Nicknamed “The Heart of Dixie” and “The Cotton State” located in America’s southeastern region, Alabama shipped US$21.8 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017. That dollar amount represents a 6.3% uptick from 2016 to 2017 and an 11.6% gain since 2014. Alabama is America’s 21st-biggest exporter by state behind front-runners Texas, California, Washington […]
China’s Top Trading Partners
May 13, 2019 by
The world’s largest exporter by value, China shipped US$2.294 trillion worth of products around the globe in 2018 according to the latest statistics reported by the International Trade Centre. That dollar amount results from a 6.5% gain since 2014 and a 10.2% increase from 2017 to 2018. Applying a continental lens, about half (47.8%) of […]
Ukraine’s Top Trading Partners
April 24, 2019 by
Ukraine shipped US$47.4 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That figure represents roughly 0.3% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion as of February 9, 2019. Applying a continental lens, 55.8% of Ukrainian exports by value were sold to fellow European countries while 31.7% were sent to Asian importers. Ukraine shipped […]
US Iron and Steel Imports by Supplier Countries
April 24, 2019 by
During 2018, the United States of America imported US$74.8 billion worth of iron and steel (including products made from those metals) from 156 global trade partners. The total value of US iron and steel-related imports registered a -1.7% decrease from 2014 to 2018. Year over year, America’s purchases of iron and steel expanded by 9.4% […]
Top UK Trade Balances
April 20, 2019 by
Mobile phones and computers were major factors behind the United Kingdom’s highest trade deficits by product. Germany and China placed first and second respectively among trade partners with which United Kingdom experienced the highest negative trade balances. The United Kingdom’s overall trade deficit incorporating all products and countries equaled -US$182.6 billion in 2018, down by […]
India’s Top Trading Partners
April 12, 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 […]
Poland’s Top Trading Partners
April 12, 2019 by
Nicknamed Polonia (Land of the Fields), the Republic of Poland shipped US$260.6 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. That dollar figure represents roughly 1.5% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion one year earlier. Applying a continental lens, 88.8% of Polish exports by value were sent to fellow European countries. Smaller […]
Uruguay’s Top 15 Trading Partners
April 9, 2019 by
Uruguay shipped US$7.6 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018. To give some perspective, that dollar figure represents a tiny 0.04% of overall global exports estimated at $17.546 trillion one year earlier. Applying a continental lens, 35.1% of Uruguayan exports by value were delivered to Asian countries, while 31.8% were sold to importers […]
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