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| TABLE 6�� | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF NIOBIUM ORES AND CONCENTRATES,� | |||||||||
| �BY COUNTRY1 (HTS CODE 2615.90.6030) | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Gross mass | Value | Gross mass | Value | ||||||
| Country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | |||||
| Brazil | 3,600 | $56 | -- | -- | |||||
| China | 1,090 | 32 | r | 800 | $26 | ||||
| Germany | 230 | 3 | r | -- | -- | ||||
| Singapore | 250 | 7 | -- | -- | |||||
| Total | 5,170 | 98 | 800 | 26 | |||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program