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Optical and Medical Instruments Imports
How much optical and medical instruments the United States imported each month, against the same month a year earlier. The most recent month on file is $10.8B.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12 | $10.8B | $10.7B | $9.7B | +11.2% |
| 2025-03 | $11.3B | $11.3B | $10.2B | +10.2% |
| 2024-02 | $9.5B | $9.5B | $8.7B | +9.7% |
| 2024-07 | $10.6B | $10.6B | $9.7B | +9.2% |
| 2026-01 | $8.9B | $8.9B | $9.8B | -8.8% |
| 2024-04 | $10.1B | $10B | $9.3B | +8.7% |
| 2026-08 | $10.5B | $10.5B | $9.7B | +8.3% |
| 2025-11 | $9.4B | $9.4B | $10.2B | -8.1% |
| 2024-09 | $10.5B | $10.5B | $9.8B | +7.5% |
| 2025-06 | $10.7B | $10.7B | $10B | +7.0% |
| 2025-07 | $11.3B | $11.2B | $10.6B | +6.3% |
| 2026-02 | $9.4B | $9.3B | $10B | -6.3% |
| 2025-01 | $9.8B | $9.8B | $9.3B | +5.4% |
| 2024-10 | $10.9B | $10.9B | $10.3B | +5.3% |
| 2025-04 | $10.6B | $10.6B | $10.1B | +5.2% |
| 2026-05 | $10B | $9.9B | $10.5B | -5.2% |
| 2024-01 | $9.3B | $9.3B | $8.9B | +5.1% |
| 2025-10 | $10.3B | $10.3B | $10.9B | -5.1% |
| 2026-07 | $10.7B | $10.6B | $11.3B | -5.0% |
| 2025-02 | $10B | $10B | $9.5B | +4.9% |
| 2025-08 | $9.7B | $9.7B | $10.2B | -4.7% |
| 2025-09 | $10B | $9.9B | $10.5B | -4.7% |
| 2025-12 | $10.3B | $10.2B | $10.8B | -4.7% |
| 2026-03 | $10.8B | $10.7B | $11.3B | -4.4% |
| 2024-08 | $10.2B | $10.2B | $9.8B | +4.3% |
| 2026-04 | $10.2B | $10.1B | $10.6B | -4.2% |
| 2024-05 | $10.3B | $10.3B | $10B | +3.3% |
| 2024-11 | $10.2B | $10.2B | $10B | +2.5% |
| 2025-05 | $10.5B | $10.5B | $10.3B | +1.9% |
| 2026-06 | $10.9B | $10.8B | $10.7B | +1.4% |
| 2024-06 | $10B | $10B | $9.9B | +0.8% |
| 2024-03 | $10.2B | $10.2B | $10.3B | -0.6% |
| 2023-12 | $9.7B | $9.7B | — | — |
| 2023-11 | $10B | $10B | — | — |
| 2023-10 | $10.3B | $10.3B | — | — |
| 2023-09 | $9.8B | $9.7B | — | — |
| 2023-08 | $9.8B | $9.8B | — | — |
| 2023-07 | $9.7B | $9.7B | — | — |
| 2023-06 | $9.9B | $9.9B | — | — |
| 2023-05 | $10B | $10B | — | — |
| 2023-04 | $9.3B | $9.3B | — | — |
| 2023-03 | $10.3B | $10.3B | — | — |
| 2023-02 | $8.7B | $8.7B | — | — |
| 2023-01 | $8.9B | $8.8B | — | — |
Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, Harmonised System chapter 90. This is a national total and not company-level — Census aggregates before publishing, so no individual importer appears here.