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| �TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT PUMICE AND PUMICITE STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Sold and used by producers: | |||||||||||||
| Quantity | 956 | 870 | 1,490 | 1,270 | 1,540 | ||||||||
| Value2� | 19,800 | 21,900 | 25,000 | 39,300 | 44,300 | ||||||||
| A | dollars per metric ton | 20.69 | 25.20 | 16.80 | 31.00 | r | 28.85 | ||||||
| Exports3 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption3� | 360 | 367 | 402 | 240 | 365 | ||||||||
| Apparent consumption4 | 1,290 | 1,210 | 1,870 | 1,490 | 1,880 | ||||||||
| World, production, pumice and related� | |||||||||||||
| volcanic materials | 16,300 | r | 16,500 | r | 18,900 | r | 18,400 | r | 18,800 | e | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except average value. | |||||||||||||
| 2Free on board mine and/or mill. | |||||||||||||
| 3Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||
| 4Production plus imports minus exports plus adjustments for Government and industry stock changes. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program