United States Imports 1950-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Imports in the United States increased by 0.6 percent to 262670 USD Million in August, the most on record. The biggest increases came from automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ( $1.0 billion) and Consumer goods ($0.9 billion). Imports in the United States averaged 69018.26 USD Million from 1950 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 262670 USD Million in August of 2018 and a record low of 577 USD Million in March of 1950.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-08-03	12:30 PM	Imports	$260.16B	$258.53B	$ 257.8B
2018-09-05	12:30 PM	Imports	$261.2B	$258.93B	$ 259.8B
2018-10-05	12:30 PM	Imports	$262.67B	$261.1B	$ 261.8B
2018-11-02	12:30 PM	Imports		$262.67B	$ 263.7B
2018-12-06	01:30 PM	Imports			$ 264.6B

United States Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-53237.00	-50037.00	1946.00	-67823.00	USD Million	[+]
Exports	209433.00	211104.00	214668.00	772.00	USD Million	[+]
Imports	262670.00	261141.00	262670.00	577.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account	-101460.00	-121710.00	9957.00	-215769.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-2.40	-2.40	0.20	-6.00	percent	[+]
External Debt	19306582.00	19180854.00	19306582.00	6570168.00	USD Million	[+]
Terms of Trade	106.98	98.39	168.28	91.82	Index Points	[+]
Capital Flows	52174.00	189669.00	272938.00	-193364.00	USD Million	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	47253.00	45701.00	48155.00	-9988.00	USD Million	[+]
Net Long Term Tic Flows	74804.00	-36459.00	157830.00	-72882.00	USD Million	[+]
Gold Reserves	8133.46	8134.00	8149.05	8133.46	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	10964.00	10674.00	10964.00	3971.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terrorism Index	5.43	4.88	7.39	3.70		[+]
Tourism Revenues	21359.00	21401.00	21429.00	6496.00	USD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	6907642.00	6620845.00	8364941.00	2094287.00		[+]
Weapons Sales	12394.00	10304.00	16071.00	1769.00	USD Million	[+]

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United States Imports

The United States is the world's second biggest importer. Main imports are: capital goods (29 percent) and consumer goods (26 percent). Others include: Industrial Supplies (24 percent); automotive vehicles, parts and engines (15 percent); foods, feeds and beverages (5 percent). Shipments from China represent 19 percent of the total imports followed by Canada (14.5 percent), Mexico (12 percent), Japan (6 percent), and Germany (5 percent). This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Imports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.