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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT TIN STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| U | |||||||||||||
| Production, secondary, contained tine | metric tons | 6,760 | 5,500 | 5,240 | 11,700 | r | 11,600 | ||||||
| Exports, refined tin | do. | 2,940 | 3,690 | 3,650 | 4,330 | 5,490 | |||||||
| Imports for consumption, refined tin | do. | 42,200 | 37,100 | 47,600 | 37,500 | 43,300 | |||||||
| Consumption, contained tin: | |||||||||||||
| Primary | do. | 34,000 | 32,900 | 36,700 | 31,400 | r | 42,600 | ||||||
| Se | do. | 5,830 | 4,510 | 7,990 | 9,170 | 11,900 | |||||||
| St | do. | 8,930 | 7,960 | 8,970 | r | 8,080 | r | 11,800 | |||||
| Prices, average, contained tin: | |||||||||||||
| N | cents per pound | 194.75 | 232.36 | 409.37 | 360.94 | 419.49 | |||||||
| Platts Metals Week composite | do. | 291.97 | 339.78 | 547.30 | 483.05 | r | 565.12 | ||||||
| London, United Kingdom | do. | 184.00 | 222.00 | 385.00 | 334.00 | 398.00 | |||||||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | do. | 184.35 | 221.67 | 385.11 | 333.55 | 397.69 | |||||||
| World, production, contained tin: | |||||||||||||
| M | metric tons | 235,000 | r | 259,000 | r | 301,000 | r | 299,000 | r | 304,000 | e | ||
| Smelter: | |||||||||||||
| P | do. | 266,000 | 270,000 | r | 296,000 | r | 324,000 | r | 347,000 | e | |||
| Se | do. | 14,200 | 11,900 | 11,700 | 20,200 | 19,100 | e | ||||||
| Undifferentiated | do. | 70 | e | 200 | 200 | e | 200 | -- | |||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program