TABLE 3
MAJOR DOWNSTREAM NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
FRODUCED IN THE UNlTED STATES1
(Thousand metric tons)


Compound                1989         1990        1991        1992       
1993'
Urea:
Gross weight                 7,261       '7,454      '7,378     '8,147  
     7,105
Nitrogen content             3,340       r3,429      '3,394     '3,748  
     3,268
Ammonium nitrate:
Gross weight                 7,140       '6,998      '7,093     '7,106  
     7,615
Nitrogen content             2,499        2,449      '2,483     '2,487  
     2,665
Ammonium phosphates:2
Gross weight                14,862       15,871     '16,431    '17,250  
    14,484
Nitrogen content             2,517        2,673      r2,713     '2,915  
     2,459
Ammonium sulfate:3
Gross weight                 2,163        2,285       2,035     '2,169  
     2,175
Nitrogen content              '459         '485        r432        '460 
       461
Nitric acid, direct use:4
Gross weight                 1,951        1,684     'rl,605     '1,701  
     1,748
Nitrogen content               434         '374        '357        '378 
       388
Acrylonitrile:
Gross weight                 1,183        1,373       1,201       1,283 
     1,138
Nitrogen content               312          363        318         338  
       300
Caprolactam:
Gross weight                   595          626        582         '625 
       616
Nitrogen content                73           78         73          78  
       77
Total:
Gross weight          35,155       36,291     '36,325    '38,281       34,881
Nitrogen content      '9,634       '9,851      '9,770    r10,404        9,618
PPreiiminayr. 'Revised.
'Rainld in relative order of impotance.
2Di    oniumphshat(DAP). mom      umphosphate (MAP), and ote      o   a.
'Excludes coke plant .nmoniu sulfate.
4Gros nitric acid production netted for use in producton of ammonium nitrt.
5Data may not add to totals down becaue of indedentrounding.
Sourc: Bureau of the Census and International Trade Commision.


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