At least the U.S. sold some cell phones to our foreign trade partners. The Census Bureau tells us the U.S. exported $5.3 billion worth of cell phones, which leaves a cell-phone deficit of $37.3 billion.
Here's the sort-of good news: The increase in imports is slowing. And this, according to the Census:
U.S. exports of cellphones increased by 54 percent from 2009 to 2010. In 2012, U.S.'s biggest export market for cellphones was Mexico ($1.1 Billion).Earlier this year the New York Daily News reported cell phone imports were a big part of the trade gap in November:
The U.S. trade gap widened unexpectedly in November as Americans stuffed their holiday stockings with imported goods.
The deficit ballooned 16% to $48.7 billion, the highest since April, according to figures from the Commerce Department.
Analysts had been expecting the gap to shrink to $41.3 billion.
An influx of cell phones as retailers stocked up ahead of the key holiday shopping season and of foreign cars helped lift imports nearly 4% to $231.3 billion.
