HTS 4901990050: Technical, Scientific and Professional Books, First Unit of Quantity by Quantity Description and First Unit of Quantity
for ALL Countries

U.S. Imports for Consumption

Annual + Year-To-Date Data from Jan - Sep

 

 

Quantity Description

Country

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2007 YTD

2008 YTD

Percent Change
YTD2007 - YTD2008

In 1,000 Units of Quantity

number

China

1,351

1,686

2,931

3,442

4,038

7,632

9,154

8,512

10,511

7,807

6,713

-14.0%

.

Canada

23,715

5,648

7,082

15,473

50,679

39,398

12,189

6,469

6,167

4,729

3,470

-26.6%

.

Mexico

1,932

3,647

1,416

2,520

3,385

11,467

26,274

17,855

3,766

2,816

2,020

-28.3%

.

United Kingdom

4,611

6,240

4,522

6,534

6,656

5,579

2,813

2,968

2,721

2,129

2,907

36.6%

.

Hong Kong

1,686

2,261

1,853

2,054

2,729

2,167

1,818

2,644

2,505

1,905

1,019

-46.5%

.

Germany

3,010

2,868

2,475

2,642

2,572

2,077

1,957

2,325

1,922

1,423

1,091

-23.4%

.

Sweden

426

460

682

388

509

1,188

1,657

1,441

1,472

1,336

441

-67.0%

.

Singapore

675

1,254

1,572

831

1,027

1,023

1,576

1,347

1,328

1,073

817

-23.8%

.

Japan

3,743

2,872

1,939

1,647

957

1,173

1,054

945

946

700

677

-3.3%

.

Taiwan

546

899

395

1,153

1,237

1,344

779

536

521

375

464

23.9%

.

Thailand

119

71

24

53

40

237

233

182

421

293

147

-49.7%

.

India

40

67

71

164

244

237

241

323

395

345

294

-14.7%

.

Italy

973

809

600

582

591

1,329

353

276

320

277

172

-38.0%

.

Netherlands

877

827

647

445

629

663

323

282

298

220

135

-38.7%

.

France

294

1,435

579

397

335

340

274

308

292

153

157

2.2%

.

Malaysia

388

246

201

113

69

140

122

150

256

167

222

33.2%

.

Korea

301

774

524

268

346

710

549

742

221

146

424

190.9%

.

Colombia

46

123

37

25

117

283

138

35

212

174

228

30.8%

.

Switzerland

190

277

254

126

92

134

227

171

161

83

116

39.3%

.

Indonesia

11

160

95

3

14

195

216

189

160

37

31

-16.5%

.

Russia

151

122

112

127

119

190

183

114

113

83

24

-70.8%

.

Spain

228

190

317

330

284

374

316

170

80

67

69

2.6%

.

Australia

214

222

128

120

147

213

242

125

79

72

41

-43.7%

.

Ireland

265

308

43

78

38

58

42

37

57

53

13

-75.9%

.

Brazil

17

49

18

9

83

265

770

1,037

45

45

11

-74.9%

Subtotal - number

45,809

33,514

28,516

39,526

76,934

78,417

63,500

49,183

34,967

26,509

21,705

-18.1%

All Other:

1,013

978

825

905

1,461

1,150

1,177

573

357

278

847

204.5%


Sources: Data on this site have been compiled from tariff and trade data from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission.