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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION AND EXPORTS | ||||||||
| OF ALUMINA, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons, calcined equivalent, and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||
| Imports: | ||||||||
| Australia | 895 | 287,000 | 833 | 265,000 | ||||
| Brazil | 94 | 28,100 | 390 | 142,000 | ||||
| Canada | 103 | 86,100 | 67 | 54,300 | ||||
| Germany | 87 | 101,000 | 92 | 106,000 | ||||
| Jamaica | 151 | 60,300 | 620 | 250,000 | ||||
| Suriname | 424 | 136,000 | 281 | 94,500 | ||||
| Venezuela | 5 | 2,420 | 77 | 25,200 | ||||
| Other | 98 | 89,600 | 77 | 103,000 | ||||
| Total | 1,860 | 791,000 | 2,440 | 1,040,000 | ||||
| Exports: | ||||||||
| Canada | 577 | 253,000 | 445 | 203,000 | ||||
| China | 513 | 222,000 | 14 | 15,400 | ||||
| Iceland | 137 | 45,200 | 308 | 108,000 | ||||
| Japan | 11 | 39,900 | 15 | 86,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 58 | 42,100 | 60 | 38,800 | ||||
| Norway | 145 | 51,400 | 225 | 74,100 | ||||
| Russia | (3) | 664 | 27 | 11,000 | ||||
| Other | 96 | 157,000 | 67 | 173,000 | ||||
| Total | 1,540 | 811,000 | 1,160 | 709,000 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to��� | ||||||||
| totals shown.�� | ||||||||
| 2Value at foreign port of shipment as reported to U.S. Customs�� | ||||||||
| Service.�� | ||||||||
| 3Less than � unit.�� | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau.�� | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program