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(7,271 posts)... China's exports to America amounted to only about 20% of overall US imports. Most of this is electronic equipment - I bet we could get electronic equipment elsewhere if we really had to. It would be harder on them than it would be on us to forgo that trade.
Europe's dependance on energy, however, is probably of more fundamental importance to them than cheap TVs and stereo sets are to us.
Here is the breakdown:
1. Electronic equipment: $120.4 billion
2. Machines, engines, pumps: $103.3 billion
3. Furniture, lighting, signs: $26.6 billion
4. Toys, games: $22.8 billion
5. Footwear: $17.7 billion
6. Knit or crochet clothing: $16.2 billion
7. Clothing (not knit or crochet): $15.5 billion
8. Plastics: $14 billion
9. Vehicles: $10.5 billion
10. Medical, technical equipment: $9.8 billion