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| TABLE 4----------- | |||||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF LEAD, BY PRODUCT1-- --- | |||||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content)----------- | |||||||||
| SIC2 code | Product | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
| Metal products: | |||||||||
| 3482 | Ammunition, shot and bullets | 85,300 | 79,300 | ||||||
| Bearing metals: | |||||||||
| 35 | Machinery except electrical | W | W | ||||||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment | W | W | ||||||
| 37 | Other transportation equipment | W | W | ||||||
| Total | 1,150 | 1,080 | |||||||
| 3351 | Brass and bronze, billets and ingots | 2,990 | 2,080 | ||||||
| 36 | Cable covering, power and communication | (3) | (3) | ||||||
| 15 | Calking lead, building construction | (3) | (3) | ||||||
| Casting metals: | |||||||||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment | W | W | ||||||
| 37 | Other transportation equipment | W | W | ||||||
| 3443 | Nuclear radiation shielding | W | W | ||||||
| Total | 19,100 | 14,300 | |||||||
| Pipes, traps, other extruded products: | |||||||||
| 15 | Building construction | W | W | ||||||
| 3443 | Storage tanks, process vessels, etc. | W | W | ||||||
| Total | 6,900 | 7,460 | |||||||
| Sheet lead: | |||||||||
| 15 | Building construction | W | W | ||||||
| 3443 | Storage tanks, process vessels, etc. | W | W | ||||||
| 3693 | Medical radiation shielding | W | 3,880 | ||||||
| Total | 6,090 | 12,200 | |||||||
| Solder: | |||||||||
| 15 | Building construction | 42 | 45 | ||||||
| 367 | Electronic components, accessories and other electrical equipment | W | W | ||||||
| 371 | Motor vehicles and equipment | W | W | ||||||
| Total | 7,380 | 6,500 | |||||||
| Storage batteries: | |||||||||
| 3691 | Storage battery grids, post, etc. | 564,000 | r | 713,000 | |||||
| 3691 | Storage battery oxides | 751,000 | r | 640,000 | |||||
| Total | 1,320,000 | r | 1,350,000 | ||||||
| 27 | Type metal, printing and allied industries | (4) | (4) | ||||||
| 34 | Other metal products5 | 33,000 | r | 33,200 | |||||
| Total, metal products | 1,480,000 | r | 1,510,000 | ||||||
| Other oxides: | |||||||||
| 285 | Paint | W | W | ||||||
| 32 | Glass and ceramics products | W | W | ||||||
| 28 | Other pigments and chemicals | W | W | ||||||
| Total | 9,740 | 11,500 | |||||||
| Miscellaneous uses | 20,000 | r | 44,300 | ||||||
| Grand total | 1,510,000 | r | 1,560,000 | ||||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in appropriate totals. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Standard Industrial Classification. | |||||||||
| 3Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Total, metal products.- | |||||||||
| 4Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Other metal products.- | |||||||||
| 5Includes lead consumed in foil, collapsible tubes, annealing, galvanizing, plating, electrowinning, fishing | |||||||||
| weights, and terne metal. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
