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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL | ||||||||
| SAND, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||
| Australia | 3 | 1,280 | 3 | 1,330 | ||||
| Canada | 264 | 9,630 | 203 | 12,200 | ||||
| Chile | 5 | 1,320 | 4 | 994 | ||||
| China | 1 | 714 | 4 | 1,590 | ||||
| Germany | 1 | 373 | 1 | 659 | ||||
| Japan | (3) | 90 | (3) | 198 | ||||
| Mexico | 580 | 7,000 | 292 | 3,680 | ||||
| Netherlands | (3) | 123 | (3) | 163 | ||||
| Norway | (3) | 31 | (3) | 31 | ||||
| Other | 1 | r | 425 | 4 | 3,100 | |||
| Total | 855 | 21,000 | 511 | 24,000 | ||||
| rRevised.� | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not� | ||||||||
| add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight value of material at U.S. port of entry. | ||||||||
| Based on purchase price; includes all charges (except U.S. import | ||||||||
| duties) in bringing material from foreign country to alongside carrier. | ||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program