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U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM, BY COUNTRY1
 
Grain and nuggets Sponge Other unwrought Other Waste and scrap Coins
Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity,
Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value
Country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)     (kilograms)   (thousands)  
2005 358   $10,000   68,100 r $1,940,000   1,740   $48,000   7,020   $144,000   29,100   $139,000 r   23   $574 r
2006:
Argentina -- -- -- -- 220 7,610 -- -- -- -- -- --
Australia 1 27 -- -- -- -- 949 37,000 -- -- 5 52
Austria -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 178 -- -- -- --
Belgium -- -- 1,400 50,600 -- -- 2 61 -- -- -- --
Brazil -- -- 866 31,400 -- -- 2 65 102 6,610 -- --
Canada 10 356 -- -- 5 80 503 16,800 9,380 39,300 48 546
Chile -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 389 -- --
China -- -- -- -- 1 15 15 309 29 1,590 -- --
Colombia 12 374 -- -- 273 9,670 -- -- 1,080 5,070 -- --
Czech Republic -- -- -- -- 11 61 -- -- 2 98 -- --
Dominican Republic -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 40 -- --
El Salvador -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 139 -- --
France -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 76 712 3,250 -- --
Germany -- -- 2,050 75,000 1,240 44,300 4,420 89,800 15,800 87,800 -- --
Greece -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 364 -- --
Hong Kong -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 33 -- -- -- --
India -- -- 54 1,860 1 20 (2) 2 -- -- -- --
Ireland -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 64 -- -- -- --
Israel -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 164 -- -- -- --
Italy 1 33 268 6,690 -- -- 1,180 43,800 -- -- -- --
Japan -- -- 364 13,800 498 18,500 16 309 911 40,400 -- --
Jordan -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,810 825 -- --
Korea, Republic of -- -- -- -- (2) 7 7 243 7,630 4,370 -- --
Lebanon -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 3 26 -- --
Malaysia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 841 -- --
Mexico -- -- -- -- 4 121 -- -- 21 704 -- --
Netherlands -- -- -- -- (2) 5 -- -- -- -- -- --
Norway -- -- 775 27,500 -- -- 9 182 -- -- -- --
Philippines -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 51 1,210 -- --
Russia -- -- 3,440 123,000 694 27,500 25 780 -- -- (2) 3
South Africa -- -- 36,700 1,300,000 827 32,000 431 15,100 -- -- -- --
Switzerland -- -- 128 4,580 3,720 138,000 173 5,340 -- -- -- --
Taiwan -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 230 8,860 (2) 9
Thailand -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 11 294 -- --
Trinidad and Tobago -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 89 -- --
Turkey -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 27 -- --  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2�Continued
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM, BY COUNTRY1
    Grain and nuggets   Sponge   Other unwrought   Other   Waste and scrap     Coins
Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity,
Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value
Country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)     (kilograms)   (thousands)
2006�Continued:
United Kingdom 210 $6,530 12,000 $431,000 68 $1,860 759 $23,100 1,600 $30,900 11 $271  
Total   234   7,320   58,100   2,070,000   7,560   280,000   8,540   233,000   39,400   233,000     65   881  
rRevised. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Less than � unit.
Source:U.S. Census Bureau; data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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