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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 | |||||||||||
| 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