The graph provide information on the volume of seafood imports in the United States between the years 1986 and 2016 with a prediction for 2026 and illustrate from which countries the seafood was imported in 2016. Overall, seafood imports tripled over that thirty-year period, with the top three countries occupying more than two-thirds of the market in the United States. in the future, however, import levels are forecast to shrink. The US seafood imports increased from about $6 billion in 1986 to over $10 billion in 1996. Over the following twenty years, that amount doubled and crossed the $20 billion mark in 2016. Despite the past growth, it is predicted that the trend will change and in 2026 the United States will receive approximately $2 billion fewer seafood products from abroad than it did in 2016. In regard to the geographical split of imports, the three countries that dominated the market in 2016 were China, Thailand, and Canada, which respectively imported 28%, 23%, and 16% of the seafood. The imports from other countries including Indonesia, Vietnam, and Ecuador constituted one-third of the total annual seafood imports.
The graph provide information on the volume of seafood
imports
in the United States between the years 1986 and 2016 with a prediction for 2026 and illustrate from which
countries
the seafood
was imported
in 2016.
Overall
, seafood
imports
tripled over that thirty-year period, with the top three
countries
occupying more than two-thirds of the market in the United States.
in
the future,
however
,
import
levels are forecast to shrink. The US seafood
imports
increased from about $6
billion
in 1986 to over $10
billion
in 1996. Over the following twenty years, that amount doubled and crossed the $20
billion
mark in 2016. Despite the past growth, it
is predicted
that the trend will
change
and in 2026 the United States will receive approximately $2
billion
fewer seafood products from abroad than it did in 2016. In regard to the geographical split of
imports
, the three
countries
that dominated the market in 2016 were China, Thailand, and Canada, which
respectively
imported 28%, 23%, and 16% of the seafood. The
imports
from other
countries
including Indonesia, Vietnam, and Ecuador constituted one-third of the total annual seafood
imports
.