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| TABLE 16 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF USED RAILS FOR REROLLING | |||||||||||||
| AND OTHER USES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||||
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| 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| Austria | 24 | $29 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Belgium | 23 | 28 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | 6 | 1 | $3 | |||||||||
| Canada | 79,900 | 34,400 | 59,000 | 23,400 | |||||||||
| China | 6,280 | 5,420 | 8,180 | 7,120 | |||||||||
| Czech Republic | -- | -- | 41 | 50 | |||||||||
| Germany | 67 | r | 149 | 16 | 48 | ||||||||
| Italy | 28 | 17 | 10 | 18 | |||||||||
| Japan | -- | -- | 1,610 | 570 | |||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | -- | -- | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| Luxembourg | 100 | 125 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Mexico | 16 | 18 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 7 | 14 | 48 | 54 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | -- | -- | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 3,850 | 1,790 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 1 | 3 | 83 | 219 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| Total | 86,400 | r | 40,200 | r | 72,900 | 33,300 | |||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals- | |||||||||||||
| shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Import valuation is customs value. | |||||||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. International Trade Commission. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
