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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF SELENIUM1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||
| (kilograms, | (kilograms, | |||||||
| Class and country | contained Se) | Value | contained Se) | Value | ||||
| Selenium: | ||||||||
| Australia | 1,980 | $59,400 | -- | -- | ||||
| Belgium | 304,000 | 17,700,000 | 149,000 | $6,960,000 | ||||
| Canada | 103,000 | 5,410,000 | 56,500 | 3,010,000 | ||||
| China | 37,800 | 1,170,000 | 17,000 | 751,000 | ||||
| France | 3,690 | 168,000 | 6,080 | 223,000 | ||||
| Germany | 29,300 | 3,080,000 | 41,500 | 2,090,000 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 2,000 | 191,000 | -- | -- | ||||
| India | 4 | 10,600 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | 13,600 | 975,000 | 57,100 | 1,940,000 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 17,400 | 713,000 | 5,000 | 242,000 | ||||
| Netherlands | 5,740 | 265,000 | 3,330 | 136,000 | ||||
| Peru | 3,830 | 388,000 | 600 | 22,300 | ||||
| Philippines | 41,500 | 3,030,000 | 41,400 | 1,590,000 | ||||
| Russia | 10 | 9,940 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | 10,200 | 683,000 | 20,400 | 1,070,000 | ||||
| Total | 575,000 | 33,900,000 | 398,000 | 18,000,000 | ||||
| Selenium dioxide:2 | ||||||||
| Germany | 10,800 | 930,000 | 12,500 | 695,000 | ||||
| India | 1,250 | 93,000 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | 1,500 | 99,000 | 499 | 36,600 | ||||
| Philippines | 500 | 59,400 | 2,000 | 73,800 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 20 | 4,280 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total | 14,100 | 1,190,000 | 15,000 | 805,000 | ||||
| Grand total | 589,000 | 35,100,000 | 413,000 | 35,100,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Calculated using 71% of gross weight of material. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program