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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT SALT STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||
| Production:2 | ||||||||||||
| Vacuum and open pans | 4,080 | 4,240 | 4,130 | 4,140 | 4,190 | |||||||
| Solar | - | 3,230 | - | 2,760 | - | 3,580 | 3,900 | 3,590 | ||||
| Rock | - | 18,500 | - | 13,300 | - | 14,800 | 20,000 | 20,400 | ||||
| Brine | 19,200 | - | 16,900 | - | 17,400 | 17,300 | 16,900 | |||||
| Total | 45,000 | 37,200 | 39,900 | 45,300 | 45,100 | |||||||
| Sold or used by producers: | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | 45,500 | 34,900 | 43,100 | 46,000 | 42,800 | |||||||
| Value | 1,770,000 | 1,460,000 | 1,980,000 | 2,180,000 | r | 2,290,000 | ||||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | 846 | 809 | 525 | 935 | r | 841 | ||||||
| Value | 87,500 | 90,300 | 88,800 | 147,000 | r | 149,000 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption: | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | 13,800 | 9,880 | 11,900 | 20,200 | r | 21,600 | ||||||
| Value | 367,000 | 292,000 | 348,000 | 589,000 | r | 578,000 | ||||||
| Consumption: | ||||||||||||
| Apparent3 | 58,500 | 44,000 | 54,500 | 65,300 | r | 63,600 | ||||||
| Reported | 48,000 | - | 36,900 | - | 47,600 | 55,600 | r | 52,300 | ||||
| World, production | 273,000 | r | 261,000 | r | 273,000 | 273,000 | r | 270,000 | e | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Excludes Puerto Rico. | ||||||||||||
| 3Sold or used plus imports minus exports. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
