Top Ten Countries with which the U.S. Trades

For the month of December 2002

The values given are for Imports and Exports added together.
These Countries represent 69.98% of U.S. Imports, and 65.24% of U.S. Exports in goods.

                                                   Year To Date
                                    Total in         Total in
                                    Billions         Billions
 Country Name                       of U.S. $        of U.S. $

 CANADA                                 28.73           371.39
 MEXICO                                 17.54           232.26
 JAPAN                                  15.35           172.93
 CHINA                                  13.74           147.22
 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY             8.55            89.11
 UNITED KINGDOM                          5.91            74.12
 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF                      5.23            58.17
 TAIWAN                                  4.20            50.59
 FRANCE                                  3.91            47.43
 ITALY                                   3.22            34.38

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