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TABLE 15
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MAJOR CATEGORIES OF DIMENSION MARBLE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS
STONE, BY COUNTRY1
    Dressed    
Marble, slabs2 Marble, other3 Other calcareous stone4 Rough marble5
Quantity Value� Quantity Value� Quantity Value� Quantity Value�
Country   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
2006:
Brazil 3,800 $3,440 1,340 $797 2,020 $1,820 67 $41
Canada 17 39 381 823 186,000 5,300 2 2
China 36,200 24,800 61,400 51,000 34,500 13,800 2,470 1,800
France 367 573 565 1,130 9,720 13,000 4 16
Greece 7,660 10,400 5,830 8,870 905 1,070 -- --
India 6,540 5,020 5,320 4,370 4,530 2,000 120 58
Israel 4,920 3,650 8,150 8,150 39,000 18,700 106 79
Italy 84,400 114,000 60,700 84,400 45,400 36,700 1,060 1,680
Mexico 2,480 2,410 11,100 13,000 12,100 12,900 2,350 3,810
Portugal 2,680 2,620 3,540 3,300 33,100 12,100 40 166
Spain 45,900 41,300 42,300 41,300 44,500 35,000 1,360 1,290
Taiwan 1,030 1,020 2,010 2,780 432 586 4 6
Turkey 18,000 13,300 56,300 43,800 19,100 15,000 242 144
Other 18,100   15,100   30,500   27,600   68,500   29,800   497   692
Total 232,000   238,000   290,000   291,000   500,000   198,000   8,310   9,780
2007:
Brazil 3,670 3,100 461 424 2,040 2,210 243 119
Canada 77 124 1,180 2,960 17,600 5,700 17 44
China 48,700 36,600 79,300 69,600 18,700 17,200 2,100 1,600
France 238 573 626 3,180 110,000 15,600 7 78
Greece 9,520 13,000 5,820 10,100 1,020 1,290 16 40
India 10,400 8,660 3,750 5,550 3,100 1,910 186 204
Israel 6,920 5,740 6,960 7,390 41,200 22,300 380 253
Italy 76,600 126,000 48,200 89,600 31,700 39,400 1,630 2,550
Mexico 1,460 1,730 8,420 10,200 31,800 12,800 794 1,370
Portugal 1,800 2,160 1,920 2,630 19,100 15,100 201 107
Spain 46,500 46,100 34,200 37,000 49,900 27,400 1,220 1,050
Taiwan 924 913 1,730 2,710 358 400 1 3
Turkey 30,100 22,200 63,800 52,600 22,900 17,600 1,510 540
Other 21,400   17,500   28,800   27,800   263,000   42,300   263   351
Total   258,000   284,000   285,000   322,000   612,000   221,000   8,560   8,310
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Worked more than simply cut with a flat surface; Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) code 6802.91.0500.
3Merely cut by sawing or otherwise.
4Worked more than simply cut with a flat surface, other than marble and travertine; HTS code 6802.92.0000.�
5Simply cut by sawing or otherwise into rectangular blocks or slabs; HTS code 2515.12.1000.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau as modified by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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