| December 2011 |
Total Exports To Argentina
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil, not crude | $1,738,511,656 |
2 | Computers | $366,259,743 |
3 | Low value shipments | $276,494,572 |
4 | Aircraft | $258,427,802 |
5 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $254,198,375 |
6 | Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers | $223,946,205 |
7 | Medicine | $215,843,687 |
8 | Computer parts | $204,959,764 |
9 | Polycarboxylic acids and other realted chemicals | $204,941,124 |
10 | Video games, other games | $170,772,944 |
Total Imports From Argentina
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil | $1,072,360,240 |
2 | Wine | $342,783,678 |
3 | Seamless iron tubes and pipes | $323,970,526 |
4 | Fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified | $306,205,581 |
5 | Aluminum, unwrought | $246,003,694 |
6 | Silver, various forms | $139,189,789 |
7 | Honey | $105,939,293 |
8 | Imports of returned exports | $95,385,738 |
9 | Essential oil resins | $77,931,610 |
10 | Tea | $70,012,358 |
| December 2011 |
Top Argentina Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Houston | $3,113,230,033 |
2 | Miami | $2,911,818,201 |
3 | New York City | $1,499,781,343 |
4 | New Orleans | $1,203,865,898 |
5 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $832,506,973 |
6 | Los Angeles | $555,065,324 |
7 | Charleston | $511,441,926 |
8 | Seattle | $475,778,675 |
9 | Norfolk | $409,841,658 |
10 | Atlanta/Savannah | $391,772,843 |
Top US Trading Partners
| Rank | Country | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | CANADA | $597,274,944,549 |
2 | CHINA | $503,213,619,839 |
3 | MEXICO | $460,649,477,741 |
4 | JAPAN | $194,979,609,039 |
5 | GERMANY | $147,534,677,099 |
6 | UNITED KINGDOM | $107,139,897,120 |
7 | SOUTH KOREA | $100,140,537,899 |
8 | BRAZIL | $74,315,279,527 |
9 | FRANCE | $67,827,737,671 |
10 | TAIWAN | $67,226,178,764 |
Argentina’s trade rose to $14,384,938,228 through December
Argentina’s trade with the United States rose to $14,384,938,228 through the first 12 months of 2011, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 28.28 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Argentina’s exports increased 33.40 percent while imports rose 18.31 percent. The U.S. surplus with Argentina was $5,385,205,876.
Through December, Argentina’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Houston, No. 2 Miami, No. 3 New York City, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Jacksonville/Tampa compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 New York City and No. 5 Jacksonville/Tampa. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 50.45 percent of Argentina’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 17.28 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 Argentina,:
- Trade with No. 1 Houston rose 47.53 percent to $3,113,230,033.
Exports rose 57.11 percent to $2,578,590,518. Imports rose 14.01 percent to $534,639,515. - Trade with No. 2 Miami rose 15.53 percent to $2,911,818,201.
Exports rose 19.23 percent to $2,658,341,833. Imports fell -12.83 percent to $253,476,368. - Trade with No. 3 New York City rose 43.23 percent to $1,499,781,343.
Exports rose 64.33 percent to $974,025,365. Imports rose 15.71 percent to $525,755,978. - Trade with No. 4 New Orleans rose 13.71 percent to $1,203,865,898.
Exports rose 32.18 percent to $839,944,955. Imports fell -14.02 percent to $363,920,943. - Trade with No. 5 Jacksonville/tampa rose 30.16 percent to $832,506,973.
Exports rose 29.94 percent to $658,598,651. Imports rose 30.96 percent to $173,908,322.
Through December, 20 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Argentina while 23 had deficits. That compares with 20 surpluses and 24 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Miami at $2,404,865,465, the largest deficit was with Seattle at $-451,742,419.
Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world increased to $3,687,481,148,857, up 15.61 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 6.37 percent to $203,048,192,676; imports rose 9.24 percent to $294,837,399,059. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are Canada, China, Mexico, Japan and Germany. The overall trade deficit was $-726,376,899,731, up compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $-634,587,693,348.
The top five U.S. exports to Argentina by value through December were oil, not crude; computers; low value shipments; aircraft; and landline, cellular phone equipment, respectively. They accounted for 29.28 percent of total exports to Argentina.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Argentina -- oil; wine; seamless iron tubes and pipes; fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified; and aluminum, unwrought -- accounted for 50.92 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Argentina:
- Oil, not crude rose 160.44 percent compared to last year to $1,738,511,656.
- Computers rose 4.89 percent compared to last year to $366,259,743.
- Low value shipments rose 24.40 percent compared to last year to $276,494,572.
- Aircraft rose 18.30 percent compared to last year to $258,427,802.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment fell -0.95 percent compared to last year to $254,198,375.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Argentina
- Oil rose 26.76 percent compared to last year to $1,072,360,240.
- Wine rose 26.45 percent compared to last year to $342,783,678.
- Seamless iron tubes and pipes rose 53.25 percent compared to last year to $323,970,526.
- Fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified rose 158.34 percent compared to last year to $306,205,581.
- Aluminum, unwrought fell -14.67 percent compared to last year to $246,003,694.
In the latest annual figures available, Argentina recorded $11,213,285,645 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Miami, Houston, New Orleans, New York City and Jacksonville/Tampa. Total U.S. exports to Argentina were $7,409,926,227 and imports from Argentina were $3,803,359,418. The U.S. surplus with Argentina was $3,606,566,809.