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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES, OTHER THAN | |||||||||
| DIAMOND, BY KIND AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Kind and country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | |||||
| Emerald: | |||||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 12,500 | (3) | |||||
| Belgium | 25,200 | $2 | 4,230 | $1 | |||||
| Brazil | 355,000 | 4 | 83,600 | 5 | |||||
| Canada | 412 | (3) | 6,430 | (3) | |||||
| China | 227,000 | 1 | 17,900 | (3) | |||||
| Colombia | 677,000 | 47 | 456,000 | 54 | |||||
| France | 745 | 1 | 2,360 | 7 | |||||
| Germany | 7,440 | 1 | 93,600 | 1 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 57,100 | 4 | 86,100 | 8 | |||||
| India | 1,880,000 | 18 | 1,340,000 | 17 | |||||
| Israel | 259,000 | 21 | 139,000 | 22 | |||||
| Italy | 865 | (3) | 3,120 | 2 | |||||
| Namibia | -- | -- | 4,590 | (3) | |||||
| Switzerland | 9,450 | 7 | 18,500 | 8 | |||||
| Thailand | 424,000 | 8 | 348,000 | 7 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 851 | 2 | 2,520 | 2 | |||||
| Other | 74,600 | 6 | 4,770 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 4,000,000 | 122 | 2,620,000 | 137 | |||||
| Ruby: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 6,450 | 2 | 11,600 | 1 | |||||
| China | 21,700 | (3) | 29,700 | (3) | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 4,920 | (3) | 23,600 | (3) | |||||
| France | 786 | 1 | 2,300 | 5 | |||||
| Germany | 19,400 | 1 | 77,600 | 1 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 52,100 | 4 | 119,000 | 7 | |||||
| India | 1,300,000 | 4 | 935,000 | 5 | |||||
| Israel | 41,300 | 1 | 8,840 | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 6,570 | (3) | 4,340 | 1 | |||||
| Kenya | 526 | (3) | 33,500 | (3) | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 5,260 | 1 | 4,080 | 1 | |||||
| Switzerland | 2,230 | 11 | 89,300 | 29 | |||||
| Thailand | 2,090,000 | 43 | 3,030,000 | 48 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 7,700 | 1 | 3,340 | 1 | |||||
| Other | 186,000 | 2 | 8,630 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 3,750,000 | 72 | 4,380,000 | 102 | |||||
| Sapphire: | |||||||||
| Australia | 5,300 | (3) | 57,900 | 1 | |||||
| Austria | 947 | (3) | 29,600 | 1 | |||||
| Belgium | 4,480 | 1 | 7,120 | 1 | |||||
| China | 120,000 | (3) | 84,100 | (3) | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 3,750 | (3) | 24,500 | (3) | |||||
| Germany | 41,000 | 2 | 72,700 | 5 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 138,000 | 7 | 272,000 | 15 | |||||
| India | 1,040,000 | 9 | 987,000 | 6 | |||||
| Israel | 56,600 | 3 | 31,600 | 3 | |||||
| Italy | 4,130 | (3) | 5,880 | (3) | |||||
| Singapore | 379 | (3) | 5,350 | (3) | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 455,000 | 42 | 448,000 | 45 | |||||
| Switzerland | 29,900 | 11 | 49,000 | 9 | |||||
| Thailand | 5,470,000 | 78 | 5,620,000 | 81 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||
| TABLE 8�Continued | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES, OTHER THAN | |||||||||
| DIAMOND, BY KIND AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Kind and country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | |||||
| Sapphire�Continued: | |||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 7,360 | (3) | 2,490 | (3) | |||||
| United Kingdom | 7,820 | $3 | 2,550 | (3) | |||||
| Other | 113,000 | 4 | 14,700 | $5 | |||||
| Total | 7,500,000 | 163 | 7,710,000 | 174 | |||||
| Other: | |||||||||
| Rough, uncut: | |||||||||
| Australia | NA | 3 | NA | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | NA | 8 | NA | 10 | |||||
| Canada | NA | 3 | NA | 4 | |||||
| China | NA | 3 | NA | 4 | |||||
| Colombia | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| Czech Republic | NA | (3) | NA | 2 | |||||
| Germany | NA | 2 | NA | 3 | |||||
| India | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| Japan | NA | (3) | NA | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| Netherlands | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | NA | 7 | NA | 1 | |||||
| Tanzania | NA | 1 | NA | 3 | |||||
| United Kingdom | NA | (3) | NA | 1 | |||||
| Other | NA | 5 | r | NA | 5 | ||||
| Total | NA | 39 | NA | 40 | |||||
| Cut, set and unset: | |||||||||
| Australia | NA | 9 | NA | 9 | |||||
| Austria | NA | 3 | NA | 4 | |||||
| Brazil | NA | 13 | NA | 18 | |||||
| Canada | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| China | NA | 45 | NA | 57 | |||||
| France | NA | 1 | NA | 3 | |||||
| Germany | NA | 38 | NA | 33 | |||||
| Hong Kong | NA | 35 | NA | 49 | |||||
| India | NA | 82 | NA | 93 | |||||
| Israel | NA | 4 | NA | 5 | |||||
| Italy | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | NA | 5 | NA | 3 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | NA | 7 | NA | 7 | |||||
| Switzerland | NA | 10 | NA | 19 | |||||
| Taiwan | NA | 2 | NA | 2 | |||||
| Tanzania | NA | 7 | NA | 7 | |||||
| Thailand | NA | 46 | NA | 40 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | NA | 2 | NA | 1 | |||||
| United Kingdom | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | |||||
| Other | NA | 7 | r | NA | 7 | ||||
| Total | NA | 320 | NA | 360 | |||||
| rRevised.� NA Not available.� -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program