2022
Exports
$147MWorld Rnk 3 / 147
Flag Rnk 660 / 1217
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Lighters
0.12Rnk 514 / 1025
2022
Imports
$359MWorld Rnk 1 / 216
Flag Rnk 634 / 1216
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of United States
1.47Rnk 10 / 133

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Exports In 2022, United States exported $147M in Lighters, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Lighters in the world. At the same year, Lighters was the 660th most exported product in United States. The main destination of Lighters exports from United States are: China ($39.2M), Canada ($23.6M), Mexico ($14.3M), Germany ($11.3M), and Hong Kong ($9.75M).

The fastest growing export markets for Lighters of United States between 2021 and 2022 were Canada ($2.24M), Germany ($1.76M), and United Kingdom ($849k).

Imports In 2022, United States imported $359M in Lighters, becoming the 1st largest importer of Lighters in the world. At the same year, Lighters was the 634th most imported product in United States. United States imports Lighters primarily from: China ($178M), France ($106M), Spain ($29.7M), Mexico ($19.7M), and Philippines ($7.59M).

The fastest growing import markets in Lighters for United States between 2021 and 2022 were China ($11M), Philippines ($7.49M), and Tunisia ($1.5M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Costco Wholesale (22), The Brick (7), and Apex Tool Group (6) were at the forefront of shipping Lighters to the United States.

Latest Trends

June 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)$4.65M(55.7%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)$-4.98M(-20.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)Pennsylvania$11.8M
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)China$5.4M

This section shows Lighters's exports and imports data at subnational level for United States. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Lighters over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$147M
IMPORTS (2022)$359M
NET TRADE (2022)-$211M

In 2022, United States exported $147M in Lighters. The main destinations of United States exports on Lighters were China ($39.2M), Canada ($23.6M), Mexico ($14.3M), Germany ($11.3M), and Hong Kong ($9.75M).

In 2022, United States imported $359M in Lighters, mainly from China ($178M), France ($106M), Spain ($29.7M), Mexico ($19.7M), and Philippines ($7.59M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Lighters EXPORT MARKETS FOR United States WERE (2021 - 2022):
Canada$2.24M (10.5%)
Germany$1.76M (18.5%)
United Kingdom$849k (37%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Lighters BY United States WERE (2021 - 2022):
Mexico-$5.64M (-28.3%)
China-$5.14M (-11.6%)
Japan-$1.47M (-21.4%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, United States's main exporting competitors in Lighters were:
China $1.14B
In 2022, United States's main importing competitors in Lighters were:

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Trade Value of Lighters by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $966k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALMexico+ $3.83M

Lighters’s highest export potential is India. With an export gap of $966k.   Lighters’s highest import potential is Mexico with an import gap of $3.83M.

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