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| TABLE 13 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF ZINC COMPOUNDS1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||
| (metric tons, | Value | (metric tons, | Value | ||||||
| gross weight) | (thousands) | gross weight) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Zinc chloride� | 1,860 | $2,310 | 1,510 | $1,920 | |||||
| Zinc compounds, n.s.p.f.2,3 | 2,670 | r | 3,190 | r | 1,740 | 3,750 | |||
| Zinc oxide� | 14,600 | 23,600 | 28,800 | 47,900 | |||||
| Zinc sulfate� | 2,820 | 1,870 | 42,800 | 22,500 | |||||
| rRevised. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||
| 2Not specifically provided for. | |||||||||
| 3Includes zinc sulfide (Schedule B 2830.20.1000 and 2830.20.2000), chromates of zinc or | |||||||||
| of lead (Schedule B 2841.20.0000), and lithopone and other pigments and preparations� | |||||||||
| based on zinc sulfide (Schedule B 3206.42.0000). | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program