Freight Facts and Figures 2010

Table 2-7. Top 25 Trading Partners of the United States in Merchandise Trade: 1999-2009

Canada is this country's top trading partner followed by China and Mexico. China's share of trade with the United States almost tripled between 1999 and 2009, from 5 percent of total merchandise trade to 14 percent.    

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Billions of current U.S. dollars

Partner	2009 Rank	1999	2004	(R) 2008	2009
Canada	1	362	445	601	431
China	2	95	231	408	366
Mexico	3	197	267	367	306
Japan	4	189	184	204	147
Germany	5	82	109	152	115
United Kingdom	6	78	82	112	93
South Korea	7	54	72	83	68
France	8	45	53	73	61
Netherlands	9	28	37	61	48
Taiwan	10	54	56	61	47
Brazil	11	25	35	63	46
Italy	12	33	39	52	39
Singapore	13	34	35	44	38
India	14	13	22	43	38
Venezuela	15	17	30	64	37
Ireland	16	17	36	39	36
Belgium	17	22	29	46	35
Malaysia	18	31	39	44	34
Switzerland	19	18	21	40	34
Saudi Arabia	20	16	26	67	33
Israel	21	18	24	37	28
Australia	22	17	22	33	28
Thailand	23	19	24	33	26
Hong Kong	24	23	25	28	25
Russian Federation	25	8	15	36	24
Top 25 total1		1,504.7	1,960.5	2,789.4	2,179.9
U.S. total trade		1,717.6	2,287.6	3,611.0	2,615.7
Top 25 as % of total		87.6	85.7	77.0	83.3

Key: R = revised

¹Top 25 trading partners change each year. Totals represent the top 25 trading partners for each year, not necessarily the top 25 trading partners listed here for 2009.

Note:

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, TradeStats Express, available at www.ita.doc.gov/ as of August 9, 2010.

 

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