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TABLE 5
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BARITE, BY COUNTRY1
    2005   2006
Quantity Value2 Quantity Value2
Country   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Crude:
China 2,280,000 $120,000 2,360,000 $133,000
India 276,000 16,500 139,000 10,500
Mexico 90 6 3,340 94
Morocco 19,800 1,280 20,200 1,010
Total 2,570,000   137,000   2,530,000   145,000
Ground:
Canada -- -- 15 2
China 14,400 1,520 -- --
India 44,500 4,230 -- --
Japan 214 32 102 15
Mexico 280 30 698 122
Morocco 24,600 2,440 -- --
Total 84,000   8,250   815   139
Other sulfates of:
Belgium 210 119 -- --
Canada 106 38 17 6
China 13,700 3,550 6,620 1,890
Finland 1 32 9 43
France 20 12 45 28
Germany 9,900 8,570 10,300 9,050
Italy 3,910 2,410 4,670 2,850
Japan 509 1,070 529 1,140
Korea, Republic of -- -- 42 99
Mexico 108 61 -- --
Spain 148 169 177 153
Switzerland 9   6   16   10
Total   28,600   16,000   22,400   15,300
-- 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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