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Top Ten Countries with which the U.S. has a Trade Deficit

For the month of August 1998

                                                   Year To Date
                                   Deficit in       Deficit in
                                    Millions         Millions
 Country Name                       of U.S. $        of U.S. $

 CHINA                              -5,908.50       -36,448.12
 JAPAN                              -5,200.22       -41,390.52
 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY        -2,051.64       -15,079.42
 CANADA                             -1,819.29       -11,972.00
 MEXICO                             -1,758.75       -10,040.74
 TAIWAN                             -1,574.17        -9,741.84
 ITALY                              -1,236.78        -8,212.58
 MALAYSIA                           -1,170.50        -5,761.95
 THAILAND                             -892.02        -5,387.69
 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF                   -779.96        -5,777.21

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March 2013
Trade Numbers

Deficit: $38.8 Billion
Exports: $184.3 Billion
Imports: $223.1 Billion

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