Salient Ammonia Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT AMMONIA STATISTICS^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons of contained nitrogen unless otherwise specified)

		2003	2004	2005		2006		2007
United States:
Production		8,450	8,990	8,340		8,190	^r	8,840	^p
Exports		400	381	525		194		145
Imports for consumption		5,720	5,900	6,520		5,920		6,530
Consumption, apparent³		13,900	14,400	14,400		14,000	^r	15,200	^p
Stocks, December 31, producers'		195	298	254		170	^r	155
Average annual price, free on board Gulf Coast⁴	dollars per short ton	245	274	304	^r	302		309
Net import reliance as a percentage of apparent consumption⁵		39	38	42		41	^r	42	^p
Natural gas price, wellhead, average price⁶	dollars per thousand cubic feet	4.88	5.46	7.33		6.40	^r	6.39
World:
Production		110,000	117,000	123,000	^r	126,000	^r	131,000	^e
Trade⁷		13,900	14,600	15,600		15,900		15,800
^eEstimated. ^pPreliminary.^rRevised.�
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Synthetic anhydrous ammonia, excluding coke oven byproduct; data are for calendar year and are from the U.S. Census Bureau unless otherwise noted.
³Calculated from production plus imports minus exports and industry stock changes.
⁴Source: Green Markets.
⁵Defined as imports minus exports; adjusted for industry stock changes.
⁶Source: Monthly Energy Review, U.S. Department of Energy.
⁷Source: International Fertilizer Industry Association Statistics, World Anhydrous Ammonia Trade.