Down goes production

USGS has released it's latest production report. An estimated 778 million metric tons (mt) of total aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2007, a decrease of 11 percent compared with that of the same period of 2006. The estimated output of aggregates produced for consumption in the first 9 months of 2007 was 1.96 billion mt, a 15 percent decrease compared with that of the same period of 2006.

An estimated 436 million mt of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2007, a decrease of 11 percent compared with that of the same period of 2006. The estimated output of crushed stone produced for consumption in the first 9 months of 2007 was 1.1 billion mt, a 15 percent decrease compared with that of the same period of 2006.

The estimated U.S. output of construction sand and gravel produced and shipped for consumption in the third quarter of
2007 was 340 million mt, a decrease of 13 percent compared with that of the same period of 2006. The estimated output of construction sand and gravel produced for consumption in the first 9 months of 2007 was 852 million mt, a 15 percent decrease compared with that of the same period of 2006.