Change in U.S. goods trade with China, by industry, 2001–2018
| U.S. imports | U.S. exports | Trade balance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry* | Change ($billions, nominal) | Share of total change | Change ($billions, nominal) | Share of total change | Change ($billions, nominal) | Share of total change |
| Total change | 437.4 | 100.0% | 100.9 | 100.0% | -336.5 | 100.0% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting | 2.4 | 0.6% | 7.0 | 6.9% | 4.6 | -1.4% |
| Mining | -0.1 | 0.0% | 8.3 | 8.3% | 8.4 | -2.5% |
| Oil and gas | -0.1 | 0.0% | 7.1 | 7.0% | 7.2 | -2.1% |
| Minerals and ores | 0.1 | 0.0% | 1.3 | 1.3% | 1.2 | -0.4% |
| Manufacturing | 434.8 | 99.4% | 82.6 | 81.8% | -352.2 | 104.7% |
| Nondurable goods | 88.9 | 20.3% | 21.8 | 21.6% | -67.2 | 20.0% |
| Food and kindred products | 3.6 | 0.8% | 2.2 | 2.2% | -1.4 | 0.4% |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.1 | 0.1% | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Textile mills and textile product mills | 13.1 | 3.0% | 0.4 | 0.4% | -12.7 | 3.8% |
| Apparel, leather, and allied product manufacturing | 29.3 | 6.7% | 0.5 | 0.5% | -28.8 | 8.6% |
| Paper | 3.0 | 0.7% | 2.2 | 2.2% | -0.8 | 0.2% |
| Printed matter and related products | 2.3 | 0.5% | 0.1 | 0.1% | -2.2 | 0.6% |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.5 | 0.1% | 1.0 | 1.0% | 0.5 | -0.1% |
| Chemicals | 19.6 | 4.5% | 13.9 | 13.8% | -5.6 | 1.7% |
| Plastics and rubber products | 17.5 | 4.0% | 1.4 | 1.4% | -16.1 | 4.8% |
| Durable goods | 345.8 | 79.1% | 60.8 | 60.3% | -285.0 | 84.7% |
| Wood products | 3.2 | 0.7% | 1.5 | 1.5% | -1.7 | 0.5% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 6.7 | 1.5% | 0.7 | 0.7% | -5.9 | 1.8% |
| Primary metal | 3.2 | 0.7% | 2.9 | 2.8% | -0.3 | 0.1% |
| Fabricated metal products | 22.5 | 5.1% | 2.1 | 2.1% | -20.4 | 6.1% |
| Machinery | 34.2 | 7.8% | 8.6 | 8.5% | -25.7 | 7.6% |
| Computer and electronic parts | 161.8 | 37.0% | 12.7 | 12.6% | -149.1 | 44.3% |
| Computer and peripheral equipment | 51.6 | 11.8% | 0.7 | 0.7% | -50.9 | 15.1% |
| Communications, audio and video equipment | 81.7 | 18.7% | 0.5 | 0.5% | -81.2 | 24.1% |
| Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments | 5.4 | 1.2% | 5.0 | 4.9% | -0.5 | 0.1% |
| Semiconductor and other electronic components, and reproducing magnetic and optical media | 23.1 | 5.3% | 6.6 | 6.5% | -16.5 | 4.9% |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 41.0 | 9.4% | 2.9 | 2.9% | -38.1 | 11.3% |
| Transportation equipment | 20.2 | 4.6% | 24.9 | 24.7% | 4.7 | -1.4% |
| Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts | 17.2 | 3.9% | 9.2 | 9.1% | -8.0 | 2.4% |
| Aerospace products and parts | 0.9 | 0.2% | 15.6 | 15.5% | 14.7 | -4.4% |
| Railroad, ship, and other transportation equipment | 2.1 | 0.5% | 0.1 | 0.1% | -2.1 | 0.6% |
| Furniture and related products | 20.8 | 4.8% | 0.2 | 0.2% | -20.7 | 6.1% |
| Miscellaneous manufactured commodities | 32.1 | 7.3% | 4.4 | 4.3% | -27.7 | 8.2% |
| Scrap and secondhand goods | 0.2 | 0.1% | 3.0 | 3.0% | 2.7 | -0.8% |
* Excludes utilities, construction, and service sectors, which reported no goods trade in this period, and information, which reported negligible goods trade in this period.
Source: Authors’ analysis of USITC 2019. For a more detailed explanation of the data sources and computations, see the appendix.