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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF ELEMENTAL SULFUR, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Canada | 1,970 | e | 33,500 | 2,100 | e | 33,000 | |||
| Mexico | 427 | 18,600 | 476 | 20,100 | |||||
| Venezuela | 409 | e | 16,800 | 359 | e | 15,100 | |||
| Other | 14 | e | 1,600 | 19 | e | 2,170 | |||
| Total | 2,820 | e | 70,500 | 2,950 | e | 70,400 | |||
| eEstimated. � | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Declared customs valuation. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, PentaSul North American and Sulphur Service as adjusted | |||||||||
| by the U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program