LEAD-SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION IN UNITED STATES AND IN FREE WORLD TABLE L-2.—Lead, in the United States 1 Of this difference industry stocks accounted for approximately 46,695 tons. In the United States supply was in excess of industrial requirements in the 6-year period by 918,839 tons or 18.0 percent. Yearly oversupply was as follows: 1952, 35.9 percent; 1953, 10.0 percent; 1954, 9.2 percent; 1955, 9.7 percent; 1956, 15.9 percent; and 1957, 21.8 percent. TABLE L-3.-Lead, 1954 to mid-1957: Free world mine production, free world consumption primary lead, and free world excess production Excess of supply over industrial requirements varied from 3.7 percent in 1955 to 8.8 percent in 1954 and averaged 6.5 percent for the 3-year period. Source: U. S. Department of the Interior. TABLE L-4.-Unmanufactured lead-Mine production and United States imports for consumption from major foreign suppliers [In tons] Canada: Mexico: Peru: Australia: Total free world: Source: Mine production, American Bureau of Metal Statistics; United States imports for consumption, U. S. Department of Commerce. |