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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||
| SALIENT MANGANESE STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Manganese ore (35% or more Mn): | |||||||||||
| Exports | 9 | 15 | 18 | 123 | 13 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption | 358 | 427 | 347 | 451 | 656 | ||||||
| Consumption2 | 425 | 360 | 398 | 441 | 368 | ||||||
| Stocks, December 31, consumers2 | 138 | 151 | 156 | 159 | 337 | ||||||
| Ferromanganese: | |||||||||||
| Exports | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 14 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption | 251 | 275 | 238 | 429 | 255 | ||||||
| Consumption | 266 | 253 | 248 | 315 | 286 | ||||||
| Stocks, December 31, consumers and producers | 25 | 21 | 20 | 25 | r | 30 | |||||
| Consumption, apparent, manganese content3 | 692 | 696 | 643 | 1,010 | r | 766 | |||||
| Ore price, c.i.f.4 U.S. ports, dollars per metric ton unit | 2.44 | 2.30 | 2.41 | 2.89 | 4.39 | ||||||
| World, production of manganese ore | 20,900 | 22,200 | r | 24,100 | r | 27,700 | r | 29,100 | e | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||
| 2Exclusive of iron and steel plants. | |||||||||||
| 3Based on estimates of average content for all significant components except imports, for which content is reported. | |||||||||||
| 4Cost, insurance, and freight. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program