Most US Congressional Districts’ Exports to China Bounced Back in 2020

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Doug Barry ([email protected]; 202-429-0340)

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WASHINGTON—November 1, 2021—Last year, US goods exports to China surged by $18.5 billion—almost 18 percent over 2019. This surge follows near-decade lows in US-China trade in 2019 and the conclusion of the US-China Phase One trade agreement in January 2020, according to a study released today by the US-China Business Council (USCBC), a non-partisan trade association representing more than 260 US companies that do business with China from a wide range of industries.

Sixty-four percent of US congressional districts exported more goods to China in 2020 compared to the year prior, and 72 districts increased their exports by more than $100 million. The uptick was particularly sharp in the farming communities of the Midwest, oil-exporting regions in Texas and Louisiana, and Oregon’s semiconductor hub, also known as Silicon Forest. When it comes to services exports to China, the data for which lag a year behind, most districts saw lower numbers in 2019 than they had seen in 2018.

Phase One purchase commitments boosted US exports to China despite major COVID-related trade disruptions last year. “Our data show that tariff relief by China’s government, which allowed Chinese buyers to purchase US goods based on market demand after years of hampered trade, also helped fuel American goods exports in many parts of the country. USCBC continues to advocate for both the United States and China to draw down and permanently remove all of their respective tariffs,” said Craig Allen, USCBC president.

The number of American jobs supported by trade with China, which factors in both goods and services exports, fell in 2019 as a result of US goods exports declining that year.

“It’s unclear if China will extend the tariff exclusions that made the rebound in US goods exports possible once China’s Phase One purchase commitments expire later this year. A return by both governments to the negotiating table can’t happen fast enough, and we are encouraged that the Phase One agreement is the starting point of new trade discussions,” said Allen. “As our data show, trade between the United States and China has real consequences for businesses, workers, and communities all across the country and nearly every industry.”


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美国多数国会区对华出口量于2020年开始回升

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华盛顿办公室联系方式:
Doug Barry ([email protected]; 202-429-0340)
北京办公室联系方式:
Matt Margulies ([email protected]; 86-10-6592-0727)

华盛顿——2021年11月1日——2020年,美国对华出口商品总额增加了185亿美元,较2019年相比增加近18%。根据美中贸易全国委员会(USCBC)今天发布的报告,此次激增发生在2020年1月美中第一阶段贸易协定的签署之后,是继美中贸易在2019年达到近十年最低点以来的一次显著增长。美中贸易全国委员会是一个由260多家会员企业组成的无党派贸易协会,代表各行各业在华美企的共同利益。

2020年,64%的美国国会区的对华商品出口量较上一年有所增长,72个国会区的出口额增加至少1亿美元。出口量尤为突出的区域包括:中西部的农业社区、德克萨斯州和路易斯安那州的石油出口地区、以及俄勒冈州的半导体区(也称“硅森林”)。但是,美国对华服务出口量仍然僵滞,大多数地区2019年的服务出口量仍然低于2018年。

尽管中美贸易在2019年受到新冠肺炎病毒疫情的干扰,中美第一阶段经贸协议的采购承诺仍成功促进了美国对华出口。美中贸易全国委员会会长克雷格·艾伦表示:“我们的数据显示,尽管近几年两国经贸受阻,中国的关税减免政策使得中国消费者仍然可以根据市场需求选购美国产品,促进了美国商品在中国很多地区的出口。美中贸易全国委员会将继续积极推动美中两国之间的关税减免的进程,倡导两国永久地取消对彼此加征关税。”

由于2019年美国对华货物出口量的下降,与总体对华贸易出口(包括服务和商品出口)相关的美国就业量也有所下降。

艾伦会长谈道:“中国在第一阶段经贸协议中的采购承诺将在今年晚些时候到期,目前还不清楚中国政府是否会在到期后延长关税豁免期限,以继续支持美国商品出口量回升。两国很快将再次回到贸易谈判桌上。第一阶段协议开启了两国贸易协商的崭新的起点,美中贸易全国委员会对接下来的两国贸易发展满怀期待。正如我们的数据显示,中美贸易将对两国所有行业、工人、社区都产生重要影响。”

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