EU25 -- 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 | 10,114 | 11,373 | 8,395 | 5,625 | -2,770 | -33.0% |
| Forest products | 5,533 | 5,687 | 4,366 | 3,290 | -1,076 | -24.6% |
| Chemicals and related products | 49,601 | 55,856 | 42,821 | 37,781 | -5,040 | -11.8% |
| Energy-related products | 7,285 | 15,322 | 11,259 | 9,472 | -1,787 | -15.9% |
| Textiles and apparel | 2,059 | 2,116 | 1,656 | 1,209 | -447 | -27.0% |
| Footwear | 65 | 68 | 52 | 40 | -12 | -23.2% |
| Minerals and metals | 20,711 | 22,902 | 18,613 | 12,758 | -5,855 | -31.5% |
| Machinery | 17,486 | 18,635 | 14,224 | 10,174 | -4,050 | -28.5% |
| Transportation equipment | 55,216 | 58,652 | 45,859 | 32,771 | -13,089 | -28.5% |
| Electronic products | 43,421 | 43,350 | 32,535 | 25,790 | -6,745 | -20.7% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 6,626 | 7,824 | 6,148 | 4,715 | -1,433 | -23.3% |
| Special provisions | 7,189 | 7,909 | 6,010 | 5,015 | -996 | -16.6% |
| Total: | 225,305 | 249,693 | 191,939 | 148,641 | -43,298 | -22.6% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 17,483 | 17,496 | 12,753 | 10,925 | -1,828 | -14.3% |
| Forest products | 6,136 | 5,666 | 4,418 | 2,945 | -1,473 | -33.3% |
| Chemicals and related products | 78,253 | 84,534 | 63,879 | 56,844 | -7,036 | -11.0% |
| Energy-related products | 27,899 | 33,861 | 27,213 | 13,963 | -13,250 | -48.7% |
| Textiles and apparel | 6,083 | 5,608 | 4,362 | 2,861 | -1,502 | -34.4% |
| Footwear | 1,708 | 1,529 | 1,217 | 775 | -442 | -36.3% |
| Minerals and metals | 29,129 | 29,158 | 22,674 | 13,283 | -9,391 | -41.4% |
| Machinery | 39,816 | 41,453 | 32,062 | 22,075 | -9,987 | -31.1% |
| Transportation equipment | 72,960 | 69,879 | 53,873 | 33,975 | -19,897 | -36.9% |
| Electronic products | 38,016 | 40,267 | 30,511 | 23,624 | -6,887 | -22.6% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 15,827 | 14,413 | 10,767 | 7,548 | -3,219 | -29.9% |
| Special provisions | 17,391 | 18,326 | 13,706 | 13,596 | -110 | -0.8% |
| Total: | 350,700 | 362,190 | 277,434 | 202,413 | -75,021 | -27.0% |
| U.S. merchandise trade balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | -7,369 | -6,123 | -4,358 | -5,300 | -942 | -21.6% |
| Forest products | -603 | 21 | -52 | 345 | 397 | Not Meaningful |
| Chemicals and related products | -28,652 | -28,678 | -21,059 | -19,062 | 1,996 | 9.5% |
| Energy-related products | -20,614 | -18,539 | -15,953 | -4,490 | 11,463 | 71.9% |
| Textiles and apparel | -4,024 | -3,493 | -2,706 | -1,651 | 1,055 | 39.0% |
| Footwear | -1,643 | -1,461 | -1,165 | -735 | 430 | 36.9% |
| Minerals and metals | -8,417 | -6,256 | -4,060 | -525 | 3,536 | 87.1% |
| Machinery | -22,331 | -22,818 | -17,838 | -11,901 | 5,937 | 33.3% |
| Transportation equipment | -17,744 | -11,227 | -8,013 | -1,205 | 6,808 | 85.0% |
| Electronic products | 5,405 | 3,083 | 2,023 | 2,166 | 142 | 7.0% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | -9,200 | -6,589 | -4,620 | -2,833 | 1,787 | 38.7% |
| Special provisions | -10,202 | -10,418 | -7,696 | -8,581 | -886 | -11.5% |
| Total: | -125,395 | -112,497 | -85,495 | -53,773 | 31,723 | 37.1% |