EXPORTS, IMPORTS, and TRADE BALANCE

KEY TRENDS

• The trade deficit for transportation equipment narrowed by 16 percent to $76.3 billion in 2006, led primarily by strong growth in U.S. exports of aircraft, spacecraft, motor vehicles, and construction and mining equipment.
  
  
• Canada is the largest U.S. trading partner in this sector, accounting for 26 percent of U.S. imports and 29 percent of U.S. exports.
  
  
• Almost half of the increase in exports resulted from increasing global demand for large civil aircraft (LCA) and parts for LCA.
  
  
• Motor vehicles, construction and mining equipment, and certain motor vehicle parts showed the largest value increases in U.S. imports.
  

TRADE SHIFTS in 2006 from 2005

• U.S. trade deficit: Increased $4.2 billion (4,071 percent) to $4.4 billion
• U.S. exports: Increased $1.8 billion (3 percent) to $68.7 billion
• U.S. imports: Increased $6.0 billion (9 percent) to $73.1 billion
  
  

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USITC PUBLICATIONS

OTHER GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

SECTOR SHIFTS

| Agricultural Products | Forest Products | Chemicals and Related Products |
| Energy and Related Products | Textiles, Apparel, and Footwear |
| Minerals and Metals | Machinery | Transportation Equipment |
| Electronic Products | Miscellaneous Manufactures |

COUNTRY SHIFTS