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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT MERCURY STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Secondary production, industrial | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption� | 46 | 92 | 212 | 94 | 67 | ||||||||
| Exports | 287 | 278 | 319 | 390 | 84 | ||||||||
| Industry stocks, yearend2 | 94 | 62 | 38 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||
| Chloralkali | 87 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||
| Other | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Industrial consumption | 72 | 91 | 40 | 38 | 31 | ||||||||
| Price, average, free market3 | dollars per flask | 140 | 365 | 555 | 670 | 530 | |||||||
| World, mine production | 1,730 | r | 1,900 | r | 1,520 | r | 1,150 | r | 1,170 | e | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | |||||||||||||
| 2Stocks at consumers and dealers only.� | |||||||||||||
| 3Source: Platts Metals Week. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program