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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF ZIRCONIUM, BY CLASS AND COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Class and country | HTS2 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Ore and concentrates: | 2615.10.0000 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 2,330 | $1,690 | 3,940 | $2,710 | ||||||
| Brazil | 2,380 | 2,220 | 2,460 | 3,020 | ||||||
| Canada | 12,500 | 7,390 | 12,900 | 11,400 | ||||||
| Colombia | 2,600 | 2,790 | 2,330 | 2,930 | ||||||
| Germany | 622 | 563 | 1,910 | 1,350 | ||||||
| Italy | 25,600 | 16,600 | 8,850 | 6,980 | ||||||
| Mexico | 19,400 | 11,500 | 12,400 | 8,680 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 23,000 | 13,700 | 19,800 | 13,700 | ||||||
| Spain | 368 | 282 | 1,680 | 1,430 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 2,180 | 3,970 | 3,140 | 6,370 | ||||||
| Other | 9,920 | 13,400 | 6,860 | 10,600 | ||||||
| Total | 101,000 | 74,000 | 76,300 | 69,200 | ||||||
| Ferrozirconium: | 7202.99.1000 | |||||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 39 | 56 | ||||||
| Costa Rica | -- | -- | 79 | 104 | ||||||
| Guatemala | -- | -- | 120 | 158 | ||||||
| Mexico | 24 | 51 | 178 | 365 | ||||||
| Japan | 27 | 27 | -- | -- | ||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 43 | 117 | ||||||
| Other | 14 | 22 | 32 | 53 | ||||||
| Total | 65 | 100 | 491 | 853 | ||||||
| Unwrought zirconium, powders: | 8109.20.0000 | |||||||||
| France | 4 | 235 | 15 | 606 | ||||||
| Hungary | 12 | 407 | 10 | 451 | ||||||
| Japan | 24 | 649 | 9 | 384 | ||||||
| Mexico | 3 | 124 | 41 | 1,300 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 97 | 1,390 | 111 | 1,930 | ||||||
| Other | 35 | 814 | 16 | 634 | ||||||
| Total | 175 | 3,620 | 202 | 5,310 | ||||||
| Zirconium waste and scrap: | 8109.30.0000 | |||||||||
| Austria | 19 | 277 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Belgium | 19 | 83 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Canada | 28 | 1,410 | 36 | 1,920 | ||||||
| France | 10 | 106 | 6 | 69 | ||||||
| Germany | 23 | 249 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Japan | 24 | 422 | 9 | 177 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 16 | 419 | 9 | 315 | ||||||
| Other | 7 | 116 | 9 | 139 | ||||||
| Total | 146 | 3,080 | 69 | 2,620 | ||||||
| Other zirconium: | 8109.90.0000 | |||||||||
| Canada | 268 | 17,500 | 413 | 30,100 | ||||||
| China | 164 | 11,700 | 360 | 25,100 | ||||||
| France | 80 | 4,450 | 120 | 6,240 | ||||||
| Japan | 683 | 15,000 | 333 | 17,300 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 179 | 18,400 | 162 | 19,200 | ||||||
| Spain | 50 | 7,240 | 70 | 9,000 | ||||||
| United Kingdom | 52 | 4,490 | 38 | 2,790 | ||||||
| Other | 173 | 8,520 | 111 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Total | 1,650 | 87,200 | 1,610 | 118,000 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. | ||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program