U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Graphite Electrodes, By Country

TABLE 7
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION-
OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES, BY COUNTRY^{1, 2}

	Quantity-		Value³
Country	(metric tons)		(thousands)
2013:
Austria	157		$625
Canada	11,800		52,200	^r
China	8,530	^r	29,900	^r
Germany-	2,550	^r	12,200	^r
India	2,030	^r	7,550	^r
Japan	14,100	^r	70,400	^r
Mexico-	8,550		25,900
Poland	1,090		5,150
Russia	348	^r	909	^r
South Africa	14		56
Ukraine	468		1,340
United Kingdom	385	^r	1,520	^r
Other-	1,240	^r	5,730	^r
Total	51,300	^r	213,000	^r
2014:
Austria	2,390		8,970
Canada	1,270		4,470
China	13,300		43,900
Germany-	3,870		15,100
India	9,890		25,300
Italy	156		622
Japan	18,700		83,800
Mexico-	12,300		37,400
Poland	1,440		6,550
Russia	11,900		26,400
Spain	6,140		23,000
Ukraine	538		1,420
United Kingdom	574		2,140
Venezuela	468		571
Other-	492		2,930
Total	83,400		282,000
^rRevised.
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 -Graphite electrodes, not exceeding 425-
mm in diameter, of a kind used for furnaces,- -Graphite electrodes,-
exceeding 425 mm in diameter, of a kind used for furnaces,- and-
-Carbon electrodes of a kind used for furnaces, excluding graphite,--
codes 8545.11.0010, 8545.11.0020, and 8545.11.0050.
³Customs value.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.