Lebanon Information

Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria.

Trade in Goods with Lebanon

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars, and not seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified.

Trade in Goods with all Arab Countries by year

Year	Export	Import	Trade Balance
2000	354.7	76.8	277.9
2001	418.2	89.6	328.6
2002	317.6	61.8	255.8
2003	314.1	92.3	221.8
2004	464.0	74.5	389.5
2005	465.7	86.4	379.3
2006	930.7	89.1	841.6
2007	825.9	104.0	721.9
2008	1,463.8	99.1	1,364.7
2009	1,325.6	71.6	1,254.0
Totals	6,880.3	845.2	6,035.1

* Data collected from: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washington, D.C. 20233.