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U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM, BY COUNTRY1
 
Grain and nuggets Sponge Other unwrought Other Waste and scrap Coins
Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity,
Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value
Country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)
2013 913   $42,700   27,000   $1,290,000   5,790   $259,000   4,290   $172,000   77,200   $937,000   572   $29,900
2014:
Australia -- -- -- -- -- -- 498 23,500 1,100 41,900 26 365
Belgium -- -- 1,210 54,200 -- -- 1 43 127 3,840 -- --
Brazil -- -- -- -- -- -- (2) 18 2,360 22,900 -- --
Canada 33 1,290 -- -- 17 859 252 11,100 19,200 103,000 57 2,540
Chile -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 420 16,300 -- --
China -- -- -- -- 342 16,600 4 195 35,000 32,300 1 12
Colombia -- -- -- -- 1,500 54,400 -- -- 86 1,830 -- --
Czech Republic -- -- -- -- -- -- 85 3,730 4 207 -- --
France -- -- 8 372 24 1,250 83 3,320 361 15,500 -- --
Germany 20 368 1,910 87,700 1,160 55,500 1,900 69,500 7,360 245,000 22 1,330
India 2 101 -- -- (2) 3 (2) 5 90 4,130 -- --
Indonesia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 1,170 -- --
Ireland -- -- -- -- (2) 8 12 243 149 6,580 -- --
Israel -- -- -- -- -- -- (2) 15 70 2,530 -- --
Italy -- -- 3,370 148,000 -- -- 1 62 8,630 103,000 1 48
Japan -- -- 262 10,700 14 683 165 5,570 5,300 144,000 -- --
Korea, Republic of -- -- 1,880 87,100 -- -- 4 78 422 15,200 -- --
Malaysia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 180 3,270 -- --
Mexico 1 36 -- -- 34 1,480 4 149 1,890 34,400 -- --
Morocco -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 157 5,930 -- --
Netherlands -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 636 9,360 -- --
Norway -- -- 1,190 53,000 -- -- -- -- 8 441 -- --
Oman -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 64 2,950 -- --
Philippines -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 132 1,140 -- --
Poland -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 78 3,390 -- --
Russia 339 14,600 765 25,300 -- -- 523 20,200 -- -- (2) 5
Saudi Arabia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 957 37,400 -- --
Singapore 255 13,400 (2) 6 1,380 78,700 16 788 2,810 109,000 -- --
South Africa -- -- 14,600 621,000 1,110 46,300 208 8,250 120 5,560 -- --
Switzerland 15 427 1,710 78,800 39 1,620 258 10,300 (2) 6 100 4,640
Taiwan -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 624 723 23,100 -- --
Thailand -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 561 27,200 -- --
Turkey -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 122 5,170 -- --
United Kingdom 21 888 7,530 335,000 598 24,500 227 7,820 5,250 49,100 (2) 7
Venezuela -- -- -- -- -- -- 1 21 63 2,060 -- --
Other --   --   --   --   7   332   12   490   1,060   11,900   1   37
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2-Continued
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM, BY COUNTRY1
 
Grain and nuggets Sponge Other unwrought Other Waste and scrap Coins
Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity,
Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value Pt content Value
Country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)
Total 685 31,100 34,400 1,500,000 6,230 282,000 4,290 166,000 95,600 1,090,000 208 8,990
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Less than - unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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