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| TABLE 7 | ||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION� | ||||
| OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES,� BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||
| ���������������������� | ||||
| Quantity� | Value3 | |||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||
| 2005: | ||||
| Brazil | 2,690 | $5,320 | ||
| Canada | 7,820 | 20,500 | ||
| China | 14,700 | 23,000 | ||
| Germany� | 1,860 | 9,900 | ||
| Japan | 12,600 | 37,000 | ||
| Mexico� | 39,400 | 58,100 | ||
| Other4�� | 2,180 | 3,380 | ||
| Total | 81,200 | 157,000 | ||
| 2006: | ||||
| Canada | 8,230 | 28,100 | ||
| China | 16,600 | 27,900 | ||
| Germany� | 3,930 | 12,700 | ||
| India | 3,080 | 7,010 | ||
| Italy | 1,180 | 1,350 | ||
| Japan | 14,500 | 53,700 | ||
| Mexico� | 39,000 | 63,700 | ||
| Poland | 1,380 | 1,990 | ||
| Russia | 4,530 | 4,960 | ||
| Spain | 1,610 | 3,200 | ||
| Ukraine | 2,190 | 939 | ||
| Other4�� | 1,930 | 2,520 | ||
| Total | 98,200 | 208,000 | ||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; | ||||
| may not add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2The applicable Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United | ||||
| States (HTS) nomenclature is "Electric furnace electrodes," | ||||
| code 8545.11.0000. | ||||
| 3Customs values. | ||||
| 4Includes data for countries that ship less than 1,000 metric | ||||
| tons per year to the United States. | ||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program