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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. CLAY STATISTICS1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Domestic clays sold or used by producers: | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 40,000 | 41,200 | 41,200 | 41,200 | 36,800 | |||||
| Value | 1,660,000 | 1,680,000 | 1,590,000 | 1,770,000 | 1,760,000 | |||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 5,130 | 5,630 | 5,620 | 5,980 | 5,650 | |||||
| Value | 859,000 | 936,000 | 929,000 | 1,000,000 | 928,000 | |||||
| Imports for consumption: | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 279 | 251 | 301 | 346 | 231 | |||||
| Value | 51,200 | 61,700 | 59,400 | 79,200 | 73,900 | |||||
| 1Excludes Puerto Rico. | ||||||||||
| 2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program