| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Estonia
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Medical equipment for physicals | $5,018,516 |
2 | Motor vehicles for transporting goods | $4,901,066 |
3 | Machine tools for forging, bending, stamping | $4,121,165 |
4 | Tractors | $3,409,546 |
5 | Harvesting machinery for poultry | $3,289,074 |
6 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $3,124,994 |
7 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $2,763,171 |
8 | Wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic | $2,573,781 |
9 | Instruments to measure flow levels, parts | $2,012,135 |
10 | Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors | $1,800,542 |
Total Imports From Estonia
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $86,528,093 |
2 | Oil, not crude | $17,621,575 |
3 | Tantalum, including waste and scrap | $9,325,475 |
4 | Medical equipment for physicals | $5,044,097 |
5 | Fishing rods, tackle, nets, decoys | $4,657,544 |
6 | Compounds of yttrium | $4,297,384 |
7 | Acrylic and methacrylic acids, etc. | $3,443,113 |
8 | Electric motors, generators, not sets | $3,344,821 |
9 | Power supplies, transformers | $2,154,208 |
10 | Insulated wire, cable | $2,035,682 |
| March 2012 |
Top Estonia Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Houston | $40,627,810 |
2 | New York City | $31,756,890 |
3 | Dallas | $31,044,512 |
4 | Chicago | $27,209,207 |
5 | Portland, Maine | $17,626,575 |
6 | Baltimore | $16,284,745 |
7 | New Orleans | $6,604,635 |
8 | Atlanta/Savannah | $6,425,836 |
9 | Boston | $5,776,069 |
10 | Minneapolis | $5,391,973 |
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 |
Estonia’s trade rose to $227,807,305 through March
Estonia’s trade with the United States rose to $227,807,305 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -39.57 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Estonia’s exports increased 22.97 percent while imports dropped -49.80 percent. The U.S. deficit with Estonia was $97,520,413.
Through March, Estonia’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Houston, No. 2 New York City, No. 3 Dallas, No. 4 Chicago and No. 5 Portland, Maine compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Chicago, No. 2 Dallas, No. 3 New York City, No. 4 Philadelphia and No. 5 Atlanta/Savannah. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 53.65 percent of Estonia’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 154.27 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 Estonia,:
- Trade with No. 1 Houston rose 529.02 percent to $40,627,810.
Exports fell -38.67 percent to $2,500,713. Imports rose 1,500.98 percent to $38,127,097. - Trade with No. 2 New York City fell -48.88 percent to $31,756,890.
Exports rose 41.08 percent to $20,379,443. Imports fell -76.14 percent to $11,377,447. - Trade with No. 3 Dallas fell -56.60 percent to $31,044,512.
Exports rose 22.28 percent to $670,927. Imports fell -57.21 percent to $30,373,585. - Trade with No. 4 Chicago fell -79.97 percent to $27,209,207.
Exports fell -54.07 percent to $1,448,837. Imports fell -80.58 percent to $25,760,370. - Trade with No. 5 Portland, Maine rose to $17,626,575.
Exports rose to $5,000. Imports rose to $17,621,575.
Through March, 21 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Estonia while 18 had deficits. That compares with 12 surpluses and 23 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Baltimore at $10,909,097, the largest deficit was with Houston at $-35,626,384.
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 Estonia by value through March were medical equipment for physicals; motor vehicles for transporting goods; machine tools for forging, bending, stamping; tractors; and harvesting machinery for poultry, respectively. They accounted for 31.84 percent of total exports to Estonia.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Estonia -- landline, cellular phone equipment; oil, not crude; tantalum, including waste and scrap; medical equipment for physicals; and fishing rods, tackle, nets, decoys -- accounted for 75.72 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Estonia:
- Medical equipment for physicals rose 17.23 percent compared to last year to $5,018,516.
- Motor vehicles for transporting goods rose compared to last year to $4,901,066.
- Machine tools for forging, bending, stamping rose compared to last year to $4,121,165.
- Tractors rose 476.22 percent compared to last year to $3,409,546.
- Harvesting machinery for poultry rose 38.35 percent compared to last year to $3,289,074.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Estonia
- Landline, cellular phone equipment fell -66.71 percent compared to last year to $86,528,093.
- Oil, not crude fell -9.34 percent compared to last year to $17,621,575.
- Tantalum, including waste and scrap rose 113.94 percent compared to last year to $9,325,475.
- Medical equipment for physicals rose 36.50 percent compared to last year to $5,044,097.
- Fishing rods, tackle, nets, decoys fell -6.70 percent compared to last year to $4,657,544.
In the latest annual figures available, Estonia recorded $376,991,251 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Chicago, New York City, Dallas, Jacksonville/Tampa and Houston. Total U.S. exports to Estonia were $341,047,648 and imports from Estonia were $963,378,439. The U.S. deficit with Estonia was $-622,330,791.