U.S. Exports Of Aluminum Oxide, Silicon Carbide, And Metallic Abrasives, By Country And Type

TABLE 5
U.S. EXPORTS OF ALUMINUM OXIDE, SILICON CARBIDE, AND METALLIC
ABRASIVES, BY COUNTRY AND TYPE¹

	2006		2007
	Quantity	Value²	Quantity	Value²
Country	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
Aluminum oxide, crude:
Belgium	--	--	41	$41
Brazil	525	$2,270	485	2,070
Canada	5,120	5,430	5,670	5,870
China	137	1,020	266	1,780
Germany�	3,010	6,870	4,330	15,600
India	222	864	406	1,650
Japan	1,570	7,340	1,430	5,740
Korea, Republic of	939	5,200	631	3,560
Mexico	1,840	3,170	2,530	3,370
Other	1,890	9,090	2,390	7,550
Total	15,300	41,200	18,200	47,200
Silicon carbide:
Crude:
Finland	222	712	--	--
Germany	55	362	11	1,170
Japan	6	46	438	2,180
Mexico	482	1,100	407	1,100
Norway	8,620	7,910	9,260	12,500
Other	271	2,620	198	1,790
Total	9,660	12,800	10,300	18,700
Ground and refined:
Canada	8,800	7,100	6,650	5,760
China	8	173	10	115
Costa Rica	16	49	23	63
France	29	364	1	52
Germany	145	4,410	370	9,610
Italy	53	195	16	60
Japan	200	521	529	2,040
Korea, Republic of	15	122	41	201
Mexico	474	866	953	981
Norway	545	676	42	80
Spain	66	154	35	93
United Kingdom	101	124	147	229
Other	129	1,150	201	2,170
Total	10,600	15,900	9,020	21,500
Metallic abrasives:
Australia	7	5	106	93
Canada	9,680	7,260	8,400	6,990
China	141	724	7,660	17,000
France	203	231	104	281
Italy	24	16	--	--
Japan	28	92	420	393
Mexico	9,020	9,810	6,970	9,130
Taiwan	239	239	98	179
United Kingdom	1,960	2,630	1,150	2,510
Other	1,000	3,370	1,890	3,580
Total	22,300	24,400	26,800	40,100
-- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Customs value.

Source:� U.S. Census Bureau.