In 2019, the United States of America imported US$22.3 billion worth of aluminum (British spelling aluminium) from a total 140 countries, territories or islands. That dollar amount reflects a 24.8% increase since 2015 but a -8.1% downtick from 2018 to 2019. Aluminum is the world’s most used metal excluding iron. Typically blended into an alloy, aluminum is most commonly … [Read more...] about US Aluminum Imports by Supplying Country
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Japan’s Top Trading Partners
Known as the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan is a major economic and political power in Asia. Yet it is a North American nation--the United States--that became the number one purchaser of Japanese export products during 2019. The world’s fourth-largest exporter, Japan shipped $705.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -4.4% decline … [Read more...] about Japan’s Top Trading Partners
India’s Top Trading Partners
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 exported US$322.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a -0.4% reduction since 2015 but a 22.3% gain from 2018 to 2019. Applying … [Read more...] about India’s Top Trading Partners
Top EU Import Countries
Imports purchased by the 28 members of the European Union cost a total US$6.211 trillion in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 14.3% increase in the costs of EU imported goods purchased in 2015 but a -3.8% drop from 2018 to 2019. European imports in 2019 represent an estimated 32.6% of overall world imports which totaled $19.065 trillion. That percentage is a decline from the … [Read more...] about Top EU Import Countries
California’s Top 10 Exports
Nicknamed “The Golden State” stretching along America’s west coast within the Pacific Region, California shipped US$173.3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount represents a -2.7% downtick from 2018 to 2019 but a 6.2% increase since 2016. California is America’s second-biggest exporter by state behind Texas. The value of California’s exports equals … [Read more...] about California’s Top 10 Exports