Gerard Pauluis - Table 4

Table 4: Evolution of reported industry inventories (tonnes U)

	End 1990 total	End 1995 total	End 1997 total

Material owned:

Utilities
Europe	71 200^a	62 000^b	62 000^b
North America	41 700^a	15 000^b	12 000^b
East Asia	48 400^a	54 000^b	39 000^b
Total utilities	161 300^a	131 000^b	113 000^b

Producers	21 800^a	10 000^b	20 000^b
Other industry	NA	10 000^b	10 000^b

Total	NA	151 000^b	143 000^b

Total material on industrial premises^a	NA	NA	153 000^a

^a includes pipeline material. ^b excludes pipeline material. NA: information not available. Note: Data exclude government inventorise and USEC inventory.