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| TABLE� 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL GRAPHITE, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Crystalline flake | Lump and | Other natural crude; | ||||||||||||||||||
| and flake dust | chippy dust | high-purity; expandable | Amorphous | Total | ||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | |||||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||||
| 2005: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3,110 | $4,000 | -- | -- | 32 | $81 | -- | -- | 3,140 | $4,070 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 9,430 | 6,440 | -- | -- | 527 | 3,440 | -- | -- | 9,960 | 9,890 | ||||||||||
| China | 31,700 | 12,000 | -- | -- | 116 | 448 | 1,690 | $461 | 33,500 | 12,900 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 22 | 14 | -- | -- | 85 | 329 | -- | -- | 107 | 343 | ||||||||||
| Japan | -- | -- | -- | -- | 139 | 1,300 | -- | -- | 139 | 1,300 | ||||||||||
| Madagascar | 1,620 | 1,060 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,620 | 1,060 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 289 | 90 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14,800 | 2,350 | 15,100 | 2,440 | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | -- | -- | 598 | $1,530 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 598 | 1,530 | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | -- | -- | 261 | 874 | -- | -- | 261 | 874 | ||||||||||
| Other5 | 40 | 52 | -- | -- | 58 | 206 | -- | -- | 98 | 258 | ||||||||||
| Total | 46,200 | 23,700 | 598 | 1,530 | 1,220 | 6,680 | 16,500 | 2,810 | 64,500 | 34,700 | ||||||||||
| 2006: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3,550 | 4,330 | -- | -- | 118 | 252 | -- | -- | 3,670 | 4,580 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 8,650 | 5,100 | -- | -- | 1,030 | 4,550 | -- | -- | 9,690 | 9,650 | ||||||||||
| China | 16,500 | 5,920 | -- | -- | 141 | 577 | 4,850 | 1,400 | 21,500 | 7,890 | ||||||||||
| Germany | -- | -- | -- | -- | 129 | 587 | -- | -- | 129 | 587 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | 5 | -- | -- | 81 | 912 | -- | -- | 85 | 917 | ||||||||||
| Madagascar | 609 | 355 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 609 | 355 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 1,250 | 421 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14,800 | 2,280 | 16,000 | 2,700 | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | -- | -- | 501 | 1,160 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 501 | 1,160 | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 58 | 50 | -- | -- | 272 | 899 | -- | -- | 330 | 948 | ||||||||||
| Other5 | 27 | 18 | -- | -- | 36 | 289 | -- | -- | 63 | 307 | ||||||||||
| Total | 30,700 | 16,200 | 501 | 1,160 | 1,810 | 8,070 | 19,600 | 3,680 | 52,600 | 29,100 | ||||||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2The information framework from which data for this material were derived originated from Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States base data. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Customs values. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Includes Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic (2006), India, Italy, the Republic of Korea (2006), the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine (2006). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program