| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Ecuador
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil, not crude | $517,828,462 |
2 | Petroleum gases, other gaseous hydrocarbons | $89,126,268 |
3 | Computers | $61,071,911 |
4 | Low value shipments | $34,028,873 |
5 | Flour, meal of oil seed, olea fruit | $33,688,197 |
6 | Misc. uncoated kraft paper, paperboard | $32,615,066 |
7 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $32,011,324 |
8 | Parts for heavy machinery | $29,092,228 |
9 | Printers, all types, parts | $27,335,481 |
10 | Polymers of ethylene | $22,833,959 |
Total Imports From Ecuador
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil | $1,483,926,764 |
2 | Live crustaceans | $131,630,411 |
3 | Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried | $125,353,222 |
4 | Fresh-cut flowers | $57,153,741 |
5 | Fish fillets, chilled or frozen | $55,264,787 |
6 | Oil, not crude | $44,097,701 |
7 | Cocoa Beans | $43,031,134 |
8 | Salvage | $23,243,868 |
9 | Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish | $22,443,139 |
10 | Gold | $19,956,524 |
| March 2012 |
Top Ecuador Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Los Angeles | $1,179,809,741 |
2 | Houston | $656,798,858 |
3 | Miami | $557,123,571 |
4 | San Francisco | $347,583,963 |
5 | New Orleans | $199,828,070 |
6 | New York City | $170,692,848 |
7 | Philadelphia | $122,498,871 |
8 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $78,181,940 |
9 | Low Value Shipments | $57,272,741 |
10 | Baltimore | $53,237,583 |
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 |
Ecuador’s trade rose to $3,642,607,597 through March
Ecuador’s trade with the United States rose to $3,642,607,597 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -5.30 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Ecuador’s exports increased 6.07 percent while imports dropped -12.07 percent. The U.S. deficit with Ecuador was $599,499,463.
Through March, Ecuador’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 San Francisco and No. 5 New Orleans compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 San Francisco and No. 5 New York City. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 23.85 percent of Ecuador’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 30.79 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 Ecuador,:
- Trade with No. 1 Los Angeles fell -22.86 percent to $1,179,809,741.
Exports rose 89.96 percent to $34,619,913. Imports fell -24.22 percent to $1,145,189,828. - Trade with No. 2 Houston rose 1.52 percent to $656,798,858.
Exports rose 1.85 percent to $566,908,595. Imports fell -0.49 percent to $89,890,263. - Trade with No. 3 Miami rose 13.85 percent to $557,123,571.
Exports rose 6.75 percent to $397,222,661. Imports rose 36.37 percent to $159,900,910. - Trade with No. 4 San Francisco fell -18.50 percent to $347,583,963.
Exports fell -0.01 percent to $5,199,505. Imports fell -18.73 percent to $342,384,458. - Trade with No. 5 New Orleans rose 63.97 percent to $199,828,070.
Exports rose 63.66 percent to $198,195,081. Imports rose 111.87 percent to $1,632,989.
Through March, 21 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Ecuador while 17 had deficits. That compares with 20 surpluses and 19 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Houston at $477,018,332, the largest deficit was with Los Angeles at $-1,110,569,915.
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 Ecuador by value through March were oil, not crude; petroleum gases, other gaseous hydrocarbons; computers; low value shipments; and flour, meal of oil seed, olea fruit, respectively. They accounted for 48.35 percent of total exports to Ecuador.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Ecuador -- oil; live crustaceans; bananas and plantains, fresh or dried; fresh-cut flowers; and fish fillets, chilled or frozen -- accounted for 87.38 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Ecuador:
- Oil, not crude rose 5.94 percent compared to last year to $517,828,462.
- Petroleum gases, other gaseous hydrocarbons rose 26.24 percent compared to last year to $89,126,268.
- Computers rose 5.29 percent compared to last year to $61,071,911.
- Low value shipments rose 3.12 percent compared to last year to $34,028,873.
- Flour, meal of oil seed, olea fruit rose 1,876.64 percent compared to last year to $33,688,197.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Ecuador
- Oil fell -20.39 percent compared to last year to $1,483,926,764.
- Live crustaceans rose 17.89 percent compared to last year to $131,630,411.
- Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried fell -12.49 percent compared to last year to $125,353,222.
- Fresh-cut flowers rose 7.21 percent compared to last year to $57,153,741.
- Fish fillets, chilled or frozen rose 66.20 percent compared to last year to $55,264,787.
In the latest annual figures available, Ecuador recorded $3,846,630,376 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, San Francisco and New York City. Total U.S. exports to Ecuador were $6,058,017,579 and imports from Ecuador were $9,622,906,316. The U.S. deficit with Ecuador was $-3,564,888,737.