Table 5.--Reported consumption of refined copper, by industry (Metric tons) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Industry 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wire-rod mills .... 1,214,485 1,201,924 1,384,633 1,517,045 1,337,499 962,755 1,237,444 1,370,940 Brass mills ....... 599,271 594,916 605,290 648,127 607,957 398,227 530,481 570,274 Chemical plants ... 2,033 1,371 775 1,111 649 424 454 379 Ingotmakers ....... 6,388 6,250 9,029 9,612 8,332 4,067 6,821 6,012 Foundries ......... 14,731 12,378 13,812 13,427 17,561 12,699 13,940 12,858 Miscellaneous1/ ... 16,746 15,229 17,528 21,531 18,518 13,912 17,868 21,699 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total2/ ......... 1,853,654 1,832,066 2,031,067 2,210,853 1,990,516 1,392,083 1,807,008 1,982,162 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wire-rod mills .... 1,517,413 1,499,596 1,308,922 1,449,583 1,232,841 1,269,858 1,504,695 1,401,665 Brass mills ....... 619,206 610,177 511,627 536,210 393,205 500,262 576,161 513,986 Chemical plants ... 447 415 333 398 361 608 557 757 Ingotmakers ....... 7,474 6,251 4,967 5,445 4,364 3,151 6,896 5,299 Foundries ......... 12,431 11,918 10,906 11,339 7,645 11,246 16,018 19,959 Miscellaneous1/ ... 32,330 30,085 25,341 22,194 19,726 18,804 18,407 34,435 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total ........... 2,189,301 2,158,442 1,862,096 2,025,169 1,658,142 1,803,929 2,122,734 1,976,101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 -------------------------------------------------------- Wire-rod mills .... 1,486,648 1,590,228 1,667,190 1,698,351 1,653,490 Brass mills ....... 564,875 493,879 493,215 461,022 445,220 Chemical plants ... 935 1,099 1,002 937 1,086 Ingotmakers ....... 1,378 1,436 2,607 1,337 4,479 Foundries ......... 17,099 13,985 14,498 14,926 14,550 Miscellaneous1/ ... 26,416 26,551 31,912 26,543 31,601 -------------------------------------------------------- Total ........... 2,097,351 2,127,178 2,210,424 2,203,116 2,150,426 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/Includes iron and steel plants, primary smelters producing alloys other than copper, consumers of copper powder and copper shots, and other manufacturers. 2/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding. Table 5.--Reported consumption of refined copper, by industry (Metric tons) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Industry 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wire-rod mills .... 1,214,485 1,201,924 1,384,633 1,517,045 1,337,499 962,755 1,237,444 1,370,940 Brass mills ....... 599,271 594,916 605,290 648,127 607,957 398,227 530,481 570,274 Chemical plants ... 2,033 1,371 775 1,111 649 424 454 379 Ingotmakers ....... 6,388 6,250 9,029 9,612 8,332 4,067 6,821 6,012 Foundries ......... 14,731 12,378 13,812 13,427 17,561 12,699 13,940 12,858 Miscellaneous1/ ... 16,746 15,229 17,528 21,531 18,518 13,912 17,868 21,699 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total2/ ......... 1,853,654 1,832,066 2,031,067 2,210,853 1,990,516 1,392,083 1,807,008 1,982,162 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wire-rod mills .... 1,517,413 1,499,596 1,308,922 1,449,583 1,232,841 1,269,858 1,504,695 1,401,665 Brass mills ....... 619,206 610,177 511,627 536,210 393,205 500,262 576,161 513,986 Chemical plants ... 447 415 333 398 361 608 557 757 Ingotmakers ....... 7,474 6,251 4,967 5,445 4,364 3,151 6,896 5,299 Foundries ......... 12,431 11,918 10,906 11,339 7,645 11,246 16,018 19,959 Miscellaneous1/ ... 32,330 30,085 25,341 22,194 19,726 18,804 18,407 34,435 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total ........... 2,189,301 2,158,442 1,862,096 2,025,169 1,658,142 1,803,929 2,122,734 1,976,101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 -------------------------------------------------------- Wire-rod mills .... 1,486,648 1,590,228 1,667,190 1,698,351 1,653,490 Brass mills ....... 564,875 493,879 493,215 461,022 445,220 Chemical plants ... 935 1,099 1,002 937 1,086 Ingotmakers ....... 1,378 1,436 2,607 1,337 4,479 Foundries ......... 17,099 13,985 14,498 14,926 14,550 Miscellaneous1/ ... 26,416 26,551 31,912 26,543 31,601 -------------------------------------------------------- Total ........... 2,097,351 2,127,178 2,210,424 2,203,116 2,150,426 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/Includes iron and steel plants, primary smelters producing alloys other than copper, consumers of copper powder and copper shots, and other manufacturers. 2/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.