U.S. MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE DEFICITS FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1990-2003
Billions of dollars
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DEFICITS Canada China Germany Japan Mexico Taiwan Total* GDP
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1990 -7.7 -10.4 -9.4 -41.1 -1.9 -11.2 -101.7 5735.6
1991 -5.9 -12.7 -4.8 -43.4 2.1 -9.8 -65.4 5930.4
1992 -8.0 -18.3 -7.6 -49.6 5.4 -9.3 -84.5 6218.6
1993 -10.8 -22.8 -9.6 -59.4 1.7 -8.9 -115.7 6558.4
1994 -14.5 -29.5 -12.5 -65.7 1.3 -9.6 -151.1 6944.6
1995 -17.1 -33.8 -14.4 -59.1 -15.8 -9.7 -158.8 7324.0
1996 -21.7 -39.5 -15.5 -47.6 -17.5 -11.4 -170.2 7694.6
1997 -16.4 -49.7 -18.7 -56.1 -14.5 -12.3 -181.5 8185.2
1998 -16.7 -56.9 -23.2 -64.0 -15.9 -15.0 -229.8 8663.9
1999 -32.0 -68.7 -28.3 -73.9 -22.8 -16.1 -330.0 9137.7
2000 -51.9 -83.8 -29.1 -81.6 -24.6 -16.1 -436.1 9718.8
2001 -52.8 -83.1 -29.1 -69.0 -30.0 -15.3 -411.9 10021.5
2002 -48.2 -103.1 -35.9 -70.0 -37.1 -13.8 -468.3 10336.6
2003 -51.7 -124.1 -39.3 -66.0 -40.6 -14.2 -532.4 10828.3
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IMPORTS Canada China Germany Japan Mexico Taiwan Total* GDP
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1990 91.4 15.2 28.2 89.7 30.2 22.7 495.3 5735.6
1991 91.1 19.0 26.1 91.5 31.1 23.0 487.1 5930.4
1992 98.6 25.7 28.8 97.4 35.2 24.6 532.7 6218.6
1993 111.2 31.5 28.6 107.2 39.9 25.1 580.5 6558.4
1994 128.9 38.8 31.7 119.1 49.5 26.7 663.8 6944.6
1995 144.4 45.5 36.8 123.5 62.1 29.0 743.5 7324.0
1996 155.9 51.5 38.9 115.2 74.3 29.9 795.3 7694.6
1997 168.2 62.6 43.1 121.7 85.9 32.6 870.7 8185.2
1998 173.3 71.2 49.8 121.8 94.6 33.1 911.9 8663.9
1999 198.3 81.8 55.1 131.4 109.7 35.2 1025.0 9137.7
2000 230.8 100.0 58.5 146.5 135.9 40.5 1218.0 9718.8
2001 216.3 102.3 59.1 126.5 131.3 33.4 1141.0 10021.5
2002 209.1 125.2 62.5 121.4 134.6 32.1 1161.4 10336.6
2003 221.6 152.4 68.1 118.0 138.1 31.6 1257.1 10828.3
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EXPORTS Canada China Germany Japan Mexico Taiwan Total* GDP
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1990 83.7 4.8 18.8 48.6 28.3 11.5 393.6 5735.6
1991 85.2 6.3 21.3 48.1 33.3 13.2 421.7 5930.4
1992 90.6 7.4 21.2 47.8 40.6 15.3 448.2 6218.6
1993 100.4 8.8 18.9 47.9 41.6 16.2 464.8 6558.4
1994 114.4 9.3 19.2 53.5 50.8 17.1 512.7 6944.6
1995 127.2 11.8 22.4 64.3 46.3 19.3 584.7 7324.0
1996 134.2 12.0 23.5 67.6 56.8 18.5 625.1 7694.6
1997 151.8 12.9 24.5 65.5 71.4 20.4 689.2 8185.2
1998 156.6 14.2 26.7 57.8 78.8 18.2 682.1 8663.9
1999 166.3 13.1 26.8 57.5 86.9 19.1 695.0 9137.7
2000 178.9 16.2 29.4 64.9 111.3 24.4 781.9 9718.8
2001 163.4 19.2 30.0 57.5 101.3 18.1 729.1 10021.5
2002 160.9 22.1 26.6 51.4 97.5 18.4 693.1 10336.6
2003 169.9 28.4 28.8 52.0 97.4 17.4 724.8 10828.3
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Percent of GDP
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DEFICITS Canada China Germany Japan Mexico Taiwan Total*
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1990 -0.13 -0.18 -0.16 -0.72 -0.03 -0.19 -1.77
1991 -0.10 -0.21 -0.08 -0.73 0.04 -0.17 -1.10
1992 -0.13 -0.29 -0.12 -0.80 0.09 -0.15 -1.36
1993 -0.16 -0.35 -0.15 -0.91 0.03 -0.14 -1.76
1994 -0.21 -0.42 -0.18 -0.95 0.02 -0.14 -2.18
1995 -0.23 -0.46 -0.20 -0.81 -0.22 -0.13 -2.17
1996 -0.28 -0.51 -0.20 -0.62 -0.23 -0.15 -2.21
1997 -0.20 -0.61 -0.23 -0.69 -0.18 -0.15 -2.22
1998 -0.19 -0.66 -0.27 -0.74 -0.18 -0.17 -2.65
1999 -0.35 -0.75 -0.31 -0.81 -0.25 -0.18 -3.61
2000 -0.53 -0.86 -0.30 -0.84 -0.25 -0.17 -4.49
2001 -0.53 -0.83 -0.29 -0.69 -0.30 -0.15 -4.11
2002 -0.47 -1.00 -0.35 -0.68 -0.36 -0.13 -4.53
2003 -0.48 -1.15 -0.36 -0.61 -0.38 -0.13 -4.92
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IMPORTS Canada China Germany Japan Mexico Taiwan Total*
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1990 1.59 0.27 0.49 1.56 0.53 0.40 8.64
1991 1.54 0.32 0.44 1.54 0.52 0.39 8.21
1992 1.59 0.41 0.46 1.57 0.57 0.40 8.57
1993 1.70 0.48 0.44 1.64 0.61 0.38 8.85
1994 1.86 0.56 0.46 1.72 0.71 0.38 9.56
1995 1.97 0.62 0.50 1.69 0.85 0.40 10.15
1996 2.03 0.67 0.51 1.50 0.97 0.39 10.34
1997 2.05 0.76 0.53 1.49 1.05 0.40 10.64
1998 2.00 0.82 0.58 1.41 1.09 0.38 10.53
1999 2.17 0.90 0.60 1.44 1.20 0.39 11.22
2000 2.38 1.03 0.60 1.51 1.40 0.42 12.53
2001 2.16 1.02 0.59 1.26 1.31 0.33 11.39
2002 2.02 1.21 0.60 1.17 1.30 0.31 11.24
2003 2.05 1.41 0.63 1.09 1.27 0.29 11.61
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EXPORTS Canada China Germany Japan Mexico Taiwan Total*
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1990 1.46 0.08 0.33 0.85 0.49 0.20 6.86
1991 1.44 0.11 0.36 0.81 0.56 0.22 7.11
1992 1.46 0.12 0.34 0.77 0.65 0.25 7.21
1993 1.53 0.13 0.29 0.73 0.63 0.25 7.09
1994 1.65 0.13 0.28 0.77 0.73 0.25 7.38
1995 1.74 0.16 0.31 0.88 0.63 0.26 7.98
1996 1.74 0.16 0.31 0.88 0.74 0.24 8.12
1997 1.85 0.16 0.30 0.80 0.87 0.25 8.42
1998 1.81 0.16 0.31 0.67 0.91 0.21 7.87
1999 1.82 0.14 0.29 0.63 0.95 0.21 7.61
2000 1.84 0.17 0.30 0.67 1.15 0.25 8.05
2001 1.63 0.19 0.30 0.57 1.01 0.18 7.28
2002 1.56 0.21 0.26 0.50 0.94 0.18 6.71
2003 1.57 0.26 0.27 0.48 0.90 0.16 6.69
* Total refers to all countries, not just the selected six.
Note: The six selected countries are those with which the U.S. had the largest
trade deficits in 2001. In 2003, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, and Venezuela
surpassed Taiwan with trade deficits of 18.1, 14.9, 14.5, and 14.3 billion
dollars, respectively. The largest trade surplus in 2003 was $9.7 billion
with the Netherlands.
Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States 1995, No. 1341 (1990-1994),
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2000, No. 1328 (1995-1999),
(http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html);
Report FT900 - Final 2000, Bureau of the Census, Exhibit 13;
Report FT900 - Final 2001, Bureau of the Census, Exhibit 13;
Report FT900 - Final 2002, Bureau of the Census, Exhibit 13;
Report FT900 - Final 2003, Bureau of the Census, Exhibit 13;
Budget of the United States Government, FY 2004, Historical Table 10.1
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