City Largest import Second-largest import Third-largest import
ChicagoPharmaceuticals ($5,498 million)Electronics ($2,783 million)Coal ($2,018 million)
IllinoisGasoline ($2,490 million)Mixed freight ($471 million)Motorized vehicles ($449 million)
Los AngelesElectronics ($1,467 million)Motorized vehicles ($1,013 million)Machinery ($708 million)
KentuckyCoal ($744 million)Motorized vehicles ($559 million)Base metals ($484 million)
CincinattiMeat/seafood ($406 million)Base metals ($395 million)Misc. mfg. prods. ($331 million)
ColumbusMotorized vehicles ($843 million)Pharmaceuticals ($832 million)Mixed freight ($368 million)
New YorkPharmaceuticals ($500 million)Plastics/rubber ($238 million)Chemical prods. ($165 million)
DetroitMotorized vehicles ($1,055 million)Pharmaceuticals ($805 million)Machinery ($527 million)