Estimated Industrial Explosives And Blasting Agents Sold For Consumption In The United States, By Class And Use

TABLE 3
ESTIMATED INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS SOLD FOR CONSUMPTION IN
THE UNITED STATES, BY CLASS AND USE^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons)

	Coal	Quarrying and	Metal-	Construction	All other
Class	mining	nonmetal mining	mining	work	purposes	Total-
2014:
Permissibles	2	(3)	(3)	(3)	--	2
Other high explosives	4	12	1	19	1	36
Blasting agents and oxidizers	2,040	331	269	335	79	3,060
Total	2,050	343	270	354	80	3,100
2015:
Permissibles	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)	--	(3)
Other high explosives	4	15	1	24	2	47
Blasting agents and oxidizers	1,280	234	175	250	54	1,990
Total	1,280	250	176	274	56	2,040
-- Zero.
¹Distribution of industrial explosives and blasting agents by consuming industry, estimated from indices of
industrial production and economies as reported by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Federal Reserve Board,
the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Census Bureau.
²Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
³Less than - unit.