TABLE 6-Continued
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF RARE EARTHS, BY COUNTRY
1991                            1992                            1993
Country                        Quantity         Value          Quantity 
      Value            Quantity         Value
(kilograms)                     (kilograms)                      (kilograms)


Mixtures of rare-earth oxide except cerium
oxide-Continued:          (2846.90.2010)
China                                    277,943      2,597,046      109,119
    $1,663,993        59,966    $1,255,919
Estonia                                       -             -          4,000
        12,088         9,040        26,695
France                                    44,734      4,452,935       70,782
     6,031,045        71,073     4,808,138
Germany                                    6,506      1,011,363        7,550
     1,259,266         6,901      837,255
Hong Kong                                 80,384        868,111        4,950
       143,560         7,542      553,426
India                                    399,928       240,522          
-              -          28,854        92,909
Japan                                     21,968      2,364,992       42,657
     3,568,048        38,199     1,931,156
Norway                                       242        42,758          
 7           1,350           -             -
Taiwan                                    19,205        196,464         301
         24,599           89         33,969
U.S.S.R.2                                  8,536       247,233          
-              -             -             -
United Kingdom                            31,265       941,229        41,339
     1,173,735        14,325       802,297
Other                                         -             -           
-              -             40         9,805
Total                                 892,277     13,138,294      294,971
     14,853,076      249,493    10,556,850
Rare-earth metals, whether inter-mixed or
alloyed:                  (2805.30.0000)
Austria                                    1,400        32,000       '83,000
      '418,647           -             -
Belgium                                    4,950         19,800         
        -             -                    -
Brazil                                    30,866       208,963        18,072
       125,973        20,412       142,385
Canada                                        -             -           
-              -            179         6,716
China                                    131,480      1,480,056     '173,346
     '1,337,730      160,929     1,546,305
Germany                                   34,500        181,579        7,760
        90,523           51         6,572
Hong Kong                                   741         33,727          675
         94,660           60         4,350
Japan                                      6,767       232,527         1,834
       210,406         1,234       140,075
Norway                                       50          8,205          
45           6,771           45         6,771
Russial                                       -             -           
-              -           3,282       113,195
Taiwan                                        -             -           
100          7,250            5          1,800
U.S.S.R.2                                  2,400        57,086          150
         75,000           -             -
United Kingdom                            12,666      1,075,301        8,109
       797,443        9,649       673,906
Other                                         -             -           
 '2        '3,000            20         1,700
Total                                 225,820      3,329,244     '293,093
     '3,167,403      195,866     2,643,775
Mixtures of rare-earth chlorides, except cerium
chloride:                 (2846.90.2050)
Austria                                    4,246        117,165         
45          4,011            -             -
China                                    104,300      1,467,839      205,661
     2,501,856       315,154     4,151,373
Estonia                                       -             -          1,000
        9,288            -             -
France                                        -             -          2,022
        94,709            1         8,000
Germany                                        1         4,000          
51          4,721           327        62,042
Hong Kong                                     -             -           
-              -          3,000         5,324
India                                  2,971,130      2,336,576     1,064,732
      821,455     1,898,619     1,577,792
Japan                                     65,581      4,453,877       33,401
     3,625,637        23,956     1,356,420
Malaysia                                 203,874        220,838      217,350
       308,314           -             -
Norway                                        -             -           
31          7,600           117        22,391
Russia'                                       -             -           
-              -           7,205       61,243
Sweden                                        -             -           
-              -          51,190      390,951
Taiwan                                     3,000        37,262         1,615
        11,526           28        16,003
United Kingdom                            25,110       252,121        57,494
       302,787        56,203      427,259
See foontes at the end of table.


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