| TABLE 6 |
|
| GERMANY: IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
|
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Destinations |
|
| Country and
commodity |
|
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
|
| METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alkali and
alkaline-earth metals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alkali metals |
|
|
4,952,148 |
|
637,937 |
|
France 4,290,699; Italy
4,000; Japan 3,687. |
|
|
| Alkaline-earth
metals |
|
|
1,163,730 |
|
27,500 |
|
Russia 1,163,730;
Netherlands 146,699; France 123,800. |
|
| Aluminum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
metric tons |
|
1,907,966 |
|
288 |
|
Guinea 1,622,200; Greece
91,184; Australia 67,359. |
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
do. |
|
1,273,905 |
|
6,730 |
|
Jamaica 467,948; Ireland
435,842; Greece 97,788. |
|
| Ash and
residue containing aluminum |
|
|
87,106,394 |
|
-- |
|
Netherlands 17,018,398;
France 16,321,398; Denmark 13,029,601. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
|
462,320 |
|
422 |
|
Netherlands 74,393;
Russia 64,679; Austria 61,398. |
|
| Unwrought |
do. |
|
1,895,615 |
|
421 |
|
Norway 404,203; United
Kingdom 285,629; Netherlands 220,396. |
|
| Semimanufactures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Powders and
flakes |
|
|
24,912,276 |
|
2,681,000 |
|
Russia 9,224,000; Austria
4,379,101; France 3,863,824. |
|
| Rods, bars,
profiles |
metric tons |
|
275,033 |
|
335 |
|
Austria 41,546; Hungary
29,171; Italy 28,624. |
|
|
| Wire |
do. |
|
117,598 |
|
559 |
|
Russia 61,949; Belgium
13,783; France 13,715. |
|
|
| Plates,
sheets, strips |
do. |
|
442,402 |
|
3,717 |
|
France 73,625;
Switzerland 48,202; United Kingdom 41,540. |
|
| Foil |
do. |
|
140,776 |
|
592 |
|
Switzerland 26,335; Italy
17,434; Austria 13,107. |
|
|
| Tubes and
pipes |
do. |
|
43,416 |
|
276 |
|
Belgium 6,489; Denmark 5,863; Czech
Republic 4,622. |
|
|
|
|
| Tube or pipe
fittings |
|
|
50,937 |
|
2,687 |
|
Italy 34,476; Netherlands 2,375;
United Kingdom 1,625. |
|
|
|
|
| Antimony: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oxides |
|
|
6,707,243 |
|
29,000 |
|
China 2,789,625; Belgium
2,171,312; France 1,136,125. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
|
|
149,389 |
|
1,909 |
|
China 78,601; Russia 51,101; United
Kingdom 6,784. |
|
|
|
|
| Arsenic,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
value |
|
$65,000 |
|
$2,000 |
|
Japan $54,000; China
$5,000; France $2,000. |
|
|
| Beryllium,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
do. |
|
$1,182,000 |
|
$934,000 |
|
United Kingdom $134,000;
Belarus $65,000; France $16,000. |
|
| Bismuth,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
|
1,688,534 |
|
74,699 |
|
United Kingdom 1,152,375;
Mexico 331,875; Peru 74,398. |
|
| Cadmium,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
value |
|
$152,000 |
|
$46,000 |
|
United Kingdom $56,000;
France $19,000; Canada $9,000. |
|
| Chromium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
metric tons |
|
126,278 |
|
-- |
|
South Africa 90,525;
Turkey 31,503; Netherlands 3,420. |
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
do. |
|
8,367 |
|
271 |
|
United Kingdom 3,144;
Kazakhstan 2,836; South Africa 1,320. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
|
|
4,066,944 |
|
88,901 |
|
Russia 1,582,675;
Netherlands 1,020,140; France 595,187. |
|
| Cobalt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
|
438,972 |
|
2,375 |
|
Finland 205,601; Belgium
63,898; Canada 53,101. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
|
|
2,568,958 |
|
340,073 |
|
Belgium 391,862; United
Kingdom 280,773; Russia 220,284. |
|
| Columbium
and tantalum, metal, including alloys, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| all forms, tantalum |
|
|
239,390 |
|
63,612 |
|
Japan 117,351; United
Kingdom 13,241; China 12,000. |
|
| Copper: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
metric tons |
|
880,332 |
|
-- |
|
Chile 266,929; Argentina
126,793; Portugal 126,416. |
|
| Matte
and speiss, including cement copper |
|
33,896,548 |
|
5,125 |
|
Brazil 20,670,601; Iran
10,092,199; Morocco 2,045,312. |
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
|
1,162,797 |
|
178,101 |
|
Poland 240,300; Belgium
203,000; Singapore 202,000. |
|
| Sulfate |
|
|
11,133,615 |
|
2,687 |
|
Poland 2,763,187; Russia
2,598,500; Uzbekistan 2,039,000. |
|
| Ash and
residue containing copper |
|
|
53,983,481 |
|
4,524,699 |
|
Italy 13,701,101; Chile 9,061,800;
Netherlands 5,567,398. |
|
|
|
|
| Metal
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
|
379,726 |
|
7,774 |
|
Netherlands 42,224;
France 40,956; United Kingdom 39,111. |
|
| Unwrought |
do. |
|
572,324 |
|
5,630 |
|
Russia 163,346; Chile
120,936; Poland 114,047. |
|
|
| Semimanufactures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Powders and
flakes |
|
|
5,237,889 |
|
210,898 |
|
Russia 2,941,375; United
Kingdom 644,511; unspecified 566,625. |
|
| Rods, bars,
profiles |
|
|
74,382,413 |
|
344,875 |
|
Italy 13,050,198; France
10,734,425; Netherlands 9,995,596. |
|
| Wire |
metric tons |
|
203,258 |
|
84 |
|
France 90,066; Belgium
52,281; Sweden 24,006. |
|
|
| Plates,
sheets, strips |
|
|
53,302,370 |
|
1,414,560 |
|
Italy 10,702,435; Belgium
8,755,549; Finland 5,041,023. |
|
| Foil |
|
|
9,096,768 |
|
412,671 |
|
Italy 1,112,875; France
974,386; unspecified Asia 2,208,853. |
|
| Tubes and
pipes |
|
|
34,837,782 |
|
47,874 |
|
Austria 6,416,487;
Belgium 5,223,975; Greece 4,557,199. |
|
| Tube or pipe
fittings |
|
|
17,913,193 |
|
52,097 |
|
Italy 4,870,101; Poland
2,758,788; Belgium 1,853,726. |
|
| Germanium,
metal, including alloys, all forms |
|
|
1,626 |
|
51 |
|
China 1,125; Spain 199;
United Kingdom 97. |
|
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
|
|
| TABLE 6--Continued |
|
| GERMANY: IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
|
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Sources |
|
| Country and
commodity |
|
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
|
| METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gold: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Waste and sweepings |
|
|
1,422,785 |
|
237,200 |
|
Australia 264,200; United
Kingdom 246,872; Austria 175,900. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, unwrought and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| partly wrought |
|
|
41,705 |
|
846 |
|
Switzerland 9,505;
Belgium 6,800; Sweden 6,002. |
|
|
| Iron and steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Iron and
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Including
roasted pyrite |
metric tons |
|
33,932,415 |
|
4,836 |
|
Brazil 17,989,960; Canada
4,636,332; Sweden 4,379,854. |
|
| Excluding
roasted pyrite |
do. |
|
33,876,166 |
|
4,836 |
|
Brazil 17,989,959; Canada
4,636,332; Sweden 4,379,854. |
|
|
|
|
| Pyrite,
roasted |
|
|
56,248,986 |
|
-- |
|
Norway 40,136,800;
Australia 15,251,601; Italy 859,687. |
|
| Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
|
4,364,130 |
|
6,720 |
|
Netherlands 1,315,422;
Poland 794,135; Czech Republic 503,215. |
|
| Pig iron,
cast iron, related materials |
do. |
|
408,691 |
|
870 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago
67,463; Netherlands 66,952; Russia 46,768. |
|
| Ferroalloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ferrochromium |
do. |
|
478,204 |
|
2,908 |
|
South Africa 341,026;
Kazakhstan 38,523; Zimbabwe 29,475. |
|
| Ferromanganese |
do. |
|
178,918 |
|
-- |
|
France 178,918; Spain
64,816; South Africa 34,140. |
|
| Ferromolybdenum |
do. |
|
10,369 |
|
94 |
|
Belgium 2,790; United
Kingdom 2,331; Armenia 1,614. |
|
| Ferronickel |
|
|
82,617,845 |
|
-- |
|
Venezuela 34,609,699;
Greece 20,041,101; Indonesia 16,028,398. |
|
| Ferroniobium |
|
|
3,196,850 |
|
-- |
|
Brazil 2,417,625; Canada
489,875; Netherlands 127,500. |
|
| Ferrosilicochromium |
|
|
8,354,000 |
|
-- |
|
Russia 1,128,000;
Netherlands 283,625; unspecified 1,238,875. |
|
| Ferrosilicomanganese |
metric tons |
|
144,637 |
|
-- |
|
Norway 39,733; South
Africa 26,650; Ukraine 22,389. |
|
| Ferrosilicon |
do. |
|
231,350 |
|
42 |
|
Poland 58,688; Norway
57,678; France 26,596. |
|
|
| Ferrotitanium
and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ferrosilicotitanium |
|
|
8,862 |
|
20 |
|
Russia 3,596; United
Kingdom 2,429; Netherlands 1,073. |
|
| Ferrotungsten
and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ferrosilicotitanium |
metric tons |
|
486,596 |
|
-- |
|
China 386,375; North
Korea 50,000; Netherlands 33,101. |
|
| Ferrovanadium |
do. |
|
5,471 |
|
-- |
|
Austria 2,691; Czech
Republic 1,087; Luxembourg 351. |
|
| Silicon metal |
metric tons |
|
119,747 |
|
386 |
|
Norway 48,612; Brazil
36,027; Canada 14,493. |
|
|
| Steel,
primary forms |
do. |
|
1,306,240 |
|
134 |
|
Poland 435,577;
Netherlands 173,488; France 120,454. |
|
| Semimanufactures: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Flat-rolled
products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Of iron or
nonalloy steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Not clad,
plated, coated |
do. |
|
4,663,146 |
|
588 |
|
Belgium 809,683;
Netherlands 660,573; Austria 474,882. |
|
| Clad,
plated, coated |
do. |
|
3,186,584 |
|
1,251 |
|
Belgium 949,271; Austria
658,646; France 495,781. |
|
| Of alloy
steel |
do. |
|
1,304,297 |
|
26,017 |
|
France 484,870; Sweden
144,952; Austria 117,102. |
|
| Bars, rods,
angles, shapes, sections |
do. |
|
4,878,406 |
|
10,805 |
|
France 862,520; Italy
652,460; Poland 516,300. |
|
|
| Rails and
accessories |
do. |
|
286,145 |
|
8 |
|
Austria 100,542; Poland
68,633; Czech Republic 54,906. |
|
| Wire |
do. |
|
578,036 |
|
1,472 |
|
France 87,888; Czech
Republic 83,447; Belgium 80,751. |
|
| Tubes, pipes,
fittings |
do. |
|
1,806,760 |
|
3,598 |
|
Italy 379,591; France
147,624; Austria 132,890. |
|
|
| Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
do. |
|
193,156 |
|
1,590 |
|
Australia 42,438; Sweden
33,528; Poland 30,194. |
|
|
| Oxides |
|
|
9,473,736 |
|
2,429 |
|
France 7,309,398;
Netherlands 1,080,187; Poland 900,375. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
|
9,075 |
|
136 |
|
Czech Republic 2,756;
Lithuania 1,850; Poland 1,218. |
|
| Unwrought |
do. |
|
159,874 |
|
1,101 |
|
Poland 37,747; United
Kingdom 35,388; Sweden 25,230. |
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
7,752,736 |
|
19,421 |
|
Belgium 5,240,495;
Luxembourg 984,000; Sweden 739,987. |
|
| Lithium,
oxides and hydroxides |
|
|
4,405,307 |
|
664,375 |
|
Switzerland 3,193,187;
Russia 308,125; Belgium 175,699. |
|
| Magnesium,
metal, including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
|
|
3,026,096 |
|
7,187 |
|
Switzerland 1,152,687;
China 840,000; Italy 205,601. |
|
| Unwrought |
|
|
18,787,587 |
|
20,000 |
|
China 14,200,898; Israel
1,202,187; Canada 889,125. |
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
16,636,769 |
|
323,100 |
|
China 9,341,300; Russia
2,518,124; Austria 1,877,812. |
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TABLE 6--Continued |
|
| GERMANY: IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
|
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Sources |
|
| Country and
commodity |
|
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
|
| METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Manganese: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
|
6,917,448 |
|
182,699 |
|
Netherlands 2,647,000;
Belgium 1,082,875; Morocco 1,060,000. |
|
| Oxides |
|
|
7,009,143 |
|
212,199 |
|
Greece 2,080,000;
Netherlands 1,433,999; South Africa 732,375. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
|
|
21,229,480 |
|
25,800 |
|
China 11,982,601; Ukraine
4,361,500; Russia 2,104,000. |
|
|
|
|
| Mercury |
|
|
41,810 |
|
5,375 |
|
Czech Republic 12,312;
Spain 10,000; Peru 6,875. |
|
| Molybdenum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roasted |
|
|
1,517,401 |
|
-- |
|
Chile 420,000;
Netherlands 381,500; China 239,300. |
|
| Unroasted |
|
|
650,721 |
|
595,875 |
|
Canada 54,199; Japan 367;
China 183. |
|
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
|
545,693 |
|
238 |
|
Uzbekistan 232,398; Chile
116,601; China 80,000. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap and
unwrought |
|
|
343,604 |
|
5,250 |
|
China 194,500; United
Kingdom 47,300; Austria 29,699. |
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
1,535,856 |
|
79,135 |
|
Austria 816,913; China
199,381; Armenia 162,498. |
|
| Nickel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Matte and
speiss |
|
|
4,030,104 |
|
500 |
|
Netherlands 3,980,625;
Russia 24,800; Austria 12,125. |
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
|
563,148 |
|
97 |
|
Czech Republic 221,398;
Canada 157,000; Japan 63,398. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
metric tons |
|
10,889 |
|
513 |
|
Netherlands 1,964;
Austria 1,670; United Kingdom 1,270. |
|
| Unwrought |
do. |
|
74,503 |
|
313 |
|
Russia 32,651; United
Kingdom 14,558; Norway 6,326. |
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
13,291,664 |
|
1,492,579 |
|
Austria 5,028,140; France
2,927,761; Sweden 931,397. |
|
| Platinum-group
metals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Waste and sweepings |
|
|
3,840,881 |
|
300,900 |
|
United Kingdom 451,300;
France 424,900; Netherlands 351,000. |
| Metal, including alloys,
unwrought |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| and partly wrought: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Palladium |
|
|
32,406 |
|
4,600 |
|
United Kingdom 7,938;
South Africa 7,000; Russia 4,000. |
|
| Platinum |
|
|
45,774 |
|
11,000 |
|
South Africa 16,800;
United Kingdom 5,600; Sweden 3,910. |
|
| Rhodium |
value, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
thousands |
|
$59,938 |
|
$9,056 |
|
South Africa $20,218;
United Kingdom $16,789; Russia $5,768. |
|
| Iridium,
osmium, ruthenium |
|
|
3,379 |
|
500 |
|
South Africa 2,100;
Russia 300; United Kingdom 220. |
|
| Unspecified |
|
|
84,737 |
|
16,401 |
|
South Africa 27,000;
United Kingdom 16,401; Russia 7,000. |
|
| Rare-earth
metals, including alloys, all forms |
|
366,497 |
|
398 |
|
China 250,199; Austria
80,500; Japan 7,312. |
|
|
| Selenium,
elemental |
|
|
215,454 |
|
296 |
|
Russia 71,500; Sweden
49,199; Poland 39,000. |
|
|
| Silicon,
high-purity |
|
|
1,075,354 |
|
449,625 |
|
United Kingdom 205,199;
Japan 182,300; Russia 129,500. |
|
| Silver, metal, including
alloys, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| unwrought and partly wrought |
|
|
2,816,072 |
|
55,100 |
|
Poland 390,097; Canada
366,700; unspecified 546,800. |
|
| Tin, metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
|
|
505,253 |
|
2,687 |
|
France 267,812; Austria
41,699; Czech Republic 38,199. |
|
| Unwrought |
|
|
21,287,424 |
|
6,210 |
|
China 5,943,300; Peru
5,083,300; Indonesia 4,351,500. |
|
| Titanium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oxides |
|
|
16,767,672 |
|
21,699 |
|
France 4,674,199; Canada
2,556,000; China 1,893,812. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unwrought,
waste or |
|
|
|
| scrap, powders |
metric tons |
|
5,633 |
|
21 |
|
United Kingdom 367;
Belgium 240; unspecified 4,664. |
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
4,414,600 |
|
424,499 |
|
Italy 656,875; Russia
576,574; Japan 530,125. |
|
|
| Tungsten: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
|
|
195,094 |
|
-- |
|
Nigeria 62,601; Thailand
61,300; Vietnam 21,000. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Powders
(wolfram) |
|
|
1,423,145 |
|
62,300 |
|
Austria 612,187; Canada
484,187; Luxembourg 64,000. |
|
| Unwrought,
bars/rods |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| simply sintered, scrap |
|
|
219,105 |
|
103,199 |
|
China 48,398; Austria
25,601; Italy 20,800. |
|
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
3,237,428 |
|
877,710 |
|
United Kingdom 783,929;
India 277,820; Japan 181,545. |
|
| All forms |
|
|
4,879,678 |
|
1,043,209 |
|
United Kingdom 794,327;
Austria 789,087; Canada 484,491. |
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
|
|
| TABLE 6--Continued |
|
| GERMANY: IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
|
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Sources |
|
| Country and
commodity |
|
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
|
| METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Vanadium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
|
|
802,397 |
|
-- |
|
South Africa 620,000;
China 80,101; United Kingdom 44,000. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys, all forms |
|
|
105,744 |
|
13,000 |
|
South Africa 75,300;
Russia 8,625; United Kingdom 8,625. |
|
| Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
metric tons |
|
340,244 |
|
52,300 |
|
Belgium 113,569; Ireland
54,536; Australia 50,066. |
|
| Oxides |
|
|
28,292,225 |
|
481,500 |
|
Poland 7,030,500; Austria
6,125,898; Netherlands 5,665,300. |
|
| Blue powder |
|
|
7,963,539 |
|
-- |
|
Belgium 5,550,398; Norway
1,502,812; United Kingdom 708,812. |
|
| Ash and
residue containing zinc |
|
|
32,997,041 |
|
323,312 |
|
Netherlands 7,104,112;
Poland 4,386,250; Belgium 4,286,698. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Scrap |
|
|
26,648,967 |
|
143,699 |
|
France 9,808,101;
Netherlands 5,087,101; Belgium 3,090,000. |
|
| Unwrought |
metric tons |
|
354,066 |
|
(1) |
|
Belgium 76,455; Spain
67,839; Finland 65,166. |
|
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
44,645,134 |
|
42,203,317 |
|
France 7,370,495; Italy
6,727,985; Slovenia 6,435,487. |
|
| Zirconium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ore and
concentrate |
metric tons |
|
50,088 |
|
13,419 |
|
Australia 19,789; South
Africa 13,542; Belgium 1,674. |
|
| Metal,
including alloys: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Unwrought,
waste or scrap, powders |
|
|
195,277 |
|
2,687 |
|
Netherlands 175,000;
France 9,625; China 4,687. |
|
|
| Semimanufactures |
|
|
439,337 |
|
114,898 |
|
France 275,499; Sweden
10,125; Belgium 9,011. |
|
|
| All forms |
|
|
634,614 |
|
117,585 |
|
France 285,124; Netherlands 175,152; Sweden 10,824. |
|
|
|
|
| Other, ashes
and residues |
metric tons |
|
236,964 |
|
5,793 |
|
Netherlands 36,282;
France 20,848; Canada 17,343. |
|
| INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Abrasives,
n.e.s.: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural: Corundum, emery, pumice, etc. |
|
55,339,296 |
|
2,541,062 |
|
Italy 37,607,687; Iceland
6,364,699; India 5,673,699. |
|
| Artificial: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Corundum |
metric tons |
|
101,355 |
|
1,211 |
|
China 26,440; Austria
17,586; Czech Republic 13,052. |
|
| Silicon
carbide |
do. |
|
103,435 |
|
87 |
|
Norway 16,189; Romania
12,896; unspecified 43,525. |
|
| Dust and powder of precious and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| semiprecious stones,
excluding/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| including diamond |
value |
|
$46,687 |
|
$5,668 |
|
Ireland $36,582;
Switzerland $1,326; Belgium $902. |
|
| Grinding
and polishing wheels and stones |
|
20,442,676 |
|
174,701 |
|
China 3,287,499; Poland
2,635,807; Slovenia 2,253,119. |
|
| Asbestos,
crude |
|
|
58,898 |
|
-- |
|
All from Canada. |
|
|
|
| Barite and
witherite |
metric tons |
|
218,811 |
|
199 |
|
China 100,282; France
40,298; Bulgaria 26,700. |
|
|
| Boron
materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude natural
borates |
|
|
9,835,607 |
|
21,636 |
|
Turkey 4,767,500; Belgium
3,435,437; Netherlands 823,500. |
|
| Oxides and
acids |
|
|
22,693,392 |
|
9,702,000 |
|
Turkey 7,260,199; Chile
2,584,500; Russia 1,735,500. |
|
| Cement |
metric tons |
|
1,509,386 |
|
11 |
|
Belgium 437,042; Czech
Republic 359,748; France 255,976. |
|
| Chalk |
do. |
|
199,039 |
|
15 |
|
Netherlands 84,585;
France 74,867; Belgium 26,882. |
|
| Clays, crude: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bentonite |
do. |
|
253,998 |
|
1,237 |
|
Netherlands 121,880;
Czech Republic 38,090; Italy 27,874. |
|
| Chamotte
earth and dinas earth |
do. |
|
66,051 |
|
30,876 |
|
Czech Republic 24,833;
France 4,305; Netherlands 3,661. |
|
| Fire clay |
|
|
25,111,078 |
|
125,500 |
|
Czech Republic
11,393,000; China 3,774,500; France 2,944,125. |
|
| Fuller's
earth |
|
|
8,482,986 |
|
1,818,000 |
|
Spain 4,535,500;
Netherlands 1,532,500; Italy 318,000. |
|
| Kaolin |
thousand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
metric tons |
|
772 |
|
187 |
|
Czech Republic 202;
United Kingdom 148; Netherlands 124. |
|
| Diamond,
natural: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Gem, not set
or strung |
value, |
|
$185,117 |
|
$4,072 |
|
India $36,229; Israel
$35,119; Switzerland $24,425. |
|
| |
thousands |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Industrial
stones |
do. |
|
$5,657 |
|
$959 |
|
Belgium $1,075;
Switzerland $976; South Africa $739. |
|
| Dust and powder |
do. |
|
$46,687 |
|
$5,668 |
|
Switzerland $1,326;
Belgium $902; United Kingdom $526. |
|
|
| Diatomite and other
infusorial earth |
|
|
43,408,628 |
|
11,272,800 |
|
Denmark 13,241,398;
France 12,139,699; Mexico 2,405,875. |
|
| Feldspar |
|
|
50,809,232 |
|
2,500 |
|
Norway 20,665,800; France
11,459,199; Austria 9,505,898. |
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TABLE 6--Continued |
|
| GERMANY: IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
|
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Destinations |
|
| Country and
commodity |
|
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
|
| INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Fertilizer
materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude, n.e.s. |
|
|
33,559,930 |
|
120,000 |
|
Netherlands 23,941,101;
Belgium 3,980,187; Austria 3,508,812. |
|
| Manufactured: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ammonia |
metric tons |
|
379,318 |
|
1 |
|
Netherlands 201,930;
Poland 74,713; Russia 47,914. |
|
| Nitrogenous |
do. |
|
3,486,438 |
|
96 |
|
Netherlands 1,165,988;
Poland 439,018; Austria 398,615. |
|
| Phosphatic |
do. |
|
181,736 |
|
-- |
|
Netherlands 77,858;
Russia 55,096; Morocco 16,562. |
|
| Potassic |
|
|
91,407,469 |
|
617,648 |
|
Israel 36,022,898;
Netherlands 26,900,499; France 17,181,800. |
|
| Unspecified
and mixed |
metric tons |
|
5,468,128 |
|
4,656 |
|
Netherlands 1,553,345; Belgium
695,734; Poland 649,311. |
|
|
|
|
| Fluorspar |
do. |
|
234,074 |
|
-- |
|
China 71,271; South
Africa 67,715; Namibia 63,879. |
|
| Graphite,
natural |
|
|
41,163,860 |
|
1,807,011 |
|
China 21,473,112;
Madagascar 2,733,625; unspecified 21,473,112. |
|
| Gypsum and
plaster |
metric tons |
|
191,501 |
|
1,548 |
|
France 108,246; Austria
34,110; Netherlands 28,204. |
|
| Iodine |
|
|
1,318,364 |
|
648,312 |
|
Japan 323,187; Chile
158,500; Belgium 150,398. |
|
|
| Kyanite and related
materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Andalusite,
kyanite, sillimanite |
|
|
56,512,900 |
|
2,715,500 |
|
Belgium 15,680,800; South
Africa 13,792,101; France 13,223,199. |
|
| Mullite |
metric tons |
|
7,089 |
|
1,483 |
|
Hungary 1,787; Luxembourg
1,117; United Kingdom 952. |
|
| Unspecified |
|
|
63,601,648 |
|
4,198,625 |
|
Belgium 15,680,800; South Africa
13,792,101; France 13,260,398. |
|
|
|
| Lime |
metric tons |
|
393,864 |
|
325 |
|
France 140,874; Czech
Republic 129,938; Belgium 57,936. |
|
| Magnesium
compounds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Magnesite,
crude |
|
|
7,723,975 |
|
97 |
|
Austria 3,623,187; Spain
1,936,687; Netherlands 1,474,187. |
|
| Oxides and
hydroxides |
metric tons |
|
348,046 |
|
2,908 |
|
China 122,057,812;
Netherlands 85,824,125; Slovakia 47,781,000. |
|
| Other |
|
|
243,300 |
|
-- |
|
France 131,699;
Netherlands 111,601. |
|
|
| Mica: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude,
including splittings and waste |
|
|
26,050,888 |
|
1,190,187 |
|
India 9,970,875; France
8,338,398; Austria 1,911,125. |
|
| Worked,
including agglomerated splittings |
|
1,331,333 |
|
7,812 |
|
Switzerland 586,125;
China 256,300; Belgium 238,788. |
|
| Nitrates,
crude |
|
|
5,021,522 |
|
-- |
|
Poland 1,261,687; Belgium
1,006,375; Chile 935,375. |
|
| Phosphates,
crude |
metric tons |
|
120,231 |
|
1 |
|
Israel 96,348; Belgium
19,483; Russia 2,927. |
|
|
| Phosphorus,
elemental |
|
|
39,222,422 |
|
5,375 |
|
Netherlands 20,154,699;
Kazakhstan 11,477,898; China 6,109,101. |
|
| Pigments, mineral, iron oxides |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| and hydroxides, processed |
|
|
32,467,584 |
|
756,125 |
|
China 17,459,499; Italy
7,203,000; France 1,227,875. |
|
| Precious and semiprecious
stones |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| other than diamond: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural |
value, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
thousands |
|
$63,452 |
|
$5,828 |
|
Thailand $12,023; Brazil
$10,355; Hong Kong, China $5,788. |
|
| Synthetic |
do. |
|
$14,791 |
|
$1,265 |
|
Austria $3,446;
Switzerland $2,985; Japan $2,099. |
|
| Pyrite,
unroasted |
|
|
42,170,112 |
|
-- |
|
Finland 40,436,300; Italy
1,394,312; Austri 319,000. |
|
| Quartz
crystal, piezoelectric |
value |
|
$9,233,000 |
|
$5,802,000 |
|
Japan $910,000; Czech
Republic $671,000; Russia $423,000. |
|
| Salt and
brine |
metric tons |
|
2,366,521 |
|
621 |
|
Netherlands 2,005,543;
United Kingdom 96,886; Poland 86,159. |
|
| Sodium
compounds, n.e.s., natural and/or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| manufactured: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Soda ash |
do. |
|
325,201 |
|
1,246 |
|
France 98,071; Poland
93,105; Netherlands 78,280. |
|
| Sulfate |
|
|
85,169,070 |
|
1,187 |
|
Spain 28,340,500; Austria
19,474,300; Belgium 18,344,000. |
|
| Stone, sand
and gravel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Dimension
stone: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude and
partly worked |
metric tons |
|
389,816 |
|
79 |
|
Poland 74,452; Norway
70,686; Austria 40,455. |
|
|
| Worked |
do. |
|
1,584,285 |
|
227 |
|
China 433,572; Poland
231,091; Italy 217,375. |
|
|
| Dolomite, chiefly
refractory-grade |
do. |
|
645,348 |
|
6,180 |
|
Estonia 244,321; Belgium
167,850; Denmark 93,611. |
|
| Gravel and crushed rock |
do. |
|
10,623,867 |
|
48 |
|
Norway 4,887,427; France
1,886,722; United Kingdom 1,053,838. |
|
| Limestone
other than dimension |
do. |
|
2,408,854 |
|
478 |
|
Poland 1,643,235; Austria
445,765; Sweden 191,269. |
|
| Quartz and quartzite |
|
|
76,453,855 |
|
523,511 |
|
Austria 25,586,350;
Belgium 9,373,699; Netherlands 9,353,324. |
|
| Sand other
than |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| metal-bearing |
metric tons |
|
1,822,361 |
|
8,997 |
|
France 1,085,431;
Netherlands 380,128; Belgium 126,704. |
|
| Sand and gravel |
do. |
|
12,446,228 |
|
9,044 |
|
Norway 4,887,663; France
2,972,153; United Kingdom 1,055,318. |
|
| See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
|
|
| TABLE 6--Continued |
|
| GERMANY: IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINERAL COMMODITIES IN
2003 |
|
|
|
| (Kilograms unless
otherwise specified) |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Destinations |
|
| Country and
commodity |
|
Total |
|
United States |
|
Other (principal) |
|
| INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sulfur: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Elemental: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Crude,
including native and byproduct |
|
|
45,978,721 |
|
16,718 |
|
Netherlands 19,963,699;
France 6,087,699; Belgium 5,151,500. |
|
| Colloidal,
precipitated, sublimed |
|
|
1,448,419 |
|
23,800 |
|
India 1,242,125; France
161,601; Poland 20,500. |
|
|
| Dioxide |
|
|
6,961,112 |
|
50,000 |
|
France 4,980,300;
Switzerland 908,312; Sweden 907,125. |
|
| Sulfuric acid |
metric tons |
|
65,891 |
|
90 |
|
Netherlands 40,990;
Belgium 8,269; Switzerland 7,660. |
|
| Talc,
steatite, soapstone, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| pyrophyllite |
do. |
|
307,374 |
|
130 |
|
Netherlands 119,307;
Austria 54,560; France 47,671. |
|
| Vermiculite,
perlite, chlorite |
do. |
|
64,691 |
|
40 |
|
Greece 36,146; Hungary
14,902; South Africa 10,782. |
|
| Other, slag
and dross, not |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| metal-bearing |
do. |
|
1,914,527 |
|
2,268 |
|
Netherlands 1,104,472;
France 230,051; Poland 174,913. |
|
| MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED |
|
|
|
|
|
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| MATERIALS |
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| Asphalt and bitumen, natural |
do. |
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21,224 |
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5,440 |
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Netherlands 10,878;
Trinidad and Tobago 4,550; Poland 256. |
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| Carbon black |
do. |
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175,542 |
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3,590 |
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France 29,588; Netherlands 27,839; Russia 27,035. |
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| Coal: |
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| Anthracite |
do. |
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1,143,312 |
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253,869 |
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Russia 268,921; Australia
177,967; Belgium 121,601. |
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| Bituminous |
do. |
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20,599,048 |
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707,390 |
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Poland 6,174,991; South
Africa 4,312,782; Colombia 2,145,772. |
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| Briquets of
anthracite and |
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| bituminous coal |
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22,277,913 |
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Colombia 10,733,000;
Poland 5,051,601; Netherlands 4,830,000. |
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| Lignite,
including briquets |
metric tons |
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206,148 |
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36 |
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Czech Republic 167,226;
Poland 38,314; Azerbaijan 383. |
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| All grades including briquets |
do. |
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26,536,716 |
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961,526 |
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Poland 6,888,769; South Africa
6,046,039; Colombia 2,910,361. |
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| Coke and semicoke |
do. |
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6,494,623 |
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398,682 |
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Poland 2,810,790; China
858,461; Spain 514,559. |
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| Gas, natural,
gaseous |
do. |
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83,235,529 |
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Unspecified 83,235,529. |
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| Peat,
including briquets and litter |
do. |
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775,368 |
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Estonia 341,151; Latvia
215,083; Lithuania 104,607. |
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| Petroleum: |
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| Crude |
thousand |
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metric tons |
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107,269 |
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Russia 29,238; Norway
21,520; United Kingdom 17,125. |
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| Refinery
products: |
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| Liquefied petroleum gas |
metric tons |
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1,316,296 |
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5,327 |
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Belgium 514,433;
Netherlands 440,176; Norway 130,732. |
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| Mineral jelly
and wax |
do. |
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346,527 |
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1,386 |
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France 63,049; Netherlands 40,102;
unspecified 189,068. |
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| Asphalt |
do. |
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397,550 |
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93 |
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France 121,563; Netherlands 93,547;
Belgium 78,437. |
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| Bitumen and
other residues |
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8,864,062 |
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Netherlands 5,346,000; France
1,935,187; Belgium 1,582,875. |
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| Bituminous
mixtures |
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11,995,980 |
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555,500 |
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Switzerland 4,588,500;
France 2,635,312; Austria 1,306,625. |
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| Petroleum
coke |
metric tons |
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837,018 |
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490,960 |
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Belgium 78,406; Argentina
49,166; Netherlands 38,233. |
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| Unspecified |
do. |
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29,683,173 |
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19,331 |
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Netherlands 15,875,013;
Russia 3,959,599; Belgium 3,934,582. |
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| Uranium,
metal including alloys, all forms |
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4,482,032 |
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1,285,800 |
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United Kingdom 1,493,700;
Canada 991,800; France 709,900. |
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Zero. |
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| Source: United Nations Statistics Division,
Commodity Trade Statistics Database (COMTRADE),at URL
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/comtrade/ |
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