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-June
| Item | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 YTD | 2008 YTD | Absolute Change YTD 2007-2008 |
Percent Change YTD 2007-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Dollars | ||||||
| U.S. exports of domestic merchandise: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 76,924 | 96,041 | 42,502 | 61,424 | 18,923 | 44.5% |
| Forest products | 30,156 | 33,088 | 15,982 | 17,840 | 1,858 | 11.6% |
| Chemicals and related products | 149,848 | 169,409 | 83,428 | 95,876 | 12,448 | 14.9% |
| Energy-related products | 38,999 | 46,674 | 20,333 | 40,156 | 19,822 | 97.5% |
| Textiles and apparel | 18,088 | 17,535 | 8,834 | 9,026 | 192 | 2.2% |
| Footwear | 573 | 578 | 273 | 316 | 43 | 15.6% |
| Minerals and metals | 82,944 | 100,260 | 48,519 | 62,848 | 14,329 | 29.5% |
| Machinery | 92,886 | 101,289 | 50,292 | 55,320 | 5,028 | 10.0% |
| Transportation equipment | 218,326 | 249,421 | 119,909 | 132,757 | 12,848 | 10.7% |
| Electronic products | 169,381 | 172,502 | 84,829 | 88,603 | 3,774 | 4.4% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 22,438 | 25,954 | 12,815 | 14,065 | 1,250 | 9.8% |
| Special provisions | 28,925 | 33,607 | 16,307 | 17,887 | 1,580 | 9.7% |
| Total: | 929,486 | 1,046,358 | 504,023 | 596,118 | 92,095 | 18.3% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 81,456 | 88,136 | 43,561 | 47,929 | 4,367 | 10.0% |
| Forest products | 50,416 | 46,561 | 22,931 | 21,317 | -1,615 | -7.0% |
| Chemicals and related products | 179,410 | 194,331 | 96,108 | 110,527 | 14,419 | 15.0% |
| Energy-related products | 319,168 | 344,829 | 154,494 | 236,877 | 82,383 | 53.3% |
| Textiles and apparel | 104,563 | 107,678 | 50,541 | 49,092 | -1,449 | -2.9% |
| Footwear | 19,038 | 19,270 | 9,648 | 9,425 | -223 | -2.3% |
| Minerals and metals | 169,510 | 174,207 | 86,458 | 92,530 | 6,071 | 7.0% |
| Machinery | 131,091 | 139,131 | 68,136 | 71,792 | 3,656 | 5.4% |
| Transportation equipment | 303,979 | 309,924 | 153,674 | 155,056 | 1,383 | 0.9% |
| Electronic products | 332,485 | 353,009 | 165,581 | 173,650 | 8,069 | 4.9% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 94,099 | 103,905 | 47,150 | 46,360 | -789 | -1.7% |
| Special provisions | 59,837 | 61,882 | 30,515 | 31,503 | 987 | 3.2% |
| Total: | 1,845,053 | 1,942,863 | 928,798 | 1,046,058 | 117,260 | 12.6% |
| U.S. merchandise trade balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | -4,532 | 7,906 | -1,060 | 13,496 | 14,555 | Not Meaningful |
| Forest products | -20,260 | -13,473 | -6,950 | -3,476 | 3,473 | 50.0% |
| Chemicals and related products | -29,562 | -24,923 | -12,681 | -14,652 | -1,971 | -15.5% |
| Energy-related products | -280,170 | -298,155 | -134,161 | -196,721 | -62,560 | -46.6% |
| Textiles and apparel | -86,476 | -90,143 | -41,707 | -40,066 | 1,641 | 3.9% |
| Footwear | -18,465 | -18,692 | -9,375 | -9,110 | 265 | 2.8% |
| Minerals and metals | -86,567 | -73,947 | -37,939 | -29,681 | 8,257 | 21.8% |
| Machinery | -38,205 | -37,842 | -17,844 | -16,472 | 1,372 | 7.7% |
| Transportation equipment | -85,654 | -60,503 | -33,764 | -22,299 | 11,465 | 34.0% |
| Electronic products | -163,105 | -180,507 | -80,752 | -85,047 | -4,295 | -5.3% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | -71,661 | -77,951 | -34,334 | -32,296 | 2,039 | 5.9% |
| Special provisions | -30,912 | -28,275 | -14,208 | -13,615 | 593 | 4.2% |
| Total: | -915,567 | -896,505 | -424,775 | -449,940 | -25,165 | -5.9% |