Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Table 2-8. Top 25 Trading Partners of the United States in Merchandise Trade: 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2011

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 2011, from about 6 percent of total merchandise trade to 14 percent. More recently, between 2010 and 2011, the value of U.S. trade with Mexico grew by 17 percent.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Billions of current U.S. dollars

Partner	2011 Rank	2000	2005	2010	2011
Canada	1	406	499	527	596
China	2	116	285	457	503
Mexico	3	248	290	393	461
Japan	4	212	194	181	195
Germany	5	88	119	131	148
United Kingdom	6	85	90	98	107
South Korea	7	68	71	88	100
Brazil	8	29	40	59	75
France	9	50	56	65	68
Taiwan	10	65	57	62	67
Netherlands	11	32	41	54	66
Saudi Arabia	12	20	34	43	61
India	13	14	27	49	58
Venezuela	14	24	40	43	56
Singapore	15	37	36	46	50
Italy	16	36	43	43	50
Switzerland	17	20	24	40	49
Belgium	18	24	32	41	47
Ireland	19	24	38	41	47
Russian Federation	20	10	19	32	43
Hong Kong	21	26	25	31	41
Malaysia	22	37	44	40	40
Nigeria	23	11	26	35	39
Australia	24	19	23	30	38
Colombia	25	11	14	28	37
Top 25 total1		1,746.7	2,187.5	2,662.4	3,041.8
U.S. total trade		1,997.3	2,575.3	3,191.4	3,688.3
Top 25 as % of total		87.5	84.9	83.4	82.5

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 2011.

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 June 16, 2012.

 

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