| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Costa Rica
Total Exports To Costa Rica: $1,757,992,112| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil, not crude | $586,829,989 |
| 2 | Electronic integrated circuits | $138,185,438 |
| 3 | Low value shipments | $65,401,752 |
| 4 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $64,568,530 |
| 5 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $54,754,630 |
| 6 | Aircraft | $45,505,716 |
| 7 | Computers | $42,422,165 |
| 8 | Misc. uncoated kraft paper, paperboard | $34,819,858 |
| 9 | Soybeans, whether broken or not | $29,755,856 |
| 10 | Polymers of ethylene | $24,659,451 |
Total Imports From Costa Rica
Total Imports From Costa Rica: $2,758,203,883| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electronic integrated circuits | $1,646,284,922 |
| 2 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $203,743,568 |
| 3 | Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit | $106,679,466 |
| 4 | Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried | $87,792,688 |
| 5 | Salvage | $80,078,230 |
| 6 | Coffee | $66,970,411 |
| 7 | Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts | $48,956,584 |
| 8 | Imports of returned exports | $48,075,846 |
| 9 | Ethyl alcohol | $31,536,302 |
| 10 | Electrical supplies, apparatus, less than 1000V | $28,779,466 |
| March 2013 |
Top Costa Rica Trading Partners
Total Costa Rica trade: $4,516,195,995| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | $2,046,334,884 |
| 2 | Houston | $815,668,592 |
| 3 | New Orleans | $295,840,673 |
| 4 | Los Angeles | $187,647,593 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | $186,484,671 |
| 6 | Low Value Shipments | $145,479,982 |
| 7 | Cleveland | $133,513,091 |
| 8 | Port Arthur, Texas | $84,011,551 |
| 9 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $73,793,116 |
| 10 | San Francisco | $65,358,710 |
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 |
Costa Rica’s trade rose to $4,516,195,995 through March
Costa Rica’s trade with the United States rose to $4,516,195,995 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -8.03 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Costa Rica’s exports decreased -8.96 percent while imports dropped -7.43 percent. The U.S. deficit with Costa Rica was $0.
Through March, Costa Rica’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 Los Angeles and No. 5 Philadelphia compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Port Arthur, Texas, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Philadelphia. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 27.87 percent of Costa Rica’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 39.03 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 23.74 percent to $2,046,334,884.
Exports rose 1.05 percent to $509,447,897. Imports rose 33.68 percent to $1,536,886,987. - Trade with No. 2 Houston fell -45.90 percent to $815,668,592.
Exports rose 7.41 percent to $488,470,241. Imports fell -68.92 percent to $327,198,351. - Trade with No. 3 New Orleans rose 46.07 percent to $295,840,673.
Exports rose 43.51 percent to $191,407,120. Imports rose 51.02 percent to $104,433,553. - Trade with No. 4 Los Angeles rose 18.66 percent to $187,647,593.
Exports rose 80.44 percent to $116,059,874. Imports fell -23.70 percent to $71,587,719. - Trade with No. 5 Philadelphia rose 15.13 percent to $186,484,671.
Exports rose 6.43 percent to $40,131,244. Imports rose 17.76 percent to $146,353,427.
Through March, 16 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Costa Rica while 24 had deficits. That compares with 15 surpluses and 25 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Houston at $161,271,890, the largest deficit was with Miami at $-1,027,439,090.
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 Costa Rica by value through March were oil, not crude; electronic integrated circuits; low value shipments; landline, cellular phone equipment; and medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets, respectively. They accounted for 51.75 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; bananas and plantains, fresh or dried; and salvage -- accounted for 77.03 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Costa Rica:
- Oil, not crude rose 6.15 percent compared to last year to $586,829,989.
- Electronic integrated circuits fell -28.31 percent compared to last year to $138,185,438.
- Low value shipments fell -6.67 percent compared to last year to $65,401,752.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment fell -15.58 percent compared to last year to $64,568,530.
- Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets rose 16.68 percent compared to last year to $54,754,630.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Costa Rica
- 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, Costa Rica recorded $4,910,504,781 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Miami, Houston, New Orleans, Port Arthur, Texas and Los Angeles. Total U.S. exports to Costa Rica were $7,198,140,462 and imports from Costa Rica were $12,042,455,135. The U.S. deficit with Costa Rica was $-4,844,314,673.