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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF CRYOLITE, BY COUNTRY1� | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Belgium | 150 | $137 | 19 | $16 | ||||
| China | 735 | 576 | 936 | 782 | ||||
| Denmark | 99 | 189 | 346 | 578 | ||||
| Germany | 1,570 | 1,720 | 1,970 | 1,790 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 30 | 18 | -- | -- | ||||
| Hungary | 379 | 380 | 371 | 357 | ||||
| Japan | -- | -- | 255 | 278 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 119 | 215 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Other3 | 24 | 26 | 57 | 66 | ||||
| Total | 3,110 | 3,260 | 3,960 | 3,870 | ||||
| -- 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. | ||||||||
| 3Includes Canada, France, Russia, Republic of South Africa, and Spain. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program