Mexico -- 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-September
| Item | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 YTD | 2009 YTD | Absolute Change YTD 2008-2009 |
Percent Change YTD 2008-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Dollars | ||||||
| U.S. exports of domestic merchandise: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 12,876 | 16,112 | 12,218 | 9,531 | -2,687 | -22.0% |
| Forest products | 4,312 | 4,837 | 3,670 | 3,086 | -585 | -15.9% |
| Chemicals and related products | 21,385 | 22,882 | 17,581 | 14,809 | -2,772 | -15.8% |
| Energy-related products | 7,015 | 11,329 | 9,396 | 5,514 | -3,882 | -41.3% |
| Textiles and apparel | 3,947 | 3,718 | 2,847 | 2,250 | -598 | -21.0% |
| Footwear | 44 | 79 | 55 | 42 | -13 | -24.1% |
| Minerals and metals | 11,896 | 13,492 | 10,272 | 6,955 | -3,317 | -32.3% |
| Machinery | 11,627 | 12,732 | 9,485 | 7,891 | -1,594 | -16.8% |
| Transportation equipment | 21,143 | 21,365 | 15,865 | 11,194 | -4,670 | -29.4% |
| Electronic products | 18,394 | 18,246 | 13,977 | 10,762 | -3,215 | -23.0% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 2,031 | 1,650 | 1,206 | 1,075 | -131 | -10.9% |
| Special provisions | 4,711 | 5,064 | 3,762 | 2,833 | -929 | -24.7% |
| Total: | 119,381 | 131,507 | 100,336 | 75,942 | -24,395 | -24.3% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 11,360 | 12,059 | 9,088 | 9,445 | 357 | 3.9% |
| Forest products | 1,584 | 1,457 | 1,113 | 889 | -224 | -20.1% |
| Chemicals and related products | 6,360 | 6,820 | 5,255 | 4,188 | -1,067 | -20.3% |
| Energy-related products | 33,549 | 42,626 | 33,769 | 17,312 | -16,457 | -48.7% |
| Textiles and apparel | 6,712 | 5,957 | 4,571 | 3,844 | -727 | -15.9% |
| Footwear | 248 | 255 | 184 | 179 | -5 | -2.7% |
| Minerals and metals | 13,877 | 14,715 | 11,482 | 8,818 | -2,664 | -23.2% |
| Machinery | 20,045 | 20,074 | 15,709 | 12,302 | -3,407 | -21.7% |
| Transportation equipment | 50,954 | 47,996 | 36,454 | 24,848 | -11,606 | -31.8% |
| Electronic products | 53,999 | 53,228 | 40,445 | 35,536 | -4,908 | -12.1% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 3,800 | 3,483 | 2,672 | 2,242 | -430 | -16.1% |
| Special provisions | 7,671 | 7,658 | 5,764 | 5,256 | -508 | -8.8% |
| Total: | 210,159 | 216,328 | 166,506 | 124,859 | -41,647 | -25.0% |
| U.S. merchandise Trade Balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 1,516 | 4,053 | 3,130 | 86 | -3,044 | -97.3% |
| Forest products | 2,728 | 3,380 | 2,558 | 2,197 | -361 | -14.1% |
| Chemicals and related products | 15,025 | 16,062 | 12,326 | 10,621 | -1,705 | -13.8% |
| Energy-related products | -26,534 | -31,297 | -24,372 | -11,798 | 12,574 | 51.6% |
| Textiles and apparel | -2,765 | -2,239 | -1,723 | -1,595 | 129 | 7.5% |
| Footwear | -204 | -176 | -129 | -137 | -8 | -6.5% |
| Minerals and metals | -1,981 | -1,223 | -1,210 | -1,863 | -653 | -54.0% |
| Machinery | -8,418 | -7,342 | -6,224 | -4,411 | 1,813 | 29.1% |
| Transportation equipment | -29,811 | -26,631 | -20,589 | -13,653 | 6,936 | 33.7% |
| Electronic products | -35,605 | -34,981 | -26,467 | -24,774 | 1,693 | 6.4% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | -1,769 | -1,832 | -1,466 | -1,167 | 299 | 20.4% |
| Special provisions | -2,959 | -2,594 | -2,002 | -2,423 | -421 | -21.0% |
| Total: | -90,778 | -84,821 | -66,170 | -48,917 | 17,253 | 26.1% |