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| TABLE 9- | ||||||
| VALUE OF U.S. IMPORTS OF SYNTHETIC | ||||||
| AND IMITATION GEMSTONES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||
| (Thousand dollars) | ||||||
| Country | 2012 | 2013 | ||||
| Synthetic, cut but unset:3 | ||||||
| Austria | 2,610 | r | 1,910 | |||
| Belgium | 1,310 | 1,110 | ||||
| China | 7,190 | r | 9,060 | |||
| Germany | 9,320 | 9,180 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 321 | 6,440 | ||||
| India | 5,390 | r | 4,740 | |||
| Malaysia | 822 | -- | ||||
| Other | 6,250 | r | 2,750 | |||
| Total | 33,200 | 35,200 | ||||
| Imitation:4, 5 | ||||||
| Austria | 3,010 | r | 2,460 | |||
| China | 23,000 | r | 22,600 | |||
| Czech Republic | 41 | r | 94 | |||
| Other | 4,350 | r | 3,560 | |||
| Total | 30,400 | r | 28,700 | |||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not | ||||||
| add to totals shown.- | ||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||
| 3Synthetic, cut but unset data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule- | ||||||
| of the United States code 7104.90.1000. | ||||||
| 4Imitation data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States- | ||||||
| code 7018.10.2000. | ||||||
| 5Includes pearls data that are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United- | ||||||
| States code 7018.10.1000. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. International Trade Commission. | ||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
