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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||||||||
| VALUE OF U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF ASBESTOS FIBERS AND ASBESTOS�, | |||||||||||||||
| CELLULOSE�, AND OTHER FIBER�BASED PRODUCTS1, 2 | |||||||||||||||
| (Thousand dollars) | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Unmanufactured | Manufactured | Unmanufactured | Manufactured | ||||||||||||
| Country | fiber3 | products4 | Total | fiber3 | products4 | Total | |||||||||
| Australia | -- | 4,060 | 4,060 | -- | 3,370 | 3,370 | |||||||||
| Brazil | -- | 3,800 | 3,800 | -- | 2,710 | 2,710 | |||||||||
| Canada | -- | 177,000 | 177,000 | 6 | 184,000 | 184,000 | |||||||||
| China | 43 | 11,300 | 11,400 | 12 | 20,900 | 20,900 | |||||||||
| France | -- | 15,800 | 15,800 | -- | 16,800 | 16,800 | |||||||||
| Germany | -- | 10,100 | 10,100 | -- | 9,210 | 9,210 | |||||||||
| Italy | -- | 4,770 | 4,770 | -- | 10,500 | 10,500 | |||||||||
| Japan | -- | 15,500 | 15,500 | -- | 15,400 | 15,400 | |||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | -- | 9,450 | 9,450 | -- | 15,100 | 15,100 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 347 | 46,300 | 46,600 | 806 | 55,800 | 56,600 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | -- | 15,700 | 15,700 | -- | 34,900 | 34,900 | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | -- | 7,220 | r | 7,220 | r | -- | 8,010 | 8,010 | |||||||
| Thailand | -- | 12,000 | 12,000 | -- | 4,510 | 4,510 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | 8,780 | 8,780 | -- | 13,800 | 13,800 | |||||||||
| Venezuela | -- | 1,590 | 1,590 | -- | 3,120 | 3,120 | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | r | 31,500 | r | 31,500 | r | 42 | 44,600 | 44,600 | ||||||
| Total | 398 | 375,000 | r | 376,000 | r | 866 | 443,000 | 444,000 | |||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship value. | |||||||||||||||
| 3Includes exports of crudes, fibers, stucco, sand, and refuse.� May also include nonasbestos materials. | |||||||||||||||
| 4Includes products manufactured using asbestos, cellulose fiber, and other asbestos substitutes. | |||||||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program