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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF REFINED TIN, | |||||||||||||
| BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| Belgium | 222 | r | $4,660 | r | 917 | $17,200 | |||||||
| Bolivia | 4,570 | r | 104,000 | 6,260 | 97,000 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 3,030 | 67,200 | 2,950 | 48,800 | |||||||||
| Canada | 57 | 1,310 | 32 | 560 | |||||||||
| Chile | 157 | 3,520 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| China | 3,470 | 78,000 | 1,230 | 21,200 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | 125 | 2,530 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 8,140 | 170,000 | 5,210 | 72,000 | |||||||||
| Japan | (2) | r | 18 | r | 5 | 105 | |||||||
| Malaysia | 6,050 | 135,000 | 9,990 | 169,000 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | (2) | 5 | 35 | 387 | |||||||||
| Peru | 9,260 | 209,000 | 6,600 | 112,000 | |||||||||
| Singapore | 375 | 7,840 | 225 | 4,020 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 291 | 6,420 | 20 | 331 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 2 | 17 | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 48 | r | (2) | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 35,600 | 787,000 | r | 33,600 | 546,000 | ||||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Less than - unit. | |||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
