US seafood imports from 1986 to 2016

The charts illustrates the value of US seafood imports spread over the years from 1986 to 2016 and specifies a forecasted data for the 2026. It also provides information on the US seafood imports in 2016, by its country of origin. Overall, the total seafood imports has seen a tremendous growth from 1986 to 2016 when it has shown a three fold increase. Despite the fast growth during this period, the data also predicts a small correction in 2026. The first bar graph highlights a gradual increase in the US seafood imports for a period ranging from 1986 to 2016, however, it has been estimated that a small decline in the values could occur in 2026. The usual trend seen was that the imports almost doubled to that of the previous data point. In 1996, it jumped to around 11 billion dollars from 6 billion dollars a decade ago, and it further climbed to 20 billions in 2016. However, a decline is anticipated in 2026 which could be somewhere between 15 to 20 billions which is near 15% decline in comparison to 2016. The pie chart shows a country-wise percentage break-up regarding the US seafood imports in the year 2016. As per this information, China is the biggest exporter of seafood to the US, followed by Thailand and Canada. In the same year, the US's total seafood imports from China comes to 28%, while Thailand and Canada contributes 28% and 16% respectively towards the total share. The rest of the countries constitute to one-third imports which includes Indonesia, Vietnam, Ecuador and few others.