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TABLE 5
U.S. EXPORTS OF SILVER, BY COUNTRY1
    Other unwrought silver   Metal powder   Silver nitrate   Semimanufactured forms2   Waste and scrap
Gross weight Value Gross weight Value Gross weight Value Gross weight Value Gross weight Value
Year and country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)
2005 39,600   $8,690   708,000   $122,000   61,500   $5,720   269,000   $48,300   2,240,000   $424,000
2006:
Argentina -- -- 97 16 -- -- 122 21 -- --
Aruba 55 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Australia 35 12 -- -- 380 28 7,820 1,340 37,700 16,600
Austria -- -- 263 45 -- -- 212 36 -- --
Azerbaijan -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,160 281
Bahamas, The 2 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bahrain -- -- -- -- -- -- 325 55 -- --
Bangladesh -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,360 177
Belgium 46 13 9,330 1,620 -- -- 503 85 394,000 67,100
Bermuda 358 79 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Brazil -- -- 563 96 546 22 7,390 1,260 1,990 258
Canada 33,600 12,800 46,700 7,970 35,700 1,910 171,000 29,400 1,160,000 190,000
Cayman Islands 145 41 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 3
China 2,060 627 47,200 8,050 18,900 3,620 6,010 1,070 807,000 123,000
Colombia -- -- 91 15 191 4 -- -- -- --
Costa Rica 14 3 10 4 -- -- 394 67 -- --
Czech Republic -- -- 80 14 -- -- 129 22 293 182
Denmark -- -- -- -- -- -- 251 48 -- --
Dominica 14 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Dominican Republic 500 136 -- -- -- -- 1,340 228 1,590 206
Ecuador 20 4 -- -- -- -- 35 6 -- --
Egypt -- -- -- -- -- -- 263 45 -- --
Finland -- -- 1,840 313 -- -- -- -- -- --
France 1,280 263 54,200 9,230 -- -- 11,300 2,070 -- --
Germany 10,200 4,010 191,000 33,700 231 82 27,500 4,700 966,000 275,000
Grenada -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 6 -- --
Guatemala -- -- -- -- -- -- 718 126 -- --
Hong Kong 420 110 55,300 9,410 -- -- 21,000 3,620 22,300 3,690
Hungary -- -- -- -- -- -- 147 25 -- --
India 53 25 661 112 20 3 677 121 1,600 207
Indonesia -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 63 8
Ireland -- -- 134 23 -- -- 215 40 -- --
Israel 4 3 -- -- 68 7 1,970 364 -- --
Italy 1,080 426 549 96 -- -- 1,770 312 742,000 194,000
Jamaica 482 116 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Japan 192 86 297,000 51,400 105 20 5,610 962 63,700 77,600
Jordan 828 346 -- -- -- -- 650 110 -- --
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5�Continued
U.S. EXPORTS OF SILVER, BY COUNTRY1
    Other unwrought silver   Metal powder   Silver nitrate   Semimanufactured forms2   Waste and scrap
Gross weight Value Gross weight Value Gross weight Value Gross weight Value Gross weight Value
Year and country   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)   (kilograms)   (thousands)
2006�Continued:
Korea, Republic of 18 $17 258,000 $44,500 363 $49 706 $133 70,100 $9,190
Lebanon -- -- 534 91 -- -- -- -- -- --
Lithuania -- -- -- -- -- -- 526 94 -- --
Malaysia 85 19 -- -- 120 23 3,780 649 1,800 281
Mexico 2,410 600 21,900 3,750 4,420 485 157,000 27,400 -- --
Netherlands 138 56 13,700 2,350 -- -- 8,850 1,540 1,050 137
Netherlands Antilles 403 93 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
New Zealand 25 11 187 34 113 7 17 3 -- --
Niger -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 9 -- --
Panama -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 118 15
Philippines 28 6 -- -- -- -- 987 168 -- --
Portugal 60 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Russia -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,130 192 -- --
Saudi Arabia -- -- -- -- 65 25 396 67 200,000 28,500
Singapore -- -- 38,600 6,560 14 3 10,200 1,770 483 673
South Africa -- -- 417 71 50 9 -- -- 7,060 918
Spain -- -- -- -- 12 3 39,700 6,750 154 20
Sri Lanka -- -- -- -- 765 125 8 5 -- --
St. Christopher and Nevis 7 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Suriname -- -- -- -- -- -- 126 21 108 14
Sweden 3,200 704 6,930 1,180 124 12 40 7 233,000 35,200
Switzerland 673 171 1,830 330 -- -- 2,310 431 10,100 82,000
Taiwan -- -- 299,000 54,200 57 11 8,520 1,470 75,400 7,900
Thailand 76 32 4,540 772 -- -- 10,400 1,880 2,290 666
Trinidad and Tobago -- -- 100 17 -- -- 177 64 -- --
Turks and Caicos Islands 7 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
United Arab Emirates 67 17 1,030 175 -- -- 271 48 -- --
United Kingdom 20,800 7,480 110,000 18,900 8 7 12,700 2,210 83,600 21,400
Uruquay 6,090 2,360 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Venezuela -- -- 108 18 -- -- 292 50 -- --
Vietnam 145   30   --   --   --   --   729   124   1,470   191
Total   85,600   30,800   1,460,000   255,000   62,300   6,450   526,000   91,200   4,890,000   1,140,000
-- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Containing 99.5% or more by weight of silver.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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