ALL MERCHANDISE -- Country Quarterly Update
U.S. exports of domestic merchandise, imports for consumption, and merchandise trade balance,
by major industry/commodity sectors, annual and year to date, January-June
| Item | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 YTD | 2008 YTD | Absolute Change YTD 2007-2008 |
Percent Change YTD 2007-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Dollars | ||||||
| U.S. exports of domestic merchandise: | ||||||
| Canada | 198,226 | 213,119 | 104,929 | 116,489 | 11,560 | 11.0% |
| China | 51,624 | 61,013 | 28,562 | 34,533 | 5,971 | 20.9% |
| Mexico | 114,562 | 119,381 | 58,521 | 65,226 | 6,705 | 11.5% |
| Japan | 55,596 | 58,096 | 29,278 | 31,450 | 2,172 | 7.4% |
| Germany | 37,850 | 44,294 | 21,393 | 25,343 | 3,950 | 18.5% |
| United Kingdom | 41,335 | 45,436 | 23,656 | 26,486 | 2,830 | 12.0% |
| Korea | 30,794 | 33,012 | 16,135 | 17,554 | 1,419 | 8.8% |
| France | 22,590 | 25,784 | 13,198 | 13,887 | 689 | 5.2% |
| Taiwan | 21,376 | 24,541 | 11,792 | 13,135 | 1,343 | 11.4% |
| Netherlands | 28,604 | 30,536 | 15,582 | 18,693 | 3,111 | 20.0% |
| All Other: | 326,929 | 391,146 | 180,975 | 233,321 | 52,346 | 28.9% |
| Total: | 929,486 | 1,046,358 | 504,023 | 596,118 | 92,095 | 18.3% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Canada | 303,034 | 312,505 | 155,257 | 174,766 | 19,509 | 12.6% |
| China | 287,052 | 323,085 | 148,559 | 154,404 | 5,846 | 3.9% |
| Mexico | 197,056 | 210,159 | 100,279 | 110,132 | 9,853 | 9.8% |
| Japan | 148,071 | 144,928 | 71,666 | 73,636 | 1,970 | 2.7% |
| Germany | 87,756 | 94,416 | 44,833 | 49,940 | 5,107 | 11.4% |
| United Kingdom | 53,502 | 56,873 | 27,334 | 28,755 | 1,421 | 5.2% |
| Korea | 44,714 | 45,368 | 23,217 | 23,536 | 319 | 1.4% |
| France | 36,837 | 41,237 | 19,752 | 21,758 | 2,006 | 10.2% |
| Taiwan | 38,086 | 38,052 | 18,261 | 17,976 | -285 | -1.6% |
| Netherlands | 18,140 | 19,260 | 8,998 | 10,606 | 1,608 | 17.9% |
| All Other: | 630,806 | 656,980 | 310,639 | 380,547 | 69,908 | 22.5% |
| Total: | 1,845,053 | 1,942,863 | 928,798 | 1,046,058 | 117,260 | 12.6% |
| U.S. merchandise Trade Balance: | ||||||
| Canada | -104,808 | -99,386 | -50,328 | -58,277 | -7,949 | -15.8% |
| China | -235,428 | -262,072 | -119,997 | -119,872 | 125 | 0.1% |
| Mexico | -82,493 | -90,778 | -41,758 | -44,906 | -3,148 | -7.5% |
| Japan | -92,475 | -86,832 | -42,388 | -42,186 | 202 | 0.5% |
| Germany | -49,907 | -50,122 | -23,440 | -24,597 | -1,156 | -4.9% |
| United Kingdom | -12,166 | -11,437 | -3,678 | -2,269 | 1,409 | 38.3% |
| Korea | -13,920 | -12,357 | -7,082 | -5,982 | 1,100 | 15.5% |
| France | -14,247 | -15,452 | -6,554 | -7,871 | -1,317 | -20.1% |
| Taiwan | -16,709 | -13,511 | -6,469 | -4,841 | 1,629 | 25.2% |
| Netherlands | 10,464 | 11,276 | 6,584 | 8,087 | 1,503 | 22.8% |
| All Other: | -303,877 | -265,834 | -129,664 | -147,226 | -17,562 | -13.5% |
| Total: | -915,567 | -896,505 | -424,775 | -449,940 | -25,165 | -5.9% |