The table below reports the exports and imports for the United States' six largest trading partners in the third quarters of 2019 and 2020. U.S. trade with these six countries was roughly 35% of all trade between the United States and the world. For either quarter, rank the countries by the trade balance from largest surplus to largest deficit (the ranking will be the same in both quarters).
U.S. Trade in Goods and Services: Selected Countries
Third Quarter 2019
Third Quarter 2020
Trade Volume
Trade Volume
Exports To
Imports From
Exports To
Imports From
Canada
$182,068
$90,639
$91,429
$157,726
$79,838
$77,888
China
$159,130
$42,010
$117,120
$156,379
$40,891
$115,488
Germany
$66,340
$24,492
$41,848
$45,418
$99,122
$58,230
Japan
$76,659
$31,241
$72,421
$36,631
$630,211
$59,997
$151,684
$23,610
$36,387
Mexico
$171,543
$58,761
$92,923
United Kingdom
$68,495
$31,864
$50,224
$27,256
$22,968
All Countries
$1,408,689
$778,478
$1,219,869
$515,949
$703,920