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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BORIC ACID, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| Argentina | 2,320 | $2,330 | 2,240 | $1,900 | ||||||||
| Australia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||
| Bolivia | 4,470 | 3,180 | 3,620 | 2,340 | ||||||||
| Canada | 13 | 24 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||
| Chile | 7,070 | r | 5,550 | r | 7,020 | 4,920 | ||||||
| China | 1,260 | r | 1,540 | r | 402 | 784 | ||||||
| France | 378 | 386 | 1080 | 917 | ||||||||
| Germany | 114 | 102 | 53 | 98 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 18 | 29 | 126 | 210 | ||||||||
| India | 77 | 90 | 30 | 48 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 3 | 11 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| Italy | 2,540 | 2,240 | 2,840 | 2,140 | ||||||||
| Japan | 98 | 90 | 80 | 92 | ||||||||
| Mexico | -- | -- | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 26 | 23 | 31 | 17 | ||||||||
| Peru | 891 | 938 | 1,090 | 910 | ||||||||
| Russia | 480 | 399 | 622 | 540 | ||||||||
| Turkey | 34,900 | 25,900 | 33,500 | 21,700 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | ||||||||
| Total | 54,600 | r | 42,800 | r | 52,800 | 36,700 | ||||||
| rRevised.- -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals | ||||||||||||
| shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2U.S. customs declared values. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
