Total Sheet1 Value of Imports and Exports, $ billion (source: China Statistical Yearbook, 1996) Trade Total Year Exports Imports Balance Trade 1980 18 -20 -2 1985 27 -42 -15 1986 31 -43 -12 1987 39 -43 -4 1988 48 -55 -7 1989 53 -59 -6 1990 62 -53 9 1991 72 -64 8 1992 85 -81 4 1993 92 -104 -12 1994 121 -116 5 1995 149 -132 17
38 69 74 82 103 112 115 136 166 196 237 281
U.S. Trade by Commodity with China (Millions of Dollars; Total Exports, F.a.s. and General Imports, Customs) source: http://www.ita.doc.gov/industry/otea/usfth/china.e-i SITC 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
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EXPORTS 0 Food and live animals 323 354 277 1,311 1 Beverages and tobacco 11 13 6 9 2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 1,152 675 425 1,677 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 200 249 61 27 4 Animal and vegetable 9 oils, fats and waxes 135 2 395 5 Chemicals and related products,841 1,212 n.e.s. 1,508 2,013 6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 452 416 408 673 7 Machinery and transport equipment 4,033 5,814 5,119 4,827 8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 465 555 509 665 9 Commodities & transact not class elsewhere113sitc 90 98 in 152 TOTAL 7,470 8,767 9,287 11,748 Top 20 Commodities 792 Aircraft & associated equipmt; spcecrft veh; & pts 1,176 2,056 2,229 1,911 562 Fertilizers (except crude of group 272) 629 293 944 1,204 263 Cotton textile fibers186 0 648 837 764 Telecommunications equipment, n.e.s. & pts, n.e.s. 233 603 563 712 41 Wheat (including spelt) and meslin, unmilled 273 274 166 506 222 Oil seeds/oleaginous 30 for extr soft fix veg oil frt 23 9 52 728 Machry etc specializd for particulr industries nes 204 314 329 330 874 Measuring/checking/analysing & contr inst&appt nes 306 307 323 266 741 Heatng & coolng equipmnt and 160thereof, 162 83 pts n.e.s. 269 641 Paper and paperboard 107 105 116 122 714 Engs and motors, nonelect & pts, n.e.s. 161 151 165 100 776 Thermionic, cold cathode, photocathode valves etc. 18 19 41 112 743 Pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans 69 108 133 148
774 3 1,889 68 114 1,727 790 5,570 886 158 11,978
1,708 891 730 643 426 415 358 296 251 234 220 212 189
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Sheet1 251 Pulp and waste paper61 46 105 752 Automatic data process machs & units thereof 136 167 165 744 Mechanical handlng equipmt, & pts thereof, n.e.s. 38 58 82 723 Civil engineering &118 contractors'144 & equipment plant 191 894 Baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods 9 12 17 81 Feeding stuff for animals incl not unmilled cereal 3 3 4 684 Aluminum 53 50 70 184 247 140 159 71 15 100 187 182 166 147 137 136 133
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IMPORTS 0 Food and live animals 643 568 528 599 1 Beverages and tobacco 24 37 12 12 2 Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 194 209 251 349 3 Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 458 232 363 440 4 Animal and vegetable 2 oils, fats and waxes 3 3 3 5 Chemicals and related products,582 509 n.e.s. 723 874 6 Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material 2,291 2,731 3,345 4,241 7 Machinery and transport equipment 4,483 6,067 9,057 12,016 8 Miscellaneous manufactured20,845 16,673 articles 24,176 26,633 9 Commodities & transact not class elsewhere323sitc 398 261 in 390 TOTAL 25,676 31,535 38,781 45,555 Top 20 Commodities 894 Baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods 3,860 4,459 5,537 851 Footwear 3,403 4,520 5,259 842 Women/girls coats, capes etc, 2,223 1,728 tex fabric, not knit 2,038 764 Telecommunications equipment, n.e.s. & pts, n.e.s. 634 942 1,642 831 Trunks, suitcases, 1,101 cases, briefcases,1,561 vanity 1,321 etc 893 Articles, nes of plastics 717 969 1,218 762 Radio-broadcast receivrs wheth/nt incr snd rec etc 829 914 1,368 845 Articles of apparel of textile fabrics nes 1,661 1,462 1,599 759 Parts etc for office mach & auto315 process mach 154 data 611 752 Automatic data process machs & units thereof 227 438 713 899 Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s. 784 912 1,096 848 Apparel & cl acc exc textile; headgear, all 1,225...