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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF POTASH, BY TYPE1 | |||||||||||||
| Approximate | Quantity | ||||||||||||
| average K2O | (metric tons) | Value | |||||||||||
| equivalent content | Gross | K2O | (thousands) | ||||||||||
| (percentage) | weight | equivalente | Customs | C.i.f.2 | |||||||||
| 2005: | |||||||||||||
| Potassium chloride3 | 61 | 7,880,000 | 4,810,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,160,000 | ||||||||
| Potassium sulfate | 51 | 106,000 | 53,900 | 23,400 | 27,700 | ||||||||
| Potassium nitrate | 45 | 120,000 | 54,000 | 40,700 | 46,200 | ||||||||
| Potassium sodium nitrate mixture | 14 | 5,700 | 798 | 1,750 | 2,250 | ||||||||
| Total | XX | 8,110,000 | 4,920,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,240,000 | ||||||||
| 2006: | |||||||||||||
| Potassium chloride3 | 61 | 7,130,000 | 4,350,000 | 1,070,000 | 1,130,000 | ||||||||
| Potassium sulfate | 51 | 99,200 | 50,600 | 22,100 | 25,200 | ||||||||
| Potassium nitrate | 45 | 150,000 | 67,300 | 52,300 | 59,900 | ||||||||
| Potassium sodium nitrate mixture | 14 | 259 | 36 | 184 | 193 | ||||||||
| Total | XX | 7,380,000 | 4,470,000 | 1,150,000 | 1,210,000 | ||||||||
| eEstimated. XX Not applicable. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight. | |||||||||||||
| 3Contains imports listed under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 3104.10.0000. | |||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, as adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program