| March 2013 |
Top Exports To British Indian Ocean Territories
Total Exports To British Indian Ocean Territories: $652,602| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer parts | $126,501 |
| 2 | Glass paving-blocks, lead windows, etc. | $101,591 |
| 3 | Aircraft | $98,993 |
| 4 | Refrigerators, freezers | $81,447 |
| 5 | Iron and steel pipes and tubing | $36,881 |
| 6 | Plastic tubes, hoses and fittings | $32,659 |
| 7 | Make-up and skin-care products | $31,566 |
| 8 | Electric sound or visual signaling equipment | $22,205 |
| 9 | Misc.nonelectric machinery parts | $18,516 |
| 10 | Bread, pastry, cakes | $14,892 |
Total Imports From British Indian Ocean Territories
Total Imports From British Indian Ocean Territories: $4,057,823| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer parts | $1,939,982 |
| 2 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $1,484,719 |
| 3 | Computers | $472,878 |
| 4 | Power supplies, transformers | $119,357 |
| 5 | Automatic regulating instruments, parts | $15,987 |
| 6 | Salvage | $12,214 |
| 7 | Misc. printed matter, including photos | $5,227 |
| 8 | Men's or boys' overcoats | $3,900 |
| 9 | Pumps for dispensing liquids | $2,800 |
| 10 | Men's or boys' suits, not knit | $759 |
| March 2013 |
Top British Indian Ocean Territories Trading Partners
Total British Indian Ocean Territories trade: $4,710,425| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | $3,108,763 |
| 2 | Dallas | $708,206 |
| 3 | Seattle | $334,294 |
| 4 | Miami | $272,048 |
| 5 | Chicago | $205,194 |
| 6 | San Francisco | $31,566 |
| 7 | Low Value Shipments | $26,908 |
| 8 | St. Louis | $15,987 |
| 9 | Cleveland | $7,459 |
| $0 |
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 |
British Indian Ocean Territories’s trade rose to $4,710,425 through March
British Indian Ocean Territories’s trade with the United States rose to $4,710,425 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -6.74 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. British Indian Ocean Territories’s exports decreased -6.75 percent while imports dropped -6.74 percent. The U.S. deficit with British Indian Ocean Territories was $0.
Through March, British Indian Ocean Territories’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Houston, No. 2 Dallas, No. 3 Seattle, No. 4 Miami and No. 5 Chicago compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Dallas, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Seattle, No. 4 Miami and No. 5 Jacksonville/Tampa. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 1.77 percent of British Indian Ocean Territories’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 9.12 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 British Indian Ocean Territories,:
- Trade with No. 1 Houston rose 85.44 percent to $3,108,763.
Exports fell to $0. Imports rose 85.44 percent to $3,108,763. - Trade with No. 2 Dallas fell -73.28 percent to $708,206.
Exports fell to $0. Imports fell -73.28 percent to $708,206. - Trade with No. 3 Seattle fell -48.52 percent to $334,294.
Exports fell -48.52 percent to $334,294. Imports fell to $0. - Trade with No. 4 Miami rose 1,052.55 percent to $272,048.
Exports rose 1,052.55 percent to $272,048. Imports fell to $0. - Trade with No. 5 Chicago rose to $205,194.
Exports rose to $0. Imports rose to $205,194.
Through March, 4 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with British Indian Ocean Territories while 5 had deficits. That compares with 5 surpluses and 3 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Seattle at $334,294, the largest deficit was with Houston at $-3,108,763.
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 British Indian Ocean Territories by value through March were computer parts; glass paving-blocks, lead windows, etc. ; aircraft; refrigerators, freezers; and iron and steel pipes and tubing, respectively. They accounted for 68.25 percent of total exports to British Indian Ocean Territories.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from British Indian Ocean Territories -- computer parts; landline, cellular phone equipment; computers; power supplies, transformers; and automatic regulating instruments, parts -- accounted for 99.39 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to British Indian Ocean Territories:
- Computer parts rose compared to last year to $126,501.
- Glass paving-blocks, lead windows, etc. rose compared to last year to $101,591.
- Aircraft rose 520.80 percent compared to last year to $98,993.
- Refrigerators, freezers rose compared to last year to $81,447.
- Iron and steel pipes and tubing rose compared to last year to $36,881.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from British Indian Ocean Territories
- 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, British Indian Ocean Territories recorded $5,050,838 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Los Angeles and Miami. Total U.S. exports to British Indian Ocean Territories were $2,462,281 and imports from British Indian Ocean Territories were $19,452,854. The U.S. deficit with British Indian Ocean Territories was $-16,990,573.