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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||
| U.S.� IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF LITHIUM CHEMICALS BY COMPOUND AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Gross weight | Value2 | Gross weight | Value2 | ||||||
| Compound and country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Lithium carbonate: | |||||||||
| Argentina | 6,540 | $19,100 | 6,100 | $23,300 | |||||
| Chile | 9,840 | 18,700 | 8,510 | 27,100 | |||||
| Other | 94 | 292 | r | 36 | 170 | ||||
| Total | 16,500 | 38,200 | 14,600 | 50,600 | |||||
| Lithium hydroxide: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | 4 | 13 | 302 | |||||
| Chile | 591 | 3,650 | 865 | 5,560 | |||||
| China | 49 | 305 | 296 | 1,320 | |||||
| Germany | 24 | 316 | 5 | 46 | |||||
| India | 265 | 1,510 | 75 | 596 | |||||
| Norway | 49 | 94 | 13 | 26 | |||||
| Romania | -- | -- | 16 | 45 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 11 | 62 | 25 | 139 | |||||
| Other | 8 | 105 | r | (3) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 999 | r | 6,040 | 1,310 | 8,050 | ||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program