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| TABLE 2 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ARSENIC PRODUCTS1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Class and country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Arsenic trioxide: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 369 | $268 | 267 | $178 | |||||
| Bolivia | 90 | 45 | 120 | 60 | |||||
| Chile | 110 | 40 | -- | -- | |||||
| China | 8,110 | 3,830 | 3,260 | 1,680 | |||||
| Germany | 64 | 241 | -- | -- | |||||
| Hong Kong | 329 | 178 | -- | -- | |||||
| Morocco | 3,320 | 1,370 | 5,580 | 2,220 | |||||
| Spain | -- | r | -- | r | -- | -- | |||
| United Kingdom | 14 | 53 | (2) | 4 | |||||
| Total | 12,400 | 6,020 | 9,220 | 4,140 | |||||
| Arsenic acid: | |||||||||
| China | 16 | 16 | -- | -- | |||||
| France | 6 | 33 | -- | -- | |||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 5 | 14 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | 3 | -- | -- | |||||
| Taiwan | -- | -- | 7 | 14 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 52 | 12 | 28 | |||||
| Arsenic sulfide, China | 75 | 179 | 103 | 241 | |||||
| Arsenic metal: | |||||||||
| China | 944 | 1,290 | 646 | 1,750 | |||||
| Germany | 6 | 846 | 4 | 689 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 16 | 12 | 32 | 42 | |||||
| Japan | 84 | 1,470 | 77 | 927 | |||||
| Thailand | 19 | 15 | -- | -- | |||||
| United Kingdom | 4 | 11 | -- | -- | |||||
| Total | 1,070 | 3,640 | 759 | 3,410 | |||||
| rRevised. -- 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