Korea -- 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 | 3,904 | 5,859 | 4,780 | 3,018 | -1,762 | -36.9% |
| Forest products | 814 | 863 | 680 | 541 | -139 | -20.5% |
| Chemicals and related products | 5,193 | 4,879 | 3,937 | 3,099 | -838 | -21.3% |
| Energy-related products | 1,073 | 1,412 | 1,139 | 959 | -180 | -15.8% |
| Textiles and apparel | 259 | 273 | 215 | 183 | -32 | -14.7% |
| Footwear | 40 | 49 | 39 | 34 | -5 | -12.9% |
| Minerals and metals | 2,723 | 3,385 | 2,769 | 1,895 | -873 | -31.5% |
| Machinery | 5,067 | 4,155 | 3,345 | 2,311 | -1,034 | -30.9% |
| Transportation equipment | 5,198 | 4,295 | 3,145 | 2,395 | -750 | -23.9% |
| Electronic products | 7,264 | 6,426 | 5,108 | 3,825 | -1,283 | -25.1% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 951 | 916 | 750 | 531 | -220 | -29.3% |
| Special provisions | 526 | 562 | 412 | 430 | 18 | 4.4% |
| Total: | 33,012 | 33,074 | 26,319 | 19,221 | -7,098 | -27.0% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 363 | 391 | 284 | 283 | -1 | -0.4% |
| Forest products | 559 | 527 | 398 | 274 | -124 | -31.2% |
| Chemicals and related products | 3,159 | 3,611 | 2,685 | 1,969 | -717 | -26.7% |
| Energy-related products | 2,341 | 1,504 | 1,277 | 830 | -447 | -35.0% |
| Textiles and apparel | 1,740 | 1,496 | 1,159 | 783 | -375 | -32.4% |
| Footwear | 33 | 29 | 22 | 14 | -8 | -34.8% |
| Minerals and metals | 3,328 | 4,174 | 3,114 | 1,812 | -1,302 | -41.8% |
| Machinery | 4,673 | 4,853 | 3,737 | 3,582 | -155 | -4.1% |
| Transportation equipment | 12,558 | 11,297 | 8,821 | 6,512 | -2,309 | -26.2% |
| Electronic products | 15,076 | 17,222 | 13,116 | 11,809 | -1,307 | -10.0% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 630 | 533 | 405 | 332 | -73 | -18.1% |
| Special provisions | 909 | 1,050 | 676 | 568 | -107 | -15.9% |
| Total: | 45,368 | 46,687 | 35,693 | 28,767 | -6,926 | -19.4% |
| U.S. merchandise Trade Balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 3,541 | 5,468 | 4,496 | 2,736 | -1,761 | -39.2% |
| Forest products | 255 | 335 | 282 | 267 | -15 | -5.4% |
| Chemicals and related products | 2,034 | 1,268 | 1,252 | 1,131 | -121 | -9.7% |
| Energy-related products | -1,268 | -92 | -137 | 129 | 267 | Not Meaningful |
| Textiles and apparel | -1,481 | -1,223 | -943 | -600 | 344 | 36.4% |
| Footwear | 7 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 14.7% |
| Minerals and metals | -604 | -789 | -345 | 83 | 428 | Not Meaningful |
| Machinery | 394 | -698 | -393 | -1,272 | -879 | -224.0% |
| Transportation equipment | -7,361 | -7,002 | -5,676 | -4,117 | 1,559 | 27.5% |
| Electronic products | -7,812 | -10,796 | -8,008 | -7,984 | 25 | 0.3% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 321 | 383 | 345 | 199 | -146 | -42.4% |
| Special provisions | -383 | -488 | -264 | -138 | 126 | 47.6% |
| Total: | -12,357 | -13,613 | -9,374 | -9,546 | -172 | -1.8% |