Some misc data on that: "America is still the world's largest importer of crude oil. From January to October, the country imported 2.7 billion barrels of oil w

Some misc data on that: "America is still the world's largest importer of crude oil. From January to October, the country imported 2.7 billion barrels of oil worth roughly $280 billion." "Fuel exports, worth an estimated $88 billion in 2011 ..." http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2011-12-31/united-states-export/52298812/1 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2011-1... From what I could find, we export around $30x billion worth of plastic per year, and import around $12 to $15 billion worth of plastics.