Description of the United States
From 1791 to 1852
| Year | Imports in dollars | Exports | Excess of Imports | Excess of Exports | Total Receipts Customs, Lands &c | Tonnage | National Debt |
| 1791 | $52.000.000 | $19.012.041 | $32.987.959 | ----------------- | $4.399.473 | 502.146 | $75.463.476 |
| 1792 | 31.500.000 | 20.753.098 | 10.746.902 | ----------------- | 3.652.014 | 594.437 | 77.227.924 |
| 1793 | 31.100.000 | 25.109.572 | 4.990.428 | ----------------- | 4.593.012 | 491.780 | 80.352.634 |
| 1794 | 34.600.000 | 33.023.283 | 1.573.767 | ----------------- | 5.075.155 | 628.817 | 78.421.405 |
| 1795 | 69.756.268 | 47.989.472 | 21.766.796 | ----------------- | 5.926.216 | 747.964 | 80.747.587 |
| 1796 | 81.436.164 | 67.064.097 | 14.372.067 | ----------------- | 7.048.114 | 831.900 | 83.742.172 |
| 1797 | 75.379.406 | 56.850.206 | 18.529.200 | ----------------- | 8.208.682 | 876.913 | 32.064.479 |
| 1798 | 68.551.700 | 61.527.097 | 7.024.602 | ----------------- | 7.762.383 | 898.328 | 79.228.526 |
| 1799 | 79.068.148 | 78.665.522 | 402.626 | ----------------- | 7.389.585 | 946.408 | 78.408.670 |
| 1800 | 91.252.768 | 70.971.780 | 280.988 | ----------------- | 10.624.997 | 972.492 | 82.976.294 |
| 1801 | 111.363.511 | 94.15.225 | 17.247.586 | ----------------- | 12.500.882 | 1.033.219 | 82.038.051 |
| 1802 | 76.333.333 | 72.483.160 | 3.850.173 | ----------------- | 13.455.328 | 892.101 | 80.712.632 |
| 1803 | 64.666.666 | 55.800.033 | 8.866.633 | ----------------- | 10.932.153 | 949.147 | 77.054.686 |
| 1804 | 85.000.000 | 77.699.074 | 7.300.926 | ----------------- | 11.687.281 | 1.042.404 | 86.427.121 |
| 1805 | 120.000.000 | 95.566.021 | 24.433.979 | ----------------- | 13.520.312 | 1.140.369 | 82.312.150 |
| 1806 | 129.000.000 | 101.536.963 | 27.463.037 | ----------------- | 15.508.809 | 1.208.735 | 75.723.271 |
| 1807 | 138.000.000 | 108.343.150 | 29.656.850 | ----------------- | 16.359.469 | 1.268.048 | 69.218.399 |
| 1808 | 56.990.000 | 22.460.960 | 34.559.040 | ----------------- | 17.038.859 | 1.242.595 | 65.196.318 |
| 1809 | 59.400.000 | 52.203.231 | 7.196.769 | ----------------- | 7.7490835 | 1.350.281 | 57.023.192 |
| 1810 | 85.400.000 | 66.757.974 | 18.642.026 | ----------------- | 9.299.737 | 1.424.788 | 53.173.217 |
| 1811 | 53.400.000 | 61.316.831 | ----------------- | 7.916.831 | 14.363.423 | 1.282.502 | 48.005.588 |
| 1812 | 77.030.000 | 38.527.236 | 38.502.764 | ----------------- | 9.674.968 | 1.269.907 | 45.209.738 |
| 1813 | 22.005.000 | 27.855.997 | ----------------- | 5.859.997 | 14.068.839 | 1.666.428 | 55.962.828 |
| 1814 | 12.965.000 | 6.927.441 | 6.037.553 | ----------------- | 11.017.225 | 1.159.209 | 81.487.840 |
| 1815 | 113.041.274 | 52.557.753 | 60.483.521 | ----------------- | 15.411.634 | 1.368.127 | 99.833.660 |
| 1816 | 147.103.000 | 81.920.452 | 65.182.548 | ----------------- | 47.403.204 | 1.372.218 | 127.491.965 |
| 1817 | 99.250.000 | 87.671.569 | 11.578.431 | ----------------- | 32.786.862 | 1.390.911 | 123.491.965 |
| 1818 | 121.750.000 | 93.281.133 | 24.468.867 | ----------------- | 21.002.563 | 1.225.184 | 103.466.634 |
| 1819 | 87.125.000 | 70.142.521 | 16.982.479 | ----------------- | 23.871.276 | 1.260.751 | 95.522.648 |
| 1820 | 74.450.000 | 69.691.669 | 4.758.331 | ----------------- | 16.779.331 | 1.280.166 | 91.015.566 |
| 1821 | 62.585.724 | 64.974.382 | ----------------- | 2.389.658 | 14.315.790 | 1.298.958 | 89.987.428 |
| 1822 | 82.241.541 | 72.160.281 | 10.081.260 | ----------------- | 19.481.961 | 1.324.699 | 93.546.677 |
| 1823 | 77.579.267 | 74.699.080 | 2.880.237 | ----------------- | 20.049.536 | 1.336.565 | 90.875.877 |
| 1824 | 80.549.007 | 75.986.657 | 4.562.350 | ----------------- | 18.903.609 | 1.389.163 | 90.269.778 |
| 1825 | 96.340.075 | 99.535.388 | ----------------- | 3.195.313 | 21.342.906 | 1.423.112 | 83.788.433 |
| 1826 | 84.974.477 | 77.595.322 | 7.379.155 | ----------------- | 24.763.345 | 1.534.190 | 81.054.000 |
| 1827 | 79.484.068 | 82.324.827 | ----------------- | 2.840.759 | 21.230.641 | 1.620.608 | 73.987.357 |
| 1828 | 88.509.824 | 72.264.686 | 16.245.138 | ----------------- | 24.243.504 | 1.741.392 | 67.475.044 |
| 1829 | 74.492.227 | 72.358.671 | 2.133.856 | ----------------- | 24.224.979 | 1.260.978 | 58.421.414 |
| 1830 | 70.876.920 | 73.849.508 | ----------------- | 2.972.588 | 24.280.888 | 1.191.776 | 48.565.406 |
| 1831 | 103.191.124 | 81.310.583 | 21.880.541 | ----------------- | 27.452.697 | 1.267.846 | 39.123.192 |
| 1832 | 101.029.266 | 87.176.943 | 3.852.323 | ----------------- | 31.107.040 | 1.439.450 | 24.322.235 |
| 1833 | 107.181.311 | 90.140.433 | 18.040.878 | ----------------- | 33.003.344 | 1.601.150 | 7.001.699 |
| 1834 | 126.521.332 | 104.336.972 | 22.184.360 | ----------------- | 21.076.774 | 1.758.907 | 4.760.082 |
| 1835 | 149.895.742 | 121.693.577 | 28.202.165 | ----------------- | 34.163.635 | 1.824.940 | 37.733 |
| 1836 | 189.980.217 | 128.663.040 | 61.316.995 | ----------------- | 48.288.219 | 1.892.192 | 37.513 |
| 1837 | 1440.989.217 | 117.419.376 | 23.469.841 | ----------------- | 18.032.846 | 1.896.685 | 1.878.224 |
| 1838 | 113.717.404 | 108.486.616 | 5.220.788 | ----------------- | 19.372.984 | 1.995.639 | 4.857.660 |
| 1839 | 162.092.132 | 121.028.416 | 41.063.716 | ----------------- | 30.399.043 | 2.096.478 | 11.983.738 |
| 1840 | 107.141.519 | 132.085.946 | ----------------- | 24.944.427 | 16.993.858 | 2.180.764 | 5.125.078 |
| 1841 | 127.946.477 | 121.851.803 | 6.094.674 | ----------------- | 15.957.512 | 2.130.744 | 6.737.398 |
| 1842 | 100.162.087 | 104.691.534 | ----------------- | 4.529.447 | 19.643.967 | 2.092.390 | 15.028.486 |
| 1843+ | *64.763.799 | *84.346.480 | ----------------- | 19.582.681 | #8.065.326 | 2.158.602 | 26.898.953 |
| 1844+ | 108.435.035 | 111.200.046 | ----------------- | 2.715.001 | 28.504.519 | 2.280.095 | 26.143.996 |
| 1845+ | 117.254.564 | 114.646.606 | ----------------- | 2.607.958 | 29.769.134 | 2.417.002 | 16.801.647 |
| 1846+ | 121.691.797 | 113.488.516 | 8.203.281 | ----------------- | 29.499.247 | 2.562.085 | 24.256.495 |
| 1847+ | 146.545.638 | 158.648.622 | ----------------- | 12.102.984 | 26.346.790 | 2.839.046 | 45.659.659 |
| 1848+ | 154.998.928 | 154.082.131 | 966.797 | ----------------- | 35.436.750 | 3.154.042 | 65.804.450 |
| 1849+ | 147.857.439 | 145.755.820 | 2.101.619 | ----------------- | 31.074.347 | 3.334.015 | 64.704.693 |
| 1850+ | 178.138.318 | 151.898.720 | 26.239.598 | ----------------- | 43.375.798 | 3.535.454 | 64.228.238 |
| 1851+ | 216.224.932 | 218.388.011 | ----------------- | 2.163.079 | 52.312.979 | 3.772.489 | 62.560.395 |
| 1852+ | 212.613.282 | 209.644.625 | 2.971.557 | ----------------- | 49.728.387 | 4.138.441 | 65.131.632 |
+ year ending June 30, * for nine months, # for six months