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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ZINC COMPOUNDS1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||||||||||
| (metric tons, | Value | (metric tons, | Value | |||||||||||||||
| gross weight) | (thousands) | gross weight) | (thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Chromates of zinc or of lead | 83 | $389 | 112 | $744 | ||||||||||||||
| Lithopone- | 1,030 | 2,740 | 1,770 | 2,750 | ||||||||||||||
| Zinc chloride- | 278 | 1,900 | 149 | 1,270 | ||||||||||||||
| Zinc oxide- | 97,400 | 192,000 | 125,000 | 272,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Zinc sulfate- | 52,600 | 44,100 | 83,600 | 60,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Zinc sulfide | 2,200 | 8,640 | 2,290 | 8,700 | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
