| March 2012 |
Total Exports To British Indian Ocean Territories
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Misc. aluminum non-prefab structures | $153,522 |
2 | Air conditioning machines | $147,483 |
3 | Miscellaneous machines, parts | $125,974 |
4 | Misc. iron or steel structures and parts | $56,180 |
5 | Lamp and lighting parts | $44,750 |
6 | Electrical supplies, apparatus, less than 1000V | $38,500 |
7 | Compressors and pumps | $25,400 |
8 | Electric Filament or Discharge Lamps, Parts 8539 | $24,750 |
9 | Glass fibers, glass yarn | $18,135 |
10 | Aircraft | $15,946 |
Total Imports From British Indian Ocean Territories
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Unrecorded media for audio | $1,924,973 |
2 | Computers | $1,636,547 |
3 | Computer parts | $463,215 |
4 | Power supplies, transformers | $235,162 |
5 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $67,451 |
6 | Imports of returned exports | $20,495 |
7 | Salvage | $2,440 |
8 | Travel goods, including handbags, wallets, jewelry | $724 |
| March 2012 |
Top British Indian Ocean Territories Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Dallas | $2,650,905 |
2 | Houston | $1,676,443 |
3 | Seattle | $649,424 |
4 | Miami | $23,604 |
5 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $20,495 |
6 | Low Value Shipments | $18,308 |
7 | Mail Shipments | $8,265 |
8 | New York City | $3,394 |
Top US Trading Partners
| Rank | Country | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | CANADA | $153,987,495,076 |
2 | MEXICO | $122,398,351,478 |
3 | CHINA | $120,983,448,879 |
4 | JAPAN | $54,762,867,594 |
5 | GERMANY | $38,277,050,668 |
6 | UNITED KINGDOM | $28,840,373,748 |
7 | SOUTH KOREA | $25,150,256,689 |
8 | BRAZIL | $19,088,773,913 |
9 | SAUDI ARABIA | $18,638,133,172 |
10 | FRANCE | $17,857,130,070 |
British Indian Ocean Territories’s trade rose to $5,050,838 through March
British Indian Ocean Territories’s trade with the United States rose to $5,050,838 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 119.14 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. British Indian Ocean Territories’s exports decreased -35.31 percent while imports rose 255.74 percent. The U.S. deficit with British Indian Ocean Territories was $3,651,176.
Through March, British Indian Ocean Territories’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Dallas, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Seattle, No. 4 Miami and No. 5 Jacksonville/Tampa compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Houston, No. 2 Wilmington, No. 3 Portland/Columbia-Snake River, No. 4 Miami and No. 5 New York City. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 0.60 percent of British Indian Ocean Territories’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -54.09 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 Dallas rose to $2,650,905.
Exports rose to $0. Imports rose to $2,650,905. - Trade with No. 2 Houston rose 113.29 percent to $1,676,443.
Exports fell -100.00 percent to $0. Imports rose 114.30 percent to $1,676,443. - Trade with No. 3 Seattle rose to $649,424.
Exports rose to $649,424. Imports rose to $0. - Trade with No. 4 Miami fell -94.24 percent to $23,604.
Exports fell -94.24 percent to $23,604. Imports fell to $0. - Trade with No. 5 Jacksonville/tampa rose 29.63 percent to $20,495.
Exports fell -100.00 percent to $0. Imports rose to $20,495.
Through March, 5 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with British Indian Ocean Territories while 3 had deficits. That compares with 7 surpluses and 4 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Seattle at $649,424, the largest deficit was with Dallas at $-2,650,905.
Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world increased to $934,379,177,983, up 8.63 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 3.54 percent to $30,467,217,700; imports rose 5.09 percent to $43,800,507,934. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are Canada, Mexico, China, Japan and Germany. The overall trade deficit was $-171,264,242,143, up compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $-157,930,951,909.
The top five U.S. exports to British Indian Ocean Territories by value through March were misc. aluminum non-prefab structures; air conditioning machines; miscellaneous machines, parts; misc. iron or steel structures and parts; and lamp and lighting parts, respectively. They accounted for 75.43 percent of total exports to British Indian Ocean Territories.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from British Indian Ocean Territories -- unrecorded media for audio; computers; computer parts; power supplies, transformers; and landline, cellular phone equipment -- accounted for 99.46 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to British Indian Ocean Territories:
- Misc. aluminum non-prefab structures rose compared to last year to $153,522.
- Air conditioning machines rose 605.86 percent compared to last year to $147,483.
- Miscellaneous machines, parts rose compared to last year to $125,974.
- Misc. iron or steel structures and parts rose compared to last year to $56,180.
- Lamp and lighting parts rose compared to last year to $44,750.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from British Indian Ocean Territories
- Unrecorded media for audio rose compared to last year to $1,924,973.
- Computers rose 1,152.12 percent compared to last year to $1,636,547.
- Computer parts rose 73.31 percent compared to last year to $463,215.
- Power supplies, transformers rose 133.54 percent compared to last year to $235,162.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment fell -76.22 percent compared to last year to $67,451.
In the latest annual figures available, British Indian Ocean Territories recorded $2,304,891 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Houston, Dallas, Seattle, Miami and Wilmington. Total U.S. exports to British Indian Ocean Territories were $2,212,415 and imports from British Indian Ocean Territories were $5,912,974. The U.S. deficit with British Indian Ocean Territories was $-3,700,559.