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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF METALLIC BISMUTH, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | ||||
| Bahamas, The | 2,620 | $25 | 1,080 | $14 | ||||
| Belgium | 1,050,000 | 8,360 | 876,000 | 8,070 | ||||
| Canada | 7,370 | 72 | 9,100 | 106 | ||||
| China | 667,000 | 5,490 | 356,000 | 3,920 | ||||
| Germany | 18,500 | 199 | 295 | 18 | ||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | 74,600 | 747 | ||||
| Italy | 106 | 25 | 380 | 49 | ||||
| Mexico | 480,000 | 3,750 | 552,000 | 5,630 | ||||
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1,080 | 26 | ||||
| Peru | -- | -- | 17,600 | 229 | ||||
| Spain | 700 | 10 | 1,920 | 28 | ||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | 304,000 | 2,550 | 406,000 | 3,100 | ||||
| Total | 2,530,000 | 20,500 | 2,300,000 | 21,900 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program