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SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTIO&T 215TABLE 43.-Consumptiunof copper in the United Khgdom, short tonsSource: World Non-Ferrous Metal Statistlm Bulletins.TABLE 44.-Useof coppq in Japan, thousands of short tons1 1954 1 1955 1 1956 1 1957 1 1958Copper castings, etc.:Electrolytic copper ............................Scrap .......................................927Total ......................................36Capper rolling products:Electrolytic copper ............................Scrap .......................................Total ......................................Electric win and cable:Electrolytic copper ............................Scrap .......................................2370 7193 10213 2148 4794 94!142 141127 10526 31519314412023Total ......................................87 105153 136143Grand total .............................198 225326 3153238 0 ~ Prepared ~ : fmm the Review of Nmle-s Metal Industryreprinted in Survey of Jspanesp Piornee & Industry, The industrlslthan a decade; it rose 39 percent in 1954 andincreased each year thereafter until 1959. Datashowing consumption of refined copper andscrap are shown in table 43.Other important consumers of copper inEurope are France and Italy. In both countriesconsumption has advanced steadily.Consumption of copper in Japan averagedabout 80,000 tons a year until 1934 when itrose to 37 percent more than 1933. To meetthe greatly expanded demund for copper,Japan began importing foreign materials in1934. In the years for which data are available,consumption reached a high of 221,000tons in 1938. Following the end of WorldWar 11, consumption fell below prewar levels;Bank ollspao, vol. 12, No. 3, May-June 18M. 17 pp.then, un upward trend began in 1951. Scrapwhich had been collected from werdamagsdareas constituted the ,major source of supply.Imports of raw mateval became large agaln m1956, and consumption attained a peak of335,000 tons in 1960. Table 44 shows use ofcopper for 1954-58.WORLD TRADEThe United States is the leading country inworld trade of copper. Crude materials, suchas ores, concentrates, matte, and blister areimported, as well as refined copper. Fabricatedcopper, fabricated-copper products, manufacturedgoods contalnlng copper, and refined