File:US Trade Balance 1960 2009.svg

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English: United States Balance of Trade, 1960–2009. Data Source: US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.txt
Green dots: Positive trade balance
Red dots: Negative trade balance (i.e., trade deficit)
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This W3C-unspecified plot was created with Matplotlib.
Author Morn the Gorn
Other versions
Same data, but plotted for 1980 to 2009 only
Same source, plotted 1980 to 2010

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Made with Matplotlib:

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pylab import *
rc('xtick.major', pad=8)

#from https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.txt:
d = (3.508,  4.195,  3.370,  4.210,  6.022,  4.664,  2.939,  2.604,  0.250,  0.091,  2.254,  -1.302,  -5.443,  1.900,  -4.293,  12.404,  -6.082,  -27.246,  -29.763,  -24.565,  -19.407,  -16.172,  -24.156,  -57.767,  -109.072,  -121.880,  -138.538,  -151.684,  -114.566,  -93.141,  -80.864,  -31.135,  -39.212,  -70.311,  -98.493,  -96.384,  -104.065,  -108.273,  -166.140,  -264.239,  -378.780,  -364.393,  -420.524,  -494.183,  -609.345,  -714.176,  -759.240,  -702.099,  -698.802,  -374.908)

start, end = 1960, 2009
y = range(start, end+1)

f = figure(figsize=(8.5, 5.5))
ax = f.add_axes((.13, .18, .8, .75))
plot(y, d, 'b-', lw = 1.5)
for a, b in zip(y, d):
	if b > 0:
		plot([a], [b], 'go', ms = 3.5, mec = 'g')
	else:
		plot([a], [b], 'ro', ms = 3.5, mec = 'r')
grid(ls='-', alpha=.4)

xlabel('Year')
ylabel('Billions USD')
title('U.S. Trade Balance')

text(2010, -950, 'Data Source: US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division', va = 'bottom', ha = 'right' , size = 10)

axis((1960, 2010, -800, 100))
savefig("US Trade Balance 1960 2009.svg")

show()

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current07:23, 28 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 07:23, 28 August 2010765 × 495 (58 KB)Morn (talk | contribs)different symbol color for positive/negative
00:25, 28 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 00:25, 28 August 2010765 × 495 (54 KB)Morn (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=United States Balance of Trade, 1960–2009. Data Source: US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical/gands.txt}} |Source={{own}} |Author=[[User:Morn the Gorn|Morn th