Salient Fluorspar Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT� FLUORSPAR� STATISTICS^{1, 2}

		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
United States:
Exports:³
Quantity	metric tons	24,300		30,700		20,600		36,100		13,000
Value⁴	thousands	$3,540		$4,610		$3,200		$7,840		$2,430
Imports:³
Quantity	metric tons	494,000		567,000		599,000		629,000		553,000
Value⁵	thousands	$62,000		$76,300		$95,300		$122,000		$112,000
Average value:⁵
Acid grade	dollars per metric ton	128		138		167		202		217
Metallurgical grade	do.	89		85		83		93		101
Consumption:
Reported	metric tons	588,000		616,000		618,000		582,000	^�	523,000
Apparent	do.	477,000	⁶	589,000	⁷	691,000	⁷	616,000	⁷	608,000	⁷
Stocks, December 31:
Consumer and distributor⁸	do.	245,000		206,000		105,000		131,000		89,900
Government stockpile	do.	109,000		95,000		83,400		35,200		8,110
World, production	do.	4,450,000	^r	4,850,000	^r	5,240,000	^r	5,300,000	^r	5,320,000	^e
^eEstimated.^rRevised��
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.�
²Does not include fluorosilicic acid production or imports of hydrofluoric acid and cryolite.
³Source:� U.S. Census Bureau; may be adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey.
⁴Free alongside ship values at U.S. ports.
⁵Cost, insurance, and freight values at U.S. ports.
⁶Imports minus exports plus adjustments for Government and industry stock changes.
⁷Imports minus exports plus adjustments for changes in stocks held by Government and three leading consumers.
⁸Includes fluorspar purchased from the National Defense Stockpile (NDS) but still located at NDS depots.