Trade Shifts in U.S.

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%

Import value are based on customs values; export values are based on f.a.s. value, U.S. port of export.
Note: Calculations based on unrounded data.
Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.