美国《橡胶和塑料新闻》2009年5月18日第5页报道:美国2008年橡胶制品贸易逆差数据7年来首次下降,主要原因是部分大宗橡胶品种出口幅度大于进口幅度。根据美国商务部数据显示,2008年橡胶制品贸易逆差为76.3亿美元,与2007年相比下降3%,其中出口额同比增长8.8%,达到76.7亿美元,进 US Rubber and Plastics News May 18, 2009 Page 5: The U.S. trade deficit for 2008 rubber trade declined for the first time in seven years in 2008, mainly due to the export volume of some bulk rubber varieties surpassing that of imports. According to the data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the trade deficit of rubber products in 2008 was 7.63 billion U.S. dollars, down 3% from 2007, of which exports increased 8.8% to 7.67 billion U.S. dollars