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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||||||
| GYPSUM PRODUCTS (MADE FROM DOMESTIC, IMPORTED, AND | |||||||||||||
| SYNTHETIC GYPSUM) SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | |||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| -Use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||
| Uncalcined: | |||||||||||||
| Portland and masonry cement | 4,380 | r | 110,000 | r | 4,150 | 104,000 | |||||||
| Agriculture and miscellaneous2 | 2,160 | r | 71,300 | r | 3,010 | 99,400 | |||||||
| Total- | - | 6,540 | r | 181,000 | r | 7,160 | 203,000 | ||||||
| Calcined: | |||||||||||||
| Plaster | 80 | 34,300 | 80 | 35,100 | |||||||||
| Prefabricated products3 | 12,500 | 3,090,000 | 12,800 | 3,240,000 | |||||||||
| Total- | 12,500 | 3,120,000 | 12,900 | 3,270,000 | |||||||||
| Grand total | 19,100 | r | 3,300,000 | r | 20,100 | 3,480,000 | |||||||
| rRevised. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Includes synthetic gypsum. | |||||||||||||
| 3Includes weight of paper, metal, or other materials and some synthetic gypsum. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
