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 - Jun

AGOA-Eligible Countries Only


Value (1,000 dollars)
Imports AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 YTD AGOA including GSP provisions 2009 YTD GSP 2008 GSP 2008 YTD GSP 2009 YTD
Agricultural products 250,214 93,362 125,073 88,156 39,226 64,227
Forest products 6,762 3,678 1,707 6,699 3,633 1,650
Chemicals and related products 428,269 189,555 120,403 350,302 162,394 106,349
Energy-related products 61,154,766 32,172,230 11,745,300 8,354,550 3,938,744 2,167,339
Textiles and apparel 1,138,837 508,886 442,482 1,846 856 1,846
Footwear 712 595 288 0 0 0
Minerals and metals 1,263,964 622,443 172,598 893,642 439,609 126,833
Machinery 23,189 10,059 10,992 22,851 10,059 10,992
Transportation equipment 1,911,828 943,384 743,489 90,540 41,716 22,526
Electronic products 16,941 7,239 9,277 16,937 7,235 9,099
Miscellaneous manufactures 63,346 25,758 19,865 59,654 23,822 18,841
Total 66,258,828 34,577,187 13,391,473 9,885,178 4,667,295 2,529,701

Percent of total sectoral imports
Imports AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 AGOA including GSP provisions 2008 YTD AGOA including GSP provisions 2009 YTD GSP 2008 GSP 2008 YTD GSP 2009 YTD
Agricultural products 18.19 12.84 17.25 6.41 5.39 8.86
Forest products 4 3.99 3.67 3.96 3.95 3.55
Chemicals and related products 30.26 25.95 39.23 24.75 22.23 34.65
Energy-related products 85.26 86.17 80.42 11.65 10.55 14.84
Textiles and apparel 96.21 95.54 97.18 0.16 0.16 0.41
Footwear 36.88 46.91 42.24 0 0 0
Minerals and metals 17.38 15.99 10.48 12.29 11.3 7.7
Machinery 6.46 5.6 10.89 6.36 5.6 10.89
Transportation equipment 93.17 92.87 92.46 4.41 4.11 2.8
Electronic products 17.82 15.92 24.42 17.81 15.91 23.95
Miscellaneous manufactures 45.16 40.08 36.71 42.52 37.07 34.82
Total 76.97 77.25 70.93 11.48 10.43 13.4

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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