International trade

The United States is a significant nation when it comes to international trade. For decades, it has led the world in imports while simultaneously remaining as one of the top three exporters of the world.

The U.S. is a member of several international trade organizations. The purpose of joining these organizations is to come to agreement with other nations on trade issues.

Since it is the world's leading importer, there are many U.S. dollars in circulation worldwide. The stable U.S. economy and fairly sound monetary policy has led to faith in the U.S. dollar as one of the world's most stable currency.

In order to fund the national debt , the United States relies on selling U.S. treasury bonds to people both inside and outside the country, and in recent times the latter have become increasingly important. Much of the money generated from the treasury bonds came from U.S. dollars which were used to purchase imports in the United States.