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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF TIN, BY FINISHED PRODUCT1 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained tin) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Product | Primary | Secondary | Total | Primary | Secondary | Total | |||||||
| Alloys, miscellaneous2 | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Babbitt | 728 | r | W | 728 | r | 554 | W | 554 | |||||
| Bar tin | 680 | W | 680 | 707 | W | 707 | |||||||
| Bronze and brass | 1,230 | 1,840 | 3,070 | 1,240 | 1,960 | 3,200 | |||||||
| Chemicals | 9,120 | W | 9,120 | 8,360 | W | 8,360 | |||||||
| Collapsible tubes and foil | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Solder | 13,100 | r | 5,890 | r | #### | r | 9,630 | 7,040 | #### | ||||
| Tinning | 798 | -- | 798 | 790 | -- | 790 | |||||||
| Tinplate3 | 7,700 | -- | 7,700 | 7,250 | -- | 7,250 | |||||||
| Tin powder | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Type metal� | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| White metal4 | 937 | W | 937 | W | W | W | |||||||
| Other | 2,370 | 254 | 2,630 | 3,680 | 172 | 3,860 | |||||||
| Total | 36,700 | r | 7,990 | r | #### | r | 32,200 | 9,170 | #### | ||||
| rRevised.� W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Other."� -- Zero. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Includes terne metal. | |||||||||||||
| 3Includes secondary pig tin and tin acquired in chemicals. | |||||||||||||
| 4Includes pewter, britannia metal, and jewelers' metal. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program