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| TABLE 9 | ||||
| VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS OF LABORATORY-CREATED | ||||
| AND IMITATION GEMSTONES, BY COUNTRY1,2 | ||||
| (Thousand dollars) | ||||
| Country | 2004 | 2005 | ||
| Laboratory-created, cut but unset: | ||||
| Austria | 2,410 | 3,700 | ||
| Brazil | 225 | 151 | ||
| Canada | 98 | 133 | ||
| China | 14,100 | 15,200 | ||
| Cyprus | 246 | 86 | ||
| Czech Republic | 114 | 91 | ||
| France | 989 | 945 | ||
| Germany | 13,800 | 12,200 | ||
| Hong Kong | 1,500 | 1,580 | ||
| India | 261 | 526 | ||
| Ireland | 7 | 69 | ||
| Italy | 75 | 131 | ||
| Japan | 112 | 110 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 649 | 468 | ||
| Netherlands | 232 | 296 | ||
| South Africa | -- | 87 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1,290 | 1,300 | ||
| Switzerland | 3,340 | 2,050 | ||
| Taiwan | 197 | 238 | ||
| Thailand | 1,090 | 1,420 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | -- | 70 | ||
| Other | 158 | r | 253 | |
| Total | 40,900 | 41,100 | ||
| Imitation:3 | ||||
| Austria | 60,800 | 73,600 | ||
| Brazil | 8 | 16 | ||
| China | 4,660 | 3,500 | ||
| Czech Republic | 7,000 | 11,000 | ||
| France | 16 | 13 | ||
| Germany | 974 | 1,160 | ||
| Hong Kong | 700 | 271 | ||
| India | 207 | 361 | ||
| Italy | 100 | 222 | ||
| Japan | 1,110 | 474 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 774 | 619 | ||
| Philippines | 16 | 15 | ||
| Russia | 53 | 17 | ||
| Spain | 165 | 256 | ||
| Taiwan | 220 | 179 | ||
| Thailand | 31 | 52 | ||
| United Kingdom | -- | 24 | ||
| Other | 227 | r | 109 | |
| Total | 77,000 | 91,900 | ||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not | ||||
| add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||
| 3Includes pearls. | ||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program