The table and pie charts illustrate the amount of the money that expended in the fish import in the United States and the countries which are the source of fish imported from 1988 to 2000.
Overall, China was the less fish exported country among nations, and in 2000 the highest amount of money was spent on.
In 1988, 6.57 billions of dollars was spent for the fish that sold from Canada, China, and the other countries. After this, in 1992 and 2000, the total value increased significantly, and it was 8.52 billion and 10,72 billion, respectively.
On the other hand, in 1988 vast majority of fish was imported from Canada, whereas it decreased in 1992 and 2000, sharply. China exported 13 per cent of fish in 1988, but in the following years it rose and reached 30 per cent in 2000. 27 per cent of fish was imported from other countries in 1988, however, in 1992 and 2000, majority they exported majority of product.