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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF LEAD, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Base bullion: | ||||||||
| Canada- | 45 | $289 | -- | -- | ||||
| Mexico- | 487 | 560 | 182 | $212 | ||||
| Panama | 425 | 850 | -- | -- | ||||
| Senegal | -- | -- | 94 | 211 | ||||
| Venezuela | 124 | 200 | 45 | 70 | ||||
| Total | 1,080 | 1,900 | 321 | 493 | ||||
| Pigs and bars, lead content: | ||||||||
| Australia | 787 | 1,850 | 4,720 | 9,270 | ||||
| Belgium | 347 | 703 | -- | -- | ||||
| Canada- | 264,000 | 605,000 | 249,000 | 499,000 | ||||
| Chile | 3,140 | 6,360 | 981 | 1,550 | ||||
| China- | 59 | 243 | 1,230 | 542 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 438 | 948 | 50 | 102 | ||||
| Ecuador | 8,840 | 19,300 | 12,300 | 23,700 | ||||
| France- | 1,560 | 3,690 | 79 | 253 | ||||
| India | 10,300 | 23,100 | 21,700 | 43,000 | ||||
| Israel | 3,020 | 6,750 | 1,180 | 2,370 | ||||
| Italy | 822 | 1,660 | -- | -- | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 59,700 | 134,000 | 22,900 | 57,700 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 38,600 | 85,700 | 57,200 | 111,000 | ||||
| Mexico- | 120,000 | 158,000 | 111,000 | 154,000 | ||||
| Panama | 796 | 1,560 | 842 | 1,530 | ||||
| Peru- | 49,700 | 106,000 | -- | -- | ||||
| Russia | 18,400 | 39,900 | 10,700 | 21,000 | ||||
| Spain | 5,420 | 11,000 | 1,620 | 3,580 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | 740 | 1,710 | 1,290 | 2,690 | ||||
| United Kingdom- | 3,670 | 8,940 | 2,560 | 5,400 | ||||
| Venezuela | 917 | 1,550 | 3,910 | 7,070 | ||||
| Other- | 1,690 | 3,480 | 17,600 | 33,900 | ||||
| Total | 593,000 | 1,220,000 | 521,000 | 979,000 | ||||
| Reclaimed scrap, including ash and residues, lead content: | ||||||||
| Canada- | 4,760 | 4,960 | 2,830 | 1,080 | ||||
| Colombia | 152 | 308 | 49 | 151 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 1,350 | 2,600 | 793 | 1,310 | ||||
| Honduras | 742 | 1,990 | -- | -- | ||||
| Mexico- | 1,920 | 1,530 | 1,820 | 1,230 | ||||
| Venezuela | 869 | 1,800 | -- | -- | ||||
| Other- | 1,610 | 2,060 | 1,950 | 2,550 | ||||
| Total | 11,400 | 15,200 | 7,450 | 6,320 | ||||
| Wrought lead, all forms, including wire and powders, gross weight: | ||||||||
| Argentina | 60 | 132 | 48 | 125 | ||||
| Canada- | 28 | 191 | 42 | 210 | ||||
| Germany- | 495 | 3,170 | 481 | 2,690 | ||||
| India | 117 | 284 | 60 | 196 | ||||
| Japan | 2 | 13 | -- | -- | ||||
| Sweden | 18 | 293 | 14 | 278 | ||||
| United Kingdom- | 795 | 2,200 | 844 | 2,390 | ||||
| Other- | 82 | 398 | 174 | 539 | ||||
| Total- | 1,600 | 6,680 | 1,660 | 6,420 | ||||
| -- 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
See also: Mineral commodity prices
