Salient Talc And Pyrophyllite Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE STATISTICS¹

�(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2003		2004		2005		2006		2007
United States:
Mine production, crude:
Quantity:
Talc	840		833		856		895		769
Pyrophyllite	W		W		W		W		W
Value:
Talc	22,700		23,200		24,400		27,400		24,400
Pyrophyllite	W		W		W		W		W
Sold by producers, crude and processed:
Quantity:
Talc	845		854		826		900		720
Pyrophyllite	W		W		W		W		W
Value:
Talc	75,200		74,800		71,300		81,300		82,000
Pyrophyllite	W		W		W		W		W
Exports, talc:²
Quantity	192		202		198		163	^r	183
Value	39,100		39,600		41,800		42,100	^r	46,700
Imports for consumption, talc:
Quantity	237		226		237		314		221
Value	53,500		58,400		55,600		66,700		64,100
Apparent consumption³	885		857		895		1,050	^r	807
World, production	7,800	^r	7,840	^r	7,950	^r	7,750	^r	7,620	^e
^eEstimated. ^rRevised. 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 powder� talcum (in package), face, and compact.
³Production plus imports minus exports plus adjustments in Government and industry stocks. Does not include pyrophyllite.