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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Metals and alloys, crude | Plates, sheets, bars, etc.2 | Scrap | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||||
| 2006: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 59,400 | $155,000 | 129 | $1,480 | -- | -- | 59,500 | $156,000 | |||||||||||
| Australia | 58,200 | 152,000 | 186 | 1,130 | 2,760 | $6,560 | 61,100 | 160,000 | |||||||||||
| Bahrain | 76,000 | 208,000 | 15,100 | 46,400 | -- | -- | 91,100 | 254,000 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | 216 | 727 | 7,860 | 36,400 | 122 | 242 | 8,200 | 37,400 | |||||||||||
| Brazil | 128,000 | 332,000 | 33,400 | 109,000 | 639 | 1,220 | 162,000 | 442,000 | |||||||||||
| Canada | 1,960,000 | 5,270,000 | 517,000 | 1,860,000 | 349,000 | 596,000 | 2,830,000 | 7,720,000 | |||||||||||
| China | 62,600 | 157,000 | 162,000 | 545,000 | 5 | 27 | 225,000 | 703,000 | |||||||||||
| France | 711 | 8,450 | 4,840 | 30,700 | 76 | 330 | 5,630 | 39,500 | |||||||||||
| Germany | 5,320 | 15,300 | 126,000 | 519,000 | 429 | 931 | 132,000 | 536,000 | |||||||||||
| Italy | 203 | 972 | 3,530 | 20,400 | (3) | 7 | 3,730 | 21,400 | |||||||||||
| Japan | 624 | 2,450 | 15,400 | 83,100 | 797 | 2,780 | 16,800 | 88,300 | |||||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 872 | 2,780 | 2,880 | 12,500 | 195 | 383 | 3,950 | 15,700 | |||||||||||
| Mexico | 3,940 | 14,200 | 21,100 | 90,100 | 115,000 | 217,000 | 140,000 | 321,000 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | 721 | 2,590 | 2,240 | 14,000 | 112 | 173 | 3,070 | 16,800 | |||||||||||
| Norway | 312 | 985 | 295 | 1,230 | -- | -- | 607 | 2,220 | |||||||||||
| Panama | 93 | 194 | 298 | 1,100 | 3,130 | 6,430 | 3,520 | 7,720 | |||||||||||
| Russia | 660,000 | 1,670,000 | 51,500 | 192,000 | 8,360 | 19,000 | 720,000 | 1,880,000 | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | -- | -- | 4,170 | 16,000 | -- | -- | 4,170 | 16,000 | |||||||||||
| South Africa | 80,000 | 201,000 | 54,300 | 169,000 | -- | -- | 134,000 | 370,000 | |||||||||||
| Spain | 147 | 581 | 1,300 | 5,310 | -- | -- | 1,450 | 5,890 | |||||||||||
| Tajikstan | 25,700 | 60,300 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25,700 | 60,300 | |||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 99,600 | 266,000 | 54 | 165 | 1,670 | 3,290 | 101,000 | 270,000 | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 32,600 | 81,400 | 6,220 | 45,500 | 1,750 | 2,930 | 40,500 | 130,000 | |||||||||||
| Venezuela | 133,000 | 314,000 | 17,200 | 49,700 | 2,850 | 6,170 | 153,000 | 370,000 | |||||||||||
| Other | 48,400 | 128,000 | 170,000 | 643,000 | 40,100 | 67,200 | 258,000 | 838,000 | |||||||||||
| Total | 3,440,000 | 9,040,000 | 1,220,000 | 4,490,000 | 527,000 | 931,000 | 5,180,000 | 14,500,000 | |||||||||||
| 2007: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 55,300 | 158,000 | 56 | 638 | -- | -- | 55,400 | 159,000 | |||||||||||
| Australia | 55,700 | 159,000 | 98 | 903 | 2,730 | 7,380 | 58,500 | 167,000 | |||||||||||
| Bahrain | 36,100 | 106,000 | 18,100 | 62,800 | -- | -- | 54,200 | 169,000 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | 94 | 370 | 11,700 | 63,700 | 14 | 25 | 11,800 | 64,100 | |||||||||||
| Brazil | 80,100 | 225,000 | 26,500 | 89,900 | 1 | 4 | 107,000 | 314,000 | |||||||||||
| Canada | 1,930,000 | 5,390,000 | 443,000 | 1,650,000 | 320,000 | 541,000 | 2,690,000 | 7,580,000 | |||||||||||
| China | 37,700 | 107,000 | 166,000 | 605,000 | 58 | 205 | 204,000 | 712,000 | |||||||||||
| France | 435 | 7,470 | 3,580 | 28,800 | 44 | 96 | 4,060 | 36,300 | |||||||||||
| Germany | 2,620 | 8,060 | 98,700 | 485,000 | 465 | 727 | 102,000 | 493,000 | |||||||||||
| Italy | 513 | 2,360 | 7,250 | 44,700 | 77 | 119 | 7,840 | 47,200 | |||||||||||
| Japan | 239 | 894 | 14,400 | 79,800 | 703 | 3,800 | 15,300 | 84,500 | |||||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2,510 | 7,910 | 2,940 | 14,200 | 69 | 182 | 5,510 | 22,300 | |||||||||||
| Mexico | 22,100 | 105,000 | 19,600 | 95,300 | 105,000 | 174,000 | 146,000 | 375,000 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | 841 | 3,140 | 2,930 | 18,300 | 143 | 306 | 3,920 | 21,700 | |||||||||||
| Norway | 4,940 | 16,600 | 140 | 725 | -- | -- | 5,080 | 17,300 | |||||||||||
| Panama | 20 | 38 | 10 | 42 | 3,450 | 6,850 | 3,480 | 6,930 | |||||||||||
| Russia | 434,000 | 1,200,000 | 55,900 | 241,000 | 1,660 | 3,900 | 492,000 | 1,440,000 | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | -- | -- | 3,940 | 18,700 | -- | -- | 3,940 | 18,700 | |||||||||||
| South Africa | 62,500 | 164,000 | 47,800 | 176,000 | -- | -- | 110,000 | 339,000 | |||||||||||
| Spain | 107 | 466 | 502 | 3,300 | 19 | 39 | 628 | 3,810 | |||||||||||
| Tajikstan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 108,000 | 317,000 | -- | -- | 18 | 90 | 108,000 | 317,000 | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 3,990 | 11,300 | 5,870 | 43,700 | 1,110 | 1,970 | 11,000 | 57,000 | |||||||||||
| Venezuela | 63,800 | 162,000 | 8,770 | 26,500 | 486 | 1,270 | 73,000 | 189,000 | |||||||||||
| Other | 48,600 | 140,000 | 132,000 | 569,000 | 34,800 | 60,700 | 215,000 | 770,000 | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,950,000 | 8,290,000 | 1,070,000 | 4,320,000 | 471,000 | 803,000 | 4,490,000 | 13,400,000 | |||||||||||
| �-- Zero. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes circles, disks, pipes, rods, tubes, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program