Estimated Industrial Explosives And Blasting Agents Sold For Consumption In The United States, By Class And Use

TABLE 2
ESTIMATED INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS SOLD FOR CONSUMPTION IN
THE UNITED STATES, BY CLASS AND USE^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons)

	Coal��		Quarrying and��		Metal�		Construction		All other
Class	mining		nonmetal mining		mining		work��		purposes		Total�
2006:
Permissibles	1		(3)		(3)		(3)		--		1
Other high explosives	5	^r	13	^r	1		14	^r	4	^r	37
Blasting agents and oxidizers	2,080	^r	390	^r	236	^r	352	^r	65	^r	3,120
Total	2,090	^r	403	^r	237	^r	366	^r	69	^r	3,160
2007:
Permissibles	1		(3)		(3)		(3)		--		1
Other high explosives	5		12		1		14		8		40
Blasting agents and oxidizers	2,080		358		236		351		85		3,110
Total	2,090		370		237		365		93		3,150
^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹Distribution of industrial explosives and blasting agents by consuming industry estimated from indices of
industrial production and economies as reported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Federal Reserve Board,
the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Census Bureau.
²Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
³Less than � unit.