Encompassing fresh, chilled and frozen beef, worldwide purchases of imported beef totaled US$49.8 billion in 2019. The overall cost of beef imports rose 19.8% for all importing countries since 2015 when beef purchases were valued at $41.6 billion. Year over year, globally imported beef increased in cost by 5.6% from 2018 to 2019. By meat type, global imports of frozen beef … [Read more...] about Fresh or Frozen Beef Imports by Country
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Taiwan’s Top 10 Imports
An East Asian island surrounded by the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Philippines, Taiwan imported US$287.4 billion worth of goods from suppliers located around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 25.5% increase since 2016 and a 0.5% uptick from 2019 to 2020. Based on the average exchange rate for 2020, the new Taiwan dollar appreciated by 8.5% against … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Top 10 Imports
Gold Imports by Country
Worldwide purchases of imported gold totaled an estimated US$306.2 billion in 2019. The overall value of gold imports rose by an average 21.7% for all importing countries since 2015 when gold purchases were valued at $251.7 billion. Year over year, gold imports increased by 0.1% from 2018 to 2019. From a continental perspective, European countries bought the highest dollar … [Read more...] about Gold Imports by Country
Crude Oil Imports by Country
Global purchases of imported crude oil totaled US$1.056 trillion in 2019 reflecting strong demand from 117 countries, territories or islands. Overall, the dollar cost of crude oil imports for all importing countries grew by 25.5% since 2015 when crude oil purchases were valued at $841.6 billion. Year over year, imported crude oil fell by -12.1% from $1.201 trillion for … [Read more...] about Crude Oil Imports by Country
United Kingdom’s Top 10 Imports
The United Kingdom imported US$631.9 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2020. That metric reflects a -0.7% decrease since 2016 and a -8.8% downtick from 2019 to 2020. Based on the average exchange rate for 2020, the British pound depreciated by -5.3% against the US dollar since 2016 but increased by 0.4% from 2019 to 2020. The UK's stronger local currency in 2020 … [Read more...] about United Kingdom’s Top 10 Imports
