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| TABLE 2 | ||||
| DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED | ||||
| END USES FOR GROUND TALC1 | ||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
| Ceramics2 | 220 | 248 | ||
| Cosmetics | 8 | 10 | ||
| Insecticides | -- | -- | ||
| Paint | 139 | 153 | ||
| Paper | 114 | 124 | ||
| Plastics | 36 | 41 | ||
| Refractories | 1 | 1 | ||
| Roofing | 58 | 61 | ||
| Rubber | 21 | 23 | ||
| Other3 | 95 | 99 | ||
| Total | 693 | 760 | ||
| �-- Zero. | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; | ||||
| may not add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Includes tile. | ||||
| 3Includes art sculpture, asphalt filler, auto body filler, | ||||
| construction caulks, flooring, joint compounds, and other� | ||||
| uses not specified. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program