Table 4 Top 25 U.S. International Merchandise Trade Partners by Value: 2001 vs. 2000
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Table 4
Top 25 U.S. International Merchandise Trade Partners by Value: 2001 vs. 2000
(Millions of current dollars)
| Rank in 2001 | Country | 2000 | 2001 | Percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 405,639 | 380,693 | -6.1 |
| 2 | Mexico | 247,631 | 232,942 | -5.9 |
| 3 | Japan | 211,831 | 184,241 | -13.0 |
| 4 | China | 116,316 | 121,515 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Germany | 87,981 | 89,265 | 1.5 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 85,038 | 82,195 | -3.3 |
| 7 | South Korea | 68,202 | 57,381 | -15.9 |
| 8 | Taiwan | 64,894 | 51,543 | -20.6 |
| 9 | France | 50,035 | 50,191 | 0.3 |
| 10 | Italy | 37,003 | 33,740 | -8.8 |
| 11 | Singapore | 36,564 | 32,671 | -10.6 |
| 12 | Malaysia | 36,050 | 31,717 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Brazil | 31,677 | 30,391 | -4.1 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 29,215 | 29,025 | -0.6 |
| 15 | Ireland | 26,077 | 25,689 | -1.5 |
| 16 | Hong Kong1 | 24,201 | 23,722 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Belgium | 24,136 | 23,653 | -2.0 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 23,891 | 20,920 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Thailand | 23,032 | 20,724 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Israel | 22,727 | 19,453 | -14.4 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 20,725 | 19,409 | -6.3 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 20,449 | 19,304 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Philippines | 20,116 | 18,995 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Australia | 18,898 | 17,424 | -7.8 |
| 25 | India | 14,349 | 13,502 | -5.9 |
| All other trading partners | 250,628 | 242,680 | -3.2 | |
| Top 25 countries | 1,746,678 | 1,630,305 | -6.7 | |
| Top 25, % of total | 87.5 | 87.0 | ||
| Total, all countries | 1,997,306 | 1,872,985 | -6.2 | |
| North America | 653,270 | 613,635 | -6.1 | |
| % of total | 32.7 | 32.8 | ||
| Overseas | 1,344,036 | 1,259,350 | -6.3 | |
| % of total | 67.3 | 67.2 |
1 Hong Kong has officially been a part of China since 1997. However, the United States continues to publish merchandise trade statistics separately for Hong Kong.
SOURCES: Compiled by U.S. Department of Transporation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, March 2002; based on U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Exports of Merchandise CD and U.S. Imports of Merchandise CD, December 2000 and 2001.