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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF SODA ASH, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||||
| (thousand | Value2 | Unit | (thousand | Value2 | Unit | |||||||
| Country | metric tons) | (thousands) | value | metric tons) | (thousands) | value | ||||||
| Argentina | 166 | $24,600 | $148 | 96 | $16,600 | 173 | ||||||
| Aruba | 3 | 327 | 110 | (3) | 7 | 538 | ||||||
| Australia | 100 | 13,100 | 131 | 92 | 13,700 | 149 | ||||||
| Bahrain | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 390 | 439 | ||||||
| Belgium | 150 | 18,600 | 124 | 181 | 24,500 | 135 | ||||||
| Belize | (3) | 8 | 276 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Brazil | 450 | 69,200 | 154 | 489 | 80,800 | 165 | ||||||
| Cameroon | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 60 | 526 | ||||||
| Canada | 441 | 50,800 | 115 | 469 | 63,400 | 135 | ||||||
| Chile | 234 | 31,500 | 134 | 276 | 42,400 | 154 | ||||||
| China | 95 | 12,000 | 126 | 111 | 13,800 | 124 | ||||||
| Colombia | 114 | 17,500 | 153 | 143 | 25,100 | 176 | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 17 | 2,790 | 169 | 21 | 4,120 | 196 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 2,190 | 182 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 10 | 1,350 | 142 | 16 | 2,290 | 143 | ||||||
| Finland | (3) | 19 | 284 | (3) | 22 | 431 | ||||||
| France | 32 | 3,970 | 123 | 45 | 6,250 | 139 | ||||||
| Germany | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 138 | 435 | ||||||
| Grenada | (3) | 3 | 600 | (3) | 5 | 556 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 18 | 2,800 | 155 | 39 | 7,020 | 180 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 25 | 833 | ||||||
| India | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 5 | 102 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 266 | 38,200 | 144 | 240 | 38,500 | 161 | ||||||
| Ireland | (3) | 27 | 108 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Italy | (3) | 81 | 281 | (3) | 53 | 348 | ||||||
| Jamaica | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 3 | 429 | ||||||
| Japan | 302 | 38,900 | 129 | 264 | 37,700 | 143 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 188 | 27,100 | 144 | 168 | 27,600 | 164 | ||||||
| Lithuania | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 2,730 | 152 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 114 | 17,300 | 151 | 86 | 15,500 | 181 | ||||||
| Mexico | 811 | 105,000 | 129 | � | 829 | 113,000 | 137 | |||||
| Netherlands | 102 | 16,100 | 157 | 84 | 13,500 | 160 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 36 | 4,640 | 128 | 41 | 5,860 | 143 | ||||||
| Nigeria | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 1,290 | 185 | ||||||
| Pakistan | (3) | 8 | 2,000 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Palau | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 5 | 294 | ||||||
| Panama | 6 | 876 | 146 | 8 | 1,580 | 197 | ||||||
| Peru | 33 | 4,780 | 147 | 41 | 6,210 | 151 | ||||||
| Philippines | 51 | 7,950 | 155 | 38 | 6,370 | 168 | ||||||
| Poland | (3) | 41 | 171 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Portugal | 14 | 1,760 | 122 | 41 | 5,130 | 125 | ||||||
| Russia | 2 | 251 | 113 | (3) | 69 | 113 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 96 | 11,200 | 117 | 121 | 18,200 | 151 | ||||||
| Salvador | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 1,450 | 145 | ||||||
| South Africa | 50 | 7,150 | 144 | 70 | 12,800 | 182 | ||||||
| Spain | 158 | 19,900 | 126 | 163 | 22,300 | 137 | ||||||
| Sweden | -- | -- | -- | (3) | 4 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 195 | 27,100 | 139 | 173 | 30,000 | 173 | ||||||
| Thailand | 142 | 21,600 | 152 | 172 | 29,500 | 172 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 29 | 3,400 | 116 | 56 | 8,370 | 150 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | (3) | 3 | 3,000 | (3) | 23 | 211 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 247 | 38,200 | 154 | 203 | 35,400 | 174 | ||||||
| Vietnam | 3 | 596 | 203 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Total | 4,680 | 640,000 | 137 | 4,820 | 736,000 | 153 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except unit value; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship value. | ||||||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, as adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey using data and information from the | ||||||||||||
| Journal of Commerce Port Import-Export Reporting Service and industry sources. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program