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North Carolina: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

20 / 50

Importer Rank

13 / 50

Trade Balance Rank

43 / 50
Note: USA Trade Online Data 1 (2021) are used for computing ranks.

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) (Origin of Movement) $45,254,210,476
Total Imports (2021) $144,758,056,996
Trade Balance (2021) -$99,503,846,520

Impact of Trade [2]

Total Export-Supported Jobs Related to Manufacturing157,285 (2016)
No. of Businesses Selling Products Overseas9,020 (2016)
Percentage of Exporters Classified as Small and Medium-size Companies87% (2016)
Percentage of Exports by Small and Medium-size Companies23% (2016)

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Canada $6,583,777,874
Mexico $4,566,862,229
China $4,074,942,987
France $1,385,596,049
Singapore $1,007,988,777
United Kingdom $946,524,598
Netherlands $945,657,105
Japan $939,128,276
Germany $873,028,162
Honduras $811,607,458

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $9,840,382,594
Ireland $8,792,266,869
Mexico $8,232,056,505
Germany $7,518,917,305
Canada $4,443,375,468
Japan $2,825,247,892
India $2,513,995,030
Holy See (Vatican City) $2,174,959,366
Netherlands $2,031,889,895
Italy $1,915,866,789

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(30) Pharmaceuticals $7,832,321,766
(84) Industrial Machinery $6,388,360,580
(85) Electrical Machinery $4,171,572,080
(38) Chemical Products $2,809,443,963
(39) Plastics $2,354,450,063
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $2,201,078,724
(90) Precision Instruments $1,511,094,459
(88) Aircraft $1,344,624,455
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $1,253,635,915
(47) Wood Pulp $1,178,519,325

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $27,665,091,384
(98) Nesoi $16,959,517,562
(30) Pharmaceuticals $15,599,627,316
(85) Electrical Machinery $13,693,751,750
(29) Organic Chemicals $9,098,233,728
(61) Apparel: Knit $8,512,038,264
(39) Plastics $5,448,067,006
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $4,481,480,004
(94) Furniture $4,422,735,608
(90) Precision Instruments $3,629,896,476

Sources

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