TIN CONSUMPTION
RECORD IN TIN PLATES
According to figures just published in The Hague Statistical Bulletin of the International Tin Research and Development" Council, world production of tin fell from 17,100 tons in June to 15,900 tons in July of ithe current year, while world consumption decreased from 14,990 tons to 14,700 tons. In the twelve months ended July, 1937, world consumption increased by nearly 12 per cent, over the consumption for the preceding twelve months. World production of tinplate in the year ended July, 1937, reached a record figure of 4,066,000 tons (against 3,353,000 tons in preceding year). Of this total, the U.S.A. producedl 2,315,000 tons, or 57 per cent. The output of the world motor industry has increased from 5,604,000 vehicles in the year ended July, 1936, to 6,232,000 vehicles in the year ended July, 1937, closely approaching the 1929 record of 6,283,000 vehicles.
World visible stocks of tin : increased by 122 tons in August, 1937, to 25,164 tons, equivalent to 14.1 per cent, of the current annual rate of consumption.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 108, 3 November 1937, Page 12
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173TIN CONSUMPTION Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 108, 3 November 1937, Page 12
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