Salient Barite Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT BARITE STATISTICS¹

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2011		2012		2013		2014		2015
United States:
Barite, primary:
Sold or used by producers:
Quantity	710		666		723		663		425
Value^e	61,200		74,500		81,900		88,600		56,300
Exports:
Quantity	98		151		199		153		139
Value	17,300		42,200		58,900		41,800		51,300
Imports for consumption:²
Quantity	2,320		2,920		2,250		2,700		1,660
Value	245,000		430,000		352,000		386,000		247,000
Consumption, apparent³	2,930		3,430		2,770		3,210		1,960
Crushed and ground, sold or used by processors:⁴
Quantity	2,910		3,310		3,550		3,410		2,060
Value	490,000		618,000		625,000		651,000		404,000
World, production	8,370	^r	9,220	^r	8,240	^r	8,390	^r	7,410	^e
^eEstimated. ^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Includes crude, ground, and other barite imports.
³Sold or used by producers plus imports minus exports.
⁴Includes imports.