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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GERMANIUM METAL, BY� COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Gross weight | Gross weight | |||||||||||
| �Country | (kilograms) | Value | (kilograms) | Value | ||||||||
| Belgium | 11,400 | $5,900,000 | 10,100 | $9,250,000 | ||||||||
| Canada | 426 | 354,000 | 1,300 | 974,000 | ||||||||
| China | 3,770 | 2,770,000 | 4,410 | 4,080,000 | ||||||||
| Germany | 4,810 | 5,330,000 | 4,990 | 7,080,000 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 595 | 405,000 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Israel | 7 | 6,330 | 25 | 40,400 | ||||||||
| Japan | 254 | 168,000 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Russia | 2,610 | 2,870,000 | 4,510 | 5,700,000 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 19 | 27,100 | 2 | 4,810 | ||||||||
| Other | 137 | 116,000 | 27 | 26,800 | ||||||||
| Total | 24,100 | 17,900,000 | 25,400 | 27,200,000 | ||||||||
| -- 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