TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF HYDROFLUORIC ACID, BY COUNTRY1- | ||||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
Quantity | -Value2 | Quantity | -Value2 | |||||||
Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
Belgium | (3) | $7 | (3) | $3 | ||||||
Canada | 2,620 | 10,700 | 597 | 1,090 | ||||||
China | 5,280 | 5,850 | 7,170 | 7,580 | ||||||
Colombia | 127 | 178 | -- | -- | ||||||
Germany | 1,000 | 2,460 | 1,470 | 3,690 | ||||||
Hong Kong | -- | -- | 1 | 9 | ||||||
India | 18 | 22 | 37 | 42 | ||||||
Japan | 1,610 | 2,880 | 1,470 | 2,400 | ||||||
Korea, Republic of | 336 | 1,030 | 508 | 1,320 | ||||||
Mexico | 113,000 | 188,000 | 108,000 | 178,000 | ||||||
Singapore | 81 | 223 | 243 | 660 | ||||||
Spain | 113 | 325 | 113 | 337 | ||||||
Taiwan | 218 | 555 | 385 | 1,010 | ||||||
Total | 125,000 | 213,000 | 120,000 | 196,000 | ||||||
-- Zero. | ||||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | ||||||||||
2Cost, insurance, and freight values at U.S. ports. | ||||||||||
3Less than - unit. | ||||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices