TABLE 4 | ||||||||
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF METALLIC BISMUTH, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
2013 | 2014 | |||||||
Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
Country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | ||||
Belgium | 389,000 | $7,430 | 303,000 | $7,370 | ||||
Bolivia | -- | -- | 80,200 | 1,850 | ||||
Canada | 13,000 | 719 | 19,000 | 465 | ||||
Chile | -- | -- | 40,000 | 909 | ||||
China | 1,050,000 | 20,300 | 1,670,000 | 38,100 | ||||
Germany | 24,400 | 451 | 1,980 | 110 | ||||
India | -- | -- | 444 | 35 | ||||
Indonesia | 50 | 5 | 69 | 20 | ||||
Korea, Republic of | 35,000 | 629 | 35,000 | 682 | ||||
Malaysia | 3,700 | 383 | 7,380 | 676 | ||||
Netherlands | 170 | 39 | 338 | 103 | ||||
Peru | 144,000 | 2,540 | 71,600 | 1,380 | ||||
United Kingdom | 43,300 | 1,090 | 38,200 | 991 | ||||
Total | 1,710,000 | 33,600 | 2,270,000 | 52,700 | ||||
-- Zero. | ||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices