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| TABLE 11 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF SALT, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||
| - | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Australia | 127 | 4,640 | 433 | 12,900 | ||||||
| Bahamas, The | 1,010 | 33,400 | r | 672 | 22,200 | |||||
| Belgium | 12 | r | 1,380 | r | 27 | 1,950 | ||||
| Bolivia | (3) | 12 | 20 | 36 | ||||||
| Brazil | 312 | r | 8,940 | r | 710 | 16,000 | ||||
| Canada | 5,800 | 191,000 | 6,140 | 163,000 | ||||||
| Chile | 7,890 | 167,000 | 8,570 | 180,000 | ||||||
| China | 21 | 2,580 | r | 38 | 6,140 | |||||
| Colombia | 26 | 964 | 3 | 959 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 79 | 26 | 710 | ||||||
| Egypt | 560 | 18,000 | 671 | 17,500 | ||||||
| France | 13 | 6,040 | 13 | 7,260 | ||||||
| Germany | 111 | 5,730 | - | 170 | 8,820 | |||||
| India | (3) | 215 | 231 | 4,110 | ||||||
| Ireland | 57 | 4,970 | 88 | 4,060 | ||||||
| Israel | 66 | 10,100 | 17 | 7,940 | ||||||
| Italy | 157 | r | 6,920 | r | 267 | 11,700 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 43 | 2,270 | 35 | 1,780 | ||||||
| Mexico | 2,390 | 71,000 | 1,850 | 51,700 | ||||||
| Morocco | 177 | 10,600 | 352 | 16,300 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 257 | 7,770 | 345 | 10,300 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 56 | 4,420 | r | 139 | 5,750 | |||||
| Peru | 722 | 11,300 | 456 | 8,030 | ||||||
| South Africa | 5 | 1,370 | r | 1 | 1,910 | |||||
| Spain | 176 | 8,890 | 95 | 2,770 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 91 | 1,370 | 119 | 1,860 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2,130 | - | 24 | 2,540 | |||||
| Vietnam | 52 | 580 | r | 28 | 534 | |||||
| Other | 115 | r | 5,570 | r | 95 | 8,440 | ||||
| Total | 20,200 | r | 589,000 | r | 21,600 | 578,000 | ||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to- | ||||||||||
| totals shown. (The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code- | ||||||||||
| for salt is 2501.00.0000.) | ||||||||||
| 2Customs value only. | ||||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
