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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF GERMANIUM METAL, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Gross weight | Gross weight | |||||||
| -Country | (kilograms) | Value | (kilograms) | Value | ||||
| Belgium | 5,530 | r | $6,790,000 | r | 7,690 | $14,400,000 | ||
| Canada | 2,450 | 1,130,000 | 510 | 101,000 | ||||
| China | 23,200 | 36,900,000 | 13,000 | 21,700,000 | ||||
| Germany | 341 | 836,000 | 1,180 | 2,270,000 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 193 | 368,000 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | 200 | 354,000 | 1 | 3,950 | ||||
| Russia | 2,320 | 3,080,000 | 1,290 | 1,730,000 | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 6 | 7,430 | ||||
| Other | 11 | 27,100 | 12 | 48,800 | ||||
| Total | 34,200 | r | 49,500,000 | r | 23,700 | 40,300,000 | ||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | ||||||||
| 2Data include wrought, unwrought, and powder, but exclude germanium dioxide. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
