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

For the month of August 2008


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

 China                             -25,333.55      -167,673.24
 Canada                             -7,416.69       -54,773.02
 Mexico                             -5,879.60       -47,036.98
 Saudi Arabia                       -4,868.06       -32,786.93
 Japan                              -4,765.91       -50,788.15
 Venezuela                          -4,579.52       -30,182.85
 Nigeria                            -3,373.32       -26,580.44
 Federal Republic of Germany        -3,187.73       -30,480.41
 Iraq                               -2,405.36       -15,261.01
 Algeria                            -1,947.07       -13,262.91
 
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