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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| Natural3 | Artificial4 | Total� | ||||||||||
| � Quantity | Value5 | � Quantity | Value5 | � Quantity | Value5 | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| 2005: | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1,310 | $464 | 1,110 | $5,060 | 2,420 | $5,530 | ||||||
| Canada | 1,680 | 1,510 | 11,700 | 17,600 | 13,300 | 19,100 | ||||||
| China | 296 | 310 | 1,660 | 6,150 | 1,960 | 6,460 | ||||||
| France | 54 | 58 | 3,240 | 19,300 | 3,290 | 19,400 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 1,670 | 1,820 | 327 | 2,030 | 1,990 | 3,850 | ||||||
| Japan | 4,650 | 1,940 | 2,330 | 8,240 | 6,990 | 10,200 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 1,030 | 654 | 2,520 | 7,350 | 3,550 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 822 | 701 | 3,360 | 5,600 | 4,180 | 6,300 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 425 | 375 | 1,030 | 2,960 | 1,460 | 3,340 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 960 | 565 | 678 | 2,070 | 1,640 | 2,630 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 5,170 | 3,270 | 1,710 | 4,740 | 6,880 | 8,010 | ||||||
| Other | 4,000 | 4,280 | 4,500 | 12,000 | 8,500 | 16,300 | ||||||
| Total | 22,100 | 15,900 | 34,100 | 93,200 | 56,200 | 109,000 | ||||||
| 2006: | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 1,960 | 1,630 | 8,900 | 14,500 | 10,900 | 16,100 | ||||||
| China | 308 | 282 | 2,500 | 9,250 | 2,810 | 9,530 | ||||||
| France | 69 | 244 | 3,900 | 25,200 | 3,970 | 25,500 | ||||||
| Germany | 118 | 144 | 1,230 | 3,240 | 1,340 | 3,380 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 1,450 | 504 | 180 | 691 | 1,630 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Italy | 683 | 484 | 723 | 2,210 | 1,410 | 2,700 | ||||||
| Japan | 6,440 | 3,040 | 2,830 | 11,800 | 9,260 | 14,800 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 1,620 | 998 | 2,440 | 8,310 | 4,060 | 9,310 | ||||||
| Mexico | 597 | 909 | 4,610 | 6,420 | 5,200 | 7,330 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 759 | 523 | 1,330 | 3,460 | 2,090 | 3,980 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 4,830 | 3,010 | 1,020 | 2,930 | 5,850 | 5,930 | ||||||
| Other | 3,410 | 4,190 | 6,760 | 19,800 | 10,200 | 24,000 | ||||||
| Total | 22,200 | 16,000 | 36,400 | 108,000 | 58,600 | 124,000 | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Numerous countries for which data were reported have been combined in "Other." | ||||||||||||
| 3Amorphous, crystalline flake, lump and chip, and natural, not elsewhere classified. The applicable Harmonized Tariff | ||||||||||||
| Schedule of the United States (HTS) nomenclatures are "Natural graphite in powder or in flakes" and "Other," codes | ||||||||||||
| 2504.10.0000 and 2504.90.0000. | ||||||||||||
| 4Includes data from the applicable HTS nomenclatures "Artificial graphite" and "Colloidal or semicolloidal graphite," | ||||||||||||
| codes 3801.10.0000 and 3801.20.0000. | ||||||||||||
| 5Values are free alongside ship. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program