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U.S. Technology Exports Down 26 Percent Since 2002, Says AeA
June 23, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Washington, D.C. — U.S. high-tech goods exports fell 26 percent from $223 billion in 2000 to $166 billion in 2002, according to a study released by AeA.
The study shows that U.S. electronics imports were down by 19 percent during the same time period, and that the technology goods deficit in 2002 was a record $54 billion. The value of the high-tech goods exports and imports reached historic highs in 2000.
Despite the overall downturn, Tech Trade Update 2003 found some trading partners with which high-tech trade is growing. U.S. imports from China increased by $8.4 billion, or 32 percent between 2000 and 2002. In fact, China became the United States' number one supplier of high-tech goods, jumping ahead of Japan and Mexico, in 2002.
The findings show that international trade of high-tech services is playing an increasingly important role. The trade surplus in these services more than offsets the deficit of tech merchandise trade. Most U.S. tech services are sold abroad through affiliates; they totaled $95 billion in 2000 (the latest data available), compared to $37 billion sold in the United States through foreign subsidiaries, resulting in a $58 billion surplus.
Some U.S. tech services were also sold from U.S.-based operations into other countries. Total cross-border tech services exports reached $17 billion in 2001 (the latest data available). This compares to U.S. cross-border tech imports of $7 billion in 2001, resulting in a $10 billion surplus.
AeA is the nation's largest high-tech trade association. For more information, visit www.aeanet.org.