How do the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau select which countries to present in the seasonally adjusted tables in the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release and in the U.S. International Transactions Accounts?

The selected countries represent the major trading partners of the United States. These countries include Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. For 2021, they accounted for 81 percent of total trade in goods and services.