| Year | Industry pack 1/ | Imports | Beginning stocks | Total supply | Ending | Exports | ---Consumption--- |
-- Million pounds -- Pounds
1970 201.6 109.7 127.8 439.1 166.2 1.3 271.6 1.32
1971 199.4 84.6 166.2 450.2 151.9 1.6 296.7 1.43
1972 146.8 85.2 151.9 383.9 104.4 2.2 277.3 1.32
1973 168.6 113.7 104.4 386.7 120.8 4.3 261.6 1.23
1974 170.4 117.1 120.8 408.3 148.2 5.4 254.7 1.19
1975 183.9 97.5 148.2 429.6 124.3 8.0 297.3 1.38
1976 216.2 49.6 124.3 390.1 104.0 15.8 270.3 1.24
1977 220.4 97.0 104.0 421.4 153.1 8.2 260.1 1.18
1978 159.8 97.6 153.1 410.5 108.7 9.5 292.3 1.31
1979 190.6 112.1 108.7 411.4 132.5 5.2 273.7 1.22
1980 253.1 83.5 132.5 469.1 151.9 4.4 312.8 1.37
1981 210.6 60.1 151.9 422.6 115.2 6.6 300.8 1.31
1982 272.7 34.9 115.2 422.8 139.9 7.1 275.8 1.19
1983 292.7 42.6 139.9 475.2 176.6 5.9 292.7 1.25
1984 231.4 50.9 176.6 458.9 166.0 8.0 284.9 1.21
1985 229.2 59.7 166.0 454.9 167.1 6.6 281.2 1.18
1986 237.6 52.5 167.1 457.2 146.6 8.5 302.1 1.26
1987 334.4 75.3 146.6 556.3 236.0 10.8 309.5 1.27
1988 274.6 64.3 236.0 574.9 235.2 17.8 321.9 1.31
1989 238.2 55.0 235.2 528.4 167.2 20.5 340.7 1.38
1990 305.9 72.1 167.2 545.2 198.3 32.8 314.1 1.26
1991 330.2 70.5 198.3 599.0 219.9 26.1 353.0 1.40
1992 268.5 58.2 219.9 546.6 173.8 30.0 342.8 1.34
1993 424.1 56.6 173.8 654.5 214.3 40.4 399.8 1.55