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| TABLE 7 | |||||||||
| AVERAGE VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND DRIED BAUXITE1 | |||||||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| 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 | 17.77 | r | 23.57 | r | 13.95 | 19.99 | |||
| Brazil | 25.73 | r | 39.11 | r | 30.35 | 42.83 | |||
| Guinea | 24.36 | 30.31 | 27.15 | 35.14 | |||||
| Guyana | 35.72 | r | 42.27 | r | 47.29 | 56.36 | |||
| Jamaica | 19.69 | 23.02 | 21.77 | 25.95 | |||||
| Weighted average | 24.65 | r | 31.66 | r | 28.10 | 36.05 | |||
| rRevised. | |||||||||
| 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