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China is a top 3 supplier of manicure and pedicure preparations, lipstick and beauty powders, while the USA remains the leader in all cosmetics including eye makeup.

The slowing U.S. housing market has not yet had a major impact on the sales of imported rugs, carpets and other textile floor coverings.

Canada and Mexico are top customers for American musical instrument exports while China sells almost 40% of musical instruments imported into the U.S.

While these USA trade numbers are positive, why did America export $652.4 million in fuel oil into Argentina then buy back $664.7 million worth of that same commodity?

Dry spring weather & early wet summers severely reduce wheat harvests in Australia, Canada, America and Europe while world-leading China increases wheat production.

The United States exported US$11.2 billion worth of corn in 2007, up 36.2% from 2006 on strong demand from 60 countries around the globe.

Medicinal equipment and pleasure boats were among the top 10 imports into Greece from America, while leading Greek exports to the U.S. include vegetables and cosmetics.

As luxury boat sales stumble in America, the good news is that a weak U.S. dollar boosted American export sales of pleasure boats overseas by 12.8% in 2007.

Norway's US$82.8-billion trade surplus in 2008 was due to petroleum exports bolstered by a diverse portfolio of other shipments ranging from telecommunications to nickel.

Portugal exported US$338 million worth of cars and $70 million in wine to the U.S. last year, while buying $1.4 billion worth of American semiconductors and aircraft.

Before any Budweiser deal, these statistics show that leading international markets for InBev beers include Brazil, China and Russia.

Most popular Polish exports include electric apparatus, household items and industrial machinery while Poland imports $1.1 billion in military aircraft from the U.S.

Colombia continued to grow energy exports including crude oil and coal last year, while Colombian importers focused on US raw resources, industrial machinery and food.

Ecuador exported $5.6 billion more than it imported from America last year, mainly due to large shipments of oil, fish, cocoa beans as well as fruits and vegetables.

Last year, America helped Peru to continue building its infrastructure via exports ranging from excavating machinery, computers, telecommunications to railway equipment.

Uranium prices soared last year as the United States grew its nuclear materials imports and exports with impressive double digit gains.

To build sales to the Czech Republic, American exporters should target machinery, transport equipment, raw materials and chemical supplies for that developing nation.

While U.S. exports of rice to Turkey surged 6,626% in 2008, Turkish exporters show competitive advantages in cotton apparel, household goods and iron and steel products.

Austria exported US$1.4 billion worth of automobiles to America last year, imported $348.3 million in civilian aircraft and sold 925% more collectible Austrian coins.

Rich in resource-based exports from petroleum to cut flowers, Colombia also represents a potentially lucrative import market of 45.6 million consumers.

Denmark exported US$713 million worth of telecommunications equipment to America last year, while importing $263 million in American-made medical equipment.

Sweden exported US$410 million worth of alcoholic beverages to America last year, while importing $472.2 in American-made household goods.

Wheat, dairy products and eggs are some of the million-dollar food imports from America that help to feed 98 million hardworking Filipinos in the Philippines.

Russia, Mexico, Canada and China produce more oil than consumed at home while India, the United States and Brazil consume far more black gold than produced domestically.

Luxembourg's international trade statistics show that the wealthy European Union nation has significantly reduced its deficit with the United States.

China, Malaysia and Mexico accepted the most semiconductor shipments from the United States while American exports are fastest-growing in Portugal, Denmark and Colombia.

Nicknamed the Land of a Thousand Lakes, Finland imported nearly US$2 billion worth of automobiles and civilian aircraft from America in 2008.

Billion-dollar exports of clothing, household goods, natural rubber and fish to America in 2008 point to Indonesia's competitive trade advantages for those products.

Since joining the European Union on January 1, 2007, Romania's trade surplus with the United States decreases by 34%.

UAE imported US$4.8 billion worth of civilian aircraft and passenger cars from America last year, while exporting $472.2 in aluminum and crude oil shipments to the U.S.

Only a handful of Major League Baseball stars have signed contracts in excess of $100 million. Some have been worth it it. Others? Not so good.

Colombia, Mexico and Zimbabwe saw steep decreases in their U.S. sugar sales last year, while Switzerland, Germany, Iran and India realized the greatest gains.

Petroleum is Nigeria`s highest-volume export, yet the African country also supplies millions of dollars worth of cocoa beans, natural rubber and nuts to the U.S.

While gold, rice and vegetables led fast-growing U.S. exports into South Africa last year, passenger cars were South Africa`s top billion dollar growth export to America.

Petroleum products, pharmaceutical preparations, generators, vegetables and wines were among Spain's top exports in 2008.

Venezuelan petroleum products exported to America cost about US$50 billion in 2008, while major U.S. exports to Venezuela include organic chemicals, rice and corn.

Exports of American passenger cars to South Africa were way down in 2006 as the U.S. imports more South African precious metals, diamonds and base metals like zinc.

Crude oil & nuclear fuels are the fastest-growing Spanish exports to the U.S. while nuts, medicinal equipment & industrial engines lead Spanish imports from the U.S.

While the US is a relatively small trading partner with Croatia, American coal exports are fueling the southwestern European republic's growing trade deficit.

Plastics: With the United States increasing its exports by 15.6% to $29.1 billion last year, that one-word piece of advice from 1967's The Graduate holds true even today.

That Norway is one of the world's richest countries comes down to two of international trade's most valuable words: oil exports.

Copper accounts for over 40% of Chilean exports to the United States, while military aircraft & soybeans are Chile's fastest growing imports from the U.S.

Nickel and copper are fastest-growing Colombian exports to the U.S. while military materials and equipment lead American imports into Colombia.

Gold and copper represent over 41% of Peruvian exports to the U.S., while fuel, plastics & computer accessories lead American imports into Peru.

Although Sweden has a relatively small population, the United States ran a large US$9.7 billion trade deficit with the Scandinavian nation in 2006.

America buys almost 40% of Panama's exports, supplies almost a quarter of Panama's imports and covets the newly expanded Panama Canal.

Japan imported the most wheat from the United States last year, Iraq increased its American wheat deals by 43.5%, while China cut back on wheat supplies from the USA.

Saudi Arabia exported US$53.2 billion worth of crude oil to the US last year, while importing $450 million worth of American-made military products including aircraft.