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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT NATURAL GRAPHITE STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||
| Apparent consumption2 | metric tons | 30,000 | 17,600 | 42,400 | 30,400 | 42,900 | ||||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | do. | 22,200 | 46,100 | 22,100 | 22,200 | 15,700 | ||||||
| Value | thousands | $19,500 | $24,900 | $15,900 | $16,000 | $19,100 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption: | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | 52,300 | 63,700 | 64,500 | 52,600 | 58,600 | ||||||
| Value | thousands | $24,400 | $29,900 | $34,700 | $29,100 | $37,300 | ||||||
| World, production | metric tons | 999,000 | 1,020,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,020,000 | r | 1,110,000 | e | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto.�� | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||
| 2Domestic production plus imports minus exports. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program