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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||
| SALIENT LITHIUM STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained lithium) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Production | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Exports2 | 1,620 | 1,520 | 1,690 | 1,720 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Imports2 | 1,920 | 2,200 | 2,910 | 3,580 | 3,260 | ||||||
| Consumption, estimated | 1,100 | 1,400 | 1,900 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Rest of world, production3 | 16,400 | 19,100 | 20,300 | 21,000 | r | 21,000 | e | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||
| 2Compounds. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
| 3Mineral concentrate and lithium carbonate. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program