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Table AG.1 Agricultural products: U.S. exports and general imports, by selected trading partners, 2012–16

	Million $
						Absolute change,	Percent change,
Item	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2015-16	2015-16
U.S. exports of domestic merchandise:
Canada	22,346	23,139	23,785	22,523	21,810	-714	-3.2
Mexico	18,963	18,256	19,496	17,836	17,989	153	0.9
China	27,161	26,790	25,673	21,603	22,829	1,226	5.7
Japan	14,602	13,265	14,228	12,300	12,049	-251	-2.0
South Korea	6,510	5,805	7,457	6,697	6,821	124	1.9
Vietnam	1,747	2,272	2,541	2,492	2,937	445	17.9
Indonesia	2,488	2,806	2,913	2,189	2,681	492	22.5
France	680	853	826	761	785	24	3.2
Italy	996	1,374	1,419	1,292	1,201	-91	-7.0
Chile	703	910	867	820	851	32	3.8
All other	53,303	56,854	59,486	52,577	52,806	229	0.4
Total domestic exports	149,501	152,324	158,691	141,089	142,759	1,670	1.2
Re-exports	4,773	5,309	5,729	5,541	6,013	472	8.5
Total U.S. exports (domestic and re-exports)	154,274	157,633	164,420	146,630	148,772	2,142	1.5
U.S. general imports:
Canada	23,214	24,941	26,437	25,290	25,292	2	(a)
Mexico	17,752	19,296	21,218	23,008	24,896	1,888	8.2
China	7,063	6,989	7,008	6,801	6,724	-77	-1.1
Japan	787	763	782	828	917	89	10.8
South Korea	555	638	673	739	810	71	9.6
Vietnam	2,425	2,765	3,362	3,135	3,520	386	12.3
Indonesia	2,511	2,795	3,561	3,513	3,624	111	3.2
France	4,266	4,465	4,690	4,824	5,243	419	8.7
Italy	3,933	4,232	4,513	4,621	4,826	206	4.5
Chile	3,520	4,296	4,478	4,297	4,760	464	10.8
All other	57,296	55,478	59,610	59,904	58,852	-1,053	-1.8
Total general imports	123,321	126,657	136,333	136,959	139,465	2,506	1.8

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 March 27, 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. The countries shown are those with the largest total U.S. trade (U.S. general imports plus U.S. domestic exports) in these products in the current year.

^a Less than 0.05 percent.

Table AG.2 Agricultural products: 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. domestic exports:
Increases:
AG032 Oilseeds	25,109	21,909	24,219	19,170	23,165	3,995	20.8
AG003 Swine and pork	5,494	5,115	5,671	4,606	4,974	368	8.0
AG036 Infant formulas, malt extracts, and other edible preparations	5,421	6,065	6,248	6,019	6,363	344	5.7
AG030 Cereals	20,325	19,845	22,274	18,489	18,764	275	1.5
AG050 Ethyl alcohol for nonbeverage purposes	1,901	1,555	2,062	1,751	2,018	267	15.3
AG019 Prepared or preserved vegetables, mushrooms, and olives	3,193	3,426	3,614	3,529	3,674	146	4.1
AG015C Vegetable seeds	495	473	496	509	620	111	21.8
AG002 Cattle and beef	5,625	6,100	6,843	5,961	6,053	91	1.5
AG049 Cotton, not carded or combed	6,225	5,592	4,396	3,889	3,959	71	1.8
AG015 Seeds	1,560	1,639	1,704	1,631	1,698	67	4.1
AG018 Fresh, chilled, or frozen vegetables	2,266	2,482	2,489	2,447	2,496	49	2.0
AG035 Sauces, condiments, and soups	1,576	1,741	1,917	2,075	2,109	34	1.6
AG017 Miscellaneous vegetable substances	1,006	916	910	870	901	31	3.6
AG022 Citrus fruit	1,135	1,139	1,030	1,035	1,061	26	2.5
AG024 Other fresh fruit	1,781	1,919	1,863	1,675	1,695	20	1.2
AG015D Grain seeds	344	419	510	366	383	16	4.5
AG041 Wine and certain other fermented beverages	1,336	1,553	1,494	1,603	1,620	16	1.0
AG031 Milled grains, malts, and starches	820	767	778	700	714	14	2.0
AG028 Coffee and tea	1,352	1,306	1,254	1,183	1,197	14	1.2
AG012B High fructose corn sweetener	780	620	502	467	478	11	2.3
AG033 Animal or vegetable fats and oils	4,418	3,585	3,208	2,955	2,963	9	0.3
AG037 Cocoa, chocolate, and confectionery	1,980	2,174	2,311	2,268	2,275	8	0.3
AG021 Tropical fruit	153	174	154	153	160	7	4.7
AG026 Frozen fruit	210	218	236	192	198	6	3.4
AG014 Live plants	218	242	248	240	247	6	2.7
AG008 Cured and other fish	274	288	274	275	280	5	1.9
AG015B Fruit seed	53	50	50	61	64	3	4.7
AG004 Sheep and meat of sheep	21	21	22	13	15	2	15.0
AG015E Sugar beet seed	5	4	7	8	9	1	12.9
AG045 Cigarettes	317	288	274	256	257	1	0.3
Decreases:
AG013 Animal feeds	12,626	14,596	14,454	13,512	12,118	-1,394	-10.3
AG010 Dairy products	4,813	6,377	6,748	4,891	4,374	-517	-10.6
AG046 Hides, skins, and leather	3,155	3,664	3,717	3,050	2,628	-422	-13.8
AG020 Edible nuts	6,879	8,340	8,679	9,083	8,722	-361	-4.0
AG034 Pasta, cereals, and other bakery goods	3,407	3,650	3,735	3,710	3,480	-230	-6.2
AG047 Furskins	582	667	537	494	303	-192	-38.8
AG005 Poultry	5,530	5,586	5,577	4,042	3,883	-159	-3.9
AG001 Certain miscellaneous animals and meats	2,808	2,997	3,239	3,096	2,945	-151	-4.9
AG042 Distilled spirits	1,502	1,534	1,601	1,613	1,473	-140	-8.7
AG006 Fresh or frozen fish	3,188	3,279	3,260	3,181	3,061	-119	-3.7
AG011 Eggs	483	610	611	609	519	-90	-14.8
AG039 Nonalcoholic beverages, excluding fruit and vegetable juices	1,170	1,303	1,392	1,475	1,393	-81	-5.5
AG023 Deciduous fruit	2,043	1,989	2,021	1,847	1,775	-72	-3.9
AG038 Fruit and vegetable juices	1,217	1,223	1,131	1,041	974	-68	-6.5
AG025 Dried fruit other than tropical	689	675	692	635	575	-59	-9.3
AG015F Oilseed seeds	214	216	189	232	193	-39	-16.9
AG007 Canned fish	270	280	262	254	215	-39	-15.4
AG012A Sugar	271	273	244	221	184	-37	-16.7
AG027 Prepared or preserved fruit	520	582	680	745	715	-30	-4.0
AG012 Sugar and other sweeteners	1,493	1,359	1,184	1,081	1,051	-29	-2.7
AG015A Grass seed	447	475	449	453	428	-25	-5.6
AG043 Unmanufactured tobacco	1,101	1,138	1,086	1,109	1,089	-20	-1.8
AG044 Cigars and certain other manufactured tobacco	166	197	153	167	152	-15	-9.2
AG009 Shellfish	1,503	1,501	1,686	1,636	1,632	-5	-0.3
AG016 Cut flowers	26	24	22	22	18	-4	-17.6
AG048 Wool and other animal hair	18	24	22	21	18	-3	-14.0
AG040 Malt beverages	446	518	538	613	611	-2	-0.4
AG029 Spices	149	154	169	177	175	-2	-1.1
U.S. general imports:
Increases:
AG018 Fresh, chilled, or frozen vegetables	6,516	7,370	7,462	7,784	8,759	975	12.5
AG024 Other fresh fruit	2,942	3,239	3,532	4,076	4,741	666	16.3
AG034 Pasta, cereals, and other bakery goods	5,131	5,382	5,603	6,003	6,533	530	8.8
AG042 Distilled spirits	6,561	6,966	7,122	7,274	7,784	510	7.0
AG006 Fresh or frozen fish	6,402	6,680	7,257	7,097	7,603	506	7.1
AG033 Animal or vegetable fats and oils	5,971	5,823	5,880	5,742	6,164	422	7.4
AG021 Tropical fruit	3,974	4,391	4,958	5,151	5,539	388	7.5
AG037 Cocoa, chocolate, and confectionery	5,585	5,734	6,411	6,513	6,865	352	5.4
AG040 Malt beverages	3,706	3,709	4,154	4,550	4,871	321	7.0
AG009 Shellfish	8,058	9,116	10,921	9,672	9,963	291	3.0
AG039 Nonalcoholic beverages, excluding fruit and vegetable juices	2,407	2,590	2,791	3,147	3,393	246	7.8
AG041 Wine and certain other fermented beverages	5,208	5,419	5,553	5,617	5,816	199	3.5
AG019 Prepared or preserved vegetables, mushrooms, and olives	3,433	3,384	3,481	3,524	3,720	195	5.5
AG036 Infant formulas, malt extracts, and other edible preparations	2,274	2,455	2,537	2,612	2,800	188	7.2
AG020 Edible nuts	1,999	2,000	2,361	2,768	2,871	103	3.7
AG016 Cut flowers	968	1,001	1,021	1,025	1,129	103	10.1
AG012A Sugar	2,348	1,672	1,681	1,822	1,917	95	5.2
AG044 Cigars and certain other manufactured tobacco	683	777	823	919	1,008	89	9.7
AG023 Deciduous fruit	372	461	504	515	600	86	16.6
AG022 Citrus fruit	863	970	1,068	1,175	1,259	83	7.1
AG035 Sauces, condiments, and soups	1,230	1,282	1,314	1,321	1,402	81	6.2
AG027 Prepared or preserved fruit	1,634	1,781	1,820	2,011	2,080	69	3.4
AG043 Unmanufactured tobacco	958	987	830	727	789	62	8.5
AG029 Spices	1,197	1,276	1,430	1,694	1,742	49	2.9
AG001 Certain miscellaneous animals and meats	2,102	2,232	2,462	2,619	2,647	28	1.1
AG008 Cured and other fish	548	540	540	579	602	23	3.9
AG005 Poultry	373	403	432	550	568	18	3.3
AG031 Milled grains, malts, and starches	1,114	1,271	1,389	1,405	1,421	16	1.2
AG045 Cigarettes	188	411	404	412	427	15	3.7
AG015A Grass seed	164	184	208	161	175	14	8.9
Decreases:
AG002 Cattle and beef	5,353	5,418	8,060	8,768	6,770	-1,998	-22.8
AG030 Cereals	2,670	3,417	2,834	2,429	2,008	-421	-17.3
AG017 Miscellaneous vegetable substances	5,043	3,428	3,085	2,513	2,149	-364	-14.5
AG028 Coffee and tea	7,615	6,440	6,954	6,927	6,621	-306	-4.4
AG032 Oilseeds	843	1,421	2,050	1,099	906	-193	-17.6
AG013 Animal feeds	2,676	2,905	3,139	2,974	2,785	-189	-6.4
AG010 Dairy products	2,515	2,454	2,792	2,802	2,674	-128	-4.6
AG050 Ethyl alcohol for nonbeverage purposes	1,839	1,415	620	561	474	-87	-15.5
AG026 Frozen fruit	625	631	734	893	815	-79	-8.8
AG011 Eggs	43	42	63	186	116	-70	-37.6
AG012 Sugar and other sweeteners	3,308	2,703	2,819	2,971	2,901	-70	-2.4
AG047 Furskins	207	265	280	224	154	-70	-31.3
AG007 Canned fish	1,596	1,527	1,441	1,286	1,221	-65	-5.0
AG003 Swine and pork	1,354	1,504	1,916	1,692	1,645	-47	-2.8
AG015D Grain seeds	456	671	463	226	199	-27	-11.9
AG012B High fructose corn sweetener	120	134	145	129	107	-22	-17.1
AG004 Sheep and meat of sheep	553	567	677	673	656	-17	-2.5
AG046 Hides, skins, and leather	684	721	800	804	790	-14	-1.8
AG025 Dried fruit other than tropical	218	215	224	260	255	-5	-1.8
AG015F Oilseed seeds	106	132	59	61	57	-4	-7.1
AG048 Wool and other animal hair	34	28	25	23	19	-4	-15.4
AG015 Seeds	1,289	1,541	1,311	1,027	1,024	-3	-0.3
AG015E Sugar beet seed	(a)	(a)	(a)	(a)	(a)	(a)	-72.6

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 March 27, 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.

^a Less than $500,000.