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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF CRUDE IODINE AND POTASSIUM IODIDE FOR | ||||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION,� BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN1 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||||
| Type and country of origin3 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| Iodine, crude: | ||||||||||||
| Chile | 4,330 | $86,600 | 4,890 | $107,000 | ||||||||
| France | 36 | 601 | 62 | 1,180 | ||||||||
| India | 12 | 37 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Japan | 1,260 | 21,800 | 1,110 | 20,000 | ||||||||
| Russia | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Other | (4) | 6 | (4) | 14 | ||||||||
| Total | 5,640 | 109,000 | 6,060 | 128,000 | ||||||||
| Potassium iodide:5 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 69 | r | 1,350 | 276 | 5,680 | |||||||
| Canada | 444 | r | 8,460 | 299 | 6,260 | |||||||
| Chile | 100 | r | 2,020 | 68 | 1,470 | |||||||
| Other | 6 | r | 137 | 5 | 106 | |||||||
| Total | 619 | r | 12,000 | 649 | 13,500 | |||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Declared cost, insurance, and freight valuation. | ||||||||||||
| 3Import 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. | ||||||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | ||||||||||||
| 5Gross potassium iodide contains 76% crude iodine. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program