Top US Trade Product Advantages
The greatest global trade surpluses earned by American suppliers during 2014 were for the products in the accompanying list. The underlying sales for these product surpluses highlight strong competitive advantages for the US.
Aircraft, spacecraft
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Large helicopters: $863.4 million
2. Spacecraft, satellites, launchers: $841.6 million
3. Other spacecraft/balloon parts: $345.9 million
4. Launching, deck-arrestor gear: $249.8 million
5. Air combat simulators: $59.9 million
6. Parachutes, accessories: $40.3 million
Oil seed
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Soya beans: $23.1 billion
2. Oil seed flour/meal: $1.3 billion
3. Hay, alfalfa, clover: $1.2 billion
4. Sowing seeds, fruits, spores: $450.4 million
5. Unroasted ground-nuts: $440.6 million
6. Sunflower seeds: $202.9 million
7. Fresh or dried hop cones: $40.3 million
8. Cereal straws, husks: $9.1 million
Cereals
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Corn: $10.5 billion
2. Wheat: $6.7 billion
3. Grain sorghum: $1.7 billion
4. Rice: $1.2 billion
Other chemical goods
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Other diagnostic/lab reagents: $3.1 billion
2. Packaged insecticides/fungicides: $3.1 billion
3. Initiators/accelerators, catalytic preps: $2.8 billion
4. Anti-knock/oxidation/gum inhibitors: $.6 billion
5. Chemical industry products/residuals: $2 billion
6. Micro-organism cultures: $362.7 million
7. Anti-freeze, de-icing preparations: $196.5 million
8. Mixed alkylbenzenes/alkylnaphthalenes: $190.5 million
9. Other refractory cements, mortars: $179.4 million
10. Carbon/natural mineral products: $164.2 million
Gems, precious metals, coins
The products below earned the greatest category surpluses for the US.
1. Unfinished gold bullion: $22.9 billion
2. Jewellery excluding silver: $9.2 billion
3. Small carat diamonds: $1.3 billion
4. Precious metal scrap: $1.2 billion
5. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds: $957.5 million
6. Miscellaneous gold coins: $728.7 million
7. Unfinished/powder platinum: $687.8 million
8. Semi-manufactured silver: $556.0 million
9. Silver jewellery: $486.8 million
10. Precious metal ash: $420.0 million
Plastics
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Ethylene polymers: $3.2 billion
2. Polyacetal, polyether, polycarbonates: $3.2 billion
3. Vinyl chloride polymers: $2.9 billion
4. Propylene/olefin polymers: $2.8 billion
5. Polyamides: $2.2 billion
6. Self-adhesive plastic in rolls: $1.5 billion
7. Acrylic polymers: $1.1 billion
8. Plates, sheets, film, tape, strips: $871.5 million
9. Silicones: $828.2 million
10. Amino-resins: $824.8 million
Meat
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Poultry meat: $4.7 billion
2. Swine meat: $3.4 billion
3. Red meat offal: $1.1 billion
4. Fresh or chilled bovine meat: $683.6 million
5. Salted/dried/smoked meat: $64.1 million
6. Pig, poultry fat: $41.9 million
Food waste, animal fodder
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Soya-bean oil-cake, solid residues: $4 billion
2. Beet-pulp, brew/distilling waste: $3.9 billion
3. Other animal feed preparations: $1.6 billion
4. Bran, other residues: $268.4 million
5. Inedible meat flour: $200.6 million
6. Vegetable waste, by-products: $57 million
7. Wine sediment, tartar: $3.9 million
Medical, technical equipment
The products below earned the greatest
subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Electro-medical cardiographs, xrays: $6.9 billion
2. Physical/chemical analysis tools: $2.8 billion
3. Oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers: $2.6 billion
4. Survey/ocean/weather instruments: $1.2 billion
5. Optical fiber cables, sheets, plates: $869.7 million
6. Liquid/gas checking instruments: $639.5 million
7. Testing machines: $613.7 million
8. Other measuring/testing machines: $368.2 million
9. Liquid crystal/optical instruments: $345 million
10. Miscellaneous parts, accessories: $248.7 million
Cotton
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Cotton (uncarded or uncombed): $4.4 billion
2. Yarn (85%+ cotton): $1.1 billion
3. Woven fabrics (85%+ cotton): $251.8 million
4. Yarn (under 85% cotton): $109.9 million
5. Cotton (carded or combed): $82.8 million
Woodpulp
The products below earned the greatest subcategory surpluses for America.
1. Paper/paperboard waste, scrap: $3 billion
2. Chemical woodpulp (non-dissolve): $1.3 billion
3. Chemical woodpulp (dissolving): $831.5 million
4. Fibrous cellulosic pulps: $204.3 million
5. Semi-chemical woodpulp: $23.7 million
6. Mechanical woodpulp: $12.7 million
Fastest-Growing American Trade Product Surpluses 2014
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
