Table 12.--U.S. exports of construction sand and gravel, by continent, 1976-90 (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1976 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total Continent ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- (2/) 17 35 56 35 73 Asia------------------------------------ (2/) 42 (2/) 2 (2/) 44 Europe---------------------------------- (2/) 15 (2/) 3 (2/) 18 North America--------------------------- 505 1,101 487 1,016 992 2,117 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- 1 66 (2/) 1 1 67 Other----------------------------------- 1 96 (2/) 21 4 117 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total------------------------------ 507 1,337 522 1,099 1,032 2,436 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1977 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- (2/) 9 1 56 1 65 Asia------------------------------------ 1 74 (2/) 5 1 79 Europe---------------------------------- (2/) 29 (2/) 1 (2/) 30 North America--------------------------- 571 1,285 543 1,007 1,114 2,292 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- 1 122 (2/) 8 1 130 Other----------------------------------- 1 186 (2/) 26 1 212 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/-------------------------- 573 1,705 544 1,087 1,118 2,808 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1979 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asia------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- -- Europe---------------------------------- 28 296 -- -- 28 296 North America--------------------------- 248 1,675 -- -- 248 1,675 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- 8 659 506 1,083 514 1,742 Other----------------------------------- 10 1,123 7 88 17 1,211 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total------------------------------ 294 3,753 513 1,171 807 4,924 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1980 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asia------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- -- Europe---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- North America--------------------------- 507 3,637 620 1,323 1,127 4,960 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Other----------------------------------- 25 3,024 4 157 29 3,181 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 533 6,661 623 1,480 1,156 8,141 ---------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 12.--U.S. exports of construction sand and gravel, by continent--Continued (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1981 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total3/ Continent ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- 4 392 1 40 5 432 Asia------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- -- Europe---------------------------------- 4 281 -- -- 4 281 North America--------------------------- 533 3,008 583 2,168 1,116 5,176 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- 1 206 (2/) 2 1 208 Other----------------------------------- 15 2,411 7 244 23 2,655 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 556 6,298 591 2,454 1,148 8,752 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1982 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total3/ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- 2 164 5 504 6 668 Asia------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- -- Europe---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- North America--------------------------- 553 2,612 422 1,506 975 4,118 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- 9 654 2 77 11 731 Other----------------------------------- 8 1,967 23 593 31 2,560 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 572 5,397 451 2,680 1,023 8,077 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1983 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asia------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- -- Europe---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- North America--------------------------- 793 2,705 317 1,347 1,110 4,052 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Other----------------------------------- 54 1,915 18 463 72 2,378 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total------------------------------ 847 4,620 335 1,810 1,182 6,430 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1984 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total3/ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asia------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- -- Europe---------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- North America--------------------------- 1,077 4,752 561 1,671 1,637 6,423 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Other----------------------------------- 21 3,342 15 560 36 3,902 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 1,098 8,094 576 2,231 1,674 10,325 ---------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 12.--U.S. exports of construction sand and gravel, by continent--Continued (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1985 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total Continent ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- 10 64 (2/) 7 10 71 Asia------------------------------------ -- -- -- -- -- -- Europe---------------------------------- 4 657 -- -- 4 657 North America--------------------------- 881 3,832 458 1,911 1,339 5,743 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- Other----------------------------------- 10 1,659 10 806 18 2,465 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 904 6,212 468 2,724 1,370 8,208 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1986 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- (2/) 53 (2/) 17 (2/) 70 Asia------------------------------------ 3 489 -- -- 3 489 Europe---------------------------------- (2/) 77 (2/) 8 (2/) 85 North America--------------------------- 600 3,283 446 2,259 1,046 5,542 Oceania--------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- South America--------------------------- 5 264 -- -- 5 264 Other----------------------------------- 5 1,280 (2/) 108 5 1,388 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 611 5,446 446 2,392 1,059 7,838 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1987 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- (2/) 13 -- -- (2/) 13 Asia------------------------------------ 7 253 -- -- 7 253 Europe---------------------------------- 4 743 3 37 7 780 North America--------------------------- 503 4,095 489 2,761 992 6,856 Oceania--------------------------------- 1 69 -- -- 1 69 South America--------------------------- 18 1,295 -- -- 18 1,295 Other----------------------------------- 4 1,143 1 126 5 1,269 ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 537 7,611 493 2,924 1,031 10,533 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1988 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total4/ ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- (2/) 446 1 4 1 451 Asia------------------------------------ 7 1,760 12 291 19 2,050 Europe---------------------------------- 33 1,084 6 112 40 1,196 North America--------------------------- 400 3,537 396 3,131 796 6,667 Oceania--------------------------------- 1 38 -- -- 1 38 South America--------------------------- 15 612 1 35 16 646 Other----------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 459 7,476 417 3,572 876 11,048 ---------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 12.--U.S. exports of construction sand and gravel, by continent--Continued (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1989 ---------------------------------------------------------- Construction sand Gravel Total4/ Continent ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- F.a.s. F.a.s. F.a.s. Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ Quantity value1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Africa---------------------------------- 6 365 2 49 8 414 Asia------------------------------------ 50 1,941 13 474 63 2,415 Europe---------------------------------- 4 621 21 375 24 996 North America--------------------------- 185 2,624 736 6,642 921 9,266 Oceania--------------------------------- 2 36 2 91 4 127 South America--------------------------- 2 301 1 71 3 372 Other----------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Total3/---------------------------- 248 5,888 773 7,703 1,021 13,591 ---------------------------------------------------------- 19904/ ------------------ Construction sand ------------------ F.a.s. Quantity value1/ ------------------ Africa---------------------------------- 11 275 Asia------------------------------------ 20 2,417 Europe---------------------------------- 6 651 North America--------------------------- 355 6,846 Oceania--------------------------------- 14 408 South America--------------------------- 19 1,006 Other----------------------------------- 1 277 ------------------ Total3/---------------------------- 425 11,880 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Value of material at U.S. port of export; based on transaction price, including all charges incurred in placing material alongside ship. 2/Less than 1/2 unit. 3/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding and conversions to metric tons. 4/Data on exports of gravel were not available for 1990. Source: Bureau of the Census.