| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Albania
Total Exports To Albania: $15,719,671| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen | $3,748,102 |
| 2 | Pork meat, fresh, frozen or chilled | $2,725,899 |
| 3 | Petroleum products | $1,398,000 |
| 4 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $1,193,464 |
| 5 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $1,001,801 |
| 6 | Jewelry, parts | $815,200 |
| 7 | Centrifuges, filters, machines and parts | $736,116 |
| 8 | Parts for heavy machinery | $510,421 |
| 9 | Miscellaneous machines, parts | $309,367 |
| 10 | Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. | $243,407 |
Total Imports From Albania
Total Imports From Albania: $4,482,919| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plants for pharmacy, perfume, insecticides | $1,809,936 |
| 2 | Ferroalloys 7202 | $649,004 |
| 3 | Footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe | $389,754 |
| 4 | Ginger, Saffron, Tumeric, Thyme, Bay Leaves E 0910 | $361,618 |
| 5 | Men's or boys' suits, not knit | $196,304 |
| 6 | Women's or girls' suits, not knit | $177,992 |
| 7 | Miscellaneous garments | $163,189 |
| 8 | Dried vegetables | $98,941 |
| 9 | Wooden tableware and kitchenware | $93,567 |
| 10 | Footware, sole and upper rubber or plastic | $71,349 |
| March 2013 |
Top Albania Trading Partners
Total Albania trade: $20,202,590| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | $6,699,476 |
| 2 | Atlanta/Savannah | $3,559,192 |
| 3 | Houston | $3,551,246 |
| 4 | Baltimore | $2,539,801 |
| 5 | Norfolk | $755,435 |
| 6 | Charleston | $376,140 |
| 7 | Cleveland | $374,533 |
| 8 | Miami | $332,105 |
| 9 | Chicago | $315,074 |
| 10 | San Francisco | $303,536 |
Top US Trading Partners
Total U.S. trade for all countries: $919,560,909,009| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANADA | $154,229,781,187 |
| 2 | CHINA | $125,331,233,626 |
| 3 | MEXICO | $120,297,325,224 |
| 4 | JAPAN | $50,070,697,561 |
| 5 | GERMANY | $37,936,556,982 |
| 6 | SOUTH KOREA | $25,435,797,164 |
| 7 | UNITED KINGDOM | $24,776,181,741 |
| 8 | FRANCE | $17,448,501,187 |
| 9 | BRAZIL | $16,436,596,270 |
| 10 | SAUDI ARABIA | $15,342,397,281 |
Albania’s trade rose to $20,202,590 through March
Albania’s trade with the United States rose to $20,202,590 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 51.17 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Albania’s exports increased 75.54 percent while imports rose 1.68 percent. The U.S. deficit with Albania was $0.
Through March, Albania’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Baltimore and No. 5 Norfolk compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 3 Baltimore, No. 4 Houston and No. 5 San Francisco. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 18.11 percent of Albania’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -21.87 percent for the nation’s top five Customs districts during the same time period.Taking a closer look at the leading U.S. gateways for U.S. trade with Albania,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City rose 59.63 percent to $6,699,476.
Exports rose 91.34 percent to $4,635,963. Imports rose 16.32 percent to $2,063,513. - Trade with No. 2 Atlanta/savannah rose 38.42 percent to $3,559,192.
Exports rose 37.54 percent to $3,536,649. Imports rose to $22,543. - Trade with No. 3 Houston rose 142.93 percent to $3,551,246.
Exports rose 337.36 percent to $3,330,822. Imports fell -68.52 percent to $220,424. - Trade with No. 4 Baltimore rose 68.88 percent to $2,539,801.
Exports rose 433.83 percent to $1,379,826. Imports fell -6.86 percent to $1,159,975. - Trade with No. 5 Norfolk rose 48.26 percent to $755,435.
Exports rose 45.21 percent to $736,681. Imports rose 739.11 percent to $18,754.
Through March, 14 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Albania while 9 had deficits. That compares with 18 surpluses and 10 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Atlanta/Savannah at $3,514,106, the largest deficit was with Detroit at $-134,847.
Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world decreased to $919,560,909,009, down -1.59 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 0.19 percent to $1,773,047,307; imports dropped -1.78 percent to $-16,591,316,281. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are Canada, China, Mexico, Japan and Germany. The overall trade deficit climbed $-152,899,878,555, down compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $-171,264,242,143.
The top five U.S. exports to Albania by value through March were poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen; pork meat, fresh, frozen or chilled; petroleum products; exports of charitable items, returned as imports; and motor vehicles for transporting people, respectively. They accounted for 64.04 percent of total exports to Albania.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Albania -- plants for pharmacy, perfume, insecticides; ferroalloys 7202; footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe; ginger, saffron, tumeric, thyme, bay leaves e 0910; and men's or boys' suits, not knit -- accounted for 75.99 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Albania:
- Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen rose 19.85 percent compared to last year to $3,748,102.
- Pork meat, fresh, frozen or chilled rose 630.52 percent compared to last year to $2,725,899.
- Petroleum products rose compared to last year to $1,398,000.
- Exports of charitable items, returned as imports rose 23,769.28 percent compared to last year to $1,193,464.
- Motor vehicles for transporting people fell -16.99 percent compared to last year to $1,001,801.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Albania
- fell compared to last year to $0.
- fell compared to last year to $0.
- fell compared to last year to $0.
- fell compared to last year to $0.
- fell compared to last year to $0.
In the latest annual figures available, Albania recorded $13,363,928 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Atlanta/Savannah, Houston, Baltimore and Norfolk. Total U.S. exports to Albania were $54,247,282 and imports from Albania were $18,857,234. The U.S. surplus with Albania was $35,390,048.