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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCURY, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| gross weight | Value | gross weight | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Imports: | ||||||||
| Canada | 13 | $62 | 8 | $64 | ||||
| Chile | 31 | 210 | -- | -- | ||||
| China | (2) | 4 | (2) | 19 | ||||
| Germany | 11 | 620 | 14 | 882 | ||||
| Israel | 29 | 343 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peru | 128 | 1,280 | 22 | 209 | ||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 51 | 1,140 | ||||
| United Kingdom | (2) | 12 | (2) | 3 | ||||
| Other | -- | -- | (2) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 212 | 2,530 | 94 | 2,320 | ||||
| Exports: | ||||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 3 | 52 | ||||
| Australia | 5 | 144 | 3 | 61 | ||||
| Brazil | -- | -- | 4 | 78 | ||||
| Canada | 11 | 87 | 12 | 100 | ||||
| Chile | 4 | 30 | -- | -- | ||||
| Colombia | 6 | 129 | 4 | 84 | ||||
| France | -- | -- | 2 | 40 | ||||
| Guyana | 19 | 465 | 7 | 55 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | 340 | -- | -- | ||||
| India | 19 | 385 | 80 | 1,280 | ||||
| Iraq | -- | -- | 15 | 275 | ||||
| Israel | -- | -- | 4 | 46 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of� | 1 | 27 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Malaysia | -- | -- | 1 | 34 | ||||
| Mexico | 25 | 453 | 8 | 126 | ||||
| Netherlands | 156 | 2,850 | 118 | 1,620 | ||||
| Peru | -- | -- | (2) | 3 | ||||
| Philippines | 4 | 129 | 3 | 60 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 78 | -- | -- | ||||
| Singapore | -- | -- | 25 | 312 | ||||
| Spain | 21 | 375 | 21 | 340 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 111 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 2 | 83 | ||||
| Vietnam | 3 | 62 | 74 | 1,140 | ||||
| Other3� | 10 | 146 | 4 | 67 | ||||
| Total | 319 | 5,810 | 390 | 5,870 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Less than � unit. | ||||||||
| 3Includes Bolivia, Germany, Honduras, Japan, and Latvia. | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau.�� | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program