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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL | |||||||||
| SAND, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Australia | (3) | 567 | (3) | 1,160 | |||||
| Canada | 88 | 4,170 | 103 | 4,080 | |||||
| Chile | (3) | 62 | -- | -- | |||||
| China | (3) | 160 | (3) | 281 | |||||
| Germany | (3) | 143 | (3) | 671 | |||||
| Japan | (3) | 47 | (3) | 105 | |||||
| Mexico | 5 | 2,540 | 26 | 11,500 | |||||
| Netherlands | (3) | 30 | -- | -- | |||||
| Other | 1 | 372 | 2 | 1,860 | |||||
| Total | 95 | 8,080 | 131 | 19,700 | |||||
| -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 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
See also: Mineral commodity prices
