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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| Africa and the Middle East | |||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | 1,100 | 2 | 1,480 | |||||
| Israel | 3 | 252 | (3) | 190 | |||||
| Other | 3 | 801 | 3 | 1,720 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 2,160 | 5 | 3,390 | |||||
| Asia: | |||||||||
| China | 48 | 17,000 | 32 | 32,800 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 17 | 822 | 5 | 295 | |||||
| Japan | 1,080 | 49,200 | 946 | 61,400 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 4 | 1,970 | 11 | 3,550 | |||||
| Singapore | 4 | 2,630 | 4 | 2,170 | |||||
| Taiwan | 3 | 1,420 | 2 | 2,080 | |||||
| Other | 3 | 1,730 | 15 | 1,460 | |||||
| Total | 1,160 | 74,800 | 1,020 | 104,000 | |||||
| Europe: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 6 | 2,200 | 11 | 5,030 | |||||
| Germany | 46 | 20,200 | 33 | 19,800 | |||||
| Italy | (3) | 362 | 1 | 859 | |||||
| Netherlands | 61 | 9,840 | 104 | 17,600 | |||||
| Russia | (3) | 116 | (3) | 149 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 5 | 3,180 | 3 | 4,240 | |||||
| Other | 59 | r | 5,970 | 311 | 12,700 | ||||
| Total | 177 | 41,900 | 463 | 60,400 | |||||
| North America: | |||||||||
| Bahamas, The | (3) | 49 | 42 | 1,130 | |||||
| Canada | 1,530 | 39,000 | 1,080 | 43,300 | |||||
| Mexico | 896 | 10,600 | 348 | 13,600 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 560 | 1 | 280 | |||||
| Other | 10 | 1,030 | 9 | 1,520 | |||||
| Total | 2,440 | 51,300 | 1,480 | 59,800 | |||||
| Oceania: | |||||||||
| Australia | 2 | 886 | 2 | 1,040 | |||||
| New Zealand | (3) | 39 | (3) | 265 | |||||
| Other | -- | -- | (3) | 58 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 924 | 2 | 1,360 | |||||
| South America: | |||||||||
| Argentina | 35 | 7,520 | 39 | 8,140 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | 892 | 3 | 2,340 | |||||
| Colombia | 2 | 420 | 2 | 546 | |||||
| Peru | 9 | 2,060 | 9 | 1,230 | |||||
| Venezuela | 2 | 846 | 2 | 854 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 241 | 1 | 423 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 12,000 | 56 | 13,500 | |||||
| Grand total | 3,830 | 183,000 | 3,020 | 242,000 | |||||
| rRevised. -- Zero.� | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to | |||||||||
| totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship value of material at U.S. port of export.� Based on | |||||||||
| transaction price, includes all charges incurred in placing material alongside | |||||||||
| ship. | |||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program