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|
% annual change |
| Thousands of tons |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997a |
1996-97 |
1987-97 |
| Bromine, sold or usedb |
168 |
180 |
193 |
195 |
187 |
188 |
195 |
215 |
240 |
250 |
276 |
10% |
5% |
| Calcium chloride, productionc |
462 |
508 |
471 |
518 |
466 |
400 |
484 |
638 |
698 |
na |
na |
---- |
---- |
| Lime, productiond |
15,733 |
17,052 |
17,152 |
17,452 |
17,270e |
17,857 |
18,412 |
19,184 |
20,396 |
21,058 |
21,278 |
1 |
3 |
| Lithium, consumptione,f |
2.6 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
0 |
1 |
| Phosphate rock |
| Production |
45,144 |
50,032 |
54,913 |
51,084 |
53,016 |
51,770 |
39,132 |
45,313 |
47,959 |
50,054 |
51,046 |
2 |
1 |
| Exports |
9,319 |
8,920 |
8,644 |
6,876 |
5,602 |
4,104 |
3,528 |
3,087 |
3,296 |
1,731 |
662 |
-61 |
-23 |
| Potash (K2O equivalent)g |
| Production |
1,391 |
1,677 |
1,758 |
1,888 |
1,928 |
1,879 |
1,665 |
1,544 |
1,632 |
1,532 |
1,577 |
3 |
1 |
| Imports |
4,490 |
4,648 |
3,758 |
4,590 |
4,990 |
4,683 |
4,807 |
5,292 |
5,314 |
5,457 |
5,413 |
-1 |
2 |
| Apparent consumptionh |
5,609 |
5,803 |
4,960 |
6,011 |
6,186 |
5,898 |
5,987 |
6,406 |
6,406 |
6,494 |
6,494 |
0 |
1 |
| Sodium carbonate, productioni |
8,438 |
8,891 |
9,632 |
9,915 |
10,093 |
10,340 |
9,878 |
10,275 |
11,135 |
11,246 |
11,466 |
2 |
3 |
| Sulfur, productionj |
11,617 |
11,845 |
12,778 |
12,743 |
11,928 |
11,753 |
12,238 |
12,678 |
13,010 |
13,010 |
13,120 |
1 |
1 |
| Recovered elemental & Frasch |
10,321 |
10,602 |
11,462 |
11,312 |
10,488 |
10,326 |
10,606 |
11,157 |
11,466 |
11,433 |
11,576 |
1 |
1 |
| Other production |
1,296 |
1,243 |
1,316 |
1,431 |
1,440 |
1,427 |
1,577 |
1,522 |
1,544 |
1,577 |
1,544 |
-2 |
2 |
| Apparent consumptionh |
12,481 |
14,012 |
13,983 |
14,942 |
14,865 |
14,717 |
13,892 |
14,443 |
15,766 |
14,553 |
14,884 |
2 |
2 |
aPreliminary data. b Elemental bromine sold as such or used in
preparation of bromine compounds by primary producers. c 100%
CaCl2 equivalent. dSold or used by producers for commercial
or captive use. Produced from limestone and dolomite, does not include amount
regenerated by paper industry; excludes Puerto Rican production.
eEstimated.
fLithium content basis. gIncludes
muriate and sulfate of potash, potassium magnesium sulfate, and parent
salts; excludes
other chemical compounds containing potassium. hCalculated from
shipments
plus imports minus exports.
iNatural only. jSulfur content basis. na=not available.
Sources:Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Survey
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