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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AMALGAMS1 OF PRECIOUS METALS,� | ||||||||
| WHETHER OR NOT CHEMICALLY DEFINED, BY COUNTRY2 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| gross weight | Value | gross weight | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Imports: | ||||||||
| Brazil | (3) | $334 | (3) | $417 | ||||
| Canada | 6 | 15,600 | 5 | 15,800 | ||||
| Colombia | (3) | 22 | -- | -- | ||||
| Czech Republic | NA | NA | 4 | 1,858 | ||||
| Germany | 4 | 8,050 | 5 | 13,500 | ||||
| Ireland | (3) | 2,500 | 1 | 5,180 | ||||
| Italy | 1 | 1,320 | (3) | 1,650 | ||||
| Japan | (3) | 501 | (3) | 425 | ||||
| Malaysia | 28 | 3,670 | NA | NA | ||||
| Mexico | 2 | 526 | 2 | 797 | ||||
| Netherlands | 4 | 675 | (3) | 6 | ||||
| Russia | 4 | 49,600 | 6 | 72,800 | ||||
| South Africa | (3) | 499 | r | -- | -- | |||
| Switzerland | (3) | 611 | (3) | 141 | ||||
| Taiwan | (3) | 1,390 | -- | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3,810 | 4 | 1,900 | ||||
| Other | (3) | 13 | (3) | 228 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 89,100 | 27 | 115,000 | ||||
| Exports: | ||||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 2 | 33 | ||||
| Australia | 6 | 7,300 | 3 | 12,500 | ||||
| Brazil | 1 | 80 | 2 | 420 | ||||
| Canada | 970 | 73,500 | 242 | 116,000 | ||||
| China | 17 | r | 8,860 | r | 24 | 1,230 | ||
| Columbia | 2 | 38 | (3) | 10 | ||||
| France | 2 | 554 | 1 | 601 | ||||
| Germany | 7 | r | 1,610 | 22 | 1,350 | |||
| Hong Kong | 60 | 226 | 37 | 334 | ||||
| India | 3 | 13,200 | 6 | 39,100 | ||||
| Ireland | (3) | 861 | (3) | 37 | ||||
| Italy | (3) | 548 | (3) | 212 | ||||
| Japan | 4 | 1,160 | 2 | 2,260 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2 | 573 | 1 | 2,270 | ||||
| Malaysia | 3 | 19 | (3) | 815 | ||||
| Mexico | 21 | 98,600 | 12 | 210,000 | ||||
| Netherlands | 12 | 8,210 | 9 | 11,900 | ||||
| Singapore | 10 | 5,510 | 2 | 5,130 | ||||
| Switzerland | 1 | r | 65 | r | 1 | 801 | ||
| Taiwan | 8 | 3,420 | 2 | 1,260 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 28 | 6,460 | 28 | 23,600 | ||||
| Other | 77 | 649 | (3) | 677 | ||||
| Total | 1,230 | 231,000 | 397 | 430,000 | ||||
| rRevised. NA Not available. -- 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.�� | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program