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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL | |||||||||
| SAND, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Australia | 8 | 8,250 | 7 | 6,480 | |||||
| Canada | 215 | 3,630 | 258 | 3,460 | |||||
| Chile | (3) | 51 | (3) | 10 | |||||
| China | 1 | 370 | 2 | 516 | |||||
| Germany | (3) | 106 | (3) | 32 | |||||
| Japan | (3) | 8 | (3) | 15 | |||||
| Mexico | 9 | 2,380 | 2 | 362 | |||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | (3) | 9 | |||||
| Other | 11 | 5,590 | 21 | 9,360 | |||||
| Total | 244 | 20,400 | 290 | 20,200 | |||||
| -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add | |||||||||
| to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight value of material at U.S. port of entry.- | |||||||||
| Based on purchase price; includes all charges (except U.S. import | |||||||||
| duties) in bringing material from foreign country to alongside carrier. | |||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
