Table 2. 7. 2 : Fluorspar
Imports
SITC Rev.3 : 278.54
HS : 2529.21-22
| Quantity (thousand tons, actual weight) | Value (million US $) | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| WORLD | 1997.7 | 1989.2 | 2119.6 | 2362.0 | 2270.5 | 2711.6 | 207.7 | 187.0 | 205.0 | 281.5 | 289.0 | 342.6 |
| DEVELOPED MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES | 1530.2 | 1484.8 | 1583.3 | 1757.8 | 1553.4 | 2106.1 | 158.9 | 137.4 | 149.0 | 203.6 | 198.3 | 269.0 |
| AMERICA | 531.7 | 489.7 | 523.7 | 692.5 | 506.8 | 1001.1 | 57.5 | 48.1 | 50.5 | 82.3 | 69.6 | 139.8 |
| Canada | 91.7 | 80.7 | 87.4 | 109.0 | 143.1 | 157.7 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 19.4 |
| United States | 440.0 | 409.0 | 436.3 | 583.5 | 363.7 | 843.4 | 46.9 | 39.5 | 41.7 | 68.8 | 51.0 | 120.4 |
| EUROPE | 461.5 | 441.7 | 496.4 | 462.1 | 489.4 | 525.4 | 53.3 | 45.9 | 53.2 | 59.3 | 64.6 | 65.9 |
| European Union 15 | 413.6 | 404.8 | 451.3 | 410.0 | 434.2 | 470.1 | 47.7 | 41.8 | 48.1 | 52.4 | 57.1 | 58.3 |
| Austria | 10.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 16.8 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Denmark | 0.5 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Finland | 12.2 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| France | 6.3 | 15.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Germany | 216.2 | 210.3 | 269.0 | 221.9 | 238.9 | 263.2 | 21.9 | 20.2 | 27.1 | 26.5 | 29.8 | 31.8 |
| Greece | 4.9 | 13.1 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Ireland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Italy | 95.0 | 93.6 | 91.2 | 94.8 | 96.0 | 111.7 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| Netherlands | 22.3 | 13.4 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Portugal | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Spain | 9.1 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 15.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Sweden | 8.1 | 13.5 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 16.1 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| United Kingdom | 9.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Other Europe | 47.9 | 36.9 | 45.1 | 52.1 | 55.2 | 55.3 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Norway | 47.3 | 36.5 | 44.7 | 52.0 | 55.0 | 55.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Switzerland | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| ASIA | 528.9 | 551.4 | 545.1 | 593.9 | 549.4 | 573.9 | 46.8 | 43.0 | 43.6 | 61.1 | 63.5 | 62.7 |
| Israel | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Japan | 528.7 | 551.2 | 544.9 | 593.7 | 549.3 | 573.8 | 46.7 | 43.0 | 43.6 | 61.1 | 63.5 | 62.7 |
| OCEANIA | 8.1 | 2.0 | 18.1 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Australia | 8.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| New Zealand | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES | 245.8 | 269.1 | 297.2 | 331.2 | 394.1 | 286.0 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 28.8 | 42.6 | 45.4 | 32.7 |
| AMERICA | 66.3 | 49.8 | 34.5 | 54.6 | 112.7 | 32.9 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 4.0 |
| Argentina | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Brazil | 14.1 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 7.9 | 15.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Chile | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Colombia | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Mexico | 46.9 | 43.6 | 31.5 | 32.9 | 102.1 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 0.9 |
| Peru | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Venezuela | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| AFRICA | 40.9 | 55.7 | 48.2 | 36.6 | 49.8 | 51.5 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| North Africa | 40.6 | 55.5 | 48.0 | 36.5 | 49.7 | 51.3 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Algeria | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Egypt | 5.8 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Tunisia | 34.8 | 47.2 | 47.3 | 35.9 | 47.7 | 50.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ASIA | 136.0 | 161.7 | 212.4 | 238.2 | 229.8 | 199.1 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 19.4 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 20.9 |
| West Asia | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Jordan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Turkey | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Other Asia | 134.9 | 159.8 | 210.8 | 231.2 | 221.8 | 186.7 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 18.9 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 18.7 |
| China | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| India | 26.2 | 38.5 | 61.8 | 53.6 | 54.7 | 38.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 2.0 |
| Indonesia | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Korea, Republic of | 74.0 | 81.0 | 93.2 | 107.5 | 104.5 | 87.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.9 |
| Malaysia | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Pakistan | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Philippines | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Singapore | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Taiwan, Province of China | 28.5 | 27.9 | 47.4 | 52.6 | 41.2 | 47.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Thailand | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| EUROPE | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Croatia | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Slovenia | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep. of | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| COUNTRIES IN EASTERN EUROPE | 221.7 | 235.3 | 239.1 | 273.0 | 323.0 | 319.5 | 23.3 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 35.3 | 45.3 | 40.9 |
| Czech Republic | - | 19.6 | 26.6 | 67.7 | 42.4 | 51.5 | - | 1.7 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Czechoslovakia (former) | 20.0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Latvia | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Poland | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Romania | 15.0 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Russian Federation | 150.0 | 170.0 | 174.3 | 167.2 | 238.0 | 227.2 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 20.6 | 33.0 | 29.3 |
| Slovakia | - | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 8.7 | - | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Ukraine | 31.2 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |