The largest export for the U.S. last year was aircraft. At one-third greater exports than the #2 item aircraft exports lead by a wide margin. The top market for these aircraft, again by a fair amount, is China. The second largest export was gasoline. Although it has dropped in recent years due to falling oil prices, it remains in the #2 spot. Finally, in the third spot with a value of around $4 billion in exports is motor vehicles. For both gasoline and motor vehicles the majority of the exports to go Mexico and Canada, with a significant number of motor vehicles also going to China.
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