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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT TIN STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained tin, unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||||||
| Production, secondary (old scrap) | 11,000 | 11,200 | 10,600 | 10,100 | r | 10,100 | e | |||||||||
| Exports, refined tin | 3,460 | r | 2,900 | r | 2,990 | r | 2,920 | r | 807 | |||||||
| Imports for consumption, refined tin | 34,200 | 36,900 | 34,900 | 35,600 | 33,600 | |||||||||||
| Consumption: | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 25,200 | 24,500 | 25,700 | 24,200 | 23,700 | |||||||||||
| Secondary | 3,280 | 3,240 | 4,730 | 3,250 | 2,940 | |||||||||||
| Stocks, yearend, U.S. industry | 6,280 | 6,910 | 6,520 | 6,970 | r | 7,090 | ||||||||||
| Prices, average: | ||||||||||||||||
| Platts Metals Week New York dealer, Grade A | cents per pound | 1,220.00 | 989.60 | 1,040.00 | 1,020.00 | 756.43 | ||||||||||
| Platts Metals Week composite | do. | 1,580.00 | 1,280.00 | 1,350.00 | NA | NA | ||||||||||
| London Metal Exchange, cash | do. | 1,180.00 | 957.26 | 1,010.00 | 993.75 | 729.18 | ||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | do. | 1,190.00 | 958.44 | 1,010.00 | 992.53 | NA | ||||||||||
| World, production: | ||||||||||||||||
| Mine | 315,000 | r | 249,000 | r | 260,000 | r | 285,000 | r | 289,000 | |||||||
| Smelter: | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary | 321,000 | 314,000 | 313,000 | r | 369,000 | r, e | 326,000 | e | ||||||||
| Secondary | 22,000 | 23,600 | 23,500 | 23,000 | e | 23,200 | e | |||||||||
| Total | 344,000 | 338,000 | 336,000 | r | 392,000 | r, e | 349,000 | e | ||||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto. NA Not available.- | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
