The bar chart below shows US seafood imports between 2002 and 2022 and the forecast for 2032. The pie chart shows the geographical structure of these imports in 2022. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The graphs provide data on the volume of

seafood

imports

in the United States from 2002 to 2022,

along with

a prediction for 2032, and illustrate the distribution of

seafood

imports

among countries in 2022.

Overall

, the US

seafood

import market grew substantially in the past two decades, with the majority of the

imports

sourced from several faraway nations. In the future,

however

, import levels are forecast to shrink. Between the years 2002 and 2022,

seafood

imports

in the United States tripled from about 6 billion dollars at the beginning of the period to over 20 billion dollars in 2022. Despite the past growth, it forecasts a decline in

seafood

imports

by approximately 2 billion dollars in 2032 compared to the 2022 levels. With regards to the geographical split of

imports

in 2022, China, Thailand and Canada were the dominant countries controlling two-thirds of the market. Specifically, China had the largest share of

seafood

imports

to the United States (28%), followed by Thailand (23%) and Canada (16%).

In contrast

, other countries -

such

as Indonesia, Vietnam, and Ecuador - each made up less than 10% of the

seafood

imports

.