U.S. Exports Of Industrial Sand And Gravel, By Region And Country

TABLE 8
U.S. EXPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL, BY REGION AND COUNTRY¹-

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2014		2015
Destination	Quantity	Value²	Quantity	Value²
Africa and the Middle East:
Israel	(3)	274	(3)	180
Other	4	1,120	2	1,190
Total	4	1,390	2	1,370
Asia:
China	23	39,700	9	24,100
Hong Kong	(3)	118	(3)	69
Japan	277	45,200	225	39,100
Korea, Republic of	3	3,400	4	4,990
Singapore	1	722	1	533
Taiwan	2	1,470	1	750
Other	2	2,240	2	2,560
Total	308	92,800	242	72,100
Europe:
Belgium	5	2,380	6	2,440
Germany	18	26,500	17	23,100
Italy	(3)	125	(3)	213
Netherlands	15	7,820	14	6,930
Russia	1	1,310	(3)	692
United Kingdom	2	975	1	569
Other	49	10,400	44	13,600
Total	90	49,500	82	47,500
North America:
Bahamas, The	1	351	3	161
Canada	3,240	226,000	3,040	196,000
Mexico	664	52,200	390	25,000
Trinidad and Tobago	1	653	2	955
Other	6	2,220	10	2,890
Total	3,910	281,000	3,440	225,000
Oceania:
Australia	1	409	1	389
New Zealand	1	159	(3)	121
Total	2	568	1	510
South America:
Argentina	120	32,300	81	28,300
Brazil	1	695	1	379
Colombia	2	849	2	874
Peru	4	845	7	1,560
Venezuela	(3)	41	(3)	41
Other	3	943	27	6,240
Total	130	35,700	118	37,400
Grand total	4,450	461,000	3,890	384,000
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.