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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||
| COMPONENTS OF U.S. TITANIUM DIOXIDE PIGMENT SUPPLY AND DEMAND1 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Gross | TiO2 | Gross | TiO2 | |||||||||
| weight | content | weight | content | |||||||||
| Production2 | metric tons | 1,310,000 | 1,220,000 | e | 1,400,000 | 1,320,000 | e | |||||
| Shipments:3 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | do. | 1,420,000 | 1,220,000 | e | 1,400,000 | 1,320,000 | e | |||||
| Value | thousands | $3,110,000 | XX | $3,020,000 | XX | |||||||
| Exports | metric tons | 524,000 | 493,000 | e | 581,000 | 546,000 | e | |||||
| Imports for consumption | do. | 341,000 | 321,000 | e | 288,000 | 271,000 | e | |||||
| Consumption, apparente, 4 | do. | 1,130,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,040,000 | |||||||
| eEstimated.� XX Not applicable. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||
| 2Excludes production of buff pigment. | ||||||||||||
| 3Includes interplant transfers. | ||||||||||||
| 4Production plus imports minus exports. Excludes stock changes.� | ||||||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program