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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Gross weight | Gross weight | |||||||
| (kilograms) | Value2 | (kilograms) | Value2 | |||||
| Strontium carbonate, precipitated: | ||||||||
| Canada | -- | -- | 7,490 | $8,450 | ||||
| China | 18,600 | $17,700 | -- | -- | ||||
| Germany | 14,000 | 126,000 | 8,890 | 57,700 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 15,400 | 14,600 | 30,100 | 28,600 | ||||
| Japan | 5,200 | 5,970 | -- | -- | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | -- | -- | 626 | 13,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 5,370 | 5,100 | 102,000 | 44,000 | ||||
| Panama | -- | -- | 929 | 5,360 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2,010 | 9,240 | -- | -- | ||||
| Venezuela | 3,990 | 16,900 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total | 64,500 | 196,000 | 150,000 | 157,000 | ||||
| Strontium oxide, hydroxide, peroxide: | ||||||||
| Australia | -- | -- | 16,900 | 9,280 | ||||
| Belgium | 103,000 | 62,700 | 166,000 | 91,400 | ||||
| Canada | 44,100 | 17,200 | 126,000 | 54,200 | ||||
| China | 7,580 | 4,170 | 4,570 | 2,510 | ||||
| Denmark | 32,200 | 18,000 | 21,000 | 11,600 | ||||
| France | 26,200 | 14,400 | 113,000 | 177,000 | ||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 9,640 | 5,300 | ||||
| Jamaica | -- | -- | 4,590 | 2,520 | ||||
| Japan | 18,600 | 10,200 | -- | -- | ||||
| India | 1,020 | 5,800 | -- | -- | ||||
| Israel | -- | -- | 19,200 | 10,600 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 41,100 | 22,600 | 353,000 | 194,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 2,000 | 6,820 | 4,920 | 4,330 | ||||
| Sweden | 25,300 | 13,900 | 12,500 | 6,850 | ||||
| Switzerland | -- | -- | 12,900 | 20,200 | ||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 7,310 | 4,020 | ||||
| Total | 301,000 | 176,000 | 871,000 | 594,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship value. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program