United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

8 4 4 Foreign Commerce and Aid
N o . 1 4 9 3 . Im p o r t s f o r C o n s u m p t io n — V a l u e s a n d D u t i e s : 1 9 5 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[Imports are on customs value basis. Beginning 1965, includes uranium, thorium, and related products; beginning 1970, Includes
silver ores and bullion, and beginning 1960, includes trade of Virgin Islands with foreign countries. For basis of dollar values and
for area coverage, see text, p. 819. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T o n e s to 1 9 7 0 , series U 207-212]
Y E A R
Total
(mil. dol.)
Free
(mil.
dol.)
V A L U E S
Dutiable
(mil.
dol.)
Percent
free
Duties
ed ’
(mil.
dol.)
R A T I O O F D U T I E S T O
Total
Imports
(percent)
V A L U E S
Dutiable
Imports
(percent)
Duties
per c a p i t a 2
(dollar)
1 9 5 0 . 8,743 4 , 7 6 7 3, 9 7 6 5 5 5 2 2 6 1 3 3. 3 8
1 9 5 5 . 1 1 , 3 3 7 6 , 0 3 7 5, 3 0 0 5 3 6 3 3 6 1 2 3 . 7 6
1 9 6 0 . 14 , 6 5 0 5 , 7 0 0 0, 6 7 0 3 9 1,064 7 1 2 5 . 9 2
1 9 6 5 . 2 1 , 2 8 3 7 , 4 3 4 13.849 3 5 1,6 4 3 8 1 2 8 . 3 5
1 9 7 0 . 3 9 . 7 5 6 1 3 , 8 7 0 2 5 , 8 8 6 3 5 2 , 5 8 4 6 1 0 12 . 4 6
1 9 7 1 . 4 5 , 5 1 6 1 5 , 2 8 6 3 0 , 2 3 0 3 4 2 , 7 6 7 6 9 1 3 . 3 6
1 9 7 2 . 5 6 , 2 9 0 1 8 , 9 1 5 36, 3 7 5 3 4 3 , 1 2 4 6 9 . 1 4 . 9 6
1 9 7 3 . 6 9 , 0 2 4 2 8 , 2 5 8 4 0 , 7 6 6 4 1 3 , 6 2 0 5 8 1 7 . 2 0
1 9 7 4 . 1 0 0 , 1 4 0 5 2 , 0 5 2 4 8 , 0 8 8 5 2 3,771 4 B 1 7 . 8 0
1975.. 9 6 , 5 1 6 3 1 , 0 3 0 6 5 , 4 8 6 3 2 3 , 7 8 0 4 6 17 . 7 0
1 9 7 6 - 121,121 3 7 , 1 9 0 83,931 3 1 4 , 6 7 5 4 6 21 . 7 3
1977.. 1 4 7 , 0 7 5 4 3 , 6 3 3 1 0 3 , 4 4 2 3 0 5 , 4 8 5 4 5 2 5 . 3 0
1970.. * 1 7 2 , 9 1 2 5 1 , 8 2 7 1 2 1 , 1 2 5 3 0 7,1 6 2 4 6 3 2 , 7 8
1 9 7 9 ................................... * 2 0 5 , 8 5 0 1 0 3 , 2 7 8 1 0 2 , 6 4 5 5 0 7 , 2 0 2 3 7 3 2 . 6 5
1 9 8 0 . * 2 4 4 , 0 0 7 1 0 6 , 9 9 2 132,951 4 5 7 , 5 3 5 3 6 3 3 . 2 7
1 9 8 1 .................................. 2 5 9 , 0 1 2 7 6 , 3 3 8 1 8 2 , 6 7 4 2 9 B,BB3 3 5 3 8 . 7 0
M950 and 1955 data Irom U.S. Bureau of Customs. Customs duties (including import excise taxes) calculated on the basis of
reports of quantity and value of Imports of merchandise entered directly (or consumption or withdrawn irom bonded customs
warehouses. “Based on estimated population Including Armed Forces abroad as of July 1, except 1970 and 19Q 0 as of A p ril
1. 2 Total includes revisions not carried to free and dutiable values...
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, F o re ig n C o m m e rc e a n d N a v ig a tio n o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , Q u a rte rly S u m m a ry o f F o re ig n
C o m m e rc e o f th e U n ite d S ta te s ; H ig h lig h ts o f U S . E x p o rt a n d Im p o rt T rad e , FT 990, monthly; and unpublished d a ta .
No. 1494. D u t ia b le I m p o r t s f o r C o n s u m p t io n a n d P e r c e n t F r e e o f T o t a l I m p o r t s , b y
S e le c t e d A r e a s a n d C o u n t r i e s — V a lu e : 1 9 8 0 a n d 1 9 8 1
[includes Imports of silver ore and bullion. For total value of general Imports, see table 1488. N.e.c. = Not elsewhere classified]
A R E A A M O C O U N T R Y O F
O R I G I N
V A L U E O F
D U T I A B L E
I M P O R T S
(mil. dol.)
P E R C E N T O F
T O T A L
I M P O R T S
F R E E F R O M
D U T Y
A R E A A N D C O U N T R Y O F
ORI G I N
V A L U E O F
D U T I A B L E
I M P O R T S
(mil. dol.)
P E R C E N T O F
T O T A L
I M P O R T S
F R E E F R O M
D U T Y
1 9 8 0 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 0 1 9 8 1
1 9 8 0 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 0 1 9 8 1
Total Im p o rt*........ 1 3 2 , 9 5 1 1 8 2 , 6 7 4 4 5 2 9
Developed countries 2........... . 78 , 1 01 9 2 , 2 2 3 3 9 3 4
Developing countries*........... 5 5 , 2 1 6 8 7 , 6 4 3 5 1 2 3
Communist areas.................. 1,631 2 , 8 0 6 3 3 1 6
W . Hemispheres......... 2 5 . 5 2 2 3 9 , 1 6 2 6 7 5 3
Canada................................. 9,791 12,621 7 6 7 2
2 0 Latin Amer. Republics *....... 1 2 , 8 5 2 2 0 , 8 2 0 5 7 3 4
Cen. Amer. Common Mkt4... 5 1 0 4 4 4 7 2 7 1
Latin American Free Trade
Assn.1.......................... 1 1 ,7 4 3 1 9 , 5 9 8 5 6 31
Argentina........................ 3 1 5 5 9 4 5 7 4 7
Brazil.............................. 1 , 3 6 4 2 , 0 3 2 6 3 5 3
Chile...... 2 6 2 2 6 2 5 1 51
Colombia 1 7 9 2 2 3 86 7 2
Mexico............................ 6 , 5 2 4 10 , 1 1 9 4 6 2 6
Peru................................ 3 6 9 6 0 6 7 3 4 7
Venezuela 2 , 5 1 8 5 , 1 1 8 5 2 8
Dominican Republic............ 3 9 9 5 1 7 4 9 4 3
Jamaica-............................... 3 5 2 6 91 9 2
Trinidad and Tobago.............. 1,100 2 , 1 0 7 6 4 4
Netherlands Antilles 1, 1 3 9 2,461 55 5
Europe....................... 3 5 , 3 6 5 4 2 , 6 2 5 2 7 2 3
Western Europe.................... 3 4 , 3 6 0 4 1 , 2 5 7 2 6 1 9
OECD counlries •............... 3 4 , 1 6 6 4 1 , 0 5 0 2 6 19
Euro. Economic Comm..... 2 7 , 7 5 6 3 3 , 3 3 6 2 4 19
Belgium and Luxem..... 1, 4 8 9 1, 2 9 9 22 4 3
Denmark *.................... 6 0 5 6 6 4 17 21
France.......... .............. 3 , 7 7 3 4 , 2 3 5 2 8 2 6
Greece ®...................... 1 9 3 3 0 2 3 3 8
Ireland B....................... 3 1 4 405 21 19
Italy.............................. 3 , 8 1 5 4 , 6 8 4 12, 9
Netherlands................. 1, 1 0 6 1,705 4 2 2 5
Germany, Fed. Rep. of.. 1 0 . 7 7 2 10,222 9 9
United Kingdomfl.......... 5 , 6 9 0 9, 7 6 1 4 2 2 3
Other OECD countries *.... 6 , 4 1 1 7 , 7 1 2 3 4 1 9
Austria................. ........ 3 6 5 3 4 8 6 8
Spain........................... 1 , 0 3 5 1, 3 4 6 1 4 1 0
Sweden..-___ — — 1 , 4 2 8 1,581 1 2 7
Switzerland.................. 1 , 7 6 7 1,011 3 5 3 0
Other Western Europe........ 1 9 4 2 0 8 5 8 5 5
Yugoslavia....................... 1 8 6 2 0 2 5 9 5 4
Communist areas in Europe7.. 8 1 1 1 , 1 6 0 4 2 2 4
A s i a ............................. 5 7 , 2 6 1 7 7 , 7 1 4 2 7 1 4
Japan.... 2 9 , 4 8 6 3 6 , 1 4 9 4 3
Near East Asia •»..................... 7 , 8 6 7 1 5 , 6 3 5 5 4 1 5
Iran..., 3 B 4 7 8 9 2 6
Israel. 4 9 8 7 6 4 7 9 3
Saudi Arabia....................... 6 , 0 3 4 1 3 , 6 8 8 5 2 4
S o u t h Asia3........................... 7 3 6 6 4 0 4 9 6 0
India., 5 7 0 41 1 4 B 6 5
Pakistan........ ...................... 9 0 1 2 5 2 9 2 7
Asia, n.e.c.3............................ 1 8 , 3 4 3 2 3 , 6 4 4 3 5 2 5
China: Taiwan..................... 4 , 9 1 3 5,664 2 8 2 9
Indonesia............................ 2 , 0 1 5 4 , 6 6 8 61 18
Malaysia............................. 1 , 3 3 0 1.456 4 8 31
Philippines.......................... 1 , 2 9 9 1,268 2 5 3 5
Thailand.............................. 3 3 3 3 3 6 5 9 6 3
Communist areas in Asia 9..... 6 2 0 1,045 21 10
Oceania3.................... 1 , 8 7 6 1,791 4 6 5 4
Australia................................ 1 , 3 6 2 1, 3 1 4 4 5 4 5
New Zeeland and W. Samoa... 4 8 9 4 7 6 3 0 3 3
Af r i c a *................ 1 3 , 1 2 8 2 1 , 5 8 7 5 9 19
Congo................................... 1 6 1 7 4 81 3 5
G h a n a ......................... 1 2 7 1 0 4 3 8 j 2 0
Nigeria................................... 4 , 9 9 0 8,671 5 4 4
South Africa, Republic of........ 6 1 3 5 0 5 81 7 9
E g y p t ......................... 1 2 6 3 4 9 7 2 1 2
'Includes unidentified countries. aSee footnote 3, table 1488. includes countries not shown separately. 'Guatemala,
SI Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 6 As of 1973,
United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland and, as of 1981, Greece became members of EEC. For consistency, data for all years are
shown on same basis. 1 German Dem. Rep., Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Soviet Union, Albania, Romania, and
Bulgaria. ‘ Vietnam, China (Mainland). Outer Mongolia, and Dem. People's Rep, of Korea.
Source: U.S. Bureau o f the Census, H ig h lig h ts o f U .S. E x p o rt a n d Im p o rt Trade, FT 990, monthly.