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

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

	2006				2007
	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�	18	$49	291	$758	258	$603	261	$448
Belgium�	520	1,660	238	779	630	2,090	--	--
Bermuda	199	366	--	--	178	260	--	--
Brazil�	136	750	237	159	270	1,530	527	215
Canada�	52	58	10,400	12,300	176	198	11,500	14,100
China	354	644	43,700	14,400	347	818	41,300	9,890
Colombia	11	67	308	150	25	116	375	181
France	131	187	343	1,770	5	53	383	1,130
Germany�	27	16	1,070	1,170	20	56	275	595
Hong Kong�	22	68	1,910	969	305	673	1,370	563
India	164	371	131	182	356	796	49	32
Indonesia�	8	24	5	33	--	--	5	7
Italy�	(2)	8	1,240	1,170	4	9	938	898
Japan�	196	786	307	216	68	145	45	62
Korea, Republic of�	113	718	742	779	1,350	5,180	78	415
Malaysia�	--	--	172	491	--	--	9	16
Mexico�	719	991	1,670	1,110	360	417	2,990	1,170
Netherlands�	--	--	443	894	139	361	290	559
Russia	63	174	--	--	--	--	--	--
Singapore�	10	28	903	954	11	43	298	163
Spain	17	40	39	117	7	21	360	67
Switzerland	18	38	120	205	--	--	4	8
Taiwan�	38	109	1,170	1,300	138	259	74	260
Thailand�	1	7	709	182	1	4	856	216
United Kingdom�	119	504	1,500	3,290	585	1,750	571	1,510
Venezuela	1	8	10	18	6	34	255	87
Other�	159	423	619	1,020	174	442	339	867
Total��	3,100	8,090	68,300	44,400	5,410	15,900	63,100	33,500
-- 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.