The Atradius Payment Practices Barometer for June 2019 shows that despite solid fundamentals in the US economy, there are increasing risks of a downturn. The survey of companies active in domestic and foreign markets found that the proportion of total B2B sales made on credit in the US has remained relatively stable over the past five years, but the risk of a recession occurring sooner than expected has increased. The top five imports into the US are machinery including computers, mineral fuels including oil, electrical machinery and equipment, aircraft and spacecraft, and vehicles. The top five trading partners of the US are machinery including computers, mineral fuels including oil, electrical machinery and equipment, aircraft and spacecraft, and vehicles.
