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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||||||
| REPORTED CONSUMPTION OF SODA ASH IN THE UNITED STATES,- BY END USE, BY QUARTER1 | |||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| NAICS2 | First | Second | Third | Fourth | |||||||||||
| code | End use | 2010 | quarter | quarter | quarter | quarter | Total | ||||||||
| 3272 | Glass:--------------- | ||||||||||||||
| 327213 | Container | 1,280 | ------------ 299 | ----------- 319 | ----------- 322 | ----------- 315 | ---------- 1,260 | ||||||||
| 327211 | Flat | 965 | ------------ 248 | ----------- 239 | ----------- 242 | ----------- 244 | ------------- 973 | ||||||||
| 327993 | Fiber | 139 | -------------- 34 | ------------- 35 | ------------- 32 | ------------- 32 | ------------- 132 | ||||||||
| 327212 | Other | 119 | -------------- 34 | ------------- 28 | ------------- 30 | ------------- 30 | ------------- 122 | ||||||||
| Total | 2,510 | - | ------------ 615 | ----------- 621 | ----------- 626 | ----------- 620 | ---------- 2,480 | ||||||||
| 32518 | Chemicals | 1,520 | ------------ 379 | ----------- 385 | ----------- 386 | ----------- 361 | ---------- 1,510 | ||||||||
| 325611 | Soaps and detergents | 513 | ------------ 116 | ----------- 119 | ------------- 95 | ----------- 101 | ------------- 430 | ||||||||
| 322 | Pulp and paper | 89 | -------------- 22 | ------------- 21 | ------------- 19 | ------------- 23 | --------------- 85 | ||||||||
| 221310 | Water treatment3 | 46 | -------------- 13 | ------------- 14 | ------------- 16 | ------------- 15 | --------------- 58 | ||||||||
| 56221 | Flue gas desulfurization | 191 | -------------- 36 | ------------- 32 | ------------- 48 | ------------- 44 | ------------- 160 | ||||||||
| 422 | Distributors | 271 | -------------- 73 | ------------- 70 | ------------- 72 | ------------- 66 | ------------- 282 | ||||||||
| Other | 138 | -------------- 32 | ------------- 34 | ------------- 35 | ------------- 36 | ------------- 138 | |||||||||
| Total domestic consumption4 | 5,270 | --------- 1,290 | -------- 1,300 | -------- 1,300 | -------- 1,270 | ---------- 5,150 | |||||||||
| Exports5 | 5,360 | --------- 1,300 | -------- 1,320 | -------- 1,380 | -------- 1,480 | ---------- 5,470 | |||||||||
| Canada | 231 | -------------- 64 | ------------- 62 | ------------- 60 | ------------- 63 | ------------- 249 | |||||||||
| Total industry sales6 | 10,600 | --------- 2,590 | -------- 2,610 | -------- 2,680 | -------- 2,740 | -------- 10,600 | |||||||||
| Total sales from plants | 10,800 | --------- 2,630 | -------- 2,630 | -------- 2,700 | -------- 7,800 | -------- 15,800 | |||||||||
| Total production | 10,600 | --------- 2,600 | -------- 2,600 | -------- 2,740 | -------- 2,780 | -------- 10,700 | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2North American Industry Classification System. | |||||||||||||||
| 3Includes soda ash equivalent from soda liquors and purge liquors sold to powerplants for water treatment. Sales of mine water are excluded. | |||||||||||||||
| 4Imports reported by the producer/importer have been distributed into appropriate end-use categories listed above. | |||||||||||||||
| 5As reported by producers; includes Canada. Data may not necessarily agree with those reported by the U.S. Census Bureau for the same periods. | |||||||||||||||
| 6Represents soda ash from domestic origin (production and inventory changes) and imports and exports. Includes soda ash sold by | |||||||||||||||
| coproducers and distributed by purchasers into appropriate end-use categories. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
