| MONTHLY DOMESTIC TIN CONSUMPTION (in tonnes) 2017** | |||||
| TOTAL | SOLDER* | TINPLATE | PEWTER | OTHERS* | |
| Jan. | 171 | 102 | 54 | 12 | 3 |
| Feb. | 203 | 133 | 64 | 2 | 4 |
| Mar. | 322 | 139 | 76 | 13 | 94 |
| Apr. | 263 | 100 | 72 | 2 | 89 |
| May | 218 | 150 | 61 | 3 | 4 |
| Jun. | 258 | 108 | 61 | 12 | 77 |
| Jul. | 320 | 143 | 76 | 1 | 100 |
| Aug. | 178 | 79 | 62 | 2 | 35 |
| Sep. | 179 | 101 | 40 | 1 | 37 |
| Oct. | 225 | 104 | 68 | 4 | 49 |
| Nov. | 204 | 95 | 49 | 1 | 59 |
| Dec. | 166 | 94 | 51 | 10 | 8 |
Local consumption of tin metal refers to the use of tin in a particular application. Sales to manufacturing industries have been used as proxy for consumption except in the case of manufacture of tinplate for which actual consumption data available.
* : The figures include high-grade tin (99.9% Sn) imported for consumption.
** : Preliminary
N.Y.A : Not yet available
Source: Malaysia Smelting Corporation Bhd
