, process vessels, etc. | (5) | (5) | ||||
| Total | 1,220 | 845 | |||||
| Sheet lead: | |||||||
| 15 | Building construction | 23,200 | r | 7,710 | |||
| 3443 | Storage tanks, process vessels, etc. | W | W | ||||
| 3693 | Medical radiation shielding | W | W | ||||
| Total | 29,100 | r | 8,560 | ||||
| Solder: | |||||||
| 15 | Building construction | W | W | ||||
| Metal cans and shipping containers | W | W | |||||
| 367 | Electronic components, accessories and other electrical equipment | 7,720 | 6,860 | ||||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment | W | W | ||||
| Total | 8,370 | 7,140 | |||||
| Storage batteries: | |||||||
| 3691 | Storage battery grids, post, etc. | 579,000 | r | 661,000 | |||
| 3691 | Storage battery oxides | 705,000 | r | 735,000 | |||
| Total storage batteries | 1,280,000 | r | 1,400,000 | ||||
| 27 | Type metal, printing and allied industries | (4) | (4) | ||||
| 34 | Other metal products7 | 22,200 | 22,600 | ||||
| Grand total | 1,440,000 | r | 1,530,000 | ||||
| Other oxides: | |||||||
| 285 | Paint | W | W | ||||
| 32 | Glass and ceramics products | W | W | ||||
| 28 | Other pigments and chemicals | W | W | ||||
| Total | 14,100 | 16,200 | |||||
| Miscellaneous uses | 32,900 | 12,300 | |||||
| Grand total | 1,490,000 | r | 1,560,000 | ||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in appropriate totals. | |||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||
| 2SIC Standard Industrial Classification. | |||||||
| 3Includes "Metal products: Storage batteries: Terne metal, motor vehicles and equipment." | |||||||
| 4Included with "Metal products: Grand total." | |||||||
| 5Included with "Metal products: Sheet lead: Building construction" to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||
| 6Included with "Metal products: Storage batteries: Other metal products" to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||
| 7Includes lead consumed in foil, collapsible tubes, annealing, galvanizing, plating, electrowinning, and fishing weights. | |||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program