Table 3.--U.S. exports and imports for consumption of ferrosilicon and silicon metal (Metric tons unless otherwise specified) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exports Imports for consumption ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- Silicon metal Ferrosilicon Silicon metal Ferrosilicon ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------- Value Value Value Value (thou- (thou- (thou- (thou- Year Gross Content sands) Gross Content sands) Gross Content sands) Gross Content sands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1969 (1/) NA (1/) 5,885 NA $1,666 -- -- -- 30,494 15,371 $4,577 1970 (1/) NA (1/) 40,546 NA 11,887 430 395 $3,747 20,325 9,126 4,117 1971 (1/) NA (1/) 23,139 NA 5,603 208 205 2,004 22,196 11,506 5,750 1972 (1/) NA (1/) 6,683 NA 2,196 3,896 3,833 5,466 35,925 21,005 8,815 1973 (1/) NA (1/) 14,500 NA 4,051 7,853 7,531 11,955 91,155 57,809 21,316 1974 (1/) NA (1/) 5,965 NA 3,338 5,443 5,365 16,700 129,228 84,487 66,501 1975 (1/) NA (1/) 34,883 NA 15,281 3,545 3,494 6,591 63,899 42,969 41,950 1976 (1/) NA (1/) 11,264 NA 7,449 8,736 NA 11,703 89,171 57,770 39,648 1977 (1/) NA (1/) 9,569 NA 6,035 24,318 NA 26,158 104,134 68,269 44,371 1978 2,181 NA $21,974 10,796 NA 7,871 32,230 NA 35,116 123,032 77,947 49,881 1979 4,524 NA 45,752 20,282 NA 14,740 25,076 NA 47,702 103,014 67,561 57,621 1980 13,038 NA 65,478 24,937 NA 18,572 19,812 NA 53,117 64,548 42,708 42,640 1981 7,868 NA 57,001 14,304 NA 12,136 26,885 NA 58,034 141,202 99,789 80,317 1982 2,187 NA 34,335 13,546 NA 11,996 23,893 NA 52,195 69,610 47,489 40,343 1983 2,510 NA 47,826 12,100 NA 10,712 25,558 NA 52,026 144,644 96,172 67,445 1984 4,010 NA 88,543 26,639 NA 21,135 22,880 NA 55,381 130,318 87,114 72,874 1985 1,923 NA 61,647 11,765 NA 12,671 46,993 NA 83,367 140,996 93,128 74,019 1986 4,879 NA 65,157 10,279 NA 8,306 37,059 NA 65,180 202,330 138,613 100,578 1987 8,389 NA 106,213 13,652 NA 11,647 33,502 NA 74,298 209,249 138,729 108,749 1988 9,348 NA 184,205 26,229 NA 25,379 56,291 NA 108,717 209,466 136,946 158,063 1989 5,045 NA 84,074 49,054 27,336 40,883 43,196 42,709 80,388 177,895 114,359 131,631 1990 8,980 8,791 92,229 50,079 26,794 43,993 66,383 65,651 114,385 238,983 151,605 134,993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NA Not available. 1/Included with ferrosilicon.