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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ARSENIC PRODUCTS1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Class and country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Arsenic trioxide: | ||||||||
| Belgium | 307 | $209 | 369 | $268 | ||||
| Bolivia | 120 | 64 | 90 | 45 | ||||
| Chile | 78 | 33 | 110 | 40 | ||||
| China | 5,620 | 2,680 | 8,110 | 3,830 | ||||
| Germany | (2) | 4 | 64 | 241 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 1,140 | 606 | 329 | 178 | ||||
| Mexico | 344 | 234 | -- | -- | ||||
| Morocco | 3,350 | 1,450 | 3,320 | 1,370 | ||||
| Spain | (2) | 3 | -- | 3 | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 14 | 53 | ||||
| Total | 11,000 | 5,280 | 12,400 | 6,020 | ||||
| Arsenic acid: | ||||||||
| China | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | ||||
| France | 9 | 50 | 6 | 33 | ||||
| Mexico | -- | -- | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 50 | 24 | 52 | ||||
| Arsenic sulfide, China | -- | -- | 75 | 179 | ||||
| Arsenic metal: | ||||||||
| China | 718 | 1,790 | 944 | 1,290 | ||||
| Germany | 5 | 758 | 6 | 846 | ||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Japan | 90 | 860 | 84 | 1,470 | ||||
| Thailand | -- | -- | 19 | 15 | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 4 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 812 | 3,410 | 1,070 | 3,640 | ||||
| -- 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