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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ZIRCONIUM AND HAFNIUM, BY CLASS AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value��� | Quantity | Value��� | |||||||
| Class and country | HTS2 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Zirconium ore and concentrates: | 2615.10.0000 | |||||||||
| Australia | 20,500 | $11,200 | 21,000 | $15,200 | ||||||
| South Africa | 15,000 | 9,160 | 13,900 | 10,700 | ||||||
| Other | 2,630 | 5,370 | 1,360 | 2,790 | ||||||
| Total | 38,200 | 25,700 | 36,200 | 28,600 | ||||||
| Ferrozirconium: | 7202.99.1000 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 304 | 662 | 187 | 490 | ||||||
| Other | 2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | ||||||
| Total | 306 | 675 | 197 | 506 | ||||||
| Unwrought zirconium, powder: | 8109.20.0000 | |||||||||
| France | 230 | 4,300 | 128 | 2,540 | ||||||
| Germany | 28 | 1,680 | 66 | 2,260 | ||||||
| Other | 11 | 24 | 20 | 186 | ||||||
| Total | 269 | 6,000 | 213 | 4,990 | ||||||
| Zirconium waste and scrap: | 8109.30.0000 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | 6 | 9 | 78 | ||||||
| France | -- | -- | 18 | 106 | ||||||
| Germany | 4 | 74 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Japan | 8 | 70 | 4 | 35 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | (3) | 10 | 11 | 84 | ||||||
| Other | (3) | 4 | (3) | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 14 | 164 | 43 | 309 | ||||||
| Other zirconium: | 8109.90.0000 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 13 | 290 | 23 | 411 | ||||||
| Canada | 63 | 3,790 | 67 | 4,160 | ||||||
| France | 588 | 51,600 | 352 | 34,500 | ||||||
| Germany | 43 | 7,600 | 20 | 5,330 | ||||||
| Other | 34 | 1,360 | 29 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Total | 741 | 64,700 | 492 | 45,400 | ||||||
| Unwrought hafnium including powders: | 8112.92.2000 | |||||||||
| Canada | (3) | 14 | 2 | 256 | ||||||
| China | (3) | 4 | (3) | 14 | ||||||
| France | 4 | 827 | 2 | 386 | ||||||
| Germany | (3) | 44 | (3) | 34 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | (3) | 9 | ||||||
| Other | (3) | 42 | (3) | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 4 | 931 | 4 | 701 | ||||||
| -- 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