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TABLE 5
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BARITE, BY COUNTRY1
    2006   2007
Quantity Value2 Quantity Value2
Country   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Crude:
�� Canada -- -- 100 $3
China 2,360,000 $133,000 2,500,000 174,000
Germany -- -- 601 32
India 139,000 10,500 44,200 3,580
Korea, Republic of 10 r 3 r 235 6
Mexico 3,340 94 314 11
Morocco 20,200 1,060 r -- --
Total 2,530,000   145,000   2,540,000   178,000
Ground:
Canada 15 2 -- --
China -- -- 35,500 3,230
India -- -- -- --
Japan 102 15 -- --
Mexico 698 122 -- --
Morocco -- -- -- --
Total 815   139   35,500   3,230
Other sulfates of barium:
Belgium -- -- 5 6
Canada 17 6 296 46
China 6,620 1,890 2,960 1,250
Finland 9 43 -- --
France 45 28 -- --
Germany 10,300 9,050 9,280 7,630
India -- -- 2 4
Italy 4,670 2,850 2,440 1,740
Japan 529 1,140 640 1,780
Korea, Republic of 42 99 -- --
Netherlands -- -- 10 15
Spain 177 153 222 206
Switzerland 16 10 -- --
�� United Kingdom --   --   18   10
Total   22,400   15,300   15,900   12,700
rRevised. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Cost, insurance, and freight value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau data; adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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