U.S. Exports Of Zinc Ores And Concentrates, By Country

TABLE 12
U.S. EXPORTS OF ZINC ORES AND CONCENTRATES, BY COUNTRY¹

	2005		2006
	Quantity		Quantity
	(metric tons,	Value	(metric tons,	Value
	zinc content)	(thousands)	zinc content)	(thousands)
Australia	48,800	$31,400	47,400	$50,400
Belgium�	35,900	23,600	85,600	105,000
Bulgaria�	21,300	13,700	--	--
Canada�	178,000	142,000	212,000	384,000
China	19	12	6,360	19,300
Finland	33,500	21,600	36,500	38,700
Gambia, The	15,200	9,800	--	--
Germany�	17,700	11,400	32,600	34,700
Italy	38,400	24,700	20,400	21,700
Japan	136,000	48,600	121,000	129,000
Korea, Republic of�	177,000	97,900	141,000	142,000
Spain	84,000	51,800	123,000	137,000
Other	921	685	128	326
Total	786,000	477,000	825,000	1,060,000
-- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.