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Trade (Imports, Exports and Trade Balance) with China

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Trade with China : 2003

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 2003 1,988.3 11,409.6 -9,421.3
February 2003 2,053.6 9,633.0 -7,579.4
March 2003 2,424.5 10,094.1 -7,669.6
April 2003 2,089.5 11,540.9 -9,451.4
May 2003 2,013.1 11,875.0 -9,861.9
June 2003 2,122.1 12,111.6 -9,989.5
July 2003 2,081.7 13,420.2 -11,338.5
August 2003 2,036.1 13,735.1 -11,699.0
September 2003 2,099.2 14,791.0 -12,691.8
October 2003 2,866.8 16,432.3 -13,565.5
November 2003 3,323.7 14,142.1 -10,818.4
December 2003 3,319.9 13,194.2 -9,874.3
TOTAL 28,418.5 152,379.1 -123,960.6

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 2002

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 2002 1,569.3 8,415.4 -6,846.1
February 2002 1,529.5 8,020.8 -6,491.3
March 2002 1,620.5 7,259.0 -5,638.5
April 2002 1,544.5 9,097.6 -7,553.1
May 2002 1,773.9 9,846.9 -8,073.0
June 2002 2,205.9 10,727.2 -8,521.3
July 2002 1,848.0 11,213.2 -9,365.2
August 2002 1,839.8 12,671.4 -10,831.6
September 2002 2,023.7 12,291.5 -10,267.8
October 2002 1,962.7 11,455.0 -9,492.3
November 2002 2,160.8 12,569.6 -10,408.8
December 2002 2,049.1 11,625.0 -9,575.9
TOTAL 22,127.7 125,192.6 -103,064.9

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 2001

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 2001 1,187.5 8,427.5 -7,240.0
February 2001 1,289.8 6,375.6 -5,085.8
March 2001 1,855.8 7,590.2 -5,734.4
April 2001 1,398.9 7,686.8 -6,287.9
May 2001 1,596.0 7,757.9 -6,161.9
June 2001 1,786.4 8,398.2 -6,611.8
July 2001 1,487.0 8,975.3 -7,488.3
August 2001 1,929.7 10,042.9 -8,113.2
September 2001 1,427.8 9,927.8 -8,500.0
October 2001 1,647.7 10,808.3 -9,160.6
November 2001 1,674.5 8,878.8 -7,204.3
December 2001 1,901.2 7,409.1 -5,507.9
TOTAL 19,182.3 102,278.4 -83,096.1

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 2000

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 2000 863.1 6,902.1 -6,039.0
February 2000 972.7 6,584.4 -5,611.7
March 2000 1,330.5 6,424.1 -5,093.6
April 2000 1,227.5 7,070.5 -5,843.0
May 2000 1,526.3 7,850.2 -6,323.9
June 2000 1,335.6 8,541.7 -7,206.1
July 2000 1,642.8 9,246.4 -7,603.6
August 2000 1,429.0 10,054.0 -8,625.0
September 2000 1,333.3 10,061.7 -8,728.4
October 2000 1,487.3 10,611.6 -9,124.3
November 2000 1,450.4 9,066.8 -7,616.4
December 2000 1,586.7 7,604.7 -6,018.0
TOTAL 16,185.2 100,018.2 -83,833.0

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1999

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1999 781.3 5,654.0 -4,872.7
February 1999 923.9 5,563.1 -4,639.2
March 1999 1,076.0 5,204.0 -4,128.0
April 1999 1,035.0 5,818.9 -4,783.9
May 1999 1,113.8 6,363.1 -5,249.3
June 1999 1,442.0 7,117.4 -5,675.4
July 1999 1,074.0 7,405.7 -6,331.7
August 1999 1,151.3 8,022.1 -6,870.8
September 1999 1,325.3 8,198.2 -6,872.9
October 1999 1,069.1 8,207.9 -7,138.8
November 1999 1,025.5 7,543.5 -6,518.0
December 1999 1,093.9 6,690.3 -5,596.4
TOTAL 13,111.1 81,788.2 -68,677.1

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1998

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1998 1,271.1 5,453.2 -4,182.1
February 1998 1,019.3 4,559.6 -3,540.3
March 1998 1,034.2 4,798.1 -3,763.9
April 1998 984.9 5,262.9 -4,278.0
May 1998 911.3 5,539.4 -4,628.1
June 1998 1,282.7 6,020.2 -4,737.5
July 1998 1,100.8 6,556.2 -5,455.4
August 1998 869.9 6,779.9 -5,910.0
September 1998 1,214.9 7,125.2 -5,910.3
October 1998 1,855.2 7,377.7 -5,522.5
November 1998 1,317.2 6,374.1 -5,056.9
December 1998 1,379.7 5,322.1 -3,942.4
TOTAL 14,241.2 71,168.6 -56,927.4

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1997

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1997 938.4 4,667.6 -3,729.2
February 1997 913.3 4,262.4 -3,349.1
March 1997 1,021.6 3,628.6 -2,607.0
April 1997 964.7 4,445.0 -3,480.3
May 1997 1,056.8 4,795.1 -3,738.3
June 1997 920.3 5,213.5 -4,293.2
July 1997 1,097.1 5,777.2 -4,680.1
August 1997 938.0 6,073.6 -5,135.6
September 1997 1,039.8 6,561.4 -5,521.6
October 1997 1,438.8 6,606.5 -5,167.7
November 1997 1,300.7 5,425.7 -4,125.0
December 1997 1,232.7 5,101.1 -3,868.4
TOTAL 12,862.2 62,557.7 -49,695.5

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1996

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1996 929.2 3,657.7 -2,728.5
February 1996 1,146.9 3,539.6 -2,392.7
March 1996 1,092.5 2,863.7 -1,771.2
April 1996 841.3 3,247.9 -2,406.6
May 1996 881.6 3,954.3 -3,072.7
June 1996 771.6 4,111.2 -3,339.6
July 1996 998.2 4,816.7 -3,818.5
August 1996 778.3 5,495.7 -4,717.4
September 1996 753.4 5,480.7 -4,727.3
October 1996 927.5 5,812.9 -4,885.4
November 1996 1,586.4 4,585.4 -2,999.0
December 1996 1,285.7 3,947.0 -2,661.3
TOTAL 11,992.6 51,512.8 -39,520.2

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1995

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1995 744.9 3,450.6 -2,705.7
February 1995 1,085.5 3,001.5 -1,916.0
March 1995 1,070.1 2,910.4 -1,840.3
April 1995 896.4 3,148.3 -2,251.9
May 1995 831.0 3,654.9 -2,823.9
June 1995 946.7 3,960.7 -3,014.0
July 1995 985.7 4,311.8 -3,326.1
August 1995 881.4 4,804.7 -3,923.3
September 1995 959.6 4,584.1 -3,624.5
October 1995 1,097.4 4,714.3 -3,616.9
November 1995 1,124.7 3,868.0 -2,743.3
December 1995 1,130.3 3,133.9 -2,003.6
TOTAL 11,753.7 45,543.2 -33,789.5

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1994

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1994 551.0 2,763.1 -2,212.1
February 1994 877.9 2,499.2 -1,621.3
March 1994 783.7 2,183.0 -1,399.3
April 1994 712.7 2,491.6 -1,778.9
May 1994 757.3 2,979.0 -2,221.7
June 1994 1,009.4 3,463.3 -2,453.9
July 1994 970.4 3,645.4 -2,675.0
August 1994 926.4 4,165.8 -3,239.4
September 1994 628.5 4,134.4 -3,505.9
October 1994 618.4 4,101.2 -3,482.8
November 1994 648.0 3,534.3 -2,886.3
December 1994 798.0 2,826.5 -2,028.5
TOTAL 9,281.7 38,786.8 -29,505.1

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1993

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1993 620.7 2,187.6 -1,566.9
February 1993 683.8 1,862.4 -1,178.6
March 1993 621.6 2,083.2 -1,461.6
April 1993 728.4 2,226.3 -1,497.9
May 1993 586.2 2,376.3 -1,790.1
June 1993 754.8 2,754.2 -1,999.4
July 1993 711.6 2,981.1 -2,269.5
August 1993 766.5 3,223.3 -2,456.8
September 1993 836.2 3,338.7 -2,502.5
October 1993 623.8 3,277.6 -2,653.8
November 1993 781.8 2,899.6 -2,117.8
December 1993 1,047.5 2,329.6 -1,282.1
TOTAL 8,762.9 31,539.9 -22,777.0

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1992

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1992 502.5 1,912.6 -1,410.1
February 1992 471.1 1,693.7 -1,222.6
March 1992 646.3 1,441.8 -795.5
April 1992 580.7 1,677.6 -1,096.9
May 1992 621.7 1,853.9 -1,232.2
June 1992 689.2 2,179.2 -1,490.0
July 1992 438.8 2,503.8 -2,065.0
August 1992 730.4 2,613.0 -1,882.6
September 1992 489.3 2,760.5 -2,271.2
October 1992 746.3 2,748.4 -2,002.1
November 1992 620.5 2,316.0 -1,695.5
December 1992 881.7 2,027.0 -1,145.3
TOTAL 7,418.5 25,727.5 -18,309.0

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1991

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1991 406.0 1,321.6 -915.6
February 1991 487.6 1,253.7 -766.1
March 1991 472.3 974.3 -502.0
April 1991 440.3 1,104.2 -663.9
May 1991 625.3 1,380.8 -755.5
June 1991 530.2 1,525.5 -995.3
July 1991 522.8 1,813.2 -1,290.4
August 1991 565.2 1,872.4 -1,307.2
September 1991 501.9 1,936.3 -1,434.4
October 1991 552.3 2,236.4 -1,684.1
November 1991 595.3 1,957.6 -1,362.3
December 1991 579.0 1,593.2 -1,014.2
TOTAL 6,278.2 18,969.2 -12,691.0

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1990

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1990 361.2 1,186.1 -824.9
February 1990 519.6 993.8 -474.2
March 1990 376.1 931.0 -554.9
April 1990 343.6 996.4 -652.8
May 1990 379.9 1,173.5 -793.6
June 1990 504.5 1,317.2 -812.7
July 1990 394.4 1,492.5 -1,098.1
August 1990 408.4 1,568.6 -1,160.2
September 1990 358.6 1,432.1 -1,073.5
October 1990 459.0 1,652.1 -1,193.1
November 1990 327.9 1,367.9 -1,040.0
December 1990 373.2 1,126.2 -753.0
TOTAL 4,806.4 15,237.4 -10,431.0

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1989

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1989 439.0 788.9 -349.9
February 1989 464.7 798.1 -333.4
March 1989 565.4 667.3 -101.9
April 1989 415.3 728.5 -313.2
May 1989 482.4 937.9 -455.5
June 1989 362.7 1,021.7 -659.0
July 1989 637.7 1,162.7 -525.0
August 1989 688.5 1,279.6 -591.1
September 1989 427.9 1,179.3 -751.4
October 1989 542.4 1,340.4 -798.0
November 1989 305.0 1,133.8 -828.8
December 1989 424.4 951.5 -527.1
TOTAL 5,755.4 11,989.7 -6,234.3

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1988

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1988 289.5 652.8 -363.3
February 1988 360.3 650.6 -290.3
March 1988 407.8 509.9 -102.1
April 1988 446.5 551.9 -105.4
May 1988 313.8 615.1 -301.3
June 1988 503.2 720.8 -217.6
July 1988 483.6 761.6 -278.0
August 1988 424.4 803.9 -379.5
September 1988 396.4 793.3 -396.9
October 1988 412.9 834.0 -421.1
November 1988 449.3 798.8 -349.5
December 1988 533.9 818.2 -284.3
TOTAL 5,021.6 8,510.9 -3,489.3

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1987

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1987 213.3 520.6 -307.3
February 1987 212.7 565.3 -352.6
March 1987 207.6 482.5 -274.9
April 1987 439.6 468.3 -28.7
May 1987 228.7 514.7 -286.0
June 1987 261.8 536.3 -274.5
July 1987 227.4 560.0 -332.6
August 1987 278.2 598.1 -319.9
September 1987 304.1 549.6 -245.5
October 1987 376.9 567.9 -191.0
November 1987 350.5 489.8 -139.3
December 1987 396.5 440.5 -44.0
TOTAL 3,497.3 6,293.6 -2,796.3

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1986

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1986 300.0 459.5 -159.5
February 1986 330.6 376.6 -46.0
March 1986 289.6 401.8 -112.2
April 1986 318.9 264.9 54.0
May 1986 256.8 319.0 -62.2
June 1986 275.3 375.7 -100.4
July 1986 198.6 450.2 -251.6
August 1986 235.6 434.7 -199.1
September 1986 216.4 413.4 -197.0
October 1986 198.8 398.5 -199.7
November 1986 226.7 486.0 -259.3
December 1986 259.0 390.7 -131.7
TOTAL 3,106.3 4,771.0 -1,664.7

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Trade with China : 1985

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.
Month Exports Imports Balance
January 1985 319.2 293.1 26.1
February 1985 222.7 281.0 -58.3
March 1985 239.5 293.0 -53.5
April 1985 265.6 283.3 -17.7
May 1985 329.3 295.1 34.2
June 1985 280.9 348.7 -67.8
July 1985 383.1 344.4 38.7
August 1985 320.9 311.8 9.1
September 1985 339.1 391.8 -52.7
October 1985 377.1 385.5 -8.4
November 1985 316.3 327.5 -11.2
December 1985 462.0 306.5 155.5
TOTAL 3,855.7 3,861.7 -6.0

  • 'TOTAL' may not add due to rounding.
  • Table reflects only those months for which there was trade.
  • CONTACT: Data Dissemination Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, (301) 763-2311
  • SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washignton, D.C. 20233
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Additional Information

  • Contact the Data Dissemination Branch of the Foreign Trade Division with any questions or for additional information.
  • For information on data sources and methodology, check out the Information on the Collection and Publication of Trade Statistics.

Source: FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. 20233
Location: MAIN: STATISTICS:COUNTRY DATA: TRADE BALANCE
Created: 13 February 2004
Last modified: 11 February 2004 at 10:08:26 AM