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| TABLE 15 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF USED RAILS FOR REROLLING AND OTHER USES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||
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| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | $8 | 95 | $21 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | |||||
| Aruba | 3 | 47 | 46 | 194 | |||||
| Australia | 470 | 1,040 | 829 | 1,400 | |||||
| Austria | 8 | 35 | 53 | 104 | |||||
| Bahamas, The | 268 | 202 | 112 | 321 | |||||
| Barbados | -- | -- | 45 | 42 | |||||
| Bolivia | -- | -- | 25 | 36 | |||||
| Brazil | 679 | 531 | 25 | 15 | |||||
| British Virgin Islands | -- | -- | 73 | 63 | |||||
| Canada | 20,200 | 9,100 | 13,600 | 10,700 | |||||
| Cayman Islands | 102 | 120 | 84 | 299 | |||||
| Chile | 21 | 43 | 27 | 68 | |||||
| China | 612 | 205 | 500 | 271 | |||||
| Colombia | 264 | 76 | 2,790 | 3,040 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | 8 | 15 | 64 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 519 | 573 | 156 | 259 | |||||
| Egypt | 2,120 | 1,020 | -- | -- | |||||
| El Salvador | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| France | 42 | 19 | -- | -- | |||||
| Germany | 50 | 10 | 96 | 93 | |||||
| Guatemala | 93 | 34 | 26 | 36 | |||||
| Guyana | -- | -- | 14 | 28 | |||||
| Honduras | -- | -- | 23 | 29 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 16 | 297 | 40 | 46 | |||||
| India | -- | -- | 11 | 382 | |||||
| Indonesia | -- | -- | 36 | 27 | |||||
| Ireland | 1 | 119 | 12 | 37 | |||||
| Israel | -- | -- | 21 | 45 | |||||
| Italy | 1 | 24 | 21 | 81 | |||||
| Jamaica | -- | -- | 2,540 | 2,640 | |||||
| Japan | 11 | 167 | 1 | 28 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 65 | 148 | 118 | 146 | |||||
| Lebanon | -- | -- | 597 | 499 | |||||
| Malaysia | -- | -- | 84 | 113 | |||||
| Mexico | 26,900 | 10,100 | 26,500 | 13,400 | |||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| Netherland Antilles | 3 | 13 | 83 | 195 | |||||
| New Zealand | 44 | 120 | -- | -- | |||||
| Nicaragua | -- | -- | 23 | 67 | |||||
| Peru | 228 | 170 | 24 | 8 | |||||
| Philippines | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 24 | 5 | 11 | |||||
| Singapore | 5 | 27 | 19 | 117 | |||||
| Slovakia | 17 | 5 | -- | -- | |||||
| Spain | 54 | 11 | -- | -- | |||||
| St. Lucia | -- | -- | 66 | 88 | |||||
| Suriname | 14 | 8 | -- | -- | |||||
| Taiwan | 2,420 | 978 | 1,290 | 563 | |||||
| Thailand | 9 | 17 | 11 | 19 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 3 | 56 | 59 | |||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 21 | 157 | 29 | 33 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 33 | 30 | 58 | 85 | |||||
| Venezuela | 22 | 87 | 374 | 540 | |||||
| Other | 5 | r | 42 | r | 16 | 32 | |||
| Total | 55,300 | 25,600 | 50,700 | 36,400 | |||||
| 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 21,500 metric tons (t) valued at | |||||||||
| $15,600,000 in 2005 and 29,200 t valued at $26,500,000 in 2006. Export valuation is | |||||||||
| free alongside ship value. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program