TABLE 7 | ||||||||||||
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BARIUM CHEMICALS1 | ||||||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||
Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||||
(metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||
Barium chloride | 1,110 | $1,090 | 341 | $375 | ||||||||
Barium oxide, hydroxide, peroxide | 3,330 | 5,920 | 3,560 | 6,190 | ||||||||
Barium carbonate, precipitated | 2,870 | 4,300 | 1,670 | 1,980 | ||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||
2Cost, insurance, and freight value. | ||||||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices