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| TABLE 2 | ||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TIN1 | ||||
| (Metric tons of contained tin) | ||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
| Stocks, January 12 | 8,060 | r | 7,900 | |
| Net receipts during year: | ||||
| Primary | 32,500 | r | 46,200 | |
| Secondary | 5,790 | 6,150 | ||
| Scrap | 3,840 | 7,510 | ||
| Total receipts | 42,200 | r | 59,900 | |
| Total available | 50,200 | r | 67,800 | |
| Tin consumed in manufactured products: | ||||
| Primary | 31,400 | r | 42,600 | |
| Secondary | 9,170 | 11,900 | ||
| Total | 40,600 | r | 54,500 | |
| Intercompany transactions in scrap | 407 | 480 | ||
| Total processed | 41,000 | r | 55,000 | |
| Stocks, December 31 (total available less total processed) | 9,120 | r | 12,700 | |
| 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