U.S. Imports For Consumption Of Major Categories Of Dimension Marble And Other Calcareous Stone, By Country

TABLE 16
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MAJOR CATEGORIES OF DIMENSION MARBLE AND OTHER CALCAREOUS
STONE, BY COUNTRY¹

Dressed
	Marble, slabs²		Marble, other³		Other calcareous stone⁴		Rough marble⁵
	Quantity	Value-	Quantity	Value-	Quantity	Value-	Quantity	Value-
Country	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
2014:
Brazil	11,100	$15,500	206	$289	216	$329	--	--
Canada	85	416	582	4,400	6,520	2,520	2	$6
China	65,000	52,300	63,500	99,300	30,700	22,100	489	656
Egypt	1,720	932	4,300	2,590	2,130	1,250	537	180
France	187	756	293	1,360	11,300	7,150	--	--
Greece	6,000	10,400	4,110	8,480	689	885	44	62
India	14,000	7,820	3,740	5,810	2,430	1,150	25	43
Israel	1,820	2,030	568	781	4,160	4,090	--	--
Italy	95,200	195,000	28,900	80,200	16,400	14,400	308	936
Lebanon	--	--	35	67	164	932	--	--
Mexico	1,210	1,030	2,630	2,850	7,580	6,070	1	5
Portugal	1,570	1,970	822	1,450	12,300	13,000	335	94
Spain	26,500	23,800	9,980	10,300	19,500	7,900	141	170
Taiwan	529	776	1,540	3,080	77	93	17	23
Turkey	70,600	44,900	101,000	72,100	16,400	11,600	219	113
Other^r	5,060	6,110	11,100	12,700	19,900	14,900	141	405
Total	301,000	364,000	233,000	306,000	151,000	108,000	2,260	2,690
2015:
Brazil	19,300	24,900	449	1,030	333	510	--	--
Canada	29	223	969	3,770	29,000	7,290	22	50
China	79,800	58,100	81,900	128,000	32,200	21,300	324	381
Egypt	1,250	634	4,150	2,180	1,610	1,100	1,750	486
France	390	1,060	186	1,060	7,350	6,990	69	59
Greece	7,170	10,900	5,900	10,300	705	804	132	113
India	28,600	15,600	8,380	10,600	3,320	2,140	93	93
Israel	1,540	1,850	640	888	3,550	3,980	40	22
Italy	112,000	226,000	39,400	71,300	13,300	14,000	358	793
Lebanon	24	28	50	55	260	1,030	--	--
Mexico	1,200	988	2,860	3,300	4,210	5,080	84	45
Portugal	1,420	1,780	885	1,620	13,200	13,400	113	138
Spain	23,600	20,500	9,330	10,600	10,300	8,140	39	38
Taiwan	533	820	1,700	3,580	83	100	18	23
Turkey	134,000	60,700	81,300	74,200	16,800	13,200	223	129
Other	4,690	5,030	9,360	11,400	20,500	14,300	181	392
Total	415,000	429,000	247,000	334,000	157,000	113,000	3,440	2,760
^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Worked more than simply cut with a flat surface; Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) code 6802.91.0500.
³Merely cut by sawing or otherwise.
⁴Worked more than simply cut with a flat surface, other than marble and travertine; HTS code 6802.92.0000.-
⁵Simply cut by sawing or otherwise into rectangular blocks or slabs; HTS code 2515.12.1000.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey.