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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF HYDROFLUORIC ACID, BY COUNTRY1� | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity | �Value2 | Quantity | �Value2 | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Canada | 42,600 | $52,300 | 31,500 | $49,500 | ||||
| China | 2,080 | 1,470 | 2,120 | 1,970 | ||||
| Germany | 294 | 653 | 427 | 1,010 | ||||
| India | -- | -- | 177 | 192 | ||||
| Italy | 38 | 51 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | 1,390 | 3,010 | 1,080 | 2,340 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 106 | 343 | -- | -- | ||||
| Liechtenstein | -- | -- | (3) | � | 6 | |||
| Mexico | 109,000 | 109,000 | 116,000 | 121,000 | ||||
| Netherlands | 300 | 467 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peru | 40 | 21 | 61 | 31 | ||||
| Singapore | 238 | 524 | 48 | 97 | ||||
| Switzerland | (3) | r | 5 | -- | -- | |||
| Taiwan | 32 | 84 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 3 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 156,000 | 168,000 | 152,000 | 176,000 | ||||
| -- 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. | ||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program