미국수출 빨간불! 4.37% 감소...달러 강세 후유증 사실로 드러나

[글로벌이코노믹 김재희 기자] 달러강세의 후유증으로 미국의 수출이 큰 폭으로 줄고 있다.

3일 미국 상부무가 발표한 수출입동향에 따르면 2월중 미국의 수출액은 1247억7730만 달러였던 것으로 집계됐다.

이는 지난해 같은 기간인 2014년 2월중 미국 수출은 1304억7990만 달러였다. 이에 비해 무려 4.37%가 줄었다. 2008년 글로벌금융위기 이후 가장 큰 폭의 감소다.

2월 수출은 또 올 1월의 1276억2970억 달러에 비해서도 2.23% 줄었다.

수출이 이처럼 줄어든 것은 달러강세로 미국 수출업체들의 경쟁력이 크게 떨어졌기 때문이다.

달러강세가 실물경제에 타격을 주고 있는 사실이 확인된 셈이다.

미국의 지난해 연간 수출액은 1조6231억9680만 달러였다.

다음은 미국 상무부의 수출입 보도자료

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES, February 2015

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $35.4 billion in February, down $7.2 billion from $42.7 billion in January, revised. February exports were $186.2 billion, $3.0 billion less than January exports. February imports were $221.7 billion, $10.2 billion less than January imports.

The February decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $7.4 billion to $55.2 billion and a decrease in the services surplus of $0.1 billion to $19.7 billion.

Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $2.6 billion, or 3.2 percent, from the same period in 2014. Exports decreased $5.3 billion or 1.4 percent. Imports decreased $7.9 billion or 1.7 percent.

Exports of services decreased $0.1 billion to $60.6 billion in February. The decrease was more than accounted for by decreases in transport ($0.2 billion), which includes freight and port services and passenger fares, and in financial services ($0.1 billion). Increases in other business services ($0.1 billion) and in travel (for all purposes including education) ($0.1 billion) were partly offsetting.

Imports of services increased less than $0.1 billion to $40.9 billion in February. An increase in travel (for all purposes including education) ($0.1 billion) was mostly offset by a decrease in transport ($0.1 billion). Real Goods in 2009 Dollars ? Census Basis (Exhibit 11) The real goods deficit decreased $3.8 billion to $50.8 billion in February.

The February figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with South and Central America ($3.6), Brazil ($0.8), and OPEC ($0.3). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China ($27.3), European Union ($11.0), Germany ($6.3), Mexico ($4.5), Japan ($4.3), Italy ($2.5), South Korea ($2.2), India ($2.0), France ($1.6), Canada ($1.4), United Kingdom ($0.5), and Saudi Arabia ($0.4).

U.S. Department of Commerce * Washington, DC 20230