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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ANTIMONY METAL, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Quantity | Value� | Quantity | Value� | ||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||
| Belgium | 299 | $1,330 | 613 | $2,960 | |||||||
| Bolivia | 40 | 192 | 54 | 267 | |||||||
| Canada | 126 | 1,060 | 10 | 115 | |||||||
| China | 5,070 | 24,100 | 3,770 | 19,900 | |||||||
| Germany | (2) | 99 | (2) | 119 | |||||||
| Hong Kong | 19 | 78 | 240 | 1,190 | |||||||
| Japan | (2) | 54 | 1 | 36 | |||||||
| Mexico | 800 | 907 | 648 | 840 | |||||||
| Peru | 846 | 3,610 | 419 | 1,950 | |||||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 8 | 80 | |||||||
| Vietnam | 57 | 287 | 157 | 842 | |||||||
| Other | 2 | 28 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Total | 7,260 | 31,800 | 5,920 | 28,300 | |||||||
| -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Less than � unit. | |||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program