Salient Ammonia Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT AMMONIA STATISTICS^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons of contained nitrogen unless otherwise specified)

		2002	2003	2004	2005		2006
United States:
Production		10,300	8,450	8,990	8,340	^r	8,520	^p
Exports		437	400	381	525		194
Imports for consumption		4,670	5,720	5,900	6,520		5,920
Consumption, apparent³		14,500	13,900	14,400	14,400	^r	14,300	^p
Stocks, December 31, producers'		286	195	298	254	^r	182
Average annual price, free on board Gulf Coast⁴	dollars per short ton	137	245	274	314		302
Net import reliance as a percentage of apparent consumption⁵		29	39	38	42	^r	40	^p
Natural gas price, wellhead, average price⁶	dollars per thousand cubic feet	2.95	4.88	5.46	7.33	^r	6.42	^p
World:
Production		109,000	110,000	117,000	122,000	^r	124,000	^e
Trade⁷		12,900	13,900	14,600	15,600		15,900
^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.