Salient Lime Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT LIME STATISTICS^{1, 2}

		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
United States³
Number of plants⁴		99		96		91		94		91
Sold or used by producers:
Quicklime:
High-calcium	thousand metric tons	13,400		13,900		14,200	^�	14,100	^�	15,000
Dolomitic	do.	2,420		2,460		3,020		2,990		2,950
Total	do.	15,800		16,400		17,200	^�	17,100	^�	18,000
Hydrated lime:
High-calcium	do.	1,500		2,140		2,140		2,220		2,370
Dolomitic	do.	431		464		421		474		409
Total	do.	1,930		2,610		2,570		2,700		2,780
Dead-burned dolomite⁵	do.	200		200		200		200		200
Grand total:
Quantity	do.	17,900		19,200		20,000		20,000		21,000
Value⁶	thousand dollars	1,120,000		1,240,000		1,370,000		1,500,000		1,700,000
Average value	dollars per metric ton	62.60		64.80		68.90		75.00		81.20
Lime sold	thousand metric tons	16,500		17,700		18,400		18,600		19,400
Lime used	do.	1,340		1,470		1,520		1,490		1,620
Exports:⁷
Quantity	do.	106		98		100		133		116
Value	thousand dollars	13,100		13,700		14,300		17,500		19,200
Imports for consumption:⁷
Quantity	thousand metric tons	157		202		232		310		298
Value	thousand dollars	19,700		22,500		25,900		33,100	^r	36,300
Consumption, apparent⁸	thousand metric tons	17,900		19,300		20,100		20,200		21,200
World, production	do.	221,000	^r	236,000	^r	249,000	^r	259,000	^r	271,000	^e
^eEstimated. ^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²To convert metric tons to short tons, multiply metric tons by 1.102.
³Excludes regenerated lime; includes Puerto Rico.
⁴Includes producer-owned hydrating plants not located at lime plants.
⁵Data are rounded to no more than one significant digit to protect company proprietary data.
⁶Selling value, free on board plant.
⁷Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
⁸Defined as sold or used plus imports minus exports.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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