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�
2005:
Permissibles	1	(3)	(3)	(3)	--	1
Other high explosives	4	13	1	13	1	32
Blasting agents and oxidizers	2,080	435	236	339	77	3,170
Total	2,090	448	237	352	78	3,200
2006:
Permissibles	1	(3)	(3)	(3)	--	1
Other high explosives	4	14	1	17	1	37
Blasting agents and oxidizers	2,060	413	233	343	75	3,120
Total	2,070	427	234	360	76	3,160
-- 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.