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| TABLE 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF COPPER SCRAP, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unalloyed copper scrap | Copper-alloy scrap | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| Belgium | 644 | $1,250 | 1,380 | $13,100 | 6,890 | $10,500 | � | 12,700 | $17,100 | ||||||||
| Canada | 27,900 | 33,300 | 71,700 | 1,290 | 13,900 | 28,900 | 38,800 | 5,510 | |||||||||
| China | 265,000 | 440,000 | 247,000 | 12,700 | 182,000 | 236,000 | 257,000 | 23,000 | |||||||||
| Germany | 10,600 | 16,400 | 15,200 | 14,000 | 9,990 | 15,900 | 15,400 | 27,000 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 9,200 | 7,650 | 7,060 | 13,200 | 12,800 | 13,300 | � | 11,600 | 39,700 | ||||||||
| India | 4,460 | 4,930 | 1,600 | 6,570 | 15,800 | 27,200 | 10,700 | 26,800 | |||||||||
| Japan | 6,710 | 21,900 | 7,730 | 25,400 | 7,950 | 20,400 | 8,020 | 38,400 | |||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 27,200 | 69,900 | 20,700 | 21,200 | 10,200 | 20,500 | 13,000 | 42,300 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1,010 | 3,070 | 815 | 15,400 | 1,570 | 5,140 | 6,770 | 39,900 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 11,600 | 32,500 | 22,300 | 36,300 | 10,600 | 20,100 | 9,930 | 25,700 | |||||||||
| Other | 2,410 | 6,410 | 3,460 | 319,000 | 19,700 | 21,100 | 20,400 | 428,000 | |||||||||
| Total | 366,000 | 637,000 | 399,000 | 478,000 | 291,000 | 419,000 | 404,000 | 713,000 | |||||||||
| 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