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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Gross weight | Gross weight | ||||||||
| (kilograms) | Value2 | (kilograms) | Value2 | ||||||
| Celestite, Mexico | 1,530,000 | $98,400 | 1,230,000 | $82,900 | |||||
| Strontium carbonate: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 119,000 | 49,400 | -- | -- | |||||
| China | 86,300 | 196,000 | 636,000 | 968,000 | |||||
| Germany | 1,580,000 | 766,000 | 1,730,000 | 878,000 | |||||
| Italy | 11,000 | 51,900 | 6,000 | 28,800 | |||||
| Japan | 2,000 | 2,350 | -- | -- | |||||
| Mexico | 11,300,000 | 5,360,000 | 8,960,000 | 4,610,000 | |||||
| Spain | 20,400 | 14,200 | -- | -- | |||||
| United Kingdom | 9 | 3,430 | -- | -- | |||||
| Total | 13,200,000 | 6,440,000 | 11,300,000 | 6,480,000 | |||||
| Strontium metal: | |||||||||
| Canada | -- | -- | 19,800 | 82,100 | |||||
| China | 131,000 | 548,000 | 94,300 | 369,000 | |||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 13 | 2,140 | |||||
| Japan | 400,000 | 1,020,000 | 309,000 | 843,000 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 77,300 | 239,000 | 28,200 | 79,000 | |||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | 2,000 | 53,200 | |||||
| South Africa | 8,000 | 10,000 | -- | -- | |||||
| Total | 617,000 | 1,820,000 | 454,000 | 1,430,000 | |||||
| Strontium nitrate: | |||||||||
| China | 339,000 | 293,000 | 256,000 | 220,000 | |||||
| Germany | 78,800 | 73,800 | 20,000 | 19,600 | |||||
| India | 1,850 | 6,220 | -- | -- | |||||
| Japan | 25,000 | 65,500 | 175,000 | 451,000 | |||||
| Mexico | 160,000 | 117,000 | 2,640,000 | 2,510,000 | |||||
| Spain | 414,000 | 327,000 | 79,400 | 77,700 | |||||
| Total | 1,020,000 | 883,000 | 3,170,000 | 3,280,000 | |||||
| Strontium oxide, hydroxide, peroxide: | |||||||||
| China | 12,800 | 30,600 | 85,700 | 105,000 | |||||
| Germany | 2,500 | 3,750 | -- | -- | |||||
| Japan | 600 | 17,300 | 600 | 17,200 | |||||
| Total | 15,900 | 51,600 | 86,300 | 122,000 | |||||
| -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship value. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program