<p>Table 2.2 of <a href="https://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2017/10-October/1017-international-services-tables.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2017/10-October/1017-international-services-tables.pdf</a> suggests </p>

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<li>US exports of services to China in 2016 worth $\$54$bn and </li>
<li>US imports of services from China in 2016 worth $\$16$bn</li>
</ul>

<p>Later parts of table 2.2 give a breakdown of types of services.  <em>Travel (for all purposes including education)</em> - which should not include transport - seems to be a large part of US exports of services to China </p>

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<p>International trade consists of both goods and services, yet in the case of US-China trade for some reason both the media and official government releases only seem to quote the goods component.</p>

<p>So for example for 2017 imports were $\$505.6$ bn, exports $\$130.4$bn giving a trade deficit in goods of $\$375.2$bn with China.</p>

<p>I cannot for the life of me find import and export figures for services to and from China.</p>

<p>Can anyone please point me in the right direction? Thanks.</p>

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Trade in services between the US and China
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# Trade in services between the US and China

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-26)

International trade consists of both goods and services, yet in the case of US-China trade for some reason both the media and official government releases only seem to quote the goods component.

So for example for 2017 imports were $\$505.6$ bn, exports $\$130.4$bn giving a trade deficit in goods of $\$375.2$bn with China.

I cannot for the life of me find import and export figures for services to and from China.

Can anyone please point me in the right direction? Thanks.

**Tags:** international-trade, balance-of-trade, china


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-26. Score: 3

Table 2.2 of <https://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/2017/10-October/1017-international-services-tables.pdf> suggests

* US exports of services to China in 2016 worth $\$54$bn and
* US imports of services from China in 2016 worth $\$16$bn

Later parts of table 2.2 give a breakdown of types of services. *Travel (for all purposes including education)* - which should not include transport - seems to be a large part of US exports of services to China


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