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Table EL.1 Electronic 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:
China	12,330	14,124	14,538	15,187	14,944	-243	-1.6
Mexico	18,891	20,723	21,691	23,287	21,103	-2,184	-9.4
Malaysia	4,705	4,531	5,221	5,146	4,743	-403	-7.8
Japan	11,251	10,385	10,152	9,584	9,402	-182	-1.9
Canada	18,704	17,974	17,548	15,901	15,188	-713	-4.5
South Korea	7,173	6,715	6,855	7,267	6,572	-695	-9.6
Germany	7,948	7,956	8,232	8,197	8,087	-110	-1.3
Taiwan	3,735	3,536	3,736	4,229	4,883	654	15.5
Thailand	2,154	2,224	2,355	2,246	2,438	193	8.6
Vietnam	800	626	696	723	2,061	1,338	184.9
All other	79,326	78,318	78,353	74,377	70,749	-3,629	-4.9
Total domestic exports	167,018	167,113	169,376	166,145	160,170	-5,975	-3.6
Re-exports	90,680	94,077	98,456	97,934	100,364	2,431	2.5
Total U.S. exports (domestic and re-exports)	257,698	261,190	267,833	264,079	260,535	-3,544	-1.3
U.S. general imports:
China	170,940	176,141	186,700	189,254	180,413	-8,840	-4.7
Mexico	65,628	65,188	65,059	72,477	73,566	1,089	1.5
Malaysia	17,210	19,180	22,090	25,371	28,545	3,175	12.5
Japan	26,300	24,214	22,906	21,676	21,255	-421	-1.9
Canada	9,521	9,101	9,114	8,935	8,924	-11	-0.1
South Korea	14,610	16,701	17,379	16,167	16,568	402	2.5
Germany	14,208	14,241	15,256	14,849	14,459	-390	-2.6
Taiwan	17,253	16,378	17,342	16,331	16,452	122	0.7
Thailand	10,975	11,574	12,341	13,342	13,537	195	1.5
Vietnam	1,676	3,214	5,579	9,810	11,707	1,897	19.3
All other	67,151	65,725	65,311	61,653	64,683	3,031	4.9
Total general imports	415,472	421,656	439,079	449,865	450,110	246	0.1

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 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.

Table EL.2 Electronic 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:
EL015 Semiconductors and integrated circuits	26,407	26,067	27,446	27,741	28,087	346	1.2
EL006 Radio and television broadcasting equipment	963	870	901	762	964	202	26.5
EL019 Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables	1,202	1,105	1,098	1,176	1,287	111	9.4
EL009 Printed circuits	1,299	1,304	1,422	1,215	1,312	96	7.9
EL023 Watches and clocks	397	355	368	383	414	32	8.2
EL016 Miscellaneous electrical equipment	2,628	2,587	2,435	2,801	2,824	24	0.8
Decreases:
EL025 Measuring, testing, and controlling instruments	26,390	26,554	25,713	23,935	22,610	-1,325	-5.5
EL017 Computers, peripherals, and parts	20,960	20,031	20,515	19,281	18,123	-1,158	-6.0
EL003 Consumer electronics	4,808	4,558	4,469	4,659	3,696	-964	-20.7
EL002 Telecommunications equipment	15,172	16,269	17,099	17,558	16,645	-913	-5.2
EL003A Television receivers and video monitors	1,383	1,217	1,234	1,790	1,163	-627	-35.0
EL011 Circuit apparatus not exceeding 1000V	6,538	6,809	7,274	7,400	6,794	-606	-8.2
EL012 Circuit apparatus assemblies	3,352	3,828	4,116	4,077	3,727	-350	-8.6
EL022 Medical goods	33,434	33,462	33,727	33,203	32,923	-280	-0.8
EL013 Parts of circuit apparatus	2,860	2,845	3,142	3,200	2,991	-208	-6.5
EL004 Blank and prerecorded media	3,471	3,214	2,949	2,447	2,276	-171	-7.0
EL018 Photographic film and paper	1,793	1,802	1,659	1,686	1,550	-136	-8.1
EL021 Photographic cameras and equipment	1,505	1,447	1,340	1,207	1,076	-131	-10.9
EL008 Electrical capacitors and resistors	1,292	1,319	1,369	1,250	1,140	-109	-8.7
EL020 Optical goods, including ophthalmic goods	5,465	5,483	5,860	5,942	5,836	-106	-1.8
EL024 Drawing, drafting, and calculating instruments	564	427	430	399	326	-73	-18.3
EL007 Electric sound and visual signaling apparatus	1,380	1,342	1,383	1,344	1,274	-70	-5.2
EL005 Navigational instruments and remote control apparatus	3,393	3,842	3,022	3,037	2,967	-70	-2.3
EL010 Circuit apparatus exceeding 1000V	792	754	801	713	653	-60	-8.4
EL001 Office machines	713	619	555	495	463	-32	-6.5
EL014 Electron tubes	242	219	284	234	211	-23	-9.9
U.S. general imports:
Increases:
EL015 Semiconductors and integrated circuits	37,471	37,947	39,037	40,133	44,212	4,078	10.2
EL002 Telecommunications equipment	83,922	91,785	98,262	105,085	107,795	2,710	2.6
EL022 Medical goods	32,693	34,213	36,181	37,815	40,163	2,348	6.2
EL004 Blank and prerecorded media	4,269	4,662	5,654	6,862	8,197	1,335	19.4
EL020 Optical goods, including ophthalmic goods	9,300	9,498	10,063	10,073	10,723	650	6.5
EL012 Circuit apparatus assemblies	7,842	9,009	9,604	10,044	10,457	413	4.1
EL016 Miscellaneous electrical equipment	6,281	6,536	7,281	8,249	8,554	305	3.7
EL007 Electric sound and visual signaling apparatus	2,988	3,084	3,364	3,453	3,629	176	5.1
EL019 Optical fibers, optical fiber bundles and cables	764	836	856	978	1,127	149	15.2
EL011 Circuit apparatus not exceeding 1000V	9,375	9,735	10,104	10,148	10,254	106	1.0
EL021 Photographic cameras and equipment	856	833	821	822	918	95	11.6
EL010 Circuit apparatus exceeding 1000V	758	670	697	720	790	70	9.7
EL018 Photographic film and paper	930	875	964	907	943	36	4.0
EL009 Printed circuits	1,894	1,923	1,979	2,050	2,082	32	1.6
Decreases:
EL017 Computers, peripherals, and parts	122,736	121,106	121,512	119,579	112,527	-7,052	-5.9
EL003 Consumer electronics	47,967	43,195	42,836	42,712	39,337	-3,375	-7.9
EL003A Television receivers and video monitors	27,594	24,279	24,363	24,368	21,423	-2,946	-12.1
EL023 Watches and clocks	4,836	5,119	5,411	5,680	5,012	-668	-11.8
EL025 Measuring, testing, and controlling instruments	23,505	24,096	25,757	25,987	25,494	-492	-1.9
EL008 Electrical capacitors and resistors	2,294	2,411	3,270	2,723	2,369	-354	-13.0
EL005 Navigational instruments and remote control apparatus	6,597	6,183	6,981	7,196	6,983	-212	-3.0
EL006 Radio and television broadcasting equipment	3,351	3,064	3,233	3,598	3,527	-71	-2.0
EL024 Drawing, drafting, and calculating instruments	273	275	302	300	289	-11	-3.7
EL013 Parts of circuit apparatus	2,713	2,814	3,127	2,942	2,932	-10	-0.3
EL014 Electron tubes	342	311	282	249	240	-9	-3.4
EL001 Office machines	1,513	1,479	1,499	1,560	1,558	-2	-0.1

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 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.