Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 1790-2006 (Annual Values)
MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1790-2006
(billions of dollars)
Merchan- Merchan-
General dise GDP General dise GDP
Year Imports Exports Balance ($bil) Year Imports Exports Balance ($bil)
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1790 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.19 1900 0.85 1.39 0.55 20.7
1791 0.03 0.02 -0.01 0.21 1901 0.82 1.49 0.67 22.4
1792 0.03 0.02 -0.01 0.22 1902 0.90 1.38 0.48 24.2
1793 0.03 0.03 -0.01 0.25 1903 1.03 1.42 0.39 26.1
1794 0.04 0.03 0.00 0.31 1904 0.99 1.46 0.47 25.8
1795 0.07 0.05 -0.02 0.38 1905 1.12 1.52 0.40 28.9
1796 0.08 0.06 -0.02 0.41 1906 1.23 1.74 0.52 30.9
1797 0.08 0.05 -0.02 0.41 1907 1.43 1.88 0.45 34.0
1798 0.07 0.06 -0.01 0.41 1908 1.19 1.86 0.67 30.3
1799 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.44 1909 1.31 1.66 0.35 32.2
1800 0.09 0.07 -0.02 0.48 1910 1.56 1.75 0.19 33.4
1801 0.11 0.09 -0.02 0.51 1911 1.53 2.05 0.52 34.3
1802 0.08 0.07 0.00 0.45 1912 1.65 2.20 0.55 37.4
1803 0.07 0.06 -0.01 0.48 1913 1.81 2.47 0.65 39.1
1804 0.09 0.08 -0.01 0.53 1914 1.89 2.37 0.47 36.5
1805 0.12 0.10 -0.03 0.56 1915 1.67 2.77 1.09 38.7
1806 0.13 0.10 -0.03 0.61 1916 2.39 5.48 3.09 49.6
1807 0.14 0.11 -0.03 0.58 1917 2.95 6.23 3.28 59.7
1808 0.06 0.02 -0.04 0.64 1918 3.03 6.15 3.12 75.8
1809 0.06 0.05 -0.01 0.68 1919 3.90 7.92 4.02 78.3
1810 0.09 0.07 -0.02 0.70 1920 5.28 8.23 2.95 88.4
1811 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.76 1921 2.51 4.49 1.98 73.6
1812 0.08 0.04 -0.04 0.78 1922 3.11 3.83 0.72 73.4
1813 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.96 1923 3.79 4.17 0.38 85.4
1814 0.01 0.01 -0.01 1.06 1924 3.61 4.59 0.98 87.0
1815 0.11 0.05 -0.06 0.91 1925 4.23 4.91 0.68 90.6
1816 0.15 0.08 -0.07 0.81 1926 4.43 4.81 0.38 97.0
1817 0.10 0.09 -0.01 0.76 1927 4.19 4.87 0.68 95.5
1818 0.12 0.09 -0.03 0.72 1928 4.09 5.13 1.04 97.4
1819 0.09 0.07 -0.02 0.72 1929 4.40 5.24 0.84 103.6
1820 0.07 0.07 -0.01 0.70 1930 3.06 3.84 0.78 91.2
1821 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.73 1931 2.09 2.42 0.33 76.5
1822 0.08 0.06 -0.02 0.80 1932 1.32 1.61 0.29 58.7
1823 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.75 1933 1.45 1.68 0.23 56.4
1824 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.75 1934 1.66 2.13 0.48 66.0
1825 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.81 1935 2.05 2.28 0.24 73.3
1826 0.08 0.07 -0.01 0.86 1936 2.42 2.46 0.03 83.8
1827 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.91 1937 3.08 3.35 0.27 91.9
1828 0.08 0.06 -0.02 0.89 1938 1.96 3.09 1.13 86.1
1829 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.92 1939 2.32 3.18 0.86 92.2
1830 0.06 0.07 0.01 1.01 1940 2.63 4.02 1.40 101.4
1831 0.10 0.07 -0.02 1.04 1941 3.35 5.15 1.80 126.7
1832 0.10 0.08 -0.01 1.12 1942 2.76 8.08 5.32 161.9
1833 0.10 0.09 -0.01 1.14 1943 3.38 12.97 9.58 198.6
1834 0.11 0.10 -0.01 1.20 1944 3.93 14.26 10.33 219.8
1835 0.14 0.12 -0.02 1.32 1945 4.16 9.81 5.65 223.1
1836 0.18 0.12 -0.05 1.46 1946 4.94 9.74 4.80 222.3
1837 0.13 0.11 -0.02 1.54 1947 5.76 14.43 8.67 244.2
1838 0.10 0.11 0.01 1.58 1948 7.12 12.65 5.53 269.2
1839 0.16 0.11 -0.04 1.65 1949 6.62 12.05 5.43 267.3
1840 0.10 0.12 0.03 1.55 1950 8.85 10.28 1.42 293.8
1841 0.12 0.11 -0.01 1.63 1951 10.97 15.03 4.07 339.3
1842 0.10 0.10 0.00 1.60 1952 10.72 15.20 4.48 358.3
1843 0.04 0.08 0.04 1.55 1953 10.87 15.77 4.90 379.4
1844 0.10 0.11 0.00 1.69 1954 10.22 15.11 4.89 380.4
1845 0.11 0.11 -0.01 1.84 1955 11.38 15.55 4.16 414.8
1846 0.12 0.11 -0.01 2.04 1956 12.62 19.09 6.48 437.5
1847 0.12 0.16 0.03 2.39 1957 12.98 20.85 7.87 461.1
1848 0.15 0.14 -0.01 2.41 1958 12.79 17.91 5.12 467.2
1849 0.14 0.14 0.00 2.40 1959 15.21 17.63 2.43 506.6
1850 0.17 0.14 -0.03 2.56 1960 14.76 19.65 4.89 526.4
1851 0.21 0.19 -0.02 2.70 1961 14.54 20.11 5.57 544.7
1852 0.21 0.17 -0.04 3.04 1962 16.26 20.78 4.52 585.6
1853 0.26 0.20 -0.06 3.28 1963 17.05 22.27 5.22 617.7
1854 0.30 0.24 -0.06 3.68 1964 18.70 25.50 6.80 663.6
1855 0.26 0.22 -0.04 3.94 1965 21.51 26.46 4.95 719.1
1856 0.31 0.28 -0.03 4.00 1966 25.49 29.31 3.82 787.8
1857 0.35 0.29 -0.06 4.13 1967 26.87 30.67 3.80 832.6
1858 0.26 0.27 0.01 4.05 1968 32.99 33.63 0.64 910.0
1859 0.33 0.29 -0.04 4.38 1969 35.81 36.41 0.61 984.6
1860 0.35 0.33 -0.02 4.32 1970 39.87 42.47 2.60 1038.5
1861 0.29 0.22 -0.07 4.58 1971 45.58 43.32 -2.26 1127.1
1862 0.19 0.19 0.00 5.76 1972 55.80 49.38 -6.42 1238.3
1863 0.24 0.20 -0.04 7.60 1973 70.50 71.41 0.91 1382.7
1864 0.32 0.16 -0.16 9.43 1974 103.81 98.31 -5.51 1500.0
1865 0.24 0.17 -0.07 9.86 1975 98.19 107.09 8.90 1638.3
1866 0.44 0.35 -0.09 8.98 1976 124.23 114.75 -9.48 1825.3
1867 0.40 0.30 -0.10 8.33 1977 151.91 120.82 -31.09 2030.9
1868 0.36 0.28 -0.08 8.14 1978 176.00 142.08 -33.93 2294.7
1869 0.42 0.29 -0.13 7.85 1979 212.01 184.44 -27.57 2563.3
1870 0.44 0.39 -0.04 7.79 1980 249.75 224.25 -25.50 2789.5
1871 0.52 0.44 -0.08 7.68 1981 265.07 237.04 -28.02 3128.4
1872 0.63 0.44 -0.18 8.21 1982 247.64 211.16 -36.49 3255.0
1873 0.64 0.52 -0.12 8.68 1983 268.90 201.80 -67.10 3536.7
1874 0.57 0.59 0.02 8.43 1984 332.42 219.93 -112.49 3933.2
1875 0.53 0.51 -0.02 8.05 1985 338.09 215.92 -122.17 4220.3
1876 0.46 0.54 0.08 8.21 1986 368.43 223.34 -145.08 4462.8
1877 0.45 0.60 0.15 8.27 1987 409.77 250.21 -159.56 4739.5
1878 0.44 0.70 0.26 8.31 1988 447.19 320.23 -126.96 5103.8
1879 0.45 0.71 0.27 9.36 1989 477.67 359.92 -117.75 5484.4
1880 0.67 0.84 0.17 10.40 1990 498.44 387.40 -111.04 5803.1
1881 0.64 0.90 0.26 11.60 1991 491.02 414.08 -76.94 5995.9
1882 0.73 0.75 0.03 12.20 1992 536.53 439.63 -96.90 6337.7
1883 0.72 0.82 0.10 12.30 1993 589.39 456.94 -132.45 6657.4
1884 0.67 0.74 0.07 11.80 1994 668.69 502.86 -165.83 7072.2
1885 0.58 0.74 0.17 11.40 1995 749.37 575.20 -174.17 7397.7
1886 0.64 0.68 0.04 12.00 1996 803.11 612.11 -191.00 7816.9
1887 0.69 0.72 0.02 13.00 1997 876.79 678.37 -198.43 8304.3
1888 0.72 0.70 -0.03 13.80 1998 918.64 670.42 -248.22 8747.0
1889 0.75 0.74 0.00 13.80 1999 1031.78 683.97 -347.82 9268.4
1890 0.79 0.86 0.07 15.20 2000 1226.68 771.99 -454.69 9817.0
1891 0.85 0.88 0.04 15.50 2001 1148.23 718.71 -429.52 10128.0
1892 0.83 1.03 0.20 16.40 2002 1167.38 682.42 -484.96 10469.6
1893 0.87 0.85 -0.02 15.50 2003 1264.31 713.42 -550.89 10960.8
1894 0.66 0.89 0.24 14.20 2004 1477.09 807.52 -669.58 11712.5
1895 0.73 0.81 0.08 15.60 2005 1681.78 894.63 -787.15 12455.8
1896 0.78 0.88 0.10 15.40 2006 1861.38 1023.11 -838.27 13246.6
1897 0.77 1.05 0.29 16.10
1898 0.62 1.23 0.62 18.20
1899 0.70 1.23 0.53 19.50
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U.S. IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1960-2006
(billions of dollars)
Merchan- Goods & Goods & Goods & Current Unilatrl
General dise Services Services Services Account Income Current
Year Imports Exports Balance Imports Exports Balance Balance Balance Xfers GDP
---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
1960 14.8 19.7 4.9 22.4 25.9 3.5 2.8 3.4 -4.1 526.4
1961 14.5 20.1 5.6 22.2 26.4 4.2 3.8 3.8 -4.1 544.7
1962 16.3 20.8 4.5 24.4 27.7 3.4 3.4 4.3 -4.3 585.6
1963 17.0 22.3 5.2 25.4 29.6 4.2 4.4 4.6 -4.4 617.7
1964 18.7 25.5 6.8 27.3 33.3 6.0 6.8 5.0 -4.2 663.6
1965 21.5 26.5 5.0 30.6 35.3 4.7 5.4 5.4 -4.6 719.1
1966 25.5 29.3 3.8 36.0 38.9 2.9 3.0 5.0 -5.0 787.8
1967 26.9 30.7 3.8 38.7 41.3 2.6 2.6 5.3 -5.3 832.6
1968 33.0 33.6 0.6 45.3 45.5 0.3 0.6 6.0 -5.6 910.0
1969 35.8 36.4 0.6 49.1 49.2 0.1 0.4 6.0 -5.7 984.6
1970 39.9 42.5 2.6 54.4 56.6 2.3 2.3 6.2 -6.2 1038.5
1971 45.6 43.3 -2.3 61.0 59.7 -1.3 -1.4 7.3 -7.4 1127.1
1972 55.8 49.4 -6.4 72.7 67.2 -5.4 -5.8 8.2 -8.5 1238.3
1973 70.5 71.4 0.9 89.3 91.2 1.9 7.1 12.2 -6.9 1382.7
1974 103.8 98.3 -5.5 125.2 120.9 -4.3 2.0 15.5 -9.2 1500.0
1975 98.2 107.1 8.9 120.2 132.6 12.4 18.1 12.8 -7.1 1638.3
1976 124.2 114.7 -9.5 148.8 142.7 -6.1 4.3 16.1 -5.7 1825.3
1977 151.9 120.8 -31.1 179.5 152.3 -27.2 -14.3 18.1 -5.2 2030.9
1978 176.0 142.1 -33.9 208.2 178.4 -29.8 -15.1 20.4 -5.8 2294.7
1979 212.0 184.4 -27.6 248.7 224.1 -24.6 -0.3 30.9 -6.6 2563.3
1980 249.8 224.3 -25.5 291.2 271.8 -19.4 2.3 30.1 -8.3 2789.5
1981 265.1 237.0 -28.0 310.6 294.4 -16.2 5.0 32.9 -11.7 3128.4
1982 247.6 211.2 -36.5 299.4 275.2 -24.2 -5.5 35.2 -16.5 3255.0
1983 268.9 201.8 -67.1 323.9 266.1 -57.8 -38.7 36.4 -17.3 3536.7
1984 332.4 219.9 -112.5 400.2 291.1 -109.1 -94.3 35.1 -20.3 3933.2
1985 338.1 215.9 -122.2 411.0 289.1 -121.9 -118.2 25.7 -22.0 4220.3
1986 368.4 223.3 -145.1 448.6 310.0 -138.5 -147.2 15.5 -24.1 4462.8
1987 409.8 250.2 -159.6 500.6 348.9 -151.7 -160.7 14.3 -23.3 4739.5
1988 447.2 320.2 -127.0 545.7 431.1 -114.6 -121.2 18.7 -25.3 5103.8
1989 477.7 359.9 -117.7 580.1 487.0 -93.1 -99.5 19.8 -26.2 5484.4
1990 498.4 387.4 -111.0 616.1 535.2 -80.9 -79.0 28.6 -26.7 5803.1
1991 491.0 414.1 -76.9 609.5 578.3 -31.1 2.9 24.1 9.9 5995.9
1992 536.5 439.6 -96.9 656.1 616.9 -39.2 -50.1 24.2 -35.1 6337.7
1993 589.4 456.9 -132.5 713.2 642.9 -70.3 -84.8 25.3 -39.8 6657.4
1994 668.7 502.9 -165.8 801.7 703.3 -98.5 -121.6 17.1 -40.3 7072.2
1995 749.4 575.2 -174.2 890.8 794.4 -96.4 -113.6 20.9 -38.1 7397.7
1996 803.1 612.1 -191.0 955.7 851.6 -104.1 -124.8 22.3 -43.0 7816.9
1997 876.8 678.4 -198.4 1042.7 934.5 -108.3 -140.7 12.6 -45.1 8304.3
1998 918.6 670.4 -248.2 1099.3 933.2 -166.1 -215.1 4.3 -53.2 8747.0
1999 1031.8 684.0 -347.8 1231.0 965.9 -265.1 -301.6 13.9 -50.4 9268.4
2000 1226.7 772.0 -454.7 1450.4 1070.6 -379.8 -417.4 21.1 -58.6 9817.0
2001 1148.2 718.7 -429.5 1370.0 1004.9 -365.1 -384.7 31.7 -51.3 10128.0
2002 1167.4 682.4 -485.0 1398.4 974.7 -423.7 -459.6 27.7 -63.6 10469.6
2003 1264.3 713.4 -550.9 1514.7 1017.8 -496.9 -522.1 45.4 -70.6 10960.8
2004 1477.1 807.5 -669.6 1769.3 1157.3 -612.1 -640.1 56.4 -84.4 11712.5
2005 1681.8 894.6 -787.1 1997.4 1283.1 -714.4 -754.8 48.1 -88.5 12455.8
2006 1861.4 1023.1 -838.3 2204.2 1445.7 -758.5 -811.5 36.6 -89.6 13246.6
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MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1790-2006
(percent of GDP)
Merchan- Merchan-
General dise GDP General dise GDP
Year Imports Exports Balance ($bil) Year Imports Exports Balance ($bil)
---- ------- ------- ------- ------- ---- ------- ------- ------- -------
1790 12.105 10.526 -1.579 0.19 1900 4.106 6.734 2.633 20.7
1791 13.810 9.048 -4.762 0.21 1901 3.674 6.643 2.969 22.4
1792 14.545 9.545 -5.000 0.22 1902 3.731 5.711 1.975 24.2
1793 12.400 10.400 -2.000 0.25 1903 3.931 5.441 1.510 26.1
1794 11.290 10.645 -0.645 0.31 1904 3.841 5.663 1.822 25.8
1795 18.421 12.632 -5.789 0.38 1905 3.869 5.256 1.388 28.9
1796 19.756 14.390 -5.610 0.41 1906 3.971 5.644 1.673 30.9
1797 18.293 12.439 -5.854 0.41 1907 4.218 5.532 1.312 34.0
1798 16.829 14.878 -1.707 0.41 1908 3.941 6.142 2.198 30.3
1799 17.955 17.955 0.000 0.44 1909 4.075 5.165 1.090 32.2
1800 18.958 14.792 -4.167 0.48 1910 4.662 5.225 0.563 33.4
1801 21.765 18.235 -3.529 0.51 1911 4.452 5.974 1.522 34.3
1802 16.889 16.000 -0.889 0.45 1912 4.420 5.893 1.473 37.4
1803 13.542 11.667 -1.875 0.48 1913 4.637 6.307 1.670 39.1
1804 16.038 14.717 -1.321 0.53 1914 5.189 6.479 1.290 36.5
1805 21.607 17.143 -4.464 0.56 1915 4.326 7.155 2.827 38.7
1806 21.148 16.721 -4.590 0.61 1916 4.823 11.054 6.232 49.6
1807 23.966 18.621 -5.172 0.58 1917 4.945 10.442 5.496 59.7
1808 8.906 3.438 -5.469 0.64 1918 3.999 8.112 4.113 75.8
1809 8.676 7.647 -1.029 0.68 1919 4.986 10.115 5.129 78.3
1810 12.143 9.571 -2.714 0.70 1920 5.971 9.308 3.337 88.4
1811 6.974 8.026 1.053 0.76 1921 3.409 6.094 2.685 73.6
1812 9.872 5.000 -5.000 0.78 1922 4.241 5.221 0.980 73.4
1813 2.292 2.917 0.625 0.96 1923 4.440 4.879 0.439 85.4
1814 1.226 0.660 -0.566 1.06 1924 4.149 5.277 1.128 87.0
1815 12.418 5.824 -6.593 0.91 1925 4.666 5.419 0.754 90.6
1816 18.148 10.123 -8.025 0.81 1926 4.568 4.958 0.390 97.0
1817 13.026 11.579 -1.579 0.76 1927 4.382 5.094 0.713 95.5
1818 16.944 12.917 -3.889 0.72 1928 4.200 5.265 1.065 97.4
1819 12.083 9.722 -2.361 0.72 1929 4.246 5.059 0.813 103.6
1820 10.571 10.000 -0.714 0.70 1930 3.356 4.214 0.857 91.2
1821 7.534 7.534 0.000 0.73 1931 2.733 3.169 0.437 76.5
1822 10.000 7.625 -2.375 0.80 1932 2.254 2.744 0.491 58.7
1823 9.600 9.067 -0.533 0.75 1933 2.571 2.970 0.399 56.4
1824 9.600 9.200 -0.400 0.75 1934 2.508 3.232 0.724 66.0
1825 11.111 11.235 0.123 0.81 1935 2.793 3.115 0.321 73.3
1826 9.070 8.488 -0.581 0.86 1936 2.891 2.931 0.039 83.8
1827 7.802 8.132 0.330 0.91 1937 3.356 3.644 0.288 91.9
1828 9.101 7.191 -1.910 0.89 1938 2.276 3.593 1.317 86.1
1829 7.283 7.283 0.000 0.92 1939 2.514 3.446 0.932 92.2
1830 6.238 7.129 0.891 1.01 1940 2.589 3.965 1.377 101.4
1831 9.231 6.923 -2.308 1.04 1941 2.640 4.062 1.422 126.7
1832 8.482 7.321 -1.250 1.12 1942 1.702 4.990 3.288 161.9
1833 8.860 7.719 -1.228 1.14 1943 1.702 6.528 4.825 198.6
1834 9.083 8.500 -0.500 1.20 1944 1.788 6.487 4.700 219.8
1835 10.379 8.712 -1.667 1.32 1945 1.864 4.395 2.531 223.1
1836 12.123 8.493 -3.562 1.46 1946 2.223 4.381 2.157 222.3
1837 8.442 7.208 -1.234 1.54 1947 2.357 5.909 3.552 244.2
1838 6.076 6.646 0.570 1.58 1948 2.646 4.700 2.054 269.2
1839 9.455 6.788 -2.667 1.65 1949 2.477 4.508 2.031 267.3
1840 6.323 8.000 1.613 1.55 1950 3.013 3.497 0.484 293.8
1841 7.546 6.871 -0.675 1.63 1951 3.232 4.430 1.198 339.3
1842 6.000 6.250 0.250 1.60 1952 2.991 4.243 1.251 358.3
1843 2.710 5.355 2.581 1.55 1953 2.866 4.158 1.292 379.4
1844 6.095 6.272 0.178 1.69 1954 2.685 3.972 1.287 380.4
1845 6.141 5.761 -0.380 1.84 1955 2.744 3.748 1.004 414.8
1846 5.784 5.392 -0.392 2.04 1956 2.883 4.363 1.480 437.5
1847 5.105 6.569 1.423 2.39 1957 2.815 4.522 1.706 461.1
1848 6.183 5.726 -0.415 2.41 1958 2.738 3.833 1.095 467.2
1849 5.875 5.833 -0.042 2.40 1959 3.002 3.481 0.479 506.6
1850 6.797 5.625 -1.133 2.56 1960 2.804 3.733 0.929 526.4
1851 7.815 7.000 -0.815 2.70 1961 2.669 3.692 1.023 544.7
1852 6.809 5.493 -1.316 3.04 1962 2.777 3.549 0.772 585.6
1853 8.049 6.189 -1.829 3.28 1963 2.760 3.606 0.846 617.7
1854 8.098 6.440 -1.658 3.68 1964 2.818 3.843 1.025 663.6
1855 6.548 5.558 -0.990 3.94 1965 2.991 3.680 0.688 719.1
1856 7.750 7.025 -0.725 4.00 1966 3.236 3.720 0.485 787.8
1857 8.426 7.119 -1.332 4.13 1967 3.227 3.683 0.456 832.6
1858 6.494 6.716 0.222 4.05 1968 3.625 3.695 0.070 910.0
1859 7.557 6.689 -0.868 4.38 1969 3.637 3.698 0.062 984.6
1860 8.194 7.731 -0.463 4.32 1970 3.839 4.089 0.251 1038.5
1861 6.310 4.803 -1.528 4.58 1971 4.044 3.843 -0.201 1127.1
1862 3.281 3.316 0.017 5.76 1972 4.506 3.988 -0.518 1238.3
1863 3.197 2.684 -0.513 7.60 1973 5.099 5.165 0.066 1382.7
1864 3.351 1.686 -1.676 9.43 1974 6.921 6.554 -0.367 1500.0
1865 2.424 1.684 -0.740 9.86 1975 5.993 6.537 0.543 1638.3
1866 4.844 3.886 -0.958 8.98 1976 6.806 6.286 -0.520 1825.3
1867 4.754 3.541 -1.212 8.33 1977 7.480 5.949 -1.531 2030.9
1868 4.386 3.464 -0.921 8.14 1978 7.670 6.191 -1.478 2294.7
1869 5.325 3.643 -1.669 7.85 1979 8.271 7.195 -1.075 2563.3
1870 5.597 5.045 -0.552 7.79 1980 8.953 8.039 -0.914 2789.5
1871 6.771 5.768 -1.003 7.68 1981 8.473 7.577 -0.896 3128.4
1872 7.637 5.408 -2.217 8.21 1982 7.608 6.487 -1.121 3255.0
1873 7.396 6.014 -1.382 8.68 1983 7.603 5.706 -1.897 3536.7
1874 6.726 6.951 0.225 8.43 1984 8.452 5.592 -2.860 3933.2
1875 6.621 6.373 -0.248 8.05 1985 8.011 5.116 -2.895 4220.3
1876 5.615 6.577 0.974 8.21 1986 8.255 5.005 -3.251 4462.8
1877 5.453 7.279 1.826 8.27 1987 8.646 5.279 -3.367 4739.5
1878 5.259 8.363 3.105 8.31 1988 8.762 6.274 -2.488 5103.8
1879 4.765 7.585 2.831 9.36 1989 8.710 6.563 -2.147 5484.4
1880 6.423 8.038 1.615 10.40 1990 8.589 6.676 -1.913 5803.1
1881 5.543 7.776 2.241 11.60 1991 8.189 6.906 -1.283 5995.9
1882 5.943 6.156 0.213 12.20 1992 8.466 6.937 -1.529 6337.7
1883 5.878 6.699 0.821 12.30 1993 8.853 6.864 -1.990 6657.4
1884 5.661 6.280 0.619 11.80 1994 9.455 7.110 -2.345 7072.2
1885 5.070 6.509 1.447 11.40 1995 10.130 7.775 -2.354 7397.7
1886 5.292 5.667 0.367 12.00 1996 10.274 7.831 -2.443 7816.9
1887 5.323 5.508 0.185 13.00 1997 10.558 8.169 -2.389 8304.3
1888 5.246 5.043 -0.203 13.80 1998 10.502 7.665 -2.838 8747.0
1889 5.399 5.377 -0.022 13.80 1999 11.132 7.380 -3.753 9268.4
1890 5.191 5.645 0.454 15.20 2000 12.496 7.864 -4.632 9817.0
1891 5.452 5.703 0.258 15.50 2001 11.337 7.096 -4.241 10128.0
1892 5.043 6.280 1.238 16.40 2002 11.150 6.518 -4.632 10469.6
1893 5.587 5.471 -0.123 15.50 2003 11.535 6.509 -5.026 10960.8
1894 4.613 6.282 1.669 14.20 2004 12.611 6.894 -5.717 11712.5
1895 4.692 5.179 0.487 15.60 2005 13.502 7.182 -6.320 12455.8
1896 5.065 5.734 0.669 15.40 2006 14.052 7.724 -6.328 13246.6
1897 4.752 6.528 1.776 16.10
1898 3.385 6.764 3.379 18.20
1899 3.574 6.292 2.718 19.50
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U.S. IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1960-2006
(percent of GDP)
Merchan- Goods & Goods & Goods & Current Unilatrl
General dise Services Services Services Account Income Current GDP
Year Imports Exports Balance Imports Exports Balance Balance Balance Xfers ($bil)
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1960 2.804 3.733 0.929 4.261 4.928 0.666 0.536 0.642 -0.772 526.4
1961 2.669 3.692 1.023 4.077 4.847 0.770 0.702 0.689 -0.758 544.7
1962 2.777 3.549 0.772 4.158 4.734 0.575 0.578 0.733 -0.730 585.6
1963 2.760 3.606 0.846 4.114 4.795 0.682 0.715 0.744 -0.711 617.7
1964 2.818 3.843 1.025 4.117 5.024 0.907 1.028 0.760 -0.639 663.6
1965 2.991 3.680 0.688 4.258 4.907 0.649 0.755 0.744 -0.637 719.1
1966 3.236 3.720 0.485 4.568 4.941 0.373 0.385 0.641 -0.629 787.8
1967 3.227 3.683 0.456 4.652 4.964 0.313 0.310 0.633 -0.636 832.6
1968 3.625 3.695 0.070 4.977 5.005 0.027 0.067 0.658 -0.619 910.0
1969 3.637 3.698 0.062 4.990 4.999 0.009 0.041 0.614 -0.582 984.6
1970 3.839 4.089 0.251 5.237 5.454 0.217 0.224 0.600 -0.593 1038.5
1971 4.044 3.843 -0.201 5.410 5.295 -0.116 -0.127 0.645 -0.657 1127.1
1972 4.506 3.988 -0.518 5.868 5.429 -0.440 -0.468 0.662 -0.690 1238.3
1973 5.099 5.165 0.066 6.461 6.599 0.137 0.516 0.879 -0.500 1382.7
1974 6.921 6.554 -0.367 8.346 8.060 -0.286 0.131 1.034 -0.617 1500.0
1975 5.993 6.537 0.543 7.336 8.093 0.757 1.106 0.781 -0.432 1638.3
1976 6.806 6.286 -0.520 8.152 7.819 -0.333 0.235 0.880 -0.312 1825.3
1977 7.480 5.949 -1.531 8.841 7.499 -1.342 -0.706 0.893 -0.257 2030.9
1978 7.670 6.191 -1.478 9.073 7.776 -1.297 -0.660 0.889 -0.252 2294.7
1979 8.271 7.195 -1.075 9.702 8.744 -0.958 -0.011 1.204 -0.257 2563.3
1980 8.953 8.039 -0.914 10.441 9.745 -0.696 0.083 1.078 -0.299 2789.5
1981 8.473 7.577 -0.896 9.927 9.410 -0.517 0.161 1.052 -0.374 3128.4
1982 7.608 6.487 -1.121 9.198 8.456 -0.742 -0.170 1.080 -0.508 3255.0
1983 7.603 5.706 -1.897 9.158 7.524 -1.633 -1.094 1.029 -0.489 3536.7
1984 8.452 5.592 -2.860 10.174 7.401 -2.773 -2.399 0.891 -0.517 3933.2
1985 8.011 5.116 -2.895 9.737 6.850 -2.888 -2.800 0.610 -0.521 4220.3
1986 8.255 5.005 -3.251 10.051 6.947 -3.104 -3.298 0.347 -0.541 4462.8
1987 8.646 5.279 -3.367 10.561 7.361 -3.200 -3.390 0.302 -0.491 4739.5
1988 8.762 6.274 -2.488 10.692 8.448 -2.245 -2.374 0.366 -0.495 5103.8
1989 8.710 6.563 -2.147 10.578 8.880 -1.698 -1.814 0.361 -0.477 5484.4
1990 8.589 6.676 -1.913 10.617 9.223 -1.393 -1.361 0.492 -0.459 5803.1
1991 8.189 6.906 -1.283 10.165 9.646 -0.519 0.048 0.402 0.165 5995.9
1992 8.466 6.937 -1.529 10.352 9.734 -0.619 -0.790 0.382 -0.554 6337.7
1993 8.853 6.864 -1.990 10.713 9.656 -1.056 -1.274 0.380 -0.598 6657.4
1994 9.455 7.110 -2.345 11.337 9.944 -1.393 -1.720 0.242 -0.569 7072.2
1995 10.130 7.775 -2.354 12.041 10.738 -1.303 -1.535 0.282 -0.515 7397.7
1996 10.274 7.831 -2.443 12.226 10.894 -1.331 -1.596 0.286 -0.550 7816.9
1997 10.558 8.169 -2.389 12.556 11.253 -1.304 -1.695 0.152 -0.543 8304.3
1998 10.502 7.665 -2.838 12.568 10.669 -1.899 -2.459 0.049 -0.608 8747.0
1999 11.132 7.380 -3.753 13.281 10.421 -2.860 -3.254 0.150 -0.544 9268.4
2000 12.496 7.864 -4.632 14.775 10.906 -3.869 -4.252 0.214 -0.597 9817.0
2001 11.337 7.096 -4.241 13.527 9.922 -3.605 -3.798 0.313 -0.506 10128.0
2002 11.150 6.518 -4.632 13.357 9.310 -4.047 -4.390 0.264 -0.607 10469.6
2003 11.535 6.509 -5.026 13.819 9.285 -4.534 -4.763 0.414 -0.644 10960.8
2004 12.611 6.894 -5.717 15.106 9.880 -5.226 -5.466 0.481 -0.721 11712.5
2005 13.502 7.182 -6.320 16.036 10.301 -5.735 -6.060 0.386 -0.711 12455.8
2006 14.052 7.724 -6.328 16.640 10.914 -5.726 -6.126 0.277 -0.676 13246.6
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Note: The Current Account Balance equals the Goods and Services Balance plus the
Income Balance plus Unilateral Current Transfers, net.
Source: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, Bureau of Economic Analysis;
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Series U 190,193,196 (1940-1959);
Current-dollar and real GDP (1929-2005);
Nominal GDP (1800-1928)
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