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| TABLE 13 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF FERROTUNGSTEN AND | ||||||||
| FERROSILICON TUNGSTEN, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | |||||
| Country of origin | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| China | 254 | $7,640 | 256 | $8,060 | ||||
| Japan | �-- | �-- | 8 | 50 | ||||
| Mexico | �-- | �-- | 9 | 61 | ||||
| Netherlands | 10 | 302 | 84 | 1,410 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 47 | �-- | �-- | ||||
| Total | 265 | 7,990 | 357 | 9,580 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program