The following export
product groups represent the highest dollar value in American global shipments
during 2018. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents
in terms of overall exports from the United States.
1.
Machinery including
computers: US$213.1 billion (12.8% of total exports)
2.
Mineral fuels including
oil: $189.9 billion (11.4%)
3.
Electrical machinery,
equipment: $176.1 billion (10.6%)
4.
Aircraft, spacecraft:
$139.1 billion (8.4%)
5.
Vehicles: $130.6 billion
(7.8%)
6.
Optical, technical,
medical apparatus: $89.6 billion (5.4%)
7.
Plastics, plastic
articles: $66.5 billion (4%)
8.
Gems, precious metals:
$63.8 billion (3.8%)
9.
Pharmaceuticals: $48.4
billion (2.9%)
10.
Organic chemicals: $40.2
billion (2.4%)
America’s top 10 exports
accounted for over two-thirds (69.5%) of the overall value of its global
shipments.
Among the top 10 export categories year over year, mineral fuels including oil was the fastest-growing US shipment via its 36.6% value gain from 2017 to 2018.
In second place for improving export sales were organic chemicals which rose 10.7%.
America’s exported pharmaceuticals appreciated by 7.7% year over year.
Vehicles (up 0.3%) then electrical machinery and equipment (up 0.9%) posted the most modest increases.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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