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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF | |||||||||
| GALLIUM ARSENIDE WAFERS, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||
| Material and country | (kilograms) | Value2 | (kilograms) | Value2 | |||||
| Undoped: | |||||||||
| China3 | 1,140 | $354,000 | 850 | e | $360,000 | e | |||
| Hungary | 200 | 60,000 | �-- | �-- | |||||
| Singapore | �-- | �-- | 102 | 20,200 | |||||
| Taiwan3 | 2,160 | 260,000 | 1,700 | e | 283,000 | e | |||
| Ukraine | -- | -- | 586 | 152,000 | |||||
| Other | 50 | 36,400 | 30 | 19,000 | |||||
| Total | 3,550 | 711,000 | 3,300 | e | 834,000 | e | |||
| Doped: | |||||||||
| China | 19,500 | 20,000,000 | 15,100 | 15,600,000 | |||||
| Finland | 11,000 | 6,470,000 | 14,300 | 8,530,000 | |||||
| France | 12,600 | 28,400,000 | 10,900 | 7,860,000 | |||||
| Germany | 36,500 | 40,200,000 | 30,300 | 44,900,000 | |||||
| Japan | 53,500 | 61,300,000 | 57,600 | 55,800,000 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 26,400 | 24,100,000 | 15,400 | 11,100,000 | |||||
| Russia | 318 | 743,000 | 4,050 | 1,240,000 | |||||
| Singapore | 5,400 | 6,810,000 | 3,890 | 5,610,000 | |||||
| Taiwan | 8,730 | 10,900,000 | 12,400 | 15,800,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 1,050 | 799,000 | 3,240 | 3,620,000 | |||||
| Other | 10,100 | r | 1,570,000 | r | 11,000 | 4,850,000 | |||
| Total | 185,000 | 201,000,000 | 178,000 | 175,000,000 | |||||
| eEstimated �rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.��� | |||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||
| 3The U.S. Census Bureau's undoped gallium arsenide wafers quantity and value data��� | |||||||||
| for China and Taiwan in 2007 appear to be inaccurate. The data have consequently | |||||||||
| been estimated by the USGS for 2007 based on previous years' imports for� | |||||||||
| consumption patterns and 2007 pricing data. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program