Salient Manganese Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT MANGANESE STATISTICS¹

(Thousand metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

	2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
United States:
Manganese ore (35% or more Mn):
Exports	15		18		123		13		2
Imports for consumption	427		347		451		656		572
Consumption²	360		398		441		368		365
Stocks, December 31, consumers²	151		156		159		337		159
Ferromanganese:
Exports	9		11		9		14		22
Imports for consumption	275		238		429		255		358
Consumption	253		248		315		286		297
Stocks, December 31, consumers and producers	21		20		25	^r	30		31
Consumption, apparent, manganese content³	696		643		1,030	^r	773	^r	1,050
Ore price, c.i.f.⁴ U.S. ports, dollars per metric ton unit	2.30		2.41		2.89		4.39		3.51
World, production of manganese ore	22,100	^r	24,200	^r	27,900	^r	31,100	^r	33,400	^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.