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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS, BY TYPE1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | Principal sources, 2007 | ||||||
| Type | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | |||||
| Natural: | ||||||||||
| Earth colors3 | 4,400 | $1,920 | 2,910 | $1,340 | Cyprus, 2,840; Germany, 50. | |||||
| Micaceous� | 1,870 | 970 | 1,550 | 967 | Spain, 830; France, 360; Germany, 130; Australia, 60. | |||||
| Total��� | 6,270 | 2,890 | 4,460 | 2,310 | ||||||
| Synthetic: | ||||||||||
| Black���� | 47,500 | 41,800 | 38,100 | 33,500 | China, 21,310; Germany, 9,310; Italy, 4,990; Japan, 990; | |||||
| Republic of Korea, 495; Canada, 480; Egypt, 330. | ||||||||||
| Red��� | 67,500 | 47,800 | 58,600 | 47,900 | China, 41,080; Germany, 11,530; Italy, 2,410; Japan, 870; | |||||
| Canada, 680; Colombia, 460; Sweden, 335; Belgium, 290; | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom, 210; Spain, 200; Brazil, 140;� | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong, 120. | ||||||||||
| Yellow�� | 73,900 | 61,600 | 73,300 | 66,000 | China, 49,930; Germany, 9,960; Brazil, 8,580; Italy, 1,800; | |||||
| Japan, 1,220; Colombia, 880; Canada, 400; France, 170. | ||||||||||
| Other4� | 3,600 | 4,700 | 3,270 | 4,520 | China, 2,110; Canada, 610; Hong Kong, 170; France, 140.� | |||||
| Total� | 193,000 | 156,000 | 173,000 | 152,000 | ||||||
| Grand total�� | 199,000 | 159,000 | 178,000 | 154,000 | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes those earth colors not elsewhere specified or included. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes synthetic brown oxides, transparent oxides, and magnetic and precursor oxides. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program