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| TABLE 7 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND, BY KIND, WEIGHT, AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Kind, range, and country of origin | (carat) | (millions) | (carat) | (millions) | |||||
| Rough or uncut, natural:3 | |||||||||
| Angola | 6,590 | $19 | 19,400 | $57 | |||||
| Australia | 12,200 | 8 | 62,400 | 8 | |||||
| Botswana | 144,000 | 48 | 274,000 | 132 | |||||
| Brazil | 9,530 | 8 | 24,600 | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 36,500 | 38 | 57,600 | 62 | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 20,900 | 17 | 44,300 | 116 | |||||
| Ghana | 1,910 | (4) | 58,000 | 3 | |||||
| Guyana | 157,000 | 16 | 68,400 | 8 | |||||
| India | 34,500 | 3 | 29,200 | (4) | |||||
| Namibia | 28,700 | 1 | 10,700 | 1 | |||||
| Russia | 250,000 | 20 | 45,500 | 13 | |||||
| South Africa | 430,000 | 508 | 347,000 | 413 | |||||
| Other | 74,400 | r | 68 | r | 16,800 | 49 | |||
| Total | 1,210,000 | 753 | 1,060,000 | 864 | |||||
| Cut but unset, not more than 0.5 carat: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 786,000 | 275 | 530,000 | 197 | |||||
| Canada | 4,800 | 4 | 7,890 | 9 | |||||
| China | 67,100 | 10 | 78,900 | 13 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 37,200 | 4 | 57,100 | 5 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 200,000 | 43 | 228,000 | 58 | |||||
| India | 9,720,000 | 1,770 | 8,780,000 | 1,820 | |||||
| Israel | 969,000 | 477 | 843,000 | 425 | |||||
| Mauritius | 1,890 | 4 | 10,400 | 15 | |||||
| Mexico | 14,400 | (4) | 247,000 | 35 | |||||
| Singapore | 9,460 | 2 | 6,180 | 2 | |||||
| South Africa | 8,410 | 3 | 5,330 | 2 | |||||
| Switzerland | 7,390 | 2 | 33,600 | 18 | |||||
| Thailand | 189,000 | 36 | 71,500 | 18 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 122,000 | 24 | 91,600 | 23 | |||||
| Other | 67,700 | r | 15 | r | 28,600 | 13 | |||
| Total | 12,200,000 | 2,670 | 11,000,000 | 2,650 | |||||
| Cut but unset, more than 0.5 carat: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 1,230,000 | 2,450 | 1,160,000 | 2,620 | |||||
| Canada | 23,600 | 67 | 15,200 | 50 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 71,300 | 111 | 83,400 | 162 | |||||
| India | 1,530,000 | 1,080 | 1,340,000 | 1,260 | |||||
| Israel | 3,080,000 | 6,660 | 3,070,000 | 7,670 | |||||
| Mexico | 16 | (4) | 49,900 | 37 | |||||
| Russia | 62,200 | 121 | 57,600 | 126 | |||||
| South Africa | 40,500 | 242 | 46,300 | 336 | |||||
| Switzerland | 20,100 | 155 | 16,600 | 138 | |||||
| Thailand | 21,300 | 23 | 21,200 | 20 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 23,800 | 21 | 50,300 | 64 | |||||
| Other | 88,200 | r | 272 | r | 67,000 | 235 | |||
| Total | 6,190,000 | 11,200 | 5,980,000 | 12,700 | |||||
| rRevised. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||
| 3Includes some natural advanced diamond. | |||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program