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| TABLE 5����������� | ||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF LEAD, BY PRODUCT1���� ���� | ||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content)����������� | ||||||
| SIC2 code | Product | 2006 | 2007 | |||
| Metal products: | ||||||
| 3482 | Ammunition, shot and bullets | 65,700 | r | 69,400 | ||
| Bearing metals: | ||||||
| 35 | Machinery except electrical | W | W | |||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment3 | W | W | |||
| 37 | Other transportation equipment | W | W | |||
| Total | 1,240 | 1,410 | ||||
| 3351 | Brass and bronze, billets and ingots | 3,130 | r | 2,870 | ||
| 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 | 29,900 | 31,500 | ||||
| Pipes, traps, other extruded products: | ||||||
| 15 | Building construction | 1,440 | r | 1,320 | ||
| 3443 | Storage tanks, process vessels, etc. | (5) | (5) | |||
| Total | 1,440 | r | 1,320 | |||
| Sheet lead: | ||||||
| 15 | Building construction | 17,600 | r | 17,000 | ||
| 3443 | Storage tanks, process vessels, etc. | W | W | |||
| 3693 | Medical radiation shielding | W | W | |||
| Total | 28,400 | r | 28,600 | |||
| Solder: | ||||||
| 15 | Building construction | W | W | |||
| Metal cans and shipping containers | W | W | ||||
| 367 | Electronic components, accessories and other electrical equipment | 6,620 | r | 6,690 | ||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment | W | W | |||
| Total | 7,280 | r | 7,220 | |||
| Storage batteries: | ||||||
| 3691 | Storage battery grids, post, etc. | 586,000 | r | 640,000 | ||
| 3691 | Storage battery oxides | 710,000 | r | 738,000 | ||
| Total storage batteries | 1,300,000 | r | 1,380,000 | |||
| 27 | Type metal, printing and allied industries | (4) | (4) | |||
| 34 | Other metal products6 | 23,400 | r | 23,500 | ||
| Grand total | 1,460,000 | r | 1,540,000 | |||
| Other oxides: | ||||||
| 285 | Paint | W | W | |||
| 32 | Glass and ceramics products | W | W | |||
| 28 | Other pigments and chemicals | W | W | |||
| Total | 16,000 | r | 15,800 | |||
| Miscellaneous uses | 12,500 | r | 9,490 | |||
| Grand total | 1,490,000 | r | 1,570,000 | |||
| 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: Other Metal products." | ||||||
| 5Included with "Metal products: Sheet lead: Building construction" to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | ||||||
| 6Includes lead consumed in foil, collapsible tubes, annealing, galvanizing, plating, electrowinning, and fishing weights. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program