The table illustrates how much money the US spent on importation of fish, while the pie charts provide information about sources of fish imported to the US. Both of these data were given for the three years 1988, 1992 and 2000.
Overall, there was an increase in the total value of imported fish in the US over the given period. Canada was a main supplier for the US in the first period, but by 1992 it was overtaken by others.
The expenditure on imported fish started at about 6.57 billion. The number then slightly increased to 8.52 billion in 1992, after which it saw a consistent increase to just under double in the final year.
Canada and China were two nations that had frequently exported fish to the US throughout the year. However, Canada had a tendency to significantly decrease the amount of exported fish to the US, from 60% in 1988 to 28% in 2000. While China tended to completely reverse. During the first three years, China only sent fish to the US, with a small amount that accounted for 13%, followed by a progressive growth to 30% in the last year. The others increased from 27% in 1988 to 34% in 1992 and it again dropped by 6% in 2000.