U.S. Exports Of Lime, By Type

TABLE 6
U.S. EXPORTS OF LIME, BY TYPE¹

-(Metric tons and dollars)

	2013				2014
Type and country	Quantity		Value²		Quantity	Value²
Calcined dolomite:
Argentina	243		68,600		462	158,000
Brazil	4,510		1,360,000		1,840	628,000
Canada	51,500		9,610,000		60,700	12,400,000
Colombia	18		14,200		--	--
Germany	6,900		2,220,000		--	--
Japan	56		69,400		--	--
Mexico	374		116,000		356	113,000
Taiwan	38		41,500		19	21,200
United Arab Emirates	66		82,900		99	64,900
Venezuela	98		99,200		63	63,300
Other	254	^r	97,000	^r	205	58,000
Total	64,100		13,800,000		63,700	13,500,000
Hydraulic lime:
Bahamas, The	108		37,200		22	7,020
Canada	5,780		1,340,000		6,260	1,420,000
Israel	9		10,200		31	107,000
Saudi Arabia	1		3,260		50	95,600
Other	75	^r	29,400	^r	35	149,000
Total	5,970		1,420,000		6,400	1,780,000
Quicklime:
Canada	151,000		23,000,000		202,000	30,200,000
China	4		3,000		4	3,050
Costa Rica	497		201,000		221	45,400
Ecuador	15		30,200		11	23,500
Ireland	20		30,000		278	338,000
Mexico	8,620		1,140,000		7,700	1,030,000
Russia	10,300		1,900,000		3,600	2,090,000
Other	96	^r	79,200	^r	108	194,000	-
Total	170,000		26,400,000		214,000	33,900,000
Slaked lime, hydrate:
Aruba	9		2,560		23	5,550
Bermuda	17		4,500		34	6,530
Canada	21,500		4,280,000		24,000	5,300,000
Costa Rica	232		96,200		452	188,000
Korea, Republic of	34		234,000		46	313,000
Nigeria	469		140,000		251	73,600
Oman	6,050		1,300,000		9,470	2,100,000
Venezuela	1,420		474,000		185	43,200
Other	251	^r	97,800	^r	473	197,000
Total	30,000		6,630,000		34,900	8,230,000
Grand total	270,000		48,200,000		319,000	57,500,000
^rRevised. -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to-
totals shown.
²Free alongside ship valuation.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.


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