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Trade Patterns
U.S. Imports
Date last updated: October 5, 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Economic Education & Outreach
U.S. Imports by World Area and Selected Countries
2004 vs. 2014 Customs Value Totals ($billions)
$600
2004
2014
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
$0
Canada
China
Europe
Japan
Latin America
Source: Census Bureau & FRBSF Calculations
Note: Data are calendar-year totals of monthly, non-seasonally adjusted values
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Mexico
Pacific Rim
(excl. China &
Japan)
Rest
of World
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Annotated Chart Notes
U.S. Imports by World Area and Selected Countries
2004 vs. 2014 Customs Value Totals ($billions)
$600
2004
$500
$400
$300
2014
For imports, the value reported is
the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection appraised value of
merchandise
Import values from China
increased 137% from 2004 to 2014
=100 x (466.75-196.68)
196.68
China:
$197b in 2004
$467b in 2014
Rest of World:
$145b in 2004
$256b in 2014
$200
$100
$0
Canada
China
Europe
Japan
Source: Census Bureau & FRBSF Calculations
Note: Data are calendar-year totals of monthly, non-seasonally adjusted values
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Latin America
Pacific Rim
(excl. China &
Japan)
See PowerPoint file for country
definitions and data source
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Mexico
Rest
of World
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What Do You Think?
1. How would you describe the change in Japanese import
totals from 2004 to 2014? (See slide 2)
2. Imports from China increased 137% from 2004 to 2014. Over
the same time period, what is the percent change for the
category “Rest of the World”? (See slide 3)
3. For any world area or country shown, did imports show a
decrease in value from 2004 to 2014? (See slide 3)
4. What were the top three sources of U.S. imports in 2004? In
2014? (See slide 2)
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