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| 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 proc | 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. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program