198
TABLE 25
TOTAL IRON AND FERROALLOY METALS--APPARENT CONSUMPTION--
ADDITIONS TO METALS IN USE AND AVERAGE ANNUAL
ADDITION BY DECADE, I9OO-I96O
(Millions of 1954 Dollars)
Year
Add.
Total
Avg.
Ann.
Add.
Year
Add.
Total
Avg.
Ann.
Add.
1900
260
260
1930
520
13,689
1901
300
560
1931
283
13,972
1902
324
884
1932
98
14, 070
1903
321
1,205
1933
184
14,254
1904
214
1,419
1934
224
14,478
327
352
1905
324
1,767
1935
301
14,779
1906
389
2,156
1936
515
15,294
1907
417
2,573
1937
644
15,938
1908
2 89
2,862
1938
261
16,199
1909
4 06
3,268
1939
490
16,689
1910
460
3,728
1940
707
17,396
1911
336
4,064
19U1
991
18,387
1912
411
4,475
1942
1,107
19,494
1913
488
4,963
1943
1,115
20,609
1914
332
5,295
1944
1,006
21,615
478
943
1915
419
5,714
1945
927
22,542
1916
587
6,301
1946
777
23,319
1917
620
6,921
1947
833
24,152
1918
635
7,556
1948
1,047
25,199
1919
4 95
8,051
1949
916
26,115
1920
549
8,600
1950
1,156
27,271
1921
221
8,821
1951
1,304
28,575
1922
395
9,216
1952
1,215
29,790
1923
569
9,785
1953
1,577
31,367
1924
468
10,253
1954
1,215
32,582
512
1,302
1925
568
10,821
1955
1,433
34,015
1926
607
11,428
1956
1,416
35,431
1927
548
11,976
1957
1,491
36,922
1928
536
12,512
1958
1,060
37,982
1929
657
13,169
1959
1,156
39,138
i960
1,191
40,329
Source: Computed from data in Raw Materials in
the U.S. Economy: 1900-1961, p. 107.