U.S. Consumption Of Primary And Secondary Tin

TABLE 2
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TIN¹

(Metric tons, contained tin)

	2014		2015
Stocks, January 1²	5,530		5,330
Net receipts during year:
Primary	24,000		24,200
Secondary	1,250		1,180
Scrap	2,450		2,140
Total receipts	27,700		27,500
Total available	33,200		32,800
Tin consumed in manufactured products:
Primary	24,200		23,900
Secondary	3,250		2,940
Total	27,500		26,800
Intercompany transactions in scrap	368		285
Total processed	27,800		27,100
Stocks, December 31 (total available less total processed)	5,350	^r	5,700
^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes tin in transit in the United States.