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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||||
| SALIENT BISMUTH STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||||
| Consumptione | metric tons | 636 | 696 | 647 | 774 | 727 | ||||||||
| Exports2 | do. | 1,040 | 628 | 764 | 816 | 567 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption of metallic bismuth | do. | 1,620 | 1,750 | 1,700 | 1,710 | 2,270 | ||||||||
| Price, average, domestic dealer | dollars per pound | 8.76 | 11.47 | 10.10 | 8.71 | 11.14 | ||||||||
| Stocks, December 31, consumer | metric tons | 133 | 138 | 134 | 50 | 329 | ||||||||
| World production:3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mine, metal content | do. | 7,700 | 8,100 | 7,100 | r | 8,400 | 8,600 | |||||||
| Refinery- | do. | 16,000 | 17,000 | 16,000 | r | 17,000 | 17,000 | |||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto.- | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | ||||||||||||||
| 2Comprises bismuth metal and the bismuth content of alloys and waste and scrap. | ||||||||||||||
| 3Data are rounded to no more than two significant digits. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
