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| TABLE 15 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF USED RAILS FOR REROLLING AND OTHER USES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||
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| 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | $13 | 1 | $3 | |||||
| Aruba | -- | -- | 3 | 47 | |||||
| Australia | 559 | 859 | 470 | 1,040 | |||||
| Austria | 12 | 61 | 8 | 35 | |||||
| Bahamas, The | 24 | 98 | 268 | 202 | |||||
| Brazil | 11 | 29 | 679 | 531 | |||||
| Canada | 17,600 | 5,890 | 20,200 | 9,100 | |||||
| Cayman Islands | 49 | 36 | 102 | 120 | |||||
| Chile | 88 | 104 | 21 | 43 | |||||
| China | 1,020 | 300 | 612 | 205 | |||||
| Colombia | 192 | 74 | 264 | 76 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 472 | 256 | 519 | 573 | |||||
| Egypt | -- | -- | 2,120 | 1,020 | |||||
| El Salvador | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | |||||
| France | 28 | 114 | 42 | 19 | |||||
| Georgia | 6 | 19 | -- | -- | |||||
| Germany | 66 | 252 | 50 | 10 | |||||
| Grenada� | 41 | 59 | -- | -- | |||||
| Guatemala | -- | -- | 93 | 34 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 11 | 149 | 16 | 297 | |||||
| Ireland | -- | -- | 1 | 119 | |||||
| Italy | 18 | 13 | 1 | 24 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | 44 | 11 | 167 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 77 | 69 | 65 | 148 | |||||
| Malaysia | 23 | 41 | -- | -- | |||||
| Mexico | 19,500 | 8,320 | 26,900 | 10,100 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 10 | 15 | -- | -- | |||||
| New Zealand | (3) | 5 | 44 | 120 | |||||
| Peru | 10 | 3 | 228 | 170 | |||||
| Philippines | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Portugal | 17 | 29 | -- | -- | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 36 | 99 | 1 | 24 | |||||
| Singapore | 1 | 7 | 5 | 27 | |||||
| Slovakia | -- | -- | 17 | 5 | |||||
| Spain | -- | -- | 54 | 11 | |||||
| Suriname | -- | -- | 14 | 8 | |||||
| Sweden | 2 | 14 | -- | -- | |||||
| Taiwan | 1,750 | 552 | 2,420 | 978 | |||||
| Thailand | 5 | 56 | 9 | 17 | |||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 11 | 163 | 21 | 157 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 212 | 154 | -- | -- | |||||
| United Kingdom | 59 | 118 | 33 | 30 | |||||
| Venezuela | 7 | 30 | 22 | 87 | |||||
| Other | 4 | r | 82 | r | 13 | 69 | |||
| Total | 41,900 | 18,100 | 55,300 | 25,600 | |||||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Exports contain mixed (used plus new) rails totaling 13,500 metric tons (t) valued at | |||||||||
| $10,100,000 in 2004 and 21,500 t valued at $15,600,000 in 2005.� Export valuation is | |||||||||
| free alongside ship value. | |||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program