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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||
| U.S.� IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF LITHIUM CHEMICALS BY COMPOUND AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Gross weight | Value2 | Gross weight | Value2 | ||||||
| Compound and country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Lithium carbonate: | |||||||||
| Argentina | 4,630 | $9,600 | 6,540 | $19,100 | |||||
| Chile | 14,300 | 17,700 | 9,840 | 18,700 | |||||
| Other | 39 | 146 | 94 | 293 | |||||
| Total | 18,900 | 27,500 | 16,500 | 38,200 | |||||
| Lithium hydroxide: | |||||||||
| Chile | 54 | 172 | 591 | 3,650 | |||||
| China | 1 | 10 | 49 | 305 | |||||
| Germany | (3) | 22 | 24 | 316 | |||||
| India | -- | -- | 265 | 1,510 | |||||
| Norway | 48 | 93 | 49 | 94 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 13 | 76 | 11 | 62 | |||||
| Other | 8 | 79 | r | 8 | 106 | ||||
| Total | 124 | 452 | r | 997 | 6,040 | ||||
| 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