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| TABLE 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF PIG IRON, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 20 | $113 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1,760,000 | 694,000 | 1,590,000 | $644,000 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 75,300 | 35,300 | 20,800 | 9,740 | ||||||||||||
| China | -- | -- | 48 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 1,010 | 502 | ||||||||||||
| India | 13 | 8 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 228 | 187 | 3,400 | 3,090 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 10 | 5 | 12 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Russia- | 1,600,000 | 641,000 | 2,100,000 | 835,000 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | 211,000 | 83,100 | 256,000 | 101,000 | ||||||||||||
| Taiwan | 11 | 26 | 24 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 474,000 | 189,000 | 609,000 | 245,000 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 21 | 11 | 21,300 | 8,710 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 4,120,000 | 1,640,000 | 4,600,000 | 1,850,000 | ||||||||||||
| -- Zero.- | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes the following grades of pig iron: less than or equal to 0.5% phosphorus content, | ||||||||||||||||
| greater than 0.5% phosphorus content, and alloy grade. Import 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
