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| TABLE 2 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF SELENIUM1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||
| (kilograms, | (kilograms, | ||||||||
| Country | contained Se) | Value | contained Se) | Value | |||||
| Argentina | 1,280 | $19,800 | -- | -- | |||||
| Australia | 2,820 | 43,700 | 50,100 | $923,000 | |||||
| Belgium | 54,000 | 837,000 | 103,000 | 1,870,000 | |||||
| Canada | 5,230 | 156,000 | 24,300 | 693,000 | |||||
| China | 7,080 | 124,000 | 48,200 | 736,000 | |||||
| Colombia | 1,450 | 22,500 | 50 | 4,730 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 2,240 | 34,700 | -- | -- | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 788 | 12,200 | -- | -- | |||||
| El Salvador | 7,630 | 118,000 | 7,840 | 95,100 | |||||
| France | 1,110 | 20,900 | 5,160 | 80,000 | |||||
| Germany | 25,500 | 396,000 | 80,600 | 1,370,000 | |||||
| Guatemala | 4,330 | 67,100 | -- | -- | |||||
| Hong Kong | 2,960 | 45,900 | 73,600 | 1,280,000 | |||||
| India | 1,420 | 30,900 | 301 | 2,800 | |||||
| Italy | 221 | 3,430 | 658 | 10,200 | |||||
| Japan | 6,800 | 77,000 | 35,300 | 546,000 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 4,190 | 48,600 | 26,600 | 237,000 | |||||
| Mexico | 13,800 | 214,000 | 24,900 | 386,000 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5,960 | 92,400 | 24,300 | 365,000 | |||||
| Philippines | 5,370 | 83,300 | 20,400 | 321,000 | |||||
| Singapore | 3,970 | 56,800 | 2,950 | 25,500 | |||||
| South Africa | 435 | 8,460 | 5,470 | 84,700 | |||||
| Taiwan | 2,350 | 38,700 | 14,900 | 230,000 | |||||
| Thailand | 11,900 | 124,000 | 4,820 | 101,000 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 224 | 4,760 | -- | -- | |||||
| United Kingdom | 3,410 | 52,800 | 749 | 14,400 | |||||
| Venezuela | 14,200 | 221,000 | 6,180 | 95,900 | |||||
| Vietnam | 273 | 16,500 | 1,600 | 24,800 | |||||
| Total | 191,000 | 2,970,000 | 562,000 | 9,500,000 | |||||
| -- 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