Asbestos Supply/Demand
ASBESTOS STATISTICS1
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
[All values are in metric tons (t) asbestos content unless otherwise noted]
Last modification: April 10, 2006
| Year | Production | Imports | Exports | Apparent consumption | Unit value $/t | Unit value 98$/t | World production |
| 1900 | 956 | 956 | 17.10 | 340 | 20,600 | ||
| 1901 | 678 | 678 | 19.90 | 390 | 30,500 | ||
| 1902 | 912 | 912 | 17.80 | 340 | 28,400 | ||
| 1903 | 805 | 805 | 20.80 | 380 | 34,300 | ||
| 1904 | 1,340 | 1,340 | 19.20 | 350 | 41,100 | ||
| 1905 | 2,820 | 2,820 | 15.20 | 280 | 56,000 | ||
| 1906 | 1,540 | 1,540 | 18.60 | 340 | 64,700 | ||
| 1907 | 592 | 592 | 20.10 | 350 | 66,300 | ||
| 1908 | 849 | 849 | 23.10 | 420 | 14,100 | ||
| 1909 | 2,800 | 2,800 | 22.40 | 410 | 73,600 | ||
| 1910 | 3,350 | 43,100 | 46,400 | 20.40 | 360 | 84,700 | |
| 1911 | 6,900 | 51,800 | 58,700 | 17.40 | 310 | 114,000 | |
| 1912 | 3,990 | 64,900 | 68,900 | 22.00 | 370 | 117,000 | |
| 1913 | 998 | 88,100 | 89,100 | 12.20 | 201 | 145,000 | |
| 1914 | 1,130 | 65,200 | 66,300 | 18.50 | 302 | 106,000 | |
| 1915 | 1,570 | 84,900 | 86,500 | 49.00 | 791 | 117,000 | |
| 1916 | 1,490 | 105,000 | 283 | 107,000 | 149 | 2,228 | 142,000 |
| 1917 | 1,780 | 122,000 | 642 | 123,000 | 210 | 2,674 | 141,000 |
| 1918 | 905 | 125,000 | 632 | 125,000 | 144 | 1,554 | 144,000 |
| 1919 | 1,050 | 123,000 | 1,020 | 123,000 | 260 | 2,450 | 181,000 |
| 1920 | 1,500 | 152,000 | 558 | 153,000 | 454 | 3,700 | 193,000 |
| 1921 | 754 | 65,700 | 472 | 66,000 | 447 | 4,070 | 91,100 |
| 1922 | 61 | 136,000 | 341 | 135,000 | 166 | 1,611 | 136,000 |
| 1923 | 206 | 193,000 | 617 | 192,000 | 46.70 | 445 | 201,000 |
| 1924 | 272 | 166,000 | 1,150 | 165,000 | 156 | 1,487 | 198,000 |
| 1925 | 1,140 | 209,000 | 1,010 | 209,000 | 45.30 | 422 | 312,000 |
| 1926 | 1,230 | 234,000 | 1,000 | 234,000 | 109 | 1,004 | 329,000 |
| 1927 | 2,700 | 203,000 | 280 | 205,000 | 125 | 1,171 | 342,000 |
| 1928 | 2,030 | 209,000 | 771 | 210,000 | 173 | 1,649 | 354,000 |
| 1929 | 2,860 | 238,000 | 643 | 240,000 | 123 | 1,172 | 400,000 |
| 1930 | 3,850 | 189,000 | 699 | 192,000 | 75.20 | 734 | 339,000 |
| 1931 | 2,930 | 124,000 | 1,560 | 125,000 | 40.60 | 440 | 235,000 |
| 1932 | 3,230 | 87,800 | 1,550 | 89,500 | 32.60 | 390 | 186,000 |
| 1933 | 4,310 | 108,000 | 1,250 | 112,000 | 30.40 | 380 | 249,000 |
| 1934 | 4,620 | 109,000 | 1,510 | 112,000 | 34.30 | 420 | 271,000 |
| 1935 | 8,090 | 151,000 | 771 | 158,000 | 36.20 | 430 | 337,000 |
| 1936 | 10,000 | 221,000 | 3,400 | 228,000 | 32.30 | 380 | 460,000 |
| 1937 | 11,000 | 279,000 | 2,730 | 287,000 | 31.50 | 360 | 556,000 |
| 1938 | 9,470 | 163,000 | 2,520 | 170,000 | 26.10 | 300 | 413,000 |
| 1939 | 14,000 | 220,000 | 2,240 | 232,000 | 36.60 | 430 | 425,000 |
| 1940 | 18,200 | 226,000 | 4,060 | 238,000 | 37.10 | 430 | 428,000 |
| 1941 | 22,100 | 380,000 | 4,400 | 398,000 | 32.80 | 360 | 528,000 |
| 1942 | 14,000 | 380,000 | 702 | 394,000 | 35.50 | 360 | 509,000 |
| 1943 | 5,460 | 399,000 | 333 | 405,000 | 61.40 | 580 | 575,000 |
| 1944 | 6,050 | 347,000 | 431 | 353,000 | 62.90 | 580 | 546,000 |
| 1945 | 11,100 | 340,000 | 7,760 | 343,000 | 40.20 | 360 | 573,000 |
| 1946 | 12,800 | 413,000 | 9,990 | 416,000 | 39.50 | 330 | 680,000 |
| 1947 | 21,800 | 540,000 | 2,430 | 559,000 | 42.10 | 310 | 816,000 |
| 1948 | 33,600 | 588,000 | 8,370 | 613,000 | 53.70 | 360 | 930,000 |
| 1949 | 39,400 | 462,000 | 18,200 | 483,000 | 66.40 | 450 | 884,000 |
| 1950 | 38,500 | 640,000 | 19,000 | 660,000 | 76.00 | 510 | 1,290,000 |
| 1951 | 46,900 | 691,000 | 15,000 | 723,000 | 83.50 | 520 | 1,420,000 |
| 1952 | 48,900 | 644,000 | 9,730 | 683,000 | 96.50 | 590 | 1,420,000 |
| 1953 | 49,400 | 628,000 | 2,790 | 675,000 | 98.30 | 600 | 1,420,000 |
| 1954 | 43,200 | 615,000 | 1,720 | 657,000 | 109 | 660 | 1,510,000 |
| 1955 | 40,400 | 671,000 | 2,530 | 709,000 | 111 | 675 | 1,770,000 |
| 1956 | 37,500 | 625,000 | 2,680 | 660,000 | 127 | 761 | 1,810,000 |
| 1957 | 39,600 | 620,000 | 2,620 | 656,000 | 124 | 719 | 1,890,000 |
| 1958 | 39,900 | 584,000 | 2,750 | 622,000 | 129 | 728 | 1,860,000 |
| 1959 | 41,200 | 647,000 | 4,050 | 684,000 | 106 | 594 | 2,050,000 |
| 1960 | 41,000 | 607,000 | 5,010 | 643,000 | 103 | 567 | 2,210,000 |
| 1961 | 47,900 | 560,000 | 3,450 | 604,000 | 90.70 | 490 | 2,510,000 |
| 1962 | 48,300 | 613,000 | 3,580 | 659,000 | 96.90 | 520 | 2,410,000 |
| 1963 | 60,200 | 606,000 | 9,070 | 657,000 | 84.80 | 450 | 2,510,000 |
| 1964 | 91,700 | 670,000 | 24,500 | 738,000 | 88.80 | 470 | 2,770,000 |
| 1965 | 107,000 | 653,000 | 39,000 | 721,000 | 94.70 | 490 | 2,810,000 |
| 1966 | 114,000 | 659,000 | 42,600 | 731,000 | 96.80 | 490 | 2,970,000 |
| 1967 | 112,000 | 585,000 | 43,300 | 654,000 | 99.30 | 480 | 2,910,000 |
| 1968 | 109,000 | 669,000 | 37,400 | 741,000 | 95.00 | 440 | 3,010,000 |
| 1969 | 114,000 | 630,000 | 32,800 | 712,000 | 93.20 | 410 | 3,270,000 |
| 1970 | 114,000 | 589,000 | 42,600 | 665,000 | 94.10 | 400 | 3,490,000 |
| 1971 | 119,000 | 618,000 | 49,000 | 699,000 | 103 | 414 | 3,580,000 |
| 1972 | 120,000 | 668,000 | 53,500 | 747,000 | 112 | 437 | 3,780,000 |
| 1973 | 136,000 | 718,000 | 59,900 | 803,000 | 120 | 441 | 4,190,000 |
| 1974 | 99,000 | 695,000 | 56,000 | 767,000 | 139 | 460 | 4,160,000 |
| 1975 | 89,500 | 489,000 | 33,100 | 551,000 | 159 | 482 | 4,140,000 |
| 1976 | 105,000 | 597,000 | 42,600 | 659,000 | 226 | 647 | 4,770,000 |
| 1977 | 92,256 | 551,000 | 34,900 | 609,000 | 274 | 737 | 4,790,000 |
| 1978 | 93,100 | 570,000 | 41,800 | 619,000 | 301 | 753 | 4,690,000 |
| 1979 | 93,400 | 513,000 | 43,300 | 561,000 | 310 | 696 | 4,760,000 |
| 1980 | 80,100 | 327,000 | 48,700 | 359,000 | 382 | 756 | 4,700,000 |
| 1981 | 75,600 | 338,000 | 64,400 | 349,000 | 406 | 728 | 4,350,000 |
| 1982 | 63,500 | 242,000 | 58,800 | 247,000 | 392 | 662 | 4,560,000 |
| 1983 | 69,900 | 196,000 | 54,600 | 217,000 | 399 | 653 | 4,430,000 |
| 1984 | 57,400 | 210,000 | 39,900 | 226,000 | 422 | 662 | 4,310,000 |
| 1985 | 57,500 | 142,000 | 45,700 | 162,000 | 357 | 541 | 4,250,000 |
| 1986 | 51,400 | 108,000 | 47,300 | 120,000 | 338 | 503 | 4,030,000 |
| 1987 | 50,600 | 93,800 | 60,100 | 84,300 | 340 | 488 | 4,240,000 |
| 1988 | 18,200 | 85,300 | 31,500 | 71,400 | 252 | 347 | 4,320,000 |
| 1989 | 17,400 | 55,300 | 27,000 | 55,300 | 254 | 334 | 4,240,000 |
| 1990 | 18,500 | 41,300 | 28,000 | 41,300 | 262 | 327 | 4,010,000 |
| 1991 | 20,100 | 34,800 | 26,000 | 34,800 | 383 | 458 | 3,530,000 |
| 1992 | 15,600 | 31,600 | 25,000 | 32,800 | 394 | 458 | 3,350,000 |
| 1993 | 13,700 | 30,800 | 27,600 | 31,600 | 435 | 491 | 2,520,000 |
| 1994 | 10,100 | 25,800 | 17,500 | 26,800 | 507 | 558 | 2,250,000 |
| 1995 | 9,290 | 21,900 | 14,600 | 22,000 | 220 | 235 | 2,180,000 |
| 1996 | 9,550 | 21,600 | 15,400 | 21,700 | 226 | 235 | 2,100,000 |
| 1997 | 6,890 | 20,900 | 20,300 | 21,000 | 223 | 226 | 2,150,000 |
| 1998 | 5,760 | 15,800 | 18,100 | 15,800 | 205 | 205 | 1,980,000 |
| 1999 | 7,190 | 15,800 | 21,700 | 15,800 | 199 | 195 | 1,850,000 |
| 2000 | 5,260 | 14,600 | 18,800 | 14,600 | 172 | 163 | 2,110,000 |
| 2001 | 5,260 | 13,100 | 21,700 | 13,100 | 202 | 186 | 2,060,000 |
| 2002 | 2,720 | 6,900 | 6,550 | 6,850 | 258 | 234 | 2,320,000 |
| 2003 | 4,650 | 2,820 | 4,650 | 1,260 | 1,110 | 2,360,000 | |
| 2004 | 3,450 | 1,580 | 3,450 | 234 | 202 | 2,360,000 |
Asbestos Worksheet Notes
Data Sources
The sources of data for the asbestos worksheet are the mineral statistics publications of the U.S. Bureau of Mines and the U.S. Geological Survey—Minerals Yearbook (MYB) and its predecessor, Mineral Resources of the United States (MR). The years of publication and corresponding years of data coverage are listed in the References section below. Blank fields in the worksheet indicate that data are not available.
Production
Data are domestic asbestos sold or used by producers. Data are from the MR and the MYB. Data for the years 2003–04 are not available.
Imports
Data are for unmanufactured asbestos material imported into the United States. Data are from the MR and the MYB. Import data are not available prior to 1909.
Exports
Data are for unmanufactured asbestos material exported from the United States. Data are from the MR and the MYB. Export data are not available prior to 1916.
Apparent Consumption
Except for the year 1913, apparent consumption data were not published prior to 1915. For the years 1900–09, apparent consumption data are estimated to equal the production (sold or used) data. For the years 1910–12 and 1914, apparent consumption data are calculated with the following equation:
APPARENT CONSUMPTION = PRODUCTION (SOLD OR USED) + IMPORTS.
Apparent consumption data for the year 1913 and years 1915–2004 are from the MR and the MYB.
Unit Value ($/t)
Unit value is defined as the value of 1 metric ton (t) of asbestos apparent consumption. Data for the years 1900–87 and 1991–94 are calculated based on the asbestos sold or used value data from the MR and MYB. Data for the years 1988–90 and 1995–2004 are calculated based on the asbestos import value data from the MYB. The major change in value in the years 2003–04 from previous years reflects a change to higher valued material.
Unit Value (98$/t)
The Consumer Price Index conversion factor, with 1998 as the base year, is used to adjust unit value in current U.S. dollars to the unit value in constant 1998 U.S. dollars.
World Production
Data are world mine production of asbestos. Data for the years 1900–04 include only Canada and the United States. For the years 1904–12, data include Canada, the United States, and Russia. World asbestos mine production data are from the MR and the MYB.
References
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1927–34, Mineral Resources of the United States, 1924–31.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1933–96, Minerals Yearbook, 1932–94.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1901–27, Mineral Resources of the United States, 1900–23.
U.S. Geological Survey, 1997–2006, Minerals Yearbook, v. I, 1995–2004.
Recommended Citation Format:
U.S. Geological Survey, [year of last update, e.g., 2005], [Mineral commodity, e.g., Gold] statistics, in Kelly, T.D., and Matos, G.R., comps., Historical statistics for mineral and material commodities in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 140, available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2005/140/. (Accessed [date].)
For more information, please contact:
USGS Asbestos Commodity Specialist