| December 2011 |
Total Exports To Belarus
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $46,341,763 |
2 | Internal combustion piston engines, including airc | $15,896,113 |
3 | Optical fibers | $9,502,130 |
4 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $8,837,606 |
5 | Electrical boards, panels and switches | $5,844,119 |
6 | Parts for heavy machinery | $5,303,590 |
7 | Polymers of vinyl chloride | $5,150,195 |
8 | Electric motors, generators, not sets | $4,260,303 |
9 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $4,157,041 |
10 | Machine tool parts | $3,238,858 |
Total Imports From Belarus
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil, not crude | $264,258,163 |
2 | Seamless iron tubes and pipes | $22,201,240 |
3 | Acrylonitrile, related compounds | $12,580,804 |
4 | Casein, caseinates, derivatives | $11,347,157 |
5 | Wire of iron, nonalloy steel | $8,673,334 |
6 | Rubber tires | $7,894,031 |
7 | Synthetic staple fibers | $4,081,660 |
8 | Synthetic filament yarn, not for retail | $3,275,657 |
9 | Optical telescopes, astrological instuments, parts | $3,087,239 |
10 | Laser-based medical equipment, parts | $3,085,863 |
| December 2011 |
Top Belarus Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | New York City | $297,133,033 |
2 | Houston | $44,400,603 |
3 | Atlanta/Savannah | $43,516,074 |
4 | Charleston | $25,501,194 |
5 | Chicago | $19,493,049 |
6 | Port Arthur, Texas | $12,580,804 |
7 | New Orleans | $10,300,180 |
8 | Philadelphia | $8,569,783 |
9 | Baltimore | $8,080,173 |
10 | Boston | $7,030,102 |
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 |
Belarus’s trade rose to $518,914,345 through December
Belarus’s trade with the United States rose to $518,914,345 through the first 12 months of 2011, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 68.66 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Belarus’s exports increased 17.26 percent while imports rose 107.93 percent. The U.S. deficit with Belarus was $206,387,135.
Through December, Belarus’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 4 Charleston and No. 5 Chicago compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 Boston and No. 5 Charleston. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 20.67 percent of Belarus’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -28.45 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 Belarus,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City rose 146.65 percent to $297,133,033.
Exports rose 3.16 percent to $71,894,966. Imports rose 343.61 percent to $225,238,067. - Trade with No. 2 Houston rose 21.37 percent to $44,400,603.
Exports rose 68.58 percent to $15,138,962. Imports rose 6.02 percent to $29,261,641. - Trade with No. 3 Atlanta/savannah rose 255.73 percent to $43,516,074.
Exports rose 13.76 percent to $13,263,896. Imports rose 5,174.00 percent to $30,252,178. - Trade with No. 4 Charleston rose 90.99 percent to $25,501,194.
Exports fell -62.54 percent to $2,795,672. Imports rose 285.55 percent to $22,705,522. - Trade with No. 5 Chicago rose 109.89 percent to $19,493,049.
Exports rose 20.13 percent to $8,303,517. Imports rose 371.12 percent to $11,189,532.
Through December, 14 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Belarus while 21 had deficits. That compares with 16 surpluses and 20 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Baltimore at $7,317,235, the largest deficit was with New York City at $-153,343,101.
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 Belarus by value through December were motor vehicles for transporting people; internal combustion piston engines, including airc; optical fibers; exports of charitable items, returned as imports; and electrical boards, panels and switches, respectively. They accounted for 55.31 percent of total exports to Belarus.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Belarus -- oil, not crude; seamless iron tubes and pipes; acrylonitrile, related compounds; casein, caseinates, derivatives; and wire of iron, nonalloy steel -- accounted for 87.98 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Belarus:
- Motor vehicles for transporting people rose 139.29 percent compared to last year to $46,341,763.
- Internal combustion piston engines, including airc fell -49.33 percent compared to last year to $15,896,113.
- Optical fibers rose 83.04 percent compared to last year to $9,502,130.
- Exports of charitable items, returned as imports rose 70.14 percent compared to last year to $8,837,606.
- Electrical boards, panels and switches rose 163.72 percent compared to last year to $5,844,119.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Belarus
- Oil, not crude rose 135.99 percent compared to last year to $264,258,163.
- Seamless iron tubes and pipes fell -1.66 percent compared to last year to $22,201,240.
- Acrylonitrile, related compounds rose compared to last year to $12,580,804.
- Casein, caseinates, derivatives rose 1,208.53 percent compared to last year to $11,347,157.
- Wire of iron, nonalloy steel rose 68.91 percent compared to last year to $8,673,334.
In the latest annual figures available, Belarus recorded $307,675,870 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Houston, New Orleans, Boston and Charleston. Total U.S. exports to Belarus were $133,262,473 and imports from Belarus were $174,413,397. The U.S. deficit with Belarus was $-41,150,924.