The bar chart indicates the value of seafood imported by The US from 1986 to 2016 and 2026 forecasted.

The bar chart indicates the value of seafood imported by The US from 1986 to 2016 and 2026 forecast. The pie chart illustrates the percentages of seafood imports to the US from China, Ecuador, Vietnam Indonesia, Canada, Thailand, and others in 2016. Overall, the seafood imports in the US had a significant increase until 2016, which, in 2016, China accounted for the largest amount of exports to the US. However, in 2026, the imports are predicted to drop slightly. At the beginning of the period, seafood was imported by the US at approximately 7%, then rose slowly up to a little higher than 10% in the 10-year period. Subsequently, the imports dramatically soared up to a peak (20%) in 2016. However, as the forecast, they will fall to around 18% in the next 10 years. Analyzing the amount of the US seafood imports in 2016 by countries, it can be seen that China comprised the biggest part (28%), followed by Thailand at 23%. While Vietnam and Ecuador had the same amount at 8%, and the smallest percentage was other countries combined into only 6%.