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“The following searchable table displays 100 of America’s most in-demand imported goods during 2019. Shown beside each product label is its total import value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2018.” 

Have to admit Item 8 caught my eye.

Search:RANK	US IMPORT PRODUCT	2019 VALUE (US$)	CHANGE
1	Cars	$179,515,290,000	+0.6%
2	Crude oil	$132,370,663,000	-18.7%
3	Phone system devices including smartphones	$101,893,504,000	-8.4%
4	Computers, optical readers	$91,142,326,000	-2.6%
5	Medication mixes in dosage	$78,878,163,000	+10.1%
6	Automobile parts/accessories	$69,634,459,000	-2.5%
7	Processed petroleum oils	$61,938,363,000	+0.7%
8	Blood fractions (including antisera)	$42,897,133,000	+15.8%
9	Integrated circuits/microassemblies	$33,085,046,000	-4.9%
10	Trucks	$33,075,572,000	+14.7%
11	Turbo-jets	$30,752,537,000	+16.9%
12	Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays)	$28,016,899,000	+10.7%
13	Miscellaneous furniture	$25,524,241,000	-7.3%
14	Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs)	$24,755,490,000	-5.5%
15	TV receivers/monitors/projectors	$23,880,012,000	-2.1%
16	Insulated wire/cable	$21,649,452,000	-2.8%
17	Aircraft parts	$20,361,542,000	+5.5%
18	Diamonds (unmounted/unset)	$20,196,920,000	-17.3%
19	Computer parts, accessories	$19,499,377,000	-30.6%
20	Printing machinery	$15,800,960,000	-5.6%
21	Taps, valves, similar appliances	$15,568,569,000	-6.4%
22	Jerseys, pullovers (knit or crochet)	$15,530,369,000	+1.8%
23	Rubber tires (new)	$15,476,108,000	+1.3%
24	Models, puzzles, miscellaneous toys	$15,387,286,000	+4.3%
25	Electrical converters/power units	$15,094,401,000	-1.8%

Blood money becomes an interesting phrase.

"Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of blood during 2019."

1.    Ireland: US$2.6 billion (29.2% of total blood exports)

2.    United States: $1.8 billion (20.1%)

3.    United Kingdom: $801.5 million (9.1%)

4.    Germany: $777.3 million (8.8%)

5.    France: $537.1 million (6.1%)

6.    Denmark: $500.9 million (5.7%)

7.    South Korea: $250.2 million (2.8%)

8.    Italy: $154.6 million (1.7%)

9.    Jordan: $140.1 million (1.6%)

10. Netherlands: $134.9 million (1.5%)

11. Belgium: $129 million (1.5%)

12. China: $87.3 million (1%)

13. Australia: $79.5 million (0.9%)

14. Poland: $77.8 million (0.9%)

15. Switzerland: $73.1 million (0.8%)