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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF IODINE, BY PRODUCT1, 2 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Number | Quantity | Number | Quantity | |||||
| Product | of plants | (metric tons) | of plants | (metric tons) | ||||
| Inorganic compounds: | ||||||||
| Ammonium iodide- | -- | -- | 1 | (3) | ||||
| Crude iodine- | 1 | 147 | 1 | 147 | ||||
| Hydriodic acid | 2 | 160 | 3 | 126 | ||||
| Potassium iodate- | 3 | 51 | 3 | 35 | ||||
| Potassium iodide- | 3 | 638 | 3 | 567 | ||||
| Resublimed iodine- | 5 | 43 | 6 | 80 | ||||
| Sodium iodide | 3 | 60 | 3 | 79 | ||||
| Miscellaneous iodate and iodides4 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 78 | ||||
| Other inorganic compounds | 4 | 537 | 5 | 587 | ||||
| Total | XX | 5 | 1,720 | XX | 5 | 1,700 | ||
| Organic compounds: | ||||||||
| Ethylenediamine dihydroiodide | 1 | 150 | 1 | 225 | ||||
| Povidine-iodine (iodophors)- | -- | r | -- | r | -- | -- | ||
| Other organic compounds6 | 7 | r | 2,190 | r | 9 | 1,980 | ||
| Total | XX | 5 | 2,340 | r | XX | 5 | 2,210 | |
| Grand total | XX | 4,070 | r | XX | 3,900 | |||
| rRevised. XX Not applicable. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Reported by voluntary response to the U.S. Geological Survey from a survey of domestic establishments. | ||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | ||||||||
| 4Includes calcium iodate and cuprous iodide. | ||||||||
| 5Nonadditive because some plants produce more than one product concurrently. | ||||||||
| 6Includes methyl and (or) ethyl iodide and other unspecified products. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
