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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||
| PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF METALLIC ABRASIVES IN THE | ||||||||||||
| UNITED STATES, BY PRODUCT1 | ||||||||||||
| Production | Shipments2 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||
| Product | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| 2014: | ||||||||||||
| Steel shot and grit | 192,000 | $93,100 | 209,000 | $120,000 | ||||||||
| Cut wire shot and othere | 2,260 | 8,260 | 2,210 | 9,500 | ||||||||
| Total | 194,000 | 101,000 | 211,000 | 130,000 | ||||||||
| 2015: | ||||||||||||
| Steel shot and grit | 194,000 | 94,100 | 199,000 | 110,000 | ||||||||
| Cut wire shot and othere | 2,190 | 8,220 | 2,030 | 8,530 | ||||||||
| Total | 196,000 | 102,000 | 201,000 | 119,000 | ||||||||
| eEstimated.- | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes reported exports. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
