
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Third Quarter 2018, imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in Q3 2018 were 922,000 tonnes, slightly more than the revised total in the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017. Imports of crude and dried bauxite in the second quarter of 2018 and the third quarter of 2017 were 911,000 tonnes and 914,000 tonnes respectively.
Jamaica (73%) and Brazil (18%) were the leading sources of crude and dried bauxite imports in the third quarter of 2018.
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For the period of three quarters from January to September 2018, the total U.S. import of bauxite stood at 2.46 million tonnes, down 60000 tonnes from 2.52 million during January to September 2017. For the full year 2017, the U.S. imported 3.43 million tonnes of bauxite.
On the export side, the U.S. exported 950 tonnes of bauxite in the third quarter of 2018, down 39% from 1,560 tonnes in the second quarter of 2018. On a YoY basis, import of bauxite dropped 40% from the amount in the third quarter of 2017.Imports of crude and dried bauxite in the third quarter of 2017 were 1,580 tonnes.

For the period of three quarters from January to September 2018, the total U.S. export of bauxite stood at 3,350 tonnes, from 3,940 tonnes for the period of three quarters from January to September 2017.
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