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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ZIRCONIUM AND HAFNIUM, BY CLASS AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value��� | Quantity | Value��� | |||||||||
| Class and country | HTS2 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||
| Zirconium ore and concentrates: | 2615.10.0000 | |||||||||||
| Australia | 21,000 | $15,200 | 8,320 | $6,520 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 13,900 | 10,700 | 10,400 | 7,650 | ||||||||
| Other | 1,360 | 2,790 | 1,250 | 3,270 | ||||||||
| Total | 36,200 | 28,600 | 20,000 | 17,400 | ||||||||
| Ferrozirconium: | 7202.99.1000 | |||||||||||
| Brazil | 187 | 490 | 400 | 1,070 | ||||||||
| Other | 10 | 16 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Total | 197 | 506 | 400 | 1,070 | ||||||||
| Unwrought zirconium, powder: | 8109.20.0000 | |||||||||||
| France | 128 | 2,540 | 125 | 3,590 | ||||||||
| Germany | 66 | 2,260 | 105 | 2,340 | ||||||||
| Other | 20 | 186 | 33 | 270 | ||||||||
| Total | 213 | 4,990 | 263 | 6,190 | ||||||||
| Zirconium waste and scrap: | 8109.30.0000 | |||||||||||
| Canada | 9 | 78 | 8 | 80 | ||||||||
| France | 18 | 106 | 21 | 154 | ||||||||
| Japan | 4 | 35 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 11 | 84 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Other | 1 | r | 6 | 2 | 23 | |||||||
| Total | 43 | 309 | 36 | 278 | ||||||||
| Other zirconium: | 8109.90.0000 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | 23 | 411 | 24 | 704 | ||||||||
| Canada | 67 | 4,160 | 39 | 2,740 | ||||||||
| France | 352 | 34,500 | 351 | 40,000 | ||||||||
| Germany | 20 | 5,330 | 40 | 7,420 | ||||||||
| Other | 29 | 1,000 | 32 | 735 | ||||||||
| Total | 492 | 45,400 | 485 | 52,300 | ||||||||
| Unwrought hafnium including powders: | 8112.92.2000 | |||||||||||
| Australia | -- | -- | (3) | 153 | ||||||||
| Canada | 2 | 256 | (3) | 5 | ||||||||
| France | 2 | 386 | 2 | 565 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | (3) | 9 | 1 | 141 | ||||||||
| Other | (3) | 50 | r | (3) | 85 | |||||||
| Total | 4 | 701 | 4 | 951 | ||||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. | ||||||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program