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Top Trading Partners - March 2018

Trade in goods on a Census Basis, in billions of dollars, unrevised.

For a full list of all trading partners and their rankings, see supplemental exhibit 4 in the FT-900.

Total Trade | Exports | Imports | Surpluses | Deficits


March Total Trade

Rank Country Exports Imports Total Trade Percent of Total Trade
--- Total, All Countries 149.1 208.1 357.2 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 106.9 159.7 266.7 74.7%
1 Canada
27.1 26.8 53.9 15.1%
2 Mexico
21.9 30.0 51.9 14.5%
3 China
12.4 38.3 50.6 14.2%
4 Japan
6.5 12.9 19.4 5.4%
5 Germany
5.7 10.9 16.6 4.6%
6 United Kingdom
6.8 5.2 12.0 3.3%
7 Korea, South
5.1 6.2 11.3 3.2%
8 France
3.1 4.7 7.8 2.2%
9 India
2.9 4.3 7.3 2.0%
10 Italy
2.1 4.4 6.5 1.8%
11 Netherlands
4.3 1.9 6.2 1.7%
12 Ireland
1.1 5.1 6.2 1.7%
13 Taiwan
2.4 3.5 5.9 1.6%
14 Brazil
3.3 2.4 5.7 1.6%
15 Switzerland
2.3 3.4 5.6 1.6%

March Exports

Rank Country Exports Percent of Total Exports
--- Total, All Countries 149.1 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 111.0 74.5%
1 Canada
27.1 18.2%
2 Mexico
21.9 14.7%
3 China
12.4 8.3%
4 United Kingdom
6.8 4.5%
5 Japan
6.5 4.4%
6 Germany
5.7 3.8%
7 Korea, South
5.1 3.4%
8 Netherlands
4.3 2.9%
9 Hong Kong
3.8 2.5%
10 Brazil
3.3 2.2%
11 France
3.1 2.1%
12 Singapore
2.9 2.0%
13 India
2.9 1.9%
14 Belgium
2.8 1.9%
15 Taiwan
2.4 1.6%

March Imports

Rank Country Imports Percent of Total Imports
--- Total, All Countries 208.1 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 162.6 78.1%
1 China
38.3 18.4%
2 Mexico
30.0 14.4%
3 Canada
26.8 12.9%
4 Japan
12.9 6.2%
5 Germany
10.9 5.2%
6 Korea, South
6.2 3.0%
7 United Kingdom
5.2 2.5%
8 Ireland
5.1 2.4%
9 France
4.7 2.3%
10 Italy
4.4 2.1%
11 India
4.3 2.1%
12 Vietnam
3.9 1.9%
13 Taiwan
3.5 1.7%
14 Switzerland
3.4 1.6%
15 Malaysia
3.2 1.5%

March Surpluses

Rank Country Surplus
1 Hong Kong
3.2
2 Netherlands
2.3
3 United Kingdom
1.6
4 Belgium
1.4
5 Australia
1.3
6 United Arab Emirates
1.0
7 Brazil
0.9
8 Panama
0.6
9 Singapore
0.6
10 Argentina
0.3
11 Canada
0.3
12 Egypt
0.3
13 Paraguay
0.2
14 Dominican Republic
0.2
15 Bahamas
0.2

March Deficits

Rank Country Deficit
1 China
-25.9
2 Mexico
-8.1
3 Japan
-6.4
4 Germany
-5.2
5 Ireland
-4.0
6 Vietnam
-3.1
7 Italy
-2.3
8 Malaysia
-2.0
9 France
-1.6
10 Thailand
-1.6
11 India
-1.4
12 Russia
-1.2
13 Switzerland
-1.1
14 Korea, South
-1.1
15 Taiwan
-1.0

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