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Media and Communications: Trade Statistics

Total Trade

Total Global Exports (2018) $19,988,385,887
Total Global Imports (2018) $19,971,272,937

Industry Traders

Export Countries

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Kingdom $3,156,603,250
United States $2,812,087,667
Germany $2,502,959,483
Poland $1,652,806,638
Hong Kong $1,189,722,988
France $986,458,551
Spain $725,369,476
Italy $718,628,400
Netherlands $582,340,570
Belgium $556,892,929

Import Countries

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $2,489,206,007
Germany $1,865,724,004
United Kingdom $1,688,088,132
Canada $1,588,006,934
France $1,106,052,615
Hong Kong $962,682,624
Switzerland $774,249,011
Austria $661,975,483
Belgium $608,298,617
Netherlands $594,578,844

Traded Goods (at the 4-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Exports

HS Code Export USD$
(4901) Printed books, brochures, leaflets & similar printed matter $15,689,472,736
(4902) Newspapers, journals & periodicals $3,561,849,911
(4903) Children's picture, drawing or coloring books $451,053,462
(4905) Maps & hydrographic or similar charts atlases, wall maps, topographical plans, globes $183,074,416
(4904) Music, printed or in manuscript, whether bound, illustrated or not $102,935,362

Top 10 Imports

HS Code Import USD$
(4901) Printed books, brochures, leaflets & similar printed matter $15,326,214,685
(4902) Newspapers, journals & periodicals $3,031,581,091
(4903) Children's picture, drawing or coloring books $1,329,847,394
(4905) Maps & hydrographic or similar charts atlases, wall maps, topographical plans, globes $186,383,997
(4904) Music, printed or in manuscript, whether bound, illustrated or not $97,245,770

Sources:

UN Comtrade except where stated otherwise. Data Accessed: December 1, 2017