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| SALIENT U.S. IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||
| Crude pigments sold or used:2 | |||||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Value | thousands | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Finished pigments sold:3 | |||||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | 48,000 | 48,400 | 47,200 | 45,300 | 53,500 | |||||||||
| Value | thousands | $73,900 | $77,700 | $75,400 | $71,500 | $77,900 | |||||||||
| Exports:4 | |||||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | 8,660 | 8,950 | 8,170 | 8,790 | 8,930 | |||||||||
| Value | thousands | $15,000 | $13,500 | $13,400 | $16,000 | $17,200 | |||||||||
| Imports for consumption:3 | |||||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | 158,000 | 151,000 | 165,000 | 175,000 | 176,000 | |||||||||
| Value | thousands | $188,000 | $182,000 | $190,000 | $208,000 | $209,000 | |||||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Mined. | |||||||||||||||
| 3Natural (mined) and synthetic. | |||||||||||||||
| 4Pigment grade. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
