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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GERMANIUM METAL, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | |||||||
| Gross weight | Gross weight | |||||||
| -Country | (kilograms) | Value | (kilograms) | Value | ||||
| Belgium | 1,560 | $2,700,000 | 5,300 | $7,900,000 | ||||
| Canada | 70 | 15,500 | 215 | 235,000 | ||||
| China | 18,100 | 14,500,000 | 17,400 | 24,600,000 | ||||
| France | 70 | 70,300 | -- | -- | ||||
| Germany | 2,320 | 3,310,000 | 776 | 1,120,000 | ||||
| Russia | 4,620 | 5,050,000 | r | 4,040 | 5,140,000 | |||
| Taiwan | 60 | 58,800 | 500 | 301,000 | ||||
| Other | 252 | r | 185,000 | r | 83 | 30,400 | ||
| Total | 27,000 | 25,900,000 | 28,300 | 39,400,000 | ||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | ||||||||
| 2Data include wrought, unwrought, and powder, but exclude germanium dioxide. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
