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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS OF ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS-BASED PRODUCTS, | ||||||||
| BY PRODUCT1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Unmanufactured, asbestos3 | 279 | $54 | 517 | $116 | ||||
| Manufactured: | ||||||||
| Cement products4 | NA | 275 | NA | 219 | ||||
| Friction products5 | NA | 9,220 | r | NA | 8,420 | |||
| Gaskets, packing, and seals | NA | 4,790 | NA | 4,020 | ||||
| Paper and millboard | NA | 405 | NA | 339 | ||||
| Other articles6 | NA | 15,100 | NA | 13,000 | ||||
| Total | NA | 29,800 | r | NA | 26,000 | |||
| rRevised. NA Not available. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship value. | ||||||||
| 3Includes crudes, fibers, stucco, sand, and refuse. May also include nonasbestos materials. Asbestos- | ||||||||
| is no longer mined in the United States. | ||||||||
| 4May include reexports and also cellulose fiber panel, sheet, tile, and tube cement products because- | ||||||||
| asbestos-cement products are not manufactured in the United States. | ||||||||
| 5May include some nonasbestos brake and clutch shipments. | ||||||||
| 6May include some nonasbestos materials. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
