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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF TIN, BY FINISHED PRODUCT1 | ||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, contained tin) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Product | Primary | Secondary | Total | Primary | Secondary | Total | ||||||||
| Alloys, miscellaneous2 | 3,970 | W | 3,970 | 2,640 | W | 2,640 | ||||||||
| Babbitt | 245 | 37 | 282 | 268 | 37 | 305 | ||||||||
| Bar tin | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Bronze and brass | 650 | 1,070 | 1,720 | 699 | 1,060 | 1,760 | ||||||||
| Chemicals | 5,420 | W | 5,420 | 5,440 | W | 5,440 | ||||||||
| Solder | 2,820 | 2,040 | 4,860 | 2,460 | 1,740 | 4,200 | ||||||||
| Tinning | 514 | -- | 514 | 392 | -- | 392 | ||||||||
| Tinplate3 | 5,940 | r | W | 5,940 | r | 5,840 | W | 5,840 | ||||||
| Other4 | 4,680 | 98 | 4,780 | 5,910 | 104 | 6,020 | ||||||||
| Total | 24,200 | 3,250 | 27,500 | 23,700 | 2,940 | 26,600 | ||||||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with -Other.- -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||
| 2Includes terne metal. | ||||||||||||||
| 3Includes secondary pig tin and tin acquired in chemicals. | ||||||||||||||
| 4Includes britannia metal, collapsible tubes and foil, jewelers' metal, pewter, tin powder, type metal, | ||||||||||||||
| and white metal. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
