The People’s Republic of China earned a total US$323.7 billion trade surplus at the expense of the United States of America in 2018. China’s latest yearly positive trade balance with America reflects a 36.6% expansion since 2014 and a 17.3% gain from its $275.9 billion in black ink during 2018. During the first 6 months of 2019, China grew its trade surplus doing business with … [Read more...] about China Versus US Key Product Trade Balances
North America
Canada’s Top 10 Exports
In 2018, Canada’s most valuable exported products were cars, gold, processed petroleum oils, automobile parts or accessories, petroleum gases, sawn wood, medication mixes in dosage, turbo-jets, aircraft and spacecraft then raw aluminum. For more details on the 200 highest value exports, see the searchable data table near the bottom of this article. Nicknamed the Great White … [Read more...] about Canada’s Top 10 Exports
Washington State’s Top 10 Exports
Nicknamed “The Evergreen State” and located in America’s Pacific Northwest region, the State of Washington shipped US$77.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a 1.7% increase from 2017 to 2018 but a -10% drop since 2015. Washington is America’s fourth-biggest exporter by state behind Texas, California and New York. The value of … [Read more...] about Washington State’s Top 10 Exports
Top 10 Exports from Georgia State
Nicknamed the “Peach State” or “Empire State of the South” and situated in America’s Southeastern region, Georgia shipped US$40.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects an 8.9% uptick from 2017 to 2018 and a 5.1% increase since 2015. Georgia is America’s eleventh-biggest exporter by state behind front-runners including Texas, California, … [Read more...] about Top 10 Exports from Georgia State
United States Top 10 Imports
The United States of America imported US$2.614 trillion worth of goods from around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects an 8.4% gain since 2014 and an 8.5% uptick from 2017 to 2018. From a continental perspective, 45.4% of America’s total imports by value in 2018 were purchased from providers in Asia. Fellow North American trade partners supplied 25.8% of import … [Read more...] about United States Top 10 Imports