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U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF CONSTRUCTION SAND
AND GRAVEL, BY COUNTRY1
(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)
 
    2006   2007
Value, Value,
Country or territory   Quantity   c.i.f.2   Quantity   c.i.f.2
Antigua and Barbuda 8 119 1 32
Australia 43 3,460 25 1,650
Bahamas, The 249 5,160 462 6,110
Canada 3,740 55,300 3,580 60,000
China 77 14,900 45 10,300
Dominican Republic 20 569 (3) 20
Germany 1 776 9 635
Japan 1 449 (3) 261
Mexico 762 6,190 263 3,450
New Zealand 12 1,600 12 1,880
Peru 1 256 2 412
Philippines 1 269 1 261
United Kingdom 10 1,550 (3) 269
Other4 30 r 3,540 r 16 2,410
Total   4,960   94,100   4,420   87,700
rRevised.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Cost, insurance, and freight.Value of material at U.S. port of entry; based on purchase
price and includes all charges (except U.S. import duties) in bringing material from foreign
country to alongside carrier.
3Less than � unit.
4Includes Algeria (2007), Argentina (2006), Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Republic of the
Congo (2006), Denmark, Egypt (2007), Faroe Islands (2006), France, Greenland (2006),
Haiti (2006), Hong Kong (2007), Iceland (2007), India, Indonesia, Ireland (2006), Italy,
Kuwait (2006), Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Namibia (2006), Netherlands Antilles,
Norway, Oman,Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (2007),
Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago (2006), Turkey, Venezuela (2006), and Vietnam.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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