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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF NATURAL BARIUM SULFATE (BARITE), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Angola | -- | -- | 192 | $66 | ||||
| Belgium | -- | -- | 41 | 36 | ||||
| Canada | 68,200 | $7,120 | 11,900 | 2,380 | ||||
| China | 18 | 16 | 49 | 53 | ||||
| Colombia | 20 | 5 | 23 | 15 | ||||
| Congo | 154 | r | 38 | r | -- | -- | ||
| Italy | 18 | r | 50 | r | -- | -- | ||
| Japan | 808 | 3,830 | 694 | 3,060 | ||||
| Mexico | 2,090 | 686 | 1,210 | 387 | ||||
| Philippines | 103 | 165 | -- | -- | ||||
| Singapore | 91 | 18 | 45 | 8 | ||||
| Taiwan | -- | -- | 32 | 21 | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 147 | r | 106 | r | -- | -- | ||
| Venezuela | 129 | 29 | -- | -- | ||||
| Other | 67 | r | 40 | r | 879 | 276 | ||
| ���� Total | 71,900 | r | 12,100 | r | 15,000 | 6,300 | ||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program