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Trade Patterns U.S. imports. Date last updated: May 29, 2012. DataPost. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Education Group. U.S. Imports by World Area and Selected Countries 2001 vs. 2011 Customs Value Totals ($billions). DataPost.
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Trade PatternsU.S. imports Date last updated: May 29, 2012 DataPost Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Education Group
U.S. Imports by World Area and Selected Countries2001 vs. 2011 Customs Value Totals ($billions) DataPost http://www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/datapost/index.html FRBSF Economic Education Group
Annotated Chart NotesU.S. Imports by World Area and Selected Countries2001 vs. 2011 Customs Value Totals ($billions) For imports, the value reported is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection appraised value of merchandise Import values from China increased 290% from 2001 to 2011 =100 x (399.335-102.2784) 102.2784 China: $102 billion in 2001 $399 billion in 2011 Source: Census Bureau & FRBSF Calculations Note: Data are calendar-year totals of monthly, non-seasonally adjusted values See PowerPoint file for country definitions and data source DataPost http://www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/datapost/index.html FRBSF Economic Education Group
What Do You Think? • How would you describe the change in Japanese import totals from 2001 to 2011? (See slide 2) • Imports from China increased 290% from 2001 to 2011. Over the same time comparison, what is the percent change for the category “Rest of the World”? (See slide 3) • For any world area or country shown, did imports show a decrease in value from 2001 to 2011? (See slide 3) • What were the top three sources of U.S. imports in 2001? In 2011? (See slide 2) Visit FRBSF.org to learn more about U.S. trade. DataPost http://www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/datapost/index.html FRBSF Economic Education Group