Perlite Production Statistics (1946-2012)
PERLITE PRODUCTION STATISTICS1 |
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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY |
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[All values in metric tons (t) gross weight unless otherwise noted] |
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Last modification: April 1, 2014 |
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Year |
Production |
Imports |
Exports |
Apparent consumption |
Unit value ($/t) |
Unit value (98$/t) |
World production |
|
1946 |
4,170 |
NA |
NA |
4,170 |
5.90 |
49.20 |
NA |
|
1947 |
9,480 |
NA |
NA |
9,480 |
6.12 |
44.70 |
NA |
|
1948 |
20,000 |
NA |
NA |
20,000 |
6.68 |
45.10 |
NA |
|
1949 |
64,500 |
NA |
NA |
64,500 |
7.90 |
54.10 |
NA |
|
1950 |
92,100 |
NA |
NA |
92,100 |
7.04 |
47.60 |
NA |
|
1951 |
139,000 |
NA |
NA |
139,000 |
6.16 |
38.50 |
NA |
|
1952 |
150,000 |
NA |
NA |
150,000 |
6.70 |
41.10 |
NA |
|
1953 |
180,000 |
NA |
NA |
180,000 |
7.98 |
48.70 |
NA |
|
1954 |
200,000 |
NA |
NA |
200,000 |
8.82 |
53.50 |
NA |
|
1955 |
259,000 |
NA |
NA |
259,000 |
8.79 |
53.60 |
NA |
|
1956 |
281,000 |
NA |
NA |
281,000 |
9.07 |
54.30 |
NA |
|
1957 |
273,000 |
NA |
NA |
273,000 |
9.38 |
54.50 |
NA |
|
1958 |
265,000 |
NA |
NA |
265,000 |
9.29 |
52.50 |
NA |
|
1959 |
295,000 |
NA |
NA |
295,000 |
9.28 |
51.80 |
NA |
|
1960 |
283,000 |
NA |
NA |
283,000 |
9.41 |
51.70 |
NA |
|
1961 |
281,000 |
NA |
NA |
281,000 |
9.47 |
51.80 |
NA |
|
1962 |
290,000 |
NA |
NA |
290,000 |
9.17 |
49.60 |
NA |
|
1963 |
295,000 |
NA |
NA |
295,000 |
9.25 |
49.20 |
NA |
|
1964 |
318,000 |
NA |
NA |
318,000 |
9.68 |
51.00 |
NA |
|
1965 |
356,000 |
NA |
NA |
356,000 |
9.42 |
48.80 |
NA |
|
1966 |
367,000 |
NA |
NA |
367,000 |
10.70 |
53.80 |
NA |
|
1967 |
375,000 |
NA |
NA |
375,000 |
10.60 |
51.70 |
NA |
|
1968 |
388,000 |
NA |
NA |
388,000 |
10.90 |
51.20 |
NA |
|
1969 |
427,000 |
NA |
NA |
427,000 |
11.90 |
52.80 |
NA |
|
1970 |
414,000 |
NA |
NA |
414,000 |
11.80 |
49.60 |
NA |
|
1971 |
392,000 |
NA |
NA |
392,000 |
12.60 |
50.70 |
NA |
|
1972 |
494,000 |
NA |
NA |
494,000 |
12.60 |
49.10 |
NA |
|
1973 |
494,000 |
NA |
NA |
494,000 |
11.30 |
41.50 |
NA |
|
1974 |
503,000 |
NA |
NA |
503,000 |
14.00 |
46.30 |
NA |
|
1975 |
464,000 |
NA |
NA |
464,000 |
15.70 |
47.60 |
NA |
|
1976 |
502,000 |
NA |
NA |
502,000 |
18.70 |
53.60 |
1,270,000 |
|
1977 |
542,000 |
NA |
NA |
542,000 |
19.90 |
53.50 |
1,360,000 |
|
1978 |
582,000 |
NA |
NA |
582,000 |
23.60 |
59.00 |
1,430,000 |
|
1979 |
599,000 |
NA |
NA |
599,000 |
27.40 |
61.50 |
1,470,000 |
|
1980 |
579,000 |
NA |
NA |
579,000 |
28.50 |
56.40 |
1,530,000 |
|
1981 |
536,000 |
NA |
NA |
536,000 |
32.60 |
58.50 |
1,680,000 |
|
1982 |
459,000 |
14,500 |
18,100 |
455,000 |
35.00 |
59.10 |
1,660,000 |
|
1983 |
430,000 |
32,700 |
15,400 |
447,000 |
36.40 |
59.60 |
1,540,000 |
|
1984 |
452,000 |
40,800 |
18,100 |
474,000 |
36.80 |
57.70 |
1,630,000 |
|
1985 |
470,000 |
47,200 |
18,100 |
499,000 |
37.30 |
56.50 |
1,630,000 |
|
1986 |
460,000 |
54,400 |
27,200 |
487,000 |
34.00 |
50.60 |
1,700,000 |
|
1987 |
484,000 |
59,000 |
31,800 |
511,000 |
34.10 |
48.90 |
1,790,000 |
|
1988 |
523,000 |
56,200 |
32,700 |
499,000 |
33.80 |
46.60 |
1,850,000 |
|
1989 |
545,000 |
59,000 |
45,000 |
559,000 |
33.00 |
43.40 |
1,850,000 |
|
1990 |
576,000 |
59,000 |
32,000 |
603,000 |
30.30 |
37.80 |
1,580,000 |
|
1991 |
514,000 |
54,000 |
29,000 |
540,000 |
29.30 |
35.10 |
1,490,000 |
|
1992 |
541,000 |
65,000 |
29,000 |
577,000 |
28.10 |
32.70 |
1,740,000 |
|
1993 |
569,000 |
70,000 |
26,000 |
613,000 |
30.70 |
34.60 |
1,540,000 |
|
1994 |
644,000 |
70,000 |
30,000 |
684,000 |
29.90 |
32.90 |
1,650,000 |
|
1995 |
700,000 |
84,000 |
40,000 |
744,000 |
30.90 |
33.10 |
1,800,000 |
|
1996 |
684,000 |
125,000 |
38,000 |
771,000 |
31.10 |
32.30 |
1,830,000 |
|
1997 |
706,000 |
135,000 |
38,000 |
803,000 |
33.00 |
33.50 |
1,900,000 |
|
1998 |
685,000 |
150,000 |
42,000 |
793,000 |
31.90 |
31.90 |
1,820,000 |
|
1999 |
711,000 |
144,000 |
47,000 |
808,000 |
33.40 |
32.70 |
1,960,000 |
|
2000 |
672,000 |
180,000 |
43,000 |
809,000 |
33.80 |
32.00 |
1,940,000 |
|
2001 |
588,000 |
175,000 |
43,000 |
720,000 |
36.30 |
33.40 |
1,730,000 |
|
2002 |
521,000 |
224,000 |
42,000 |
703,000 |
36.50 |
33.10 |
1,810,000 |
|
2003 |
493,000 |
245,000 |
37,000 |
701,000 |
38.20 |
33.80 |
1,810,000 |
|
2004 |
508,000 |
238,000 |
37,000 |
709,000 |
41.90 |
36.20 |
1,870,000 |
|
2005 |
508,000 |
196,000 |
32,000 |
672,000 |
40.70 |
34.00 |
1,790,000 |
|
2006 |
454,000 |
245,000 |
30,000 |
669,000 |
42.90 |
34.70 |
1,800,000 |
|
2007 |
409,000 |
229,000 |
28,000 |
610,000 |
45.30 |
35.60 |
1,760,000 |
|
2008 |
434,000 |
187,000 |
37,000 |
584,000 |
48.00 |
36.00 |
3,210,000 |
|
2009 |
348,000 |
153,000 |
33,000 |
468,000 |
49.00 |
37.00 |
3,020,000 |
|
2010 |
414,000 |
174,000 |
42,000 |
546,000 |
52.00 |
39.00 |
2,760,000 |
|
2011 |
420,000 |
193,000 |
36,000 |
577,000 |
56.00 |
41.00 |
2,900,000 |
|
2012 |
396,000 |
150,000 |
38,000 |
508,000 |
52.00 |
37.00 |
2,980,000 |
