TABLE 1-- | ||||||||||
SALIENT U.S. GALLIUM STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||
(Kilograms unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
Production, primary crude- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |||||
Imports for consumption | 85,700 | 58,200 | 35,400 | 53,900 | 28,600 | |||||
Consumption | 35,300 | 34,400 | 37,800 | 35,800 | 29,700 | |||||
Price,2 dollars per kilogram | 688 | 529 | 502 | 363 | 317 | |||||
-- Zero. | ||||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||
2Estimate based on average value of U.S. imports of high-purity gallium. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices