Chinese Imports Soar to All-Time High

Press Release

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in August, the U.S. imported more goods than ever before from China, totaling more than $31.8 billion.

"Sending more than $1 billion dollars a day to Communist China is unacceptable," said U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH). "President Bush continues to encourage one-sided, reckless trade with China that promotes human rights abuses, abhorrent working conditions, and abusive economic practices. Americans deserve better than a race to the bottom."

The U.S. topped last year's China deficit figure in August by more than $2 billion. In all of 2007, the U.S. imported more goods from China than from any other country, leading to a deficit of $256.2 billion dollars.

Kaptur is the sponsor of H.R. 1958 to withdraw permanent normal trade relations treatment, formerly referred to as "most-favored nation status," from China. She is also the sponsor of H.R. 169, the Balancing Trade Act, which would require the President to reexamine trade relationships with countries with whom the U.S. has a $10 billion deficit for more than three consecutive years.

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