SUB SAHARA -- 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 | 1,967 | 2,655 | 1,926 | 1,445 | -482 | -25.0% |
| Forest products | 206 | 276 | 197 | 142 | -55 | -27.9% |
| Chemicals and related products | 1,387 | 1,533 | 1,215 | 1,099 | -116 | -9.5% |
| Energy-related products | 667 | 1,538 | 1,292 | 882 | -409 | -31.7% |
| Textiles and apparel | 167 | 222 | 161 | 146 | -15 | -9.2% |
| Footwear | 28 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 10.3% |
| Minerals and metals | 610 | 861 | 535 | 526 | -9 | -1.6% |
| Machinery | 1,454 | 1,846 | 1,331 | 1,376 | 45 | 3.4% |
| Transportation equipment | 5,356 | 6,735 | 4,801 | 3,647 | -1,153 | -24.0% |
| Electronic products | 1,275 | 1,451 | 1,023 | 1,000 | -24 | -2.3% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 192 | 237 | 153 | 140 | -14 | -9.1% |
| Special provisions | 549 | 620 | 456 | 407 | -49 | -10.7% |
| Total: | 13,860 | 18,008 | 13,112 | 10,834 | -2,278 | -17.4% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 1,157 | 1,375 | 1,046 | 1,032 | -14 | -1.3% |
| Forest products | 183 | 169 | 135 | 62 | -73 | -53.8% |
| Chemicals and related products | 992 | 1,415 | 1,067 | 582 | -484 | -45.4% |
| Energy-related products | 54,238 | 71,727 | 59,046 | 24,815 | -34,231 | -58.0% |
| Textiles and apparel | 1,334 | 1,184 | 869 | 731 | -138 | -15.9% |
| Footwear | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -39.8% |
| Minerals and metals | 7,391 | 7,274 | 6,075 | 2,443 | -3,632 | -59.8% |
| Machinery | 423 | 359 | 276 | 164 | -111 | -40.4% |
| Transportation equipment | 669 | 2,052 | 1,596 | 1,174 | -422 | -26.4% |
| Electronic products | 94 | 95 | 76 | 57 | -19 | -24.9% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 183 | 140 | 104 | 90 | -14 | -13.7% |
| Special provisions | 220 | 290 | 225 | 150 | -74 | -33.1% |
| Total: | 66,889 | 86,082 | 70,515 | 31,302 | -39,213 | -55.6% |
| U.S. merchandise trade balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 810 | 1,280 | 881 | 413 | -468 | -53.1% |
| Forest products | 23 | 107 | 62 | 80 | 18 | 28.6% |
| Chemicals and related products | 396 | 118 | 149 | 517 | 369 | 247.7% |
| Energy-related products | -53,571 | -70,188 | -57,754 | -23,932 | 33,822 | 58.6% |
| Textiles and apparel | -1,167 | -961 | -709 | -585 | 124 | 17.4% |
| Footwear | 23 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 14.0% |
| Minerals and metals | -6,781 | -6,412 | -5,540 | -1,917 | 3,623 | 65.4% |
| Machinery | 1,031 | 1,487 | 1,055 | 1,212 | 157 | 14.8% |
| Transportation equipment | 4,687 | 4,683 | 3,205 | 2,473 | -732 | -22.8% |
| Electronic products | 1,181 | 1,356 | 948 | 943 | -5 | -0.5% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 10 | 97 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0.5% |
| Special provisions | 330 | 331 | 231 | 257 | 26 | 11.1% |
| Total: | -53,028 | -68,074 | -57,403 | -20,468 | 36,935 | 64.3% |