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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| GYPSUM PRODUCTS (MADE FROM DOMESTIC, IMPORTED, AND | ||||||||
| SYNTHETIC GYPSUM) SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| �Use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Uncalcined: | � | � | ||||||
| Portland cement | 2,750 | 39,500 | 3,460 | 52,800 | ||||
| Agriculture and miscellaneous2 | 1,160 | 30,500 | 1,850 | 45,100 | ||||
| Total� | � | 3,920 | 70,000 | 5,310 | 97,900 | |||
| Calcined: | ||||||||
| Plasters | 892 | 149,000 | 853 | 157,000 | ||||
| Prefabricated products3 | 27,300 | 3,260,000 | 35,300 | 5,430,000 | ||||
| Total calcined | 28,200 | 3,410,000 | 36,100 | 5,590,000 | ||||
| Grand total | 32,100 | 3,480,000 | 41,500 | 5,680,000 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes synthetic gypsum. | ||||||||
| 3Includes weight of paper, metal, or other materials and some synthetic gypsum. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program