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2011 Annual
Trade Numbers
Balance: -$558.0 Billion
Exports: $2,103.1 Billion
Imports: $2,661.1 Billion
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U.S. Imports from Benin by 5-digit End-Use Code
2002 - 2011
(In thousands of dollars)
| End-Use Code | Value 2002 | Value 2003 | Value 2004 | Value 2005 | Value 2006 | Value 2007 | Value 2008 | Value 2009 | Value 2010 | Value 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (00130) Vegetables and preparations | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| (00140) Nuts and preparations | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 109 |
| (10010) Fuel oil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,959 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| (10100) Coal and related fuels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| (12000) Cotton, wool and other natural fibers | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (12030) Hides, skins, and fur skins-raw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (12100) Cotton cloth and fabrics, thread & cordage | 1 | 155 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (12110) Wool, silk, and other veg cloth and fabric, thread | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (12320) Other materials, except chemicals | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (13000) Lumber and wood in the rough | 67 | 94 | 104 | 91 | 116 | 447 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (14270) Nonmonetary gold | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,280 |
| (15200) Finished metal shapes & advncd manuf, except steel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| (16120) Other (boxes, belting, glass, abrasives, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (20005) Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.c. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| (21000) Drilling and oil field equipment and platforms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (21120) Machine tools, metal working, molding and rolling | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (21160) Measuring, testing and control intruments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| (21200) Agricultural machinery and equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| (21320) Semiconductors and related devices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (21400) Telecommunications equipment | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (21610) Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (40000) Apparel and household goods-cotton | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| (40020) Apparel and household goods-other textiles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| (40030) Nontextile apparel and household goods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (40050) Sporting and camping apparel, footwear and gear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| (40110) Books, magazines, and other printed matter | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| (40120) Toiletries and cosmetics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 54 | 37 | 63 | 29 | 38 |
| (41000) Furniture, household items, baskets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| (41050) Other (clocks, port typewriters, oth household gds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (41140) Musical instruments and other recreational equip. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| (41300) Numismatic coins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| (41320) Artwork, antiques, stamps, and other collectibles | 18 | 29 | 638 | 48 | 58 | 4,292 | 4 | 39 | 63 | 360 |
| (42110) Other gem stones-precious, semiprecious, and imita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (50020) U.S. goods returned, and reimports | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 15,698 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| (50030) Minimum value shipments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| (50040) Other (movies, misc imports, and spec transactions | 515 | 300 | 305 | 356 | 299 | 268 | 111 | 53 | 146 | 113 |
| TOTAL | 680 | 602 | 1,525 | 513 | 555 | 5,076 | 31,010 | 441 | 276 | 1,971 |
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.
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