| US Exports of Downstream Steel Products | |||
| FOR Non-Butt Weld Fittings & Flanges | |||
| Average Unit Value in US$ per Metric Ton | |||
| Same Table - Monthly Average Metric Tons |
Same Table - US Dollars |
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| Same Table - Annual Total Metric Tons |
Same Table - Annual Total US Dollars |
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| Country | Census Data | ||||||||
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| AUV 2003 |
AUV 2004 |
AUV 2005 |
AUV 2006 |
AUV 2007 |
AUV 2008 |
AUV 2009 |
AUV 2010 |
AUV 2011 |
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| WORLD | $5,672 | $5,797 | $6,505 | $7,786 | $8,462 | $9,339 | $9,190 | $8,986 | $9,252 |
| CANADA | $4,446 | $4,674 | $5,235 | $6,433 | $7,149 | $7,570 | $8,399 | $7,612 | $8,148 |
| MEXICO | $6,015 | $6,155 | $6,862 | $7,861 | $8,686 | $8,566 | $9,166 | $8,712 | $8,858 |
| CHINA | $11,130 | $8,803 | $12,033 | $9,137 | $9,412 | $14,553 | $11,723 | $11,824 | $10,757 |
| COLOMBIA | $15,988 | $3,566 | $5,816 | $7,077 | $5,772 | $6,339 | $7,720 | $6,818 | $8,085 |
| BRAZIL | $8,274 | $9,831 | $10,699 | $10,009 | $9,308 | $10,280 | $10,951 | $12,075 | $13,260 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | $6,024 | $7,063 | $8,156 | $7,629 | $9,247 | $10,363 | $10,443 | $11,215 | $12,074 |
| SINGAPORE | $12,808 | $12,889 | $14,206 | $13,312 | $11,878 | $14,272 | $13,430 | $12,148 | $13,285 |
| JAPAN | $17,393 | $17,655 | $16,153 | $12,705 | $13,582 | $15,279 | $15,989 | $15,122 | $13,881 |
| NIGERIA | $8,945 | $9,510 | $7,957 | $14,943 | $13,711 | $12,625 | $15,558 | $7,898 | $20,467 |
| KOREA | $7,168 | $5,959 | $6,379 | $8,992 | $8,892 | $17,760 | $10,096 | $11,628 | $9,731 |
| VENEZUELA | $7,422 | $5,113 | $3,416 | $7,874 | $9,309 | $10,908 | $7,612 | $8,678 | $4,933 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | $13,775 | $13,518 | $14,195 | $13,826 | $11,290 | $14,220 | $10,673 | $10,473 | $12,157 |
| AUSTRALIA | $15,272 | $13,209 | $13,804 | $17,787 | $9,065 | $13,415 | $14,107 | $12,390 | $11,920 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | $16,046 | $9,272 | $8,850 | $12,166 | $11,175 | $12,642 | $12,675 | $12,092 | $13,145 |
| BELGIUM | $3,979 | $5,197 | $8,523 | $12,799 | $13,334 | $12,443 | $13,613 | $9,869 | $11,817 |
| FRANCE | $19,346 | $19,824 | $16,461 | $15,769 | $14,036 | $13,643 | $10,883 | $10,737 | $9,946 |
| GERMANY | $10,513 | $10,319 | $11,754 | $14,248 | $11,580 | $13,607 | $15,242 | $12,910 | $13,008 |
| ANGOLA | $15,950 | $15,157 | $18,997 | $17,553 | $13,675 | $16,095 | $11,933 | $11,066 | $13,040 |
| CHILE | $7,192 | $8,219 | $15,627 | $11,849 | $8,755 | $7,927 | $9,798 | $14,961 | $9,291 |
| ECUADOR | $6,667 | $4,859 | $6,713 | $11,755 | $10,117 | $9,808 | $7,385 | $7,715 | $15,468 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | $2,931 | $8,046 | $8,514 | $13,828 | $9,854 | $9,988 | $5,925 | $8,750 | $9,418 |
| NETHERLANDS | $7,920 | $8,856 | $8,333 | $8,960 | $8,452 | $8,501 | $9,571 | $7,812 | $9,673 |
| RUSSIA | $116,917 | $12,618 | $14,717 | $24,607 | $13,097 | $9,651 | $9,705 | $13,121 | $10,444 |
| ARGENTINA | $2,683 | $5,509 | $7,271 | $15,383 | $13,603 | $11,080 | $12,251 | $11,326 | $12,945 |
| SPAIN | $22,510 | $7,094 | $16,408 | $14,291 | $9,524 | $9,794 | $9,546 | $10,865 | $9,834 |
| INDIA | $8,374 | $13,018 | $23,642 | $14,606 | $10,534 | $10,275 | $11,869 | $14,951 | $11,898 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | $8,131 | $11,813 | $15,561 | $13,206 | $11,028 | $11,437 | $10,497 | $9,536 | $12,087 |
| MALAYSIA | $10,916 | $12,446 | $19,183 | $12,882 | $15,792 | $17,145 | $10,421 | $13,514 | $10,230 |
| PERU | $5,568 | $4,422 | $7,164 | $10,279 | $9,136 | $9,309 | $9,658 | $8,883 | $4,422 |
| HONG KONG | $29,453 | $22,092 | $10,246 | $11,613 | $14,433 | $16,347 | $13,188 | $12,374 | $13,568 |
| THAILAND | $9,218 | $9,157 | $7,796 | $10,540 | $9,893 | $12,904 | $12,572 | $15,718 | $14,584 |
| TAIWAN | $6,052 | $4,935 | $8,658 | $9,805 | $7,748 | $10,493 | $14,424 | $11,340 | $10,740 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | $2,219 | $2,959 | $8,278 | $6,920 | $6,900 | $10,951 | $6,141 | $8,576 | $9,002 |
| SWITZERLAND | $19,922 | $14,097 | $16,194 | $11,351 | $9,121 | $14,531 | $6,413 | $8,351 | $12,371 |
| COSTA RICA | $15,239 | $9,688 | $16,470 | $10,920 | $10,886 | $5,659 | $6,862 | $5,231 | $7,916 |
| EGYPT | $13,322 | $17,519 | $21,674 | $7,426 | $6,544 | $9,668 | $15,324 | $11,611 | $14,226 |
| GABON | $58,254 | $9,598 | $9,020 | $11,677 | $10,591 | $9,507 | $9,211 | $10,979 | $12,741 |
| ISRAEL | $10,105 | $5,258 | $7,976 | $7,316 | $13,809 | $10,584 | $15,317 | $12,834 | $14,945 |
| NEW ZEALAND | $6,842 | $8,322 | $7,259 | $8,873 | $9,302 | $8,565 | $9,625 | $13,084 | $11,211 |
| POLAND | $29,676 | $111,877 | $34,297 | $9,995 | $7,105 | $14,433 | $9,129 | $6,516 | $7,856 |
| OMAN | $23,771 | $14,232 | $5,980 | $4,182 | $7,315 | $11,250 | $15,215 | $12,601 | $11,168 |
| TURKEY | $4,672 | $9,072 | $12,091 | $7,187 | $11,134 | $7,670 | $10,244 | $9,366 | $9,415 |
| ITALY | $10,274 | $16,504 | $13,431 | $12,340 | $9,811 | $7,511 | $11,030 | $13,164 | $13,059 |
| BAHAMAS | $4,305 | $11,112 | $5,725 | $7,698 | $6,639 | $16,292 | $7,473 | $5,141 | $10,554 |
| GHANA | $2743000 | $16,000 | $9,145 | $3,766 | $14,885 | $8,804 | $14,942 | $5,500 | $7,711 |
| QATAR | $27,481 | $9,832 | $14,239 | $12,949 | $10,655 | $19,253 | $15,194 | $10,219 | $14,494 |
| GUATEMALA | $7,459 | $4,381 | $7,834 | $12,392 | $8,372 | $7,495 | $8,795 | $12,321 | $12,602 |
| SWEDEN | $17,387 | $19,313 | $22,496 | $13,248 | $11,701 | $11,521 | $5,201 | $8,630 | $10,350 |
| LIBYA | . | . | $40,425 | $21,509 | $19,174 | $13,106 | $19,291 | $13,562 | $6,326 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | $18,909 | $22,313 | $7,141 | $6,882 | $7,162 | $8,808 | $8,518 | $11,466 | $18,984 |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | $15,563 | $11,550 | $10,607 | $6,421 | $8,975 | $7,519 | $3,522 | $11,565 | $9,647 |
| VIETNAM | $19,184 | $1,669 | $12,572 | $8,838 | $6,350 | $5,127 | $4,253 | $11,539 | $10,407 |
| INDONESIA | $11,583 | $4,002 | $22,265 | $11,302 | $10,383 | $11,906 | $16,465 | $12,549 | $11,798 |
| ARUBA | $10,645 | $2,388 | $4,383 | $5,016 | $6,250 | $7,608 | $11,056 | $5,702 | $6,174 |
| NORWAY | $44,726 | $38,788 | $103,349 | $15,498 | $10,688 | $11,549 | $13,763 | $12,697 | $14,827 |
| CONGO (KINSHASA) | . | $124,872 | $15,553 | $4,931 | $7,532 | $15,266 | $11,457 | $12,813 | $14,412 |
| BRUNEI | $40,324 | $23,597 | $11,880 | $8,989 | $6,558 | $12,298 | $11,243 | $12,523 | $12,178 |
| PANAMA | $3,277 | $3,315 | $3,781 | $7,522 | $7,413 | $6,304 | $7,896 | $7,725 | $7,350 |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | $6,058 | $33,626 | $54,927 | $5,388 | $17,714 | $16,328 | $11,379 | $11,980 | $23,704 |
| BURUNDI | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $3,582 | . |
| KAZAKHSTAN | $177,171 | $13,756 | $16,708 | $9,165 | $7,929 | $10,946 | $18,929 | $9,292 | $11,025 |
| ALGERIA | $22,694 | $12,455 | $21,982 | $10,624 | $10,735 | $15,155 | $17,743 | $11,665 | $17,466 |
| JAMAICA | $2,710 | $8,428 | $6,161 | $6,187 | $6,180 | $7,239 | $8,694 | $6,325 | $7,426 |
| IRAQ | . | $14,954 | $90,194 | $6,410 | $27,403 | $13,940 | $20,008 | $15,303 | $8,364 |
| AFGHANISTAN | . | . | $5541000 | $13,577 | $8,644 | $5,729 | $10,564 | $6,565 | $10,655 |
| PAKISTAN | $14,163 | $24,402 | $9,882 | $6,583 | $15,348 | $11,407 | $20,784 | $16,320 | $14,360 |
| CAMEROON | $4,553 | $7,649 | $3,365 | $2,039 | $18,595 | $5,217 | $5,113 | $25,111 | $13,720 |
| HONDURAS | $2,039 | $6,559 | $7,457 | $6,164 | $9,320 | $10,149 | $9,185 | $8,115 | $6,085 |
| IRELAND | $42,529 | $27,400 | $18,524 | $28,764 | $13,190 | $13,095 | $19,400 | $11,829 | $13,316 |
| AZERBAIJAN | $6,582 | $20,180 | $42,368 | $75,957 | $13,259 | $16,048 | $11,413 | $10,206 | $8,625 |
| LUXEMBOURG | . | . | . | . | $7,790 | $5,897 | $9,457 | $6,017 | $7,711 |
| YEMEN | $11,319 | $13,518 | $26,195 | $33,335 | $11,324 | $11,102 | $27,373 | $11,628 | $18,375 |
| TANZANIA | . | $23,765 | . | . | . | $14,415 | $3,362 | $18,525 | $10,554 |
| EL SALVADOR | $5,575 | $1,513 | $5,677 | $3,607 | $7,244 | $9,999 | $8,865 | $7,631 | $9,939 |
| LEBANON | $19,445 | $20,977 | . | $5,819 | $4,793 | $4,339 | $10,732 | $9,047 | $31,389 |
| KUWAIT | $16,611 | $6,356 | $13,102 | $30,857 | $12,404 | $15,985 | $12,962 | $19,726 | $17,326 |
| PHILIPPINES | $7,592 | $6,376 | $43,247 | $11,217 | $10,981 | $8,226 | $11,023 | $12,288 | $7,394 |
| BAHRAIN | $4,603 | $8,229 | $12,591 | $41,361 | $10,986 | $8,807 | $24,638 | $16,220 | $12,845 |
| SLOVENIA | $89,944 | $144,833 | $43,078 | $48,943 | $8,539 | $6,210 | $5,884 | $8,670 | $12,751 |
| LATVIA | . | . | $30,613 | $25,128 | . | . | $17,995 | $58,741 | $13,348 |
| HAITI | $6,348 | $11,868 | $3,015 | $5,006 | $4,183 | $3,794 | $7,367 | $6,156 | $6,938 |
| BOLIVIA | $32,521 | $10,194 | $10,777 | $2,311 | $6,605 | $9,797 | $27,189 | $12,360 | $9,554 |
| NICARAGUA | $3,971 | $4,487 | $4,983 | $11,033 | $11,165 | $10,112 | $10,726 | $9,730 | $7,083 |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $14,792 | $15,188 |
| SURINAME | $2,553 | $4,668 | $3,129 | $3,512 | $5,757 | $6,059 | $3,865 | $9,635 | $9,280 |
| MADAGASCAR | . | . | . | . | . | $7,018 | $5,142 | $22,497 | $11,138 |
| BERMUDA | $1,918 | $1,690 | $7,183 | $9,822 | $8,808 | $11,551 | $19,399 | $10,028 | $8,893 |
| BARBADOS | $12,714 | $1,728 | $12,581 | $14,006 | $10,301 | $12,126 | $10,291 | $7,250 | $7,267 |
| JORDAN | $14,034 | $3,394 | $5,832 | $11,648 | $10,347 | $9,328 | $17,193 | $8,848 | $13,134 |
| LITHUANIA | . | . | $2,387 | . | $17,166 | $45,254 | $12,460 | $10,649 | $12,620 |
| DENMARK | $25,251 | $20,362 | $27,528 | $19,022 | $14,192 | $10,542 | $15,431 | $17,860 | $9,959 |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | . | . | . | $11,837 | $13,360 | $8,137 | $26,268 | $8,036 | $12,498 |
| ROMANIA | $12,204 | $6,740 | $11,312 | $18,034 | $9,827 | $14,509 | $16,059 | $16,196 | $19,012 |
| BELIZE | $2,354 | $9,574 | $9,558 | $9,994 | $3,928 | $6,206 | $5,953 | $11,014 | $15,719 |
| HUNGARY | $83,215 | $26,190 | $6,175 | $13,440 | $10,916 | $17,148 | $10,323 | $18,091 | $13,065 |
| TURKMENISTAN | $20,766 | $43,632 | . | . | $12,024 | $11,787 | $10,388 | $8,603 | $14,345 |
| URUGUAY | $12,631 | $12,380 | $35,253 | $29,761 | $20,285 | $12,653 | $6,910 | $12,651 | $5,247 |
| AUSTRIA | $25,437 | $13,732 | $29,157 | $12,895 | $11,425 | $13,268 | $11,123 | $11,090 | $10,448 |
| PORTUGAL | $4,335 | $4,180 | $17,010 | $23,488 | $9,167 | $21,372 | $17,090 | $15,178 | $27,261 |
| MOZAMBIQUE | . | . | . | $32,610 | $8,879 | . | $51,204 | $6,681 | $6,826 |
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | . | $1,721 | $5,756 | $3,724 | $18,014 | $19,923 | $15,507 | $6,916 | $4,861 |
| BENIN | . | . | . | . | $6,014 | . | . | $9,629 | . |
| FINLAND | $18,021 | $32,785 | $67,116 | $22,153 | $19,179 | $26,078 | $7,453 | $13,125 | $15,453 |
| COOK ISLANDS | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $11,199 | . |
| MOROCCO | . | $127,280 | . | . | $10,500 | $10,347 | $6,910 | $8,441 | $26,455 |
| MACAO | $11,920 | . | . | $3,505 | $8,977 | . | . | $5,806 | . |
| BANGLADESH | $15,333 | . | $1,895 | $4,515 | $229,364 | $28,629 | $9,185 | $21,333 | $22,533 |
| TUNISIA | $357,156 | $359,829 | $29,967 | $15,160 | $5,378 | $13,035 | $11,160 | $11,115 | $31,816 |
| KENYA | $9,353 | $4,226 | $22,105 | $98,361 | $16,118 | . | $9,098 | $10,977 | $10,402 |
| ZAMBIA | . | . | . | . | $8,973 | $17,513 | $14,895 | $16,397 | $15,730 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS | . | $1,083 | $17,228 | $2,933 | $8,304 | $16,473 | $14,775 | $10,787 | $11,451 |
| UKRAINE | . | . | . | . | . | $6,908 | $26,671 | $19,669 | $20,671 |
| PARAGUAY | . | . | . | $15,475 | $13,838 | $9,519 | $19,187 | $28,794 | $31,906 |
| LIBERIA | $8,055 | . | . | . | . | $156,158 | . | $17,095 | $9,490 |
| MAYOTTE | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $9,344 | . |
| COTE DIVOIRE | . | . | $99,544 | $31,832 | $18,418 | $22,004 | $17,973 | $6,917 | $10,104 |
| SIERRA LEONE | . | . | . | . | $9,549 | $3,783 | . | $11,243 | $11,743 |
| GUADELOUPE | . | . | $73,518 | . | . | . | . | $17,973 | . |
| GREECE | $21,301 | $25,682 | $40,236 | $5,478 | $5,842 | $15,644 | $10,550 | $18,475 | $11,661 |
| CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) | . | . | . | $44,420 | $10,509 | $21,014 | $10,759 | $25,607 | $6,948 |
| GUYANA | $6,298 | . | . | $8,561 | $3,948 | $57,692 | $5,873 | $10,279 | $10,769 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | . | $16,636 | $1,388 | $9,499 | $12,344 | $9,558 | $10,376 | $29,845 | $20,245 |
| FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA | $11,247 | $6,423 | . | . | . | . | . | $19,318 | . |
| ST. LUCIA | . | . | $28,682 | $4,727 | $10,685 | $7,727 | $6,016 | $29,804 | $9,386 |
| CYPRUS | $6,121 | $4,349 | $39,739 | $36,620 | . | $6,456 | . | $37,425 | $3,090 |
| NIGER | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $25,848 | . |
| ETHIOPIA | . | $11,892 | . | . | . | . | . | $13,641 | . |
| CROATIA | $3,445 | $19,946 | . | . | $15,629 | $6,611 | $8,961 | $24,158 | $46,892 |
| ZIMBABWE | . | . | . | $13,649 | $52,431 | . | $32,880 | $9,550 | $9,549 |
| MONTSERRAT | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $44,484 | . |
| CHAD | $8,187 | . | . | $4,422 | $4,987 | . | . | $36,995 | $14,771 |
| ICELAND | $2,611 | $23,004 | . | $10,409 | . | . | $4,515 | $52,330 | $15,867 |
| ST. KITTS AND NEVIS | . | $12,104 | . | $2,931 | $12,563 | $5,945 | $5,491 | $40,734 | $34,274 |
| MACEDONIA (SKOPJE) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $32,402 | $38,813 |
| MONGOLIA | . | $1,846 | . | . | . | $6,014 | $53,739 | $54,064 | $10,339 |
| EAST TIMOR | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $114,000 | . |
| SERBIA | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $182,500 | . |
| ALBANIA | . | . | $12,929 | $8,915 | . | . | . | . | $12,951 |
| ANGUILLA | . | $76,251 | . | $24,474 | $3,915 | $5,271 | $6,973 | . | . |
| ARMENIA | . | . | . | $12,602 | $111,523 | . | . | . | . |
| BELARUS | . | . | $30,877 | . | $46,432 | $6,343 | $4,515 | . | $13,657 |
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERR | . | . | . | . | $15,439 | . | . | . | . |
| BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | . | $234,438 | $142,857 | $5,543 | $50,414 | $9,758 | $22,386 | . | $5,690 |
| BULGARIA | . | $19,140 | $225,000 | $51,500 | $11,848 | $11,059 | $17,796 | . | . |
| BURKINA FASO | . | . | . | . | . | . | $124,244 | . | . |
| BURMA (MYANMAR) | . | . | . | . | . | . | $48,311 | . | . |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | . | . | $92,619 | $3,693 | . | . | . | . | . |
| COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND | . | . | . | . | . | $4,577 | $9,187 | . | . |
| DJIBOUTI | . | . | . | . | . | $31,752 | $10,383 | . | $17,062 |
| DOMINICA | . | . | $13,426 | . | . | . | $9,549 | . | . |
| ERITREA | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $73,841 |
| ESTONIA | . | . | $66,750 | $15,341 | . | . | . | . | . |
| FAROE ISLANDS | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $13,676 |
| FIJI | . | $13,689 | . | . | $80,075 | $124,313 | . | . | . |
| FRENCH POLYNESIA | $3,624 | . | $22,397 | $4,583 | . | . | . | . | . |
| GEORGIA | . | $17,420 | $11,484 | $7,578 | . | $13,128 | $69,421 | . | . |
| GIBRALTAR | . | . | . | . | . | $134,933 | . | . | . |
| GRENADA | . | $1,107 | . | $26,874 | . | $6,085 | . | . | $16,134 |
| GUINEA | . | $2,227 | $1,702 | . | . | $16,479 | . | . | $6,773 |
| KYRGYZSTAN | . | . | . | . | . | . | $27,190 | . | . |
| LAOS | . | . | $100,000 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | . | . | . | . | $10,701 | . | . | . | . |
| MALI | . | . | . | . | . | $10,703 | . | . | . |
| MALTA | . | $180,503 | . | . | . | $23,123 | $9,239 | . | $11,800 |
| MAURITANIA | . | $73,458 | $85,109 | . | . | $8,968 | . | . | . |
| MAURITIUS | $58,545 | . | . | $2,493 | . | . | . | . | . |
| MONTENEGRO | . | . | . | . | . | $20,785 | . | . | . |
| NAMIBIA | . | $960 | $35,530 | . | . | $6,187 | $5,502 | . | . |
| NEW CALEDONIA | . | . | . | $15,230 | $29,146 | $52,616 | $69,011 | . | $11,742 |
| NL ANTILLES (ST. MARTIN) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $11,705 |
| NL ANTILLES (CURACAO) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | $13,011 |
| PALAU | $3,938 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| SENEGAL | $13,038 | $17,651 | $5,491 | $22,487 | $11,584 | . | . | . | $21,208 |
| SLOVAKIA | $238,833 | $184,250 | $84,984 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| SRI LANKA | . | $444,606 | . | . | . | . | . | . | $8,974 |
| ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | . | . | $2,268 | $118,909 | . | . | . | . | $14,137 |
| SYRIA | $13,244 | $27,018 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| TAJIKISTAN | . | . | $5,500 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| TOGO | . | . | . | $8,939 | . | . | $20,300 | . | . |
| TOKELAU | . | . | . | $39,358 | $7,415 | $7,888 | . | . | . |
| UGANDA | . | . | . | . | . | $9,514 | $6,018 | . | $23,310 |
| UZBEKISTAN | . | $123,550 | . | . | . | $9,550 | $7,166 | . | $30,392 |
| SOURCE: US Department of Commerce, Import Administration |
| Table last modified on: February 13, 2012, with |
| Census data collected through December 2011 |
| Data listed in order of descending volume exported during the reported period - 2010 |
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