The following is a list and analysis of exports from the United States for 2020 and 2019 in millions of United States dollars.[1][2] The United States exported $2,131.9 billion worth of goods and services in 2020, down $396.4 billion from 2019. This consisted of $1,434.8 billion worth of goods and $697.1 billion worth of services. The goods and services deficit was $678.7 billion in 2020, up $101.9 billion from $576.9 billion in 2019. The 2020 increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $51.5 billion, or 6.0%, to $915.8 billion and a decrease in the services surplus of $50.4 billion, or 17.5%, to $237.1 billion. As a percentage of U.S. gross domestic product, the goods and services deficit was 3.2% in 2020, up from 2.7% in 2019.[1][2] The large decline in exports in 2020 has been attributed to the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Some key highlights of the 2020 data are:
| In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. | ||||
| # | Item | 2020 | 2019 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, Balance of Payments Basis | 1,434,768 | 1,652,437 | -217,669 | |
| Net Adjustments | 3,129 | 9,276 | -6,147 | |
| Total, Census Basis | 1,431,638 | 1,643,161 | -211,522 | |
| 1 | Foods, feeds, and beverages | 139,775 | 131,103 | 8,672 |
| Soybeans | 26,921 | 19,642 | 7,279 | |
| Corn | 10,159 | 8,620 | 1,540 | |
| Sorghum, barley, oats | 1,471 | 622 | 849 | |
| Animal feeds, n.e.c. | 9,389 | 8,793 | 596 | |
| Dairy products and eggs | 5,454 | 4,961 | 493 | |
| Meat, poultry, etc. | 20,502 | 20,262 | 241 | |
| Oilseeds, food oils | 2,724 | 2,496 | 228 | |
| Wheat | 6,467 | 6,413 | 54 | |
| Nonagricultural foods, etc. | 439 | 397 | 42 | |
| Rice | 2,016 | 1,998 | 18 | |
| Other foods | 15,655 | 15,691 | -36 | |
| Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine | 2,012 | 2,084 | -72 | |
| Wine, beer, and related products | 2,034 | 2,164 | -130 | |
| Vegetables | 6,822 | 7,021 | -199 | |
| Fruits, frozen juices | 8,118 | 8,403 | -284 | |
| Bakery products | 5,740 | 6,246 | -506 | |
| Nuts | 9,278 | 9,844 | -566 | |
| Fish and shellfish | 4,573 | 5,446 | -873 | |
| 2 | Industrial supplies and materials | 470,567 | 529,782 | -59,215 |
| Petroleum products, other | 40,463 | 55,965 | -15,502 | |
| Crude oil | 50,216 | 65,016 | -14,799 | |
| Fuel oil | 27,610 | 40,919 | -13,309 | |
| Plastic materials | 34,294 | 37,459 | -3,165 | |
| Metallurgical grade coal | 4,554 | 7,435 | -2,882 | |
| Finished metal shapes | 17,711 | 20,038 | -2,327 | |
| Other industrial supplies | 25,599 | 27,708 | -2,109 | |
| Chemicals-organic | 26,677 | 28,668 | -1,990 | |
| Nonferrous metals, other | 6,198 | 8,006 | -1,808 | |
| Iron and steel mill products | 6,564 | 7,910 | -1,346 | |
| Natural gas liquids | 16,218 | 17,530 | -1,312 | |
| Aluminum and alumina | 6,151 | 7,363 | -1,212 | |
| Coal and fuels, other | 5,449 | 6,502 | -1,054 | |
| Newsprint | 11,734 | 12,754 | -1,020 | |
| Iron and steel products, other | 5,276 | 6,290 | -1,014 | |
| Manmade cloth | 5,644 | 6,610 | -966 | |
| Steelmaking materials | 6,936 | 7,898 | -962 | |
| Pulpwood and woodpulp | 7,632 | 8,489 | -857 | |
| Mineral supplies-manufactured | 5,928 | 6,777 | -849 | |
| Cotton fiber cloth | 1,266 | 2,083 | -817 | |
| Copper | 6,388 | 7,007 | -619 | |
| Shingles, molding, wallboard | 4,050 | 4,602 | -553 | |
| Industrial rubber products | 4,094 | 4,625 | -530 | |
| Synthetic rubber-primary | 2,584 | 3,084 | -500 | |
| Chemicals-inorganic | 9,019 | 9,483 | -464 | |
| Logs and lumber | 4,842 | 5,231 | -389 | |
| Chemicals-fertilizers | 8,310 | 8,673 | -363 | |
| Finished textile supplies | 2,595 | 2,941 | -346 | |
| Chemicals-other | 33,100 | 33,347 | -247 | |
| Electric energy | 197 | 436 | -238 | |
| Leather and furs | 551 | 774 | -224 | |
| Hides and skins | 839 | 1,049 | -210 | |
| Agric. farming-unmanufactured | 3,150 | 3,358 | -208 | |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 619 | 792 | -172 | |
| Cotton, raw | 5,978 | 6,149 | -171 | |
| Glass-plate, sheet, etc. | 1,193 | 1,339 | -146 | |
| Wood supplies, manufactured | 992 | 1,124 | -132 | |
| Hair, waste materials | 481 | 598 | -117 | |
| Nontextile floor tiles | 430 | 529 | -99 | |
| Tapes, audio and visual | 94 | 165 | -71 | |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 678 | 741 | -64 | |
| Agriculture-manufactured, other | 3,485 | 3,376 | 109 | |
| Nuclear fuel materials | 791 | 584 | 207 | |
| Agric. industry-unmanufactured | 4,294 | 4,023 | 271 | |
| Gas-natural | 18,672 | 15,426 | 3,246 | |
| Nonmonetary gold | 23,278 | 18,669 | 4,608 | |
| Precious metals, other | 17,744 | 10,238 | 7,506 | |
| 3 | Capital goods, except automotive | 460,365 | 547,869 | -87,504 |
| Civilian aircraft | 16,555 | 44,004 | -27,449 | |
| Engines-civilian aircraft | 37,312 | 55,737 | -18,425 | |
| Parts-civilian aircraft | 17,714 | 26,175 | -8,461 | |
| Computer accessories | 25,182 | 30,549 | -5,367 | |
| Electric apparatus | 38,285 | 43,566 | -5,281 | |
| Telecommunications equipment | 31,038 | 35,789 | -4,751 | |
| Industrial engines | 21,580 | 24,720 | -3,140 | |
| Measuring, testing, control instruments | 22,288 | 25,311 | -3,023 | |
| Drilling & oilfield equipment | 2,785 | 5,412 | -2,627 | |
| Photo, service industry machinery | 7,786 | 10,216 | -2,430 | |
| Excavating machinery | 9,019 | 10,647 | -1,629 | |
| Materials handling equipment | 10,588 | 12,152 | -1,563 | |
| Medical equipment | 36,928 | 38,487 | -1,560 | |
| Metalworking machine tools | 5,094 | 6,497 | -1,403 | |
| Agricultural machinery, equipment | 6,453 | 7,426 | -974 | |
| Generators, accessories | 11,426 | 12,346 | -920 | |
| Railway transportation equipment | 2,928 | 3,777 | -849 | |
| Wood, glass, plastic | 3,516 | 4,104 | -588 | |
| Nonfarm tractors and parts | 2,847 | 3,276 | -430 | |
| Computers | 15,946 | 16,343 | -397 | |
| Business machines and equipment | 1,891 | 2,238 | -347 | |
| Food, tobacco machinery | 3,319 | 3,643 | -324 | |
| Specialized mining | 858 | 1,147 | -289 | |
| Textile, sewing machines | 821 | 1,079 | -259 | |
| Marine engines, parts | 1,035 | 1,284 | -250 | |
| Pulp and paper machinery | 2,042 | 2,245 | -203 | |
| Laboratory testing instruments | 11,967 | 12,170 | -202 | |
| Vessels, excluding scrap | 36 | 135 | -99 | |
| Commercial vessels, other | 355 | 328 | 26 | |
| Spacecraft, excluding military | 216 | 71 | 145 | |
| Industrial machines, other | 57,348 | 57,164 | 184 | |
| Semiconductors | 55,207 | 49,828 | 5,380 | |
| 4 | Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines | 127,207 | 162,468 | -35,261 |
| Other parts and accessories of vehicles | 44,750 | 58,076 | -13,326 | |
| Passenger cars, new and used | 44,891 | 55,436 | -10,545 | |
| Trucks, buses, and special purpose vehicles | 17,285 | 23,514 | -6,230 | |
| Engines and engine parts | 17,054 | 21,377 | -4,323 | |
| Automotive tires and tubes | 2,574 | 3,381 | -807 | |
| Bodies and chassis for passenger cars | 653 | 683 | -30 | |
| 5 | Consumer goods | 174,862 | 205,681 | -30,819 |
| Gem diamonds | 11,632 | 20,101 | -8,469 | |
| Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. | 8,248 | 12,719 | -4,471 | |
| Jewelry, etc. | 6,957 | 11,388 | -4,431 | |
| Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. | 24,230 | 27,454 | -3,223 | |
| Televisions and video equipment | 2,480 | 4,149 | -1,668 | |
| Toiletries and cosmetics | 12,480 | 13,748 | -1,269 | |
| Toys, games, and sporting goods | 8,141 | 9,257 | -1,117 | |
| Pharmaceutical preparations | 59,362 | 60,375 | -1,013 | |
| Apparel, household goods - textile | 6,113 | 6,984 | -871 | |
| Furniture, household goods, etc. | 4,174 | 4,888 | -714 | |
| Apparel,household goods-nontextile | 2,513 | 3,218 | -706 | |
| Tobacco, manufactured | 349 | 1,048 | -699 | |
| Books, printed matter | 3,556 | 4,156 | -600 | |
| Other consumer nondurables | 6,468 | 6,917 | -449 | |
| Household appliances | 5,775 | 6,148 | -372 | |
| Pleasure boats and motors | 2,145 | 2,462 | -317 | |
| Musical instruments | 1,802 | 2,072 | -270 | |
| Recorded media | 1,326 | 1,563 | -237 | |
| Sports apparel and gear | 679 | 842 | -163 | |
| Rugs | 748 | 907 | -158 | |
| Cookware, cutlery, tools | 1,033 | 1,160 | -127 | |
| Glassware, chinaware | 476 | 558 | -82 | |
| Nursery stock, etc. | 428 | 457 | -30 | |
| Stereo equipment, etc. | 2,299 | 2,040 | 259 | |
| Numismatic coins | 1,450 | 1,072 | 378 | |
| 6 | Other goods | 58,863 | 66,258 | -7,395 |
| In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. | |||
| Item | 2020 | 2019 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Services | 697,131 | 875,825 | -178,694 |
| Other Business Services | 185,682 | 189,441 | -3,759 |
| Financial Services | 135,813 | 135,698 | 115 |
| Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property n.i.e. | 115,329 | 117,401 | -2,072 |
| Travel (1) | 76,127 | 193,315 | -117,188 |
| Transport | 56,378 | 91,092 | -34,714 |
| Telecommuni-cations, Computer, and Information Services | 54,269 | 55,657 | -1,388 |
| Government Goods and Services n.i.e. | 23,125 | 22,555 | 570 |
| Personal, Cultural, and Recreational Services | 18,204 | 23,372 | -5,168 |
| Maintenance and Repair Services n.i.e. | 15,140 | 27,868 | -12,728 |
| Insurance Services | 14,725 | 16,238 | -1,513 |
| Construction | 2,339 | 3,189 | -850 |
| Note – n.i.e. -Not included elsewhere
(1) All travel purposes include 1) business travel, including expenditures by border, seasonal, and other short-term workers and 2) personal travel, including health-related and education-related travel | |||