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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand carats and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | |||||||
| Stones | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||
| Diamonds: | ||||||||
| Rough or uncut | 1,210 | 753,000 | 1,060 | 864,000 | ||||
| Cut but unset | 18,400 | 13,900,000 | 17,000 | 15,400,000 | ||||
| Emeralds, cut but unset | 4,000 | 122,000 | 2,630 | 137,000 | ||||
| Coral and similar materials, unworked | 6,120 | 11,500 | 5,520 | 12,200 | ||||
| Rubies and sapphires, cut but unset | 11,200 | 234,000 | 12,100 | 275,000 | ||||
| Pearls: | ||||||||
| Natural | NA | 15,500 | r | NA | 21,800 | |||
| Cultured | NA | 29,500 | NA | 27,100 | ||||
| Imitation | NA | 3,780 | NA | 4,170 | ||||
| Other precious and semiprecious stones: | ||||||||
| Rough, uncut | 1,130,000 | 25,200 | 1,630,000 | 22,900 | ||||
| Cut, set and unset | NA | 279,000 | NA | 319,000 | ||||
| Other | NA | 5,680 | NA | 7,200 | ||||
| Laboratory-created: | ||||||||
| Cut but unset | 249,000 | 40,900 | 196,000 | 41,100 | ||||
| Other | NA | 8,110 | NA | 10,300 | ||||
| Imitation gemstone3 | NA | 73,300 | NA | 87,700 | ||||
| Total | XX | 15,500,000 | r | XX | 17,200,000 | |||
| rRevised. 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