Current year-to-date ( YTD ) data is through January 2023.
Exports: Cotton
Total Exports Compared to the same month a year ago
-27.36%
Compared to last month
49.40%
Total All Exports Compared to the same month a year ago
12.31%
Compared to last month
-1.97%
RankAmong U.S. Exports
55
Rank 2022
34
U.S. exports of Cotton totaled $544.01 million in January, a change of -27.36 percent from the same month one year ago. The change from one month ago was 49.40 percent. Among more than 1,260 commodity classifications, Cotton ranked No. 55 in January. It had ranked No. 34 for the same month last year.
While Cotton ranked No. 55 in January by value, it ranked No. 36 by tonnage. The top three U.S. markets by value for Cotton exports in January were (1) Pakistan, (2) China, and (3) Vietnam. Among the nation's more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, the top three by value were (1) Gasoline, other fuels, (2) Oil, and (3) LNG, other petroleum gases.