The table illustrates data about the total expenditure on fish in the US over a twelve-year period from 1988 to 2000, while the pie charts compare from which countries the fish was imported over the same time span. Units are measured in billions of dollars in the table and percentage in the pie charts.
Overall, there was a steady rise in the US’s spending on fish throughout the period. In addition, Canada dominated the fish market in 1988, but it was replaced by other countries in 2000. China’s fish import to the US also grew gradually.
Looking first of all at the table, in 1988, the total value on fish accounted for 6.57 billion dollars, which increased by approximately 2 billion over the following four years. At the end of the period, the US spent about twice as much on fish as it did in 1988, amounting to 10.72 billion.
With regard to the geographical split of imports, in 1988, Canada headed the list, supporting 60% of fish to the US, which was almost twice the amount imported by other countries. In the following years, however, Canada’s figure experienced considerable decreases to 34% and 28%.
In contrast, the amount of fish supplied by other countries reached a peak of 46% in 1992, which was the highest level of all. Despite a slight fall of 4% in 2000, they were still at the top of the list. Similarly, there was a consistent increase in China’s fish import to 20% in 1922, followed by a further growth to 30% in 2000, making it the second largest supplier.