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Updated
April 2006
Trade Statistics
$ in billions
|
1996
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
US
Exports
|
3.9
|
4.5
|
2.3
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
US
Imports
|
8.2
|
9.2
|
9.3
|
9.5
|
10.4
|
10.1 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
Trade
Balance
|
(4.3)
|
(4.7)
|
(7.0)
|
(7.5)
|
(7.9)
|
(7.6) |
(6.7) |
(6.8) |
*totals may not add due to rounding
Top 5 Exports to US |
|
|
(US
Million of Dollars) |
|
|
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
|
|
|
Apparel/Footwear |
2135.71 |
2233.17 |
2573.56 |
Machinery |
1373.46 |
1643.96 |
1794.02 |
Rubber |
541.38 |
731.31 |
831.76 |
Furniture |
402.83 |
416.02 |
476.94 |
Spices, Coffee, Tea |
339.41 |
355.59 |
365.48 |
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|
|
|
Top
5 Imports From US |
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|
|
|
|
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Machinery |
376.72 |
472.479 |
393.76 |
Grains, Cereal, Fruit |
280.52 |
268.22 |
277.31 |
Cotton |
183.49 |
221.46 |
277.31 |
Aircraft |
85.83 |
51.46 |
209.57 |
Chemicals |
99.49 |
86.76 |
108.2 |
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