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| TABLE 4 | ||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF BAUXITE, | ||||
| BY INDUSTRY1 | ||||
| (Thousand metric tons, dry equivalent) | ||||
| Industry | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Abrasive | W | W | ||
| Alumina | 11,800 | 9,430 | ||
| Chemical | W | W | ||
| Refractory | W | W | ||
| Total | 12,300 | 9,780 | ||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary��� | ||||
| data, included in "Total."�� | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant��� | ||||
| digits; may not add to totals shown.�� | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program