TABLE 1 | ||||||||
SALES OF GRADE-A HELIUM | ||||||||
IN THE UNITED STATES1 | ||||||||
(Million cubic meters) | ||||||||
- | Volume | |||||||
Domestic | Total sales of | |||||||
Year | consumption | Exports2 | Imports2 | U.S.-produced helium | ||||
2011 | 47.8 | 82.3 | -- | 130.1 | ||||
2012 | 48.0 | 84.9 | -- | 132.9 | ||||
2013 | 39.2 | 81.2 | 2.4 | 118.0 | ||||
2014 | 42.2 | 67.5 | 7.4 | 102.3 | ||||
2015 | 42.3 | 64.8 | 15.7 | 91.4 | ||||
-- Zero. | ||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to- | ||||||||
totals shown. | ||||||||
2Source: U.S. Census Bureau. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices