| Producers | Exporters | Importers |
| Trade Balance | Consumers | Per Capita |
| Analysis | Country Reports | Methodology |
Reports/Presentations |
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| Producers | Exporters | Importers |
| Trade Balance | Consumers | Per Capita |
| Analysis | Country Reports | Methodology |
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| -- Imports -- | -- Change -- | Imports* | ||||
| -- $-Millions -- | in local | in U.S. | as a % of | |||
| Country | 2007 | 2006 | currency | dollars | 2007 consumption | |
| 1. | China, Peoples Rep. | 6,900.0 | 7,243.0 | $ | -5% | 45% |
| 2. | United States | 4,253.6 | 4,474.6 | $ | -5% | 69% |
| 3. | Germany | 3,694.5 | 2,535.4 | 33% | 46% | 51% |
| 4. | Taiwan | 2,815.0 | 2,010.0 | 40% | 40% | 74% |
| 5. | Italy | 1,990.9 | 1,397.4 | 30% | 42% | 39% |
| 6. | Mexico | c1,544.8 | c1,154.1 | $ | 34% | 93% |
| 7. | Korea, Rep. of | 1,400.0 | 1,358.0 | $ | 3% | 34% |
| 8. | India | 1,317.8 | 837.1 | 44% | 57% | 74% |
| 9. | France | 1,252.0 | 1,071.6 | 7% | 17% | 77% |
| 10. | United Kingdom | 1,178.3 | 921.6 | 18% | 28% | 126% |
| 11. | Turkey | 1,062.4 | 948.8 | $ | 12% | 91% |
| 12. | Belgium | 1,012.3 | 801.1 | 16% | 26% | 180% |
| 13. | Canada | 903.7 | 916.5 | $ | -1% | 93% |
| 14. | Brazil | 813.6 | 619.4 | $ | 31% | 45% |
| 15. | Japan | 786.0 | 814.1 | -2% | -3% | 10% |
| 16. | Czech Republic | 682.9 | 472.0 | 30% | 45% | 105% |
| 17. | Spain | 666.3 | 577.5 | 6% | 15% | 53% |
| 18. | Russia | 528.6 | 539.4 | -2% | -2% | 88% |
| 19. | Austria | 505.3 | 448.3 | 3% | 13% | 64% |
| 20. | Switzerland | 416.5 | 354.2 | 13% | 18% | 32% |
| 21. | Netherlands | 400.9 | 333.9 | 10% | 20% | 80% |
| 22. | Sweden | 383.1 | 349.0 | 1% | 10% | 113% |
| 23. | Australia | 320.0 | 318.0 | $ | 1% | 86% |
| 24. | Romania | 314.8 | 286.0 | 1% | 10% | 100% |
| 25. | Finland | 171.0 | 137.9 | 14% | 24% | 77% |
| 26. | Denmark | 161.5 | 156.7 | -6% | 3% | 110% |
| 27. | Croatia | 150.0 | 150.0 | $ | 0% | 94% |
| 28. | Argentina | 143.0 | 128.3 | $ | 11% | 87% |
| 29. | Portugal | 105.0 | 91.6 | 5% | 15% | 84% |
| Source: Gardner Publications, Inc. | ||||||
| * = includes machines imported for re-export | ||||||
| c = circa; rough estimate from fragmentary reports | ||||||
| u = unrevised from previous year but converted at current rate | ||||||
| $ = reported in U.S. dollars | ||||||