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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||||
| GYPSUM PRODUCTS (MADE FROM DOMESTIC, IMPORTED, AND | |||||||||||||
| SYNTHETIC GYPSUM) SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE 1 | |||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||||||
| -Use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||
| Uncalcined: | |||||||||||||
| Portland cement | 992 | 15,400 | 901 | 15,500 | |||||||||
| Agriculture and miscellaneous2 | 352 | 19,500 | 375 | 19,600 | |||||||||
| Total- | - | 1,340 | 34,900 | 1,280 | 35,100 | ||||||||
| Calcined: | |||||||||||||
| Plasters | 83 | 27,700 | 80 | 27,300 | |||||||||
| Prefabricated products3 | 12,600 | 1,850,000 | 10,400 | 1,620,000 | |||||||||
| Total- | 12,700 | 1,880,000 | 10,400 | 1,640,000 | |||||||||
| Grand total | 14,000 | 1,920,000 | 11,700 | 1,680,000 | |||||||||
| 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
See also: Mineral commodity prices
