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| TABLE 5 | ||||
| NICKEL IN CONSUMER STOCKS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY FORM, DECEMBER 311 | ||||
| (Metric tons of contained nickel) | ||||
| Form | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Primary: | ||||
| Metal | 4,810 | r | 4,780 | |
| Ferronickel | 944 | 1,030 | ||
| Oxide and oxide sinter | 68 | 71 | ||
| Chemicals | 778 | 1,220 | ||
| Other | 69 | 65 | ||
| Total | 6,670 | r | 7,160 | |
| Secondary, scrap | 6,800 | r | 6,910 | |
| Grand total | 13,500 | r | 14,100 | |
| rRevised.� | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program