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March 2013

Top Exports To British Indian Ocean Territories

Total Exports To British Indian Ocean Territories: $652,602
RankCommodityTotal YTD Exports
1Computer parts $126,501
2Glass paving-blocks, lead windows, etc. $101,591
3Aircraft $98,993
4Refrigerators, freezers $81,447
5Iron and steel pipes and tubing $36,881
6Plastic tubes, hoses and fittings $32,659
7Make-up and skin-care products $31,566
8Electric sound or visual signaling equipment $22,205
9Misc.nonelectric machinery parts $18,516
10Bread, pastry, cakes $14,892

Total Imports From British Indian Ocean Territories

Total Imports From British Indian Ocean Territories: $4,057,823
RankCommodityTotal YTD
1Computer parts $1,939,982
2Landline, cellular phone equipment $1,484,719
3Computers $472,878
4Power supplies, transformers $119,357
5Automatic regulating instruments, parts $15,987
6Salvage $12,214
7Misc. printed matter, including photos $5,227
8Men's or boys' overcoats $3,900
9Pumps for dispensing liquids $2,800
10Men'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
RankDistrictTotal YTD
1Houston $3,108,763
2Dallas $708,206
3Seattle $334,294
4Miami $272,048
5Chicago $205,194
6San Francisco $31,566
7Low Value Shipments $26,908
8St. Louis $15,987
9Cleveland $7,459
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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.

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