TABLE 8 | ||||||||
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ALUMINUM FLUORIDE, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
2014 | 2015 | |||||||
Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
Canada | 581 | $794 | 420 | $634 | ||||
China | 13,900 | 18,900 | 13,600 | 18,100 | ||||
Italy | 3,000 | 3,730 | -- | -- | ||||
Mexico | 20,900 | 27,100 | 18,400 | 22,800 | ||||
Other3 | 85 | 129 | 37 | 82 | ||||
Total | 38,400 | 50,700 | 32,400 | 41,600 | ||||
-- 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. | ||||||||
3Includes all countries with quantities less than 1,000 metric tons.- | ||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
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Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices