Briefing Paper

Dr. Charles W. McMillion

President, MBG Information Services

Prepared for

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Field Investigation on

China’s Impact on the US Manufacturing Base

Columbia, South Carolina

January 30, 2004

Introduction:

Over the past three years, the United States has lost a larger share of its Private Sector jobs and its

Manufacturing jobs than at any time since the demobilization from World War II in 1945. The US has

also suffered a net loss of Private Services Providing jobs for the first three year period since data were

first collected in 1939. 

At the same time, US production has been displaced by an ever-rising record tide of net imports,

particularly from China with which the US has a six-to-one imbalance of imports-to-exports and a trade

deficit of over $10 billion each month. The worldwide US Current Accounts deficit set a new record of

near -$540 billion in 2003, with the worst-ever deficits in Manufacturing trade combining with the

smallest surplus in over a decade for globally-traded Services.

Using the formula developed by the Department of Commerce, 12,000 US workers were required to

produce each $1 billion of tradable goods and services in the year 2000 and, with productivity growth,

about 11,000 workers were needed to produce each $1 billion of output in 2003. This suggests that the

worsening balance of net imports displaced more than one million US jobs over the last three years.

Based simply on South Carolina’s 1.42% of the US population, it is therefore reasonable to conclude

that over 15,000 jobs have been lost in South Carolina to net imports since 2000. Applying the same

formula to the worsening US trade deficit with China suggests that the widening deficits with China are

responsible for about 5,400 of those South Carolina jobs displaced by trade over the past three years. 

South Carolina’s Recent Severe Job Losses:

For the first time since the 1930s, South Carolina has suffered a net loss of jobs in each of the last three

years. Indeed, in December 2003, there were -85,000 (-4.6%) fewer total jobs in SC than there had

been three years earlier. This job loss is far worse than the severe losses during the early-1980s or the

early-1950s. Job losses actually accelerated in 2003 with -2.3% of the state’s jobs lost in the 12

months to December as Manufacturing lost -6.8% of its jobs and Professional and Business Services

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lost -1.8%. This was the worst percentage total job loss of any state in 2003. Columbia, SC lost -4.0%

of its jobs last year to register the worst job loss of any metropolitan area in the country.

South Carolina’s job losses over the past three years have been broad-based among sectors that face

competition from China and elsewhere. The private sector has lost -6.0% of its jobs in the past three

years with goods producing sectors losing -15.7% of their jobs and even private service-providing

sectors losing -1.2% of their jobs. The state’s Construction sector has lost -5.2% of its jobs;

Manufacturing -19.5%; Wholesalers -3.3%; Retailers -7.1%; Information Services -11.5%;

Professional and Business Services -8.8% and Leisure and Hospitality firms -2.6%. 

The only substantial job gains came in the few areas that still do not face foreign competition: private

Education and Health Services firms added 13.8% to their payrolls, Other miscellaneous Services (like

repair shops) adding 8.5% to payroll, Government adding 2.1% to its employment rolls and Financial

firms adding 0.8%.

Within the hard-hit Manufacturing sector, all industries with reported data have lost jobs in the past

three years except Foods. Producers of Durable Goods have lost an even larger share of their jobs than

have producers of Non durable Goods although aggregate data are available for only the past two

years. However, over the past three years, Computer and Electronic firms have lost -34.9% of their

jobs in the past three years, Machinery producers lost -27.2%, Electrical Appliances firms lost -28.2%

and Primary and Fabricated Metals producers have lost near -20% of their jobs. Non durable

Manufacturers have also suffered historic losses with Textile and Apparel firms losing near -30% of their

jobs, Chemicals losing -21.3% and Plastic and Rubber producers losing -14.0%.

South Carolina’s Exports and US Imports from China:

South Carolina exported $9.7 billion in goods during 2002, 8.1% of its total Gross State Product. This

is slightly higher than the national average of 6.6% of Gross National Product and is the result of the

states continuing to be more reliant on goods production than is most states. Import data are not

collected by state but would also be expected to be slightly higher than the national average due to

imports of component parts.

The dollar value of South Carolina’s global exports grew by 35% between 1999 and 2002 while the

state’s exports to China grew twice as fast, by 70%. Exports to Germany grew by 159% during this

period, to France grew by 100% and to the UK grew by 71% but state exports to Canada grew by

only 15%, to Mexico by only 6% and declined by -26% to Belgium.

China was South Carolina’s eighth largest export market in 2002 but accounted for only 2.4% of the

states global exports. South Carolina’s major exports to China in 2002 were Paper Products,

Chemicals, Machinery, Fabricated Metals and Electrical Appliances. Only for exported Waste &

Scrap, Forestry & Logging, and Paper did China account for more than 10% of any state industry’s

exports.

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Today in South Carolina, as elsewhere, even export growth can be misleading because it doesn't

necessarily imply increased production. In fact increased exports can indicate LESS production and

fewer jobs.

For example, one of the principal customers for the Textile industry is Apparel manufacturers. But,

particularly since the implementation of Nafta in 1994, the Apparel industry in South Carolina has

relocated to Mexico, Asia and elsewhere even as it has continued to re-export its product back to the

US consumer market. Since 1994 when South Carolina’s Textile firms have sold product to Apparel

manufacturers, those customers often were no longer in the same town or even in the state but outside

the US. The shipments are therefore no longer local shipments to support jobs in South Carolina, they

are now "exports" to supply those abroad doing jobs that previously were done by SC workers. 

This is why South Carolina's Textile "exports" are up over 12% in the last three years while total US

Textile industry production is DOWN by a record -19% and the state’s Textile job losses have been

unprecedented. These increased "exports" don't indicate an increase of jobs but a sharp loss of

downstream customers. Indeed, it indicates that not only has the entire growth of US demand for Textile

products been captured by imports over the past three years, it also indicates that 19% of the market

for US-made Textiles in 2000 has also been captured by foreign production.

The US Department of Commerce uses the unique, “North American Industry Classification System” to

report state exports and the international standard “Harmonized System” to report total US exports and

imports with China and others. It is therefore not possible to directly compare South Carolina’s industry

exports to China or to other trading partners with US import and trade balance data. 

However, US imports of goods from China have increased from $100 billion in 2000 to about $153

billion in 2003 and the US deficit with China has worsened from -$84 billion to about -$127 billion.

Every goods-producing industry in South Carolina has a large and rapidly worsening deficit with China.

The US Machinery industry has seen major displacements from China with net imports soaring from

about -$10 billion in 2000 to perhaps $-27 billion in 2003. The US production and jobs displacement

with China in Fabricated Steel products has worsened by -74% in three years and the deficit for Paper,

Appliances and every other manufacturing industry in South Carolina has worsened since 2000.

It should also be noted that worldwide quotas on Textile and Apparel imports from China and most

other countries of the world are currently set to be removed on January 1, 2005. As in most other

manufacturing industries, China is rapidly building enormous over-capacity to produce Textiles and

Apparel for export. The American Textile Manufacturing Institute estimates that China supplied 20% of

the US Textile and Apparel market in 2002 but that with the removal of all quotas, China could control

over two-thirds of the US market by 2007. This would devastate the industry, which still had 57,900

jobs in South Carolina in November, 2003. Other industries could face a similar fate from extremely

low cost, state-of-the-art production in China.

Everyone understands, of course, that lowering the price of component inputs of goods and services

lowers firms’ cost of production and can improve revenue or allow them to lower prices to improve

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price competitiveness. And every consumer appreciates lower prices for products they want to buy.

Unfortunately, the capabilities of modern information technologies now allow large global companies to

make or buy most goods and services wherever living standards are lowest while continuing to sell in

South Carolina and elsewhere. Those who believed that higher aggregate levels of productivity in South

Carolina and throughout the US could forever support wages and living standards far above those in

Mexico and China have been proven wrong by chronic and worsening trade deficits. 

Those who believe that only low skilled manufacturing jobs and lightly capitalized industries face

price-competition from the world’s leading firms that now produce cutting-edge goods and services in

China face a similar awakening. The recent history in South Carolina is a particularly useful example of

the new challenges facing the American standard of living.

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Dr. Charles W. McMillion is president and chief economist of MBG Information Services, a business

information, analysis and forecasting firm based in Washington, DC. He is a former Associate Director

of the Johns Hopkins University Policy Institute and a former Contributing Editor of the Harvard

Business Review. Dr. McMillion can be reached at 202-544-6490 or “CWM@MBGInfoSvcs.com”

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US Dept. of Labor, BLS and MBG Information Services

% Job Growth in South Carolina: 3 Years to Nov. Each Year

South Carolina Lost -4.4% of Its Jobs In Last Three Years:

But for WWII Demobilization, The Worst Losses Since the 1930s
 Job Growth and Decline in the States: Manufacturing Losses Undermine Growth

 December 2002 to December 2003

 Nonfarm Establishment Jobs Const- Manuf- Trade and Prof & Bus Education Leisure & Other Unemployment Rates

 STATE Total ruction acturing Utilities Information Finance Services & Health Hospitality Services Govt. Dec,'02 Nov,'03 Dec,'03

 (Change over Year Ago: Percent) (Percent Unemployed)

South Carolina............................... -2.3% -2.0% -6.8% -1.6% 0.0% -2.4% -1.8% 0.7% -2.0% -1.7% -1.4% 6.2% 6.8% 6.1%

Michigan........................................ -1.7% -0.2% -4.0% -1.4% -0.8% 1.8% -2.8% 1.2% -0.1% -4.8% -2.8% 6.2% 7.1% 7.2%

Massachusetts...................................... -1.3% -3.8% -2.5% -1.3% -5.9% 0.1% -3.0% 0.6% 1.1% -0.1% -2.1% 5.5% 5.5% 5.7%

Ohio...................................... -1.2% 0.9% -3.9% -1.8% -3.7% 0.6% -1.2% 1.5% -0.4% -3.5% -0.8% 5.6% 5.7% 6.0%

Connecticut......................................... -1.0% -3.7% -4.3% -0.3% -2.0% 0.1% -1.4% 1.2% 0.6% 0.3% -2.1% 4.7% 5.0% 5.0%

Colorado................................... -0.9% -6.6% -7.2% -1.9% -6.1% 4.0% 3.3% 2.6% 1.0% -0.5% -2.2% 5.8% 5.6% 5.8%

Oklahoma................................ -0.8% -3.1% 0.3% -1.4% -6.4% 2.6% 0.0% -2.5% 1.5% 0.3% -1.5% 4.7% 5.3% 5.1%

Illinois...................................... -0.7% 0.0% -2.9% -0.2% -2.7% -0.0% 0.1% 0.9% -0.6% -2.0% -1.3% 6.7% 6.8% 6.4%

West Virginia.................................. -0.6% -0.9% -4.6% -1.6% -0.8% 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% 2.1% -0.4% -1.0% 6.1% 5.5% 5.3%

Alabama............................................ -0.5% 2.1% -2.9% -0.2% 0.0% 0.8% 0.2% -0.9% 0.3% -0.7% -0.5% 5.9% 5.8% 5.8%

Kentucky......................................... -0.5% -2.5% -1.7% -0.1% 0.0% -0.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.1% -2.6% -1.0% 5.5% 5.6% 5.4%

Louisiana.................................... -0.3% 8.4% -2.1% -0.8% 1.4% -0.8% -2.5% -0.3% -0.7% -3.5% 0.3% 6.3% 5.5% 5.8%

Indiana......................................... -0.3% 8.8% -2.0% -0.8% -0.2% -1.4% -2.6% -0.8% 1.5% 1.3% 0.6% 4.9% 5.0% 5.0%

California.................................... -0.2% 2.0% -2.1% 0.2% -0.9% 0.7% -0.9% 1.8% 1.6% -0.8% -2.1% 6.9% 6.5% 6.4%

Delaware........................................ -0.2% 1.7% -7.2% 0.4% 1.3% 3.2% -0.6% 1.0% 1.4% 4.6% -3.1% 4.3% 4.1% 4.1%

Pennsylvania............................. -0.2% 0.2% -4.1% -1.1% -1.1% 0.2% -0.4% 2.1% 1.2% 1.7% 0.6% 6.1% 5.2% 5.1%

Arkansas.......................................... -0.2% -2.6% -3.2% 0.7% -3.5% 0.8% -0.9% 2.2% 1.8% -0.2% 0.4% 5.4% 6.0% 5.5%

 US Totals................................................. -0.1% 2.1% -3.4% -0.7% -2.5% 0.8% 1.6% 1.8% 0.6% -0.5% -0.4% 6.0% 5.9% 5.7%

New York................................ -0.1% 2.6% -4.4% -0.4% -3.9% 0.9% -0.9% 1.5% 2.1% 0.4% -0.3% 6.4% 6.1% 6.2%

Oregon...................................... -0.1% -1.4% -0.3% -1.0% -4.4% -2.2% 1.6% 2.3% 2.4% -1.4% -0.4% 7.3% 7.3% 7.2%

Wisconsin.................................... -0.0% -5.7% -2.6% 1.3% 0.4% 3.8% 0.1% 3.0% 0.3% 1.6% -1.8% 5.7% 5.0% 5.2%

Minnesota.................................... -0.0% 2.6% -1.0% -0.5% -0.2% -0.6% 0.8% 2.3% 3.0% -1.1% -2.9% 4.3% 4.6% 4.7%

Iowa............................................. -0.0% -1.4% -1.9% -0.5% 1.7% 1.2% 2.9% 2.2% -2.0% 0.5% -0.2% 4.2% 4.2% 4.4%

Maine.......................................... 0.0% -1.4% -5.1% 0.6% -0.9% 0.3% 0.8% 2.2% -0.6% 1.5% 0.5% 4.8% 4.9% 5.0%

Missouri..................................... 0.1% 3.2% -0.7% -1.2% -3.9% -0.1% -0.9% 1.7% 1.0% -3.2% 2.0% 5.5% 5.0% 5.0%

Nebraska................................... 0.2% -0.9% -2.0% -0.6% 2.8% 1.9% 2.3% 4.0% -2.0% -3.6% -0.4% 3.6% 3.6% 3.7%

Washington................................. 0.2% 4.2% -5.5% -0.1% 1.5% 0.9% 1.7% 2.1% 0.1% 0.3% -0.2% 7.0% 6.9% 6.8%

Rhode Island..................................... 0.2% 3.1% -1.9% 2.6% -2.6% -1.2% 0.6% 0.3% -1.1% 2.2% -0.7% 5.5% 4.9% 5.0%

North Dakota........................... 0.2% 5.1% -1.3% -1.3% 2.6% 2.3% -1.2% 0.4% 3.4% -1.3% 0.1% 3.9% 3.2% 3.2%

Tennessee...................................... 0.2% -4.1% -1.6% -0.1% -2.2% 0.4% 1.3% 2.9% 1.1% 0.3% 0.7% 4.9% 5.8% 5.7%

North Carolina............................... 0.3% 0.9% -4.4% -0.2% -2.3% -0.5% 2.9% 4.7% 2.0% -1.4% 0.7% 6.7% 6.2% 6.1%

Maryland.......................................... 0.3% -0.8% -1.7% -0.2% -1.6% 0.0% 0.1% 2.0% 1.3% 2.9% 0.0% 4.2% 4.2% 4.4%

Mississippi.................................. 0.4% 2.2% -3.1% 0.8% 1.2% -0.2% 5.0% 0.4% -0.1% -3.8% 1.5% 7.0% 5.0% 5.0%

New Hampshire............................. 0.5% -7.9% -2.0% 0.1% -6.2% 0.8% -1.5% 0.2% 4.5% -4.6% 6.7% 5.0% 4.3% 4.1%

Texas..................................... 0.5% 2.5% -2.9% -0.9% -4.7% 1.0% -0.0% 3.3% 1.2% 0.6% 2.1% 6.5% 6.3% 6.4%

South Dakota................................... 0.5% 0.5% -3.2% 0.4% 3.0% 2.2% -0.8% 3.1% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8% 3.4% 3.4%

Montana....................................... 0.5% 2.8% -4.1% 0.5% -3.8% 2.5% -1.6% 1.5% 1.4% -1.2% 0.8% 4.7% 4.3% 4.5%

Kansas........................................... 0.6% 3.7% -2.1% 0.8% -1.4% 2.3% 0.0% 1.2% 0.5% 0.4% 1.2% 5.2% 4.7% 4.8%

Vermont..................................... 0.7% 2.0% -2.0% 1.3% 0.0% 1.5% 0.0% 1.2% -1.5% 0.0% 2.4% 3.7% 3.9% 4.0%

Virginia................................... 0.9% 4.9% -4.9% 1.3% -0.7% 1.3% 0.3% -0.1% 3.7% 2.8% 1.5% 3.8% 3.6% 3.6%

New Jersey............................ 0.9% 2.6% -2.0% 0.1% -2.3% 1.7% 1.2% 2.3% 1.9% 2.1% 1.3% 6.0% 5.5% 5.3%

Utah....................................... 0.9% 0.0% -0.9% 0.5% -1.3% 2.4% 1.3% 2.8% 2.2% 1.9% 0.7% 6.3% 4.9% 4.7%

District of Columbia.............................. 1.0% 4.0% -3.4% -1.7% -2.3% 1.0% 2.9% 1.3% 2.7% -0.4% 0.3% 6.6% 6.7% 6.6%

Idaho............................................. 1.2% 2.5% -4.1% 1.9% 2.2% 10.0% 5.0% 3.3% -1.7% 1.7% -0.9% 6.1% 5.0% 4.8%

New Mexico............................... 1.3% 5.5% -4.5% 0.9% -4.7% -0.6% -2.0% 4.5% 1.8% 2.5% 1.5% 5.4% 6.0% 5.7%

Wyoming......................................... 1.3% -2.5% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 2.0% 1.3% 2.5% 1.1% -1.1% 2.0% 4.4% 4.0% 4.0%

Florida........................................ 1.5% 4.9% -2.3% -0.2% -2.8% 1.9% 2.9% 1.7% 2.3% 1.1% 2.6% 5.3% 4.9% 4.7%

Georgia................................... 1.6% 8.6% -3.3% -1.0% 0.9% 0.2% 8.0% 1.8% 2.1% 4.9% 0.7% 5.3% 4.2% 4.1%

Hawaii............................................ 1.8% 2.3% 1.3% 2.5% -0.9% 1.8% 1.7% 4.2% 2.7% 2.5% -0.7% 3.9% 4.1% 4.1%

Alaska.................................... 1.9% 2.1% 1.6% 1.5% 0.0% 5.2% 3.9% 7.5% 0.0% 3.2% 0.1% 8.4% 7.5% 7.7%

Arizona.............................................. 2.0% 4.8% -2.5% 1.5% -2.2% 2.0% 3.6% 5.1% 2.3% 4.3% 0.4% 5.9% 4.8% 4.8%

Nevada...................................... 4.0% 8.6% 3.5% 4.2% -3.0% 5.3% 5.3% 6.3% 2.9% 1.3% 1.9% 4.9% 4.5% 4.4%

Department of Labor, BLS and MBG Information Services © MBG Information Services

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 Economically Hardest Hit Areas

 ------------ 12 month job loss to: ------------

 Local Area: % of Total Jobs Lost August,'03 Sept.,'03 Oct.,'03 Nov.,'03 

 Columbia, SC............................................................ -2.7% -3.0% -2.8% -4.0%

 Lawton, OK........................................................................ -5.6% -3.6% -3.4% -3.8%

 Worcester, MA....................................................... -2.9% -3.6% -4.2% -3.8%

 San Jose, CA.................................................................. -4.7% -4.4% -4.2% -3.4%

 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI........................ -2.3% -2.6% -2.1% -3.4%

 Sharon, PA....................................................................... -3.8% -4.1% -2.3% -3.1%

 Springfield, MO........................................................... -3.0% -2.8% -2.4% -2.9%

 South Bend, IN................................................ -26% -2.0% -2.3% -2.9%

 Colorado Springs, CO.......................................... -1.5% -1.6% -2.1% -2.8%

 Jackson, MI................................................................ -3.7% -3.1% -2.9% -2.8%

 Kokomo, IN........................................................... -2.8% -3.0% -2.0% -2.8%

 Lowell, MA.................................................................... -3.3% -3.4% -3.4% -2.7%

 Lafayette, IN........................................................... -3.2% -3.3% -2.5% -2.7%

 Lawrence, MA............................................................... -2.1% -2.9% -2.5% -2.7%

 Sioux City, IA...................................... -2.2% -1.7% -2.8% -2.6%

 Steubenville-Weirton, OH............................................. -2.6% -3.6% -1.6% -2.6%

South Carolina.................................... -1.9% -2.1% -2.0% -2.6%

 Ventura, CA.............................................................. -1.9% -2.4% -2.3% -2.5%

 Terre Haute, IN.............................................................. -3.3% -2.8% -2.9% -2.3%

 Santa Rosa, CA............................................... -1.9% -1.9% -2.1% -2.3%

 Huntsville, AL...................................... -3.5% -3.0% -2.9% -2.3%

 Tulsa, OK........................................... -1.9% -2.3% -1.8% -2.2%

 Danville, VA.......................................................... -0.2% -2.1% -2.8% -2.1%

 Nashua, NH............................................................ -2.9% -2.1% -2.1% -2.1%

 Toledo, OH................................................................ -3.5% -3.2% -2.4% -2.1%

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Total Jobs

Private Sector

Construction

Manufacturing

Transpt/Utilities

Financial

Education/Healthcare

Information Services

Professional/Bus Svcs

Leisure/Hospitalith

Government

-20%

-10%

0%

10%

20%

US Dept. of Labor, BLS and MBG Information Services

% Decline/Growth of Jobs in SC

Decline and Shift in South Carolina's Jobs:

December 2000 through December 2003
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 South Carolina's Job Losses, 2000-'03

 The worst since the 1930s' Depression

 3-Year Job Growth/Loss

 Industry: Change from Dec.'00 to Dec.'03 Number Percent

 Total nonfarm....................................................................................... (85,000) -4.6%

 Total private......................................................................... (91,900) -6.0%

 Goods-producing............................................................................. (71,300) -15.7%

 Service-providing............................................................................. (13,700) -1.0%

 Private Service-providing............................................................................. (20,800) -1.2%

 Construction............................................................................ (5,900) -5.2%

 Manufacturing........................................................................... (65,300) -19.5%

 Durable goods (total since Nov. 2001 only)............................................................................ (15,500) -10.8%

 Primary metals............................................................................... (1,500) -20.0%

 Fabricated metal products............................................................. (5,800) -18.6%

 Machinery.................................................................................. (7,600) -27.2%

 Computer and electronic products..................................(3,800) -34.9%

 Electrical equipment and appliances...................................... (4,200) -28.2%

 Transportation equipment..................................................(600) -1.9%

 Motor Vehicles and Parts...................................................................... (1,000) -5.2%

 Nondurable goods (total since Nov. 2001 only)................................................................... (15,100) -9.7%

 Food manufacturing.................................................................. 200 1.2%

 Textile mills.................................................................................... (18,700) -31.5%

 Textile product mills..................................................................... (2,400) -18.5%

 Apparel............................................................................................. (2,800) -30.8%

 Paper and paper products.................................................... (1,200) -7.8%

 Chemicals............................................................................ (5,400) -21.3%

 Plastics and rubber products..................................... (3,600) -14.0%

 Wholesale trade....................................................................... (2,100) -3.3%

 Retail trade................................................................................... (17,300) -7.1%

 Information Services............................................................................ (3,600) -11.5%

 Telecommunications........................................................(1,200) -8.4%

 Financial activities.............................................................. 700 0.8%

 Professional and business services......................................... (17,200) -8.8%

 Professional and technical services.............................................. 300 0.5%

 Legal services............................................................................... 800 6.3%

 Architectural and engineering.........................................(200) -1.3%

 Education and health services............................................................ 21,900 13.8%

 Educational services..................................................................... 8,000 28.5%

 Health care and social assistance....................................... 13,900 10.6%

 Leisure and hospitality............................................................ (4,700) -2.6%

 Other services..................................................................................... 5,000 8.5%

 Government................................................................................ 6,900 2.1%

 Federal.................................................................................................... (1,400) -4.8%

 State government............................................................................... 600 0.6%

 Local government......................................................................... 7,700 4.0%

 U.S. Department of Labor, BLS and MBG Information Services
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 The Global Exports of the States

 ----- $ Million Of Global Exports -----

States 1999 2000 2001 2002

U.S. Total Exports............................................... $692,821 $780,419 $731,026 $693,257

Texas........................................................................ 83,177 103,866 94,995 95,396

California................................................................. 97,920 119,640 106,777 92,214

New York.................................................. 37,067 42,846 42,172 36,977

Washington.................................................. 36,731 32,215 34,929 34,627

Michigan..................................................... 31,086 33,845 32,366 33,775

Ohio........................................................................ 24,883 26,322 27,095 27,723

Illinois.......................................................................... 29,432 31,438 30,434 25,686

Florida........................................................................... 24,155 26,543 27,185 24,544

Louisiana................................................................. 15,842 16,814 16,589 17,567

New Jersey............................................ 15,354 18,638 18,946 17,002

Massachusetts....................................... 16,805 20,514 17,490 16,708

Pennsylvania......................................... 16,170 18,792 17,433 15,768

Indiana..................................................................... 12,910 15,386 14,365 14,923

North Carolina.......................................... 15,007 17,946 16,799 14,719

Georgia.................................................................... 13,749 14,925 14,644 14,413

Arizona.................................................................... 11,824 14,334 12,514 11,871

Tennessee............................................. 9,868 11,592 11,320 11,621

Virginia...................................................................... 11,483 11,698 11,631 10,796

Wisconsin............................................... 9,673 10,508 10,489 10,684

Kentucky.................................................. 8,877 9,612 9,048 10,607

Minnesota................................................... 9,373 10,303 10,524 10,402

Oregon..................................................... 10,471 11,441 8,900 10,086

South Carolina.......................................... 7,150 8,565 9,956 9,656

Connecticut...................................... 7,231 8,047 8,610 8,313

Missouri................................................. 6,059 6,497 6,173 6,791

Colorado............................................ 5,931 6,593 6,125 5,522

Kansas................................................4,669 5,145 5,005 4,988

Iowa.................................................. 4,094 4,465 4,660 4,755

Utah........................................................ 3,134 3,221 3,506 4,543

Maryland............................................... 4,009 4,593 4,975 4,474

Mississippi.............................................. 2,216 2,726 3,557 3,058

Arkansas.................................................... 2,177 2,599 2,911 2,804

Nebraska................................................. 2,096 2,511 2,702 2,528

Vermont..................................................... 4,023 4,097 2,830 2,521

Alaska....................................................................... 2,564 2,464 2,418 2,516

Oklahoma................................................. 2,987 3,072 2,661 2,444

West Virginia.......................................... 1,893 2,219 2,241 2,237

Delaware........................................................................ 2,287 2,197 1,985 2,004

Maine................................................................................ 2,014 1,779 1,812 1,973

Idaho.............................................................................. 2,191 3,559 2,122 1,967

New Hampshire............................................... 1,930 2,373 2,401 1,863

New Mexico........................................... 3,133 2,391 1,405 1,196

Nevada......................................................... 1,067 1,482 1,423 1,177

Rhode Island.......................................... 1,116 1,186 1,269 1,121

District of Columbia........................ 412 1,003 1,034 1,066

North Dakota............................................. 699 626 806 859

South Dakota...................................... 495 679 595 597

Wyoming.................................................... 458 502 503 553

Hawaii....................................................274 387 370 514

Montana.................................................... 427 541 489 386

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 ----- State Exports as % of State GSP -----

States 1999 2000 2001 2002*

Washington.................................................. 17.62% 14.77% 15.67% 14.97%

Vermont..................................................... 23.45% 22.61% 14.78% 12.69%

Texas......................................................................... 12.25% 14.07% 12.44% 12.04%

Louisiana................................................................ 11.83% 11.60% 11.16% 11.39%

Michigan..................................................... 9.96% 10.46% 10.10% 10.16%

Kentucky.................................................. 7.90% 8.20% 7.52% 8.50%

Alaska...................................................................... 10.04% 8.76% 8.46% 8.48%

Oregon..................................................... 9.49% 9.43% 7.41% 8.10%

South Carolina.......................................... 6.69% 7.63% 8.64% 8.08%

Indiana.................................................. 7.12% 8.11% 7.56% 7.57%

Ohio........................................................................ 6.96% 7.10% 7.25% 7.15%

Arizona................................................................... 8.18% 9.34% 7.79% 7.12%

 U.S. Total..................................................................... 7.49% 7.89% 7.21% 6.59%

Alabama........................................................... 5.38% 6.13% 6.23% 6.56%

California............................................................. 8.07% 9.00% 7.86% 6.54%

Utah........................................................ 500% 4.71% 4.98% 6.22%

Tennessee............................................. 578% 6.53% 6.20% 6.14%

Wisconsin............................................... 5.86% 6.07% 5.91% 5.81%

Massachusetts....................................... 6.52% 7.25% 6.08% 5.60%

Kansas............................................................... 5.82% 6.09% 5.74% 5.51%

Minnesota................................................... 5.47% 5.54% 5.60% 5.33%

Illinois............................................................... 6.68% 6.74% 6.40% 5.21%

North Carolina.......................................... 5.76% 6.58% 6.10% 5.15%

Idaho.................................................... 6.34% 9.68% 5.75% 5.14%

West Virginia.......................................... 4.67% 5.42% 5.29% 5.09%

Iowa........................................................................... 4.79% 4.98% 5.12% 5.04%

Connecticut............................................................. 4.85% 4.97% 5.18% 4.82%

Florida..................................................................... 5.46% 5.63% 5.53% 4.81%

Delaware........................................................... 6.59% 5.90% 4.90% 4.77%

Georgia........................................................... 4.97% 5.05% 4.88% 4.63%

New Jersey............................................ 462% 5.21% 5.19% 4.48%

Mississippi.............................................. 3.45% 4.12% 5.30% 4.39%

North Dakota............................................. 4.09% 3.37% 4.24% 4.36%

New York.................................................. 4.98% 5.37% 5.10% 4.31%

Nebraska................................................. 392% 4.51% 4.74% 4.28%

Arkansas.................................................... 3.35% 3.89% 4.29% 3.98%

Virginia............................................................. 4.75% 4.48% 4.26% 3.81%

New Hampshire............................................... 4.45% 5.01% 5.09% 3.81%

Pennsylvania......................................... 425% 4.70% 4.27% 3.72%

Missouri................................................. 3.59% 3.67% 3.40% 3.61%

Colorado............................................................. 3.89% 3.89% 3.52% 3.06%

Rhode Island.......................................... 350% 3.29% 3.44% 2.92%

Wyoming.................................................... 2.69% 2.63% 2.46% 2.61%

Oklahoma................................................. 3.50% 3.38% 2.84% 2.51%

South Dakota......................................2.28% 2.90% 2.45% 2.37%

Maryland............................................... 2.31% 2.48% 2.55% 2.21%

New Mexico........................................... 637% 4.55% 2.53% 2.08%

Montana.................................................... 2.08% 2.49% 2.16% 1.64%

District of Columbia........................................ 0.74% 1.67% 1.60% 1.59%

Nevada......................................................... 1.53% 1.96% 1.80% 1.43%

Hawaii.................................................... 0.67% 0.91% 0.85% 1.13%

* 2002 GSP data projected at US average of 3.75% nominal growth over 2001.

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South Carolina's Major Global Export Markets

 ----- $1,000 Of Global SC Exports ----- Change

Export Market 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002/1999

SC Total Exports........................................ $7,149,890 $8,565,126 $9,956,333 $9,656,247 35.1%

Canada..................................................................... 2,098,264 2,442,127 2,352,053 2,411,412 14.9%

Germany................................................................ 651,359 895,881 1,454,213 1,685,421 158.8%

Mexico................................................................... 735,418 746,310 731,006 781,639 6.3%

United Kingdom............................................................... 325,962 465,340 1,202,604 555,843 70.5%

Japan................................................................. 315,417 455,238 439,463 386,430 22.5%

France..................................................................... 160,099 191,610 260,593 319,887 99.8%

Belgium..................................................................... 350,530 395,196 269,677 258,560 -26.2%

China.......................................................................... 139,022 127,140 171,984 236,522 70.1%

Netherlands................................................................. 202,104 207,366 203,101 213,423 5.6%

Brazil................................................................................. 168,112 233,631 374,515 212,943 26.7%

Italy................................................................................... 135,671 149,218 181,041 172,153 26.9%

Australia............................................................................... 97,134 103,638 150,477 171,711 76.8%

Hong Kong........................................................................... 143,538 130,880 149,462 168,036 17.1%

South Korea........................................................................ 120,246 147,624 116,742 154,687 28.6%

Switzerland.............................................................. 103,387 111,560 45,691 129,493 25.3%

El Salvador............................................................ 70,577 95,356 123,412 122,128 73.0%

South Africa.................................................................... 39,538 37,152 95,873 118,171 198.9%

Taiwan........................................................................... 143,789 183,495 130,267 117,831 -18.1%

Singapore................................................................... 54,015 51,109 68,284 93,432 73.0%

Malaysia............................................................................ 18,461 27,851 34,394 82,035 344.4%

Spain.................................................................................... 73,750 61,725 68,693 73,036 -1.0%

Honduras................................................................................ 68,642 116,077 109,100 67,743 -1.3%

Venezuela............................................................................... 31,275 54,739 63,171 61,731 97.4%

Dominican Republic.......................................................................... 54,128 40,796 69,648 61,258 13.2%

Sweden................................................................................... 34,534 42,295 31,914 47,721 38.2%

Ireland......................................................................... 19,868 22,020 22,309 46,353 133.3%

Turkey.......................................................................... 28,582 33,470 64,521 42,822 49.8%

Saudi Arabia............................................................................. 43,994 52,956 43,096 42,224 -4.0%

India...................................................................................... 39,113 44,398 33,878 42,181 7.8%

United Arab Emirates...................................................................... 20,621 38,574 45,897 42,090 104.1%

Egypt....................................................................................... 36,778 38,382 32,194 41,750 13.5%

Chile............................................................................... 31,795 34,660 35,359 40,969 28.9%

Thailand.................................................................................... 30,169 39,896 52,403 39,004 29.3%

Colombia........................................................................ 31,027 34,778 34,461 38,316 23.5%

Guatemala............................................................................ 8,537 17,218 24,875 34,200 300.6%

Russian Federation................................................................ 6,384 40,236 35,971 30,142 372.2%

New Zealand......................................................................... 15,758 26,145 23,590 29,339 86.2%

Argentina.............................................................................. 44,800 58,864 54,487 27,169 -39.4%

Austria................................................................................. 25,095 43,622 41,725 26,924 7.3%

Pakistan.................................................................................. 6,482 11,422 18,110 25,917 299.8%

Philippines..................................................................................... 17,300 20,495 23,601 22,085 27.7%

Denmark.................................................................................... 19,660 17,790 18,320 18,115 -7.9%

Haiti............................................................................................ 4,252 8,547 11,093 17,739 317.2%

Israel................................................................................ 26,848 39,803 27,063 17,467 -34.9%

Costa Rica............................................................................. 15,510 33,517 10,300 16,353 5.4%

Kuwait....................................................................................... 6,272 8,235 15,435 13,890 121.5%

Panama.................................................................................... 5,610 6,729 14,837 13,823 146.4%

Indonesia................................................................................ 32,084 51,281 15,924 13,383 -58.3%

Poland............................................................................... 23,487 12,894 18,505 12,764 -45.7%

Portugal..................................................................... 7,350 7,852 12,869 10,885 48.1%

Ecuador............................................................. 4,630 8,607 13,926 10,806 133.4%

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 ----- $1,000 In SC Exports To The World -----

Industry 1999 2000 2001 2002

Total South Carolina Exports........................... $7,149,890 $8,565,126 $9,956,333 $9,656,247

Transportation Equipment.................................... 995,689 1,476,646 3,099,006 2,760,631

Chemical Manufactures................................................. 1,349,890 1,734,192 1,572,732 1,664,774

Machinery Manufactures......................................... 1,105,422 1,350,587 1,354,751 1,297,677

Plastic & Rubber Products......................................... 715,947 716,816 757,986 804,705

Computers & Electronic Prod................................... 432,972 415,400 429,443 573,140

Paper Products.......................................................... 449,173 572,189 550,473 554,322

Fabric Mill Products................................................... 380,826 480,203 507,761 458,917

Fabricated Metal Products...................................... 267,404 268,389 263,490 291,520

Elec. Eq.- Appliances & Parts..................................... 283,418 238,208 267,645 247,936

Processed Foods........................................................... 103,204 146,758 155,847 155,437

Apparel Manufactures.......................................... 375,472 412,628 272,761 149,518

Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs..................................... 116,094 137,251 151,721 137,593

Misc. Manufactures................................................... 65,755 85,884 80,122 92,721

Non-Apparel Textile Products................................... 110,112 91,434 98,659 92,011

Primary Metal Manufactures................................... 105,461 126,300 96,557 76,352

Spec. Classification Provisions............................... 80,116 59,620 60,887 65,417

Crop Production............................................................... 49,726 66,079 48,946 59,717

Wood Products.......................................................... 40,032 52,848 57,694 53,918

Waste & Scrap............................................................. 19,755 29,614 36,235 40,565

Mining............................................................................... 19,672 31,895 21,328 16,346

Goods Returned to Canada....................................... 17,491 13,868 15,087 15,046

Furniture & Related Products..................................... 15,074 17,891 15,933 12,130

Petroleum & Coal Products......................................... 15,513 12,069 13,366 9,257

Forestry & Logging................................................... 3,558 2,719 2,707 7,436

Printing & Related Products........................................ 13,284 11,232 8,538 6,014

Beverage & Tobacco Products......................5,433 4,222 4,942 3,640

Leather & Related Products................................... 6,137 2,044 2,327 2,579

Fishing- Hunting- & Trapping............................. 4,038 3,718 3,338 2,165

Animal Production................................................... 1,501 917 1,085 905

Oil & Gas Extraction................................................... 40 154 187 119

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 South Carolina's Exports To China

 Share of SC Industry Exports That Go To China 

Industry 1999 2000 2001 2002

Share of All SC Exports.......................................... 1.9% 1.5% 1.7% 2.4%

Waste & Scrap............................................................. 18.0% 17.1% 24.4% 24.1%

Forestry & Logging................................................... 0.0% 0.4% 6.6% 15.1%

Paper Products.......................................................... 3.9% 5.0% 9.5% 10.4%

Mining............................................................................... 0.6% 0.9% 2.8% 8.2%

Processed Foods........................................................... 1.5% 3.2% 5.1% 7.5%

Wood Products.......................................................... 0.5% 0.7% 3.9% 5.2%

Elec. Eq.- Appliances & Parts..................................... 1.2% 1.3% 3.0% 5.1%

Fabricated Metal Products...................................... 4.8% 0.3% 1.7% 4.8%

Machinery Manufactures......................................... 2.2% 1.9% 1.4% 3.3%

Primary Metal Manufactures................................... 0.8% 2.2% 2.9% 3.2%

Chemical Manufactures................................................. 4.2% 1.3% 1.8% 2.7%

Petroleum & Coal Products......................................... 0.0% 0.3% 0.3% 2.6%

Fabric Mill Products................................................... 0.8% 2.6% 1.6% 2.2%

Computers & Electronic Prod................................... 1.1% 1.8% 3.6% 2.0%

Non-Apparel Textile Products................................... 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% 1.8%

Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs..................................... 3.8% 5.8% 2.6% 1.4%

Plastic & Rubber Products......................................... 0.2% 0.4% 0.8% 1.0%

Misc. Manufactures................................................... 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%

Spec. Classification Provisions............................... 2.8% 1.0% 0.5% 0.4%

Leather & Related Products................................... 0.0% 0.0% 8.4% 0.4%

Furniture & Related Products..................................... 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2%

Printing & Related Products........................................ 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% 0.2%

Apparel Manufactures.......................................... 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Crop Production............................................................... 0.0% 0.1% 0.8% 0.0%

Beverage & Tobacco Products...................... 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Oil & Gas Extraction................................................... 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Fishing- Hunting- & Trapping............................. 0.0% 0.0% 10.1% 0.0%

Used Merchandise...................................................... 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Animal Production................................................... 22.7% 0.7% 0.3% 0.0%

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 ----- $1,000 In SC Exports To China -----

Industry 1999 2000 2001 2002

Total SC Exports To China................................... $139,022 $127,140 $171,984 $236,522

Paper Products.......................................................... 17,507 28,750 52,378 57,535

Chemical Manufactures................................................. 56,386 22,563 27,883 45,441

Machinery Manufactures......................................... 24,501 25,191 18,739 42,637

Fabricated Metal Products...................................... 12,915 806 4,460 13,910

Elec. Eq.- Appliances & Parts..................................... 3,299 3,119 8,153 12,543

Processed Foods........................................................... 1,588 4,707 7,934 11,701

Computers & Electronic Prod................................... 4,713 7,475 15,520 11,512

Fabric Mill Products................................................... 3,156 12,353 8,101 10,039

Waste & Scrap............................................................. 3,547 5,057 8,848 9,793

Plastic & Rubber Products......................................... 1,145 3,205 6,354 8,308

Wood Products.......................................................... 210 380 2,271 2,778

Primary Metal Manufactures................................... 840 2,792 2,833 2,416

Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs..................................... 4,379 8,000 3,956 1,932

Non-Apparel Textile Products................................... 0 666 674 1,615

Mining............................................................................... 114 289 602 1,333

Forestry & Logging................................................... 0 11 178 1,122

Transportation Equipment.................................... 331 825 1,538 782

Misc. Manufactures................................................... 108 197 176 524

Petroleum & Coal Products......................................... 0 40 37 237

Spec. Classification Provisions............................... 2,217 586 287 233

Apparel Manufactures.......................................... 1,713 4 72 65

Furniture & Related Products..................................... 0 5 27 24

Crop Production............................................................... 10 78 384 22

Printing & Related Products........................................ 3 37 41 10

Fishing- Hunting- & Trapping............................. 0 0 338 0

Animal Production................................................... 341 7 3 0

Beverage & Tobacco Products...................... 0 0 0 0

Oil & Gas Extraction................................................... 0 0 0 0

Used Merchandise...................................................... 0 0 0 0

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 From 1994 - 2003, US Payments for Imports Total $832 Billion

 Totals

HS Industry Codes: $Millions 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003p 1994-'03

Merchandise Totals................................................................................................................................. $31,535 $38,781 $45,555 $51,495 $62,552 $71,156 $81,786 $100,063 $102,278 $125,192 $153,432 $832,292

01 Live Animals............................................................................................................................. 1 1 2 4 2 2 3 5 6 12 8 44

02 Meat And Edible Meat Offal.................................................................................................. 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 4 8 8 32

03 Fish And Crustaceans, Molluscs And Other Aquatic I................................................ 288 246 276 259 295 297 357 520 549 680 924 4,403

04 Dairy Produce; Birds' Eggs; Natural Honey; Edible.......................... 28 23 17 32 25 23 27 27 21 14 42 252

05 Products Of Animal Origin, Nesoi....................................................................... 49 65 82 82 101 129 129 188 173 198 221 $1,368

06 Live Trees And Other Plants; Bulbs, Roots And The................. 3 3 4 6 5 4 5 7 10 13 15 70

07 Edible Vegetables And Certain Roots And Tubers......................48 45 39 37 40 54 64 53 61 89 98 580

08 Edible Fruit And Nuts; Peel Of Citrus Fruit Or Mel.......................................... 23 16 13 23 23 27 35 25 32 51 66 $311

09 Coffee, Tea, Mate And Spices...................................................................................... 36 43 35 36 39 47 44 46 48 55 70 464

10 Cereals................................................................................................................... 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 1 1 1 21 37

11 Milling Industry Products; Malt; Starches; Inulin;............................................ 2 4 3 5 5 3 4 5 2 3 9 41

12 Oil Seeds And Oleaginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Gra............................. 41 46 51 61 74 79 83 78 67 68 91 698

13 Lac; Gums; Resins And Other Vegetable Saps.......................................... 16 13 23 34 52 74 53 49 44 48 56 447

14 Vegetable Plaiting Materials And Vegetable Product............................. 6 7 8 7 9 8 6 7 8 9 10 78

15 Animal Or Vegetable Fats And Oils And Their Cleava................. 3 4 3 8 8 9 6 7 6 6 8 65

16 Edible Preparations Of Meat, Fish, Crustaceans, Mo........................ 11 14 30 27 27 27 74 59 107 186 258 810

17 Sugars And Sugar Confectionary...................................................................... 5 7 7 8 12 13 17 26 26 47 54 217

18 Cocoa And Cocoa Preparations.................................................................. 30 24 25 36 49 33 21 18 11 10 10 238

19 Preparations Of Cereals, Flour, Starch Or Milk; Ba............................. 11 14 19 20 20 23 27 29 31 38 46 269

20 Preparations Of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts, Or Other........................... 67 73 109 138 153 144 132 149 178 227 349 1,652

21 Miscellaneous Edible Preparations.................................................. 15 15 18 22 24 26 35 33 38 42 49 303

22 Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar........................................................ 9 6 10 9 10 11 11 16 23 29 23 149

23 Residues And Waste From The Food Industries; Prepa.......................... 1 3 4 5 12 8 9 21 21 30 35 149

24 Tobacco And Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes.................................... 28 6 2 8 9 14 9 20 26 33 18 147

25 Salt; Sulfur; Earths And Stone; Plastering Materia............................ 68 86 143 133 227 289 245 288 284 235 247 2,176

26 Ores, Slag And Ash............................................................................................... 18 21 22 20 26 20 17 24 25 19 23 218

27 Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils And Products Of Their.............................. 232 363 440 513 563 388 248 730 385 418 467 4,514

28 Inorganic Chemicals; Organic Or Inorganic Compound.......................... 136 187 207 269 313 325 353 339 427 520 612 3,550

29 Organic Chemicals............................................................................................. 214 277 360 428 480 526 624 680 716 814 1,086 5,991

30 Pharmaceutical Products.................................................................................. 43 46 41 57 91 131 159 180 81 88 113 988

31 Fertilizers.................................................................................................................. 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 22 4 52 87

32 Tanning Or Dyeing Extracts; Tannins And Derivative......................... 42 46 56 65 90 108 116 110 118 133 152 995

33 Essential Oils And Resinoids; Perfumery, Cosmetic......................... 32 41 53 48 50 73 95 120 170 217 234 1,099

34 Soap Etc.; Lubricating Products; Waxes, Polishing......................... 27 40 60 77 80 106 149 179 174 225 261 1,351

35 Albuminoidal Substances; Modified Starches; Glues;................................ 2 2 4 2 4 6 7 10 12 20 34 101

36 Explosives; Pyrotechnic Products; Matches; Pyropho.................................. 74 77 80 94 95 109 130 122 131 144 170 1,152

37 Photographic Or Cinematographic Goods......................................2 8 16 9 14 10 10 30 15 13 51 176

38 Miscellaneous Chemical Products................................................... 16 23 34 41 53 59 64 87 97 114 208 779
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HS Industry Codes: $Millions 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003p 1994-'03

39 Plastics And Articles Thereof................................................................................ $1,069 $1,338 $1,623 $1,741 $1,983 $2,087 $2,471 $2,915 $3,237 $3,766 $4,322 $25,483

40 Rubber And Articles Thereof.......................................................................... 60 91 138 172 226 301 391 470 486 680 883 3,837

41 Raw Hides And Skins (Other Than Furskins).............................................. 4 4 5 2 2 3 1 3 3 14 36 73

42 Articles Of Leather; Saddlery And Harness; Travel......................... 1,940 2,488 2,536 2,625 2,960 2,924 3,007 3,837 3,910 4,472 5,097 33,856

43 Furskins And Artificial Fur; Manufactures Thereof.............................. 30 41 29 43 49 46 43 78 92 98 134 652

44 Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal................................ 152 195 225 258 340 459 597 752 841 1,061 1,286 6,015

45 Cork And Articles Of Cork...................................................................................... 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 6 18

46 Manufactures Of Straw, Esparto Or Other Plaiting M............................ 151 160 177 176 175 192 197 213 229 280 313 2,111

47 Pulp Of Wood Or Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material;......................... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5

48 Paper And Paperboard; Articles Of Paper Pulp, Pape........................ 129 181 242 270 313 404 478 618 635 806 1,046 4,993

49 Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures And Other Prin........................ 52 74 87 104 130 176 248 378 448 592 732 2,969

50 Silk, Including Yarns And Woven Fabrics Thereof............................. 31 26 23 63 100 91 66 58 40 36 43 547

51 Wool And Fine Or Coarse Animal Hair, Including Yar.......................... 17 17 13 15 20 16 9 8 5 5 5 112

52 Cotton, Including Yarns And Woven Fabrics Thereof........................... 194 154 142 114 159 121 197 185 152 183 183 1,591

53 Vegetable Textile Fibers Nesoi; Yarns & Woven Fa.................... 24 24 19 19 25 23 26 29 16 22 27 229

54 Manmade Filaments, Including Yarns & Woven Fabri....................... 7 9 8 8 28 26 19 41 27 41 55 262

55 Manmade Staple Fibers, Including Yarns & Wovens........................... 32 30 38 40 61 57 54 70 62 85 97 594

56 Wadding, Felt And Nonwovens; Special Yarns; Twine,....................... 7 8 19 14 16 20 26 34 41 55 81 313

57 Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings.................................... 155 148 202 149 172 197 195 219 218 256 281 2,037

58 Special Woven Fabrics; Tufted Textile Fabrics; Lac............................... 33 35 34 38 67 55 51 57 54 88 113 591

59 Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated Textile................. 2 3 3 4 6 7 7 12 14 31 49 135

60 Knitted Or Crocheted Fabrics............................................................................ 5 3 2 2 13 12 6 7 6 40 48 139

61 Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Knit.............................. 1,509 1,574 1,376 1,515 1,837 1,859 2,024 2,035 2,278 2,619 3,226 20,343

62 Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Not................................. 3,788 3,511 3,277 3,511 4,161 3,811 3,751 4,167 4,153 4,478 5,547 40,367

63 Made-Up Textile Articles Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets;................................ 499 582 645 588 716 820 964 1,101 1,206 1,651 2,377 10,649

64 Footwear, Gaiters And The Like; Parts Of Such Arti........................... 4,520 5,259 5,824 6,392 7,415 8,008 8,434 9,195 9,757 10,227 10,700 81,210

65 Headgear And Parts Thereof........................................................................... 189 198 168 196 209 258 285 324 334 479 632 3,084

66 Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking-Sticks, Seat-Sti............................. 110 118 128 134 164 182 184 216 234 218 268 1,846

67 Prepared Feathers And Down And Articles Thereof.............................. 466 566 643 605 701 782 870 930 963 1,051 1,117 8,230

68 Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica................................... 33 87 132 179 276 317 431 603 634 729 761 4,149

69 Ceramic Products................................................................................................ 334 425 557 595 688 753 790 911 918 1,065 1,184 7,887

70 Glass And Glassware................................................................................................ 60 81 122 162 196 206 295 389 499 593 726 3,268

71 Natural Or Cultured Pearls, Precious Or Semiprecio................................... 172 210 248 276 350 400 546 752 870 1,205 1,459 6,315

72 Iron And Steel.............................................................................................. 52 81 198 212 212 252 225 392 195 243 238 2,249

73 Articles Of Iron Or Steel............................................................................................ 338 430 556 667 875 1,120 1,383 1,882 2,108 2,535 3,242 14,799

74 Copper And Articles Thereof................................................................. 35 51 65 71 84 90 125 148 147 166 217 1,164

75 Nickel And Articles Thereof.................................................................. 1 6 2 1 1 1 7 4 3 3 4 32

76 Aluminum And Articles Thereof............................................................ 31 44 56 70 90 136 145 186 206 359 471 1,763

78 Lead And Articles Thereof................................................................... 0 1 1 1 1 8 25 36 30 14 2 116
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HS Industry Codes: $Millions 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003p 1994-'03

79 Zinc And Articles Thereof..................................................................... $10 $15 $16 $22 $39 $91 $102 $67 $78 $82 $73 $584

80 Tin And Articles Thereof........................................................................ 31 36 63 42 39 68 92 95 85 51 54 626

81 Base Metals Nesoi; Cermets; Articles Thereof...................................... 46 77 87 85 117 122 133 128 125 72 91 1,037

82 Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons And Forks....................................... 249 289 365 400 509 599 766 918 1,000 1,216 1,436 7,498

83 Miscellaneous Articles Of Base Metal................................................. 209 252 324 386 455 565 728 856 988 1,278 1,473 7,306

84 Mechanical/Computers........................................................................................ 1,557 2,365 3,624 4,476 5,993 7,617 10,174 13,406 13,721 20,216 30,128 111,720

85 Electrical Machinery And Equipment And Parts There....................... 4,436 6,522 7,886 8,907 10,561 12,768 15,052 19,564 19,727 24,412 28,605 154,004

86 Railway Or Tramway Locomotives, Rolling Stock, Tra............................. 3 7 32 8 13 46 50 51 45 46 128 427

87 Vehicles, Other Than Railway Or Tramway Rolling St............................. 306 407 501 545 721 859 1,070 1,949 1,544 1,946 2,450 11,993

88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof.......................................................... 57 26 24 28 36 40 27 34 59 54 63 392

89 Ships, Boats And Floating Structures............................................................ 2 4 4 6 7 34 15 21 55 29 39 214

90 Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring,.......................... 492 728 1,274 1,538 1,975 2,226 2,302 2,817 2,759 2,760 3,273 21,653

91 Clocks And Watches And Parts Thereof...................................................... 262 333 346 403 468 539 580 643 607 629 683 5,231

92 Musical Instruments; Parts And Accessories Thereof............................ 92 120 160 188 221 226 267 308 319 395 461 2,665

93 Arms And Ammunition; Parts & Accessories Thereof...................... 108 59 13 6 5 5 8 11 16 32 38 193

94 Furniture; Bedding, Cushions Etc.; Lamps And Light......................... 1,109 1,593 1,979 2,393 3,018 3,947 5,548 7,202 7,492 9,924 11,968 55,064

95 Toys, Games And Sports Equipment; Parts & Access..................... 4,166 5,151 6,222 7,504 9,365 10,555 11,080 12,382 12,215 14,442 16,391 105,306

96 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles................................................ 224 279 347 388 471 539 755 749 850 925 1,034 6,336

97 Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques................................... 72 57 52 95 131 149 162 175 170 175 163 1,328

98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi...................................... 80 141 173 188 225 304 332 377 433 444 573 3,190

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HS Industry Codes: $Millions 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003p 1994-'03

Merchandise Totals................................................................................................................................. ($22,768) ($29,494) ($33,807) ($39,517) ($49,747) ($56,898) ($68,668) (83,833) (83,096) (103,065) (125,409) ($673,535)

84 Mechanical/Computers........................................................................................ 262 (445) (1,434) (2,172) (3,516) (4,899) (7,602) (9,911) (9,668) (16,119) (25,262) (81,027)

85 Electrical Machinery And Equipment And Parts There....................... (3,541) (5,603) (6,615) (7,474) (9,041) (11,013) (13,067) (16,831) (16,295) (20,463) (23,311) (129,713)

95 Toys, Games And Sports Equipment; Parts & Access..................... (4,154) (5,134) (6,151) (7,368) (9,250) (10,506) (11,041) (12,354) (12,186) (14,417) (16,380) (104,787)

94 Furniture; Bedding, Cushions Etc.; Lamps And Light......................... (1,052) (1,539) (1,920) (2,297) (2,966) (3,901) (5,485) (7,117) (7,404) (9,844) (11,744) (54,217)

64 Footwear, Gaiters And The Like; Parts Of Such Arti........................... (4,515) (5,251) (5,815) (6,383) (7,393) (7,978) (8,393) (9,142) (9,710) (10,192) (10,759) (81,017)

62 Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Not................................. (3,784) (3,508) (3,273) (3,508) (4,158) (3,808) (3,746) (4,164) (4,126) (4,464) (5,634) (40,389)

42 Articles Of Leather; Saddlery And Harness; Travel......................... (1,938) (2,485) (2,534) (2,623) (2,956) (2,921) (3,002) (3,827) (3,898) (4,465) (5,168) (33,877)

61 Articles Of Apparel And Clothing Accessories, Knit.............................. (1,505) (1,570) (1,372) (1,510) (1,832) (1,857) (2,022) (2,032) (2,273) (2,614) (3,222) (20,304)

73 Articles Of Iron Or Steel............................................................................................ (265) (382) (448) (566) (800) (1,043) (1,301) (1,800) (2,020) (2,438) (3,128) (13,926)

39 Plastics And Articles Thereof................................................................................ (871) (1,153) (1,272) (1,338) (1,550) (1,655) (1,949) (2,194) (2,398) (2,782) (2,973) (19,265)

63 Made-Up Textile Articles Nesoi; Needlecraft Sets;................................ (493) (579) (634) (584) (710) (810) (960) (1,097) (1,201) (1,647) (2,324) (10,546)

87 Vehicles, Other Than Railway Or Tramway Rolling St............................. 500 (91) (330) (386) (368) (710) (857) (1,759) (1,299) (1,657) (2,000) (9,456)

90 Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring,.......................... (23) (343) (824) (1,051) (1,348) (1,547) (1,510) (1,994) (1,510) (1,517) (1,666) (13,309)

83 Miscellaneous Articles Of Base Metal................................................. (198) (239) (311) (374) (438) (546) (715) (836) (963) (1,256) (1,420) (7,098)

82 Tools, Implements, Cutlery, Spoons And Forks....................................... (226) (273) (348) (369) (489) (575) (740) (878) (941) (1,110) (1,390) (7,111)

71 Natural Or Cultured Pearls, Precious Or Semiprecio................................... (149) (189) (230) (258) (323) (372) (491) (669) (803) (1,144) (1,369) (5,848)

69 Ceramic Products................................................................................................ (330) (417) (532) (576) (671) (742) (762) (869) (864) (1,025) (1,155) (7,613)

67 Prepared Feathers And Down And Articles Thereof.............................. (466) (566) (642) (604) (700) (780) (869) (927) (958) (1,047) (1,115) (8,207)

44 Wood And Articles Of Wood; Wood Charcoal................................ (48) (132) (196) (226) (294) (417) (540) (658) (701) (837) (1,045) (5,047)

96 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles................................................ (222) (277) (343) (383) (466) (533) (751) (740) (841) (913) (1,000) (6,246)

03 Fish And Crustaceans, Molluscs And Other Aquatic I................................................ (259) (200) (206) (180) (181) (230) (267) (385) (446) (566) (752) (3,412)

68 Articles Of Stone, Plaster, Cement, Asbestos, Mica................................... (28) (81) (116) (162) (258) (301) (414) (565) (601) (690) (722) (3,912)

40 Rubber And Articles Thereof.......................................................................... (53) (80) (122) (154) (207) (283) (366) (413) (403) (581) (696) (3,304)

91 Clocks And Watches And Parts Thereof...................................................... (260) (333) (345) (402) (466) (538) (579) (641) (603) (623) (693) (5,223)

49 Printed Books, Newspapers, Pictures And Other Prin........................ (37) (59) (76) (86) (106) (108) (203) (325) (378) (529) (655) (2,525)

70 Glass And Glassware................................................................................................ (50) (68) (96) (127) (141) (142) (258) (312) (440) (544) (651) (2,778)

65 Headgear And Parts Thereof........................................................................... (189) (198) (168) (196) (209) (257) (285) (324) (334) (479) (628) (3,077)

48 Paper And Paperboard; Articles Of Paper Pulp, Pape........................ (18) (54) (100) (19) (53) (68) (132) (227) (306) (403) (597) (1,960)

92 Musical Instruments; Parts And Accessories Thereof............................ (92) (119) (159) (188) (220) (225) (266) (306) (317) (391) (456) (2,645)

27 Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils And Products Of Their.............................. 18 (301) (413) (446) (331) (261) (126) (672) (292) (323) (449) (3,612)

98 Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi...................................... 2 (37) (24) (31) (83) (104) (129) (158) (224) (216) (312) (1,318)

46 Manufactures Of Straw, Esparto Or Other Plaiting M............................ (151) (160) (177) (175) (174) (191) (196) (213) (229) (279) (308) (2,103)

28 Inorganic Chemicals; Organic Or Inorganic Compound.......................... (111) (149) (168) (226) (245) (277) (295) (250) (324) (359) (294) (2,587)

20 Preparations Of Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts, Or Other........................... (65) (71) (107) (133) (146) (137) (119) (125) (143) (184) (290) (1,456)

57 Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings.................................... (154) (144) (197) (141) (162) (188) (188) (213) (214) (253) (274) (1,974)

66 Umbrellas, Sun Umbrellas, Walking-Sticks, Seat-Sti............................. (110) (118) (128) (134) (163) (182) (183) (216) (234) (218) (260) (1,835)

16 Edible Preparations Of Meat, Fish, Crustaceans, Mo........................ (9) (13) (23) (24) (24) (23) (70) (50) (87) (155) (224) (693)

25 Salt; Sulfur; Earths And Stone; Plastering Materia............................ (64) (80) (134) (117) (212) (272) (211) (226) (223) (167) (173) (1,817)
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05 Products Of Animal Origin, Nesoi....................................................................... ($43) ($57) ($73) ($65) ($77) ($96) ($94) ($150) ($131) ($159) ($166) ($1,070)

36 Explosives; Pyrotechnic Products; Matches; Pyropho.................................. (73) (76) (78) (92) (95) (106) (128) (118) (130) (141) (165) (1,129)

33 Essential Oils And Resinoids; Perfumery, Cosmetic......................... ($21) ($26) ($42) ($34) ($31) ($61) ($74) (86) (132) (164) (151) (802)

97 Works Of Art, Collectors' Pieces And Antiques................................... (70) (54) (50) (93) (79) (147) (156) (162) (153) (149) (143) (1,186)

34 Soap Etc.; Lubricating Products; Waxes, Polishing......................... (14) (29) (50) (63) (66) (90) (122) (140) (133) (164) (134) (992)

86 Railway Or Tramway Locomotives, Rolling Stock, Tra............................. 9 12 (22) 3 (7) (28) (42) (45) (24) (36) (117) (306)

76 Aluminum And Articles Thereof............................................................ 28 37 92 105 103 13 33 132 85 (91) (113) 396

43 Furskins And Artificial Fur; Manufactures Thereof.............................. (28) (38) (27) (40) (45) (42) (41) (73) (87) (91) (104) (589)

58 Special Woven Fabrics; Tufted Textile Fabrics; Lac............................... (29) (31) (31) (36) (65) (53) (48) (51) (49) (70) (92) (526)

07 Edible Vegetables And Certain Roots And Tubers......................(48) (44) (38) (35) (37) (49) (56) (45) (55) (83) (82) (522)

09 Coffee, Tea, Mate And Spices...................................................................................... (35) (43) (35) (36) (39) (46) (43) (44) (46) (55) (69) (456)

79 Zinc And Articles Thereof..................................................................... (10) (14) (16) (21) (38) (90) (101) (65) (73) (74) (55) (547)

80 Tin And Articles Thereof........................................................................ (30) (35) (61) (41) (38) (66) (90) (92) (82) (48) (48) (601)

60 Knitted Or Crocheted Fabrics............................................................................ (5) (2) 1 0 (11) (6) 1 1 5 (35) (44) (89)

32 Tanning Or Dyeing Extracts; Tannins And Derivative......................... (12) (14) (25) (28) (43) (66) (56) (30) 6 (19) (40) (314)

81 Base Metals Nesoi; Cermets; Articles Thereof...................................... (43) (73) (76) (75) (94) (105) (124) (110) (107) (47) (40) (853)

50 Silk, Including Yarns And Woven Fabrics Thereof............................. (31) (26) (23) (62) (100) (91) (66) (57) (37) (35) (38) (535)

93 Arms And Ammunition; Parts & Accessories Thereof...................... (105) (59) (10) (3) (0) (4) (8) (10) (15) (32) (37) (178)

13 Lac; Gums; Resins And Other Vegetable Saps.......................................... (16) (12) (23) (34) (49) (70) (45) (39) (30) (34) (37) (373)

19 Preparations Of Cereals, Flour, Starch Or Milk; Ba............................. (11) (14) (18) (18) (16) (21) (23) (19) (22) (28) (36) (214)

29 Organic Chemicals............................................................................................. (8) (42) (97) (182) (264) (303) (305) (193) (317) (195) (30) (1,928)

17 Sugars And Sugar Confectionary...................................................................... (4) (4) (4) (5) (8) (8) (8) (8) (4) (34) (28) (109)

89 Ships, Boats And Floating Structures............................................................ 9 4 (1) 0 (5) (32) (14) (19) (51) (25) (26) (169)

53 Vegetable Textile Fibers Nesoi; Yarns & Woven Fa....................(24) (24) (18) (19) (25) (23) (26) (29) (16) (21) (25) (225)

22 Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar........................................................ (8) (5) (6) (6) (7) (6) (7) (13) (18) (22) (19) (109)

06 Live Trees And Other Plants; Bulbs, Roots And The................. (3) (3) (3) (6) (3) (3) (4) (6) (9) (11) (15) (61)

30 Pharmaceutical Products.................................................................................. (20) (26) (10) (21) (62) (86) (118) (136) (27) (8) (12) (506)

14 Vegetable Plaiting Materials And Vegetable Product............................. (6) (5) (0) (4) (1) 0 0 4 (4) (6) (9) (25)

24 Tobacco And Manufactured Tobacco Substitutes.................................... (17) (1) 3 (7) (4) (4) (3) (18) (24) (33) (9) (100)

11 Milling Industry Products; Malt; Starches; Inulin;............................................ (1) (4) (2) (3) (3) (1) (1) (0) 2 (0) (8) (21)

78 Lead And Articles Thereof................................................................... 0 (0) (0) 0 (0) (7) (23) (33) (16) 2 (7) (85)

56 Wadding, Felt And Nonwovens; Special Yarns; Twine,....................... (5) (5) (14) (8) (9) (12) (18) (21) (24) (6) (7) (124)

45 Cork And Articles Of Cork...................................................................................... (0) 0 0 0 (0) 2 (0) (1) (1) (2) (5) (7)

04 Dairy Produce; Birds' Eggs; Natural Honey; Edible.......................... (28) (22) (13) (28) (17) (11) (15) (14) 4 11 (4) (109)

51 Wool And Fine Or Coarse Animal Hair, Including Yar.......................... (5) (6) 2 (1) (13) (11) (8) (5) (3) (2) (2) (48)

18 Cocoa And Cocoa Preparations.................................................................. (28) (20) (20) (33) (42) (29) (15) (10) (5) (1) 1 (175)

59 Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated Textile................. 2 1 2 2 5 1 9 6 6 2 4 38

01 Live Animals............................................................................................................................. 7 8 8 6 6 4 4 4 3 2 7 52

10 Cereals................................................................................................................... 274 168 1,144 441 43 90 40 28 21 28 11 2,014
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08 Edible Fruit And Nuts; Peel Of Citrus Fruit Or Mel.......................................... ($16) ($11) ($10) ($20) ($20) ($13) ($31) $6 $7 ($4) $11 ($85)

54 Manmade Filaments, Including Yarns & Woven Fabri....................... (4) 0 5 5 (13) (7) 1 (7) 3 11 19 17

75 Nickel And Articles Thereof.................................................................. 3 (1) 3 3 7 6 5 11 17 22 22 95

26 Ores, Slag And Ash............................................................................................... (11) (20) 8 52 (10) (13) 1 9 5 (7) 35 58

55 Manmade Staple Fibers, Including Yarns & Wovens........................... 49 74 153 108 37 13 24 29 56 47 37 579

23 Residues And Waste From The Food Industries; Prepa.......................... 2 2 10 131 103 187 26 50 42 51 48 650

35 Albuminoidal Substances; Modified Starches; Glues;................................ 2 4 (1) 3 9 8 5 18 35 25 53 159

38 Miscellaneous Chemical Products................................................... 31 22 70 42 59 68 95 125 133 135 76 827

52 Cotton, Including Yarns And Woven Fabrics Thereof........................... (188) 496 691 615 419 4 (174) (132) (101) (29) 80 1,869

21 Miscellaneous Edible Preparations.................................................. (12) (12) (12) (9) (11) (8) (17) 2 23 5 93 54

37 Photographic Or Cinematographic Goods......................................5 (1) (9) 0 (2) 9 27 38 36 72 107 277

15 Animal Or Vegetable Fats And Oils And Their Cleava................. 0 132 393 106 160 310 68 13 8 22 119 1,332

02 Meat And Edible Meat Offal.................................................................................................. 18 27 35 64 62 53 58 60 66 74 126 625

31 Fertilizers.................................................................................................................. 293 944 1,204 890 1,049 1,063 931 607 398 672 342 8,100

74 Copper And Articles Thereof................................................................. 34 29 81 43 (6) (10) (32) 140 140 154 365 903

41 Raw Hides And Skins (Other Than Furskins).............................................. 21 54 105 116 134 157 126 270 428 427 455 2,273

47 Pulp Of Wood Or Other Fibrous Cellulosic Material;......................... 46 105 184 187 148 156 193 274 329 414 586 2,575

72 Iron And Steel.............................................................................................. 65 2 (57) (141) (140) (161) (85) (122) 261 251 824 633

88 Aircraft, Spacecraft, And Parts Thereof.......................................................... 2,172 1,885 1,152 1,681 2,086 3,545 2,290 1,658 2,389 3,374 2,000 22,060

12 Oil Seeds And Oleaginous Fruits; Miscellaneous Gra............................. (16) (35) 6 367 355 225 288 968 964 956 2,805 6,899

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