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TABLE 11
U.S. EXPORTS OF LEAD, BY COUNTRY1
    2005   2006
Quantity Value Quantity Value
Country   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Ore and concentrates, lead content:
Belgium� 11,547 $7,778 8,910 $7,443
Bulgaria 5,763 3,882 -- --
Canada� 144,622 54,439 32,287 27,565
China� 115,249 75,291 124,893 106,539
India 219 134 185 94
Japan� 47,774 20,166 45,262 42,129
Korea, South 31,179 10,013 46,699 54,385
Mexico 6,652 2,533 29,879 36,120
Switzerland 27,121 16,062 6,623 1,500
Other 44   21   2,881   2,451
Total 390,171   190,319   297,619   278,226
Base bullion, lead content:
Japan� 91 1,181 89 1,147
Mexico 82 80 79 88
Other 25   28   29   323
Total 198   1,289   197   1,559
Unwrought lead and lead alloys, lead content:
Australia 4 29 -- --
Belgium� 494 612 1,939 2,771
Brazil (2) 3 54 43
Canada� 1,811 1,807 3,119 3,782
China� 34 356 3 19
Colombia 37 471 17 12
Dominican Republic 1 3 -- --
France� 18 103 -- --
Germany� 26 36 396 265
Hong Kong 158 87 42 56
India 12 28 141 126
Israel� 111 1,373 544 680
Italy 15 11 -- --
Japan� 331 303 11 33
Korea, South 1,464 1,465 25 23
Mexico� 39,665 37,430 41,369 42,687
Poland 3 57 125 116
Saudi Arabia 116 71 -- --
Singapore 53 57 27 22
Spain 98 633 443 649
Taiwan 42 57 11 15
United Kingdom 1,013 963 4,193 6,024
Other� 39   104 r 203   437
Total 45,545   46,059   52,662   57,759
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 11�Continued
U.S. EXPORTS OF LEAD, BY COUNTRY1
 
    2005   2006
Quantity Value Quantity Value
Country   (metric tons)   (thousands)   (metric tons)   (thousands)
Wrought lead and lead alloys, lead content:
Armenia 97 $35 -- --
Belgium� 257 2,190 236 $2,360
Brazil 149 1,090 58 321
Canada� 1,660 4,570 3,190 8,230
China� 1,050 3,170 663 1,480
Costa Rica 1,210 3,410 938 2,050
Dominican Republic 169 249 3 12
France� 138 238 48 189
Germany 2,560 2,560 2,940 5,830
Hong Kong� 1,250 2,810 1,010 2,130
India� 409 592 139 211
Ireland 155 496 140 284
Israel 55 125 3 44
Italy 87 143 70 158
Japan� 509 1,200 401 1,200
Korea, South 25 170 64 213
Malaysia 2,330 4,420 1,030 2,930
Mexico� 3,110 6,260 3,030 7,080
Netherlands� 107 382 216 967
Philippines 2,720 3,000 305 865
Saudi Arabia� 20 58 -- --
Singapore� 76 115 80 214
Sweden 26 71 15 45
Switzerland 121 145 27 73
Taiwan 51 1,090 60 813
United Arab Emirates 21 30 -- --
United Kingdom� 436 849 615 934
Venezuela 68 185 3 25
Other� 154 r 1,170   567   1,490
Total 19,000   40,800   15,800   40,200
Scrap, gross weight:              
Belgium 64 110 957 352
Canada� 53,400 12,400 81,600 22,500
China� 2,120 2,040 2,140 1,230
Dominican Republic 20 35 30 27
El Salvador 26 34 -- --
Finland 351 651 -- --
Guatemala 11 29 -- --
Honduras 82 175 98 68
Hong Kong� 162 66 485 161
India� 3,560 2,130 6,940 3,640
Korea, South 6,820 3,100 25,900 7,420
Mexico� 32 55 52 110
Pakistan 166 48 122 27
Sri Lanka 138 60 -- --
United Kingdom� 114 246 -- --
Vietnam 186 66 -- --
Other� 74 r 394   2,600   1,630 �
Total   67,300   21,600   121,000   37,200
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.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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