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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF MOLYBDENUM PRODUCTS, BY PRODUCT AND COUNTRY1� | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Product and country | HTS2 code | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Oxides and hydroxides, gross weight: | 2825.70.0000 | |||||||||
| Chile | 773 | $27,300 | 322 | $12,200 | ||||||
| China | 18 | 274 | 216 | 8,840 | ||||||
| Germany | 99 | 2,840 | 67 | 2,430 | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 342 | 11,900 | 18 | 737 | ||||||
| Other | 4 | 150 | 7 | 60 | ||||||
| Total | 1,240 | 42,500 | 629 | 24,300 | ||||||
| Molybdates all, contained weight: | Various3 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 2 | 202 | 34 | 1,340 | ||||||
| Canada | 6 | 100 | 8 | 214 | ||||||
| Chile | 1,060 | 22,400 | 414 | 16,800 | ||||||
| China | 1,480 | 29,000 | 377 | 14,500 | ||||||
| Germany | 93 | 1,090 | 70 | 3,420 | ||||||
| Other | 107 | 2,040 | 13 | 682 | ||||||
| Total | 2,750 | 54,800 | 915 | 36,900 | ||||||
| Molybdenum orange, gross weight: | 3206.20.0020 | |||||||||
| Canada | 702 | 4,040 | 718 | 4,650 | ||||||
| Germany | 9 | 31 | 12 | 66 | ||||||
| India | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | (6) | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||||||
| Mexico | 148 | 396 | 70 | 297 | ||||||
| Other | 119 | r | 301 | r | 7 | 64 | ||||
| Total | 983 | 4,780 | 824 | 5,110 | ||||||
| Ferromolybdenum, contained weight:4 | 7202.70.0000 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 32 | 2,240 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Canada | 382 | 28,600 | 238 | 13,300 | ||||||
| Chile | 313 | 22,300 | 764 | 45,000 | ||||||
| China | 3,030 | 214,000 | 1,790 | 95,600 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 36 | 2,510 | 15 | 582 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 57 | 3,480 | 25 | 1,450 | ||||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 26 | 1,510 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 114 | 2,390 | 141 | 3,240 | ||||||
| Other | 83 | r | 2,450 | r | 58 | 3,800 | ||||
| Total | 4,050 | 278,000 | 3,060 | 165,000 | ||||||
| Other, gross weight: | Various5 | |||||||||
| Austria | 312 | 31,100 | 247 | 21,400 | ||||||
| Chile | 6 | 70 | 204 | 5,550 | ||||||
| China | 316 | 22,200 | 384 | 23,500 | ||||||
| Germany | 109 | 8,830 | 158 | 12,200 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 8 | 395 | 67 | 4,560 | ||||||
| Japan | 81 | 7,400 | 63 | 4,920 | ||||||
| Russia | 12 | 1,270 | 12 | 1,910 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 10 | 544 | 10 | 818 | ||||||
| Other | 26 | r | 1,060 | r | 13 | 823 | ||||
| Total | 879 | 72,900 | 1,160 | 75,700 | ||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero.��� | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes HTS codes 2841.70.1000 and 2841.70.5000. | ||||||||||
| 4Ferromolybdenum contains about 60% to 65% molybdenum. | ||||||||||
| 5Includes HTS codes 8102.10.0000, 8102.94.0000, 8102.95.3000, 8102.95.6000, 8102.96.0000, 8102.97.0000, and 8102.99.0000. | ||||||||||
| 6Less than � unit. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program