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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