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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT TITANIUM STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||
| Mineral concentrate: | ||||||||||||
| Imports for consumption | metric tons | 1,380,000 | 943,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,380,000 | ||||||
| Consumptione, 2 | do. | 1,780,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,850,000 | 1,830,000 | 1,940,000 | ||||||
| Sponge metal: | ||||||||||||
| Imports for consumption | do. | 23,900 | 16,600 | 20,500 | 33,800 | 33,600 | ||||||
| Consumption | do. | W | W | 34,900 | 48,400 | 35,100 | ||||||
| Price, yearend3 | dollars per pound | 6.16-8.02 | 4.50-7.07 | 3.50-6.24 | 3.27-6.74 | 3.53-6.95 | ||||||
| Titanium dioxide pigment: | ||||||||||||
| Production | metric tons | 1,350,000 | 1,230,000 | 1,320,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,140,000 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption | do. | 183,000 | 175,000 | 204,000 | 200,000 | 203,000 | ||||||
| Consumption, apparent4 | do. | 800,000 | 757,000 | 767,000 | 706,000 | 722,000 | ||||||
| Producer price index, yearend5 | (1982=100) | 170 | 164 | 194 | 268 | 268 | ||||||
| World, production: | ||||||||||||
| Ilmenite concentrate6 | metric tons | 7,010,000 | r | 6,260,000 | r | 7,530,000 | r | 7,570,000 | r | 7,800,000 | ||
| Rutile concentrate, natural7 | do. | 641,000 | r | 577,000 | r | 734,000 | r | 808,000 | r | 809,000 | ||
| Titaniferous slage | do. | 2,250,000 | r | 1,850,000 | r | 2,340,000 | r | 2,220,000 | r | 2,300,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | ||||||||||||
| 2Excludes consumption used to produce synthetic rutile. | ||||||||||||
| 3Landed duty-paid unit based on U.S. imports for consumption. | ||||||||||||
| 4Production plus imports minus exports. Excludes stock changes. | ||||||||||||
| 5Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. | ||||||||||||
| 6Includes U.S. production of ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile rounded to one significant digit to avoid disclosing company | ||||||||||||
| proprietary data. | ||||||||||||
| 7U.S. production of rutile included with ilmenite to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
