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Table ASIA.1 Asia: U.S. total exports, general imports, and merchandise trade balance, by major industry/commodity sectors, 2012–16

	Million $
						Absolute change,	Percent change,
Item	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2015-16	2015-16
U.S. total exports:
Agricultural products	66,756	66,226	69,498	60,942	63,779	2,837	4.7
Forest products	12,290	13,008	13,358	12,121	12,484	363	3.0
Chemicals and related products	54,303	52,892	53,159	51,138	50,867	-271	-0.5
Energy-related products	16,251	16,526	14,206	10,607	11,918	1,311	12.4
Textiles and apparel	3,696	3,832	3,636	3,176	2,928	-249	-7.8
Footwear	403	388	412	457	421	-35	-7.7
Minerals and metals	45,992	48,861	43,168	36,817	34,890	-1,927	-5.2
Machinery	34,571	34,942	36,214	36,007	34,939	-1,068	-3.0
Transportation equipment	58,057	68,733	71,926	72,025	68,446	-3,579	-5.0
Electronic products	80,297	80,993	84,009	84,056	85,776	1,720	2.0
Miscellaneous manufactures	8,365	9,538	10,930	12,168	11,151	-1,018	-8.4
Special provisions	6,004	6,130	6,647	6,107	6,350	243	4.0
Total	386,986	402,070	407,163	385,623	383,949	-1,674	-0.4
U.S. general imports:
Agricultural products	27,274	25,687	27,319	25,949	26,049	101	0.4
Forest products	10,925	11,259	12,104	12,754	12,739	-15	-0.1
Chemicals and related products	72,165	71,699	76,104	76,277	78,380	2,102	2.8
Energy-related products	9,507	10,936	10,694	8,252	7,480	-772	-9.4
Textiles and apparel	84,988	88,608	90,873	95,622	90,336	-5,287	-5.5
Footwear	21,057	21,729	22,689	24,303	22,374	-1,928	-7.9
Minerals and metals	59,610	60,870	68,003	68,618	65,498	-3,120	-4.5
Machinery	80,089	81,159	87,254	89,178	86,215	-2,963	-3.3
Transportation equipment	114,829	115,222	120,199	128,372	129,989	1,617	1.3
Electronic products	275,935	282,275	298,997	306,609	302,639	-3,971	-1.3
Miscellaneous manufactures	75,570	77,730	80,949	88,322	88,379	57	0.1
Special provisions	17,792	18,296	18,971	19,421	18,455	-966	-5.0
Total	849,741	865,470	914,157	943,678	928,533	-15,145	-1.6
U.S. merchandise trade balance:
Agricultural products	39,482	40,538	42,178	34,994	37,730	2,736	7.8
Forest products	1,365	1,750	1,254	-632	-255	378	59.7
Chemicals and related products	-17,861	-18,807	-22,946	-25,140	-27,513	-2,373	-9.4
Energy-related products	6,744	5,590	3,511	2,355	4,437	2,083	88.4
Textiles and apparel	-81,293	-84,776	-87,237	-92,446	-87,408	5,038	5.4
Footwear	-20,654	-21,342	-22,277	-23,846	-21,953	1,893	7.9
Minerals and metals	-13,618	-12,009	-24,835	-31,801	-30,608	1,193	3.8
Machinery	-45,518	-46,217	-51,040	-53,171	-51,276	1,895	3.6
Transportation equipment	-56,772	-46,489	-48,274	-56,347	-61,543	-5,196	-9.2
Electronic products	-195,638	-201,281	-214,987	-222,553	-216,862	5,691	2.6
Miscellaneous manufactures	-67,204	-68,192	-70,019	-76,154	-77,228	-1,074	-1.4
Special provisions	-11,788	-12,166	-12,324	-13,314	-12,105	1,210	9.1
Total	-462,756	-463,400	-506,994	-558,055	-544,584	13,471	2.4

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce. These reflect all official revisions of previously published data up to June 2016 (accessed July 14, 2017).

Note: Import values are based on customs value; export values are based on free along ship value, U.S. port of export. Calculations based on unrounded data. Sectors are ordered by the level of processing of the products classified within each sector.

Table ASIA.2 Asia: Leading changes in U.S. exports and imports, 2012–16

	Million $
						Absolute change,	Percent change,
USITC code and industry/commodity group	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2015-16	2015-16
U.S. total exports:
Increases:
AG032 Oilseeds	19,134	16,922	18,615	14,313	18,409	4,096	28.6
EP006 Natural gas and components	645	929	1,876	2,599	4,055	1,457	56.1
EL002 Telecommunications equipment	8,326	9,617	11,386	11,788	13,166	1,378	11.7
MM038 Aluminum mill products	855	874	898	954	2,185	1,231	129.0
MM038A Aluminum bars, rods, and profiles	142	136	132	147	1,362	1,215	826.5
MT019A Semiconductor manufacturing equipment	10,600	10,420	11,519	12,743	13,957	1,214	9.5
MT019 Semiconductor manufacturing equipment and robotics	10,742	10,582	11,680	12,902	14,080	1,178	9.1
EL015 Semiconductors and integrated circuits	25,603	25,458	27,076	26,732	27,891	1,159	4.3
MM019 Natural and synthetic gemstones	6,592	8,184	8,686	8,007	9,159	1,153	14.4
EP004 Crude petroleum	0	27	155	91	884	793	872.5
TE010 Certain motor-vehicle parts	2,815	3,318	3,755	3,515	4,135	621	17.7
EL022 Medical goods	11,186	11,470	11,251	11,495	12,042	547	4.8
AG002 Cattle and beef	2,295	3,142	3,916	3,271	3,712	440	13.5
TE001 Aircraft engines and gas turbines	2,074	2,553	2,184	2,494	2,842	348	14.0
AG020 Edible nuts	2,889	3,179	2,968	3,113	3,425	312	10.0
MT022 Boilers, turbines, and related machinery	613	688	400	428	672	245	57.2
CH019 Medicinal chemicals	8,862	8,824	9,659	9,972	10,198	226	2.3
AG003 Swine and pork	3,266	3,049	3,140	2,635	2,847	213	8.1
FP002 Lumber	1,320	1,690	1,989	1,701	1,906	205	12.0
AG036 Infant formulas, malt extracts, and other edible preparations	1,581	1,751	1,711	1,709	1,908	199	11.7
MM036A Unrefined and refined copper	769	434	636	51	239	189	370.1
AG050 Ethyl alcohol for nonbeverage purposes	47	211	358	486	673	187	38.5
AG033 Animal or vegetable fats and oils	659	471	398	279	451	171	61.3
FP001 Logs and rough wood products	1,513	1,984	2,072	1,568	1,727	159	10.2
CH007 Miscellaneous inorganic chemicals	6,222	5,519	5,796	5,634	5,789	155	2.7
MM040A Unwrought zinc	1	6	88	22	169	147	679.6
MM004 Copper ores and concentrates	912	825	839	352	474	121	34.5
MM040 Zinc and related articles	137	137	226	119	233	114	95.3
EL009 Printed circuits	568	530	535	476	583	107	22.5
CH027 Polyvinyl chloride resins in primary forms	543	369	344	324	430	107	32.9
Decreases:
MM020 Precious metals and non-numismatic coins	12,806	15,762	11,185	9,537	6,624	-2,913	-30.5
TE013 Aircraft, spacecraft, and related equipment	33,405	41,493	42,536	45,172	42,309	-2,863	-6.3
MM020A Unrefined and refined gold	10,657	13,585	8,804	7,515	5,058	-2,457	-32.7
AG013 Animal feeds	5,089	6,223	6,414	6,493	5,506	-988	-15.2
TE004 Construction and mining equipment	3,946	3,229	2,868	2,207	1,348	-859	-38.9
EP005 Petroleum products	9,119	10,697	9,330	5,870	5,050	-820	-14.0
AG030 Cereals	9,179	8,199	9,564	8,481	7,668	-813	-9.6
MT030 Miscellaneous machinery	3,375	2,968	3,204	3,048	2,432	-617	-20.2
EL017 Computers, peripherals, and parts	8,378	7,930	7,862	7,601	7,063	-538	-7.1
MS017 Works of art and miscellaneous manufactured goods	1,033	1,119	2,049	2,509	2,013	-495	-19.7
EL025 Measuring, testing, and controlling instruments	10,836	11,176	10,526	10,498	10,051	-447	-4.3
AG046 Hides, skins, and leather	2,484	2,860	2,866	2,308	1,867	-442	-19.1
MM037 Unwrought aluminum	3,032	2,875	2,392	1,925	1,483	-441	-22.9
AG010 Dairy products	1,937	2,706	2,996	2,076	1,667	-409	-19.7
TE002 Internal combustion piston engines, other than for aircraft	2,651	2,741	2,629	2,341	1,941	-400	-17.1
MT020 Taps, cocks, valves, and similar devices	2,273	2,866	3,160	2,975	2,642	-333	-11.2
EL011 Circuit apparatus not exceeding 1000V	1,926	2,045	2,405	2,756	2,428	-328	-11.9
MS006 Precious jewelry and related articles	3,569	4,101	4,829	4,654	4,344	-311	-6.7
MT009 Farm and garden machinery and equipment	990	859	780	885	591	-293	-33.2
TE014 Ships, tugs, pleasure boats, and similar vessels	875	393	343	588	306	-282	-47.9
CH010 Fertilizers	1,410	1,239	1,075	921	656	-265	-28.8
MT023 Electric motors, generators, and related equipment	1,853	1,814	1,970	1,764	1,499	-264	-15.0
MM036 Copper and related articles	4,809	4,373	3,879	2,641	2,392	-249	-9.4
MM041 Certain base metals and chemical elements	1,240	1,232	1,234	1,339	1,101	-238	-17.8
AG006 Fresh or frozen fish	1,924	1,879	1,941	2,039	1,816	-223	-10.9
CH030 Other plastics in primary forms	5,607	5,759	5,996	5,345	5,127	-218	-4.1
CH005 Organic specialty chemicals	2,838	2,622	2,599	2,632	2,443	-189	-7.2
MT021 Mechanical power transmission equipment	659	709	757	668	482	-186	-27.9
MM031 Miscellaneous products of base metal	1,188	1,287	1,440	1,494	1,317	-178	-11.9
TX001 Fibers and yarns, except raw cotton and raw wool	1,417	1,509	1,370	1,076	900	-176	-16.3
U.S. general imports:
Increases:
CH019 Medicinal chemicals	13,053	12,384	11,874	14,720	18,565	3,845	26.1
TE009 Motor vehicles	48,847	50,609	49,287	53,997	57,192	3,195	5.9
EL015 Semiconductors and integrated circuits	24,778	25,581	28,717	33,565	36,375	2,810	8.4
MM019 Natural and synthetic gemstones	6,873	8,936	9,452	9,966	11,497	1,530	15.4
EL004 Blank and prerecorded media	3,468	3,914	4,962	6,152	7,405	1,254	20.4
EL002 Telecommunications equipment	68,009	75,712	83,245	87,643	88,815	1,172	1.3
MS009 Furniture	20,138	21,302	22,983	25,843	26,828	985	3.8
TE001 Aircraft engines and gas turbines	2,975	3,161	3,365	4,452	5,095	643	14.5
MT019 Semiconductor manufacturing equipment and robotics	7,891	7,277	7,835	6,424	7,033	610	9.5
MS006 Precious jewelry and related articles	4,745	5,055	5,023	5,194	5,801	606	11.7
MT019A Semiconductor manufacturing equipment	7,544	6,936	7,393	5,970	6,536	567	9.5
CH033 Miscellaneous plastic products	14,789	15,642	16,601	17,537	18,061	523	3.0
EL022 Medical goods	7,595	8,246	8,834	9,672	10,132	460	4.8
MM033 Cooking and kitchen ware	2,515	2,761	2,756	3,083	3,496	413	13.4
EL016 Miscellaneous electrical equipment	3,854	3,787	4,203	4,782	5,193	410	8.6
MM020A Unrefined and refined gold	5	2	1	3	380	378	13,587.1
TE006 Primary cells and batteries and electric storage batteries	3,376	3,712	4,065	4,227	4,601	374	8.8
MT002 Air-conditioning equipment and parts	7,122	7,528	8,040	8,308	8,657	349	4.2
CH021 Perfumes, cosmetics, and toiletries	1,275	1,286	1,386	1,681	2,009	328	19.5
AG009 Shellfish	4,647	5,237	6,503	5,503	5,779	276	5.0
MM020 Precious metals and non-numismatic coins	884	1,120	1,445	987	1,259	272	27.5
EL020 Optical goods, including ophthalmic goods	5,455	5,469	5,901	5,800	6,051	251	4.3
MT004A Major household appliances and parts	3,333	3,883	4,084	4,488	4,725	237	5.3
MM028 Metal construction components	716	760	895	1,221	1,427	206	16.8
MS011 Lamps and lighting fittings	5,479	6,239	6,527	7,159	7,355	196	2.7
CH023 Miscellaneous chemicals and specialties	2,023	2,154	2,315	2,356	2,545	189	8.0
MS010 Writing instruments and related articles	1,082	1,099	1,136	1,199	1,358	160	13.3
AG028 Coffee and tea	1,430	1,194	1,243	1,117	1,247	130	11.6
MT025 Portable electric handtools	2,056	2,309	2,369	2,661	2,785	124	4.7
TE010 Certain motor-vehicle parts	25,998	25,746	27,432	28,152	28,270	118	0.4
Decreases:
EL017 Computers, peripherals, and parts	101,898	101,490	102,327	97,498	89,157	-8,341	-8.6
TX005 Apparel	64,842	67,428	68,647	72,036	67,444	-4,592	-6.4
MM025 Steel mill products	11,220	9,676	12,651	10,581	6,970	-3,611	-34.1
FW001 Footwear	21,057	21,729	22,689	24,303	22,374	-1,928	-7.9
EL003 Consumer electronics	28,868	25,444	26,014	25,513	24,096	-1,417	-5.6
MM025B Plates, sheets, and strips of carbon and alloy steels	3,178	2,900	4,781	4,231	2,831	-1,399	-33.1
MM025L Pipes and tubes of carbon and alloy steels	4,432	3,448	3,820	2,800	1,447	-1,353	-48.3
EL003A Television receivers and video monitors	11,593	10,222	11,842	11,588	10,531	-1,057	-9.1
TX005E Shirts and blouses	18,257	19,298	19,138	19,646	18,640	-1,006	-5.1
MS001 Luggage, handbags, and flat goods	8,306	8,816	9,048	9,581	8,805	-775	-8.1
MT020 Taps, cocks, valves, and similar devices	6,453	6,556	7,240	7,113	6,392	-721	-10.1
CH005 Organic specialty chemicals	6,971	7,347	8,542	6,708	6,056	-652	-9.7
CH032 Tires and tubes	9,178	9,252	9,538	9,069	8,417	-652	-7.2
MS001A Luggage	5,512	5,873	6,113	6,271	5,678	-593	-9.5
TE014 Ships, tugs, pleasure boats, and similar vessels	768	585	299	996	420	-576	-57.8
EP005 Petroleum products	7,598	8,772	8,770	7,024	6,463	-561	-8.0
TX005M Gloves, including gloves for sports	4,598	4,470	4,638	4,900	4,340	-561	-11.4
EL023 Watches and clocks	1,924	2,104	2,185	2,456	1,940	-516	-21.0
TX005G Women's and girls' suits, skirts, and coats	4,424	4,165	4,446	4,638	4,125	-513	-11.1
MT004 Household appliances, including commercial applications	13,259	14,466	15,295	16,378	15,872	-505	-3.1
MT001 Pumps for liquids	3,021	2,975	3,500	3,136	2,631	-505	-16.1
TE004 Construction and mining equipment	7,116	5,808	6,343	6,325	5,835	-490	-7.7
TE008 Rail locomotive and rolling stock	810	759	1,107	1,308	824	-483	-37.0
MS013 Toys and games	17,575	16,878	17,685	19,313	18,863	-450	-2.3
MT015 Metal cutting machine tools	3,665	3,109	3,198	2,905	2,457	-448	-15.4
CH010 Fertilizers	398	566	975	764	357	-407	-53.2
MM032 Industrial fasteners of base metal	3,676	3,570	3,808	3,916	3,532	-384	-9.8
AG017 Miscellaneous vegetable substances	4,156	2,439	1,995	1,461	1,083	-379	-25.9
TX005F Sweaters	2,076	2,101	2,369	2,230	1,860	-370	-16.6
TE002 Internal combustion piston engines, other than for aircraft	8,601	7,876	8,942	8,907	8,542	-366	-4.1

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce. These reflect all official revisions of previously published data up to June 2016 (accessed August 15, 2017).

Note: Import values are based on customs value; export values are based on free along ship value, U.S. port of export. Calculations based on unrounded data.