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TABLE 1
SALIENT BARITE STATISTICS1
(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)
 
    2002   2003   2004   2005   2006  
United States:  
Barite, primary:
Sold or used by producers:
Quantity   420   468   532   489 589
Value   12,200   13,900   18,700   17,600   23,500  
Exports:    
Quantity   47   44   70   93 72
Value   4,230   4,620   6,400   9,930   11,900  
Imports for consumption:2    
Quantity   1,540   1,650   2,000   2,690 2,550
Value   81,300   85,500   109,000   162,000   160,000  
Consumption, apparent3   1,920   2,080   2,460   3,080   3,070  
Crushed and ground, sold or used by processors:4    
Quantity   1,980   2,230   2,440   2,720 3,040
Value   151,000   165,000   208,000   238,000   289,000  
World, production   6,160 r 6,780 r 7,760 r 8,110 r 7,960 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


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