U.S. Imports And Exports Of Amalgams1 Of Precious Metals, Whether Or Not Chemically Defined, By Country

TABLE 3
U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AMALGAMS¹ OF PRECIOUS METALS,
WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED, BY COUNTRY²

	2010				2011
	Quantity,				Quantity,
	gross weight		Value		gross weight	Value
Country	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)	(thousands)
Imports:
Argentina	2		$23,100		1	$17,600
Bolivia	9		14,400		--	--
Germany	4		7,110	^r	23	10,100
Mexico	2		4,810	^r	3	4,790
United Kingdom	4		13,600	^r	4	10,500
Other	3	^r	6,690	^r	3	24,300
Total	23		69,800	^r	34	67,300
Exports:
Austria	--		--		18	51
Canada	32		7,700		29	11,100
China	12		39,200		1	10,400
Denmark	21		69		--	--
France	1		8,890		1	10,600
Germany	18		14,800		4	2,470
Hong Kong	3		495		(3)	472
India	13		54,600		12	61,500
Japan	2		3,120		19	3,680
Korea, Republic of	2		14,300		2	26,400
Mexico	19		4,170		12	56,900
Netherlands	13		8,260		13	32,700
Peru	29		120		(3)	160
Singapore	4		7,240		1	1,820
Taiwan	7		17,700		4	52,800
Thailand	7		60,600		4	39,300
United Kingdom	5		9,440		4	10,400
Other	15		22,800		4	20,100
Total	203		274,000		128	341,000
^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹An alloy of mercury with one or more other metals.
²Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
³Less than - unit.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.