Stone Import and Stone Export Statistics- January 2017

Stone World's statistics page is a monthly list comprised of the U.S. granite, marble, slate, and other stone imports and stone exports with countries around the world. It provides the total dollar amount and tonnage of material for each country's transactions within the month. Featured in the May 2017 issue of Stone World.

January 2017 | Stone Imports to the U.S.

Customers value in dollars does not include insurance or freight

COUNTRY GRANITE
U.S. Dollar		 GRANITE
Tons		 MARBLE*
U.S. Dollar		 MARBLE*
Tons		 SLATE**
U.S. Dollar		 OTHER***
U.S. Dollar		 OTHER***
Tons
Australia
 4,500 1          
Belgium
 16,209 15 34,167 20   7,506 4
Brazil
 39,981,766 57,030 443,786 535 623,977 699,626 775
Bulgaria
     61,315 72      
Canada
 436,714 1,191 2,584,043 1,380 313,937 1,432,336 8,388
China
 19,861,104 26,134 19,795,445 14,293 3,301,662 2,109,791 19,005
Colombia
     5,687 1      
Croatia
     26,306 24      
Czech Republic
         4,536    
Dominican Republic
     335,732 1,208   2,700 7
Ecuador
     113,779 5      
Egypt
     205,709 548      
Finland
           3,168 40
France
     711,934 480 25,545    
Germany
 123,803 23 342,084 208   73,542 1,568
Greece
     1,269,898 1,025   5,541 21
Hong Kong
 106,434 77 219,356 72      
India
 10,167,030 14,337 2,352,105 1,705 1,010,912 462,257 1,141
Indonesia
     266,874 217   7,100 2
Israel
 23,556 24 416,404 226      
Italy
 7,189,690 4,863 10,193,989 5,829 133,739 320,785 2,053
Jordan
     66,902 95      
Korea
 3,664 1          
Lebanon
     285,120 274      
Mexico
 31,121 34 2,603,302 3,915   98,251 147
Morrocco
     70,969 77      
Namibia
 77,339 94 96,105 138      
Netherlands
 5,705 1          
Pakistan
 63,568 20 94,006 56      
Peru
     474,597 505   3,750 55
Philippines
 4,700 14 20,173 24      
Portugal
 37,197 58 1,381,939 1,332 20,905 9,245 7
Romania
     60,739 102      
Saudi Arabia
 50,475 88          
South Africa
 469,357 842     9,961 6,000 23
Spain
 2,461,235 4,700 1,321,176 1,174 340,010 15,771 17
Sweden
           58,721 182
Switzerland
 45,095 22       5,273 1
Syria
     177,170 206      
Taiwan
 102,896 74 397,938 158   38,247 18
Thailand
           2,070 1
Tunisia
     27,582 22      
Turkey
     17,149,075 33,132 2,670 27,698 24
United Kingdom
 2,170 1 75,753 19 158,660    
Vietnam
 6,243 3 369,828 420 137,666 35,130 45
OTHER
 54,343 38       74,686 574
TOTAL- January 2017
 80,325,914 109,685 64,050,987 69,497 6,084,180 5,499,194 34,098
TOTAL- January 2016
 85,149,716 110,021 56,412,212 84,064 5,790,302 3,954,170 15,986

*includes marble, travertine, alabaster, and other calcareous stone, **tonnage figures not available, ***includes dolomite, sandstone, quartzite, basalt, porphyry and other non-specific monumental or building stone. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce

January 2017 | Stone Exports from the U.S.

Customers value in dollars does not include insurance or freight

COUNTRY GRANITE
U.S. Dollar		 GRANITE
Tons		 MARBLE*
U.S. Dollar		 MARBLE*
Tons		 SLATE**
U.S. Dollar		 OTHER***
U.S. Dollar		 OTHER***
Tons
Antigua
           20,711 7
Arab Emirates
     3,098 1   20,102 24
Argentina
           20,724 60
Aruba
     14,538 8      
Bahamas
 99,844 9 134,544 71   55,403 51
Barbados
           10,824 10
Belgium
           176,928 906
Bermuda
 2,988 1 3,038 1      
Bolivia
           3,124 1
British Virgin Islands
 35,328 40       13,307 2
Canada
 1,406,365 1,815 1,622,354 14,541 113,027 3,281,075 10,153
China
 2,719,284 6,565 62,099 154      
Curacao
     9,843 9      
Dominican Republic
 2,598 1       9,995 17
Finland
 8,400 25 13,626 1      
India
 34,500 104 3,117 1      
Ireland
 3,525 1          
Israel
           2,536 100
Italy
 226,673 783 1,387,810 1,151      
Jamaica
     17,754 12 4,880    
Japan
           5,860 1
Korea
           26,461 17
Malaysia
 13,136 3          
Mexico
 160,749 428 134,446 1,633 4,570 53,547 107
Netherlands
 23,654  2          
Nicaragua
     66,221 5      
Nigeria
     2,539 8      
Norway
 2,700 1          
Panama
         50,497 5,318 42
Portugal
     14,149 1      
Qatar
     3,016 52      
Saint Kitts
 11,799 3 3,862 2      
Saudi Arabia
     15,000 17   5,089 10
Singapore
 9,144 1          
Spain
 38,046 76          
Taiwan
 29,218 2       59,000 5
Trinidad
 2,758 1 4,600 1   4,361 1
Turkey
     6,812 19      
United Kingdom
     21,205 14 71,111 7,200 1
OTHER
 13,400 32 70,999 63   5,000 2
TOTAL- January 2017
 4,844,109 9,893 3,614,670 17,765 244,085 3,786,565 11,517
TOTAL- January 2016
 3,326,252 5,007 3,545,255 21,810 252,577 3,727,608 11,692

*includes marble, travertine, alabaster, and other calcareous stone, **tonnage figures not available, ***includes dolomite, sandstone, quartzite, basalt, porphyry and other non-specific monumental or building stone. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce