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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF HYDROFLUORIC ACID, BY COUNTRY1- | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Quantity | -Value2 | Quantity | -Value2 | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Belgium | (3) | $7 | (3) | $3 | ||||||
| Canada | 2,620 | 10,700 | 597 | 1,090 | ||||||
| China | 5,280 | 5,850 | 7,170 | 7,580 | ||||||
| Colombia | 127 | 178 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Germany | 1,000 | 2,460 | 1,470 | 3,690 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| India | 18 | 22 | 37 | 42 | ||||||
| Japan | 1,610 | 2,880 | 1,470 | 2,400 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 336 | 1,030 | 508 | 1,320 | ||||||
| Mexico | 113,000 | 188,000 | 108,000 | 178,000 | ||||||
| Singapore | 81 | 223 | 243 | 660 | ||||||
| Spain | 113 | 325 | 113 | 337 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 218 | 555 | 385 | 1,010 | ||||||
| Total | 125,000 | 213,000 | 120,000 | 196,000 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | ||||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight values at U.S. ports. | ||||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices