| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Bahrain
Total Exports To Bahrain: $274,314,567| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $72,562,889 |
| 2 | Low value shipments | $48,485,844 |
| 3 | Parts for heavy machinery | $9,648,997 |
| 4 | Aircraft engines, parts | $9,210,567 |
| 5 | Pumps for dispensing liquids | $8,074,535 |
| 6 | Petroleum products | $7,222,500 |
| 7 | Aircraft | $6,202,480 |
| 8 | Misc. engines and motors, parts | $5,876,549 |
| 9 | Polymers of vinyl chloride | $5,289,507 |
| 10 | Miscellaneous machinery | $4,178,337 |
Total Imports From Bahrain
Total Imports From Bahrain: $156,944,388| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women's or girls' suits, not knit | $26,371,576 |
| 2 | Aluminum, unwrought | $21,477,315 |
| 3 | Nitrogenous fertilizers | $18,916,913 |
| 4 | Oil, not crude | $17,082,632 |
| 5 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strip more than 0.2mm thi | $16,462,291 |
| 6 | Linens for bed, bath and kitchen | $12,194,449 |
| 7 | Imports of returned exports | $11,404,223 |
| 8 | Acyclic alcohols | $6,608,964 |
| 9 | Aluminum Wire 7605 | $6,369,203 |
| 10 | Men's or boys' suits, not knit | $5,384,172 |
| March 2013 |
Top Bahrain Trading Partners
Total Bahrain trade: $431,258,955| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | $69,339,870 |
| 2 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $49,515,695 |
| 3 | Low Value Shipments | $48,613,648 |
| 4 | New York City | $45,050,641 |
| 5 | New Orleans | $41,436,144 |
| 6 | Baltimore | $37,765,546 |
| 7 | Cleveland | $26,522,155 |
| 8 | Atlanta/Savannah | $25,569,515 |
| 9 | Charleston | $25,031,394 |
| 10 | Los Angeles | $15,096,065 |
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 |
Bahrain’s trade rose to $431,258,955 through March
Bahrain’s trade with the United States rose to $431,258,955 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -13.79 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Bahrain’s exports decreased -10.51 percent while imports dropped -18.97 percent. The U.S. deficit with Bahrain was $0.
Through March, Bahrain’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Houston, No. 2 Jacksonville/Tampa, No. 3 Low Value Shipments, No. 4 New York City and No. 5 New Orleans compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Houston, No. 2 New York City, No. 3 Low Value Shipments, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Jacksonville/Tampa. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 69.82 percent of Bahrain’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 96.98 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 Bahrain,:
- Trade with No. 1 Houston fell -28.05 percent to $69,339,870.
Exports fell -8.48 percent to $35,003,689. Imports fell -40.92 percent to $34,336,181. - Trade with No. 2 Jacksonville/tampa rose 26.76 percent to $49,515,695.
Exports rose 54.56 percent to $49,134,294. Imports fell -94.75 percent to $381,401. - Trade with No. 3 Low Value Shipments fell -16.28 percent to $48,613,648.
Exports fell -16.25 percent to $48,485,844. Imports fell -27.34 percent to $127,804. - Trade with No. 4 New York City fell -33.96 percent to $45,050,641.
Exports fell -50.31 percent to $24,042,783. Imports rose 5.93 percent to $21,007,858. - Trade with No. 5 New Orleans fell -5.20 percent to $41,436,144.
Exports rose 116.92 percent to $16,966,638. Imports fell -31.82 percent to $24,469,506.
Through March, 23 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Bahrain while 6 had deficits. That compares with 21 surpluses and 9 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Jacksonville/Tampa at $48,752,893, the largest deficit was with Charleston at $-19,500,130.
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 Bahrain by value through March were motor vehicles for transporting people; low value shipments; parts for heavy machinery; aircraft engines, parts; and pumps for dispensing liquids, respectively. They accounted for 53.95 percent of total exports to Bahrain.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Bahrain -- women's or girls' suits, not knit; aluminum, unwrought; nitrogenous fertilizers; oil, not crude; and aluminum plates, sheets, strip more than 0.2mm thi -- accounted for 63.91 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Bahrain:
- Motor vehicles for transporting people rose 25.74 percent compared to last year to $72,562,889.
- Low value shipments fell -16.25 percent compared to last year to $48,485,844.
- Parts for heavy machinery rose 0.07 percent compared to last year to $9,648,997.
- Aircraft engines, parts fell -64.31 percent compared to last year to $9,210,567.
- Pumps for dispensing liquids rose 209.24 percent compared to last year to $8,074,535.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Bahrain
- 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, Bahrain recorded $500,234,446 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Houston, New York City, Low Value Shipments, New Orleans and Baltimore. Total U.S. exports to Bahrain were $1,209,260,469 and imports from Bahrain were $701,016,392. The U.S. surplus with Bahrain was $508,244,077.