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| TABLE 6�� | |||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF NIOBIUM ORES AND CONCENTRATES,� | |||||||||||
| �BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||||
| Gross weight | Value | Gross weight | Value | ||||||||
| Country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | |||||||
| Brazil | -- | -- | 3,600 | $56 | |||||||
| China | 980 | $41 | 1,090 | 31 | |||||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 230 | 2 | |||||||
| India | 613 | 7 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Japan | 39 | 4 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Singapore | -- | -- | 250 | 7 | |||||||
| United Kingdom | 8,140 | 67 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Total | 9,770 | 118 | r | 5,170 | 98 | ||||||
| �rRevised.� -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 2615.90.6030. | |||||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program