Dimension Granite Sold Or Used By Producers In The United States, By Use

TABLE 8
DIMENSION GRANITE SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE¹

	2014		2015
	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Use	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
Rough stone:
Rough blocks for building and construction	75,300	$25,000	111,000	$31,700
Irregular-shaped stone	23,700	1,850	72,600	1,910
Monumental	115,000	13,500	116,000	12,200
Other²	49,200	7,580	9,230	2,700
Dressed stone:
Ashlars and partially squared pieces	14,600	8,850	14,200	8,080
Slabs and blocks for building and construction	6,100	175	6,980	1,430
Monumental	22,000	11,300	22,500	11,000
Curbing	179,000	41,500	203,000	44,600
Other³	34,000	6,880	29,500	16,400
Total	519,000	117,000	585,000	130,000
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes exports and uses not listed.
³Includes panels and veneer, tile, uses not specified, and uses not listed.