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TABLE 21
U.S. EXPORTS OF USED RAILS FOR REROLLING AND OTHER USES,1 BY COUNTRY


1989                  1990                   1991                  1992 
                 1993
Country        Quantity              Quantity               Quantity    
          Quantity              Quantity
(metric     Value     (metric     Value      (metric    Value       (metric
   Value     (metric      Value
tons)                 tons)                 tons)                  tons)
                tons)
Bolivia                   -            -     1,623     $374,638       13
      $12,866                   -          -
Brazil                    -           -         39       46,682      489
      211,184        0      $10,062       72       $59,543
Canada                 3,670     $773,898    6,572    3,965,944     5,233
   2,762,169     1,976     466,545    10,390    4,231,937
Chile                    21        48,727       -            -        - 
          -          16      23,165      473       194,952
Dominican Republic      395       218,980       60       65,135      282
      187,181        17      15,850        -           -
Germany                 476       173,070       -            -        - 
          -          71      74,717       23        20,150
Guatemala              2,087      287,940    3,547      694,041       - 
          -          -          -          3         2,611
Mexico                47,691   14,568,525   35,681    8,810,270    40,486
  '8,572,268    18,515   4,649,017    29,865    6,596,601
Panama                   86        19,707       76       35,517      602
      197,787         4       3,512        -           -
Taiwan                    3        13,140       -            -        - 
          -         674     118,350     1,090      184,150
Other                  '577     '3,957,853    '784     '392,469      '419
   '411,516       '414    '636,777      627       470,319
Total              55,006   20,061,840   48,382    14,384,696   47,524  
'12,354,971   21,687   5,997,995    42,543   11,760,263
'evised.
lExports for 1989-93 contain mixed (used plus new) rails: 1,191 metric tons
valued at $8,664,660in 1989; 5,979 metric tons valued at $4,439,351 in 1990;
6,828 metric tons
valued at$3,963,245in 1991; 2,376metric tons valuedat $1,783,731in 1992;
and 7,142metrictons valued at $4,239,220in 1993. Exportvaluationis on a 'frec
alongsideship'
(f.a.s.) basis.
2    1han 1/2 Unit
Source: Bureau of the Census.


TABLE 22
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF USED RAILS FOR REROLLING AND OTHER USES,1
BY COUNTRY


1989                    1990                    1991                    1992
                   1993
Country       Quantity                Quantity                Quantity  
             Quantity                 Quantity
(metric      Value      (metric      Value      (metric      Value      (metric
     Value      (metric      Value
tons)                   tons)                  tons)                    tons)
                  tons)
Australia              -              -         6        $7,234        -
            -          -             -         -             -
Canada             80,121    $13,521,929   151,879   23,421,711    93,011
   $16,152,456    77,030   $15,215,964    70,019   $13,527,264
Finland                -              -         -            -         -
            -         10         13,247        -
France                (O)          1,599       -             -         (*)
       2,460        (           1,416                      -
Germany                 5          4,881     2,439    1,641,592        -
            -          5         10,194        0          1,717
Israel                 -              -        -             -          2
        5,650                -           -                  -
Japan                  25         15,202       158       77,265        -
            -          0          1,632                      -
Korea, Republic
of                    -             -         -            -          - 
           -        473       238,804         82       41,991
Luxembourg             -              -         -            -         -
            -          9          5,250        -             -
Mexico                 -              -         -            -         20
        12,000       30         96,900
U.S.S.R.3           8,958      1,290,199       -             -         -
            -          -             -         _             _
United Kingdom          5         10,674        -            -         -
            -          -             -         -             -
Total4          89,115     14,844,484   154,483   25,147,802    93,033  
  16,172,566    77,558    15,583,407    70,101    13,570,972
'Imports contain 3,674 metric tons of mixed (used plus new) rails valwd at
$1,065,953 for 1989, and no mixed rails for all following yeas. Import valuation
is on a customs
basis.
2LC &acute;a 1/2 UniL
'Dinolvd m Dec. 1991.
4Data may not add to totals shown because of indepndent rounding.


Source: Bureau of the Census.


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