Nicknamed the Great White North, the Dominion of Canada shares its busy and extensive southern land border with its largest trading partner–the United States of America. Canada shipped US$449.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents a -5.3% decline since 2014 but a 6.9% year-over-year increase from 2017 to […]
T-shirt Imports by Country
June 15, 2019 by
Overall, the cost of knitted or crocheted T-shirts imported in 2018 totaled US$41.1 billion. That dollar amount reflects a 6.9% rise for all importing countries since 2014 when international purchases of T-shirts cost $38.4 billion. Year over year, worldwide T-shirt imports increased 5.4% from 2017 to 2018. From a continental perspective, Europe sold the highest […]
India’s Top Trading Partners
June 14, 2019 by
Officially named the Republic of India, India is a South Asian nation that shares land borders with China, Nepal and Bhutan to its north-east, Burma and Bangladesh to its east, and Pakistan to its west. India shipped US$323.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents a 1.7% increase since […]
United Kingdom’s Top Trading Partners
June 14, 2019 by
Comprised of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the United Kingdom is a sovereign state situated across from continental Europe’s north-western coast. The United Kingdom shipped US$484 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018 according to the latest statistics from the International Trade Centre. That dollar amount represents a -5.3% decline since 2014 […]
United Kingdom’s Top 10 Imports
June 4, 2019 by
The United Kingdom imported US$673.1 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2018. That metric reflects a -3.1% drop since 2014 but a 5% uptick from 2017 to 2018. UK’s imports represent 5% of total global imports which totaled an estimated $17.788 trillion one year earlier during 2017. From a continental perspective, well […]
China Versus US Key Product Trade Balances
June 3, 2019 by
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 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. To give some context to the […]
Top Indian Trade Balances
June 2, 2019 by
Crude oil, gold, coal, petroleum gases and smartphones were major factors behind India’s highest trade deficits for products in 2018. China, Saudi Arabia and Iraq took the top three spots for trade partners giving India the highest negative balances exchanging exports and imports. India’s overall trade deficit for all products equaled -US$184.5 billion in 2018, […]
America’s Top Trading Partners
June 1, 2019 by
In 2018, roughly a third of American exports (33.9%) were delivered to Canada and Mexico. The world’s second-largest exporter, the United States shipped US$1.664 trillion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents an estimated 9.5% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion based on 2017 statistics that include all […]
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