Quick Update/Michael J. Kosares
With reports circulating in the media that the Trump administration is preparing an executive order to withdraw the United States from NAFTA, I thought it might be interesting to review how much of the silver consumed in the U.S. annually comes from Mexico and Canada. In a nutshell, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, of the 8100 tonnes consumed by the United States during 2015, 6700 tonnes were imported. Of that, 54% came from Mexico and 26% from Canada. In tonnes that translates to 3600 tonnes from Mexico and 2100 tonnes from Canada, or over 70% of the silver consumed (5700 tonnes). The U.S. Treasury strategic stockpile is less than 500 tonnes.
U.S. Geological Survey silver statistical overview
