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ALUMINIUM INVENTORIES
Frequency: Monthly
Period: 1/1973
to Present
Figures should be interpreted only after reference to the Notes following the data table.
Please note that the reporting guidelines for Aluminium Inventory were changed in 1999. The data you selected spans the changesplit into two halves. The first contains data according to the old reporting guidelines, the second is data collected using the new guidelines. All
was reported using both guidelines to allow comparison.
Pre-1999 Guidelines
As at the
end of:
Area 1:
Africa
Area 2:
North
America
January
1973
43
2,033
55
180
27
973
February
1973
44
2,035
57
185
28
935
March
1973
44
1,979
53
183
27
903
April
1973
45
1,946
53
183
27
904
May
1973
46
1,910
53
182
28
892
June
1973
47
1,901
47
175
27
859
July
1973
46
1,925
45
168
28
850
August
1973
49
1,898
47
151
29
866
September
1973
46
1,891
44
142
27
849
October
1973
44
1,860
47
137
31
819
November
1973
34
1,850
50
134
31
805
December
1973
35
1,849
48
124
28
804
January
1974
34
1,791
48
119
30
828
February
1974
33
1,772
55
119
33
811
March
1974
27
1,786
51
94
33
797
April
1974
26
1,814
51
99
38
795
May
1974
32
1,811
53
118
41
771
June
1974
27
1,839
52
119
34
751
July
1974
27
1,877
60
121
30
777
August
1974
38
1,888
57
154
32
828
September
1974
33
1,937
57
181
32
844
October
1974
30
1,947
65
228
35
862
November
1974
31
2,003
66
267
36
903
December
1974
39
2,173
70
317
40
950
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January
1975
43
2,336
68
361
42
1,036
February
1975
44
2,451
66
394
46
1,098
March
1975
57
2,592
75
409
49
1,166
April
1975
60
2,675
79
426
46
1,205
May
1975
60
2,767
82
446
50
1,256
June
1975
69
2,776
89
447
54
1,260
July
1975
65
2,803
91
447
56
1,291
August
1975
59
2,797
92
449
56
1,351
September
1975
57
2,775
86
467
54
1,364
October
1975
63
2,745
86
465
61
1,336
November
1975
66
2,758
74
458
60
1,301
December
1975
58
2,761
79
448
62
1,282
January
1976
64
2,761
79
436
64
1,300
February
1976
63
2,788
74
407
85
1,295
March
1976
60
2,719
73
377
78
1,259
April
1976
59
2,652
68
339
77
1,228
May
1976
57
2,520
71
292
72
1,210
June
1976
58
2,440
72
244
71
1,184
July
1976
60
2,457
69
199
69
1,184
August
1976
68
2,396
76
165
65
1,222
September
1976
68
2,366
76
139
75
1,196
October
1976
68
2,405
81
129
73
1,168
November
1976
73
2,433
87
130
88
1,155
December
1976
77
2,440
91
151
94
1,132
January
1977
81
2,506
88
166
103
1,138
February
1977
78
2,521
88
183
95
1,121
March
1977
81
2,388
92
195
101
1,088
April
1977
77
2,348
93
212
96
1,109
May
1977
80
2,311
92
225
87
1,109
June
1977
72
2,269
93
237
78
1,073
July
1977
70
2,332
87
262
81
1,127
August
1977
74
2,339
86
277
81
1,165
September
1977
81
2,357
86
280
93
1,151
October
1977
87
2,426
80
297
97
1,196
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November
1977
92
2,449
81
319
100
1,206
December
1977
93
2,463
79
315
97
1,220
January
1978
90
2,512
84
325
83
1,240
February
1978
86
2,495
87
319
80
1,248
March
1978
88
2,445
95
326
92
1,233
April
1978
81
2,451
90
315
94
1,213
May
1978
72
2,430
90
309
97
1,210
June
1978
58
2,387
81
293
114
1,178
July
1978
53
2,397
81
269
107
1,208
August
1978
55
2,367
79
256
116
1,231
September
1978
52
2,370
72
238
107
1,204
October
1978
57
2,326
78
222
100
1,160
November
1978
63
2,282
77
232
96
1,114
December
1978
57
2,282
77
229
93
1,119
January
1979
66
2,250
89
224
93
1,070
February
1979
65
2,235
92
197
80
1,041
March
1979
55
2,160
83
176
68
979
April
1979
45
2,147
89
158
70
976
May
1979
47
2,102
94
150
73
920
June
1979
46
2,066
98
131
77
881
July
1979
46
2,040
99
144
79
880
August
1979
51
2,029
107
131
79
929
September
1979
50
2,029
89
119
78
899
October
1979
56
2,044
85
119
78
851
November
1979
56
2,088
89
120
79
815
December
1979
48
2,133
82
120
66
835
January
1980
57
2,110
82
111
71
818
February
1980
54
2,088
76
103
67
828
March
1980
47
2,053
82
99
61
830
April
1980
48
2,028
97
103
49
838
May
1980
42
2,053
84
105
69
855
June
1980
36
2,078
80
108
69
865
July
1980
48
2,090
82
131
82
905
August
1980
56
2,102
94
162
80
1,004
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September
1980
54
2,056
90
201
81
1,007
October
1980
64
2,010
76
235
92
1,041
November
1980
77
2,104
83
254
100
1,050
December
1980
76
2,121
115
278
104
1,096
January
1981
82
2,183
114
298
121
1,154
February
1981
81
2,236
116
284
125
1,169
March
1981
82
2,257
134
308
120
1,166
April
1981
86
2,306
128
317
117
1,165
May
1981
82
2,368
150
323
134
1,180
June
1981
81
2,365
128
335
143
1,178
July
1981
86
2,505
130
347
149
1,200
August
1981
105
2,593
133
359
160
1,277
September
1981
112
2,654
140
370
157
1,258
October
1981
107
2,736
143
356
167
1,219
November
1981
121
2,853
161
350
175
1,164
December
1981
121
2,971
141
338
159
1,132
January
1982
129
3,015
160
335
164
1,143
February
1982
106
3,066
155
324
164
1,160
March
1982
97
2,998
151
304
164
1,149
April
1982
93
3,025
138
281
159
1,147
May
1982
80
3,046
138
296
153
1,178
June
1982
80
3,003
142
291
155
1,128
July
1982
75
3,004
150
290
161
1,200
August
1982
83
2,923
149
294
151
1,260
September
1982
86
2,872
151
296
166
1,243
October
1982
95
2,833
161
288
154
1,218
November
1982
93
2,835
153
239
161
1,219
December
1982
87
2,731
158
246
158
1,195
January
1983
84
2,709
182
236
150
1,211
February
1983
79
2,664
190
239
147
1,171
March
1983
69
2,531
167
166
130
1,117
April
1983
65
2,439
167
141
121
1,079
May
1983
54
2,333
160
159
129
1,062
June
1983
58
2,246
135
151
125
1,011
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July
1983
68
2,231
124
146
120
1,041
August
1983
78
2,180
118
148
131
1,028
September
1983
78
2,129
125
153
116
982
October
1983
69
2,133
113
153
110
987
November
1983
66
2,085
108
155
115
980
December
1983
72
2,033
106
173
108
963
January
1984
52
2,102
104
172
108
956
February
1984
57
2,152
110
183
116
950
March
1984
57
2,160
109
191
111
971
April
1984
56
2,252
99
184
125
977
May
1984
65
2,313
109
177
134
994
June
1984
51
2,342
108
182
125
1,027
July
1984
66
2,423
111
176
123
1,048
August
1984
69
2,442
116
180
127
1,120
September
1984
73
2,493
123
183
143
1,130
October
1984
74
2,529
127
172
145
1,104
November
1984
78
2,560
151
169
167
1,078
December
1984
75
2,499
183
164
162
1,093
January
1985
80
2,519
211
159
150
1,098
February
1985
84
2,500
206
164
149
1,092
March
1985
76
2,480
180
164
150
1,043
April
1985
67
2,479
187
160
160
1,037
May
1985
74
2,454
162
157
139
1,038
June
1985
68
2,379
171
164
154
1,032
July
1985
70
2,368
157
151
143
1,064
August
1985
67
2,339
144
140
132
1,091
September
1985
70
2,300
152
132
130
1,079
October
1985
72
2,254
141
118
138
1,050
November
1985
65
2,232
152
190
143
1,037
December
1985
77
2,149
166
168
136
1,070
January
1986
72
2,113
181
163
137
1,059
February
1986
77
2,079
186
148
126
1,032
March
1986
84
2,027
190
143
103
1,046
April
1986
68
2,019
178
144
89
1,005
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May
1986
69
1,991
175
144
100
1,032
June
1986
62
2,008
191
136
82
1,047
July
1986
67
2,030
199
120
86
1,045
August
1986
70
2,033
174
118
83
1,124
September
1986
70
1,997
169
112
77
1,124
October
1986
70
1,978
157
117
85
1,096
November
1986
75
1,971
173
110
88
1,075
December
1986
75
1,929
160
105
81
1,064
January
1987
74
1,931
172
184
1,110
February
1987
76
1,876
169
161
1,084
March
1987
72
1,834
168
167
1,083
April
1987
62
1,780
163
147
1,062
May
1987
61
1,756
164
155
1,044
June
1987
53
1,725
163
130
1,031
July
1987
63
1,713
154
131
1,005
August
1987
64
1,679
155
134
1,037
September
1987
63
1,637
135
139
989
October
1987
59
1,651
139
132
954
November
1987
59
1,662
119
127
944
December
1987
62
1,640
113
113
969
January
1988
63
1,697
126
125
966
February
1988
61
1,726
149
113
941
March
1988
51
1,709
136
107
928
April
1988
53
1,723
138
123
915
May
1988
58
1,712
128
112
915
June
1988
56
1,662
121
129
891
July
1988
45
1,667
113
138
924
August
1988
48
1,637
124
158
974
September
1988
49
1,615
124
168
944
October
1988
49
1,613
126
170
944
November
1988
51
1,601
113
174
910
December
1988
51
1,581
150
155
967
January
1989
53
1,641
160
151
986
February
1989
49
1,657
149
155
1,000
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March
1989
53
1,641
154
124
992
April
1989
59
1,674
183
115
1,018
May
1989
50
1,682
149
119
1,047
June
1989
56
1,652
170
118
1,032
July
1989
54
1,700
198
133
1,057
August
1989
58
1,665
224
122
1,096
September
1989
51
1,640
197
132
1,079
October
1989
56
1,586
197
126
1,063
November
1989
60
1,570
160
131
1,069
December
1989
68
1,586
184
125
1,100
January
1990
68
1,565
225
135
1,115
February
1990
59
1,578
230
149
1,080
March
1990
58
1,523
220
130
1,066
April
1990
53
1,531
230
146
1,045
May
1990
48
1,538
222
121
1,020
June
1990
50
1,540
221
121
1,017
July
1990
56
1,568
195
122
1,046
August
1990
46
1,544
156
129
1,075
September
1990
39
1,592
138
115
1,079
October
1990
38
1,621
170
120
1,021
November
1990
45
1,576
160
121
1,007
December
1990
48
1,560
146
123
1,103
January
1991
53
1,609
175
129
1,103
February
1991
57
1,656
179
131
1,107
March
1991
53
1,705
152
124
1,119
April
1991
62
1,691
185
143
1,112
May
1991
57
1,671
200
145
1,132
June
1991
59
1,696
197
151
1,151
July
1991
64
1,672
184
166
1,158
August
1991
63
1,595
208
160
1,196
September
1991
63
1,602
186
166
1,166
October
1991
62
1,597
174
180
1,169
November
1991
71
1,588
202
186
1,155
December
1991
70
1,567
193
185
1,195
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January
1992
70
1,589
180
191
1,207
February
1992
67
1,589
169
193
1,162
March
1992
69
1,581
156
183
1,145
April
1992
62
1,577
159
193
1,139
May
1992
56
1,584
180
210
1,189
June
1992
45
1,569
184
215
1,168
July
1992
47
1,554
161
223
1,179
August
1992
46
1,567
173
208
1,228
September
1992
50
1,578
153
208
1,220
October
1992
53
1,541
145
208
1,182
November
1992
45
1,536
141
200
1,177
December
1992
50
1,536
153
195
1,211
January
1993
51
1,605
163
201
1,238
February
1993
49
1,615
144
184
1,235
March
1993
50
1,642
149
174
1,217
April
1993
54
1,695
154
181
1,228
May
1993
52
1,724
164
176
1,241
June
1993
47
1,739
142
161
1,250
July
1993
55
1,783
143
158
1,267
August
1993
50
1,790
150
173
1,295
September
1993
53
1,774
178
172
1,257
October
1993
53
1,771
196
166
1,222
November
1993
53
1,741
193
160
1,204
December
1993
54
1,776
182
161
1,218
January
1994
55
1,826
202
175
1,213
February
1994
57
1,894
197
170
1,260
March
1994
63
1,893
205
149
1,247
April
1994
59
1,886
191
145
1,236
May
1994
52
1,868
161
137
1,237
June
1994
45
1,838
153
130
1,239
July
1994
52
1,853
153
143
1,243
August
1994
41
1,834
150
138
1,283
September
1994
48
1,802
153
126
1,256
October
1994
41
1,790
147
125
1,296
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November
1994
45
1,757
143
119
1,303
December
1994
46
1,748
158
118
1,369
January
1995
60
1,817
165
134
1,360
February
1995
61
1,856
160
131
1,361
March
1995
42
1,829
154
148
1,348
April
1995
45
1,832
181
156
1,393
May
1995
53
1,816
188
167
1,395
June
1995
36
1,784
186
164
1,372
July
1995
57
1,823
190
171
1,404
August
1995
70
1,757
198
180
1,409
September
1995
62
1,721
201
176
1,363
October
1995
69
1,655
205
162
1,350
November
1995
79
1,602
182
152
1,326
December
1995
104
1,609
184
158
1,349
January
1996
105
1,687
212
177
1,370
February
1996
87
1,721
191
173
1,311
March
1996
87
1,712
214
167
1,274
April
1996
85
1,695
178
177
1,218
May
1996
83
1,629
180
175
1,201
June
1996
67
1,630
183
160
1,203
July
1996
74
1,611
191
154
1,185
August
1996
88
1,568
200
170
1,196
September
1996
67
1,548
182
159
1,173
October
1996
70
1,495
163
165
1,119
November
1996
63
1,455
174
174
1,085
December
1996
71
1,460
158
173
1,139
January
1997
70
1,461
164
163
1,139
February
1997
65
1,466
136
154
1,110
March
1997
64
1,473
152
135
1,133
April
1997
62
1,436
149
148
1,119
May
1997
61
1,421
136
151
1,141
June
1997
46
1,440
141
151
1,144
July
1997
45
1,441
144
161
1,143
August
1997
56
1,439
155
160
1,210
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September
1997
58
1,436
156
155
1,179
October
1997
61
1,428
144
158
1,140
November
1997
62
1,445
157
165
1,128
December
1997
66
1,453
152
168
1,156
January
1998
70
1,483
182
185
1,171
February
1998
91
1,459
161
185
1,188
March
1998
65
1,438
164
182
1,166
April
1998
70
1,418
169
190
1,185
May
1998
61
1,415
173
197
1,136
June
1998
54
1,375
170
168
1,109
July
1998
65
1,380
181
162
1,127
August
1998
66
1,371
184
159
1,196
September
1998
67
1,356
182
160
1,188
October
1998
83
1,346
189
159
1,166
November
1998
85
1,342
187
162
1,142
December
1998
83
1,371
200
168
1,196
January
1999
84
1,339
202
168
1,234
February
1999
79
1,265
189
170
1,220
March
1999
71
1,244
141
149
1,192
April
1999
72
1,241
152
148
1,205
May
1999
67
1,257
144
143
1,217
June
1999
57
1,256
149
146
1,165
July
1999
78
1,305
141
137
1,143
August
1999
61
1,308
153
132
1,207
September
1999
74
1,286
145
147
1,175
October
1999
74
1,312
162
156
1,141
November
1999
68
1,278
162
153
1,151
December
1999
62
1,259
148
158
1,183
Post-1999 Guidelines
As at the
end of:
Area 1:
Africa
Area 2:
North
America
January
1999
96
1,280
223
242
1,340
February
1999
91
1,213
204
241
1,339
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March
1999
83
1,194
159
218
1,322
April
1999
85
1,185
170
218
1,327
May
1999
79
1,206
161
207
1,322
June
1999
70
1,209
165
210
1,272
July
1999
90
1,249
160
205
1,281
August
1999
76
1,263
174
204
1,338
September
1999
91
1,225
167
214
1,309
October
1999
84
1,275
183
226
1,270
November
1999
73
1,230
180
228
1,293
December
1999
62
1,215
163
230
1,360
January
2000
79
1,227
187
237
1,341
February
2000
75
1,200
187
247
1,310
March
2000
71
1,176
196
226
1,297
April
2000
68
1,198
194
246
1,274
May
2000
77
1,192
191
243
1,290
June
2000
74
1,141
185
253
1,266
July
2000
54
1,164
192
261
1,289
August
2000
59
1,160
185
286
1,352
September
2000
65
1,158
181
271
1,347
October
2000
71
1,161
194
277
1,319
November
2000
95
1,147
179
273
1,252
December
2000
88
1,069
159
283
1,367
January
2001
98
1,130
191
299
1,379
February
2001
106
1,107
185
324
1,339
March
2001
124
1,110
204
331
1,294
April
2001
115
1,109
196
324
1,318
May
2001
114
1,101
207
329
1,333
June
2001
84
1,069
196
310
1,313
July
2001
90
1,063
189
324
1,369
August
2001
113
1,017
190
342
1,393
September
2001
104
1,001
206
339
1,365
October
2001
118
980
198
337
1,341
November
2001
99
980
196
321
1,305
December
2001
110
940
186
336
1,351
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January
2002
106
949
205
319
1,318
February
2002
108
918
214
321
1,293
March
2002
111
949
225
304
1,265
April
2002
96
934
212
311
1,281
May
2002
95
924
224
301
1,280
June
2002
82
925
205
297
1,289
July
2002
77
952
187
297
1,248
August
2002
71
924
193
284
1,287
September
2002
77
981
194
271
1,243
October
2002
73
969 *
193
261
1,269
November
2002
65
946 *
191
257
1,294
December
2002
64
965 *
200 *
257
1,347
January
2003
71
990 *
218 *
268
1,357
February
2003
73
997
201 *
282
1,298
March
2003
68
1,018
235 *
292
1,291 *
April
2003
50
238 *
298
1,317
May
2003
45
1,025
233 *
306
June
2003
48
980
224 *
306
July
2003
57 *
961
219 *
307
1,327 *
August
2003
45 *
959
188
304
1,434 *
September
2003
45
903
201
300
1,375 *
October
2003
47
884
198
288
1,349 *
November
2003
60
903
200
308
1,343 *
December
2003
41 *
889 *
191 *
301
1,442 *
January
2004
40
925
215
319
1,431
February
2004
42
924
203
314
1,374
March
2004
38 *
916
215
288
1,344 *
April
2004
37
900
194 *
303
1,357
May
2004
30
923
194
303
1,520
June
2004
39
919
163
303
1,438
July
2004
37 *
896
173
314
August
2004
36 *
893
186
326
1,520
September
2004
52
863
182
304
1,478
October
2004
40
869
208 *
344
1,473
993 *
1,319
*
1,319
1,456 *
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November
2004
52 *
876 *
201
324
1,464 *
December
2004
69
899
192
320
1,567 *
January
2005
55 *
915 *
200 *
339
1,569
February
2005
58
907 *
193 *
337
1,532
March
2005
47
936 *
210 *
329
1,589
April
2005
65
944
203 *
290
1,520
May
2005
71 *
978
221 *
371
June
2005
68
985
213 *
371
July
2005
54 *
1,038
217 *
385
August
2005
69
1,015
197 *
412
September
2005
72
932
202 *
402
1,484 *
October
2005
85 *
935
205 *
398
1,465 *
November
2005
88
942
204 *
399
1,429 *
December
2005
88 *
878 *
195 *
422
1,463 *
January
2006
112 *
904 *
204 *
438
1,425 *
February
2006
98
908 *
215 *
433
1,346 *
March
2006
107
875 *
239 *
380
1,268
April
2006
97
902 *
230 *
412
1,320 *
May
2006
92
907
229
417
1,295
June
2006
104 *
884
223
386
1,270
July
2006
98 *
888 *
239 *
381
1,283 *
August
2006
91 *
857
221 *
391
1,230
September
2006
105 *
854
224
366
1,207
October
2006
124
852
205
345
1,213
November
2006
106
852
211 *
341
December
2006
107
853
206 *
348
1,285
January
2007
109
885
230 *
366
1,263 *
February
2007
111
844 *
215 *
361
March
2007
93
859
236 *
342
April
2007
114
851
245 *
364
1,219
May
2007
115
828
248 *
358
1,215
June
2007
101
749 *
246 *
348
1,220
July
2007
114
755
250 *
363
1,228 *
August
2007
121
770
224 *
372
1,498 *
*
1,428 *
1,424 *
1,546 *
1,200
1,231
1,209
1,321
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September
2007
132
753
226 *
363
1,262
October
2007
88
753
231 *
337
1,236
November
2007
108
768
219
338
1,179
December
2007
119
787
229
339
January
2008
112
785
224 *
354
February
2008
95
757 *
219 *
324
1,245 *
March
2008
109 *
760 *
236
297
1,305 *
April
2008
113 *
754 *
233
301
May
2008
107 *
773
259 *
323
June
2008
751
263 *
315
July
2008
105 *
764 *
262 *
342
August
2008
98 *
773
239
347
1,416 *
September
2008
133
742 *
229 *
354
1,391 *
October
2008
104
723
244
375
1,378
November
2008
72
710 *
259 *
368
1,396
December
2008
98
668
237
394
1,442
January
2009
119 *
685 *
254
389
1,446
February
2009
101
656 *
251
420
1,387
March
2009
88
630 *
248 *
380
April
2009
74 *
589 *
222 *
367
1,217 *
May
2009
71
604 *
214 *
385
1,128 *
June
2009
70
529 *
203 *
333
1,067 *
July
2009
86 *
558
185 *
321
1,002 *
August
2009
84
561
186 *
319
1,052
September
2009
539
175 *
332
1,037 *
October
2009
86
519
200
332
1,032 *
November
2009
73 *
500
171 *
324
1,010 *
December
2009
79
522
180 *
336
1,003 *
January
2010
79 *
559 *
191 *
345
February
2010
78
549
179 *
346
March
2010
84 *
534 *
179 *
326
April
2010
79
545
183
356
1,004
May
2010
560 *
178 *
381
1,022 *
June
2010
557 *
170 *
358
990
88
102 *
141 *
80
1,243
1,304
1,320
*
1,340 *
1,275
1,284 *
1,296
1,022 *
1,013
973 *
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July
2010
August
2010
September
2010
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90
586
190 *
378
1,022 *
114 *
571
175
386
1,118 *
134
576
183
375
1,025
(* = Revised Figure)
International Aluminium Institute
New Zealand House
Haymarket
London SW1Y 4TE
United Kingdom
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ALUMINIUM INVENTORIES
Notes:
1. Definition
Unwrought aluminium is aluminium in its basic cast form made from primary metal or from scrap and which is unworked in the metallu
aluminium is unwrought aluminium plus unprocessed scrap, metal in process and finished semi-fabricated (mill) products. Unwrought
inventories are all relevant inventories over which primary aluminium producers have some degree of control, with the exception of metal incl
reports.
Further clarification can be found in the publication 'A Guide to the IAI Statistical System'.
2. Source of Data
The data included in this IAI Statistical Report have been derived exclusively from voluntary reports of IAI Member and non-Member
outside the industry nor estimates are used.
3. Data Aggregation
The IAI Statistical System is designed to meet the requirement that, in general, individual company data be included only within
by declared geographical areas and not be reported separately. The declared geographical areas and the primary aluminium producing countries
areas are as follows:
Area
Area 1
Countries
Africa
North America
Area 3
South America
Area 4
East Asia
China*,
Japan,
North
Korea*,
South
Korea
(1/1
South Asia
West Europe
Area 6B
East/Central Europe
Oceania
Area 8
GAC/Gulf Region
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the reporting, primary aluminium producing companies (producers) are not homogeneous and also that inventory practice varies. If a producer i
to report inventories strictly according to IAI definitions and rules, the producer is expected to report as closely to those definitions and rules
any event consistently from month to month.
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