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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM FLUORIDE, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Brazil | 93 | $59 | 11 | $8 | ||||
| Canada | 2,240 | 2,340 | 1,970 | 2,150 | ||||
| China | 169 | 120 | 389 | 390 | ||||
| Germany | 1 | 16 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Italy | 6 | 18 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | -- | -- | (3) | 4 | ||||
| Mexico | 1,660 | 1,500 | 4,600 | 4,510 | ||||
| Spain | 39 | 41 | � | -- | -- | |||
| Sweden | 36 | 63 | 977 | 1,020 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 11 | 8 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total | 4,250 | 4,170 | 7,950 | 8,090 | ||||
| -- 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