Top Imports and Exports in the United States

  • 2 years ago
Top Imports, and Exports, in the United States.
'Forbes' recently highlighted a number
of infographics released by OnDeck showing
each state's most common import and export. .
Petroleum is the top import for 12 states,
including Montana, Minnesota and Colorado.
New York imports $21.9 billion worth
of precious metals every year, making
it the most valuable import of any state.
New York imports $21.9 billion worth
of precious metals every year, making
it the most valuable import of any state.
Aircraft are the most common export,
topping the list of 14 states that include
Arizona, Georgia and Oklahoma. .
Texas has the most valuable
export with $43.5 billion
of finished petroleum products. .
'Forbes' points out that the top import
in Texas is also petroleum as the state
has a huge capacity for refining. .
Overall, petroleum is the number
one import in the United States,
taking up 24% of all imports.
Vehicles and medicine are the second
and third highest import with each taking up
12% of the total number of imports. .
Vehicles and medicine are the second
and third highest import with each taking up
12% of the total number of imports. .
Aircraft overwhelmingly take the
top slot for exports with a massive
28% share of the total number.
Again, vehicles and medicine
come in second and third, each
with an 8% share of total exports. .
Again, vehicles and medicine
come in second and third, each
with an 8% share of total exports. .
South Dakota's top import is "cow meat,"
as the state exports beef cattle which are
processed and then sent back into the state. .
Meanwhile, Nebraska processes
much of that meat from South Dakota
and its number one export is "cow meat."

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