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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS FOR METALLIC ABRASIVES IN THE | ||||||||
| UNITED STATES, BY PRODUCT1 | ||||||||
| Production | Shipments2 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Product | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| 2005: | ||||||||
| Steel shot and grit | 207,000 | $94,400 | 224,000 | $108,000 | ||||
| Cut wire shot and othere | 2,120 | 7,170 | 2,150 | 7,580 | ||||
| Total | 209,000 | 102,000 | 226,000 | 116,000 | ||||
| 2006: | ||||||||
| Steel shot and grit | 198,000 | 92,300 | 215,000 | 106,000 | ||||
| Cut wire shot and othere | 2,530 | 9,530 | 2,460 | 10,000 | ||||
| Total | 200,000 | 102,000 | 218,000 | 116,000 | ||||
| eEstimated. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes reported exports. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program