Major Downstream Nitrogen Compounds Produced In The United States

TABLE 3
MAJOR DOWNSTREAM NITROGEN COMPOUNDS PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons)

	2006											2007^p
	January-June				July-December				Total			January-June		July-December		Total
	Gross		Nitrogen		Gross		Nitrogen		Gross	Nitrogen		Gross	Nitrogen	Gross	Nitrogen	Gross	Nitrogen
	weight		content		weight		content		weight^r	content		weight	content	weight	content	weight	content
Urea	2,550		1,170		2,860	^r	1,310	^r	5,410	2,480	^r	2,850	1,310	2,780	1,280	5,630	2,590
Ammonium nitrate	3,040	^r	1,030	^r	3,360	^r	1,140		6,400	2,170	^r	3,710	1,260	3,610	1,220	7,320	2,480
Ammonium phosphates³	6,400		1,270	^r	6,900	^r	1,150	^r	13,300	2,420	^r	6,540	1,040	6,870	1,060	13,400	2,100
Nitric acid	3,090	^r	681	^r	3,540	^r	779	^r	6,630	1,460		3,690	813	3,690	811	7,380	1,620
Ammonium sulfate⁴	1,300	^r	275	^r	1,310		278		2,610	553	^r	1,360	288	1,460	309	2,820	597
^pPreliminary.^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Ranked in relative order of importance by nitrogen content.
³Diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate.
⁴Excludes coke plant ammonium sulfate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Industrial Reports MQ325B.