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| TABLE 12 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF AMMONIUM PARATUNGSTATE, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | |||||
| Country of origin | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| China | 1,790 | $28,600 | 2,670 | $72,300 | ||||
| Germany | 69 | 811 | 188 | 4,500 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 60 | 494 | �-- | �-- | ||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | (2) | 418 | ||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 27 | 686 | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 15 | 371 | ||||
| Total | 1,920 | 29,900 | 2,900 | 78,200 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Less than � unit. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program