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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF SULFURIC ACID (100% H2SO4), BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 7,270 | $297 | |||||
| Aruba | 1,740 | $399 | 1,630 | 399 | |||||
| Brazil | 49,400 | 2,040 | 11,800 | 510 | |||||
| Canada | 101,000 | 8,120 | 94,900 | 8,350 | |||||
| China | 2,320 | 449 | 836 | 186 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 6,970 | 562 | 3,510 | 510 | |||||
| Germany | 6,530 | 1,240 | 864 | 207 | |||||
| Ireland | 2,360 | 1,190 | 3,500 | 1,170 | |||||
| Israel | 257 | 355 | 162 | 215 | |||||
| Italy | 2,810 | 322 | -- | -- | |||||
| Jamaica | (2) | 47 | 3,130 | 239 | |||||
| Japan | 3,920 | 623 | 54 | 83 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 3,200 | 436 | 109 | 436 | |||||
| Malaysia | 6,700 | 954 | 875 | 106 | |||||
| Mexico | 3,000 | 683 | 6,550 | 1,320 | |||||
| Netherlands Antilles | 12,000 | 633 | 4,480 | 257 | |||||
| Peru | (2) | 3 | 14,100 | 1,630 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 375 | 1,010 | 1,440 | 306 | |||||
| Singapore | 11,600 | 1,600 | 4,440 | 548 | |||||
| Taiwan | 15,700 | 2,190 | 318 | 229 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18,000 | 908 | 22,100 | 1,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 371 | 333 | 908 | 561 | |||||
| Venezuela | 86,500 | 4,570 | 62,700 | 2,800 | |||||
| Other | 3,130 | 804 | r | 2,650 | 453 | ||||
| Total | 338,000 | 29,500 | 248,000 | 21,800 | |||||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program