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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF SALT, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| � | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||
| Australia | 1 | 112 | 1 | 147 | ||||
| Bahamas, The | 1,370 | 14,200 | 961 | 11,400 | ||||
| Belgium | 1 | 235 | 2 | 620 | ||||
| Brazil | 150 | 2,220 | 132 | 1,640 | ||||
| Canada | 3,950 | 62,600 | 4,150 | 71,300 | ||||
| Chile | 3,840 | 49,700 | 2,440 | 27,900 | ||||
| China | 12 | 2,010 | 11 | 2,240 | ||||
| Colombia | 4 | 410 | 6 | � | 590 | |||
| Egypt | 588 | 5,820 | 113 | 2,880 | ||||
| France | 30 | 4,960 | 37 | 4,950 | ||||
| Germany | 4 | 1,200 | 15 | 1,160 | ||||
| India | (3) | 9 | 1 | 54 | ||||
| Ireland | 17 | 120 | -- | -- | ||||
| Israel | 2 | 730 | 1 | 776 | ||||
| Italy | 49 | 1,310 | 68 | 1,850 | ||||
| Japan | (3) | 46 | (3) | 98 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 761 | 2 | 706 | ||||
| Mexico | 927 | 14,700 | 793 | 20,500 | ||||
| Netherlands | 62 | 2,180 | 93 | 2,680 | ||||
| Netherlands Antilles | 270 | 5,280 | 125 | 2,400 | ||||
| New Zealand | 4 | 360 | 1 | 142 | ||||
| Pakistan | (3) | 59 | 2 | 290 | ||||
| Panama | 102 | 1,670 | 106 | 1,670 | ||||
| Peru | 500 | 3,930 | 394 | 3,300 | ||||
| South Africa | 6 | 461 | 22 | � | 899 | |||
| Spain | 3 | 1,480 | 9 | 1,490 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 140 | 2,220 | -- | -- | ||||
| Venezuela | 40 | 404 | -- | -- | ||||
| Other | 6 | 871 | 13 | 1,340 | ||||
| Total | 12,100 | 180,000 | 9,490 | 163,000 | ||||
| --Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not�� | ||||||||
| add to totals shown. (The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United�� | ||||||||
| States code for salt is 2501.00.0000.) | ||||||||
| 2Customs value only. | ||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program