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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE POWDER, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | ||||||||
| tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | ||||||
| Country of destination | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | $59 | 1 | $81 | |||||
| Australia | 19 | 596 | 14 | 618 | |||||
| Belgium | 3 | 173 | 8 | 486 | |||||
| Brazil | 5 | 137 | 14 | 321 | |||||
| Canada | 101 | 3,620 | 89 | 4,080 | |||||
| China | 2 | 183 | 7 | 325 | |||||
| Denmark | (2) | 51 | 5 | 166 | |||||
| France | 134 | 3,180 | 97 | 3,380 | |||||
| Georgia | �-- | �-- | 2 | 320 | |||||
| Germany | 308 | 5,090 | 285 | 6,320 | |||||
| India | 20 | 586 | 33 | 1,050 | |||||
| Ireland | 12 | 721 | 11 | 820 | |||||
| Israel | 7 | 126 | 5 | 152 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | 171 | 5 | 210 | |||||
| Japan | 14 | 484 | 27 | 1,710 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 6 | 360 | 7 | 546 | |||||
| Luxembourg | 2 | 63 | 2 | 97 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | 97 | 1 | 47 | |||||
| Mexico | 3 | 219 | (2) | 70 | |||||
| Norway | 4 | 307 | 2 | 154 | |||||
| Peru | 1 | 38 | 2 | 110 | |||||
| Russia | 3 | 38 | (2) | 125 | |||||
| Singapore | 4 | 266 | 3 | 274 | |||||
| South Africa | 120 | 3,330 | 29 | 981 | |||||
| Sweden | 252 | 4,520 | 14 | 919 | |||||
| Switzerland | 7 | 248 | 5 | 153 | |||||
| Taiwan | 17 | 412 | 8 | 232 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 480 | 11,800 | 277 | 10,300 | |||||
| Venezuela | 3 | 50 | 56 | 849 | |||||
| Other | 23 | r | 910 | r | 2 | 213 | |||
| Total | 1,560 | 37,800 | 1,010 | 35,100 | |||||
| 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