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Imports and Exports of Leading
Commodities, 2008
by Principal SITC Groupings (in millions of
dollars)
| Item |
2008 Cumulative |
| Exports |
Imports |
|
Total balance of payment basis
|
$425,220
|
$689,973
|
|
Net adjustments
|
–2,989
|
5,617
|
|
Selected commodities:
|
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| ADP equipment, office machines |
9,725 |
31,960 |
| Airplane parts |
7,624 |
3,167 |
| Airplanes |
17,401 |
4,713 |
| Alcoholic bev.,distilled |
306 |
1,569 |
| Aluminum |
2,091 |
4,270 |
| Animal feeds |
2,619 |
406 |
| Artwork, antiques |
2,020 |
3,022 |
| Basketware, etc. |
2,445 |
3,923 |
| Cereal flour |
889 |
1,307 |
| Chemicals—cosmetics |
3,703 |
3,097 |
| Chemicals—dyeing |
1,994 |
1,073 |
| Chemicals—fertilizers |
1,498 |
2,622 |
| Chemicals—inorganic |
4,001 |
5,053 |
| Chemicals—medicinal |
11,607 |
19,427 |
| Chemicals—organic |
11,871 |
15,934 |
| Chemicals—plastics |
13,541 |
6,316 |
| Cigarettes |
250 |
50 |
| Clothing |
1,050 |
23,822 |
| Coal |
2,071 |
1,107 |
| Coffee |
2 |
1,303 |
| Copper |
1,324 |
3,603 |
| Cork, wood, lumber |
1,412 |
2,041 |
| Corn |
5,027 |
258 |
| Cotton, raw and linters |
1,589 |
7 |
| Crude fertilizers |
702 |
813 |
| Crude oil |
561 |
109,745 |
| Electrical machinery |
27,684 |
37,158 |
| Fish and preparations |
1,309 |
3,997 |
| Footwear |
204 |
6,292 |
| Furniture, bedding |
1,727 |
10,786 |
| Gem diamonds |
2,292 |
6,693 |
| General industrial machinery |
17,960 |
22,674 |
| Glass |
1,186 |
903 |
| Glassware |
324 |
827 |
| Gold, nonmonetary |
8,197 |
2,462 |
| Hides and skins |
584 |
17 |
| Iron and steel mill products |
5,635 |
10,844 |
| Jewelry |
1,601 |
2,869 |
| Lighting, plumbing |
741 |
2,385 |
| Liquefied propane and butane |
475 |
1,750 |
| Live animals |
229 |
1,070 |
| Meat and preparations |
3,547 |
1,594 |
| Metal manufactures, n.e.s. |
6,133 |
9,773 |
| Metal ores, scrap |
8,882 |
2,932 |
| Metalworking machinery |
1,949 |
2,849 |
| Mineral fuels, other |
1,955 |
1,175 |
| Natural gas |
1,670 |
11,306 |
| Nickel |
514 |
1,398 |
| Oils/fats, vegetable |
1,168 |
1,509 |
| Optical goods |
1,039 |
1,709 |
| Paper and paperboard |
4,767 |
5,836 |
| Petroleum preparations |
14,449 |
28,475 |
| Photographic equipment |
1,158 |
842 |
| Plastic articles, n.e.s. |
3,146 |
5,042 |
| Platinum |
432 |
2,848 |
| Pottery |
37 |
483 |
| Power generating machinery |
17,138 |
17,275 |
| Printed materials |
2,023 |
1,714 |
| Pulp and waste paper |
2,572 |
1,392 |
| Records, magnetic media |
1,735 |
2,189 |
| Rice |
669 |
174 |
| Rubber articles, n.e.s. |
638 |
1,077 |
| Rubber tires and tubes |
1,276 |
3,270 |
| Scientific instruments |
14,457 |
12,221 |
| Ships, boats |
1,072 |
601 |
| Silver, bullion |
279 |
1,014 |
| Soybeans |
6,467 |
65 |
| Spacecraft |
150 |
– |
| Specialized ind. mach. |
17,169 |
12,390 |
| Sugar |
14 |
204 |
| Television, VCR, etc. |
8,267 |
40,682 |
| Textile yarn, fabric |
4,001 |
7,266 |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured |
559 |
291 |
| Toys, games, sporting goods |
1,615 |
8,055 |
| Travel goods |
151 |
2,295 |
| Vegetables, fruits |
4,199 |
7,352 |
| Vehicles |
32,236 |
69,805 |
| Watches, clocks, parts |
139 |
1,340 |
| Wheat |
3,934 |
402 |
| Wood manufactures |
777 |
2,815 |
NOTES: SITC = Standard International Trade
Classification. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. Data not
seasonally adjusted.
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