Salient U.S. Iron Oxide Pigments Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT U.S. IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS STATISTICS¹

		2003	2004		2005	2006	2007
Crude pigments sold or used:²
Quantity	metric tons	W	W		W	W	W
Value	thousands	W	W		W	W	W
Finished pigments sold:^e, ³
Quantity⁴	metric tons	90,000	85,000		90,000	70,000	50,000
Value	thousands	$89,300	$77,300	^r	$93,400	$69,300	$49,600
Exports:
Quantity	metric tons	4,500	3,120		2,220	3,100	5,410
Value	thousands	$11,000	$7,380		$6,170	$8,090	$15,900
Imports for consumption:
Quantity	metric tons	140,000	170,000		193,000	199,000	178,000
Value	thousands	$96,600	$116,000		$140,000	$159,000	$154,000
^eEstimated. ^rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Mined.
³Natural (mined) and synthetic.
⁴Rounded to two significant digits.