Top Imports to America
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Iconic American retailer the Gap (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/gap/gps" target="_blank">GPS</a>) is currently selling these brightly-colored jeans -- one of the hottest fashion trends this year -- that were made in Sri Lanka. The small island nation was the 13th-largest source of U.S. apparel imports from January 2012 to May 2012, according to the <a href="https://www.wewear.org/">American Apparel & Footwear Association</a>.</p>
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But it's China that's our biggest source of foreign-made clothing, accounting for an estimated 36.49% of U.S. apparel imports for the same period, AAFA data reveals.</p>
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SOURCE: AAFA (American Apparel and Footwear Association)</p>
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These Nike Air Pro 11 (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/nike/nke" target="_blank">NKE</a>) sneakers were made in Vietnam, the second biggest importer of footwear to the U.S.</p>
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But they're far behind China, which accounted for a whopping 84.95% of the footwear imported into the states from January 2012 to May 2012, the AAFA estimates.</p>
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SOURCE: AAFA (American Apparel and Footwear Association)</p>
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Swedish home retailer Ikea is the second-biggest furniture chain in America. But this VALLVIK 3-drawer chest comes from neither country. It was made in Poland, where about 1% of U.S. furniture, household items and baskets originate, according to figures provided to <em>DailyFinance</em> by the <a href="http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/">Foreign Trade Division</a> of the U.S. Census Bureau.</p>
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The largest source of U.S. furniture, household items and basket imports come from China (surprise, surprise), where an estimated 58% of those products are made, Foreign Trade Division data reveals.</p>
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau</p>
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Despite the fancy French-sounding name, this Cuisinart coffeemaker was made in China.</p>
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No shock, China accounts for nearly half of the household and kitchen appliance imports to the U.S., according to Foreign Trade Division data.</p>
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau</p>
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This Acura MDX sport utility, from Japanese automaker Honda (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quote/nyse/honda-motor-co-ltd-adr/hmc" target="_blank">HMC</a>), was made in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.</p>
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Indeed, our neighbors to the north export more cars to the U.S. -- 31% -- than any other foreign nation, according to Foreign Trade Division data.</p>
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau</p>
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