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| TABLE 1�� | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. GALLIUM STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||
| (Kilograms unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Production� | -- | -- | -- | -- | �-- | |||||||
| Imports for consumption | 14,300 | 19,400 | 15,800 | 26,900 | 37,100 | |||||||
| Consumption | 20,100 | 21,500 | 18,700 | 20,300 | 25,100 | |||||||
| Price2 | dollars per kilogram | 411 | 550 | 538 | 443 | 530 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||
| 2Estimate based on average value of U.S. imports of high-purity gallium. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program