| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Belize
Total Exports To Belize: $59,928,678| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low value shipments | $4,938,164 |
| 2 | Containers for transportation | $3,869,500 |
| 3 | Wheat, meslin | $2,796,949 |
| 4 | Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers | $1,732,996 |
| 5 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $1,641,158 |
| 6 | X-ray apparatus | $1,554,730 |
| 7 | Misc. machinery for food and drink, parts | $1,447,563 |
| 8 | Potassic fertilizers | $1,419,000 |
| 9 | Motor vehicle parts | $1,379,387 |
| 10 | Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors | $1,157,652 |
Total Imports From Belize
Total Imports From Belize: $28,276,891| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil | $14,694,673 |
| 2 | Fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified | $5,280,187 |
| 3 | Melons and papayas | $2,702,678 |
| 4 | Mussels, scallops, other mollusks | $1,401,573 |
| 5 | Live crustaceans | $1,059,802 |
| 6 | Animal feed from vegetable material, waste | $857,267 |
| 7 | Essential oil resins | $478,243 |
| 8 | Imports of returned exports | $422,047 |
| 9 | Wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic | $259,252 |
| 10 | $178,592 |
| March 2013 |
Top Belize Trading Partners
Total Belize trade: $88,205,569| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | $46,881,207 |
| 2 | Port Arthur, Texas | $14,694,673 |
| 3 | Low Value Shipments | $4,991,258 |
| 4 | Laredo | $4,628,658 |
| 5 | Houston | $4,398,778 |
| 6 | New Orleans | $3,598,012 |
| 7 | Mobile | $2,703,879 |
| 8 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $1,531,750 |
| 9 | Wilmington | $1,250,345 |
| 10 | San Juan | $904,424 |
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 |
Belize’s trade rose to $88,205,569 through March
Belize’s trade with the United States rose to $88,205,569 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -37.45 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Belize’s exports decreased -31.28 percent while imports dropped -47.45 percent. The U.S. deficit with Belize was $0.
Through March, Belize’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Port Arthur, Texas, No. 3 Low Value Shipments, No. 4 Laredo and No. 5 Houston compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Port Arthur, Texas, No. 4 Low Value Shipments and No. 5 Laredo. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 16.68 percent of Belize’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 86.54 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 Belize,:
- Trade with No. 1 Miami fell -12.62 percent to $46,881,207.
Exports rose 6.49 percent to $35,521,997. Imports fell -44.02 percent to $11,359,210. - Trade with No. 2 Port Arthur, Texas fell -48.33 percent to $14,694,673.
Exports fell to $0. Imports fell -48.33 percent to $14,694,673. - Trade with No. 3 Low Value Shipments fell -31.78 percent to $4,991,258.
Exports fell -32.25 percent to $4,938,164. Imports rose 93.70 percent to $53,094. - Trade with No. 4 Laredo fell -10.53 percent to $4,628,658.
Exports fell -11.49 percent to $4,467,198. Imports rose 27.78 percent to $161,460. - Trade with No. 5 Houston fell -86.96 percent to $4,398,778.
Exports fell -87.36 percent to $4,251,065. Imports rose 46.18 percent to $147,713.
Through March, 16 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Belize while 8 had deficits. That compares with 15 surpluses and 8 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Miami at $24,162,787, the largest deficit was with Port Arthur, Texas at $-14,694,673.
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 Belize by value through March were low value shipments; containers for transportation; wheat, meslin; misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers; and motor vehicles for transporting people, respectively. They accounted for 24.99 percent of total exports to Belize.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Belize -- oil; fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified; melons and papayas; mussels, scallops, other mollusks; and live crustaceans -- accounted for 88.90 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Belize:
- Low value shipments fell -32.25 percent compared to last year to $4,938,164.
- Containers for transportation fell -20.38 percent compared to last year to $3,869,500.
- Wheat, meslin rose 111.33 percent compared to last year to $2,796,949.
- Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers rose 351.53 percent compared to last year to $1,732,996.
- Motor vehicles for transporting people fell -4.42 percent compared to last year to $1,641,158.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Belize
- 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, Belize recorded $141,012,119 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Miami, Port Arthur, Texas, Houston, Laredo and Low Value Shipments. Total U.S. exports to Belize were $265,556,365 and imports from Belize were $161,787,097. The U.S. surplus with Belize was $103,769,268.