Exports: Electric motors, generators, not sets

U.S. exports of Electric motors, generators, not sets increased 1.42 percent through August to $3.46 billion.

Top Markets

RankCountryYTD
1Mexico$774.36 M
2Canada$640.35 M
3South Korea$227.36 M
4Germany$213.31 M
5United Kingdom$153.67 M
6China$134.87 M
7France$117.18 M
8Brazil$96.91 M
9Saudi Arabia$86.58 M
10Chile$82.06 M

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U.S. exports of Electric motors, generators, not sets increased 1.42 percent through August to $3.46 billion

The category ranked 73 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 70 for the last full year with a total value of $5.17 billion, a $309.28 million, 6.36 percent increase from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading markets were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 South Korea, No. 4 Germany and No. 5 United Kingdom. The leading markets were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Port of New York, No. 3 FedEx Memphis WorldHub, No. 4 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH and No. 5 Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

In the last previous full year, the leading markets were No. 1 Mexico, No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 United Kingdom and No. 5 China. The leading markets were No. 1 Port Laredo, No. 2 Chicago O'Hare International Airport, No. 3 FedEx Memphis WorldHub, No. 4 Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH and No. 5 John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Port Laredo rose 8.12 percent compared to last year to $458.43 million.
  • Port of New York rose 27.47 percent compared to last year to $195.99 million.
  • FedEx Memphis WorldHub fell 7.88 percent compared to last year to $179.08 million.
  • Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, OH rose 3 percent compared to last year to $175.66 million.
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport fell 14.01 percent compared to last year to $167.03 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign markets:

  • U.S. export to No. 1 Mexico increased $37.85 million, 5.14 percent, (22.41 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 2 Canada decreased $37.78 million, 5.57 percent, (18.53 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 3 South Korea increased $69.89 million, 44.38 percent, (6.58 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 4 Germany decreased $36.95 million, 14.77 percent, (6.17 percent market share).
  • U.S. export to No. 5 United Kingdom decreased $11.92 million, 7.2 percent, (4.45 percent market share).

All totaled, 58.14 percent of all these Electric motors, generators, not sets exports from the United States were shipped to the top five markets through August of this year. That is equal to $2.01 billion of the $3.46 billion total.

All totaled, 34.04 percent of all these Electric motors, generators, not sets exports from the United States were shipped from the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $1.18 billion of the $3.46 billion total.