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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF TIN IN VARIOUS FORMS1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dross, skimmings, scrap | ||||||||||||||||||
| residues, tin alloys, n.s.p.f.2 | Tinplate and terneplate | Tin compounds | Tinplate scrap | |||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous,3 | Quantity | Quantity | Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||||||||
| value | (metric tons, | Value | (metric tons, | Value | (metric tons, | Value | (metric tons, | Value | ||||||||||
| Year | (thousands) | gross weight) | (thousands) | gross weight) | (thousands) | gross weight) | (thousands) | gross weight) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| ### | 7,080 | 5,790 | $24,500 | 328,000 | $215,000 | 635 | $6,030 | 9,650 | $2,020 | |||||||||
| ### | 8,010 | 9,930 | 28,500 | 391,000 | 300,000 | 564 | 5,720 | 16,800 | 3,160 | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2Not specifically provided for. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes tinfoil, tin powder, flitters, metallics, manufactures, and n.s.p.f. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program