Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Table 2-8. Top 25 Trading Partners of the United States in Merchandise Trade: 2000, 2005, 2011, and 2012

Canada is this country's top trading partner followed by China and Mexico.  China's share of trade with the United States more than doubled between 2000 and 2012, from about 6 percent in 2000 to 14 percent in 2012.

Table 2-8

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Billions of current U.S. dollars

Partner	2012 Rank	2000	2005	2011	2012
Canada	1	406	499	596	616
China	2	116	285	503	536
Mexico	3	248	290	461	494
Japan	4	212	194	195	216
Germany	5	88	119	148	158
United Kingdom	6	85	90	107	110
South Korea	7	68	71	100	101
Brazil	8	29	40	75	76
Saudi Arabia	9	20	34	61	74
France	10	50	56	68	73
Taiwan	11	65	57	67	63
Netherlands	12	32	41	66	63
India	13	14	27	58	63
Venezuela	14	24	40	56	56
Italy	15	36	43	50	53
Switzerland	16	20	24	49	52
Singapore	17	37	36	50	51
Belgium	18	24	32	47	47
Hong Kong	19	26	25	41	43
Colombia	20	11	14	37	41
Ireland	21	24	38	47	41
Australia	22	19	23	38	41
Russian Federation	23	10	19	43	40
Malaysia	24	37	44	40	39
Thailand	25	23	27	36	37
Top 25 total1		1,747	2,188	3,042	3,182
U.S. total trade		1,997	2,575	3,688	3,821
Top 25 as % of total		87.5	84.9	82.5	83.3

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 2012.

Note:

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, TradeStats Express, available at http://tse.export.gov/TSE/TSEhome.aspx as of September 17, 2013.

 

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