TABLE 9 | ||||||||||||
U.S. EXPORTS OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE POWDER, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2014 | |||||||||||
Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||||||
tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | |||||||||
Country of destination | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
Australia | 22 | $973 | 32 | $1,400 | ||||||||
Austria | 40 | 627 | 158 | 6,260 | ||||||||
Belgium | 2 | 209 | 1 | 74 | ||||||||
Brazil | 19 | 1,030 | 26 | 1,260 | ||||||||
Canada | 121 | 6,990 | 130 | 7,770 | ||||||||
Chile | (2) | 9 | 3 | 145 | ||||||||
China | 107 | 3,650 | 46 | 3,570 | ||||||||
Czech Republic | 43 | 2,010 | 54 | 1,460 | ||||||||
Denmark | 3 | 171 | 3 | 168 | ||||||||
France | 9 | 440 | 5 | 321 | ||||||||
Germany | 202 | 12,200 | 223 | 15,400 | ||||||||
Hong Kong | 2 | 148 | 3 | 270 | ||||||||
India | 36 | 2,040 | 24 | 2,470 | ||||||||
Indonesia | 4 | 215 | 3 | 164 | ||||||||
Ireland | 2 | 122 | 1 | 94 | ||||||||
Israel | 17 | 241 | (2) | 20 | ||||||||
Italy | 4 | 238 | 6 | 360 | ||||||||
Japan | 32 | 1,920 | 24 | 1,720 | ||||||||
Korea, Republic of | 5 | 517 | 15 | 1,250 | ||||||||
Luxembourg | 52 | 814 | 69 | 1,840 | ||||||||
Malaysia | 3 | 170 | 6 | 360 | ||||||||
Mexico | 13 | 1,290 | 12 | 874 | ||||||||
New Zealand | 1 | 35 | 2 | 64 | ||||||||
Peru | 1 | 108 | 6 | 405 | ||||||||
Philippines | (2) | 44 | 2 | 257 | ||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 10 | 431 | 5 | 291 | ||||||||
Singapore | 7 | 713 | 24 | 2,800 | ||||||||
South Africa | 7 | 346 | 13 | 678 | ||||||||
Sweden | 2 | 125 | 1 | 33 | ||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | 262 | 3 | 239 | ||||||||
Taiwan | 67 | 4,330 | 53 | 3,810 | ||||||||
Thailand | 2 | 147 | 4 | 329 | ||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 283 | 3 | 287 | ||||||||
United Kingdom | 41 | 2,280 | 23 | 1,870 | ||||||||
Venezuela | 16 | 1,110 | (2) | 8 | ||||||||
Other | 3 | r | 415 | r | 8 | 459 | ||||||
Total | 901 | 46,700 | 993 | 58,800 | ||||||||
rRevised.- | ||||||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
2Less than - unit. | ||||||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices