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

TABLE 7
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION-
OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES, BY COUNTRY ^{1, 2}
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	Quantity-		Value³
Country	(metric tons)		(thousands)
2009:
Canada	5,160		$30,700
China	12,500		34,100
Germany-	1,120		6,750
India	7,410		21,600
Japan	5,980		40,900
Mexico-	8,980		24,000
Poland	1,810		7,910
Russia	5,560		15,300
South Africa	418		784
Ukraine	482		1,420
United Kingdom	851		4,930
Other-	366	^r	1,720	^r
Total	50,600		190,000
2010:
Canada	10,600		56,400
China	15,700		43,400
Germany-	2,090		15,400
India	5,280		15,100
Japan	18,000		102,000
Mexico-	20,000		58,400
Poland	1,290		5,530
Russia	11,600		31,000
South Africa	1,010		4,070
Ukraine	779		2,160
United Kingdom	1,260		5,590
Other-	587		3,090
Total	88,200		342,000
^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 -Electric furnace electrodes,- code
8545.11.0000.
³Customs values.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.