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| TABLE 5 | ||||
| NICKEL IN CONSUMER STOCKS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY FORM, | ||||
| DECEMBER 311 | ||||
| (Metric tons of contained nickel) | ||||
| Form | 2004 | 2005 | ||
| Primary: | ||||
| Metal | 4,060 | r | 4,780 | |
| Ferronickel | 909 | r | 944 | |
| Oxide and oxide sinter | 58 | r | 68 | |
| Chemicals | 570 | 778 | ||
| Other | 150 | 69 | ||
| Total | 5,750 | r | 6,640 | |
| Secondary, scrap | 5,210 | 4,860 | ||
| Grand total | 11,000 | r | 11,500 | |
| 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