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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ASBESTOS FIBERS, BY TYPE AND ORIGIN1 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | Zimbabwe | Total | ||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||
| Type | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| 2006: | ||||||||||||
| Chrysotile: | ||||||||||||
| Crude | 200 | $36 | -- | -- | 200 | $36 | ||||||
| Spinning fibers | 41 | 8 | -- | -- | 41 | 8 | ||||||
| Milled, grade 4 | -- | -- | 213 | $442 | 213 | 442 | ||||||
| All other | 1,400 | 302 | -- | -- | 1,400 | 302 | ||||||
| Other, unspecified asbestos type | 377 | 216 | -- | -- | 377 | 216 | ||||||
| Total | 2,020 | 562 | 213 | 442 | 2,230 | 1,000 | ||||||
| 2007: | ||||||||||||
| Chrysotile: | ||||||||||||
| Crude | 80 | 14 | -- | -- | 80 | 14 | ||||||
| Milled, grade 4 | -- | -- | 66 | 143 | 66 | 143 | ||||||
| All other | 1,110 | 279 | 14 | 33 | 1,120 | 312 | ||||||
| Other, unspecified asbestos type | 466 | 350 | -- | -- | 466 | 350 | ||||||
| Total | 1,650 | 643 | 80 | 176 | 1,730 | 819 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2U.S. customs declared value. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program