Top 25 U.S. Import Sources for
Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders, & Devices
SIC 2782                    U.S. Imports for Consumption              Customs Value
Annual Data
 
Country 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Percent Change
1999 - 2000
In 1,000 Dollars
China 61,900 84,988 109,970 153,550 164,028 189,838 225,461 255,897 277,033 8.3%
Mexico 11,159 15,370 18,421 28,854 36,449 36,803 47,798 41,035 36,451 -11.2%
Hong Kong 15,407 18,906 26,108 28,861 18,285 25,153 19,109 20,108 22,665 12.7%
Canada 4,752 4,569 6,358 8,239 9,521 9,731 14,544 14,927 21,485 43.9%
Brazil 1,596 2,829 2,493 1,354 1,844 3,511 5,922 5,859 18,185 210.4%
Indonesia 3,724 4,474 4,314 4,833 7,683 4,270 1,193 4,413 11,252 155.0%
Taiwan 32,003 27,905 24,460 20,815 15,938 13,510 11,073 10,452 10,854 3.8%
Italy 3,814 3,804 4,075 4,517 4,689 8,470 8,612 10,161 10,014 -1.4%
Korea 8,885 8,280 5,802 5,837 3,606 3,145 3,891 7,871 9,477 20.4%
United Kingdom 7,988 6,139 7,553 8,841 8,376 6,363 8,336 7,913 8,001 1.1%
Philippines 2,936 2,778 306 385 534 127 6,652 5,585 7,584 35.8%
India 302 349 1,164 2,526 1,745 2,538 2,562 3,819 5,975 56.4%
Japan 5,722 6,114 4,814 4,925 4,507 3,407 4,157 4,854 5,310 9.4%
Singapore 18,107 10,354 7,115 10,788 6,561 7,073 9,205 4,577 4,982 8.9%
Colombia 1,893 1,823 1,740 1,571 2,610 2,623 3,965 3,731 3,085 -17.3%
France 1,897 2,368 2,080 2,738 2,693 3,144 2,527 2,533 2,341 -7.6%
Venezuela 729 1,851 1,086 1,578 1,131 2,006 1,499 2,070 2,002 -3.3%
Thailand 601 428 867 615 402 1,084 1,393 1,849 1,965 6.3%
Norway 5 2 9 1 9 2 125 1 1,715 310,655.4%
Germany 2,621 1,238 2,137 4,240 3,652 2,016 2,731 1,963 1,627 -17.1%
Malaysia 28,078 22,149 14,593 5,501 2,020 4,058 2,172 996 1,594 60.0%
Spain 262 215 408 373 273 489 1,115 971 1,424 46.6%
Belgium 901 988 1,218 1,192 1,244 874 1,475 704 1,132 60.7%
Netherlands 1,162 1,267 1,415 1,120 1,108 976 681 1,183 888 -24.9%
Hungary 5 113 349 818 1,320 1,385 950 1,154 880 -23.7%
Subtotal : 216,450 229,299 248,856 304,072 300,227 332,593 387,147 414,626 467,923 12.9%
All Other: 4,098 3,514 4,809 6,349 4,889 4,493 2,926 2,688 2,688 0.0%
Total 220,548 232,813 253,665 310,421 305,116 337,086 390,073 417,314 470,611 12.8%

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Sources: Data on this site have been compiled from tariff and trade data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Treasury, and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

Last Updated by Nate Herman, Office of Consumer Goods, on April 10, 2001.