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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF LIME, BY TYPE1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||
| Type | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | ||||||
| Calcined dolomite: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 46,000 | $4,740,000 | 34,600 | $3,540,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 90 | 16,700 | 336 | 93,300 | ||||||
| Other | 238 | 124,000 | 120 | 46,900 | ||||||
| Total | 46,300 | 4,880,000 | 35,000 | 3,680,000 | ||||||
| Hydraulic lime: | ||||||||||
| Canada | (4) | r | 8,750 | 59 | 9,620 | |||||
| Mexico | 1,980 | 222,000 | 449 | 48,400 | ||||||
| Other | 232 | 231,000 | 1,430 | 1,040,000 | ||||||
| Total | 2,210 | 462,000 | 1,940 | 1,100,000 | ||||||
| Quicklime: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 189,000 | 24,400,000 | 278,000 | 34,300,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 27,000 | 1,570,000 | 20,500 | 1,120,000 | ||||||
| Other | 623 | 592,000 | 1,170 | 517,000 | ||||||
| Total | 217,000 | 26,600,000 | 299,000 | 36,000,000 | ||||||
| Slaked lime, hydrate: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 12,100 | 1,380,000 | 12,300 | 1,390,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 19,700 | 2,210,000 | 23,900 | 2,760,000 | ||||||
| Other | 1,540 | 760,000 | 2,230 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
| Total | 33,400 | 4,340,000 | 38,400 | 5,340,000 | ||||||
| Grand total | 298,000 | 36,300,000 | 375,000 | 46,100,000 | ||||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program