Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Classification 448 for Standard International Trade Classification (SITC).

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Miscellaneous manufactured articles. In 2018, Miscellaneous manufactured articles were the world's 14th most traded product, with a total trade of $231B. Between 2017 and 2018 the exports of Miscellaneous manufactured articles grew by 15.6%, from $200B to $231B. Trade in Miscellaneous manufactured articles represent 1.21% of total world trade.

Miscellaneous manufactured articles are a part of Chemicals and health related products. They include Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s., Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s., and Photographic equipment and supplies and optical goods, n.e.s.; watches and clocks.

Exports In 2018 the top exporters of Miscellaneous manufactured articles  were United States ($43.8B), Germany ($26.1B), Netherlands ($21.7B), China ($13.9B), and Ireland ($12.8B).

Imports In 2018 the top importers of Miscellaneous manufactured articles were United States ($44.2B), Germany ($18.2B), China ($17.3B), Netherlands ($16.6B), and Japan ($10.6B).

Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2018): United States, $43.8B

Top Destination (2018): United States, $44.2B

Miscellaneous manufactured articles are the world's 14th most traded product.

In 2018, the top exporters of Miscellaneous manufactured articles were United States ($43.8B), Germany ($26.1B), Netherlands ($21.7B), China ($13.9B), and Ireland ($12.8B).

In 2018, the top importers of Miscellaneous manufactured articles were United States ($44.2B), Germany ($18.2B), China ($17.3B), Netherlands ($16.6B), and Japan ($10.6B).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

Value

Top Origin Growth (2017 -  2018): Netherlands, $8.45B

Top Destination Growth (2017 - 2018): United States, $4.65B

Between 2017 and 2018, the exports of Miscellaneous manufactured articles grew the fastest in Netherlands ($8.45B), Germany ($4.48B), Belgium ($2.57B), United States ($2.3B), and World ($2.29B).

Between 2017 and 2018, the fastest growing importers of Miscellaneous manufactured articles were United States ($4.65B), World ($4.28B), China ($2.67B), Netherlands ($2.25B), and Saudi Arabia ($1.47B).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Miscellaneous manufactured articles.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2018): Ireland, $10.2B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2018): China, $3.44B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Miscellaneous manufactured articles. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Miscellaneous manufactured articles during 2018.

In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Miscellaneous manufactured articles were Ireland ($10.2B), Germany ($7.88B), Switzerland ($6.09B), Mexico ($5.53B), and Netherlands ($5.15B).

In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Miscellaneous manufactured articles were China ($3.44B), Canada ($3.3B), Spain ($3.12B), Russia ($2.64B), and South Korea ($2.35B).

Disaggregation

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Value
Disaggregation

In 2018, the world most traded Miscellaneous manufactured articles, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and... ($155B), Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s. ($59.8B), and Photographic equipment and supplies and optical... ($15.6B)