Imports: Ball-point pens, mechanical pencils
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U.S. imports of Ball-point pens, mechanical pencils totaled $85.33 million in January, a change of 10.78 percent from the same month one year ago. The change from one month ago was 39.53 percent. Among more than 1,260 commodity classifications, Ball-point pens, mechanical pencils ranked No. 369 in January. It had ranked No. 412 for the same month last year.
While Ball-point pens, mechanical pencils ranked No. 369 in January by value, it ranked No. 519 by tonnage. The top three U.S. markets by value for Ball-point pens, mechanical pencils imports in January were (1) China, (2) Mexico, and (3) Japan. Among the nation's more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, the top three by value were (1) Passenger vehicles, (2) Oil, and (3) Computers.