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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF CRUDE IODINE AND POTASSIUM IODIDE FOR | |||||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION,� BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN1 | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | ||||||||||
| Type and country of origin2 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| Iodine, crude: | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 18 | $302 | r | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Chile | 4,850 | 82,300 | r | 4,330 | $86,600 | ||||||||
| France | 30 | 470 | r | 36 | 601 | ||||||||
| India | (4) | 13 | 12 | 37 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1,350 | 20,400 | r | 1,260 | 21,800 | ||||||||
| Russia | 7 | 101 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Other | (4) | r | 2 | r | (4) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 6,250 | 104,000 | r | 5,640 | 109,000 | ||||||||
| Potassium iodide:5 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 74 | 1,560 | r | 52 | 1,350 | ||||||||
| Canada | 233 | 5,130 | r | 337 | 8,460 | ||||||||
| Chile | 136 | 2,950 | r | 76 | 2,020 | ||||||||
| Other | 14 | r | 236 | r | 5 | 137 | |||||||
| Total | 458 | 9,880 | r | 471 | 12,000 | ||||||||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Import information for crude iodine and potassium iodide are reported by Harmonized Tariff Schedule of� | |||||||||||||
| the United States codes 2801.20.0000 and 2827.60.2000, respectively. | |||||||||||||
| 3Declared cost, insurance, and freight valuation. | |||||||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | |||||||||||||
| 5Gross potassium iodide contains 76% crude iodine. | |||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program