U.S. Exports Of Iron Oxides And Hydroxides, By Country

TABLE 4
U.S. EXPORTS OF IRON OXIDES AND HYDROXIDES, BY COUNTRY¹

	2005								2006
	Pigment grade				Other grade				Pigment grade		Other grade
	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value		Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Country	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
Australia�	1		$6		250		$577		18	$49	291	$758
Belgium�	442		1,480		115		297		520	1,660	238	779
Bermuda	173		318		--		--		199	366	--	--
Brazil�	76		377		93		294		136	750	237	159
Canada�	26		39		10,300		11,700		52	58	10,400	12,300
China	299		469		43,800		12,700		354	644	43,700	14,400
Colombia	7		17		237		90		11	67	308	150
France	4		58		438		1,110		131	187	343	1,770
Germany�	13		16		509		1,040		27	16	1,070	1,170
Hong Kong�	85		194		2,490		1,810		22	68	1,910	969
India	85		179		308		332		164	371	131	182
Indonesia�	--		--		113		132		8	24	5	33
Italy�	19		44		785		835		(2)	8	1,240	1,170
Japan�	37		27		980		1,260		196	786	307	216
Korea, Republic of�	27		190		3,360		3,050		113	718	742	779
Malaysia�	(2)		8		440		864		--	--	172	491
Mexico�	174		295		1,260		951		719	991	1,670	1,110
Netherlands�	(2)		3		439		845		--	--	443	894
Nigeria	--		--		129		845		--	--	--	--
Russia	195		345		246		413		63	174	--	--
Singapore�	--		--		1,380		382		10	28	903	954
Spain	210		1,020		44		114		17	40	39	117
Suriname	--		--		320		55		--	--	--	--
Switzerland	2		8		--		--		18	38	120	205
Taiwan�	19		107		1,460		1,800		38	109	1,170	1,300
Thailand�	--		--		890		348		1	7	709	182
United Kingdom�	167		601		1,870		4,210		119	504	1,500	3,290
Venezuela	13		40		242		87		1	8	10	18
Other�	150	^r	323	^r	555	^r	995	^r	161	422	619	1,020
Total��	2,220		6,170		73,100		47,100		3,100	8,090	68,300	44,400
^�rRevised.� -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Less than � unit.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.