Imports
$4.62T · Apr 2026
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1948-49 Recession · Nov 1948 – Oct 19491953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 19541957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 19581960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 19611969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 19701973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 19751980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 19801981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 19821990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 19912001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020$1.0T$2.0T$3.0T$4.0T19501960197019801990200020102020$4.62T
Imports — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
YearImports
1947$0.01T
1948$0.01T
1949$0.01T
1950$0.01T
1951$0.01T
1952$0.02T
1953$0.02T
1954$0.02T
1955$0.02T
1956$0.02T
1957$0.02T
1958$0.02T
1959$0.02T
1960$0.02T
1961$0.02T
1962$0.03T
1963$0.03T
1964$0.03T
1965$0.03T
1966$0.04T
1967$0.04T
1968$0.05T
1969$0.05T
1970$0.06T
1971$0.06T
1972$0.08T
1973$0.10T
1974$0.14T
1975$0.13T
1976$0.16T
1977$0.19T
1978$0.22T
1979$0.28T
1980$0.30T
1981$0.32T
1982$0.29T
1983$0.36T
1984$0.42T
1985$0.44T
1986$0.47T
1987$0.54T
1988$0.57T
1989$0.60T
1990$0.65T
1991$0.64T
1992$0.69T
1993$0.75T
1994$0.86T
1995$0.91T
1996$0.99T
1997$1.09T
1998$1.15T
1999$1.33T
2000$1.52T
2001$1.32T
2002$1.50T
2003$1.62T
2004$1.92T
2005$2.16T
2006$2.27T
2007$2.48T
2008$2.33T
2009$2.18T
2010$2.50T
2011$2.75T
2012$2.75T
2013$2.78T
2014$2.91T
2015$2.75T
2016$2.80T
2017$3.03T
2018$3.17T
2019$3.05T
2020$3.04T
2021$3.69T
2022$3.91T
2023$3.90T
2024$4.19T
2025$4.14T
2026$4.62T
Source: FRED · IMPGS · econscout.com