Australia
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Australia

Waterborne foreign imports from Australia to the United States in 2015 totaled $7,988,028,211. Exports to Australia in 2015 were $14,121,022,967.

Information about foreign trade between Australia and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Australia represented 82.5% of all vessel imports, $6,587,295,836 versus $7,988,028,211.

By weight, container cargo imports from Australia represented 35.6% of all vessel shippments, 1,695,704,534 (kg) versus 4,768,527,404 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $7,988,028,211  $14,121,022,967
2014  $7,623,005,250  $15,690,866,496
2013  $6,098,720,989  $15,742,536,713
2012  $6,392,992,659  $19,977,827,970
2011  $6,553,616,602  $16,502,699,714
2010  $5,481,275,604  $12,108,674,165
2009  $5,152,844,030  $9,948,831,490
2008  $7,986,586,279  $12,545,626,188
2007  $6,237,842,134  $10,742,582,282
2006  $5,996,194,204  $9,456,302,543
2005  $5,444,385,123  $8,664,370,122
2004  $5,507,943,902  $7,688,680,269
2003  $4,484,344,956  $6,280,614,801


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $6,587,295,836  $8,653,166,623
2014  $6,378,724,883  $9,372,456,289
2013  $4,814,314,998  $9,207,314,424
2012  $5,009,807,647  $9,993,712,222
2011  $5,001,921,555  $9,601,214,905
2010  $4,407,429,457  $7,497,110,084
2009  $4,148,724,145  $6,485,221,239
2008  $4,743,856,787  $7,384,374,748
2007  $4,899,942,502  $6,351,278,098
2006  $4,277,226,641  $5,754,720,272
2005  $3,915,412,424  $5,414,377,494
2004  $3,939,585,092  $4,890,553,433
2003  $3,344,033,331  $3,999,446,904


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  4,768,527,404  4,468,503,613
2014  3,731,641,850  4,608,888,913
2013  3,482,405,962  4,182,574,233
2012  3,791,157,704  4,612,907,933
2011  4,345,847,240  4,299,642,454
2010  4,035,200,273  3,843,138,060
2009  3,788,284,186  3,461,314,031
2008  5,246,806,862  3,935,771,367
2007  4,106,224,294  2,761,611,113
2006  4,809,903,764  2,871,568,748
2005  4,191,602,287  2,861,668,174
2004  4,615,516,384  3,040,520,413
2003  5,061,053,525  3,153,224,198


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  1,695,704,534  1,743,215,011
2014  1,695,704,534  1,942,563,684
2013  1,502,233,162  1,869,471,552
2012  1,660,220,053  1,884,734,255
2011  1,689,127,780  1,766,005,288
2010  1,519,794,210  1,451,087,042
2009  1,388,300,716  1,318,356,822
2008  1,546,916,813  1,584,467,084
2007  1,860,223,424  1,343,940,099
2006  1,831,994,460  1,223,865,784
2005  1,712,995,209  1,215,048,786
2004  1,728,628,130  1,207,857,625
2003  1,578,143,414  989,925,318


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov