TABLE 16
U.S. EXPORTS OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT AND CEMENT CLINKER,
BY COUNTRY
(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)


1991                  1992                  1993
Country                 Quantity   Value'     Quantity  Value1     Quantity
  Value'
Bahamas, The                         74       3,020       131       5,418
      44        2,227
Canada                              482      33,720       536      34,712
     502       36,028
Ghana                                12         950        13       1,006
       2          145
Mexico                               23       3,286        19       3,328
      21        3,424
Netherlands                           2         417         2         336
       2          307
Other                                41       4,381        46       3,920
      54        5,641
Total3                           633      45,774      746       48,720  
   625       47,772
Total   thousand short tons      698         XX        823         XX   
   689         XX
XX Not applicable.
'Free alongside ship (f.a.s.) value is the value of exports at the U.S. seaport,
or border port of export, based on the
transaction price, including inland freight, insurance, and other changes
incurred in placing the merchandise alongside
the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. The value excludes the cost
of loading.
2Includes 47 countries in 1991; 59 in 1992; and 60 in 1993.
3Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.
Source: Bureau of the Census.


TABLE 17
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT AND CLINKER,
BY COUNTRY
(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)
1991                                1992                              1993
Country                Quantity            Value                        
      Value                            Value
Customs,       C.i.f.2     Quantity    Customs1  C.i.f.2    Qua   y     Customs'
  C.i.f.2
Canada                           2,837       117,757      131,992       2,997
     121,992    132,003   3,629       147,747    158,670
Colombia                         1,090       39,133       49,900        
 507       16,744    22,174      550        18,017    23,201
France                            427        28,902       35,293        
 421       23,678    29,037      216        14,833     17,237
Greece                            632        21,305       29,071        
 235        8,143     9,995      282         8,884     11,931
Japan                             300         9,664        13,248       
 278       10,129     13,547      43         1,667      2,116
Korea, Republic of                  -            -            -         
  -            -         -        33           891      1,254
Mexico                            947        35,291       42,817        
 825       32,098     38,023     783        29,074     35,482
Spain                             634        22,654       29,667        
 446       17,193    24,377      597        25,745    31,382
Venezuela                         837        47,743       55,310        
  54        2,383     2,857      269         9,837     12,344
Other                             189         10,837       15,279       
 400       17,349    25,160      659        26,436    37,721
Total3                        7,893      333,286      402,577        6,166
     249,708   297,174    7,060       283,131    331,337
Total  thousand short tons    8,701         XX            XX         6,797
         XX        XX     7,782           XX        XX
XX Not applicable.
'Customs value price actually paid or payable for merchandise when sold for
exportation to the United States, excluding U.S. import duties, freight,
insurance, and other charges
incurred in bringing the merchandise to the United States.
2C.i.f. (Cost, insurance and freight) import value represents the landed
value of the merchandise at the first port of arrival in the United States.
It is computed by adding Wimport
charges* to the 'customs value.'
'Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.


Source: Bureau of the Census.


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