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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS-BASED PRODUCTS1 | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| Unmanufactured, asbestos3 | 171 | $121 | 169 | $207 | ||||||||
| Manufactured: | ||||||||||||
| Cement products4 | NA | 236 | NA | 157 | ||||||||
| Friction products5 | NA | 15,000 | NA | 11,900 | ||||||||
| Gaskets, packing and seals | NA | 1,510 | NA | 3,190 | ||||||||
| Paper and millboard | NA | 50 | NA | 85 | ||||||||
| Other articles6 | NA | 10,200 | NA | 11,700 | ||||||||
| Total | NA | 27,000 | NA | 27,000 | ||||||||
| NA Not available.-- | ||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| 4May include reexports and also cellulose fiber panel, sheet, tile, and tube cement products because | ||||||||||||
| asbestos-cement products are not manufactured in the United States. | ||||||||||||
| 5May include some nonasbestos brake and clutch shipments. | ||||||||||||
| 6May also include some nonasbestos materials. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
