BTS | Table 1 - Top 10 Commodities Traded Between the United States and China in 2006 Compared to 1998 Trade in Those Commodities

Table 1
Top 10 Commodities Traded Between the United States and China in 2006 Compared to 1998 Trade in Those Commodities

($ millions)

	1998 total trade	2006 total trade	Percent change
Commodity
Electrical machinery	14,522	75,083	417%
Boilers and other mechanical appliances	10,335	69,970	577%
Toys, games and sports equipment	10,604	20,943	98%
Furniture and lamps	3,993	19,483	388%
Footwear	8,038	13,948	74%
Clothing, not knitted or crocheted	3,814	11,868	211%
Plastics	2,519	10,180	304%
Iron and steel	1,197	8,763	632%
Clothing, knitted or crocheted	1,862	8,020	331%
Assorted instruments	2,906	7,728	166%

SOURCE: U.S. Exports of Merchandise and U.S. Imports of Merchandise DVDs, U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, Suitland, MD, 1999-2007.