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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL | ||||||||
| SAND, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||
| Antigua and Barbud | 5 | 75 | -- | -- | ||||
| Australia | 4 | 1,790 | 3 | 1,280 | ||||
| Canada | 295 | 9,140 | 264 | 9,630 | ||||
| Chile | 8 | 1,730 | 5 | 1,320 | ||||
| China | (3) | 361 | 1 | 714 | ||||
| Germany | (3) | 202 | 1 | 373 | ||||
| Japan | (3) | 211 | (3) | 90 | ||||
| Mexico | 382 | 4,080 | 580 | 7,000 | ||||
| Netherlands | (3) | 137 | (3) | 123 | ||||
| Norway | 15 | 63 | (3) | 31 | ||||
| Other | -- | 360 | -- | 425 | ||||
| Total | 711 | #### | 855 | #### | ||||
| -- 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