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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ARSENIC PRODUCTS1 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Class and country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Arsenic trioxide: | ||||||||
| Belgium | 973 | $603 | 794 | $458 | ||||
| China | 1,260 | 561 | 1,080 | 486 | ||||
| Germany | 4 | 29 | (2) | 3 | ||||
| Japan | -- | -- | (2) | 4 | ||||
| Morocco | 3,690 | 1,640 | 4,690 | 2,290 | ||||
| Total | 5,920 | 2,830 | 6,570 | 3,240 | ||||
| Arsenic acid: | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 20 | 8 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | (2) | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||||
| Taiwan | 40 | 32 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 43 | 24 | 42 | ||||
| Arsenic sulfide, Russia | 13 | 35 | 2 | 28 | ||||
| Arsenic metal: | ||||||||
| China | 639 | 1,020 | 611 | 999 | ||||
| Finland | -- | -- | (2) | 10 | ||||
| Germany | 1 | 297 | 2 | 407 | ||||
| Japan | 125 | 1,100 | 15 | 697 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | 11 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | (2) | 7 | (2) | 17 | ||||
| Total | 769 | 2,440 | 628 | 2,130 | ||||
| -- 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
See also: Mineral commodity prices
