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Table TE.1 Transportation equipment: U.S. exports and general imports, by selected trading partners, 2012–16

	Million $
						Absolute change,	Percent change,
Item	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2015-16	2015-16
U.S. exports of domestic merchandise:
Mexico	31,126	33,690	35,399	36,631	34,052	-2,579	-7.0
Canada	68,185	68,930	69,907	66,520	65,427	-1,093	-1.6
Japan	11,462	10,048	9,893	9,818	10,445	627	6.4
Germany	13,506	12,588	13,389	14,047	13,664	-383	-2.7
China	17,523	25,047	28,934	28,016	26,898	-1,117	-4.0
South Korea	5,579	6,218	5,919	7,556	8,123	567	7.5
United Kingdom	9,569	10,915	12,077	12,898	13,944	1,046	8.1
France	8,261	8,495	8,416	9,301	10,299	998	10.7
Italy	2,275	2,373	2,822	3,134	2,261	-872	-27.8
Brazil	8,956	8,145	6,984	6,017	5,170	-847	-14.1
All other	109,623	106,621	112,304	104,047	98,119	-5,929	-5.7
Total domestic exports	286,065	293,069	306,042	297,985	288,403	-9,582	-3.2
Re-exports	27,331	29,083	30,453	29,301	30,976	1,675	5.7
Total U.S. exports (domestic and re-exports)	313,396	322,152	336,495	327,286	319,379	-7,907	-2.4
U.S. general imports:
Mexico	77,861	85,152	96,660	104,406	105,200	794	0.8
Canada	73,441	71,548	74,538	73,888	73,607	-281	-0.4
Japan	70,143	67,916	65,209	66,103	68,656	2,553	3.9
Germany	40,291	43,414	46,180	47,953	39,973	-7,981	-16.6
China	17,045	18,053	21,560	23,929	24,255	326	1.4
South Korea	18,804	20,868	23,960	27,015	25,330	-1,685	-6.2
United Kingdom	12,772	12,988	14,105	14,827	15,430	604	4.1
France	11,549	13,205	13,891	13,906	12,614	-1,292	-9.3
Italy	5,785	6,539	7,896	9,111	8,706	-406	-4.5
Brazil	3,419	3,367	4,254	4,781	5,063	282	5.9
All other	32,205	32,476	35,771	40,287	39,521	-766	-1.9
Total general imports	363,317	375,526	404,024	426,207	418,355	-7,852	-1.8

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce. These reflect all official revisions of previously published data up to June 2016 (accessed March 27, 2017).

Note: Import values are based on customs value; export values are based on free along ship value, U.S. port of export. Calculations based on unrounded data. The countries shown are those with the largest total U.S. trade (U.S. general imports plus U.S. domestic exports) in these products in the current year.

Table TE.2 Transportation equipment: Leading changes in U.S. exports and imports, 2012–16

	Million $
						Absolute change,	Percent change,
USITC code and industry/commodity group	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2015-16	2015-16
U.S. domestic exports:
Increases:
TE013 Aircraft, spacecraft, and related equipment	95,360	104,378	113,754	118,915	120,228	1,313	1.1
TE007 Ignition, starting, lighting, and other electrical equipment	3,036	3,131	3,291	3,350	3,525	175	5.2
TE006 Primary cells and batteries and electric storage batteries	3,061	3,517	3,739	3,926	3,975	49	1.3
TE011A Motorcycles and mopeds	1,529	1,643	1,700	1,577	1,597	20	1.2
Decreases:
TE004 Construction and mining equipment	30,006	23,789	20,362	15,392	10,321	-5,071	-32.9
TE010 Certain motor-vehicle parts	37,874	38,247	38,736	40,318	39,041	-1,277	-3.2
TE002 Internal combustion piston engines, other than for aircraft	18,942	18,863	20,226	18,039	16,867	-1,172	-6.5
TE009 Motor vehicles	65,750	69,845	73,703	67,386	66,581	-805	-1.2
TE008 Rail locomotive and rolling stock	3,661	3,643	3,811	3,870	3,207	-663	-17.1
TE001 Aircraft engines and gas turbines	10,060	9,461	9,903	10,124	9,623	-501	-4.9
TE003 Forklift trucks and similar industrial vehicles	3,060	3,065	2,992	2,891	2,468	-422	-14.6
TE014 Ships, tugs, pleasure boats, and similar vessels	3,392	2,594	3,191	2,576	2,211	-365	-14.2
TE012 Trailers, semi-trailers, and parts	3,495	3,822	3,709	3,140	2,855	-284	-9.1
TE011 Powersport vehicles	3,249	3,241	3,329	2,852	2,616	-237	-8.3
TE015 Motors and engines, except internal combustion, aircraft, or electric	2,423	2,816	2,523	2,510	2,335	-175	-7.0
TE005 Ball and rollers bearings	2,696	2,657	2,773	2,697	2,549	-148	-5.5
U.S. general imports:
Increases:
TE009 Motor vehicles	168,194	176,789	183,158	197,769	200,790	3,021	1.5
TE006 Primary cells and batteries and electric storage batteries	4,665	5,113	5,511	5,588	6,166	578	10.3
TE007 Ignition, starting, lighting, and other electrical equipment	7,369	7,912	8,839	9,323	9,534	211	2.3
Decreases:
TE013 Aircraft, spacecraft, and related equipment	24,134	29,398	34,264	35,067	30,667	-4,400	-12.5
TE004 Construction and mining equipment	16,430	13,703	15,402	14,864	12,671	-2,192	-14.8
TE002 Internal combustion piston engines, other than for aircraft	28,012	26,952	30,234	30,036	28,178	-1,858	-6.2
TE014 Ships, tugs, pleasure boats, and similar vessels	1,951	1,913	1,561	2,785	2,083	-702	-25.2
TE008 Rail locomotive and rolling stock	1,965	1,603	2,025	2,197	1,537	-660	-30.1
TE001 Aircraft engines and gas turbines	19,759	20,318	21,676	22,304	21,837	-467	-2.1
TE005 Ball and rollers bearings	4,053	3,811	4,148	4,013	3,627	-386	-9.6
TE011 Powersport vehicles	3,805	3,803	4,138	4,583	4,333	-249	-5.4
TE010 Certain motor-vehicle parts	73,333	75,216	82,850	86,917	86,687	-230	-0.3
TE015 Motors and engines, except internal combustion, aircraft, or electric	4,528	3,721	4,423	4,404	4,225	-179	-4.1
TE012 Trailers, semi-trailers, and parts	2,097	2,139	2,588	3,073	2,894	-178	-5.8
TE003 Forklift trucks and similar industrial vehicles	3,022	3,136	3,207	3,285	3,125	-160	-4.9
TE011A Motorcycles and mopeds	2,870	2,829	2,757	2,789	2,662	-127	-4.5

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce. These reflect all official revisions of previously published data up to June 2016 (accessed March 27, 2017).

Note: Import values are based on customs value; export values are based on free along ship value, U.S. port of export. Calculations based on unrounded data.