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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF ZIRCONIUM, BY CLASS AND COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||
| Class and country | HTS2 | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| Ore and concentrates: | 2615.10.0000 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1,070 | $1,420 | 1,350 | $1,480 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 3,940 | 2,710 | 4,240 | 3,160 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 2,460 | 3,020 | 2,590 | 3,260 | |||||||||
| Canada | 12,900 | 11,400 | 10,100 | 9,310 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 2,330 | 2,930 | 3,380 | 3,150 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1,910 | 1,350 | 881 | 1,620 | |||||||||
| Italy | 8,850 | 6,980 | 3,830 | 3,300 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1,500 | 1,870 | 1,880 | 2,970 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 12,400 | 8,680 | 10,200 | 8,150 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 19,400 | 13,700 | 19,200 | 12,000 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 3,140 | 6,370 | 2,310 | 5,210 | |||||||||
| Other | 6,370 | r | 8,720 | r | 6,200 | 11,700 | |||||||
| Total | 76,300 | 69,200 | 66,200 | 65,400 | |||||||||
| Ferrozirconium: | 7202.99.1000 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 39 | 56 | -- | -- | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 79 | 104 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Guatemala | 120 | 158 | 80 | 108 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 178 | 365 | 91 | 184 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | -- | -- | 39 | 54 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 43 | 117 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
| Other | 31 | r | 54 | r | 28 | 45 | |||||||
| Total | 491 | 853 | 259 | 414 | |||||||||
| Unwrought zirconium, powders: | 8109.20.0000 | ||||||||||||
| France | 15 | 606 | 13 | 769 | |||||||||
| Germany | 6 | 247 | 6 | 327 | |||||||||
| Japan | 9 | 384 | 7 | 250 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 41 | 1,300 | 22 | 711 | |||||||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 60 | 3,250 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 111 | 1,930 | 105 | 2,040 | |||||||||
| Other | 20 | r | 838 | r | 15 | 584 | |||||||
| Total | 202 | 5,310 | 228 | 7,930 | |||||||||
| Zirconium waste and scrap: | 8109.30.0000 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 36 | 1,920 | 26 | 1,480 | |||||||||
| France | 6 | 69 | 13 | 203 | |||||||||
| Japan | 9 | 177 | 15 | 345 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 9 | 109 | 28 | 362 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 9 | 315 | 11 | 273 | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | r | 29 | r | 5 | 153 | |||||||
| Total | 69 | 2,620 | 99 | 2,820 | |||||||||
| Other zirconium: | 8109.90.0000 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 413 | 30,100 | 445 | 32,500 | |||||||||
| China | 360 | 25,100 | 467 | 35,400 | |||||||||
| France | 120 | 6,240 | 179 | 10,800 | |||||||||
| Japan | 333 | 17,300 | 268 | 19,600 | |||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 162 | 19,200 | 184 | 21,400 | |||||||||
| Spain | 70 | 9,000 | 73 | 9,680 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 38 | 2,790 | 61 | 6,130 | |||||||||
| Other | 111 | 8,000 | 155 | 11,700 | |||||||||
| Total | 1,610 | 118,000 | 1,830 | 147,000 | |||||||||
| rRevised. -- 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