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Kentucky: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

16 / 50

Importer Rank

14 / 50

Trade Balance Rank

39 / 50
Note: USA Trade Online Data 1 (2021) are used for computing ranks.

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) (Origin of Movement) $59,122,924,186
Total Imports (2021) $125,336,015,598
Trade Balance (2021) -$66,213,091,412

Impact of Trade [2]

Total Export-Supported Jobs Related to Manufacturing143,536 (2016)
No. of Businesses Selling Products Overseas3,552 (2016)
Percentage of Exporters Classified as Small and Medium-size Companies78% (2016)
Percentage of Exports by Small and Medium-size Companies45% (2016)

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Canada $8,224,703,231
Mexico $2,780,816,935
United Kingdom $2,601,189,969
China $2,376,090,192
France $1,884,510,678
Brazil $1,667,178,218
Netherlands $1,240,011,807
Japan $820,386,941
Germany $785,898,040
Austria $744,542,040

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Japan $7,717,684,410
China $7,688,621,900
Mexico $7,147,332,299
Malaysia $5,614,020,759
Canada $4,537,769,539
Ireland $4,491,380,658
Germany $2,978,662,788
Italy $2,531,801,638
Netherlands $2,341,246,566
Seychelles $1,910,047,220

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(88) Aircraft $15,765,100,746
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $7,792,018,480
(84) Industrial Machinery $6,705,502,454
(30) Pharmaceuticals $5,470,867,736
(85) Electrical Machinery $3,930,957,716
(39) Plastics $3,194,636,696
(90) Precision Instruments $2,259,946,156
(38) Chemical Products $2,137,220,296
(72) Iron & Steel $927,179,790
(22) Beverages $877,769,920

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(30) Pharmaceuticals $34,902,708,898
(85) Electrical Machinery $24,298,381,692
(84) Industrial Machinery $23,690,123,574
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $5,688,225,882
(98) Nesoi $4,014,865,238
(95) Toys & Sport Equipment $3,952,177,356
(90) Precision Instruments $3,150,430,824
(76) Aluminum $2,698,920,296
(94) Furniture $2,221,020,398
(39) Plastics $2,060,405,010

Sources

  1. USA Trade Online (2021).
  2. International Trade Administration (Accessed on November 1, 2018)
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