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| TABLE 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SUMMATION OF U.S. MICA TRADE DATA1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scrap and flake mica | Sheet mica | |||||||||||||||||
| Powder | Waste | Unworked | Worked | |||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 7,140 | 4,860 | 2,190 | 615 | 74 | 269 | 1,350 | 13,900 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 4,990 | 4,650 | 2,240 | 704 | 113 | 273 | 1,280 | 15,100 | ||||||||||
| Imports for consumption: | � | �� | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 21,400 | 10,100 | 15,900 | r | 3,260 | r | 44 | r, 2 | 81 | r, 2 | 1,340 | � | 12,900 | |||||
| 2006 | 27,400 | 11,000 | 17,800 | 3,930 | 355 | 2 | 256 | 2 | 1,420 | 18,500 | ||||||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2Excludes unworked sheet mica valued at less than $1 per kilogram. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program