Table 2. 2. 1 : Asbestos
Exports
SITC Rev.3 : 278.4
HS : 25.24
| Quantity (thousand tons, actual weight) |
Value (million US $) |
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| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| WORLD (b) | 1108.2 | 1004.5 | 1041.8 | 1092.8 | 1430.1 | 902.8 | 479.4 | 417.5 | 409.8 | 413.1 | 442.0 | 353.6 |
| DEVELOPED MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES | 782.5 | 697.0 | 698.1 | 680.8 | 1086.1 | 541.8 | 366.4 | 301.6 | 297.4 | 281.0 | 288.0 | 223.7 |
| AMERICA | 625.5 | 537.6 | 547.4 | 524.2 | 927.3 | 450.6 | 300.1 | 242.6 | 237.6 | 230.6 | 232.7 | 192.3 |
| Canada | 600.6 | 510.0 | 529.9 | 509.6 | 911.9 | 430.3 | 293.4 | 234.2 | 231.0 | 224.6 | 227.4 | 186.6 |
| United States | 24.9 | 27.6 | 17.5 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| EUROPE | 25.8 | 49.2 | 58.5 | 68.5 | 90.2 | 52.9 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 30.4 | 16.5 |
| European Union 15 | 25.7 | 49.2 | 58.5 | 68.5 | 90.2 | 52.9 | 8.1 | 16.2 | 21.3 | 23.4 | 30.4 | 16.5 |
| Austria | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Denmark | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Germany | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Greece | 22.6 | 47.3 | 58.2 | 68.0 | 74.4 | 51.7 | 6.6 | 15.4 | 19.1 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 15.9 |
| Ireland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Italy | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Spain | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| United Kingdom | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Other Europe | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Switzerland | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 131.1 | 110.1 | 92.1 | 88.0 | 68.5 | 38.2 | 57.9 | 42.5 | 38.4 | 26.9 | 24.8 | 14.8 |
| ASIA | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Japan | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES | 228.0 | 219.2 | 251.1 | 317.4 | 276.6 | 253.1 | 92.4 | 98.7 | 99.6 | 115.1 | 110.5 | 106.1 |
| AMERICA | 67.4 | 76.1 | 75.6 | 71.7 | 78.3 | 63.2 | 26.4 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 34.8 | 30.4 |
| Brazil | 67.4 | 76.1 | 75.6 | 71.7 | 78.3 | 63.2 | 26.4 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 31.2 | 34.8 | 30.4 |
| AFRICA | 148.2 | 124.8 | 148.4 | 193.6 | 172.1 | 163.2 | 63.7 | 63.4 | 63.5 | 77.0 | 69.3 | 69.2 |
| North Africa | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Morocco | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 147.8 | 124.4 | 148.3 | 193.6 | 172.1 | 163.2 | 63.3 | 63.0 | 63.4 | 77.0 | 69.3 | 69.2 |
| Swaziland | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Zimbabwe | 128.8 | 105.4 | 129.3 | 174.6 | 152.1 | 143.2 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 56.4 | 70.0 | 63.8 | 63.7 |
| ASIA | 12.4 | 17.6 | 27.1 | 52.1 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| West Asia | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| Other Asia | 7.3 | 13.6 | 22.1 | 43.7 | 14.7 | 18.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| China | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| India | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Kazakstan | 4.5 | 10.0 | 17.5 | 40.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Singapore | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| EUROPE | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Croatia | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| COUNTRIES IN EASTERN EUROPE | 97.7 | 88.3 | 92.6 | 94.6 | 67.4 | 107.9 | 20.6 | 17.2 | 12.8 | 17.0 | 43.5 | 23.8 |
| Czech Republic | - | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 27.1 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 35.5 | 0.0 |
| Estonia | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Hungary | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lithuania | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Moldova, Republic of | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Poland | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Russian Federation | 87.3 | 74.9 | 80.3 | 76.8 | 33.4 | 98.8 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 21.4 |
| Slovakia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 |