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| TABLE 16 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF USED RAILS FOR REROLLING | |||||||||
| AND OTHER USES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||
| � | |||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Austria | 3 | $3 | 447 | $500 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | r | 6 | -- | -- | ||||
| Canada | 29,000 | 7,210 | 29,000 | 8,700 | |||||
| Czech Republic | -- | -- | 6 | 12 | |||||
| Germany | 341 | 455 | 531 | 837 | |||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | 4 | 72 | 15 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 9 | 8 | 110 | 74 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | 5 | 619 | 410 | |||||
| Netherlands | 17 | 22 | -- | -- | |||||
| Philippines | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | |||||
| Russia | 85,700 | 33,400 | 109,000 | 46,100 | |||||
| Spain | 99 | 46 | -- | -- | |||||
| Switzerland | -- | -- | (3) | 3 | |||||
| Taiwan | 18 | 27 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Ukraine | 15,500 | 2,950 | 23,700 | 6,190 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4 | 21 | 34 | |||||
| Total | 131,000 | r | 44,100 | 164,000 | 62,800 | ||||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Import valuation is customs value. | |||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program