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TABLE 3
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PLATINUM-GROUP METALS, BY COUNTRY1
    Unwrought palladium   Palladium, other   Iridium2   Osmium2   Ruthenium2   Rhodium2
Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity, Quantity,
Pd content Value Pd content Value Ir content Value Os content Value Ru content Value Rh content Value
Country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)
2013 68,500   $1,570,000   14,700   $349,000   1,720   $43,200   77   $444   15,300   $36,200   11,100   $367,000
2014:
Austria -- -- 176 4,850 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Belarus 17 424 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Belgium 853 21,100 206 5,340 -- -- -- -- -- -- 440 15,000
Brazil 69 1,930 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 815
Canada 1,170 9,870 2,740 83,800 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
China -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 46 1,900
France -- -- 8 298 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Germany 3,240 87,400 548 14,100 257 5,460 -- -- 429 1,930 879 34,400
Hong Kong 44 1,190 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Italy 19,100 509,000 831 22,000 8 111 -- -- -- -- 192 7,700
Japan 1,490 15,800 99 1,670 42 765 -- -- -- -- (3) 17
Korea, Republic of- 3,380 84,100 55 1,430 -- -- -- -- -- -- 474 17,800
Mexico 15 499 1 16 -- -- -- -- 6 37 -- --
Norway 2,210 56,900 202 5,060 -- -- -- -- -- -- 75 2,680
Russia 12,800 326,000 4,720 121,000 44 802 -- -- 41 126 1,080 37,900
South Africa 18,400 470,000 295 7,510 1,000 16,200 322 1,670 6,790 13,700 6,050 219,000
Switzerland 12,900 340,000 412 10,500 -- -- -- -- -- -- 50 1,610
United Kingdom 3,690 95,600 2,780 71,500 634 10,500 -- -- 3,830 8,680 1,780 69,200
Other (3)   17   10   76   1   21   --   --   34   79   1   51
Total   79,300 2,020,000 13,100 350,000 1,990 33,900 322 1,670 11,100 24,600 11,100 408,000
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Unwrought and other forms.
3Less than - unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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