TABLE 24

IRON--APPARENT CONSUMPTION--ADDITIONS TO METALS IN USE
 AND AVERAGE ANNUAL ADDITION BY DECADE, 1900-1960a
 (Millions of 1954 Dollars)


 Avg. Avg.
 Ann. Ann.
Year Add. Total Add. Year Add. Total Add.


1900
1901
1902
1903
1904

1905
1906
1907
1908
1909

1910
1911
1912
1913
1914

1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

1920
1921
1922
1923
1924

1925
1926
1927
1928
1929


 190
 397
 671
 671
 1,122
 2,708
 1,419
 1,751
 2,111
 2,354
 2,708

 3,102
 3,385
 3,732
 4,133
 4,401
 3,640
 4,736
 5,165
 5,593
 5,994
 6,348

 6,748
 6,916
 7,220
 7,690
 8,048
 3,829
 8,470
 8,925
 9,329
 9,717
10,177


1930
1931
1932
1933
1934

1935
1936
1937
1938
1939

1940
1941
1942
1943
1944

1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954

1955
1956
1957
1958
1959

1960


381 10,558
205 10,763
64 10,827
107 10,934
132 11,066
 1,770
171 11,237
306 11,543
396 11,939
119 12,058
270 12,328

348 12,676
523 13,199
597 13,796
565 14,361
520 14,881
 5,075
522 15,403
398 15,801
461 16,262
609 16,871
532 17,403

665 18,068
815 18,883
635 19,518
818 20,336
551 20,887
 6,211
718 21,605
712 22,317
762 23,079
580 23,659
619 24,278

735 25,013


 aSource: Computed from Raw Materials in the U.S.
Economy: 1900-1961, p. 107. No account is made of loss,
deterioration, or idle scrap stocks. Base 1900+.