U.S. Exports Of Talc

TABLE 3
U.S. EXPORTS OF TALC^{1, 2}

	2014				2015
	Quantity		Value³		Quantity		Value³
Country	(metric tons)		(thousands)		(metric tons)		(thousands)
Argentina-	2,230		$1,140		1,550		$858
Australia	460		345		827		703
Belgium	1,610		697		7,900		2,470
Brazil	7,710	^r	3,810	^r	7,280		3,540
Canada^{4, 5}	75,000	^r	10,700	^r	76,700	^e	10,900	^e
Chile	5,620		2,670		5,770		2,710
China	6,410	^r	3,600	^r	3,890		2,360
Colombia	665		535		937		593
France	1,090		628		882		552
Indonesia	2,140		874		2,330		886
Italy	232		139		1,540		1,070
Japan	3,640		1,640		2,620		1,320
Malaysia	1,040		501		1,010		535
Mexico⁵	60,900	^r	16,400	^r	70,000		19,300
Philippines	1,920		769		2,700		819
Singapore	5,190	^r	2,660		3,900		2,250
Taiwan	2,270		1,210		2,740		1,460
Thailand	2,170		1,200		3,020		1,580
United Kingdom	208		138		1,340		671
Uruguay	1,240		599		1,850		860
Other⁶	8,530	^r	5,160	^r	6,850		3,960
Total	190,000	^r	55,500	^r	206,000		59,400
^eEstimated. ^rRevised.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Does not include powder-talcum (in packages), face, and compact-or cut and sawed talc.
³Free alongside ship.
⁴Thoughtto include shipments in transit through Canadian ports.
⁵Data taken from the United Nations Comtrade Database because it is more consistent with data
reported by the U.S Census Bureau in prior years.
⁶Includes 37 countries in 2014 and 35 countries in 2015.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, except where otherwise noted.