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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT MAGNESIUM STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||
| Production: | ||||||||||||
| Primary magnesium | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Secondary magnesium | 73,600 | 70,100 | 72,000 | 72,900 | r | 75,800 | ||||||
| Exports | 25,400 | 20,400 | 11,800 | 9,650 | 12,300 | |||||||
| Imports for consumption | 87,900 | r | 83,400 | 98,600 | r | 84,700 | 75,300 | |||||
| Consumption, primary | 102,000 | 103,000 | 101,000 | 82,100 | r | 77,600 | ||||||
| Yearend stocks, producer | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Price2 | dollars per pound | 1.10-1.22 | 1.10-1.17 | 1.55-1.60 | 1.15-1.30 | 1.35-1.45 | ||||||
| World, primary production e | 432,000 | r | 509,000 | r | 595,000 | 622,000 | r | 689,000 | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||
| 2Source: Platts Metals Week. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program