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| TABLE 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL SALES OF GRADE-A HELIUM | ||||||
| PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES | ||||||
| (Million cubic meters) | ||||||
| Domestic | Total | |||||
| Year | sales | Exports1 | sales2 | |||
| 2002 | 87.6 | 39.5 | 127 | |||
| 2003 | 80.8 | 41.3 | 122 | |||
| 2004 | 85.1 | 44.9 | 130 | |||
| 2005 | 81.6 | 51.4 | 133 | |||
| 2006 | 75.2 | 61.9 | 137 | |||
| 1Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||
| 2May not add to totals shown because of� | ||||||
| independent rounding. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program