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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||
| AVERAGE VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND DRIED BAUXITE1 | |||||||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Port of� | Delivered to� | Port of� | Delivered to� | ||||||
| shipment | U.S. ports | shipment | U.S. ports | ||||||
| Country | f.a.s.2 | c.i.f.3 | f.a.s.2 | c.i.f.3 | |||||
| Australia | 13.95 | 19.99 | 23.81 | 36.31 | |||||
| Brazil | 30.35 | 42.83 | 38.81 | 51.58 | |||||
| Guinea | 27.15 | 35.14 | 32.97 | 48.43 | |||||
| Guyana | 47.29 | 56.36 | 40.01 | 54.44 | |||||
| Jamaica | 21.77 | 25.95 | 20.40 | 23.81 | |||||
| Weighted average | 28.10 | 36.05 | 31.20 | 42.91 | |||||
| 1Computed from quantity and value data reported to U.S. Customs Service and compiled��� | |||||||||
| by the U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. Not adjusted for moisture��� | |||||||||
| content of bauxite or differences in methods used by importers to determine value of��� | |||||||||
| individual shipments.�� | |||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship valuation.�� | |||||||||
| 3Cost, insurance, and freight valuation.�� | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program