USA<\/strong><\/p>\nThe USA is the world\u2019s top importer with annual imports of 2.5 trillion USD, this equals about an eighth of all imports around the world. The main imports of the USA are computers, electrical equipment, chemicals, cars and vehicles, gems and precious metals, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, furniture and plastics.<\/p>\n
The main trading partners for the USA are European Union, Canada, Mexico, Japan and China.<\/p>\n
China<\/strong><\/p>\nChina is the world\u2019s largest exporter and the 2nd<\/sup> largest importer. Imports total around 2 trillion USD. China mainly imports commodities such as oil, gas and iron ore but foreign cars and circuit boards are also imported in large quantities.<\/p>\nKey trading partners for United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Germany and India. China is a member of the WTO.<\/p>\n
Germany<\/strong><\/p>\nGermany imports oil, gas, chemicals, machinery, food, metals, vehicles, agricultural products and data processing equipment. These imports total nearly one and a quarter trillion dollars.<\/p>\n
The main trading partners of Germany are United States, France, China, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and Austria.<\/p>\n
Japan<\/strong><\/p>\nJapan\u2019s main imports are oil, metal ores, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, clothing, plastics, medical equipment and computers. Japanese imports total around $720 billion.<\/p>\n
Japan is of course also a major exporter and the main trading partners are United States, China, South Korea, Australia and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
United Kingdom<\/strong><\/p>\nThe UK is a member of WTO and GATT and it the 5th<\/sup> largest economy in the world and also the 5th<\/sup> largest importer. The UK imports around 700 billion USD of goods a year.<\/p>\nThe main imports are electrical and mechanical machinery, scientific equipment, oil, cars, manufactured goods, pharmaceuticals and clothing. Main trade partners are United States, Germany, France, Ireland, China and Netherlands.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n