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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| COMPONENTS OF U.S. TITANIUM DIOXIDE PIGMENT SUPPLY AND DEMAND1 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||
| Gross | TiO2 | Gross | TiO2 | |||||||
| weight | content | weight | content | |||||||
| Production2 | metric tons | 1,290,000 | 1,220,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,080,000 | |||||
| Shipments:3 | ||||||||||
| Quantity | do. | 1,320,000 | 1,220,000 | 1,080,000 | 1,020,000 | |||||
| Value | thousands | $4,400,000 | XX | $3,920,000 | XX | |||||
| Exports | metric tons | 789,000 | 741,000 | e | 624,000 | 587,000 | e | |||
| Imports for consumption | do. | 200,000 | 188,000 | e | 203,000 | 190,000 | e | |||
| Consumption, apparente, 4 | do. | 706,000 | 662,000 | r | 722,000 | 678,000 | ||||
| -eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto. XX Not applicable.- | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||
| 2Excludes production of buff pigment. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes interplant transfers. | ||||||||||
| 4Production plus imports minus exports. Excludes stock changes.- | ||||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
