Amounting to 4.3% of the worldwide value of all export products, global crude oil shipments totaled US$841.1 billion for 2017. That dollar figure reflects a -46.5% decline since 2013 but a 30.4% increase from 2016 to 2017. Crude oil is the world’s number 2 export product outpaced only by the value of exported cars–at least […]
Coal Exports by Country
March 17, 2019 by
Global sales from coal exports by country totaled US$110.7 billion in 2017. Worldwide, the value of coal exports declined by an average -3.7% for all exporting countries since 2013 when coal shipments were valued at $115 billion with a 50% uptick from 2016 to 2017. From a continental perspective, coal exports from Oceania (mostly Australia […]
US Crude Oil Imports by Supplier Countries
March 13, 2019 by
During 2018, the United States of America imported US$163.1 billion worth of crude oil from a total 44 countries. The global cost for all US imported crude oil purchases fell -35.6% since 2014 but increased 17% from 2017 to 2018. Among top trade partners, Canada furnished about two-fifths (39.5%) of America’s imported crude oil while […]
US Uranium Imports by Supplying Country
March 1, 2019 by
In 2018, America purchased a total US$2.1 billion worth of enriched and natural uranium from 14 trade partners around the globe. That dollar amount reflects an -18.2% reduction from the $2.6 billion that the US spent on imported uranium 5 years earlier in 2014, but a 4.1% year-over-year gain from 2017 to 2018. Uranium is […]
Uranium Exports by Country
February 22, 2019 by
Uranium is a silvery-white metal that is weakly radioactive with unique nuclear properties. Uranium’s major uses are as high-density penetrators in the military sector and as a fuel for nuclear power plants in the civilian sphere. There are three major subcategories of uranium. The 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 284410 for natural uranium […]
Electricity Exports by Country
February 21, 2019 by
International sales revenue from electricity exports by country totaled US$30.7 billion in 2017. Overall, the value of exported electrical energy retreated by an average -10.2% for all exporting countries since 2013 when electricity shipments were valued at $34.2 billion. Year over year, exported electricity appreciated by 19.3% from 2016 to 2017. Among continents, European countries […]
Crude Oil Imports by Country
January 24, 2019 by
Global purchases of imported crude oil totaled US$873.4 billion in 2017. Overall, the dollar value of crude oil imports for all importing countries was down by an average -47.1% since 2013 when crude oil purchases were valued at $1.652 trillion. Year over year, imported crude oil increased in value by 28% from $682.5 billion for […]
Refined Oil Exports by Country
December 30, 2018 by
Global sales from refined oil exports by country amounted to US$626.5 billion in 2017. Overall, the value of exported refined petroleum oils fell by an average -39.9% for all exporting countries since 2013 when refined oil shipments were valued at $1.042 trillion. Year over year, the value of global refined oil exports rose 23.7% from […]
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