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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT IODINE STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons and dollars unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||
| Production | 1,420 | 1,090 | 1,130 | 1,570 | W | |||||||
| Imports:� | ||||||||||||
| Quantity, for consumption2� | 6,190 | 5,750 | 5,700 | 6,250 | 5,640 | |||||||
| Price, average3 | dollars per kilogram | 12.70 | 11.81 | 13.38 | 16.75 | 19.34 | ||||||
| Exports2 | 1,580 | 1,590 | 1,270 | 2,660 | 2,020 | |||||||
| Consumption: | ||||||||||||
| Reported4 | 4,540 | 3,930 | 4,070 | 4,680 | 4,570 | |||||||
| Apparent5 | 6,520 | 5,240 | 5,560 | 5,600 | W | |||||||
| World, productione | 21,000 | 24,600 | r | 24,800 | 26,500 | r | 25,000 | |||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | ||||||||||||
| 2Source: U.S. Census Bureau information reported by Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 2801.20.0000. | ||||||||||||
| 3Cost, insurance, and freight valuation. | ||||||||||||
| 4Reported by voluntary response to the U.S. Geological Survey from a survey of domestic establishments. | ||||||||||||
| 5Calculated using domestic production plus imports minus exports plus adjustments for Government and domestic | ||||||||||||
| industry stock changes. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program