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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM FLUORIDE, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Brazil | 11 | $8 | -- | -- | |||||
| Canada | 1,970 | 2,150 | 10,800 | $12,900 | |||||
| China | 389 | 390 | 8,650 | 11,800 | |||||
| Germany | 1 | 19 | 61 | 83 | |||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 266 | 410 | |||||
| Japan | (3) | 4 | 9 | � | 23 | ||||
| Mexico | 4,600 | 4,510 | 4,130 | 4,220 | |||||
| Sweden | 977 | 1,020 | 3,690 | 3,860 | |||||
| Total | 7,950 | 8,090 | 27,600 | 33,300 | |||||
| -- 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