US goods imports from China, 2025 vs 2018 peak

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Imports $308,651.9 million in 2025, against $538,514.2 million in 2018 — US goods imports from China, 2025 vs 2018 peak · 2018 and 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods with China · 2018 and 2025Source named — not yet verified

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods with China — https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html. Matched to the source page by an automated research pass on 6 Oct 2026; not yet checked by a person..

What it proves

Imports have fallen sharply since the trade war began, evidence of decoupling that weakens interdependence as a peace brake.

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