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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand carats and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Stones | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||
| Diamonds: | ||||||||
| Rough or uncut | 1,060 | $864,000 | 1,200 | $801,000 | ||||
| Cut but unset | 17,000 | 15,400,000 | 17,100 | 16,400,000 | ||||
| Emeralds, cut but unset | 2,630 | 137,000 | 3,910 | 175,000 | ||||
| Coral and similar materials, unworked | 5,520 | 12,200 | 5,600 | 24,900 | ||||
| Rubies and sapphires, cut but unset | 12,100 | 275,000 | 10,500 | 249,000 | ||||
| Pearls: | ||||||||
| Natural | NA | 21,800 | NA | 23,600 | ||||
| Cultured | NA | 27,100 | NA | 44,300 | ||||
| Imitation | NA | 4,170 | NA | 4,100 | ||||
| Other precious and semiprecious stones: | ||||||||
| Rough, uncut | 1,630,000 | 22,900 | 2,270,000 | 31,400 | ||||
| Cut, set and unset | NA | 319,000 | NA | 363,000 | ||||
| Other | NA | 7,200 | NA | 9,250 | ||||
| Laboratory-created: | ||||||||
| Cut but unset | 196,000 | 41,100 | 194,000 | 42,300 | ||||
| Other | NA | 10,300 | NA | 11,400 | ||||
| Imitation gemstone3 | NA | 87,700 | NA | 86,000 | ||||
| Total | XX | 17,200,000 | XX | 18,300,000 | ||||
| NA Not available.� XX Not applicable. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||
| 3Does not include pearls. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program