Top US Product Advantages Over China
Among American suppliers, the greatest trade wins over China during 2013 were for the products listed to the right. The underlying sales for these product surpluses represent strong competitive advantages for the US.
Aircraft, spacecraft

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Civilian aircraft: $12.6 billion
2. Aircraft launching gear: $116,000
3. Air combat simulators: $83,000
4. Communications satellite parts: $30,000
5. Hang gliders: $9,000
Cereals

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Wheat, meslin: $1.3 billion
2. Corn: $1.25 billion
3. Grain sorghum (not for sowing): $95.8 million
4. Durum wheat: $25.0 million
5. Buckwheat: $2.6 million
6. Grain sorghum (for sowing): $1.9 million
7. Unmilled cereals: $639,000
8. Corn seed: $423,000
9. Oats seed for sowing: $85,000
Copper

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Copper waste: $2.8 billion
2. Refined copper, alloys: $439.1 million
3. Copper wire: $83.5 million
4. Copper bars, rods: $36.6 million
5. Copper plates, sheets, strips: $11.5 million
6. Copper foil: $7.4 million
7. Uninsulated copper wire, cables: $1.6 million
8. Copper anodes: $1.5 million
9. Copper mattes, cement: $1.2 million
10. Master copper alloys: $3,000
Cotton

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Uncarded/uncombed cotton: $2.2 billion
2. Uncombed single cotton yarn: $87.4 million
3. Other cotton waste: $2.2 million
4. Cotton yarn waste including threads: $659,000
5. Carded/combed cotton: $585,000
6. Combed single cotton yarn: $109,000
7. Garnetted cotton stock: $15,000
8. Combed multiple cotton yarn: $4,000
Food waste, animal fodder

The products below earned the greatest 
subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Brewing/distilling waste: $1.4 billion
2. Corn bran and residues: $119.9 million
3. Aquatic invertebrate (non-consump.): $69.4 million
4. Milk replacer (animal feeding): $36.2 million
5. Miscellaneous feed preparations: $31.1 million
6. Offal (non-consumption): $21.9 million
7. Miscellaneous feed preparations: $10.3 million
8. Corn germ oilcake: $9.1 million
9. Pet food except dog/cat: $8.7 million
10. Prepared poultry feeds: $8.1 million
Meat

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Frozen miscellaneous pork: $220.5 million
2. Frozen chicken feet: $180.8 million
3. Frozen pigs feet: $179.5 million
4. Frozen miscellaneous chicken meat: $90.9 million
5. Frozen miscellaneous pig offal: $83.4 million
6. Unprocessed frozen ham, bone in: $60.8 million
7. Frozen chicken wings, tips: $36.2 million
8. Frozen misc. processed pork: $34.6 million
9. Frozen turkey wings, tips: $30.4 million
10. Frozen chicken legs, not quarters: $29.3 million
Mineral fuels

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Non-agglomerated coal: $895.3 million
2. Light petroleum oils: $556.8 million
3. Petroleum coke, not calcined: $448.2 million
4. Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: $218.1 million
5. Other petroleum oils and preps: $195.1 million
6. Liquid propane: $140.4 million
7. Petroleum coke, calcined: $25.2 million
8. Bituminous mixtures: $15.5 million
9. Other non-agglomerated coal: $11.1 million
10. Petroleum bitumen: $9.1 million
Oil seed

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Soya beans: $13.3 billion
2. Miscellaneous alfalfa hay: $179.1 million
3. Miscellaneous hay: $58.8 million
4. Soya bean seeds for oil stock: $41.5 million
5. Grass seeds for sowing: $19.9 million
6. Ginseng roots: $13.3 million
7. Tall fescue seed for sowing: $12.5 million
8. Sunflower seed for sowing: $11.5 million
9. Kentucky blue grass seed: $10.4 million
10. Rye grass for sowing: $9.6 million
Ores, slag, ash

The products below earned the greatest 
subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Copper ores/concentrates: $612.0 million
2. Iron ores/concentrates: $364.6 million
3. Lead ores/concentrates: $250.5 million
4. Precious metals ores/concentrates: $173.4 million
5. Molybdenum ores/concentrates: $36.6 million
6. Niobium, zirconium ores/concentr: $18.4 million
7. Ash, residues containing metal: $15.9 million
8. Tungsten ores/concentrates: $11.4 million
9. Nickel ores/concentrates: $4.2 million
10. Cobalt ores/concentrates: $619,000
Raw hides excluding furskin

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Raw cattle hides: $1.0 billion
2. Preserved equine hides: $352.9 million
3. Bovine/equine hides, wet no hair: $280.7 million
4. Raw bovine hides: $51.1 million
5. Wet bovine/equine hides: $16.9 million
6. Bovine/equine hides, dried no hair: $8.7 million
7. Bovine butts, bends: $4.3 million
8. Sheep/lamb skins with wool: $2.5 million
9. Miscellaneous preserved hides: $2.0 million
10. Miscellaneous prepared leather: $471,000
Woodpulp

The products below earned the greatest  subcategory surpluses for the US versus China.

1. Unbleached paper waste: $1.1 billion
2. Bleached coniferous woodpulp: $824.3 million
3. Mechanical pulp waste: $469.1 million
4. Chemical woodpulp, dissolving: $468.1 million
5. Other paper waste: $326.0 million
6. Bleached non-conifer woodpulp: $149.7 million
7. Uncolored, bleached paper waste: $134.7 million
8. Semi-chemical woodpulp: $103.8 million
9. Unbleached chemical woodpulp: $29.9 million
10. Fiber pulps from recovered paper: $29.2 million
Fastest-Growing American Product Surpluses Versus China 2013
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis