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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCURY, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| gross weight | Value | gross weight | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Imports: | ||||||||
| Canada | 8 | $64 | 19 | $93 | ||||
| China | (2) | 19 | (2) | 10 | ||||
| Germany | 14 | 882 | 14 | 1,090 | ||||
| Peru | 22 | 209 | 34 | 163 | ||||
| Russia | 51 | 1,140 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | (2) | 3 | (2) | 8 | ||||
| Other | (2) | 3 | (2) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 2,320 | 67 | 1,360 | ||||
| Exports: | ||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | 52 | -- | -- | ||||
| Australia | 3 | 61 | -- | -- | ||||
| Brazil | 4 | 78 | 2 | 58 | ||||
| Canada | 12 | 100 | 4 | 38 | ||||
| Colombia | 4 | 84 | 9 | 215 | ||||
| France | 2 | 40 | -- | -- | ||||
| Guyana | 7 | 55 | 5 | 66 | ||||
| India | 80 | 1,280 | -- | -- | ||||
| Iraq | 15 | 275 | -- | -- | ||||
| Israel | 4 | 46 | -- | -- | ||||
| Korea, Republic of� | 1 | 8 | (2) | 12 | ||||
| Malaysia | 1 | 34 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Mexico | 8 | 126 | -- | -- | ||||
| Netherlands | 118 | 1,620 | -- | -- | ||||
| Peru | (2) | 3 | 23 | 298 | ||||
| Philippines | 3 | 60 | -- | -- | ||||
| Singapore | 25 | 312 | 7 | 134 | ||||
| Spain | 21 | 340 | -- | -- | ||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 7 | (2) | 11 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 83 | (2) | 3 | ||||
| Vietnam | 74 | 1,140 | 32 | 573 | ||||
| Other3� | 3 | r | 60 | r | 1 | 15 | ||
| Total | 390 | 5,870 | 84 | 1,430 | ||||
| rRevised. -- 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, Latvia, and Venezuela. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau.�� | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program