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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF TALC1, 2 | |||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value3 | Quantity | Value3 | |||||
| Belgium | 10 | 2,090 | r | 4 | 1,090 | ||||
| Canada4 | 79 | 14,300 | r | 86 | 14,500 | ||||
| Germany | 4 | 1,040 | 2 | 540 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | 720 | r | 3 | 679 | ||||
| Mexico5 | 18 | 4,560 | r | 22 | 6,060 | ||||
| Singapore | 3 | 1,040 | 9 | 3,030 | |||||
| Other6 | 46 | r | 18,300 | r | 57 | 20,800 | |||
| Total | 163 | r | 42,100 | r | 183 | 46,700 | |||
| rRevised. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Excludes powders�talcum (in package), face, and compact. | |||||||||
| 3Free alongside ship. | |||||||||
| 4Probably includes shipments in transit through Canadian ports. | |||||||||
| 5Exports likely to be in the range of 80,000 to 90,000 t. | |||||||||
| 6Includes 66 countries in 2006 and 2007. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program