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America's top 20 imports and exports

The state of US trade
20th: Apparel, household goods (cotton) – $34.9 billion in imports
19th: Non-monetary gold – $35.1 billion in imports
18th: Trucks, buses, and special purpose vehicles – $35.7 billion in imports
17th: Industrial supplies, other – $35.9 billion in imports
16th: Furniture, household goods, etc. – $37.9 billion in imports
15th: Toys, games, and sporting goods – $40.6 billion in imports
14th: Finished metal shapes – $45.6 billion in imports
13th: Medical equipment – $46.9 billion in imports
12th: Electric apparatus – $53.2 billion in imports
11th: Industrial machines, other – $55.89 billion in imports
10th: Computer accessories – $56.7 billion in imports
9th: Semiconductors – $58.57 billion in imports
8th: Telecommunications equipment – $58.58 billion in imports
7th: Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton – $61.9 billion in imports
6th: Crude oil – $76.51 billion in imports
5th: Computers – $89.17 billion in imports
4th: Cell phones and other household goods – $98.42 billion in imports
3rd: Other parts and accessories of vehicles – $95.7 billion in imports
2nd: Passenger cars, new and used – $141,769 billion in imports
1st: Pharmaceutical preparations – $163,159 billion in imports
And now for the exports... 20th: Measuring, testing, control instruments – $22.3 billion in exports
19th: Non-monetary gold – $23.2 billion in exports
18th: Cell phones and other household goods – $24.2 billion in exports
17th: Computer accessories – $25.2 billion in exports
16th: Other industrial supplies – $25.6 billion in exports
15th: Organic chemicals – $26.3 billion in exports
14th: Soybeans – $26.6 billion in exports
13th: Telecommunications equipment – $31 billion in exports
12th: Other chemicals – $33 billion in exports
11th: Plastic materials – $34.3 billion in exports
10th: Medical equipment – $36.7 billion in exports
9th: Electric apparatus – $38.1 billion in exports
8th: Petroleum products, other – $38.7 billion in exports
7th: Other parts and accessories of vehicles – $44.9 billion in exports
6th: Passenger cars, new and used – $45.2 billion in exports
5th: Crude oil – $49.5 billion in exports
4th: Semiconductors – $55.1 billion in exports
3rd: Industrial machines, other – $57.3 billion in exports
2nd: Pharmaceutical preparations – $59.2 billion in exports
1st: Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts – $71.9 billion in exports
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The state of US trade

In 2020, the US exported more than $1.4 trillion worth of goods and imported a whopping $2.3 trillion.

Fast-forward to now, however, and everything from the coronavirus pandemic to growing tensions with China have affected the state of US trade. But what are the country's top commodities?

Read on as we count down America's 20 biggest imports and exports, according to the most recent complete data from the US Census Bureau. 

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24 January 2022

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