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| TABLE 7 | ||||||
| U.S. NET SHIPMENTS OF ALUMINUM WROUGHT AND CAST | ||||||
| PRODUCTS, BY PRODUCERS1, 2 | ||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015p | ||||
| Wrought products:3 | ||||||
| Sheet, plate, foil | 4,830 | r | 5,020 | 5,220 | ||
| Pipe, tube, extruded shapes | 1,950 | r | 2,100 | r | 2,220 | |
| Rod, bar, wire, cable | 720 | 664 | r | 630 | ||
| Forgings (including impacts) | 138 | 155 | 158 | |||
| Powder, flake, paste | 56 | 68 | r | 71 | ||
| Total | 7,690 | r | 8,010 | r | 8,300 | |
| Castings: | ||||||
| Sand | 132 | 214 | 295 | |||
| Permanent and semipermanent mold | 604 | 563 | 526 | |||
| Die | 1,240 | 1,330 | 1,470 | |||
| Other | 18 | 15 | 7 | |||
| Total | 2,000 | 2,120 | 2,300 | |||
| Grand total | 9,680 | r | 10,100 | r | 10,600 | |
| pPreliminary. rRevised. | ||||||
| 1Net shipments derived by subtracting the sum of producers- domestic | ||||||
| receipts of each mill shape from the domestic industry-s gross shipments | ||||||
| of that shape. | ||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add | ||||||
| to totals shown. | ||||||
| 3Wrought products data series includes net shipments in both the | ||||||
| United States and Canada. | ||||||
| Source: The Aluminum Association Inc.- | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
