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| TABLE 9� | ||||
| VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS OF LABORATORY-CREATED | ||||
| AND IMITATION GEMSTONES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||
| (Thousand dollars) | ||||
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Laboratory-created, cut but unset: | ||||
| Austria | 3,700 | 882 | ||
| Brazil | 151 | 361 | ||
| Canada | 133 | 124 | ||
| China | 15,200 | 14,900 | ||
| Cyprus | 86 | (3) | ||
| Czech Republic | 91 | 112 | ||
| France | 945 | 354 | ||
| Germany | 12,200 | 12,700 | ||
| Hong Kong | 1,580 | 1,830 | ||
| India | 526 | 1,000 | ||
| Ireland | 69 | (3) | ||
| Italy | 131 | 51 | ||
| Japan | 110 | 75 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 468 | 468 | ||
| Netherlands | 296 | 436 | ||
| South Africa | 87 | (3) | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1,300 | 2,210 | ||
| Switzerland | 2,050 | 4,550 | ||
| Taiwan | 238 | 197 | ||
| Thailand | 1,420 | 778 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 70 | 60 | ||
| Other | 253 | 1,170 | ||
| Total | 41,100 | 42,300 | ||
| Imitation:4 | ||||
| Austria | 73,600 | 72,600 | ||
| Brazil | 16 | 12 | ||
| China | 3,500 | 3,850 | ||
| Czech Republic | 11,000 | 9,250 | ||
| France | 13 | 118 | ||
| Germany | 1,160 | 1,760 | ||
| Hong Kong | 271 | 250 | ||
| India | 361 | 434 | ||
| Italy | 222 | 214 | ||
| Japan | 474 | 269 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 619 | 689 | ||
| Philippines | 15 | (3) | ||
| Russia | 17 | 7 | ||
| Spain | 256 | 170 | ||
| Taiwan | 179 | 66 | ||
| Thailand | 52 | 49 | ||
| United Kingdom | 24 | 139 | ||
| Other | 109 | 135 | ||
| Total | 91,900 | 90,100 | ||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not���� | ||||
| add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||
| 3Less than � unit. | ||||
| 4Includes pearls. | ||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program