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Table OPEC.1 OPEC: 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	9,293	9,867	9,649	7,697	7,792	96	1.2
Forest products	1,199	1,254	1,333	1,207	1,062	-145	-12.0
Chemicals and related products	7,837	7,870	7,361	6,674	5,528	-1,146	-17.2
Energy-related products	7,839	9,831	9,814	6,482	4,647	-1,835	-28.3
Textiles and apparel	746	774	804	739	619	-119	-16.2
Footwear	81	69	85	78	66	-12	-15.0
Minerals and metals	4,739	5,554	5,034	4,072	3,578	-494	-12.1
Machinery	10,183	10,135	10,324	9,226	6,491	-2,735	-29.6
Transportation equipment	33,216	32,707	31,468	29,975	28,392	-1,583	-5.3
Electronic products	10,388	10,755	10,379	9,522	7,933	-1,590	-16.7
Miscellaneous manufactures	2,839	3,551	3,066	2,756	3,427	671	24.3
Special provisions	1,683	1,778	1,789	1,719	1,642	-76	-4.5
Total	90,044	94,145	91,106	80,146	71,177	-8,968	-11.2
U.S. general imports:
Agricultural products	4,486	4,871	6,013	5,789	5,788	-1	(a)
Forest products	686	733	865	846	780	-66	-7.8
Chemicals and related products	5,147	5,112	4,863	4,376	3,979	-397	-9.1
Energy-related products	174,807	146,368	124,220	57,981	50,082	-7,898	-13.6
Textiles and apparel	5,573	5,601	5,417	5,562	5,329	-232	-4.2
Footwear	941	1,155	1,235	1,426	1,463	37	2.6
Minerals and metals	3,215	2,730	3,282	3,265	3,413	147	4.5
Machinery	462	491	581	505	484	-20	-4.0
Transportation equipment	432	521	467	512	590	78	15.2
Electronic products	1,954	1,872	2,025	2,016	1,933	-84	-4.2
Miscellaneous manufactures	1,584	1,722	1,716	1,906	1,777	-129	-6.8
Special provisions	1,355	1,497	1,873	1,986	1,936	-50	-2.5
Total	200,641	172,672	152,558	86,171	77,555	-8,616	-10.0
U.S. merchandise trade balance:
Agricultural products	4,808	4,996	3,636	1,907	2,004	97	5.1
Forest products	513	521	467	361	282	-79	-22.0
Chemicals and related products	2,690	2,758	2,499	2,298	1,549	-749	-32.6
Energy-related products	-166,968	-136,537	-114,406	-51,499	-45,435	6,064	11.8
Textiles and apparel	-4,827	-4,827	-4,613	-4,823	-4,710	113	2.3
Footwear	-860	-1,086	-1,150	-1,349	-1,397	-48	-3.6
Minerals and metals	1,525	2,825	1,752	807	166	-641	-79.5
Machinery	9,721	9,644	9,743	8,721	6,007	-2,715	-31.1
Transportation equipment	32,784	32,187	31,001	29,462	27,802	-1,660	-5.6
Electronic products	8,433	8,883	8,354	7,506	6,000	-1,506	-20.1
Miscellaneous manufactures	1,255	1,829	1,350	850	1,650	800	94.1
Special provisions	329	281	-85	-267	-294	-27	-10.0
Total	-110,597	-78,527	-61,452	-6,025	-6,378	-352	-5.8

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 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.

^aLess than 0.05 percent.

Table OPEC.2 OPEC: 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:
TE013 Aircraft, spacecraft, and related equipment	12,864	13,542	13,564	14,274	16,680	2,405	16.9
MS019 Arms, ammunition, and armored vehicles	1,461	1,888	1,520	1,222	2,101	879	72.0
AG032 Oilseeds	1,202	1,226	1,183	965	1,188	223	23.1
AG030 Cereals	2,590	2,379	2,210	1,568	1,759	191	12.2
EL005 Navigational instruments and remote control apparatus	462	1,075	290	259	440	181	69.9
MM020A Unrefined and refined gold	871	1,544	834	681	828	147	21.6
MM020 Precious metals and non-numismatic coins	901	1,580	888	720	840	120	16.6
MM019 Natural and synthetic gemstones	525	539	499	599	679	80	13.4
TE008 Rail locomotive and rolling stock	198	479	241	285	360	75	26.5
AG049 Cotton, not carded or combed	224	333	353	320	376	56	17.5
EL020 Optical goods, including ophthalmic goods	162	133	211	206	256	51	24.6
MS019A Small arms and ammunition	90	180	197	204	244	41	20.0
MM009 Cement, stone, and related products	76	87	103	106	146	40	38.0
AG043 Unmanufactured tobacco	65	84	88	70	90	20	28.0
MM023 Iron and steel waste and scrap	265	246	440	127	147	20	15.4
EL006 Radio and television broadcasting equipment	92	86	75	66	85	19	28.3
EL015 Semiconductors and integrated circuits	138	139	111	86	103	18	20.6
CH024 Explosives, propellant powders, and related items	76	63	46	46	64	17	37.7
EL013 Parts of circuit apparatus	91	115	141	113	130	17	15.3
MM040A Unwrought zinc	1	1	2	2	17	16	948.2
MM040 Zinc and related articles	7	7	7	6	22	16	248.5
AG035 Sauces, condiments, and soups	105	114	127	135	150	15	11.3
AG037 Cocoa, chocolate, and confectionery	90	103	113	116	130	14	12.0
MM025A Ingots, blooms, billets, and slabs of carbon and alloy steels	30	37	15	4	16	12	332.2
TX005N Headwear	16	11	12	21	33	12	54.3
MS013 Toys and games	96	89	118	103	114	11	10.7
MM038C Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip	302	326	214	51	62	11	21.5
EL009 Printed circuits	6	11	12	7	18	11	162.8
AG038 Fruit and vegetable juices	17	20	25	25	35	10	41.6
MT016 Machine tool accessories	13	14	18	15	24	10	67.2
Decreases:
TE009 Motor vehicles	12,226	11,853	10,001	9,246	6,968	-2,277	-24.6
EP005 Petroleum products	7,424	9,269	9,420	6,106	4,296	-1,810	-29.6
TE004 Construction and mining equipment	2,905	2,420	2,471	1,744	925	-819	-46.9
EL002 Telecommunications equipment	2,353	2,550	2,986	2,934	2,249	-685	-23.3
MT001 Pumps for liquids	757	944	935	952	585	-366	-38.5
MT030 Miscellaneous machinery	1,149	1,333	1,299	1,233	867	-366	-29.7
TE001 Aircraft engines and gas turbines	1,706	1,578	2,251	1,865	1,505	-359	-19.3
EL017 Computers, peripherals, and parts	2,061	1,865	1,958	1,495	1,156	-339	-22.7
CH006 Certain organic chemicals	1,510	1,695	1,212	968	634	-334	-34.5
MT002 Air-conditioning equipment and parts	1,127	1,194	1,026	1,044	723	-321	-30.8
MT023 Electric motors, generators, and related equipment	1,810	1,220	1,411	972	686	-286	-29.4
MM025 Steel mill products	691	663	711	545	284	-261	-47.8
EL022 Medical goods	1,046	1,032	1,077	981	726	-256	-26.0
EL025 Measuring, testing, and controlling instruments	1,665	1,663	1,552	1,317	1,083	-234	-17.8
MT004 Household appliances, including commercial applications	726	824	759	752	521	-231	-30.7
MT020 Taps, cocks, valves, and similar devices	809	978	975	951	732	-219	-23.0
MM025L Pipes and tubes of carbon and alloy steels	446	468	577	385	187	-199	-51.5
MT022 Boilers, turbines, and related machinery	285	279	268	468	276	-192	-41.1
TE002 Internal combustion piston engines, other than for aircraft	764	632	585	553	362	-191	-34.6
TE010 Certain motor-vehicle parts	1,321	1,024	910	818	660	-157	-19.2
MT005 Centrifuges and filtering and purifying equipment	540	649	725	553	401	-152	-27.5
MT003 Industrial thermal-processing equipment and furnaces	579	449	639	376	235	-141	-37.4
MM031 Miscellaneous products of base metal	359	374	451	401	261	-140	-34.9
CH033 Miscellaneous plastic products	547	590	606	556	432	-124	-22.3
AG020 Edible nuts	389	538	546	623	499	-124	-19.9
EL012 Circuit apparatus assemblies	288	401	455	428	312	-116	-27.1
CH019 Medicinal chemicals	1,012	975	923	960	845	-116	-12.0
CH030 Other plastics in primary forms	416	506	514	416	316	-100	-23.9
MT009 Farm and garden machinery and equipment	435	365	333	262	175	-88	-33.4
AG010 Dairy products	440	770	663	377	296	-81	-21.5
U.S. general imports:
Increases:
MM037A Primary and secondary aluminum	994	813	979	1,139	1,516	377	33.2
MM037 Unwrought aluminum	1,045	834	1,003	1,155	1,526	371	32.1
MM019 Natural and synthetic gemstones	304	149	90	198	521	323	163.4
AG033 Animal or vegetable fats and oils	197	460	673	681	941	260	38.2
CH023 Miscellaneous chemicals and specialties	112	339	295	289	424	136	47.0
CH032 Tires and tubes	487	519	489	679	794	115	16.9
TX003 Carpets and rugs	20	18	15	12	71	60	517.3
MM041 Certain base metals and chemical elements	100	115	178	73	130	56	76.6
EL006 Radio and television broadcasting equipment	195	275	293	307	358	51	16.7
CH026 Polypropylene resins in primary forms	4	1	1	5	55	50	910.8
MM028 Metal construction components	2	6	11	22	67	45	203.6
FW001 Footwear	941	1,155	1,235	1,426	1,463	37	2.6
AG021 Tropical fruit	449	450	440	486	523	36	7.5
TE013 Aircraft, spacecraft, and related equipment	3	3	8	15	49	34	222.8
MS017 Works of art and miscellaneous manufactured goods	248	269	259	312	344	32	10.2
CH029 Saturated polyester resins	35	35	35	32	63	31	95.0
AG016 Cut flowers	166	174	184	210	239	29	13.7
TE001 Aircraft engines and gas turbines	4	3	6	5	33	28	518.4
FP011B Tissue and tissue products	97	93	113	114	142	28	24.6
TE010 Certain motor-vehicle parts	230	207	228	236	262	26	11.1
FP011 Industrial papers and paperboards	139	135	148	141	165	24	17.0
TX005H Women's and girls' dresses	326	304	295	328	351	24	7.2
TE006 Primary cells and batteries and electric storage batteries	64	72	72	88	107	19	22.2
MM014 Flat glass	9	10	11	9	28	19	203.9
EL003 Consumer electronics	483	431	488	448	464	16	3.6
MT009 Farm and garden machinery and equipment	(a)	1	10	32	46	14	44.1
AG008 Cured and other fish	38	14	15	11	24	12	108.3
MT003 Industrial thermal-processing equipment and furnaces	10	6	17	20	31	11	57.3
CH033 Miscellaneous plastic products	195	168	169	150	161	11	7.1
MM009 Cement, stone, and related products	25	39	32	26	36	11	41.7
Decreases:
EP004 Crude petroleum	163,710	135,421	112,771	51,383	45,309	-6,074	-11.8
EP005 Petroleum products	10,555	10,644	11,039	6,422	4,637	-1,785	-27.8
MM020 Precious metals and non-numismatic coins	493	627	1,065	728	337	-391	-53.7
MM020A Unrefined and refined gold	387	537	1,014	630	267	-363	-57.6
CH010 Fertilizers	1,088	1,200	1,422	1,265	935	-330	-26.1
TX005 Apparel	5,177	5,207	5,057	5,194	4,941	-253	-4.9
AG037 Cocoa, chocolate, and confectionery	357	409	588	625	461	-165	-26.3
CH006 Certain organic chemicals	813	853	709	505	341	-165	-32.6
CH036 Natural rubber	2,091	1,664	1,267	976	814	-162	-16.6
TX005E Shirts and blouses	2,362	2,329	2,179	2,194	2,060	-134	-6.1
EL017 Computers, peripherals, and parts	500	388	378	456	338	-118	-25.9
MM025 Steel mill products	262	187	196	253	139	-114	-45.0
MM025L Pipes and tubes of carbon and alloy steels	228	161	141	152	48	-104	-68.2
MM038 Aluminum mill products	224	172	160	208	115	-93	-44.8
MM038C Aluminum plate, sheet, and strip	208	156	126	164	72	-92	-56.0
MS009 Furniture	606	675	685	724	664	-60	-8.3
AG006 Fresh or frozen fish	483	401	381	409	350	-60	-14.6
MS013 Toys and games	196	236	253	251	194	-57	-22.7
FP013 Printing and writing papers	112	119	177	111	55	-56	-50.3
AG009 Shellfish	1,514	1,825	2,563	2,055	1,999	-56	-2.7
TX005G Women's and girls' suits, skirts, and coats	349	311	324	324	285	-39	-12.1
MM007 Certain ores, concentrates, ash, and residues	70	95	63	72	33	-39	-54.0
EP006 Natural gas and components	337	116	209	89	53	-36	-40.2
EL020 Optical goods, including ophthalmic goods	123	121	164	150	117	-33	-21.7
MS006 Precious jewelry and related articles	144	142	117	198	166	-32	-16.1
AG028 Coffee and tea	422	316	359	367	335	-32	-8.6
TX005D Women's and girls' trousers	619	719	728	733	701	-31	-4.3
AG029 Spices	247	221	175	259	229	-30	-11.6
CH003 Primary aromatics	40	43	35	37	9	-28	-75.5
TX005K Body-supporting garments	194	197	170	205	178	-27	-13.2

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.

^aLess than $500,000.