| December 2011 |
Total Exports To Belize
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil, not crude | $151,043,173 |
2 | Low value shipments | $30,253,473 |
3 | Miscellaneous machines, parts | $8,341,079 |
4 | Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers | $6,288,126 |
5 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $6,206,022 |
6 | Preparations for animal feeding | $6,175,966 |
7 | Wheat, meslin | $6,169,094 |
8 | Aircraft | $5,123,369 |
9 | Containers for transportation | $4,965,813 |
10 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $4,106,636 |
Total Imports From Belize
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil | $124,543,644 |
2 | Melons and papayas | $11,719,877 |
3 | Fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified | $11,004,731 |
4 | Cane, beet sugar, solid form | $10,632,484 |
5 | Live crustaceans | $9,545,641 |
6 | Imports of returned exports | $7,443,974 |
7 | Mussels, scallops, other mollusks | $3,835,011 |
8 | Essential oil resins | $2,465,864 |
9 | Wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic | $2,068,804 |
10 | Toilet paper, similar household sanitary items | $935,242 |
| December 2011 |
Top Belize Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Miami | $159,178,679 |
2 | Houston | $156,085,931 |
3 | Port Arthur, Texas | $97,811,994 |
4 | Low Value Shipments | $30,395,089 |
5 | New Orleans | $29,511,956 |
6 | Mobile | $18,650,836 |
7 | San Francisco | $18,056,379 |
8 | Laredo | $17,599,646 |
9 | New York City | $14,924,641 |
10 | Baltimore | $11,458,946 |
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 |
Belize’s trade rose to $569,990,977 through December
Belize’s trade with the United States rose to $569,990,977 through the first 12 months of 2011, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 39.08 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Belize’s exports increased 30.99 percent while imports rose 58.58 percent. The U.S. surplus with Belize was $188,913,243.
Through December, Belize’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Port Arthur, Texas, No. 4 Low Value Shipments and No. 5 New Orleans compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 Port Arthur, Texas and No. 5 Low Value Shipments. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 20.51 percent of Belize’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -13.35 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 Belize,:
- Trade with No. 1 Miami rose 11.24 percent to $159,178,679.
Exports rose 7.56 percent to $115,935,465. Imports rose 22.48 percent to $43,243,214. - Trade with No. 2 Houston rose 75.81 percent to $156,085,931.
Exports rose 71.76 percent to $141,162,088. Imports rose 126.24 percent to $14,923,843. - Trade with No. 3 Port Arthur, Texas rose 128.68 percent to $97,811,994.
Exports rose 506.02 percent to $5,725,804. Imports rose 120.15 percent to $92,086,190. - Trade with No. 4 Low Value Shipments rose 25.20 percent to $30,395,089.
Exports rose 25.36 percent to $30,253,473. Imports fell -1.57 percent to $141,616. - Trade with No. 5 New Orleans fell -38.26 percent to $29,511,956.
Exports fell -66.76 percent to $9,241,432. Imports rose 1.37 percent to $20,270,524.
Through December, 18 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Belize while 13 had deficits. That compares with 21 surpluses and 13 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Houston at $126,238,245, the largest deficit was with Port Arthur, Texas at $-86,360,386.
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 Belize by value through December were oil, not crude; low value shipments; miscellaneous machines, parts; misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers; and motor vehicles for transporting people, respectively. They accounted for 53.27 percent of total exports to Belize.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Belize -- oil; melons and papayas; fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified; cane, beet sugar, solid form; and live crustaceans -- accounted for 87.88 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Belize:
- Oil, not crude rose 83.60 percent compared to last year to $151,043,173.
- Low value shipments rose 25.36 percent compared to last year to $30,253,473.
- Miscellaneous machines, parts rose 2,110.31 percent compared to last year to $8,341,079.
- Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers rose 180.48 percent compared to last year to $6,288,126.
- Motor vehicles for transporting people rose 1.11 percent compared to last year to $6,206,022.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Belize
- Oil rose 84.76 percent compared to last year to $124,543,644.
- Melons and papayas fell -2.20 percent compared to last year to $11,719,877.
- Fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified fell -6.29 percent compared to last year to $11,004,731.
- Cane, beet sugar, solid form rose compared to last year to $10,632,484.
- Live crustaceans fell -16.91 percent compared to last year to $9,545,641.
In the latest annual figures available, Belize recorded $409,827,071 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Port Arthur, Texas and Low Value Shipments. Total U.S. exports to Belize were $289,673,369 and imports from Belize were $120,153,702. The U.S. surplus with Belize was $169,519,667.