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

	2005				2006
	Quantity		Value²		Quantity	Value²
Country	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)	(thousands)
Aluminum oxide, crude:
Belgium	452		$4,440		--	--
Brazil	497		2,590		525	$2,270
Canada	3,290		3,400		5,120	5,430
China	78		1,220		137	1,020
Germany�	4,560		15,000		3,010	6,870
India	279		925		222	864
Japan	1,570		9,210		1,570	7,340
Korea, Republic of	566		2,670		939	5,200
Mexico	2,150		2,770		1,840	3,170
Other	452		2,910		1,890	9,090
Total	13,900		45,100		15,300	41,200
Silicon carbide:
Crude:
Finland	208		627		222	712
Germany	105		387		55	362
Japan	134		1,400		6	46
Mexico	458		877		482	1,100
Norway	5,470		4,320		8,620	7,910
Other	235		1,090		271	2,620
Total	6,610		8,690		9,660	12,800
Ground and refined:
Canada	7,640		5,950		8,800	7,100
China	34		184		8	173
Costa Rica	24		69		16	49
France	51		143		29	364
Germany	75		91		145	4,410
Italy	18		29		53	195
Japan	173		315		200	521
Korea, Republic of	29		170		15	122
Mexico	278		492		474	866
Norway	331		206		545	676
Spain	44		108		66	154
United Kingdom	139		187		101	124
Other	95	^r	732	^r	129	1,150
Total	8,940		8,670		10,600	15,900
Metallic abrasives:
Australia	47		28		7	5
Canada	11,200		7,290		9,680	7,260
China	141		790		141	724
France	200		187		203	231
Italy	138		74		24	16
Japan	2,080		1,240		28	92
Mexico	11,600		9,880		9,020	9,810
Taiwan	466		315		239	239
United Kingdom	1		22		1,960	2,630
Other	1,050	^r	1,820	^r	1,000	3,370
Total	26,900		21,600		22,300	24,400
^rRevised.� -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Customs value.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.