Actividad de aprendizaje 10

Evidencia 8: Export and/or import

Isabel Cristina Alvarez Garcia

Tecnología en negociación internacional

Ficha: 1565363
EVIDENCIA 8: EXPORT AND/OR IMPORT

Leer, comprender y traducir un texto relacionado con exportación e

importación de productos, es una gran habilidad para ser aplicada en
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 Seleccione un artículo en inglés que haya llamado su atención y que su

tema principal sea sobre exportación y/o importación.

 Identifique el vocabulario clave y tradúzcalo al español.

 Escriba la idea principal en español y en inglés.

 Anexe la fotografía del artículo para conocer la revista, libro o sitio web de
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Article

In 2017, total U.S. trade with foreign countries was $5.2 trillion. That was
$2.3 trillion in exports and $2.9 trillion in imports of both goods and services.
The United States was the world's third-largest exporter, after China and
the European Union. It was the world's second-largest importer after the top-
ranked EU.
U.S. Exports

Goods contribute two-thirds of U.S. exports ($1.4 trillion). One-third of

exported goods are capital goods ($533 billion). The largest sub-
category is commercial aircraft ($121 billion). Other capital
goods include industrial machines ($57 billion), semiconductors ($48 billion),
and telecommunications ($38 billion). Electric apparatus ($43 billion) and
medical equipment ($35 billion) are also significant contributors.

Another third of exported goods is industrial supplies ($463 billion). The

largest sub-category is chemicals ($77 billion). Next are petroleum products
($71 billion), fuel oil ($38 billion), and plastic ($34 billion). Non-monetary gold
is $21 billion.

Only 13 percent of U.S. exported goods are consumer goods ($198 billion).
The biggest categories are pharmaceuticals ($51 billion), cell phones ($27
billion), and gem diamonds ($21 billion).

Automobiles contribute 10 percent of all exported goods. In 2017, that was

$158 billion.

Just 9 percent of exported goods are foods, feeds, and

beverages ($133 billion). The big three are soybeans ($22 billion), meat and
poultry ($19 billion), and corn ($10 billion). Food exports are falling since
many countries don't like U.S. food processing standards. That was a major
block to the Obama administration's successful negotiation of
the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Services make up one-third of U.S. exports ($778 billion). The largest single
category is travel services, at $291 billion. Computer and business services
export $191 billion. The next category is royalties and license fees, at $124
billion. Other private services, such as financial services, add
$121 billion. Government and military contracts add $20 billion.

U.S. Imports

More than 80 percent of U.S. imports are goods ($2.4 trillion). Capital
goods ($641 billion) contribute 27 percent. That includes computers ($128
billion) and telecommunications equipment, including semiconductors ($128
billion).

Next is consumer goods ($602 billion). Of this, the cell phone and television
category ($121 billion) is the largest. Next is apparel and footwear ($123
billion). Pharmaceutical imports are $110 billion. U.S consumer spending is
dependent upon these low-cost imported goods.
Slightly less than a quarter of imports are industrial machinery and
equipment ($508 billion). The largest sub-category is oil and petroleum
products, at $183 billion.

The fourth-largest import category is automotive vehicles, parts, and engines

($359 billion). The food, feeds and beverages category is the smallest, at
$138 billion.

Services make up 18 percent of imports ($534 billion). The largest category

is travel and transportation services at $236 billion. The next is business and
computer services at $141 billion. Banking and insurance is $76 billion. Last
but not least are government service imports at $21 billion.

Since the United States imports more than it exports, its trade deficit
is $502 billion. Even though America exports billions in oil, consumer goods,
and automotive products, it imports even more.

Key Vocabulary

Commerce: comercio

Exports: Exportaciones

Imports: Importaciones

Property and Services: bienes y servicios

Capital: capital

Negotiation: Negociación

Rights: Derechos

License: licencia

Consumers: consumidores

Category: categoría

Trade déficit: déficit comercial

Expenses: gastos

Income: ingresos
United States: Estados Unidos

THE MAIN IDEA

English

The main idea of the text is to publicize the high volume of imports and exports
that the United States has, being the third largest exporter in the world, after China
and the European Union. It was the second largest importer in the world after the
best ranked EU. In exports, merchandise groups are classified as commercial
airplanes, industrial machines, and telecommunications, automobile, cellular,
pharmaceutical products and petroleum products.

Imports include computers and telecommunications equipment, consumer goods

such as cell phones and television, machinery, oil, food, transportation and
services.

The United States imports more than it exports.

Spanish

La idea principal del texto es dar a conocer el alto volumen de importaciones y

exportaciones que tiene estados unidos, siendo el tercer exportador más grande
del mundo, después de China y la Unión Europea. Fue el segundo importador más
grande del mundo después de la UE mejor clasificada. En las exportaciones se
clasifican grupos de mercancías como aviones comerciales, maquinas industriales, y
aparatos de telecomunicaciones, automóviles, celulares, productos farmacéuticos y
derivados del petróleo.

En las importaciones se tienen computadoras equipos de telecomunicaciones,

bienes de consumo como celular y televisión, maquinarias, petróleo, alimentos,
transporte y servicios.

Estados Unidos importa más de lo que exporta.

Article Taken From Web Address:

https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-imports-and-exports-components-and-
statistics-3306270