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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES, OTHER THAN | |||||||||||||
| DIAMOND, BY KIND AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||||||
| Kind and country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | |||||||||
| Emerald:3 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 2,150 | $4 | 3,630 | $5 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 136,000 | 13 | 140,000 | 20 | |||||||||
| Canada | 3,340 | (4) | 3,000 | (4) | |||||||||
| China | 4,660 | (4) | 28,700 | (4) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 201,000 | 172 | 275,000 | 176 | |||||||||
| France | 163 | 1 | 1,590 | 3 | |||||||||
| Germany | 9,190 | 3 | 15,400 | 2 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 147,000 | 49 | 145,000 | 16 | |||||||||
| India | 1,650,000 | 54 | 1,630,000 | 85 | |||||||||
| Israel | 144,000 | 38 | 151,000 | 49 | |||||||||
| Italy | 7,790 | 1 | 3,070 | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 81,100 | 4 | 99,300 | 14 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 8,470 | r | 22 | r | 3,330 | 13 | |||||||
| Thailand | 334,000 | 17 | 436,000 | 22 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 314 | 2 | 696 | 3 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 95,800 | 27 | 87,800 | 15 | |||||||||
| Other | 75,000 | r | 4 | r | 12,300 | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 2,890,000 | 410 | r | 3,040,000 | 431 | ||||||||
| Ruby:5 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 252 | 1 | 1,150 | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 2,900 | (4) | 13,200 | (4) | |||||||||
| France | 238 | 5 | 432 | 4 | |||||||||
| Germany | 37,700 | 1 | 3,920 | (4) | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 64,400 | 16 | 21,500 | 6 | |||||||||
| India | 2,600,000 | 4 | 2,170,000 | 11 | |||||||||
| Israel | 4,580 | 7 | 2,080 | 3 | |||||||||
| Italy | 15,200 | (4) | 3,920 | (4) | |||||||||
| Madagascar- | 7,750 | (4) | 2,280 | (4) | |||||||||
| Mozambique- | 37,500 | 3 | 20,900 | 16 | |||||||||
| South Africa- | 18,700 | 2 | 39,800 | 2 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 10,100 | 3 | 6,340 | 1 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 1,870 | 2 | 2,180 | 6 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1,420,000 | 44 | 1,460,000 | 88 | |||||||||
| Other | 47,500 | r | 26 | r | 12,400 | 9 | |||||||
| Total | 4,260,000 | 114 | 3,760,000 | 146 | |||||||||
| Sapphire:6 | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | 1,780 | 4 | 5,060 | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 41,100 | 1 | 41,900 | 2 | |||||||||
| France | 6,480 | 2 | 1,100 | 6 | |||||||||
| Germany | 146,000 | 3 | 28,600 | 3 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 333,000 | 36 | 138,000 | 34 | |||||||||
| India | 1,990,000 | 15 | 2,400,000 | 24 | |||||||||
| Israel | 9,760 | 2 | 18,900 | 5 | |||||||||
| Italy | 15,900 | 1 | 7,380 | 1 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 14,300 | 5 | 7,990 | 2 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 14,400 | (4) | 17,700 | 8 | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 331,000 | r | 87 | 358,000 | 91 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | 16,600 | 31 | 20,300 | 37 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 2,990,000 | 79 | 3,710,000 | 102 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 769 | 1 | 11,900 | 4 | |||||||||
| Other | 38,900 | 2 | 44,500 | 6 | |||||||||
| Total | 5,940,000 | 269 | 6,810,000 | 330 | |||||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||||
| TABLE 8-Continued | |||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GEMSTONES, OTHER THAN | |||||||||||||
| DIAMOND, BY KIND AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||||||
| Kind and country | (carats) | (millions) | (carats) | (millions) | |||||||||
| Other: | |||||||||||||
| Rough, uncut, all countries7 | 2,180,000 | r | 15 | r | 2,540,000 | 14 | |||||||
| Cut, set and unset, all countries8 | NA | 310 | r | NA | 340 | ||||||||
| rRevised. NA Not available.- | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Customs value. | |||||||||||||
| 3Emerald data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.91.0030. | |||||||||||||
| 4Less than - unit. | |||||||||||||
| 5Ruby data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.91.0010. | |||||||||||||
| 6Sapphire data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.91.0020. | |||||||||||||
| 7Rough, uncut data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.10.4080. | |||||||||||||
| 8Cut, set and unset data are for Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 7103.99.1080. | |||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. International Trade Commission. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
