Salient U.S. Iron Oxide Pigments Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT U.S. IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS STATISTICS¹

		2002	2003		2004		2005		2006
Crude pigments sold or used:²
Quantity	metric tons	W	W		W		W		W
Value	thousands	$1,070	W		W		W		W
Finished pigments sold:³
Quantity	metric tons	115,000	90,000	^e	85,000	^e	90,000	^e	70,000	^e
Value	thousands	$117,000	$89,300	^e	$77,000	^e	$93,400	^e	$69,300	^e
Exports:
Quantity	metric tons	6,270	4,500		3,120		2,220		3,100
Value	thousands	$12,100	$11,000		$7,380		$6,170		$8,090
Imports for consumption:
Quantity	metric tons	132,000	140,000		170,000		193,000		199,000
Value	thousands	$96,300	$96,600		$116,000		$140,000		$159,000
^eEstimated.� W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Mined.
³Natural (mined) and synthetic.