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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BORIC ACID, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| Argentina | 849 | $360 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Australia | 19 | 29 | 4 | $28 | ||||||||
| Bolivia | 7,600 | 2,770 | 7,210 | 2,860 | ||||||||
| Chile | 20,600 | 7,790 | 12,800 | 5,140 | ||||||||
| China | 134 | 204 | 268 | 472 | ||||||||
| France | 527 | 811 | 738 | 1,230 | ||||||||
| Germany | 42 | 67 | 13 | 34 | ||||||||
| India | 180 | 198 | 181 | 187 | ||||||||
| Italy | 962 | 1,370 | 954 | 1,370 | ||||||||
| Japan | 22 | 57 | 56 | 124 | ||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 21 | 12 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Peru | 3,740 | 1,470 | 1,510 | 651 | ||||||||
| Russia | 3,420 | 1,520 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| Turkey | 47,000 | 18,100 | 43,000 | 15,100 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 95 | 133 | 270 | 284 | ||||||||
| Other | 27 | 40 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||
| Total | 85,300 | 34,900 | 67,000 | 27,500 | ||||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2U.S. customs declared values. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program