U.S. Exports Of Lead, By Country

TABLE 9
U.S. EXPORTS OF LEAD, BY COUNTRY¹

	2014		2015
	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Country	(metric tons)	(thousands)	(metric tons)	(thousands)
Ore and concentrates, lead content:
Belgium-	7,740	$14,000	20,100	$29,400
Canada-	29,200	51,800	40,600	58,300
China-	257,000	410,000	206,000	268,000
France	84	26	--	--
Germany	15,700	26,900	15,700	21,800
Italy	7,890	13,800	15,900	21,700
Japan-	13,500	24,300	15,400	20,300
Korea, Republic of	23,900	40,300	34,200	45,700
Mexico	490	1,030	1,050	1,320
Other	29	10	260	93
Total	356,000	582,000	349,000	467,000
Base bullion, lead content:
Canada-	963	2,820	596	1,470
Other	1	11	--	--
Total	964	2,830	596	1,470
Unwrought lead and lead alloys, lead content:
Belgium-	11,200	9,880	12,000	12,000
Canada-	638	921	1,160	1,600
China-	--	--	54	41
Ecuador	18	13	--	--
Japan-	266	162	2,150	1,310
Korea, Republic of	122	160	13	8
Malaysia	1,720	3,420	--	--
Mexico-	39,700	46,000	38,600	37,200
Netherlands	71	134	50	273
Russia	6	3	--	--
United Kingdom-	104	125	27	25
Venezuela	1,260	2,680	--	--
Other-	222	289	1,930	1,540
Total	55,300	63,800	55,900	54,000
Wrought lead and lead alloys, lead content:
Canada-	1,790	3,200	674	2,400
Chile	36	92	1	31
China-	24	131	34	290
Colombia	23	43	--	--
India-	1,460	2,330	916	1,340
Korea, Republic of	25	119	35	208
Mexico-	455	738	217	833
Singapore	477	712	128	1,120
United Kingdom-	201	405	100	554
Other-	536	2,310	771	3,290
Total	5,020	10,100	2,880	10,100
Scrap, gross weight:
Canada-	4,120	6,700	3,770	6,410
China-	805	752	2,840	2,190
Dominican Republic	1,200	360	1,490	578
Ecuador	7,590	12,300	8,890	12,600
India-	8,550	12,800	6,710	10,200
Ireland	94	170	57	91
Korea, Republic of	10,700	13,700	18,600	21,500
United Arab Emirates	720	1,520	2,510	2,430
Other-	2,590	3,000	1,360	998
Total	36,400	51,300	46,200	57,000	-
-- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.