U.S. Exports Of Crude And Processed Magnesite, By Country

TABLE 5
U.S. EXPORTS OF CRUDE AND PROCESSED MAGNESITE, BY COUNTRY¹

	2005				2006
	Quantity		Value		Quantity	Value
Material and country	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)	(thousands)
Caustic-calcined magnesia:
France	1,430		$846		1,810	$1,080
Germany	412		246		569	345
Netherlands	475		280		1,500	915
Venezuela	2,200		869		1,480	615
Other	406		257		319	253
Total	4,920		2,500		5,690	3,210
Dead-burned and fused magnesia:
Brazil	205		193		219	190
Canada	20,800		7,850		16,200	7,630
Germany	550		509		721	550
Mexico	497		642		549	832
Netherlands	333		196		52	46
Norway	82		86		246	278
Poland	297		194		319	236
Taiwan	237		168		242	162
United Kingdom	307		315		252	238
Venezuela	605		243		52	34
Other	1,080	^r	990	^r	1,180	1,160
Total	24,900		11,400		20,000	11,400
Other magnesia:
Brazil	1,260		$1,540		805	$1,020
Canada	5,480		2,960		5,820	3,350
Germany	2,350		1,510		2,280	1,680
Hong Kong	496		456		865	916
Mexico	3,240		3,000		2,010	2,130
Taiwan	651		538		856	677
United Kingdom	766		757		888	1,170
Venezuela	878		278		1,110	766
Other	6,590	^r	7,290	^r	6,560	7,170
Total	21,700		18,300		21,200	18,900
Crude magnesite:��
Argentina	1,250		133		442	47
Australia	5,040		588		32	3
Canada	4,770		617		2,780	369
France	4,570		489		983	105
Germany	1,960		212		1,740	186
Mexico	474		53		385	45
Sweden	1,090		117		1,040	139
United Kingdom	1,120		120		41	4
Other	1,550		165		1,580	177
Total	21,800		2,490		9,020	1,080
^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.