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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||
| SALIENT BARITE STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Barite, primary: | |||||||||||
| Sold or used by producers: | |||||||||||
| Quantity | 468 | 532 | 489 | 589 | 455 | ||||||
| Value | 13,900 | 18,700 | 17,600 | 23,500 | 20,600 | ||||||
| Exports: | |||||||||||
| Quantity | 44 | 70 | 93 | 72 | 15 | ||||||
| Value | 4,620 | 6,400 | 9,930 | 12,100 | r | 6,300 | |||||
| Imports for consumption:2 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | 1,650 | 2,000 | 2,690 | 2,550 | 2,600 | ||||||
| Value | 85,500 | 109,000 | 162,000 | 160,000 | 194,000 | ||||||
| Consumption, apparent3 | 2,080 | 2,460 | 3,080 | 3,070 | 3,040 | ||||||
| Crushed and ground, sold or used by processors:4 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | 2,230 | 2,440 | 2,720 | 3,040 | 2,980 | ||||||
| Value | 165,000 | 208,000 | 238,000 | 289,000 | 308,000 | ||||||
| World, production | 6,730 | r | 7,680 | r | 7,760 | r | 7,900 | r | 7,670 | e | |
| eEstimated. rRevised. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes crude, ground, and other barite imports. | |||||||||||
| 3Sold or used plus imports minus exports. | |||||||||||
| 4Includes imports. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program