U.S. June exports up 11.2%

WASHINGTON According to the U.S. Commerce Department's latest export fact sheet, in June, U.S. exports of goods and services grew by 11.2 % over June 2006 to $134.5 billion, while imports increased 3.8 % to $192.7 billion.

The largest export markets for U.S. goods in the first half of 2007 (with percent increase over the first half 2006) were Canada ($121.9 billion, up 4.4%), Mexico ($67 billion, up 0.7 %), Japan ($31.4 billion, up 8.7%) and China ($30.5 billion, up 18.8 %).

Exports of goods and services grew 11% in the first half of 2007 to $779.2 billion, including a 10.7% gain in goods exports on a balance of payments basis to $549.7 billion and an 11.5 % gain in services exports to $229.5 billion.