The data shows the U.S.' rare earth exports from 2013 to 2017, by product type. In 2017, some 220 metric tons of cerium compounds were exported from the U.S. One year later, the amount of these compounds dropped to under eight metric tons.
Cerium compounds | 734 | 608 | 600 | 310 | 220 |
Ferrocerium and pyrophoric alloys | 1420 | 1640 | 1200 | 220 | 1300 |
Rare-earth metals, scandium, yttrium | 1050 | 140 | 60 | 131 | 140 |
Rare-earth compounds, organic or inorganic | 5570 | 3800 | 6000 | 350 | 420 |