Books and Printed Matter Imports
How much books and printed matter the United States imported each month, against the same month a year earlier. The most recent month on file is $562.5M.
44 months on file
General imports are everything that arrived; imports for consumption are what entered the economy rather than a bonded warehouse. The two diverge when goods are stockpiled ahead of a tariff.
| Month | Imported | For consumption | Year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $562.5M | $562.8M | $345.6M | +62.7% |
| 2026-06 | $562.6M | $562.6M | $373.7M | +50.6% |
| 2026-05 | $546.6M | $547M | $394M | +38.7% |
| 2026-08 | $552.9M | $553.3M | $424.3M | +30.3% |
| 2024-07 | $543.3M | $542.9M | $417.3M | +30.2% |
| 2025-06 | $373.7M | $374.7M | $496.6M | -24.8% |
| 2026-03 | $482.7M | $483.4M | $394.6M | +22.3% |
| 2024-06 | $496.6M | $495.6M | $413.1M | +20.2% |
| 2024-02 | $392.3M | $392.3M | $336.7M | +16.5% |
| 2026-07 | $541.6M | $540.8M | $465.7M | +16.3% |
| 2026-02 | $417.8M | $418.4M | $362.2M | +15.4% |
| 2025-07 | $465.7M | $466.5M | $543.3M | -14.3% |
| 2025-04 | $345.6M | $345.3M | $403.2M | -14.3% |
| 2024-12 | $406.3M | $406M | $363.9M | +11.6% |
| 2024-09 | $485.7M | $484.9M | $435.3M | +11.6% |
| 2025-05 | $394M | $394.1M | $437.7M | -10.0% |
| 2025-08 | $424.3M | $424.9M | $467.4M | -9.2% |
| 2024-11 | $428.9M | $429M | $395.2M | +8.5% |
| 2025-03 | $394.6M | $393.1M | $364.7M | +8.2% |
| 2025-11 | $394.6M | $395M | $428.9M | -8.0% |
| 2025-02 | $362.2M | $362M | $392.3M | -7.7% |
| 2025-09 | $458.9M | $459.8M | $485.7M | -5.5% |
| 2024-04 | $403.2M | $403M | $382.3M | +5.5% |
| 2024-03 | $364.7M | $364.5M | $348.8M | +4.6% |
| 2024-05 | $437.7M | $437.7M | $421.8M | +3.8% |
| 2024-10 | $454M | $453.4M | $439.8M | +3.2% |
| 2024-01 | $404.9M | $404.8M | $395.6M | +2.4% |
| 2024-08 | $467.4M | $466.7M | $457.7M | +2.1% |
| 2025-01 | $398.2M | $398.3M | $404.9M | -1.6% |
| 2026-01 | $404.7M | $405.3M | $398.2M | +1.6% |
| 2025-12 | $404.4M | $405.8M | $406.3M | -0.5% |
| 2025-10 | $455.8M | $457M | $454M | +0.4% |
| 2023-12 | $363.9M | $363.8M | — | — |
| 2023-11 | $395.2M | $394.7M | — | — |
| 2023-10 | $439.8M | $440.1M | — | — |
| 2023-09 | $435.3M | $435.2M | — | — |
| 2023-08 | $457.7M | $457.3M | — | — |
| 2023-07 | $417.3M | $417.2M | — | — |
| 2023-06 | $413.1M | $412.6M | — | — |
| 2023-05 | $421.8M | $422.9M | — | — |
| 2023-04 | $382.3M | $382.1M | — | — |
| 2023-03 | $348.8M | $348.7M | — | — |
| 2023-02 | $336.7M | $336.8M | — | — |
| 2023-01 | $395.6M | $395.7M | — | — |
Where it comes from (2026-04)
The ten largest suppliers that month. Share is of everything the United States bought in this chapter.
Where it arrives (2026-04)
The ten busiest customs districts for this chapter. A district covers the airports and road crossings around it, not only the harbour.
| Source | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $94M | 16.7% |
| Jfk International Airport, NY | $76M | 13.5% |
| Newark, NJ | $62M | 11.0% |
| Long Beach, CA | $33.9M | 6.0% |
| Laredo, TX | $32.1M | 5.7% |
| Houston, TX | $30.4M | 5.4% |
| Baltimore, MD | $14.8M | 2.6% |
| Chicago, IL | $13.1M | 2.3% |
| Savannah, GA | $12.4M | 2.2% |
| Detroit, MI | $12M | 2.1% |
Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, Harmonised System chapter 49. This is a national total and not company-level — Census aggregates before publishing, so no individual importer appears here.