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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF IRON OXIDE AND IRON HYDROXIDE PIGMENTS, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Natural | Synthetic | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | -Value2 | Quantity | -Value2 | Quantity | -Value2 | Quantity | -Value2 | ||||||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||||
| Austria | 549 | $1,020 | 470 | $625 | 18 | $72 | 34 | $180 | |||||||||||
| Belgium- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 17 | 195 | 383 | |||||||||||
| Brazil- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10,700 | 15,200 | 12,200 | 16,900 | |||||||||||
| Canada- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13,100 | 3,950 | 10,300 | 4,220 | |||||||||||
| China- | 23 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 90,900 | 99,600 | 89,600 | 96,500 | |||||||||||
| Colombia- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,440 | 3,670 | 2,340 | 3,500 | |||||||||||
| Cyprus- | 2,210 | 1,060 | 2,210 | 1,120 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||
| France- | 590 | 485 | 593 | 491 | 249 | 1,880 | 195 | 1,660 | |||||||||||
| Germany- | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | 42,200 | 54,100 | 46,800 | 57,900 | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | -- | -- | 343 | 267 | 500 | 437 | |||||||||||
| Italy- | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8,560 | 19,000 | 8,250 | 19,400 | |||||||||||
| Japan- | 1 | 81 | -- | -- | 1,750 | 5,790 | 674 | 4,420 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | 39 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 57 | 77 | 119 | |||||||||||
| Spain- | 76 | 49 | 297 | 387 | 425 | 279 | 331 | 192 | |||||||||||
| Other | 18 | r | 42 | r | -- | -- | 479 | r | 943 | r | 662 | 631 | |||||||
| Total- | 3,510 | 2,780 | 3,600 | 2,660 | 171,000 | 205,000 | 172,000 | 206,000 | |||||||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau.- | |||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
