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Table VII-4 –Continued Quartz surface products: Data on industry in China, 2015-17, January to September 2017, and January to September 2018 and projection calendar years 2018 and 2019 Actual experience Projections Calendar year January to September Calendar year Item 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 Quantity (1,000 square feet) Resales exported to the United States 1,493 1,751 2,852 2,170 3,957 3,969 145 Total exports to the United States 32,416 45,534 65,558 48,082 60,121 67,169 12,209 Ratios and shares (percent) Share of total exports to the United States: Exported by producers 95.4 96.2 95.6 95.5 93.4 94.1 98.8 Exported by resellers 4.6 3.8 4.4 4.5 6.6 5.9 1.2 Adjusted share of total shipments to the United States 48.4 49.7 52.7 52.7 53.2 47.5 9.7 Source: Compiled from data submitted in response to Commission questionnaires. Exports According to GTA, the leading export markets for articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone from China are the Netherlands, Canada, Argentina, the United States, and the United Kingdom (table VII-5). During 2017, the United States accounted for 34.0 percent of exports from China in terms of value, followed by the Netherlands, (7.2 percent). During 2015- 17, exports of articles of cement, concrete or artificial stone from China to the United States increased by 11.4 percent. VII-11