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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.3 | Tinplate and terneplate | Tin compounds | Tinplate scrap | |||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous,2 | 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) | |||||||||
| 2005 | $8,010 | 9,930 | $28,500 | 391,000 | $300,000 | 564 | $5,720 | 16,800 | $3,160 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 23,000 | 7,750 | 34,300 | 495,000 | 371,000 | 440 | 4,320 | 10,300 | 2,530 | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes tinfoil, tin powder, flitters, metallics, manufactures, and n.s.p.f. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3Not specifically provided for. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program