NEWS
RELEASE
For immediate release: April 8, 2004
Alexandria, VA
(April 8)… Spurred by a 45% increase in highway salt tonnage in 2003, U.S. salt
producers achieved record sales revenues of $1.3 billion, up 13.3% from 2002.
The Salt
Institute reported 2003 sales results including more than 30 million tons sold. The all-time record was set after the Blizzard of
1996, 32.9 million tons were sold that year; 2003 was the third-highest tonnage recorded.
Highway sales
soared by six million tons to 19.4 million, second behind the 20.1 million tons used in
1996; highway salt sales revenues set an all-time record -- $479 million. Revenues from the sale of water conditioning salt
also reached an all-time high of $322 million. Food
salt sales advanced 2.5% to their second-highest historic record, 1.559 million tons.
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Note: historical data on U.S. Salt Sales (1977-2003) is available.
For the Year Ended
For the Year Ended
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December 31, 2002 |
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December 31, 2003 |
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Short Tons |
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$ |
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Short Tons |
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$ |
Market |
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(000) |
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(000) |
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(000) |
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(000) |
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Food Grade |
1,520.6 |
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219,536.0 |
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1,559.4 |
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229,472.0 |
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Agricultural |
1,675.5 |
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91,601.3 |
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1,599.7 |
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86,348.1 |
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Highway |
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13,390.8 |
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336,553.4 |
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19,359.2 |
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479,430.7 |
Chemical |
2,183.6 |
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50,319.0 |
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2,268.4 |
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53,536.6 |
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Water Conditioning |
3,220.0 |
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314,809.1 |
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3,253.1 |
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321,571.2 |
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Major Uses |
21,990.5 |
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1,012,818.8 |
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28,039.8 |
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1,170,358.6 |
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Grand Totals |
24,507.1 |
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1,175,477.0 |
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30,602.6 |
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1,332,204.8 |
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