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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BARITE, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Crude: | ||||||||
| China | 497,000 | $78,100 | 347,000 | $54,700 | ||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 2,230 | 100 | ||||
| Guatemala | 44 | 12 | -- | -- | ||||
| India | 117,000 | 12,600 | 36,400 | 4,610 | ||||
| Japan | 97 | 6 | 261 | 7 | ||||
| Liberia | 1,570 | 279 | -- | -- | ||||
| Mexico | 207,000 | r | 24,100 | r | 63,800 | 7,320 | ||
| Morocco | 147,000 | 19,400 | 65,800 | 8,660 | ||||
| Pakistan | -- | -- | 5,590 | 639 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 216 | 136 | 13 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 971,000 | r | 135,000 | r | 521,000 | 76,100 | ||
| Ground: | ||||||||
| China | 1,160,000 | 160,000 | 891,000 | 117,000 | ||||
| Germany | 1,140 | 845 | 1,240 | 1,190 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 89 | 42 | 68 | 19 | ||||
| India | 316,000 | 39,000 | 61,400 | 6,230 | ||||
| Japan | 2,850 | 490 | 1,530 | 304 | ||||
| Liberia | 10,700 | 1,530 | 24,600 | 4,300 | ||||
| Mexico | 98,500 | 11,600 | 66,900 | 8,600 | ||||
| Morocco | 129,000 | 13,700 | 69,700 | 8,110 | ||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | 25 | 20 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 42 | 36 | 39 | 37 | ||||
| Total | 1,720,000 | 228,000 | 1,120,000 | 146,000 | ||||
| Other sulfates of barium: | ||||||||
| China | 6,310 | 5,530 | 4,250 | 3,610 | ||||
| Denmark | 1 | 9 | -- | -- | ||||
| France | -- | -- | 53 | 59 | ||||
| Germany | 6,450 | 12,900 | 6,940 | 10,700 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 68 | 19 | 114 | 75 | ||||
| Italy | 2,900 | 3,990 | 4,540 | 6,420 | ||||
| Japan | 581 | 1,510 | 843 | 2,040 | ||||
| Mexico | 19 | 4 | 8,680 | 1,500 | ||||
| Switzerland | 72 | 86 | 36 | 43 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 20 | 17 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 90 | 41 | ||||
| Total | 16,400 | 24,100 | 25,500 | 24,500 | ||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight value. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
