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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF TUNGSTEN METAL POWDERS, BY COUNTRY1, 2� | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||||
| Tungsten | Tungsten | |||||||||||
| Gross weight | content3 | Value | Gross weight | content3 | Value | |||||||
| Country of destination | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Australia | 17 | 14 | $725 | 15 | 12 | $694 | ||||||
| Austria | 13 | 10 | 384 | �-- | �-- | �-- | ||||||
| Brazil | 12 | 10 | 760 | 20 | 16 | 1,310 | ||||||
| Canada | 104 | 83 | 4,180 | 105 | 84 | 4,500 | ||||||
| Chile | 2 | 2 | 157 | 4 | 3 | 235 | ||||||
| China | 6 | 5 | 373 | 23 | 18 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 74 | 59 | 1,440 | 55 | 44 | 1,130 | ||||||
| France | 30 | 24 | 2,350 | 27 | 22 | 1,720 | ||||||
| Germany | 464 | 372 | 15,000 | 485 | 388 | 14,500 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 182 | ||||||
| India | 2 | 2 | 141 | 2 | 2 | 155 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 41 | ||||||
| Israel | 18 | 15 | 530 | 7 | 6 | 269 | ||||||
| Italy | 28 | 22 | 1,940 | 14 | 11 | 1,160 | ||||||
| Japan | 27 | 22 | 1,340 | 11 | 9 | 863 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 1 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 121 | ||||||
| Mexico | 141 | 113 | 5,210 | 328 | 262 | 12,200 | ||||||
| Morocco | 6 | 4 | 199 | �-- | �-- | �-- | ||||||
| Netherlands | 21 | 17 | 510 | �-- | �-- | �-- | ||||||
| New Zealand | 8 | 6 | 131 | (4) | (4) | 5 | ||||||
| Peru | 2 | 1 | 99 | 7 | 6 | 291 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | �-- | �-- | �-- | 3 | 2 | 127 | ||||||
| Singapore | 15 | 12 | 1,190 | 41 | 33 | 2,020 | ||||||
| South Africa | 4 | 3 | 241 | 2 | 2 | 143 | ||||||
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 237 | 3 | 2 | 208 | ||||||
| Sweden | (4) | (4) | 6 | 57 | 46 | 3,090 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 5 | 4 | 233 | 3 | 2 | 187 | ||||||
| Taiwan | 74 | 60 | 3,690 | 62 | 49 | 2,690 | ||||||
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 80 | (4) | (4) | 26 | ||||||
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 165 | �-- | �-- | �-- | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 130 | 3 | 2 | 237 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 93 | 74 | 2,980 | 25 | 20 | 2,240 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 17 | 14 | 311 | 3 | 2 | 80 | ||||||
| Other | 6 | r | 5 | r | 349 | r | 5 | 4 | 316 | |||
| Total | 1,200 | 959 | 45,300 | 1,310 | 1,050 | 51,900 | ||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2May include tungsten alloy powders. | ||||||||||||
| 3Content estimated from reported gross weight. | ||||||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program