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| TABLE 13 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF TITANIUM PIGMENT, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||
| Country | HTS2 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||
| 80% or more titanium dioxide pigment: | 3206.11.0000 | |||||||||||
| Canada | 79,000 | $226,000 | 68,300 | $252,000 | ||||||||
| China | 10,300 | 29,100 | 25,300 | 77,700 | ||||||||
| Finland | 6,790 | 17,200 | 5,990 | 16,100 | ||||||||
| France | 4,910 | 14,500 | 5,110 | 19,900 | ||||||||
| Germany | 6,450 | 17,400 | 8,380 | 29,100 | ||||||||
| Italy | 3,460 | 10,100 | 2,620 | 10,200 | ||||||||
| Japan | 4,180 | 20,800 | 4,220 | 24,500 | ||||||||
| Spain | 2,980 | 8,770 | 3,140 | 12,900 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1,800 | 4,390 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Ukraine | 11,700 | 25,600 | 11,100 | 28,700 | ||||||||
| Other | 8,890 | r | 23,900 | r | 16,500 | 57,400 | ||||||
| Total | 140,000 | 397,000 | 151,000 | 529,000 | ||||||||
| Other titanium dioxide:------------ | 3206.19.0000 | |||||||||||
| Canada | 8,820 | 25,900 | 8,190 | 27,600 | ||||||||
| China | 1,110 | 4,040 | 1,750 | 6,410 | ||||||||
| France | 174 | 385 | 427 | 1,510 | ||||||||
| Germany | 666 | 2,720 | 656 | 2,690 | ||||||||
| Japan | 552 | 6,670 | 789 | 6,140 | ||||||||
| Other | 853 | r | 7,810 | r | 1,320 | 10,100 | ||||||
| Total | 12,200 | 47,500 | 13,100 | 54,400 | ||||||||
| Unfinished titanium dioxide:3 | 2823.00.0000 | |||||||||||
| China | 24,200 | 70,800 | 15,800 | 45,700 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | 2,460 | 6,390 | 2,620 | 8,680 | ||||||||
| Finland | 2,910 | 9,590 | 2,450 | 8,250 | ||||||||
| France | 5,720 | 18,200 | 2,760 | 10,500 | ||||||||
| Germany | 4,270 | 9,580 | 3,340 | 9,610 | ||||||||
| Italy | 3,120 | 8,930 | 2,730 | 11,800 | ||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2,630 | 5,890 | 4,490 | 12,400 | ||||||||
| Other | 2,430 | 11,100 | 4,560 | 18,600 | ||||||||
| Total | 47,700 | 141,000 | 38,800 | 126,000 | ||||||||
| Grand total | 200,000 | 585,000 | 203,000 | 709,000 | ||||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. | ||||||||||||
| 3Unmixed and not surface treated. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
