Salient U.S. Construction Sand And Gravel Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT U.S. CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL STATISTICS¹

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2010		2011		2012		2013		2014
Sold or used by producers:²
Quantity	799,000	^r	807,000	^r	812,000	^r	817,000	^r	819,000
Value	5,860,000	^r	6,050,000	^r	6,220,000	^r	6,350,000	^r	6,570,000
Exports:
Quantity	516	^r	413	^r	484	^r	58	^r	87
Value	23,100	^r	28,700	^r	26,200	^r	15,800	^r	21,800
Imports for consumption:
Quantity	2,670		3,440		4,110		4,230		4,310
Value	75,400	^r	43,400	^r	42,400	^r	50,100	^r	64,200
Average number of employees³	36,000		36,100		37,100		36,400		34,600
^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Does not include American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
³Including office staff. Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration.