| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Aruba
Total Exports To Aruba: $163,678,642| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil, not crude | $68,437,632 |
| 2 | Low value shipments | $9,559,744 |
| 3 | Jewelry, parts | $7,119,932 |
| 4 | Natural or cultured pearls; precious, semiprecious | $5,112,912 |
| 5 | Prepared foods, beverages | $2,824,022 |
| 6 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $2,563,330 |
| 7 | Perfumes | $2,514,684 |
| 8 | Medicine | $2,491,749 |
| 9 | Diamonds, not mounted | $2,281,740 |
| 10 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $2,126,724 |
Total Imports From Aruba
Total Imports From Aruba: $21,467,351| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imports of returned exports | $10,963,199 |
| 2 | Oil, not crude | $7,844,224 |
| 3 | Scrap of precious metal | $1,452,652 |
| 4 | Anti-knock additives | $744,492 |
| 5 | Misc. chemical reaction initiators, accelerators | $172,549 |
| 6 | Preparatons for use on hair | $67,696 |
| 7 | Plastic waste, scrap | $38,366 |
| 8 | Paintings, drawings and other artwork | $31,820 |
| 9 | Salvage | $25,413 |
| 10 | Original engravings, prints, lithographs | $21,750 |
| March 2013 |
Top Aruba Trading Partners
Total Aruba trade: $185,145,993| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Arthur, Texas | $61,966,782 |
| 2 | Miami | $53,015,152 |
| 3 | New York City | $17,018,020 |
| 4 | Houston | $12,118,550 |
| 5 | Low Value Shipments | $9,585,157 |
| 6 | Los Angeles | $8,197,698 |
| 7 | New Orleans | $7,884,581 |
| 8 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $5,011,289 |
| 9 | San Juan | $4,871,682 |
| 10 | Cleveland | $2,071,293 |
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 |
Aruba’s trade rose to $185,145,993 through March
Aruba’s trade with the United States rose to $185,145,993 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -77.29 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Aruba’s exports increased 8.14 percent while imports dropped -96.77 percent. The U.S. deficit with Aruba was $0.
Through March, Aruba’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Port Arthur, Texas, No. 2 Miami, No. 3 New York City, No. 4 Houston and No. 5 Low Value Shipments compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Los Angeles. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 20.46 percent of Aruba’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 430.49 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 Aruba,:
- Trade with No. 1 Port Arthur, Texas rose to $61,966,782.
Exports rose to $61,966,782. Imports rose to $0. - Trade with No. 2 Miami fell -64.80 percent to $53,015,152.
Exports rose 0.08 percent to $51,263,203. Imports fell -98.24 percent to $1,751,949. - Trade with No. 3 New York City fell -92.58 percent to $17,018,020.
Exports fell -10.57 percent to $12,180,378. Imports fell -97.76 percent to $4,837,642. - Trade with No. 4 Houston fell -94.60 percent to $12,118,550.
Exports fell -86.05 percent to $7,419,750. Imports fell -97.25 percent to $4,698,800. - Trade with No. 5 Low Value Shipments rose 11.37 percent to $9,585,157.
Exports rose 12.28 percent to $9,559,744. Imports fell -72.61 percent to $25,413.
Through March, 26 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Aruba while 1 had deficits. That compares with 19 surpluses and 8 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Port Arthur, Texas at $61,966,782, the largest deficit was with Los Angeles at $-7,490,750.
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 Aruba by value through March were oil, not crude; low value shipments; jewelry, parts; natural or cultured pearls; precious, semiprecious; and prepared foods, beverages, respectively. They accounted for 56.85 percent of total exports to Aruba.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Aruba -- imports of returned exports; oil, not crude; scrap of precious metal; anti-knock additives; and misc. chemical reaction initiators, accelerators -- accounted for 98.65 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Aruba:
- Oil, not crude rose 61.88 percent compared to last year to $68,437,632.
- Low value shipments rose 12.28 percent compared to last year to $9,559,744.
- Jewelry, parts rose 21.57 percent compared to last year to $7,119,932.
- Natural or cultured pearls; precious, semiprecious fell -26.81 percent compared to last year to $5,112,912.
- Prepared foods, beverages rose 10.61 percent compared to last year to $2,824,022.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Aruba
- 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, Aruba recorded $815,376,551 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Houston, Miami, New York City, Los Angeles and New Orleans. Total U.S. exports to Aruba were $716,582,280 and imports from Aruba were $826,772,869. The U.S. deficit with Aruba was $-110,190,589.