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| TABLE 14 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ZINC COMPOUNDS1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||
| (metric tons, | Value | (metric tons, | Value | ||||||
| gross weight) | (thousands) | gross weight) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Lithopone� | 6,390 | $4,930 | 4,560 | $2,940 | |||||
| Zinc chloride� | 723 | 1,250 | 1,260 | 1,780 | |||||
| Zinc compounds, n.s.p.f.2,3 | 3,280 | r | 6,490 | r | 3,420 | 6,670 | |||
| Zinc hydrosulfite | 177 | 309 | 123 | 428 | |||||
| Zinc oxide� | 109,000 | 127,000 | 125,000 | 243,000 | |||||
| Zinc sulfate� | 31,100 | 16,600 | 44,400 | 34,100 | |||||
| rRevised.� | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||
| 2Not specifically provided for. | |||||||||
| 3Includes zinc sulfide (HTS 2830.20.1000 and 2830.20.2000), and chromates of zinc or | |||||||||
| of lead (HTS 2841.20.0000). | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program