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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF REFINED GOLD, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Kilograms, gold content, and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ores and concentrates2 | Dore and precipitates | Refined bullion3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| Year and country | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||
| 2014 | 410 | r | 16,200 | r | 186,000 | 7,740,000 | 121,000 | 5,000,000 | r | 308,000 | 12,800,000 | |||||
| 2015: | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 650 | 26,800 | -- | -- | 650 | 26,800 | ||||||||
| Aruba | -- | -- | 36 | 1,320 | -- | -- | 36 | 1,320 | ||||||||
| Australia- | -- | -- | 40 | 1,500 | 136 | 5,280 | 176 | 6,790 | ||||||||
| Bahamas, The | -- | -- | 2 | 96 | (4) | 20 | 3 | 116 | ||||||||
| Belgium | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 888 | 22 | 888 | ||||||||
| Bolivia | -- | -- | 13,800 | 520,000 | -- | -- | 13,800 | 520,000 | ||||||||
| Brazil | -- | -- | 1,280 | 52,500 | 2,790 | 100,000 | 4,070 | 153,000 | ||||||||
| Canada | 52 | 1,760 | 1,970 | 76,000 | 66,600 | 2,510,000 | 68,700 | 2,590,000 | ||||||||
| Cayman Islands | -- | -- | 2,130 | 78,300 | 6 | 230 | 2,130 | 78,600 | ||||||||
| Chile | -- | -- | 2,940 | 116,000 | 91 | 3,650 | 3,030 | 119,000 | ||||||||
| China | -- | -- | (4) | 18 | 9 | 382 | 10 | 400 | ||||||||
| Colombia | -- | -- | 30,300 | 1,100,000 | 96 | 3,590 | 30,400 | 1,100,000 | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | -- | -- | 168 | 6,070 | 45 | 1,730 | 213 | 7,800 | ||||||||
| Curacao | -- | -- | 4,690 | 174,000 | 53 | 1,910 | 4,750 | 176,000 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | -- | -- | 3 | 126 | -- | -- | 3 | 126 | ||||||||
| Dominican Republic | -- | -- | 1,460 | 53,500 | -- | -- | 1,460 | 53,500 | ||||||||
| Ecuador | -- | -- | 15,800 | 591,000 | 34 | 1,380 | 15,800 | 593,000 | ||||||||
| France | -- | -- | -- | -- | 298 | 11,500 | 298 | 11,500 | ||||||||
| Ghana | -- | -- | 49 | 1,840 | 45 | 1,720 | 94 | 3,560 | ||||||||
| Greece | 395 | 16,600 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 395 | 16,600 | ||||||||
| Guatemala | -- | -- | 4,440 | 241,000 | -- | -- | 4,440 | 241,000 | ||||||||
| Guinea | -- | -- | 3 | 132 | -- | -- | 3 | 132 | ||||||||
| Guyana | -- | -- | 7,420 | 277,000 | 244 | 9,690 | 7,660 | 286,000 | ||||||||
| Honduras | -- | -- | 863 | 32,900 | 2,590 | 97,200 | 3,450 | 130,000 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | (4) | 18 | 43 | 1,750 | 44 | 1,760 | ||||||||
| Israel | -- | -- | (4) | 4 | 140 | 5,190 | 140 | 5,190 | ||||||||
| Jamaica | -- | -- | 14 | 516 | -- | -- | 14 | 516 | ||||||||
| Japan | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 197 | 5 | 197 | ||||||||
| Mexico- | -- | -- | 55,900 | 2,200,000 | 12,400 | 465,000 | 68,300 | 2,670,000 | ||||||||
| Mongolia | -- | -- | 6 | 302 | -- | -- | 6 | 302 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | 1 | 39 | 3 | 123 | 4 | 163 | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | -- | -- | 8,590 | 327,000 | 4 | 147 | 8,590 | 327,000 | ||||||||
| Panama | -- | -- | 382 | 14,200 | 229 | 8,610 | 611 | 22,800 | ||||||||
| Paraguay | -- | -- | 582 | 20,900 | 15 | 555 | 597 | 21,500 | ||||||||
| Peru- | -- | -- | 19,500 | 738,000 | 23 | 852 | 19,500 | 738,000 | ||||||||
| Sierra Leone | -- | -- | 52 | 1,770 | -- | -- | 52 | 1,770 | ||||||||
| South Africa | -- | -- | -- | -- | 136 | 5,050 | 136 | 5,050 | ||||||||
| Suriname | -- | -- | 249 | 9,380 | -- | -- | 249 | 9,380 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | -- | -- | 169 | 6,940 | 3,540 | 135,000 | 3,710 | 142,000 | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | -- | -- | 8 | 271 | 46 | 1,580 | 54 | 1,850 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 113 | 4,520 | 113 | 4,520 | ||||||||
| Venezuela | -- | -- | 898 | 34,600 | 23 | 840 | 921 | 35,400 | ||||||||
| Other | -- | -- | 5 | 198 | 4 | 139 | 9 | 337 | ||||||||
| Total | 447 | 18,400 | 174,000 | 6,710,000 | 89,800 | 3,380,000 | 265,000 | 10,100,000 | ||||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes base metal ores, concentrates, and matte destined for refining. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3Bullion also moves in both directions between U.S. markets and foreign stocks on deposit in the Federal Reserve Bank. Monetary gold is excluded. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4Less than - unit. | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
