Table 4.--Aluminum supply-demand relationships (Thousand metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPONENTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. SUPPLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Primary metal production --------------------- 3,607 3,561 3,739 4,109 4,448 3,519 3,856 4,118 4,358 4,557 Secondary production (old scrap) ------------- 179 196 227 240 276 305 371 482 522 557 Shipments of Government stockpile excesses --- 22 --- 5 662 464 2 8 --- --- --- Imports -------------------------------------- 425 626 720 557 571 499 679 758 980 762 Industry stocks, Jan. 1 ---------------------- 1,716 1,989 2,280 2,205 1,980 2,339 2,721 2,585 2,588 2,492 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total U.S. supply ----------------------- 5,948 6,372 6,972 7,774 7,738 6,664 7,636 7,943 8,448 8,368 Industry stocks, Dec. 31 --------------------- 1,989 2,280 2,205 1,980 2,339 2,721 2,585 2,588 2,492 2,325 Exports -------------------------------------- 555 266 298 509 475 399 439 373 472 701 Industrial demand ---------------------------- 3,404 3,827 4,468 5,284 4,924 3,544 4,611 4,982 5,484 5,342 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. DEMAND PATTERN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Construction --------------------------------- 855 1,080 1,317 1,416 1,221 875 1,120 1,191 1,284 1,202 Transportation ------------------------------- 587 695 918 1,099 951 663 969 1,142 1,239 1,212 Electrical ----------------------------------- 517 552 633 724 719 472 502 533 592 620 Containers and packaging --------------------- 558 588 486 808 886 783 1,029 1,106 1,261 1,271 Consumer durables ---------------------------- 355 378 464 523 453 294 406 418 461 406 Machinery and equipment ---------------------- 230 250 309 370 404 251 355 358 395 374 Other ---------------------------------------- 301 282 340 344 290 206 230 234 252 257 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total U.S. demand ----------------------- 3,404 3,827 4,468 5,284 4,924 3,544 4,611 4,982 5,484 5,342 Total U.S. primary demand -------------------- 3,225 3,631 4,241 5,044 4,648 3,239 4,240 4,501 4,962 4,785 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPONENTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. SUPPLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Primary metal production --------------------- 4,654 4,489 3,274 3,353 4,099 3,500 3,037 3,343 3,944 4,030 Secondary production (old scrap) ------------- 617 758 782 820 825 850 784 852 1,045 1,011 Shipments of Government stockpile excesses --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Imports -------------------------------------- 647 848 878 1,091 1,477 1,420 1,967 1,850 1,620 1,470 Industry stocks, Jan. 1 ---------------------- 2,325 2,302 2,995 2,802 2,263 2,690 2,343 2,235 1,894 1,883 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total U.S. supply ----------------------- 8,243 8,397 7,929 8,066 8,664 8,460 8,131 8,280 8,503 8,394 Industry stocks, Dec. 31---------------------- 2,302 2,995 2,802 2,263 2,690 2,343 2,235 1,894 1,883 1,822 Exports--------------------------------------- 1,346 787 748 776 734 908 753 917 1,247 1,615 Industrial demand ---------------------------- 4,594 4,615 4,379 5,027 5,240 5,209 5,143 5,469 5,373 4,957 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S.DEMAND PATTERN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Construction --------------------------------- 1,011 974 936 1,118 1,086 1,118 1,126 1,157 1,032 949 Transportation ------------------------------- 868 826 715 926 1,117 1,102 1,080 1,204 1,204 1,062 Electrical ----------------------------------- 533 512 465 514 567 517 494 498 527 486 Containers and packaging --------------------- 1,286 1,357 1,458 1,519 1,535 1,516 1,512 1,647 1,596 1,548 Consumer durables ---------------------------- 340 379 317 414 421 388 427 462 463 399 Machinery and equipment ---------------------- 322 323 269 313 314 305 303 322 338 320 Other ---------------------------------------- 234 244 219 223 200 263 201 179 213 193 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total U.S. demand ----------------------- 4,594 4,615 4,379 5,027 5,240 5,209 5,143 5,469 5,373 4,957 Total U.S. primary demand -------------------- 3,977 3,857 3,597 4,207 4,415 4,359 4,359 4,617 4,328 3,946 Table 4.--Aluminum supply-demand relationships--Continued (Thousand metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPONENTS AND DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. SUPPLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Primary metal production --------------------- 4,048 Secondary production (old scrap) ------------- 1,359 Shipments of Government stockpile excesses --- -- Imports -------------------------------------- 1,514 Industry stocks, Jan. 1 ---------------------- 1,822 ------ Total U.S. supply ----------------------- 8,743 Industry stocks, Dec. 31---------------------- 1,820 Exports--------------------------------------- 1,659 Industrial demand ---------------------------- 5,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. DEMAND PATTERN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Construction --------------------------------- 968 Transportation ------------------------------- 1,112 Electrical ----------------------------------- 476 Containers and packaging --------------------- 1,729 Consumer durables ---------------------------- 408 Machinery and equipment ---------------------- 362 Other ---------------------------------------- 209 ------ Total U.S. demand ----------------------- 5,264 Total U.S. primary demand -------------------- 3,905 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------