| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Cook Islands
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen | $285,195 |
2 | Sauces and preparations; mixed condiments | $92,132 |
3 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $87,266 |
4 | Low value shipments | $83,494 |
5 | Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors | $68,573 |
6 | Aircraft | $41,277 |
7 | Live crustaceans | $32,950 |
8 | Computers | $12,834 |
9 | Phototypesetting, composing machines | $10,330 |
10 | Internal combustion engines, including aircraft | $9,500 |
Total Imports From Cook Islands
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Fishing rods, tackle, nets, decoys | $153,750 |
2 | Fish, fresh or chilled | $23,914 |
3 | Salvage | $11,186 |
4 | Imports of returned exports | $6,476 |
5 | Paintings, drawings and other artwork | $4,500 |
6 | Miscellaneous aluminum articles | $2,033 |
7 | Taps, cocks and valves for pipes, tanks | $2,032 |
8 | Rubber tires | $1,440 |
9 | Misc. articles of unhardened vulcanized rubber | $461 |
| March 2012 |
Top Cook Islands Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco | $388,914 |
2 | Los Angeles | $329,511 |
3 | Low Value Shipments | $94,680 |
4 | Miami | $89,799 |
5 | Minneapolis | $34,157 |
6 | Seattle | $12,834 |
7 | Chicago | $10,223 |
8 | Cleveland | $6,937 |
9 | Baltimore | $5,757 |
10 | Honolulu | $3,800 |
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 |
Cook Islands’s trade rose to $984,942 through March
Cook Islands’s trade with the United States rose to $984,942 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 11.25 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Cook Islands’s exports increased 14.21 percent while imports rose 1.33 percent. The U.S. surplus with Cook Islands was $573,358.
Through March, Cook Islands’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 San Francisco, No. 2 Los Angeles, No. 3 Low Value Shipments, No. 4 Miami and No. 5 Minneapolis compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 San Francisco, No. 3 Low Value Shipments, No. 4 New York City and No. 5 Minneapolis. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 5.11 percent of Cook Islands’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -5.52 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 Cook Islands,:
- Trade with No. 1 San Francisco rose 46.58 percent to $388,914.
Exports rose 53.12 percent to $388,914. Imports fell -100.00 percent to $0. - Trade with No. 2 Los Angeles rose 18.16 percent to $329,511.
Exports fell -32.75 percent to $147,347. Imports rose 204.89 percent to $182,164. - Trade with No. 3 Low Value Shipments rose 16.80 percent to $94,680.
Exports rose 10.13 percent to $83,494. Imports rose 113.11 percent to $11,186. - Trade with No. 4 Miami rose 912.28 percent to $89,799.
Exports rose 912.28 percent to $89,799. Imports fell to $0. - Trade with No. 5 Minneapolis fell -25.09 percent to $34,157.
Exports fell -25.09 percent to $34,157. Imports fell to $0.
Through March, 9 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Cook Islands while 5 had deficits. That compares with 10 surpluses and 4 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with San Francisco at $388,914, the largest deficit was with Los Angeles at $-34,817.
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 Cook Islands by value through March were poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen; sauces and preparations; mixed condiments; landline, cellular phone equipment; low value shipments; and rum, gin, vodka, other liquors, respectively. They accounted for 79.15 percent of total exports to Cook Islands.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Cook Islands -- fishing rods, tackle, nets, decoys; fish, fresh or chilled; salvage; imports of returned exports; and paintings, drawings and other artwork -- accounted for 97.10 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Cook Islands:
- Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen rose 47.80 percent compared to last year to $285,195.
- Sauces and preparations; mixed condiments rose 0.21 percent compared to last year to $92,132.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment fell -18.75 percent compared to last year to $87,266.
- Low value shipments rose 10.13 percent compared to last year to $83,494.
- Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors rose 55.85 percent compared to last year to $68,573.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Cook Islands
- Fishing rods, tackle, nets, decoys rose compared to last year to $153,750.
- Fish, fresh or chilled rose compared to last year to $23,914.
- Salvage rose 113.11 percent compared to last year to $11,186.
- Imports of returned exports rose compared to last year to $6,476.
- Paintings, drawings and other artwork rose 12.50 percent compared to last year to $4,500.
In the latest annual figures available, Cook Islands recorded $885,302 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans and Low Value Shipments. Total U.S. exports to Cook Islands were $4,606,140 and imports from Cook Islands were $743,930. The U.S. surplus with Cook Islands was $3,862,210.