Table 8.--Yearend Government and industrial stocks of cobalt (Metric tons cobalt content) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Government Industrial1/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969---------- 38,233 994 1970---------- 35,504 857 1971---------- 35,083 640 1972---------- 30,924 541 1973---------- 27,272 1,112 1974---------- 23,042 929 1975---------- 20,819 817 1976---------- 18,549 1,442 1977---------- 18,508 1,696 1978---------- 18,508 1,990 1979---------- 18,508 1,538 1980---------- 18,508 1,921 1981---------- 18,508 1,329 1982---------- 20,744 1,129 1983---------- 20,863 1,273 1984---------- 20,953 1,428 1985---------- 24,123 1,273 1986---------- 24,090 1,355 1987---------- 24,088 2,043 1988---------- 24,088 1,766 1989---------- 24,088 1,456 1990---------- 23,940 1,853 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/1969-79, consumer stocks only; 1980-90, consumer and processor stocks.