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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BORIC ACID, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Argentina | 1,630 | $694 | 849 | $360 | ||||
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 19 | 29 | ||||
| Bolivia | 3,840 | 1,360 | 7,600 | 2,770 | ||||
| Chile | 15,100 | 6,130 | 20,600 | 7,790 | ||||
| China | 32 | 83 | 134 | 204 | ||||
| France | 1,270 | 1,720 | 527 | 811 | ||||
| Germany | 22 | 31 | 42 | 67 | ||||
| India | 13 | 28 | 180 | 198 | ||||
| Italy | 1,290 | 1,500 | 962 | 1,370 | ||||
| Japan | 109 | 160 | 22 | 57 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | -- | -- | 21 | 12 | ||||
| Peru | 4,610 | 1,700 | 3,740 | 1,470 | ||||
| Russia | 67 | 40 | 3,420 | 1,520 | ||||
| Turkey | 23,900 | 8,970 | 47,000 | 18,100 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 57 | 107 | 95 | 133 | ||||
| Other | 21 | 23 | 27 | 40 | ||||
| Total | 51,900 | 22,500 | 85,300 | 34,900 | ||||
| -- 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