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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT- FLUORSPAR- STATISTICS1, 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Exports:3 | |||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | 24,100 | 23,800 | 16,000 | 13,400 | 13,700 | |||||||
| Value4 | thousands | $3,780 | $3,640 | $2,520 | $2,200 | $2,210 | |||||||
| Imports for consumption:3 | |||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | 727,000 | 620,000 | 643,000 | 414,000 | 376,000 | |||||||
| Value5 | thousands | $154,000 | $157,000 | $147,000 | $105,000 | $107,000 | |||||||
| Consumption: | |||||||||||||
| Reported | metric tons | 456,000 | 416,000 | 441,000 | W | W | |||||||
| Apparent6 | do. | - | 672,000 | 525,000 | 548,000 | 518,000 | e | 411,000 | e | ||||
| Fluorosilicic acid: | |||||||||||||
| Production | metric tons | 70,300 | 73,600 | 74,300 | 70,100 | 64,500 | |||||||
| Sold or used | do. | 70,200 | 73,600 | 73,900 | 70,600 | 63,500 | |||||||
| Value5 | thousands | $13,400 | $12,100 | $21,800 | $19,800 | $15,500 | |||||||
| Stocks, December 31: | |||||||||||||
| Consumer and distributor | metric tons | - | 162,000 | - | 234,000 | 313,000 | 195,000 | e | 146,000 | e | |||
| World, productione | do. | - | 9,080,000 | 6,870,000 | r | 6,330,000 | r | 6,720,000 | r | 6,670,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.- | |||||||||||||
| 2Does not include byproduct or synthetic fluorspar production. | |||||||||||||
| 3Source: U.S. Census Bureau; data may be adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||||||
| 4Free alongside ship values at U.S. ports. | |||||||||||||
| 5Cost, insurance, and freight values at U.S. ports. | |||||||||||||
| 6Imports minus exports plus adjustments for changes in stocks. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
