| Exports | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
 All
countries |
77,205 | 86,962 | 101,120 | 118,081 | 137,322 | 152,510 | 163,754 | 172,031 | 187,760 | 204,229 | 224,213 | 239,215 |
| Canada | 8,536 | 9,450 | 10,770 | 13,390 | 15,753 | 17,827 | 17,454 | 17,040 | 17,314 | 18,032 | 19,938 | 20,501 |
| Europe | 25,205 | 30,609 | 36,133 | 42,016 | 48,608 | 53,989 | 60,630 | 62,595 | 67,988 | 73,637 | 82,348 | 85,986 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg |
1,032 | 1,035 | 1,219 | 1,487 | 1,775 | 1,955 | 2,319 | 2,221 | 2,798 | 2,865 | 2,924 | 2,896 |
| France |
2,947 | 3,686 | 3,923 | 4,689 | 5,590 | 6,213 | 7,047 | 6,865 | 6,749 | 8,022 | 8,965 | 9,438 |
| Germany/1/ |
4,051 | 5,263 | 5,949 | 6,206 | 7,431 | 8,897 | 10,946 | 11,422 | 11,668 | 12,793 | 13,579 | 13,488 |
| Italy |
1,865 | 2,161 | 2,470 | 2,698 | 3,305 | 3,697 | 4,515 | 4,100 | 4,286 | 4,557 | 4,913 | 5,015 |
| Netherlands |
1,949 | 2,118 | 2,459 | 2,595 | 3,279 | 3,590 | 3,766 | 4,130 | 5,499 | 6,143 | 7,165 | 7,650 |
| Norway |
1,127 | 1,251 | 1,167 | 1,219 | 1,415 | 1,359 | ||||||
| Spain |
2,458 | 2,262 | 2,695 | 3,008 | 3,117 | 3,216 | ||||||
| Sweden |
1,760 | 1,737 | 1,756 | 1,896 | 2,478 | 2,474 | ||||||
| Switzerland |
2,904 | 2,936 | 3,710 | 3,859 | 4,337 | 4,238 | ||||||
| United
Kingdom |
6,559 | 8,451 | 10,177 | 12,526 | 13,064 | 14,180 | 15,825 | 17,261 | 17,971 | 18,748 | 20,433 | 23,630 |
| Other |
7,968 | 8,408 | 9,692 | 10,525 | 13,019 | 12,581 | ||||||
| Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere | 13,961 | 14,311 | 15,847 | 17,960 | 21,815 | 24,623 | 26,322 | 28,760 | 32,150 | 32,240 | 35,129 | 42,154 |
| South and
Central America |
11,166 | 11,592 | 13,123 | 15,174 | 18,216 | 20,890 | 22,766 | 24,791 | 27,279 | 26,948 | 29,125 | 34,221 |
| Argentina |
1,845 | 2,207 | 2,544 | 2,464 | 2,807 | 3,388 | ||||||
| Brazil |
2,553 | 3,015 | 3,811 | 5,066 | 5,258 | 6,401 | ||||||
| Chile |
647 | 811 | 1,188 | 1,025 | 1,237 | 1,420 | ||||||
| Mexico |
3,919 | 4,007 | 4,694 | 6,288 | 7,967 | 8,934 | 9,534 | 9,400 | 10,062 | 7,392 | 8,138 | 9,334 |
| Venezuela |
934 | 839 | 923 | 1,038 | 1,283 | 1,576 | 2,004 | 2,444 | 2,164 | 2,512 | 2,417 | 2,760 |
| Other |
6,190 | 6,915 | 7,513 | 8,492 | 9,269 | 10,920 | ||||||
| Other
Western Hemisphere |
2,795 | 2,718 | 2,723 | 2,785 | 3,600 | 3,733 | 3,556 | 3,967 | 4,871 | 5,293 | 6,002 | 7,933 |
| Bermuda |
414 | 533 | 755 | 604 | 849 | 1,048 | ||||||
| Other |
3,138 | 3,434 | 4,118 | 4,688 | 5,154 | 6,886 | ||||||
| Africa, Middle East, and Asia and Pacific | 25,980 | 28,665 | 33,758 | 39,815 | 45,822 | 51,704 | 55,392 | 59,164 | 65,577 | 75,204 | 80,889 | 84,713 |
| Africa |
2,363 | 2,459 | 2,671 | 2,988 | 3,190 | 3,579 | ||||||
| South
Africa |
475 | 505 | 637 | 806 | 862 | 1,039 | ||||||
| Other |
1,889 | 1,955 | 2,034 | 2,180 | 2,329 | 2,541 | ||||||
| Middle
East |
4,036 | 4,224 | 5,132 | 5,893 | 6,801 | 7,512 | ||||||
| Israel |
920 | 1,134 | 1,513 | 1,669 | 1,928 | 1,917 | ||||||
| Saudi
Arabia |
1,378 | 1,261 | 1,885 | 2,110 | 1,740 | 1,929 | ||||||
| Other |
1,739 | 1,829 | 1,732 | 2,113 | 3,135 | 3,664 | ||||||
| Asia and
Pacific |
48,993 | 52,481 | 57,774 | 66,323 | 70,899 | 73,622 | ||||||
| Australia |
1,626 | 1,873 | 2,343 | 2,864 | 3,303 | 3,257 | 3,505 | 3,605 | 3,839 | 4,327 | 4,690 | 5,001 |
| China |
1,604 | 1,979 | 2,110 | 2,593 | 3,214 | 3,697 | ||||||
| Hong Kong |
2,259 | 2,365 | 2,831 | 3,049 | 3,368 | 3,689 | ||||||
| India |
1,105 | 1,152 | 1,240 | 1,335 | 1,528 | 1,649 | ||||||
| Indonesia |
788 | 907 | 888 | 1,175 | 1,430 | 1,787 | ||||||
| Japan |
10,311 | 12,417 | 14,875 | 18,423 | 21,230 | 24,058 | 25,635 | 26,878 | 29,056 | 33,346 | 33,657 | 34,002 |
| Korea,
Republic of |
3,401 | 3,668 | 4,634 | 5,727 | 7,374 | 6,885 | ||||||
| Malaysia |
611 | 690 | 905 | 1,047 | 1,295 | 1,215 | ||||||
| New
Zealand |
768 | 800 | 840 | 998 | 1,174 | 1,262 | ||||||
| Philippines |
983 | 1,263 | 1,204 | 1,078 | 1,250 | 1,551 | ||||||
| Singapore |
2,157 | 2,416 | 2,657 | 3,159 | 3,906 | 4,008 | ||||||
| Taiwan |
3,173 | 3,466 | 4,176 | 4,440 | 4,053 | 4,625 | ||||||
| Thailand |
764 | 1,030 | 1,034 | 1,202 | 1,236 | 1,259 | ||||||
| Other |
2,239 | 2,256 | 2,361 | 2,845 | 2,724 | 2,996 | ||||||
| International organizations and unallocated | 3,523 | 3,927 | 4,612 | 4,900 | 5,324 | 4,367 | 3,953 | 4,473 | 4,733 | 5,116 | 5,909 | 5,866 |
| Addenda: | ||||||||||||
| European
Union/2/ |
20,946 | 25,507 | 29,710 | 34,601 | 39,438 | 44,450 | 51,618 | 52,703 | 56,225 | 64,344 | 69,692 | 74,760 |
| Eastern
Europe/3/ |
327 | 342 | 452 | 745 | 1,008 | 1,187 | 1,214 | 1,725 | 2,236 | 2,632 | 3,367 | 3,545 |
| Imports | ||||||||||||
| 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | |
| All
countries |
66,419 | 75,507 | 82,441 | 87,001 | 100,571 | 102,672 | 103,464 | 111,259 | 123,303 | 133,355 | 142,261 | 156,236 |
| Canada | 6,440 | 6,989 | 8,499 | 8,801 | 9,307 | 9,939 | 8,883 | 9,423 | 10,424 | 11,467 | 12,794 | 14,063 |
| Europe | 24,253 | 28,443 | 31,030 | 33,225 | 40,030 | 39,486 | 39,946 | 44,676 | 49,464 | 53,247 | 54,280 | 61,847 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg |
608 | 562 | 627 | 823 | 1,026 | 964 | 1,032 | 1,053 | 1,282 | 1,518 | 1,553 | 1,776 |
| France |
2,284 | 2,695 | 2,949 | 3,536 | 4,192 | 3,964 | 4,604 | 4,980 | 5,811 | 6,012 | 5,977 | 6,883 |
| Germany/1/ |
3,999 | 5,217 | 5,562 | 6,081 | 6,851 | 6,459 | 6,406 | 6,840 | 7,357 | 7,662 | 7,812 | 8,015 |
| Italy |
2,264 | 2,516 | 2,879 | 2,872 | 3,481 | 3,310 | 3,187 | 3,155 | 3,459 | 3,769 | 3,549 | 3,720 |
| Netherlands |
1,037 | 1,310 | 1,325 | 1,618 | 1,945 | 2,167 | 2,489 | 2,222 | 2,635 | 3,220 | 3,263 | 3,549 |
| Norway |
1,038 | 1,419 | 1,187 | 1,167 | 1,284 | 1,280 | ||||||
| Spain |
1,275 | 1,086 | 1,151 | 1,114 | 1,312 | 1,479 | ||||||
| Sweden |
792 | 957 | 872 | 859 | 901 | 913 | ||||||
| Switzerland |
1,718 | 1,954 | 2,336 | 2,311 | 2,627 | 2,761 | ||||||
| United
Kingdom |
7,576 | 8,959 | 9,460 | 9,864 | 11,626 | 12,155 | 10,594 | 13,696 | 14,850 | 16,224 | 16,424 | 21,246 |
| Other |
6,812 | 7,316 | 8,520 | 9,391 | 9,580 | 10,223 | ||||||
| Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere | 14,316 | 16,096 | 16,567 | 17,912 | 20,299 | 21,494 | 22,418 | 23,016 | 25,591 | 27,189 | 30,001 | 32,509 |
| South and
Central America |
8,755 | 10,131 | 11,074 | 12,166 | 14,305 | 15,104 | 15,698 | 15,973 | 17,618 | 18,396 | 20,618 | 22,316 |
| Argentina |
22,418 | 15,973 | 580 | 578 | 783 | 844 | ||||||
| Brazil |
685 | 740 | 917 | 1,180 | 1,446 | 1,781 | ||||||
| Chile |
333 | 363 | 417 | 428 | 520 | 514 | ||||||
| Mexico |
4,895 | 5,542 | 5,874 | 6,936 | 8,279 | 8,877 | 9,501 | 9,781 | 10,576 | 10,780 | 11,769 | 13,120 |
| Venezuela |
487 | 528 | 621 | 490 | 662 | 586 | 636 | 718 | 767 | 708 | 777 | 733 |
| Other |
4,093 | 3,907 | 4,367 | 4,723 | 5,319 | 5,321 | ||||||
| Other
Western Hemisphere |
5,561 | 5,966 | 5,493 | 5,745 | 5,994 | 6,390 | 6,719 | 7,042 | 7,972 | 8,792 | 9,382 | 10,193 |
| Bermuda |
1,522 | 1,279 | 1,834 | 2,714 | 3,009 | 3,140 | ||||||
| Other |
5,197 | 5,760 | 6,138 | 6,078 | 6,375 | 7,050 | ||||||
| Africa, Middle East, and Asia and Pacific | 19,493 | 22,163 | 23,821 | 24,481 | 28,224 | 29,679 | 29,485 | 32,212 | 35,939 | 39,170 | 42,225 | 45,248 |
| Africa |
1,495 | 1,551 | 1,935 | 1,976 | 2,402 | 2,458 | ||||||
| South
Africa |
201 | 231 | 299 | 404 | 547 | 684 | ||||||
| Other |
1,296 | 1,319 | 1,636 | 1,570 | 1,852 | 1,774 | ||||||
| Middle
East |
2,079 | 2,200 | 2,274 | 2,696 | 3,189 | 3,093 | ||||||
| Israel |
1,024 | 1,078 | 1,201 | 1,184 | 1,381 | 1,450 | ||||||
| Saudi
Arabia |
341 | 343 | 311 | 563 | 441 | 505 | ||||||
| Other |
712 | 779 | 761 | 949 | 1,367 | 1,138 | ||||||
| Asia and
Pacific |
25,911 | 28,460 | 31,729 | 34,497 | 36,634 | 39,697 | ||||||
| Australia |
1,169 | 1,510 | 1,650 | 1,756 | 2,300 | 2,394 | 2,232 | 2,183 | 1,945 | 2,161 | 2,605 | 2,635 |
| China |
1,126 | 1,396 | 1,555 | 1,794 | 2,065 | 2,327 | ||||||
| Hong Kong |
1,429 | 1,346 | 1,917 | 1,933 | 2,957 | 3,038 | ||||||
| India |
662 | 719 | 792 | 884 | 1,138 | 1,249 | ||||||
| Indonesia |
449 | 437 | 446 | 452 | 575 | 564 | ||||||
| Japan |
6,676 | 7,545 | 8,416 | 8,955 | 10,564 | 11,861 | 10,653 | 11,840 | 12,708 | 13,599 | 13,009 | 14,253 |
| Korea,
Republic of |
2,063 | 2,369 | 2,833 | 3,618 | 4,163 | 4,541 | ||||||
| Malaysia |
273 | 308 | 368 | 462 | 467 | 535 | ||||||
| New
Zealand |
527 | 540 | 568 | 602 | 671 | 682 | ||||||
| Philippines |
788 | 854 | 1,041 | 1,126 | 1,366 | 1,434 | ||||||
| Singapore |
687 | 942 | 1,196 | 1,265 | 1,850 | 2,062 | ||||||
| Taiwan |
2,000 | 2,408 | 2,684 | 2,888 | 2,738 | 3,380 | ||||||
| Thailand |
395 | 383 | 483 | 686 | 851 | 782 | ||||||
| Other |
2,629 | 2,732 | 3,192 | 3,028 | 2,179 | 2,216 | ||||||
| International organizations and unallocated | 1,917 | 1,816 | 2,524 | 2,582 | 2,711 | 2,074 | 2,732 | 1,935 | 1,885 | 2,286 | 2,956 | 2,574 |
| Addenda: | ||||||||||||
| European
Union/2/ |
20,507 | 24,063 | 25,939 | 28,222 | 33,552 | 33,084 | 33,117 | 36,904 | 40,599 | 45,715 | 45,802 | 53,112 |
| Eastern
Europe/3/ |
350 | 482 | 515 | 594 | 815 | 1,074 | 1,626 | 1,549 | 2,013 | 2,222 | 2,414 | 2,181 |
1. Prior to 1990, this line includes data only for the Federal Republic of Germany. Beginning in 1990, this line also includes the former German Democratic Republic.
2. The European Union comprises Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Austria, Finland, and Sweden. The last three countries joined the Union on January 1, 1995. The estimates prior to 1995 do not reflect the addition of these three countries.
3. Eastern Europe comprises Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
NOTE.—The full country and area detail shown in the stub is available only since 1992.