Top Chinese Trade Balances
Mobile phones and computers represent major factors behind China’s highest trade surpluses by product, while the United States and Hong Kong placed first and second respectively among trade partners...
View ArticleMoldova’s Top 10 Exports
A landlocked Eastern European nation surrounded by Ukraine and Romania, the Republic of Moldova shipped US$2.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects an 11.6%...
View ArticleDiamond Exports by Country
Global sales from diamond exports by country totaled an estimated US$136.1 billion in 2018. Overall, the value of diamond exports dropped by an average -9.3% for all exporting countries since 2014 when...
View ArticleTop Mexican Trade Balances
Overall, Mexico posted a -$13.7 billion trade deficit in 2018 when all exported and imported products are included in the calculation. That dollar amount in red ink is roughly 8 times higher than the...
View ArticleApples Exports by Country
Global sales from apples exports by country amounted to US$7.6 billion in 2018. Overall the value of apples exports fell by an average -0.4% for all exporting countries since 2014 when worldwide...
View ArticleTop Filipino Trade Balances
The Philippines’ overall trade balance encompassing all products totaled -US$47.6 billion in red ink for 2018, up 204.3% from its -$15.7 billion deficit in 2011. Year over year, the Philippines’ -$47.6...
View ArticleTop Human Hair Exporters by Country
Raw human hair has significant commercial value. In some countries, criminals have made hair-theft muggings a recurrent problem. Natural human hair is also a coveted commodity in international trade,...
View ArticleTop Japanese Trade Balances
In 2018 cars, automobile parts or accessories and machinery for making semi-conductors are major drivers for the highest positive trade balances for Japan. Japan’s total trade balance for all products...
View ArticleMotorcycle Exports by Country
Global sales from motorcycle exports by country totaled US$28.2 billion in 2018. Overall, the value of motorcycle exports rose by an average 29.4% for all exporting countries since 2014 when motorcycle...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom’s Top Trading Partners
Comprised of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the United Kingdom is a sovereign state situated across from continental Europe’s north-western coast. The United Kingdom shipped US$484...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom’s Top 10 Imports
The United Kingdom imported US$673.1 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2018. That metric reflects a -3.1% drop since 2014 but a 5% uptick from 2017 to 2018. UK’s imports represent 5% of...
View ArticleCheese Exports by Country
Global sales from cheese exports by country totaled an estimated US$32.1 billion for 2018. Overall, the value of cheese exports fell by an average -4.1% for all exporting countries since 2014 when...
View ArticleTop Brazilian Trade Balances
Brazil’s overall trade surplus for all products equaled US$58.7 billion in 2018, up by 96.9% from its $29.8 billion surplus in 2011. Year over year, the $58.7 billion in black ink in 2018 reflects a...
View ArticleMost Valuable Recession-Proof Export Products
Among the world’s 250 highest-value exported goods, just 13 posted increases in their international revenues from 2008 to 2009 during the Great Recession. The products highlighted in this article are...
View ArticleTop Beef Exporting Countries
Overall beef exports were worth an estimated US$49.2 billion in 2018. That dollar amount represents a 3.3% increase for global beef shippers over the five-year period starting in 2014. Year over year,...
View ArticleHong Kong’s Top 10 Exports
Formerly a British Empire colony and now formally called the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong shipped US$569.1 billion worth of goods around the...
View ArticleGreat Recession International Trade Losses by Country
Consistent with the grim storm clouds cast by the Great Recession from October 2007 to 2009, the vast majority of countries suffered serious reductions in their export sales over that same period. The...
View ArticleArgentina’s Top 10 Exports
Located in the southern half of South America, the Argentine Republic shipped US$61.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2018. That dollar amount reflects a -10% decline since 2014 but a 5.4%...
View ArticleLeather Shoes Exports by Country
Global sales from leather shoes exports by country in 2018 totaled US$55.7 billion. That dollar amount reflects a -5% decline in value from leather footwear exported in 2014 when international sales...
View ArticleReport Card for Trade Surpluses and Deficits by Country
According to latest International Trade Centre statistics, 63 among the world’s 230 countries, islands, territories or other geographic entities posted an overall trade surplus for 2018. Those 63 trade...
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