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 | 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 | 61,424 | 48,166 | -13,258 | -21.6% |
| Forest products | 33,088 | 35,362 | 17,840 | 14,310 | -3,530 | -19.8% |
| Chemicals and related products | 169,409 | 189,784 | 95,876 | 78,543 | -17,333 | -18.1% |
| Energy-related products | 46,674 | 81,737 | 40,156 | 26,103 | -14,053 | -35.0% |
| Textiles and apparel | 17,535 | 17,805 | 9,026 | 7,086 | -1,940 | -21.5% |
| Footwear | 578 | 673 | 316 | 293 | -23 | -7.1% |
| Minerals and metals | 100,260 | 119,753 | 62,848 | 38,784 | -24,064 | -38.3% |
| Machinery | 101,289 | 107,869 | 55,320 | 42,675 | -12,645 | -22.9% |
| Transportation equipment | 249,421 | 256,413 | 132,757 | 92,210 | -40,547 | -30.5% |
| Electronic products | 172,502 | 174,810 | 88,603 | 67,916 | -20,687 | -23.3% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 25,954 | 27,821 | 14,065 | 12,197 | -1,868 | -13.3% |
| Special provisions | 33,607 | 36,716 | 17,887 | 14,736 | -3,151 | -17.6% |
| Total: | 1,046,358 | 1,169,821 | 596,118 | 443,018 | -153,100 | -25.7% |
| U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 88,136 | 96,238 | 47,929 | 43,887 | -4,042 | -8.4% |
| Forest products | 46,561 | 42,291 | 21,317 | 15,300 | -6,017 | -28.2% |
| Chemicals and related products | 194,331 | 223,492 | 110,527 | 86,560 | -23,968 | -21.7% |
| Energy-related products | 344,829 | 472,325 | 236,877 | 114,390 | -122,487 | -51.7% |
| Textiles and apparel | 107,678 | 104,329 | 49,092 | 42,012 | -7,080 | -14.4% |
| Footwear | 19,270 | 19,451 | 9,425 | 8,695 | -731 | -7.8% |
| Minerals and metals | 174,207 | 184,994 | 92,530 | 56,970 | -35,559 | -38.4% |
| Machinery | 139,131 | 142,560 | 71,792 | 54,807 | -16,985 | -23.7% |
| Transportation equipment | 309,924 | 288,235 | 155,056 | 86,743 | -68,313 | -44.1% |
| Electronic products | 353,009 | 351,622 | 173,650 | 138,792 | -34,858 | -20.1% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | 103,905 | 100,837 | 46,360 | 37,416 | -8,945 | -19.3% |
| Special provisions | 61,882 | 64,109 | 31,503 | 26,762 | -4,741 | -15.0% |
| Total: | 1,942,863 | 2,090,483 | 1,046,058 | 712,333 | -333,725 | -31.9% |
| U.S. merchandise trade balance: | ||||||
| Agricultural products | 7,906 | 24,839 | 13,496 | 4,279 | -9,216 | -68.3% |
| Forest products | -13,473 | -6,930 | -3,476 | -990 | 2,486 | 71.5% |
| Chemicals and related products | -24,923 | -33,708 | -14,652 | -8,017 | 6,635 | 45.3% |
| Energy-related products | -298,155 | -390,588 | -196,721 | -88,287 | 108,434 | 55.1% |
| Textiles and apparel | -90,143 | -86,523 | -40,066 | -34,926 | 5,140 | 12.8% |
| Footwear | -18,692 | -18,778 | -9,110 | -8,401 | 708 | 7.8% |
| Minerals and metals | -73,947 | -65,240 | -29,681 | -18,186 | 11,495 | 38.7% |
| Machinery | -37,842 | -34,690 | -16,472 | -12,132 | 4,340 | 26.3% |
| Transportation equipment | -60,503 | -31,823 | -22,299 | 5,467 | 27,766 | Not Meaningful |
| Electronic products | -180,507 | -176,812 | -85,047 | -70,877 | 14,170 | 16.7% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | -77,951 | -73,015 | -32,296 | -25,219 | 7,077 | 21.9% |
| Special provisions | -28,275 | -27,393 | -13,615 | -12,026 | 1,589 | 11.7% |
| Total: | -896,505 | -920,661 | -449,940 | -269,315 | 180,625 | 40.1% |