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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF LIME, BY TYPE1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||
| Type | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | ||||||
| Calcined dolomite: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 43,700 | $4,330,000 | 46,000 | $4,740,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 194 | 41,000 | 90 | 16,700 | ||||||
| Other | 164 | 83,300 | 238 | 124,000 | ||||||
| Total | 44,000 | 4,460,000 | 46,300 | 4,880,000 | ||||||
| Hydraulic lime: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 30 | 2,680 | -- | 8,750 | ||||||
| Mexico | 1,130 | 133,000 | 1,980 | 222,000 | ||||||
| Other | 356 | 328,000 | 232 | 231,000 | ||||||
| Total | 1,520 | 463,000 | 2,210 | 462,000 | ||||||
| Quicklime: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 190,000 | 21,300,000 | 189,000 | 24,400,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 40,500 | 2,310,000 | 27,000 | 1,570,000 | ||||||
| Other | 989 | 393,000 | 623 | 592,000 | ||||||
| Total | 232,000 | 24,000,000 | 217,000 | 26,600,000 | ||||||
| Slaked lime, hydrate: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 9,740 | 1,070,000 | 12,100 | 1,380,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 22,500 | 2,500,000 | 19,700 | 2,210,000 | ||||||
| Other | 538 | 545,000 | r | 1,540 | 760,000 | |||||
| Total | 32,700 | 4,110,000 | r | 33,400 | 4,340,000 | |||||
| Grand total | 310,000 | 33,100,000 | r | 298,000 | 36,300,000 | |||||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2To convert metric tons to short tons, multiply metric tons by 1.102. | ||||||||||
| 3Declared cost, insurance, and freight valuation. | ||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program