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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF SELENIUM1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||
| (kilograms, | (kilograms, | |||||||
| Country | contained Se) | Value | contained Se) | Value | ||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 1,280 | $19,800 | ||||
| Australia | 20,000 | $86,100 | 2,820 | 43,700 | ||||
| Belgium | 9,010 | 140,000 | 54,000 | 837,000 | ||||
| Brazil | 4,470 | 69,300 | -- | -- | ||||
| Canada | 378 | 11,400 | 5,230 | 156,000 | ||||
| China | 25,000 | 320,000 | 7,080 | 124,000 | ||||
| Colombia | -- | -- | 1,450 | 22,500 | ||||
| Costa Rica | 1,530 | 23,700 | 2,240 | 34,700 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | -- | -- | 788 | 12,200 | ||||
| El Salvador | -- | -- | 7,630 | 118,000 | ||||
| France | 9,770 | 42,900 | 1,110 | 20,900 | ||||
| Germany | 49,600 | 314,000 | 25,500 | 396,000 | ||||
| Guatemala | 6,600 | 102,000 | 4,330 | 67,100 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 48,800 | 756,000 | 2,960 | 45,900 | ||||
| India | 429 | 10,300 | 1,420 | 30,900 | ||||
| Indonesia | 140 | 7,120 | -- | -- | ||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 221 | 3,430 | ||||
| Japan | 424 | 6,580 | 6,800 | 77,000 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | -- | -- | 4,190 | 48,600 | ||||
| Mexico | 34,000 | 535,000 | 13,800 | 214,000 | ||||
| Netherlands | 2,130 | 33,000 | 5,960 | 92,400 | ||||
| Philippines | 15,900 | 246,000 | 5,370 | 83,300 | ||||
| Singapore | 4,310 | 60,900 | 3,970 | 56,800 | ||||
| South Africa | 447 | 9,260 | 435 | 8,460 | ||||
| Sweden | 1,180 | 18,300 | -- | -- | ||||
| Taiwan | 1,030 | 16,400 | 2,350 | 38,700 | ||||
| Thailand | 8,550 | 74,700 | 11,900 | 124,000 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | -- | -- | 224 | 4,760 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 355 | 5,500 | 3,410 | 52,800 | ||||
| Venezuela | 9,600 | 149,000 | 14,200 | 221,000 | ||||
| Vietnam | -- | -- | 273 | 16,500 | ||||
| Total | 254,000 | 3,040,000 | 191,000 | 2,970,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program