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Show 108 of copper and copper-base alloys, and 424, 165 tons of aluminum and alumi num-base alloys in the manufacture of finished pr o duc t s (approximately 3, 763, 777 net tons less steel for the and were production per cent which moved a The balance, probably directly elude such items refining; of certain fabricated 15 was of steel used in cent) as products, 19,910,304 and other assorted estimated supplies (other sumed by fabricators ducts.18 to the The final and direct users that year consumer was steel, in in oil than drilling and rolling stock); and mining, lumbering, and types of carbon, castings were con- net tons of the total steel consumed used in the fabrication 0.£ finished pro for various amount 1S and stainless located within the eleven Western balance, approximately 985, 16Th. (approximately This group would in- net tons of all shapes, forms Approximately 3,119,533 during plant maintenance uses. 4,105,305 and stainless steel mill in the West 16 construction; tubular material used an for structural shapes, reinforcing rods, and other types alloy, States.17 or alloy, to the ultimate consumer. variety of nearly all types of steel consumed In 1947 carbon, alloy and stain- net tons made up of carbon, rails and other railroad agriculture of An additional consumed directly by the steel producing establishments repair work. 31.6 5.9 per 14 , uses. 772 net tons, moved directly 19 represents 100 per cent less the cent. 62. 5 per cent and 5. 9 pe 17 The value added through manufacture by Western Steel- Using establishments, taken as a percentage of the total value added by such establish ments in the Urii t ed States, was the method employed to estimate steel con sumption by 'Viestern fabricating industries. The steel consumed for direct uses was estimated on the basis er the U. S. figure of 31.60/0 (see footnote 16). . 18See 110-112. Tables 26 and 27, infra pp. 19Supra this page. |
