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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES, OTHER THAN | ||||||||
| DIAMOND, BY KIND AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Kind and country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | ||||
| Emerald: | ||||||||
| Argentina | 12,500 | (3) | -- | -- | ||||
| Belgium | 4,230 | $1 | 137,000 | $1 | ||||
| Brazil | 83,600 | 5 | 206,000 | 8 | ||||
| Canada | 6,430 | (3) | 993 | (3) | ||||
| China | 17,900 | (3) | 5,000 | (3) | ||||
| Colombia | 456,000 | 54 | 1,020,000 | 86 | ||||
| France | 2,360 | 7 | 1,020 | 2 | ||||
| Germany | 93,600 | 1 | 12,400 | 2 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 86,100 | 8 | 439,000 | 5 | ||||
| India | 1,340,000 | 17 | 1,450,000 | 19 | ||||
| Israel | 139,000 | 22 | 138,000 | 22 | ||||
| Italy | 3,120 | 2 | 7,590 | 3 | ||||
| Namibia | 4,590 | (3) | -- | -- | ||||
| Switzerland | 18,500 | 8 | 28,200 | 19 | ||||
| Thailand | 348,000 | 7 | 420,000 | 7 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2,520 | 2 | 1,320 | 1 | ||||
| Other | 4,770 | 2 | 37,400 | (3) | ||||
| Total | 2,620,000 | 137 | 3,910,000 | 175 | ||||
| Ruby: | ||||||||
| Belgium | 11,600 | 1 | 1,760 | 1 | ||||
| China | 29,700 | (3) | 17,000 | (3) | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 23,600 | (3) | 15,700 | (3) | ||||
| France | 2,300 | 5 | 2,840 | 4 | ||||
| Germany | 77,600 | 1 | 9,590 | 2 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 119,000 | 7 | 129,000 | 6 | ||||
| India | 935,000 | 5 | 1,930,000 | 3 | ||||
| Israel | 8,840 | 1 | 4,810 | 1 | ||||
| Italy | 4,340 | 1 | 3,280 | 1 | ||||
| Kenya | 33,500 | (3) | 2,000 | (3) | ||||
| Sri Lanka | 4,080 | 1 | 2,120 | 1 | ||||
| Switzerland | 89,300 | 29 | 15,000 | 12 | ||||
| Thailand | 3,030,000 | 48 | 1,510,000 | 53 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 3,340 | 1 | 2,220 | (3) | ||||
| Other | 8,630 | 2 | 24,600 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 4,380,000 | 102 | 3,680,000 | 87 | ||||
| Sapphire: | ||||||||
| Australia | 57,900 | 1 | 2,100 | (3) | ||||
| Austria | 29,600 | 1 | 3,060 | (3) | ||||
| Belgium | 7,120 | 1 | 2,860 | 1 | ||||
| China | 84,100 | (3) | 35,000 | (3) | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 24,500 | (3) | 44,300 | (3) | ||||
| Germany | 72,700 | 5 | 119,000 | 3 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 272,000 | 15 | 336,000 | 9 | ||||
| India | 987,000 | 6 | 1,680,000 | 5 | ||||
| Israel | 31,600 | 3 | 26,700 | 2 | ||||
| Italy | 5,880 | (3) | 2,860 | (3) | ||||
| Singapore | 5,350 | (3) | 2,840 | (3) | ||||
| Sri Lanka | 448,000 | 45 | 363,000 | 49 | ||||
| Switzerland | 49,000 | 9 | 43,200 | 10 | ||||
| Thailand | 5,620,000 | 81 | 4,150,000 | 75 | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||
| TABLE 8�Continued | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES, OTHER THAN | ||||||||
| DIAMOND, BY KIND AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Kind and country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | ||||
| Sapphire�Continued: | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2,490 | (3) | 6,130 | $1 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2,550 | (3) | 4,220 | 1 | ||||
| Other | 14,700 | $5 | 39,500 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 7,710,000 | 174 | 6,860,000 | 162 | ||||
| Other: | ||||||||
| Rough, uncut: | ||||||||
| Australia | NA | 2 | NA | 5 | ||||
| Brazil | NA | 10 | NA | 11 | ||||
| Canada | NA | 4 | NA | 4 | ||||
| China | NA | 4 | NA | 4 | ||||
| Colombia | NA | 1 | NA | 2 | ||||
| Czech Republic | NA | 2 | NA | 2 | ||||
| Germany | NA | 3 | NA | 1 | ||||
| India | NA | 1 | NA | 7 | ||||
| Japan | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | ||||
| Mexico | NA | 1 | NA | (3) | ||||
| Netherlands | NA | 1 | NA | (3) | ||||
| Pakistan | NA | 1 | NA | 2 | ||||
| South Africa | NA | 1 | NA | (3) | ||||
| Tanzania | NA | 3 | NA | 1 | ||||
| United Kingdom | NA | 1 | NA | (3) | ||||
| Other | NA | 5 | NA | 13 | ||||
| Total | NA | 40 | NA | 52 | ||||
| Cut, set and unset: | ||||||||
| Australia | NA | 9 | NA | 13 | ||||
| Austria | NA | 4 | NA | 2 | ||||
| Brazil | NA | 18 | NA | 18 | ||||
| Canada | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | ||||
| China | NA | 57 | NA | 71 | ||||
| France | NA | 3 | NA | 4 | ||||
| Germany | NA | 33 | NA | 44 | ||||
| Hong Kong | NA | 49 | NA | 50 | ||||
| India | NA | 93 | NA | 86 | ||||
| Israel | NA | 5 | NA | 6 | ||||
| Italy | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | ||||
| South Africa | NA | 3 | NA | 3 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | NA | 7 | NA | 11 | ||||
| Switzerland | NA | 19 | NA | 13 | ||||
| Taiwan | NA | 2 | NA | 2 | ||||
| Tanzania | NA | 7 | NA | 6 | ||||
| Thailand | NA | 40 | NA | 57 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | NA | 1 | NA | 1 | ||||
| United Kingdom | NA | 1 | NA | 2 | ||||
| Other | NA | 7 | NA | 14 | ||||
| Total | NA | 360 | NA | 405 | ||||
| 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