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| TABLE 12- | |||||||
| AVERAGE UNIT VALUE FOR SELECTED IMPORTS OF IRON ORE IN 20101 | |||||||
| Average unit value2 | |||||||
| (dollars per metric ton, | |||||||
| Type of product | Country of origin | gross weight) | |||||
| Concentrates | Brazil | 123.95 | |||||
| Do. | Chile | 117.92 | |||||
| Do. | Mexico | 77.11 | |||||
| Do. | Venezuela | 160.75 | |||||
| Fine ores | Brazil | 135.35 | |||||
| Do. | Canada | 114.89 | |||||
| Do. | Mexico | 160.49 | |||||
| Do. | Sweden | 135.00 | |||||
| Pellets | Brazil | 138.90 | |||||
| Do. | Canada | 104.09 | |||||
| Do. | Russia | 115.36 | |||||
| Do. | Trinidad and Tobago | 143.08 | |||||
| Do. | Ukraine | 143.08 | |||||
| Do. | Venezuela | 65.52 | |||||
| -Do. Ditto. | |||||||
| 1Includes agglomerates. | |||||||
| 2Weighted averages of individual customs values. | |||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices