Considering the 1.4 billion mouths to feed in China, it should come as no surprise that the People’s Republic is the world’s third-biggest importer of rice behind Iran and Saudi Arabia. Total rice imports by country cost China a total US$1.25 billion via purchases from 14 rice-supplying trade partners during 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -14.9% decrease in cost since … [Read more...] about China’s Rice Imports by Country
Import News
Philippines Top 10 Imports
The Republic of the Philippines imported US$112.9 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 60.9% acceleration since 2015 but a -1.9% downtick from 2018 to 2019. Based on the average exchange rate for 2019, the Philippine peso depreciated by -13.8% against the US dollar since 2015 but increased by 1.6% from 2018 to 2019. The weaker … [Read more...] about Philippines Top 10 Imports
Mexico’s Top Trading Partners
Officially named the United Mexican States, Mexico shares its northern border with the United States and parts of its south-eastern perimeter with Guatemala and Belize. Mexico exported US$472.3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 24% increase since 2015 and a 4.7% uptick from 2018 to 2019. Exports from Mexico represent 2.5% of … [Read more...] about Mexico’s Top Trading Partners
United States Top 10 Imports
The United States of America imported US$2.568 trillion worth of goods from around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects an 11% gain since 2015 but a -1.7% downtick from 2018 to 2019. From a continental perspective, 43.4% of America’s total imports by value in 2019 were purchased from providers in Asia. Fellow North American trade partners supplied 26.8% of import … [Read more...] about United States Top 10 Imports
Coffee Imports by Country
Global purchases of imported coffee totaled an estimated US$30.2 billion in 2019. Overall, the value of imported coffee decreased by -3% for all importing countries since 2015 when coffee purchases were valued at $31.1 billion. From 2018 to 2019, worldwide coffee imports fell in value by -5.1%. From a continental perspective, European countries drank the highest dollar worth … [Read more...] about Coffee Imports by Country