U.S. International Trade Commission

Sub-Saharan Africa: U.S. imports under the Generalized System of Preferences and the African Growth and Opportunity Act, by sectors, year-to-date from Jan - Mar

AGOA-Eligible Countries Only


Value (1,000 dollars)
Imports AGOA including GSP provisions 2010 AGOA including GSP provisions 2010 YTD AGOA including GSP provisions 2011 YTD GSP 2010 GSP 2010 YTD GSP 2011 YTD
Agricultural products 418,602 0 421,246 196,394 0 166,236
Forest products 3,337 0 3,820 3,332 0 3,705
Chemicals and related products 366,822 0 562,063 322,444 0 500,361
Energy-related products 40,225,878 0 59,587,473 4,244,129 0 539,789
Textiles and apparel 730,628 0 1,039,463 3,692 0 897
Footwear 445 0 993 0 0 1
Minerals and metals 799,479 0 1,288,787 653,252 0 1,014,691
Machinery 13,207 0 25,763 13,172 0 25,761
Transportation equipment 1,651,458 0 2,595,539 112,730 0 159,872
Electronic products 26,673 0 33,553 26,643 0 33,472
Miscellaneous manufactures 33,407 0 44,280 29,340 0 39,977
Total 44,269,935 0 65,602,979 5,605,128 0 2,484,762

Percent of total sectoral imports
Imports AGOA including GSP provisions 2010 AGOA including GSP provisions 2010 YTD AGOA including GSP provisions 2011 YTD GSP 2010 GSP 2010 YTD GSP 2011 YTD
Agricultural products 22.68 ý 15.63 10.64 ý 6.17
Forest products 3.84 ý 2.81 3.84 ý 2.72
Chemicals and related products 17.63 ý 19.1 15.49 ý 17
Energy-related products 78.46 ý 82.6 8.28 ý 0.75
Textiles and apparel 89.79 ý 92.48 0.45 ý 0.08
Footwear 30.06 ý 32.91 0 ý 0.03
Minerals and metals 14.02 ý 15.81 11.46 ý 12.44
Machinery 4.14 ý 5.67 4.13 ý 5.67
Transportation equipment 96.43 ý 94.16 6.58 ý 5.8
Electronic products 30.57 ý 25.47 30.54 ý 25.41
Miscellaneous manufactures 14.59 ý 18.21 12.81 ý 16.44
Total 68.79 ý 72.06 8.71 ý 2.73

Note -- Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals shown.

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.


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