U.S. Consumer Receipts, Production, Consumption, Shipments, And Stocks Of Pig Iron And Direct-Reduced Iron In 2014

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U.S. CONSUMER RECEIPTS, PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF PIG IRON
AND DIRECT-REDUCED IRON IN 2014¹

(Thousand metric tons)

						Stocks,
	Receipts		Production	Consumption	Shipments	December 31
Manufacturers of pig iron, raw steel, and castings:
Pig iron	5,780	²	20,300	25,900	14	406
Direct-reduced iron (DRI)	2,600	³	W	4,790	22	217
Manufacturers of steel castings:
Pig iron	91		(4)	80	(4)	27
DRI	(4)		--	--	--	(4)
Iron foundries and miscellaneous users:
Pig iron	2,130		1	2,100	26	36
DRI	3		--	3	--	(4)
Total, all manufacturing types:
Pig iron	7,990		20,300	28,100	40	469
DRI	2,600		W	4,800	22	217
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Total.- -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes 1.44 million metric tons purchased by electric furnace steel producers.
³Includes 281,000 metric tons purchased by integrated steel producers.
⁴Less than - unit.