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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Bahamas, The | 2 | 462 | 10 | 2,210 | |||||||
| Bangladesh | 28 | 7,320 | 246 | 19,200 | |||||||
| Belgium | 13 | 3,710 | 4 | 4,230 | |||||||
| Brazil | 10 | 2,410 | 6 | 1,270 | |||||||
| Canada | 2,160 | 264,000 | 1,500 | 285,000 | |||||||
| Chile | 1 | 177 | (3) | 333 | |||||||
| China | 3,530 | 1,260,000 | 3,420 | 1,600,000 | |||||||
| Colombia | 51 | 11,900 | 67 | 15,600 | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 192 | 5 | 1,560 | |||||||
| Egypt | 208 | 52,500 | 392 | 98,600 | |||||||
| Finland | 65 | 97,900 | 50 | 76,900 | |||||||
| France | 4 | 4,610 | 37 | 7,560 | |||||||
| Germany | 7 | 3,260 | 3 | 3,890 | |||||||
| Greece | 23 | 4,310 | 227 | 51,900 | |||||||
| Guatemala | (3) | 202 | (3) | 103 | |||||||
| Hong Kong | 49 | 31,200 | 137 | 64,100 | |||||||
| India | 806 | 221,000 | 618 | 168,000 | |||||||
| Indonesia | 188 | 46,200 | 115 | 33,400 | |||||||
| Ireland | 1 | 549 | 1 | 574 | |||||||
| Italy | 137 | 36,900 | 102 | 46,000 | |||||||
| Japan | 41 | 28,700 | 51 | 51,800 | |||||||
| Kenya | 71 | 12,800 | 24 | 15,000 | |||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 1,130 | 316,000 | 1,350 | 191,000 | |||||||
| Malaysia | 457 | 109,000 | 907 | 202,000 | |||||||
| Mexico | 1,500 | 287,000 | 1,110 | 247,000 | |||||||
| Netherlands | 21 | 18,300 | 12 | 19,000 | |||||||
| Pakistan | 39 | 10,300 | 70 | 18,000 | |||||||
| Panama | (3) | 43 | 1 | 220 | |||||||
| Peru | 44 | 10,000 | 64 | 15,500 | |||||||
| Portugal | 21 | 4,120 | 23 | 4,970 | |||||||
| Qatar | 31 | 6,560 | -- | -- | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 32 | 7,220 | 36 | 6,980 | |||||||
| Singapore | 75 | 2,130 | 54 | 4,810 | |||||||
| Spain | 18 | 15,100 | 32 | 26,800 | |||||||
| Sweden | 7 | 5,640 | (3) | 660 | |||||||
| Switzerland | (3) | 283 | 1 | 481 | |||||||
| Taiwan | 283 | 153,000 | 716 | 244,000 | |||||||
| Thailand | 337 | 77,500 | 461 | 109,000 | |||||||
| Turkey | 1,500 | 299,000 | 2,470 | 566,000 | |||||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 176 | (3) | 38 | |||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 688 | 1 | 403 | |||||||
| United Kingdom | 9 | 6,080 | 23 | 6,020 | |||||||
| Venezuela | 6 | 1,540 | 2 | 551 | |||||||
| Vietnam | 26 | 7,570 | 462 | 13,600 | |||||||
| Other | 17 | 5,670 | 58 | 8,580 | |||||||
| ��� Total | 13,000 | 3,430,000 | 14,900 | 4,230,000 | |||||||
| -- Zero.� | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.� | |||||||||||
| 2Excludes used rails for rerolling and other uses and ships, boats, and other vessels for | |||||||||||
| scrapping. Export valuation is free alongside ship. The United States exported scrap | |||||||||||
| to 82 countries in 2005 and 83 countries in 2006. | |||||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program