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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF SALT, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||
| � | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | 147 | 2 | 251 | |||||
| Bahamas, The | 961 | 11,400 | 469 | 5,530 | |||||
| Belgium | 2 | 620 | 2 | 531 | |||||
| Brazil | 132 | 1,640 | 153 | 1,990 | |||||
| Canada | 4,150 | 71,300 | 4,220 | 81,000 | |||||
| Chile | 2,440 | 27,900 | 2,090 | 29,400 | |||||
| China | 11 | 2,240 | 12 | 2,800 | |||||
| Colombia | 6 | � | 590 | 5 | � | 646 | |||
| Egypt | 113 | 2,880 | 94 | 1,540 | |||||
| France | 37 | 4,950 | 59 | 7,970 | |||||
| Germany | 15 | 1,170 | r | 4 | 1,270 | ||||
| India | 1 | 54 | (3) | 56 | |||||
| Israel | 1 | 776 | 2 | 921 | |||||
| Italy | 68 | 1,850 | 66 | 1,980 | |||||
| Japan | (3) | 98 | (3) | 94 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2 | 706 | 4 | 833 | |||||
| Mexico | 793 | 20,500 | 828 | 17,000 | |||||
| Netherlands | 93 | 2,680 | 84 | 3,250 | |||||
| Netherlands Antilles | 125 | 2,400 | 208 | 3,940 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | 142 | 3 | 303 | |||||
| Pakistan | 2 | 290 | 3 | 544 | |||||
| Panama | 106 | 1,670 | -- | -- | |||||
| Peru | 394 | 3,300 | 191 | 1,570 | |||||
| South Africa | 22 | � | 899 | 6 | � | 916 | |||
| Spain | 9 | 1,490 | 5 | 3,830 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 5 | r | 465 | r | 117 | 1,780 | |||
| Other | 8 | r | 875 | r | 8 | 889 | |||
| Total | 9,490 | 163,000 | � | 8,640 | 171,000 | ||||
| rRevised. -- 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