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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND DUST, GRIT, AND POWDER, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Thousand carats and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| Synthetic2 | Natural2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | ||||||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 144 | 47 | 113 | 57 | -- | -- | 121 | 31 | ||||||||
| Belgium | 624 | 197 | 402 | 169 | 168 | 78 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 3,390 | 1,810 | 3,330 | 1,470 | -- | -- | 291 | 48 | ||||||||
| Canada | 3,760 | 3,000 | 5,020 | 3,760 | 229 | 431 | 270 | 580 | ||||||||
| France | -- | -- | 2 | 4 | 19 | 36 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Germany | 1,320 | 455 | 1,120 | 441 | 102 | 99 | 208 | 98 | ||||||||
| Greece | 720 | 215 | 611 | 144 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 500 | 187 | 125 | 66 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 34 | ||||||||
| India | 1,570 | 745 | 2,340 | 854 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 14 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 23,500 | 11,600 | 21,300 | 11,200 | 318 | 417 | 296 | 406 | ||||||||
| Israel | 384 | 134 | 135 | 66 | 104 | 33 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Italy | 4,170 | 1,860 | 4,050 | 1,640 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 14 | ||||||||
| Japan | 21,400 | 9,830 | 23,300 | 13,000 | 493 | 501 | 119 | 79 | ||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 10,100 | 4,560 | 8,210 | 4,140 | 374 | 131 | 219 | 63 | ||||||||
| Macau | 207 | 172 | 91 | 61 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Malaysia | 112 | 169 | 92 | 395 | 60 | 126 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 459 | 163 | 166 | 59 | 294 | 258 | 80 | 54 | ||||||||
| Philippines | 134 | 103 | 31 | 18 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
| Singapore | 1,460 | 1,450 | 552 | 1,050 | 64 | 128 | 53 | 61 | ||||||||
| Spain | 319 | 87 | 276 | 73 | 124 | 29 | 21 | 10 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | 3,850 | 3,760 | 5,330 | 4,540 | 825 | 1,180 | 285 | 166 | ||||||||
| Taiwan | 1,440 | 1,440 | 4,220 | 1,860 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||
| Thailand | 2,650 | 1,020 | 4,060 | 1,210 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 13 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 1,460 | 896 | 589 | 228 | 283 | 114 | 57 | 76 | ||||||||
| Other | 4,420 | 1,800 | 2,550 | 1,060 | 791 | 1,710 | 157 | 324 | ||||||||
| Total | 88,000 | 45,700 | 88,000 | 47,600 | 4,410 | 5,400 | 2,310 | 2,090 | ||||||||
| Reexports: | ||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 377 | 117 | 139 | 45 | 181 | 36 | 106 | 28 | ||||||||
| Belgium | 258 | 213 | 248 | 195 | 412 | 299 | 195 | 307 | ||||||||
| Brazil | 59 | 25 | 99 | 32 | 123 | 29 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Canada | 965 | 861 | 1,290 | 1,410 | 110 | 167 | 153 | 137 | ||||||||
| Germany | 705 | 265 | 596 | 210 | 456 | 158 | 294 | 189 | ||||||||
| India | 106 | 31 | 68 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 136 | 169 | 310 | 315 | 241 | 67 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||
| Italy | 450 | 114 | 142 | 64 | 147 | 38 | 39 | 15 | ||||||||
| Japan | 2,330 | 1,310 | 1,580 | 594 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 1,710 | 705 | 1,260 | 861 | 805 | 189 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||
| Macau | 186 | 194 | 431 | 131 | 135 | 21 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Mexico | 116 | 72 | 114 | 47 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | -- | -- | -- | -- | 600 | 2,540 | 1,590 | 3,970 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 157 | 101 | 79 | 70 | 252 | 129 | 79 | 86 | ||||||||
| Other | 318 | 199 | 232 | 200 | 185 | 55 | 327 | 121 | ||||||||
| Total | 7,870 | 4,370 | 6,590 | 4,200 | 3,770 | 3,770 | 2,820 | 4,890 | ||||||||
| Grand total | 95,900 | 50,100 | 94,600 | 51,800 | 8,180 | 9,170 | 5,130 | 6,990 | ||||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States codes 7105.10.0025 for synthetic and 7105.10.0010 for natural. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3Customs value. | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program