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TABLE 3
VALUE OF U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF ASBESTOS FIBERS AND ASBESTOS
AND NONASBESTOS��BASED PRODUCTS1, 2, 3
(Thousand dollars)
    2006   2007
Unmanufactured Manufactured Unmanufactured Manufactured
Country   fiber4   products5   Total   fiber4   products   Total
Australia -- 3,370 3,370 -- 291 291
Brazil -- 2,710 2,710 -- 413 413
Canada 6 184,000 184,000 3 7,340 7,340
China 12 20,900 20,900 62 2,340 2,400
France -- 16,800 16,800 -- 233 233
Germany -- 9,210 9,210 -- 237 237
Italy -- 10,500 10,500 -- 165 165
Japan -- 15,400 15,400 -- 380 380
Korea, Republic of -- 15,100 15,100 -- 2,470 2,470
Mexico 806 55,800 56,600 88 6,880 6,960
Netherlands -- 34,900 34,900 -- 196 196
United Kingdom -- 13,800 13,800 -- 609 609
Venezuela -- 3,120 3,120 145 334 479
Other 42   57,100 r 57,100 r 123   7,300   7,430
Total   866   443,000   444,000   421   29,200   29,600
rRevised. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Free alongside ship value.
3Data for 2006 include asbestos and nonasbestos products and data for 2007 includes only asbestos products.
4Includes exports of crudes, fibers, stucco, sand, and refuse.May also include nonasbestos materials.
5Includes products manufactured using asbestos, cellulose fiber, and other asbestos substitutes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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