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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


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