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Top Trading Partners - January 2012

Data are goods only, on a Census Basis, in billions of dollars, unrevised.

For a full list of all trading partners and their rankings, see supplemental exhibit 6 in the FT-900.

Total Trade | Exports | Imports | Surpluses | Deficits

Year-to-Date Total Trade

Rank Country Exports Imports Total Trade Percent of Total Trade
--- Total, All Countries 118.2 183.5 301.7 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 82.0 135.8 217.8 72.2%
1 Canada
 22.0 26.8 48.7 16.2%
2 China
 8.4 34.4 42.8 14.2%
3 Mexico
 17.3 21.5 38.7 12.8%
4 Japan
 5.6 11.8 17.4 5.8%
5 Germany
 3.7 7.9 11.6 3.8%
6 United Kingdom
 4.6 4.3 8.8 2.9%
7 Korea, South
 3.2 4.6 7.7 2.6%
8 Saudi Arabia
 1.5 5.1 6.6 2.2%
9 Brazil
 3.0 3.0 6.0 2.0%
10 France
 2.2 3.3 5.6 1.8%
11 Netherlands
 3.5 2.0 5.4 1.8%
12 Taiwan
 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.6%
13 India
 1.5 3.1 4.6 1.5%
14 Switzerland
 2.6 1.9 4.5 1.5%
15 Venezuela
 1.2 3.2 4.4 1.5%

Year-to-Date Exports

Rank Country Exports Percent of Total Exports
--- Total, All Countries 118.2 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 85.2 72.0%
1 Canada
 22.0 18.6%
2 Mexico
 17.3 14.6%
3 China
 8.4 7.1%
4 Japan
 5.6 4.7%
5 United Kingdom
 4.6 3.9%
6 Germany
 3.7 3.1%
7 Netherlands
 3.5 2.9%
8 Korea, South
 3.2 2.7%
9 Brazil
 3.0 2.6%
10 Switzerland
 2.6 2.2%
11 Hong Kong
 2.5 2.1%
12 Australia
 2.3 1.9%
13 France
 2.2 1.9%
14 Belgium
 2.2 1.9%
15 Singapore
 2.2 1.9%

Year-to-Date Imports

Rank Country Imports Percent of Total Imports
--- Total, All Countries 183.5 100.0%
--- Total, Top 15 Countries 137.5 74.9%
1 China
 34.4 18.7%
2 Canada
 26.8 14.6%
3 Mexico
 21.5 11.7%
4 Japan
 11.8 6.4%
5 Germany
 7.9 4.3%
6 Saudi Arabia
 5.1 2.8%
7 Korea, South
 4.6 2.5%
8 United Kingdom
 4.3 2.3%
9 France
 3.3 1.8%
10 Venezuela
 3.2 1.8%
11 India
 3.1 1.7%
12 Taiwan
 3.1 1.7%
13 Brazil
 3.0 1.6%
14 Ireland
 2.9 1.6%
15 Italy
 2.7 1.5%

Year-to-Date Surpluses

Rank Country Surplus
1 Hong Kong
 2.1
2 Australia
 1.6
3 Netherlands
 1.5
4 United Arab Emirates
 1.3
5 Belgium
 0.9
6 Singapore
 0.8
7 Switzerland
 0.7
8 Panama
 0.7
9 Argentina
 0.6
10 Chile
 0.6
11 Turkey
 0.5
12 United Kingdom
 0.3
13 Egypt
 0.2
14 Gibraltar
 0.2
15 Dominican Republic
 0.2

Year-to-Date Deficits

Rank Country Deficit
1 China
 -26.0
2 Japan
 -6.2
3 Canada
 -4.8
4 Mexico
 -4.2
5 Germany
 -4.1
6 Saudi Arabia
 -3.6
7 Ireland
 -2.3
8 Venezuela
 -2.0
9 Russia
 -1.9
10 India
 -1.6
11 Vietnam
 -1.4
12 Korea, South
 -1.4
13 Taiwan
 -1.3
14 Angola
 -1.3
15 Nigeria
 -1.3

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