US trade (export - import) with South Korea in 2016
Published or Updated: Apr 21, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with South Korea in 2016: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with South Korea
In 2016, US trade with South Korea was $114,194.7 million, down 2.91% ($3,424.5 million) from 2015.
US exports to South Korea in 2016 were $42,265.1 million, down 2.83% ($1,232.9 million) from 2015.
US imports from South Korea in 2016 were $71,929.6 million, down 2.96% ($2,191.6 million) from 2015.
US trade deficit with South Korea in 2016 was $29,664.5 million, a 3.13% decrease ($958.7 million) over 2015.
South Korea was the US 6th largest trading partner in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 3.0840% of US total trade (down from 3.0866% in 2015).
South Korea was the US 7th largest export market in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 2.9085% of US total exports (up from 2.8924% in 2015).
South Korea was the US 6th largest supplier in 2016 (just as in 2015), accounting for 3.1974% of US total imports (down from 3.2131% in 2015).
US Exports to South Korea
The major share of US exports to South Korea in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 51.66% of US total exports to South Korea (51.70% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 15.93% of US total exports to South Korea (16.36% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 15.04% of US total exports to South Korea (13.97% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 4.58% of US total exports to South Korea (3.57% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.92% of US total exports to South Korea (4.76% in 2015);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.83% of US total exports to South Korea (1.87% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.16% of US total exports to South Korea (1.46% in 2015);
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 0.68% of US total exports to South Korea (1.24% in 2015).
The largest gains in US exports to South Korea in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - an increase of $771,270.8 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $325,572.2 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $319,825.9 thousand;
- Organic chemicals (HS code 29) - an increase of $187,884.5 thousand;
- Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 93) - an increase of $187,144.5 thousand;
- Meat and edible meat offal (HS code 02) - an increase of $155,461.3 thousand;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $135,716.1 thousand.
The largest declines in US exports to South Korea in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - a decrease of $811,988.9 thousand;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $785,716.2 thousand;
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - a decrease of $281,530.5 thousand;
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $254,494.0 thousand;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - a decrease of $150,156.9 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in 2015 (USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 23,744.5 | 0.06 | 17,822.8 | 33.23 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 1,421,814.4 | 3.36 | 1,266,353.1 | 12.28 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 484,230.7 | 1.15 | 460,124.6 | 5.24 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 203,783.8 | 0.48 | 280,573.1 | -27.37 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 24,638.9 | 0.06 | 25,277.5 | -2.53 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 1,266.1 | 0.00 | 970.3 | 30.48 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 25,552.9 | 0.06 | 24,720.0 | 3.37 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 713,023.6 | 1.69 | 749,863.5 | -4.91 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 62,641.9 | 0.15 | 40,128.8 | 56.10 |
| 10 | Cereals | 1,253,135.3 | 2.96 | 1,117,419.2 | 12.15 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 10,311.1 | 0.02 | 10,525.4 | -2.04 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 533,199.1 | 1.26 | 558,193.0 | -4.48 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 27,223.7 | 0.06 | 29,147.3 | -6.60 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 2,003.1 | 0.00 | 2,094.4 | -4.36 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 100,271.4 | 0.24 | 65,901.8 | 52.15 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 57,172.4 | 0.14 | 57,855.9 | -1.18 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 51,599.9 | 0.12 | 48,922.7 | 5.47 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 69,787.6 | 0.17 | 69,020.2 | 1.11 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 82,659.8 | 0.20 | 85,074.0 | -2.84 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 236,902.9 | 0.56 | 293,283.4 | -19.22 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 440,543.3 | 1.04 | 370,887.1 | 18.78 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 137,552.4 | 0.33 | 186,899.6 | -26.40 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 347,195.8 | 0.82 | 287,691.1 | 20.68 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 45,118.5 | 0.11 | 28,768.4 | 56.83 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 58,493.4 | 0.14 | 60,981.7 | -4.08 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 344,675.9 | 0.82 | 277,213.6 | 24.34 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 1,534,061.9 | 3.63 | 1,214,236.0 | 26.34 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 596,991.3 | 1.41 | 660,702.6 | -9.64 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,812,343.8 | 4.29 | 1,624,459.4 | 11.57 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 652,580.7 | 1.54 | 934,111.3 | -30.14 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 55,926.9 | 0.13 | 120,190.3 | -53.47 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 306,224.7 | 0.72 | 300,831.1 | 1.79 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 381,382.5 | 0.90 | 397,261.3 | -4.00 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 263,488.0 | 0.62 | 286,347.2 | -7.98 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 68,910.9 | 0.16 | 75,514.9 | -8.75 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 19,301.5 | 0.05 | 15,860.7 | 21.69 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 51,274.4 | 0.12 | 52,125.1 | -1.63 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 994,934.4 | 2.35 | 1,022,588.1 | -2.70 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1,367,974.3 | 3.24 | 1,427,665.0 | -4.18 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 160,265.9 | 0.38 | 200,734.3 | -20.16 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 276,384.1 | 0.65 | 373,103.2 | -25.92 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 25,736.4 | 0.06 | 37,586.9 | -31.53 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 40,773.1 | 0.10 | 44,108.8 | -7.56 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 119,976.8 | 0.28 | 132,666.4 | -9.57 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 142.5 | 0.00 | 210.1 | -32.16 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 146.3 | 0.00 | 70.1 | 108.69 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 343,297.2 | 0.81 | 375,569.3 | -8.59 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 271,703.4 | 0.64 | 255,562.2 | 6.32 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 36,329.0 | 0.09 | 49,384.7 | -26.44 |
| 50 | Silk | 127.6 | 0.00 | 491.4 | -74.03 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 157.6 | 0.00 | 266.2 | -40.78 |
| 52 | Cotton | 166,013.7 | 0.39 | 238,531.6 | -30.40 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 257.2 | 0.00 | 13.6 | 1,791.90 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 52,855.3 | 0.13 | 76,609.4 | -31.01 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 32,617.2 | 0.08 | 33,929.6 | -3.87 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 46,741.7 | 0.11 | 45,268.6 | 3.25 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 9,135.0 | 0.02 | 8,498.2 | 7.49 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 1,123.5 | 0.00 | 1,449.3 | -22.48 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 30,128.2 | 0.07 | 33,514.5 | -10.10 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 2,527.8 | 0.01 | 5,379.2 | -53.01 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 41,493.1 | 0.10 | 50,271.9 | -17.46 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 38,186.3 | 0.09 | 46,876.0 | -18.54 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 12,352.2 | 0.03 | 15,242.4 | -18.96 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 52,915.2 | 0.13 | 73,549.8 | -28.06 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 2,804.7 | 0.01 | 2,715.0 | 3.30 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 142.8 | 0.00 | 142.1 | 0.49 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 848.6 | 0.00 | 1,265.3 | -32.94 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 116,149.0 | 0.27 | 124,987.3 | -7.07 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 61,527.1 | 0.15 | 76,345.9 | -19.41 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 145,053.9 | 0.34 | 153,970.2 | -5.79 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 285,852.5 | 0.68 | 540,346.4 | -47.10 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 326,999.4 | 0.77 | 440,447.6 | -25.76 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 291,784.8 | 0.69 | 407,232.3 | -28.35 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 197,497.0 | 0.47 | 233,492.5 | -15.42 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 69,634.8 | 0.16 | 101,731.2 | -31.55 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 488,402.3 | 1.16 | 582,198.1 | -16.11 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 16,169.4 | 0.04 | 21,891.8 | -26.14 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 2,528.5 | 0.01 | 2,068.1 | 22.26 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 1,842.8 | 0.00 | 956.1 | 92.74 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 115,076.9 | 0.27 | 132,879.3 | -13.40 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 89,560.8 | 0.21 | 68,746.3 | 30.28 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 59,101.8 | 0.14 | 80,396.2 | -26.49 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 6,133,882.6 | 14.51 | 6,919,598.8 | -11.35 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 5,330,981.1 | 12.61 | 6,142,970.0 | -13.22 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 31,435.6 | 0.07 | 19,102.0 | 64.57 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 2,198,845.9 | 5.20 | 1,873,273.7 | 17.38 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 5,210,907.4 | 12.33 | 4,439,636.7 | 17.37 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 47,482.5 | 0.11 | 61,651.4 | -22.98 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,880,326.8 | 6.81 | 3,030,483.7 | -4.95 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 29,958.6 | 0.07 | 28,653.1 | 4.56 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 25,104.5 | 0.06 | 27,896.5 | -10.01 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 422,794.7 | 1.00 | 235,650.2 | 79.42 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 127,715.6 | 0.30 | 127,923.4 | -0.16 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 109,386.6 | 0.26 | 109,503.6 | -0.11 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 49,144.5 | 0.12 | 45,534.3 | 7.93 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 133,264.1 | 0.32 | 161,467.3 | -17.47 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 637,529.0 | 1.51 | 656,300.6 | -2.86 |
US Imports from South Korea
The major share of US imports from South Korea in 2016 (and in 2015) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 69.18% of US total imports from South Korea (69.90% in 2015);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.49% of US total imports from South Korea (9.08% in 2015);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 7.01% of US total imports from South Korea (8.81% in 2015);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 3.34% of US total imports from South Korea (4.18% in 2015);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.89% of US total imports from South Korea (1.91% in 2015);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 1.17% of US total imports from South Korea (1.04% in 2015).
The largest gains in US imports from South Korea in 2016 over 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Pharmaceutical products (HS code 30) - an increase of $2,174,092.6 thousand;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $1,146,697.0 thousand.
The largest declines in US imports from South Korea in 2016 over the 2015 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - a decrease of $1,789,742.4 thousand;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - a decrease of $1,286,907.2 thousand;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $869,276.0 thousand;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - a decrease of $666,059.8 thousand;
- Iron and steel (HS code 72) - a decrease of $548,860.7 thousand.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in 2016 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in 2015 USD thousand) |
Change in 2016 over 2015 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Live animals | 160.0 | 0.00 | 923.7 | -82.68 |
| 02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 385.6 | -100.00 |
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 126,436.2 | 0.18 | 113,484.9 | 11.41 |
| 04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 37.2 | 0.00 | 51.6 | -27.80 |
| 05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 4,023.6 | 0.01 | 4,431.8 | -9.21 |
| 06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 2,436.7 | 0.00 | 2,593.5 | -6.05 |
| 07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 13,731.8 | 0.02 | 12,575.8 | 9.19 |
| 08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 36,120.2 | 0.05 | 34,280.5 | 5.37 |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 4,704.9 | 0.01 | 4,113.9 | 14.37 |
| 10 | Cereals | 1,500.8 | 0.00 | 1,421.6 | 5.57 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 6,007.7 | 0.01 | 5,696.4 | 5.46 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 17,423.6 | 0.02 | 19,285.0 | -9.65 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 15,396.8 | 0.02 | 11,824.2 | 30.21 |
| 14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 311.2 | 0.00 | 209.1 | 48.82 |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 3,364.5 | 0.00 | 2,937.0 | 14.56 |
| 16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 39,555.9 | 0.05 | 41,603.7 | -4.92 |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 5,904.2 | 0.01 | 4,104.6 | 43.84 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 240.1 | 0.00 | 235.0 | 2.17 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 162,193.4 | 0.23 | 143,127.0 | 13.32 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 86,231.1 | 0.12 | 82,354.6 | 4.71 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 102,852.4 | 0.14 | 94,536.7 | 8.80 |
| 22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 112,329.4 | 0.16 | 101,828.8 | 10.31 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 805.8 | 0.00 | 573.7 | 40.44 |
| 24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 102,811.5 | 0.14 | 91,427.5 | 12.45 |
| 25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 58,939.6 | 0.08 | 85,935.4 | -31.41 |
| 26 | Ores, slag and ash | 876.8 | 0.00 | 229.1 | 282.80 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,344,861.5 | 3.26 | 3,010,921.3 | -22.12 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 143,891.6 | 0.20 | 136,794.1 | 5.19 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 1,186,063.1 | 1.65 | 1,247,653.0 | -4.94 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 2,415,683.1 | 3.36 | 241,590.5 | 899.91 |
| 31 | Fertilizers | 4,397.7 | 0.01 | 180.9 | 2,330.85 |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 109,965.6 | 0.15 | 117,533.4 | -6.44 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 357,007.2 | 0.50 | 244,075.1 | 46.27 |
| 34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 69,517.9 | 0.10 | 60,981.7 | 14.00 |
| 35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 36,339.1 | 0.05 | 35,194.9 | 3.25 |
| 36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 8,501.4 | 0.01 | 10,716.3 | -20.67 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 117,710.8 | 0.16 | 116,299.3 | 1.21 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 370,652.2 | 0.52 | 417,921.4 | -11.31 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 2,118,441.7 | 2.95 | 1,996,984.2 | 6.08 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 2,048,007.4 | 2.85 | 2,100,674.8 | -2.51 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 4,621.3 | 0.01 | 5,810.6 | -20.47 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 105,460.8 | 0.15 | 102,990.4 | 2.40 |
| 43 | Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof | 128.5 | 0.00 | 350.7 | -63.35 |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 6,472.8 | 0.01 | 4,851.8 | 33.41 |
| 45 | Cork and articles of cork | 18.8 | 0.00 | 34.4 | -45.27 |
| 46 | Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork | 1,217.0 | 0.00 | 700.8 | 73.65 |
| 47 | Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard | 60.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 484,635.0 | 0.67 | 537,059.2 | -9.76 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 88,200.7 | 0.12 | 87,847.6 | 0.40 |
| 50 | Silk | 20,106.1 | 0.03 | 23,276.2 | -13.62 |
| 51 | Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric | 593.1 | 0.00 | 550.8 | 7.68 |
| 52 | Cotton | 131,036.6 | 0.18 | 149,274.0 | -12.22 |
| 53 | Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn | 3,033.0 | 0.00 | 4,032.2 | -24.78 |
| 54 | Man-made filaments | 202,220.7 | 0.28 | 217,896.7 | -7.19 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 197,482.1 | 0.27 | 209,537.3 | -5.75 |
| 56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 48,678.9 | 0.07 | 47,184.9 | 3.17 |
| 57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 34,372.2 | 0.05 | 36,034.7 | -4.61 |
| 58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 34,084.7 | 0.05 | 37,137.4 | -8.22 |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 159,745.9 | 0.22 | 159,506.8 | 0.15 |
| 60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 162,890.2 | 0.23 | 159,362.0 | 2.21 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 223,991.1 | 0.31 | 236,105.9 | -5.13 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 28,859.2 | 0.04 | 29,746.5 | -2.98 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 31,034.7 | 0.04 | 29,137.8 | 6.51 |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 28,544.0 | 0.04 | 22,802.0 | 25.18 |
| 65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 41,168.3 | 0.06 | 42,531.3 | -3.20 |
| 66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 323.5 | 0.00 | 187.7 | 72.36 |
| 67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 12,186.5 | 0.02 | 11,422.1 | 6.69 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 156,837.4 | 0.22 | 184,402.1 | -14.95 |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 31,751.9 | 0.04 | 26,600.3 | 19.37 |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 133,273.8 | 0.19 | 169,563.8 | -21.40 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 278,523.9 | 0.39 | 431,505.7 | -35.45 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 1,833,177.5 | 2.55 | 2,382,038.2 | -23.04 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 1,776,766.0 | 2.47 | 2,646,042.1 | -32.85 |
| 74 | Copper and articles thereof | 184,387.4 | 0.26 | 261,846.6 | -29.58 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 12,954.5 | 0.02 | 13,271.8 | -2.39 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 186,880.7 | 0.26 | 209,540.5 | -10.81 |
| 78 | Lead and articles thereof | 236,378.0 | 0.33 | 115,758.8 | 104.20 |
| 79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 1,056.3 | 0.00 | 4,192.4 | -74.80 |
| 80 | Tin and articles thereof | 235.9 | 0.00 | 177.0 | 33.29 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 29,169.6 | 0.04 | 38,509.2 | -24.25 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 295,743.1 | 0.41 | 379,714.2 | -22.11 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 482,602.8 | 0.67 | 479,646.1 | 0.62 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 10,393,348.4 | 14.45 | 12,183,090.8 | -14.69 |
| 85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 16,121,870.5 | 22.41 | 14,975,173.5 | 7.66 |
| 86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 15,737.4 | 0.02 | 41,537.1 | -62.11 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 21,524,355.3 | 29.92 | 22,811,262.5 | -5.64 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 594,316.1 | 0.83 | 670,809.9 | -11.40 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 2,281.5 | 0.00 | 2,917.2 | -21.79 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 1,111,055.4 | 1.54 | 1,124,602.9 | -1.20 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 7,060.8 | 0.01 | 11,057.1 | -36.14 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 37,013.1 | 0.05 | 39,912.3 | -7.26 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 180,488.1 | 0.25 | 124,174.7 | 45.35 |
| 94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 336,934.6 | 0.47 | 323,252.0 | 4.23 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 213,041.8 | 0.30 | 179,201.7 | 18.88 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 115,246.0 | 0.16 | 85,920.4 | 34.13 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 91,530.3 | 0.13 | 144,782.3 | -36.78 |
| 99 | Commodities not specified according to kind | 1,258,984.1 | 1.75 | 1,307,668.1 | -3.72 |