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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF LEAD IN 2006, BY CLASS OF PRODUCT1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content) | ||||||||||||
| Lead in | Lead in | |||||||||||
| Refined | antimonial | Lead in | copper- | |||||||||
| Product | � soft lead | lead | alloys | base scrap | ���� Total�� | |||||||
| Metal products� | 47,600 | 81,500 | W | W | 138,000 | |||||||
| Storage batteries� | 797,000 | 260,000 | 339,000 | -- | 1,400,000 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous3 | 28,300 | 24 | W | W | 28,500 | |||||||
| Total | 873,000 | 342,000 | 347,000 | 1,250 | 1,560,000 | |||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in Total. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes lead that went directly from scrap to fabricated products. | ||||||||||||
| 3Included in"Miscellaneous" are other oxides and gasoline additives. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program