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| TABLE 7 | |||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION- | |||||
| OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODES, BY COUNTRY 1, 2 | |||||
| ---------------------- | |||||
| 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. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices