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The United States Aggregate Industry:

The aggregates industry in the United States of America is a major economic driver of our economy, contributing $37.5 billion dollars to the GDP (gross domestic product).
Nearly two-thirds of the non-fuel minerals mined in the United States are aggregates – crushed stone, sand, and gravel.
Currently, over 10,000 construction aggregate operations can be found throughout our country.
The aggregates industry provides over 115,000 good-paying jobs for men and women across the US. For every $1,000,000 in aggregate sales, 19.5 jobs are created.
During the average lifetime of every man, woman and child born in the United States, each will require 1.64 million pounds of aggregates (crushed stone, sand & gravel).

The current annual consumption rate of aggregate in the United States is in excess of 22,000 pounds for every living man, woman and child.
Every state, virtually every Congressional District, and 70 percent of our nation’s counties are homes to an aggregate operation.
An estimated 38,000 tons of aggregate are necessary to construct one mile of lane of interstate highway.
An average-sized hospital or school requires 15,000 tons of aggregate to construct.
Construction of an average modern home requires 400 tons of aggregate to construct.
Production of aggregates in the United States went from approximately 350 million metric tons in 1940 to over 2.66 billion metric tons in 2003.