| December 2011 |
Total Exports To Armenia
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $21,973,614 |
2 | Motor vehicles for transporting goods | $15,709,243 |
3 | Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen | $10,010,366 |
4 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $7,439,037 |
5 | Diamonds, not mounted | $4,954,293 |
6 | Self-propelled heavy construction machinery | $4,434,877 |
7 | Computers | $3,232,226 |
8 | Polymers of vinyl chloride | $2,523,066 |
9 | Aluminum waste and scrap | $2,348,221 |
10 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $1,790,810 |
Total Imports From Armenia
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Aluminum foil, less than 0.2 mm thick | $78,246,814 |
2 | Diamonds, not mounted | $3,455,909 |
3 | Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors | $1,379,592 |
4 | Cigars, cigarettes | $1,244,286 |
5 | Jams, jellies | $1,237,558 |
6 | Electric, laser or other light or photon beam inst | $1,006,312 |
7 | Misc. fermented beverages | $571,309 |
8 | Jewelry, parts | $508,066 |
9 | Misc. vegetables, not frozen | $486,376 |
10 | Cheese and curd | $401,210 |
| December 2011 |
Top Armenia Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta/Savannah | $76,496,560 |
2 | New York City | $34,804,526 |
3 | Houston | $27,760,736 |
4 | Los Angeles | $17,219,763 |
5 | Chicago | $8,889,380 |
6 | Wilmington | $3,448,268 |
7 | Norfolk | $3,183,743 |
8 | Miami | $2,553,578 |
9 | New Orleans | $2,269,177 |
10 | Baltimore | $1,747,275 |
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 |
Armenia’s trade rose to $186,957,452 through December
Armenia’s trade with the United States rose to $186,957,452 through the first 12 months of 2011, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -1.01 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Armenia’s exports decreased -16.74 percent while imports rose 22.60 percent. The U.S. surplus with Armenia was $1,799,460.
Through December, Armenia’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 2 New York City, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Los Angeles and No. 5 Chicago compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 2 New York City, No. 3 Los Angeles, No. 4 Baltimore and No. 5 Norfolk/Mobile/Charleston. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 13.19 percent of Armenia’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 14.35 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 Armenia,:
- Trade with No. 1 Atlanta/savannah rose 21.86 percent to $76,496,560.
Exports rose 80.50 percent to $8,452,599. Imports rose 17.13 percent to $68,043,961. - Trade with No. 2 New York City rose 11.77 percent to $34,804,526.
Exports rose 0.12 percent to $27,678,534. Imports rose 104.03 percent to $7,125,992. - Trade with No. 3 Houston rose 162.11 percent to $27,760,736.
Exports rose 162.91 percent to $27,742,929. Imports fell -54.01 percent to $17,807. - Trade with No. 4 Los Angeles fell -27.00 percent to $17,219,763.
Exports fell -43.85 percent to $10,793,289. Imports rose 47.13 percent to $6,426,474. - Trade with No. 5 Chicago rose 43.64 percent to $8,889,380.
Exports rose 431.48 percent to $403,348. Imports rose 38.83 percent to $8,486,032.
Through December, 23 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Armenia while 10 had deficits. That compares with 25 surpluses and 4 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Houston at $27,725,122, the largest deficit was with Atlanta/Savannah at $-59,591,362.
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 Armenia by value through December were exports of charitable items, returned as imports; motor vehicles for transporting goods; poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen; motor vehicles for transporting people; and diamonds, not mounted, respectively. They accounted for 63.67 percent of total exports to Armenia.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Armenia -- aluminum foil, less than 0.2 mm thick; diamonds, not mounted; rum, gin, vodka, other liquors; cigars, cigarettes; and jams, jellies -- accounted for 92.42 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Armenia:
- Exports of charitable items, returned as imports fell -14.42 percent compared to last year to $21,973,614.
- Motor vehicles for transporting goods rose 199.39 percent compared to last year to $15,709,243.
- Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen rose 98.53 percent compared to last year to $10,010,366.
- Motor vehicles for transporting people fell -55.74 percent compared to last year to $7,439,037.
- Diamonds, not mounted rose 1,073.89 percent compared to last year to $4,954,293.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Armenia
- Aluminum foil, less than 0.2 mm thick rose 20.70 percent compared to last year to $78,246,814.
- Diamonds, not mounted rose 900.47 percent compared to last year to $3,455,909.
- Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors rose 31.83 percent compared to last year to $1,379,592.
- Cigars, cigarettes rose 63.35 percent compared to last year to $1,244,286.
- Jams, jellies rose 3.60 percent compared to last year to $1,237,558.
In the latest annual figures available, Armenia recorded $188,869,987 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Atlanta/Savannah, New York City, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Norfolk/Mobile/Charleston. Total U.S. exports to Armenia were $113,357,107 and imports from Armenia were $75,512,880. The U.S. surplus with Armenia was $37,844,227.