Sectors 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 | 96,041 | 121,077 | 91,703 | 71,858 | -19,845 | -21.6% |
| Forest products | 33,088 | 35,362 | 27,211 | 22,279 | -4,932 | -18.1% |
| Chemicals and related products | 169,409 | 189,784 | 147,730 | 121,469 | -26,261 | -17.8% |
| Energy-related products | 46,674 | 81,737 | 65,054 | 42,878 | -22,176 | -34.1% |
| Textiles and apparel | 17,535 | 17,805 | 13,731 | 10,816 | -2,915 | -21.2% |
| Footwear | 578 | 673 | 491 | 453 | -38 | -7.7% |
| Minerals and metals | 100,260 | 119,753 | 95,608 | 60,908 | -34,700 | -36.3% |
| Machinery | 101,289 | 107,869 | 82,331 | 63,585 | -18,746 | -22.8% |
| Transportation equipment | 249,421 | 256,413 | 197,437 | 138,396 | -59,041 | -29.9% |
| Electronic products | 172,502 | 174,810 | 133,032 | 103,824 | -29,208 | -22.0% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 25,954 | 27,821 | 21,253 | 18,410 | -2,843 | -13.4% |
| Special provisions | 33,607 | 36,716 | 27,619 | 22,286 | -5,333 | -19.3% |
| Total: | 1,046,358 | 1,169,821 | 903,199 | 677,163 | -226,037 | -25.0% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 88,136 | 96,238 | 72,123 | 64,906 | -7,217 | -10.0% |
| Forest products | 46,561 | 42,291 | 32,652 | 23,567 | -9,085 | -27.8% |
| Chemicals and related products | 194,331 | 223,492 | 170,010 | 133,199 | -36,811 | -21.7% |
| Energy-related products | 344,829 | 472,325 | 379,948 | 185,610 | -194,338 | -51.1% |
| Textiles and apparel | 107,678 | 104,329 | 79,132 | 67,692 | -11,440 | -14.5% |
| Footwear | 19,270 | 19,451 | 14,954 | 13,489 | -1,465 | -9.8% |
| Minerals and metals | 174,207 | 184,994 | 143,716 | 85,147 | -58,570 | -40.8% |
| Machinery | 139,131 | 142,560 | 108,920 | 82,347 | -26,573 | -24.4% |
| Transportation equipment | 309,924 | 288,235 | 224,377 | 138,425 | -85,952 | -38.3% |
| Electronic products | 353,009 | 351,622 | 266,877 | 219,607 | -47,270 | -17.7% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 103,905 | 100,837 | 73,820 | 60,300 | -13,519 | -18.3% |
| Special provisions | 61,882 | 64,109 | 48,074 | 41,485 | -6,589 | -13.7% |
| Total: | 1,942,863 | 2,090,483 | 1,614,603 | 1,115,774 | -498,829 | -30.9% |
| U.S. merchandise trade balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 7,906 | 24,839 | 19,581 | 6,952 | -12,629 | -64.5% |
| Forest products | -13,473 | -6,930 | -5,441 | -1,288 | 4,153 | 76.3% |
| Chemicals and related products | -24,923 | -33,708 | -22,280 | -11,730 | 10,550 | 47.4% |
| Energy-related products | -298,155 | -390,588 | -314,894 | -142,732 | 172,162 | 54.7% |
| Textiles and apparel | -90,143 | -86,523 | -65,402 | -56,876 | 8,525 | 13.0% |
| Footwear | -18,692 | -18,778 | -14,463 | -13,035 | 1,427 | 9.9% |
| Minerals and metals | -73,947 | -65,240 | -48,109 | -24,239 | 23,869 | 49.6% |
| Machinery | -37,842 | -34,690 | -26,589 | -18,762 | 7,827 | 29.4% |
| Transportation equipment | -60,503 | -31,823 | -26,940 | -29 | 26,911 | 99.9% |
| Electronic products | -180,507 | -176,812 | -133,845 | -115,783 | 18,062 | 13.5% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | -77,951 | -73,015 | -52,567 | -41,891 | 10,676 | 20.3% |
| Special provisions | -28,275 | -27,393 | -20,455 | -19,198 | 1,257 | 6.1% |
| Total: | -896,505 | -920,661 | -711,403 | -438,611 | 272,792 | 38.3% |