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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) | ||||||||
| 2005: | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 65,600 | $126,000 | 2,980 | $7,490 | -- | -- | 68,600 | $134,000 | ||||||||
| Australia | 63,200 | 132,000 | 134 | 1,650 | 1,300 | $2,620 | 64,600 | 137,000 | ||||||||
| Bahrain | 22,700 | 46,600 | 15,500 | 38,600 | -- | -- | 38,200 | 85,200 | ||||||||
| Belgium | 36 | 152 | 13,100 | 41,300 | 28 | 35 | 13,200 | 41,500 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 194,000 | 367,000 | 34,200 | 96,500 | 126 | 243 | 228,000 | 464,000 | ||||||||
| Canada | 1,920,000 | 3,750,000 | 514,000 | 1,500,000 | 310,000 | 424,000 | 2,740,000 | 5,680,000 | ||||||||
| China | 68,200 | 136,000 | 121,000 | 345,000 | 247 | 454 | 190,000 | 481,000 | ||||||||
| France | 789 | 7,570 | 6,340 | 33,600 | 99 | 162 | 7,220 | 41,300 | ||||||||
| Germany | 2,400 | 7,920 | 114,000 | 413,000 | 334 | 447 | 116,000 | 421,000 | ||||||||
| Italy | 757 | 3,410 | 2,860 | 16,200 | -- | -- | 3,620 | 19,600 | ||||||||
| Japan | 536 | 1,750 | 20,400 | 89,800 | 521 | 1,950 | 21,500 | 93,500 | ||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 87 | 437 | 2,810 | 12,800 | -- | -- | 2,900 | 13,200 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 97 | 187 | 22,400 | 82,800 | 105,000 | 143,000 | 127,000 | 226,000 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 436 | 1,580 | 2,660 | 14,000 | 79 | 92 | 3,170 | 15,600 | ||||||||
| Norway | 4,060 | 7,940 | 111 | 524 | 2 | 29 | 4,180 | 8,490 | ||||||||
| Panama | 39 | 66 | 464 | 1,650 | 3,590 | 5,260 | 4,100 | 6,970 | ||||||||
| Russia | 819,000 | 1,570,000 | 55,100 | 160,000 | 6,830 | 12,500 | 880,000 | 1,740,000 | ||||||||
| Slovenia | -- | -- | 4,000 | 13,100 | -- | -- | 4,000 | 13,100 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 77,700 | 149,000 | 52,100 | 152,000 | -- | -- | 130,000 | 301,000 | ||||||||
| Spain | 79 | 279 | 3,100 | 8,050 | 106 | 203 | 3,280 | 8,530 | ||||||||
| Tajikstan | 127,000 | 239,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 127,000 | 239,000 | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 79,100 | 164,000 | 576 | 1,450 | 718 | 1,170 | 80,400 | 166,000 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 22,600 | 45,800 | 7,410 | 32,800 | 2,470 | 3,380 | 32,500 | 81,900 | ||||||||
| Venezuela | 145,000 | 280,000 | 11,200 | 24,400 | 8,950 | 12,100 | 165,000 | 317,000 | ||||||||
| Other | 49,200 | 105,000 | 185,000 | 581,000 | 41,100 | 50,500 | 276,000 | 736,000 | ||||||||
| Total | 3,660,000 | 7,140,000 | 1,190,000 | 3,670,000 | 482,000 | 658,000 | 5,330,000 | 11,500,000 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Slovakia | (3) | 4 | 2 | 9 | -- | -- | 2 | 13 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Ukraine | -- | -- | (3) | 2 | -- | -- | (3) | 2 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| �-- 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