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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