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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF CRYOLITE, BY COUNTRY1- | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Australia | 2 | $13 | 2 | $18 | ||||
| Canada | 2 | 5 | 235 | 96 | ||||
| China | 1,200 | 886 | 1,310 | 1,130 | ||||
| Germany | 1,580 | 2,080 | 1,990 | 2,950 | ||||
| Hungary | 225 | 261 | 346 | 509 | ||||
| Iceland | -- | -- | 2,780 | 1,850 | ||||
| Italy | 19 | 25 | 19 | 33 | ||||
| Japan | 1,810 | 2,350 | 2,230 | 3,410 | ||||
| Mozambique | -- | -- | 282 | 257 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 484 | 895 | 375 | 704 | ||||
| Total | 5,320 | 6,510 | -- | 9,560 | 11,000 | |||
| -- 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. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices