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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF HYDROFLUORIC ACID, BY COUNTRY1� | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | �Value2 | Quantity | �Value2 | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Canada | 44,100 | $46,100 | 42,600 | $52,300 | ||||
| China | 895 | 599 | 2,080 | 1,470 | ||||
| Germany | 355 | 704 | 294 | 653 | ||||
| India | 84 | 75 | -- | -- | ||||
| Italy | 188 | 28 | 38 | 51 | ||||
| Japan | 1,300 | 3,100 | 1,390 | 3,010 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 172 | 582 | 106 | 343 | ||||
| Mexico | 89,900 | 86,700 | 109,000 | 109,000 | ||||
| Netherlands | 85 | 310 | 300 | 467 | ||||
| Peru | -- | -- | 40 | 21 | ||||
| Singapore | 32 | 62 | 238 | 524 | ||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 17 | -- | 5 | ||||
| Taiwan | 78 | 110 | 32 | 84 | ||||
| Total | 137,000 | 138,000 | 156,000 | 168,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.� | ||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight values at U.S. ports. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau; adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program