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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Country | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Argentina | (3) | 384 | (3) | 604 | ||||
| Austria | 1 | 1,590 | 2 | 5,950 | ||||
| Bangladesh | 66 | 27,100 | 15 | 5,920 | ||||
| Belgium | 8 | 7,330 | 8 | 13,300 | ||||
| Brazil | (3) | 932 | 1 | 642 | ||||
| Canada | 911 | 298,000 | 970 | 321,000 | ||||
| Chile | 1 | 482 | 1 | 676 | ||||
| China | 1,830 | 1,170,000 | 789 | 761,000 | ||||
| Colombia | 1 | 348 | (3) | 103 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 2 | 588 | 4 | 863 | ||||
| Ecuador | 81 | 26,600 | 141 | 41,900 | ||||
| Egypt | 872 | 310,000 | 841 | 287,000 | ||||
| Finland | (3) | 14 | (3) | 7 | ||||
| France | 1 | 2,220 | 1 | 1,080 | ||||
| Germany | 6 | 3,850 | 5 | 3,350 | ||||
| Greece | (3) | 41 | (3) | 14 | ||||
| Guatemala | (3) | 26 | (3) | 52 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 60 | 46,600 | 45 | 39,700 | ||||
| India | 540 | 263,000 | 559 | 248,000 | ||||
| Indonesia | 521 | 198,000 | 343 | 122,000 | ||||
| Israel | 1 | 246 | (3) | 93 | ||||
| Italy | 121 | 45,000 | 76 | 28,200 | ||||
| Jamaica | (3) | 125 | 2 | 290 | ||||
| Japan | 96 | 91,700 | 81 | 92,200 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2,540 | 957,000 | 1,700 | 633,000 | ||||
| Kuwait | 44 | 15,800 | 455 | 160,000 | ||||
| Malaysia | 527 | 196,000 | 426 | 149,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 695 | 249,000 | 759 | 260,000 | ||||
| Morocco | 75 | 27,900 | 50 | 18,600 | ||||
| Netherlands | 11 | 13,300 | 3 | 4,090 | ||||
| Pakistan | 219 | 149,000 | 312 | 165,000 | ||||
| Peru | 340 | 121,000 | 216 | 79,100 | ||||
| Philippines | 8 | 3,590 | 1 | 840 | ||||
| Portugal | 39 | 13,300 | 6 | 991 | ||||
| Qatar | -- | -- | 44 | 14,500 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 261 | 296 | 96,400 | ||||
| Singapore | 2 | 4,030 | (3) | 771 | ||||
| Spain | 10 | 8,860 | 1 | 1,300 | ||||
| Sri Lanka | (3) | 630 | (3) | 149 | ||||
| Sweden | 3 | 7,520 | 3 | 8,500 | ||||
| Switzerland | (3) | 152 | (3) | 391 | ||||
| Taiwan | 3,020 | 1,190,000 | 2,680 | 1,020,000 | ||||
| Thailand | 86 | 31,000 | 477 | 173,000 | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | (3) | 79 | 1 | 329 | ||||
| Tunisia | 30 | 10,100 | (3) | 11 | ||||
| Turkey | 5,230 | 1,880,000 | 3,620 | 1,270,000 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2,400 | 47 | 18,500 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 7 | 6,940 | 2 | 3,360 | ||||
| Venezuela | 1 | 1,490 | (3) | 210 | ||||
| Vietnam | 470 | 171,000 | 315 | 109,000 | ||||
| Other | 6 | 5,200 | r | 23 | 3,150 | |||
| --- Total | 18,500 | 7,570,000 | 15,300 | 6,160,000 | ||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Excludes used rails for rerolling and other uses and ships, boats, and other vessels | ||||||||
| for scrapping. Export valuation is free alongside ship. The United States exported scrap- | ||||||||
| to 86 countries in 2013 and to 87 countries in 2014. | ||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | ||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. International Trade Commission. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
