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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||
| SALIENT ARSENIC STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained arsenic unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
| Imports: | ||||||||||
| Metal2 | 628 | 883 | 514 | 688 | 514 | |||||
| Compounds | 4,990 | 5,720 | r | 6,290 | 5,260 | 5,920 | ||||
| Total | 5,620 | 6,600 | r | 6,810 | 5,940 | 6,430 | ||||
| Exports, metal2 | 705 | 444 | r | 1,630 | 2,970 | r | 1,670 | |||
| Apparent consumption3 | 5,620 | 6,620 | 6,810 | 5,940 | 6,430 | |||||
| Price, average, cents per pound:4 | ||||||||||
| Metal (China) | 74 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 84 | |||||
| Trioxide (Morocco) | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | |||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Listed as metal only, but may include alloys, waste, and compounds. | ||||||||||
| 3Estimated to be the same as imports.- | ||||||||||
| 4Landed duty-paid unit based on U.S. imports for consumption. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
