| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Costa Rica
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil, not crude | $552,812,325 |
2 | Electronic integrated circuits | $192,761,164 |
3 | Aircraft | $109,951,500 |
4 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $76,482,501 |
5 | Low value shipments | $70,076,492 |
6 | Corn | $48,348,202 |
7 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $46,926,522 |
8 | Soybeans, whether broken or not | $36,124,694 |
9 | Petroleum gases, other gaseous hydrocarbons | $32,440,064 |
10 | Misc. uncoated kraft paper, paperboard | $30,505,868 |
Total Imports From Costa Rica
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Electronic integrated circuits | $1,924,501,819 |
2 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $202,331,570 |
3 | Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit | $104,263,832 |
4 | Coffee | $86,653,556 |
5 | Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried | $84,902,016 |
6 | Salvage | $58,870,998 |
7 | Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts | $49,177,022 |
8 | Electrical supplies, apparatus, less than 1000V | $28,872,831 |
9 | Insulated wire, cable | $26,417,376 |
10 | Rubber tires | $26,408,832 |
| March 2012 |
Top Costa Rica Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Miami | $1,653,779,160 |
2 | Houston | $1,507,701,391 |
3 | Port Arthur, Texas | $231,142,258 |
4 | New Orleans | $202,532,189 |
5 | Philadelphia | $161,982,970 |
6 | Los Angeles | $158,142,097 |
7 | Low Value Shipments | $128,947,490 |
8 | Phoenix/Nogales | $112,455,710 |
9 | Seattle | $92,137,724 |
10 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $85,629,714 |
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 |
Costa Rica’s trade rose to $4,910,504,781 through March
Costa Rica’s trade with the United States rose to $4,910,504,781 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 41.56 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Costa Rica’s exports increased 50.46 percent while imports rose 36.33 percent. The U.S. deficit with Costa Rica was $1,048,369,347.
Through March, Costa Rica’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 New Orleans and No. 5 Philadelphia compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 Philadelphia and No. 5 Los Angeles. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 30.70 percent of Costa Rica’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -7.67 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 Costa Rica,:
- Trade with No. 1 Miami rose 27.46 percent to $1,653,779,160.
Exports rose 14.83 percent to $504,139,864. Imports rose 33.92 percent to $1,149,639,296. - Trade with No. 2 Houston rose 56.61 percent to $1,507,701,391.
Exports rose 55.98 percent to $454,771,415. Imports rose 56.89 percent to $1,052,929,976. - Trade with No. 3 Port Arthur, Texas rose 746.59 percent to $231,142,258.
Exports rose 746.59 percent to $231,142,258. Imports fell to $0. - Trade with No. 4 New Orleans fell -19.25 percent to $202,532,189.
Exports fell -15.36 percent to $133,379,033. Imports fell -25.84 percent to $69,153,156. - Trade with No. 5 Philadelphia fell -3.97 percent to $161,982,970.
Exports fell -6.72 percent to $37,705,372. Imports fell -3.10 percent to $124,277,598.
Through March, 15 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Costa Rica while 25 had deficits. That compares with 15 surpluses and 25 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Port Arthur, Texas at $231,142,258, the largest deficit was with Miami at $-645,499,432.
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 Costa Rica by value through March were oil, not crude; electronic integrated circuits; aircraft; landline, cellular phone equipment; and low value shipments, respectively. They accounted for 51.89 percent of total exports to Costa Rica.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Costa Rica -- electronic integrated circuits; medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets; dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit; coffee; and bananas and plantains, fresh or dried -- accounted for 80.64 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Costa Rica:
- Oil, not crude rose 160.16 percent compared to last year to $552,812,325.
- Electronic integrated circuits rose 31.13 percent compared to last year to $192,761,164.
- Aircraft rose 3,842.66 percent compared to last year to $109,951,500.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment rose 194.96 percent compared to last year to $76,482,501.
- Low value shipments rose 31.08 percent compared to last year to $70,076,492.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Costa Rica
- Electronic integrated circuits rose 57.40 percent compared to last year to $1,924,501,819.
- Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets rose 20.66 percent compared to last year to $202,331,570.
- Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit rose 19.61 percent compared to last year to $104,263,832.
- Coffee rose 11.22 percent compared to last year to $86,653,556.
- Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried fell -13.15 percent compared to last year to $84,902,016.
In the latest annual figures available, Costa Rica recorded $3,468,927,977 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Houston, Miami, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Total U.S. exports to Costa Rica were $6,118,067,713 and imports from Costa Rica were $10,118,401,890. The U.S. deficit with Costa Rica was $-4,000,334,177.