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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF UNWROUGHT TIN METAL, | ||||||||
| BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Australia | 121 | $963 | -- | -- | ||||
| Belgium | 70 | 740 | 34 | 356 | ||||
| Bolivia | 5,060 | 38,200 | 5,400 | 43,400 | ||||
| Brazil | 4,330 | 33,600 | 2,150 | 16,100 | ||||
| Canada | 58 | 480 | 13 | 89 | ||||
| Chile | 281 | 1,950 | 20 | 171 | ||||
| China | 5,310 | 44,800 | 4,510 | 34,700 | ||||
| Indonesia | 4,660 | 37,300 | 5,220 | 37,200 | ||||
| Japan | 540 | 4,320 | -- | -- | ||||
| Malaysia | 6,600 | 56,900 | 1,530 | 12,200 | ||||
| Peru | 19,600 | 163,000 | 18,300 | 138,000 | ||||
| Taiwan | 21 | 419 | -- | -- | ||||
| Thailand | 500 | 4,510 | 45 | 358 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 97 | 481 | 67 | 502 | ||||
| Other | 380 | 2,680 | 216 | 1,560 | ||||
| Total | 47,600 | 390,000 | 37,500 | 285,000 | ||||
| -- 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