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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||
| PREFABRICATED GYPSUM PRODUCTS SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES1 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity2 | Quantity | Quantity2 | |||||||||
| ��� | (thousand | (thousand | Value | (thousand | (thousand | Value | ||||||
| Product | square feet) | metric tons) | (thousands)� | square feet) | metric tons) | (thousands)� | ||||||
| Lath: | ||||||||||||
| 3/8-inch | 767 | 487 | $229 | 509 | 323 | $222 | ||||||
| 1/2-inch | 1,420 | 1 | 331 | 1,120 | 928 | 321 | ||||||
| Other | 12,300 | 9 | 1,420 | 9,130 | 7 | 1,060 | ||||||
| Total�� | 14,500 | 11 | 1,980 | 10,800 | 1,260 | 1,600 | ||||||
| Veneer base | 429,000 | 442 | 52,600 | 490,000 | 461 | 96,700 | ||||||
| Sheathing | 186,000 | 182 | 25,000 | 758,000 | 713 | 70,100 | ||||||
| Regular gypsumboard: | ||||||||||||
| 3/8-inch | 687,000 | 636 | 104,000 | 348,000 | 365 | 97,000 | ||||||
| 1/2-inch | 13,300,000 | 11,500 | 1,520,000 | 16,700,000 | 17,600 | 3,100,000 | ||||||
| 5/8-inch | 2,110,000 | 2,260 | 135,000 | 151,000 | 158 | 19,900 | ||||||
| 1-inch | 211,000 | 228 | 54,200 | 88,400 | 93 | 32,100 | ||||||
| Other3 | 1,150,000 | 1,210 | 121,000 | 3,920,000 | 4,110 | 116,000 | ||||||
| Total | 17,500,000 | 15,800 | 1,940,000 | 21,200,000 | 22,300 | 3,370,000 | ||||||
| Type X gypsumboard | 7,830,000 | 8,130 | 908,000 | 10,600,000 | 11,200 | 1,730,000 | ||||||
| Predecorated wallboard | 80,200 | 81 | 12,400 | 74,100 | 78 | 24,500 | ||||||
| 5/16-inch mobile home board | 462,000 | 427 | 50,800 | 335,000 | 351 | 73,700 | ||||||
| Water- and moisture-resistant board | 1,740,000 | 1,760 | 186,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,570 | 204,000 | ||||||
| Other | 448,000 | 467 | 89,600 | 150,000 | 156 | 29,900 | ||||||
| Grand total | 28,700,000 | 27,300 | 3,260,000 | 35,000,000 | 35,500 | 5,430,000 | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes weight of paper, metal, or other materials. | ||||||||||||
| 3Includes 1/4-, 7/16-, and 3/4-inch gypsumboard. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program