CBERA -- 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 | 4,528 | 5,962 | 4,503 | 3,694 | -809 | -18.0% |
| Forest products | 1,391 | 1,505 | 1,129 | 882 | -248 | -21.9% |
| Chemicals and related products | 3,890 | 4,263 | 3,278 | 2,415 | -863 | -26.3% |
| Energy-related products | 6,591 | 9,235 | 7,771 | 4,484 | -3,288 | -42.3% |
| Textiles and apparel | 3,763 | 3,513 | 2,758 | 2,023 | -735 | -26.7% |
| Footwear | 74 | 81 | 54 | 61 | 7 | 13.0% |
| Minerals and metals | 1,433 | 1,746 | 1,363 | 996 | -367 | -26.9% |
| Machinery | 2,356 | 2,664 | 1,941 | 1,524 | -417 | -21.5% |
| Transportation equipment | 2,956 | 3,403 | 2,606 | 1,996 | -610 | -23.4% |
| Electronic products | 4,889 | 4,922 | 3,682 | 2,987 | -694 | -18.9% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 1,359 | 1,476 | 1,012 | 859 | -153 | -15.1% |
| Special provisions | 2,671 | 3,603 | 2,687 | 2,083 | -604 | -22.5% |
| Total: | 35,900 | 42,371 | 32,786 | 24,003 | -8,782 | -26.8% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 5,180 | 5,789 | 4,564 | 4,056 | -508 | -11.1% |
| Forest products | 114 | 103 | 75 | 62 | -13 | -17.6% |
| Chemicals and related products | 3,386 | 4,340 | 3,488 | 1,514 | -1,973 | -56.6% |
| Energy-related products | 9,177 | 9,024 | 7,168 | 4,292 | -2,876 | -40.1% |
| Textiles and apparel | 8,671 | 8,323 | 6,318 | 5,145 | -1,173 | -18.6% |
| Footwear | 133 | 149 | 105 | 96 | -9 | -8.2% |
| Minerals and metals | 1,695 | 1,809 | 1,452 | 1,107 | -345 | -23.7% |
| Machinery | 196 | 183 | 143 | 91 | -53 | -36.7% |
| Transportation equipment | 703 | 665 | 514 | 340 | -173 | -33.7% |
| Electronic products | 2,492 | 2,733 | 2,100 | 2,839 | 739 | 35.2% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 529 | 521 | 379 | 277 | -102 | -27.0% |
| Special provisions | 1,020 | 1,232 | 883 | 749 | -133 | -15.1% |
| Total: | 33,297 | 34,872 | 27,189 | 20,569 | -6,620 | -24.3% |
| U.S. merchandise trade balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | -652 | 173 | -61 | -362 | -300 | -491.1% |
| Forest products | 1,277 | 1,402 | 1,054 | 820 | -234 | -22.2% |
| Chemicals and related products | 505 | -77 | -210 | 900 | 1,110 | Not Meaningful |
| Energy-related products | -2,586 | 211 | 603 | 192 | -411 | -68.2% |
| Textiles and apparel | -4,909 | -4,810 | -3,560 | -3,123 | 438 | 12.3% |
| Footwear | -60 | -68 | -51 | -35 | 16 | 30.8% |
| Minerals and metals | -262 | -63 | -88 | -111 | -22 | -25.3% |
| Machinery | 2,161 | 2,481 | 1,798 | 1,433 | -365 | -20.3% |
| Transportation equipment | 2,252 | 2,737 | 2,092 | 1,655 | -437 | -20.9% |
| Electronic products | 2,397 | 2,188 | 1,582 | 148 | -1,434 | -90.6% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 830 | 955 | 633 | 583 | -51 | -8.0% |
| Special provisions | 1,651 | 2,370 | 1,805 | 1,334 | -471 | -26.1% |
| Total: | 2,603 | 7,499 | 5,597 | 3,434 | -2,162 | -38.6% |