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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF LIME, BY TYPE1 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons and dollars) | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||
| Type and country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Calcined dolomite: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 21,400 | 4,750,000 | - | 22,300 | 7,720,000 | |||||
| Italy | 133 | 106,000 | 151 | 139,000 | ||||||
| Other | 25 | 17,800 | - | 22,100 | 45,800 | |||||
| Total | 21,500 | 4,880,000 | 44,600 | 7,900,000 | ||||||
| Hydraulic lime: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | 6,190 | 171 | 27,900 | ||||||
| China | 957 | 666,000 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 97 | 33,600 | 245 | 79,800 | ||||||
| France | 206 | 150,000 | 209 | 170,000 | ||||||
| Italy | 19 | 11,300 | 21 | 7,150 | ||||||
| Other | 17 | r | 6,520 | r | 1 | 6,780 | ||||
| Total | 1,300 | 874,000 | 647 | 292,000 | ||||||
| Quicklime: | ||||||||||
| Canada | 314,000 | 46,100,000 | 319,000 | 48,400,000 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 185 | 84,500 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Mexico | 3,090 | 594,000 | 1,450 | 285,000 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 100 | 47,500 | 16 | 7,100 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13,000 | 3 | 35,800 | ||||||
| Other | 340 | 337,000 | - | 330 | 373,000 | |||||
| Total | 318,000 | 47,200,000 | 320,000 | 49,100,000 | ||||||
| Slaked lime, hydrate: | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 551 | 296,000 | 324 | 171,000 | ||||||
| Canada | 36,400 | 7,430,000 | 33,700 | 6,890,000 | ||||||
| France | 43 | 72,500 | 46 | 76,900 | ||||||
| Germany | 38 | 126,000 | 22 | 116,000 | ||||||
| Honduras | 164 | 34,100 | 165 | 39,000 | ||||||
| Italy | 55 | 185,000 | 59 | 179,000 | ||||||
| Japan | 56 | 71,500 | 30 | 62,200 | ||||||
| Mexico | 15,000 | 2,620,000 | 13,900 | 2,640,000 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 384 | 195,000 | 307 | 157,000 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 101 | 141,000 | 6 | 15,300 | ||||||
| Other | 3 | r | 13,500 | r | 125 | 49,900 | ||||
| Total | 52,800 | 11,200,000 | 48,700 | 10,400,000 | ||||||
| Grand total | 394,000 | 64,100,000 | 414,000 | 67,700,000 | ||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to- | ||||||||||
| totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight valuation. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
