Overview
U.S. consumers demand variety, quality, and convenience in the
foods they consume. As Americans have become wealthier and more
ethnically diverse, the American food basket reflects a growing
share of tropical products, spices, and imported gourmet products.
Seasonal and climatic factors drive U.S. imports of popular types
of fruits and vegetables and tropical products, such as cocoa and
coffee. In addition, a growing share of U.S. imports can be
attributed to intra-industry trade, whereby agricultural-processing
industries based in the United States carry out certain processing
steps offshore and import products at different levels of
processing from their subsidiaries in foreign markets.
This data set provides import values of edible products (food
and beverages) entering U.S. ports and their origin of shipment.
Data are from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
Food and beverage import values are compiled by calendar year into
food groups corresponding to major commodities or level of
processing. At least 10 years of annual data are included, enabling
users to track long-term growth patterns.
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| Value of U.S. food imports, by food group | Back to top |
| Summary data on food import values for 14 food categories, annual data since 1999. |  | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Volume of U.S. food imports, by food group | Back to top |
| Summary data on food import volumes for 14 food categories, annual data since 1999. | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Value of U.S. food imports, by food group | Back to top |
| Live meat animals | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Meats and meat products | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Fish and shellfish | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Dairy products and eggs | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Vegetables and vegetable preparations | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Fruits and fruit preparations | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Nuts and nut preparations | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Coffee, tea, and spices | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Grains, grain products, and bakery foods | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Vegetable oils and oilseeds | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Sugar, sweeteners, and confections | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Cocoa products and chocolate | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Sauces, essence oils, and other edibles | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Wine, beer, and other beverages | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| Unit value of U.S. food imports, by food group | Back to top |
| Summary data on food import unit values for 14 food categories, annual data since 1999. | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |
| All tables in one file | Back to top |
| All tables in one file, including HS codes for food | | 4/10/2012 | 3/29/2013 |