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| TABLE 2 | ||||||
| ANHYDROUS AMMONIA SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN THE UNITED STATES1 | ||||||
| (Thousand metric tons of contained nitrogen) | ||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006p | ||||
| Production: | ||||||
| Fertilizer: | ||||||
| January-June | 4,240 | 4,160 | r | 3,420 | ||
| July-December | 4,230 | 3,300 | r | 4,160 | ||
| Total | 8,470 | 7,450 | r | 7,580 | ||
| Nonfertilizer: | ||||||
| January-June | 273 | 402 | r | 471 | ||
| July-December | 251 | 482 | r | 464 | ||
| Total | 524 | 884 | r | 935 | ||
| Grand total� | 8,990 | 8,340 | r | 8,520 | ||
| Imports for consumption: | ||||||
| January-June | 3,060 | 3,250 | 3,000 | |||
| July-December | 2,840 | 3,270 | 2,920 | |||
| Total | 5,900 | 6,520 | 5,920 | |||
| Exports: | ||||||
| January-June | 196 | 250 | 116 | |||
| July-December | 185 | 275 | 78 | |||
| Total | 381 | 525 | 194 | |||
| Stocks, end of period: | ||||||
| January-June | 228 | 227 | r | 234 | ||
| July-December | 298 | 254 | r | 182 | ||
| Apparent consumption:2 | ||||||
| January-June | 7,350 | 7,640 | r | 6,790 | ||
| July-December | 7,060 | 6,740 | r | 7,520 | ||
| Total | 14,400 | 14,400 | r | 14,300 | ||
| pPreliminary. rRevised. | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||
| 2Calculated from production plus imports minus exports and industry stock changes. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program