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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS�, | ||||||||||
| CELLULOSE�, AND OTHER FIBER�BASED PRODUCTS1 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||
| Unmanufactured, asbestos3 | 3,410 | $866 | 815 | $421 | ||||||
| Manufactured: | ||||||||||
| Friction products4 | NA | 363,000 | NA | 15,500 | ||||||
| Clothing, cord, fabric, yarn | NA | 1,940 | NA | -- | ||||||
| Gaskets, packing and seals | NA | 1,780 | NA | 1,280 | ||||||
| Cement products5 | NA | 63,500 | NA | 282 | ||||||
| Paper and millboard | NA | 1,310 | NA | 470 | ||||||
| Other articles6 | NA | 11,100 | NA | 11,700 | ||||||
| Total | NA | 443,000 | NA | 29,200 | ||||||
| NA Not available. -- Zero.������ | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship value. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes crudes, fibers, stucco, sand, and refuse. May also include nonasbestos materials. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes asbestos and cellulose fiber brakes and clutches in 2006 and only asbestos products in 2007. | ||||||||||
| 5Includes asbestos and cellulose fiber panel, sheet, tile, and tube cement products in 2006 and | ||||||||||
| only asbestos cement products in 2007. | ||||||||||
| 6Includes asbestos and cellulose fiber products in 2006 and only miscellaneous asbestos products in 2007. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program