Salient Talc And Pyrophyllite Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE STATISTICS¹

�(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
United States:
Mine production, crude:
Quantity:
Talc	828	840	833	856	895
Pyrophyllite	W	W	W	W	W
Value:
Talc	22,200	22,700	23,200	24,400	27,400
Pyrophyllite	W	W	W	W	W
Sold by producers, crude and processed:
Quantity:
Talc	764	845	854	826	900
Pyrophyllite	W	W	W	W	W
Value:
Talc	75,000	75,200	74,800	71,300	81,300
Pyrophyllite	W	W	W	W	W
Exports, talc²
Quantity:	166	192	202	198	179
Value:	35,700	39,100	39,600	41,800	42,600
Imports for consumption
Quantity:	232	237	226	237	314
Value:	52,700	53,500	58,400	55,600	66,700
Apparent consumption³	894	885	857	895	1,030
World, production	8,030	8,550	8,760	8,840	8,920
NA Not available.� W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Excludes powders-talcum (in package), face, and compact.
³Production plus imports minus exports plus adjustments in Governmnet and industry stock.� Does not include pyrophyllite.