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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF UNWROUGHT TIN METAL, | ||||||||
| BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Belgium | 34 | $356 | 18 | $205 | ||||
| Bolivia | 5,400 | 43,400 | 8,160 | 71,000 | ||||
| Brazil | 2,150 | 16,100 | 1,300 | 11,000 | ||||
| Canada | 13 | 89 | 17 | 175 | ||||
| Chile | 20 | 171 | -- | -- | ||||
| China | 4,510 | 34,700 | 4,440 | 36,100 | ||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | 99 | 865 | ||||
| Indonesia | 5,220 | 37,200 | 4,600 | 36,200 | ||||
| Japan | -- | -- | 40 | 356 | ||||
| Malaysia | 1,530 | 12,200 | 245 | 1,820 | ||||
| Peru | 18,300 | 138,000 | 21,600 | 184,000 | ||||
| Singpore | 194 | 1,370 | 1,090 | 8,560 | ||||
| Thailand | 45 | 358 | 210 | 1,960 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 67 | 502 | 1,370 | 12,300 | ||||
| Other | 23 | r | 191 | r | 63 | 609 | ||
| Total | 37,500 | 285,000 | 43,300 | 365,000 | ||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.�� | ||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program