U.S. Consumption Of Primary And Secondary Tin

TABLE 2
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TIN¹

(Metric tons of contained tin)

	2004		2005
Stocks, January 1²	7,680	^r	8,070
Net receipts during year:
Primary	40,800	^r	33,400
Secondary	4,160	^r	5,790
Scrap	4,350		3,840
Total receipts	49,300	^r	43,000
Total available	57,000	^r	51,100
Tin consumed in manufactured products:
Primary	36,700	^r	32,200
Secondary	7,990	^r	9,170
Total	44,700	^r	41,400
Intercompany transactions in scrap	496		407
Total processed	45,200	^r	41,800
Stocks, December 31 (total available less total processed)	11,800	^r	9,280
^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes tin in transit in the United States.