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| TABLE 4 | |||||
| U.S. INDUSTRY YEAREND TIN STOCKS1 | |||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||
| Stocks | 2014 | 2015 | |||
| Plant raw materials: | |||||
| Pig tin: | |||||
| Primary2 | 4,820 | r | 4,830 | ||
| Secondary | 102 | 105 | |||
| In process3 | 379 | 465 | |||
| Total | 5,300 | r | 5,400 | - | |
| Additional pig tin: | |||||
| Jobbers-importers | 1,480 | 1,470 | |||
| Afloat to United States | 191 | 211 | |||
| Total | 1,670 | 1,680 | |||
| Grand total | 6,970 | r | 7,090 | ||
| 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. | |||||
| 3Data only include tin content of scrap. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices