| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Ethiopia
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Aircraft | $8,511,152 |
2 | Malt extract, less than 40% cocoa | $3,922,384 |
3 | Leguminous vegetables, dried or shelled | $3,104,803 |
4 | Electric, laser or other light or photon beam inst | $2,466,283 |
5 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $1,957,860 |
6 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $1,694,724 |
7 | Harvesting machinery for poultry | $1,525,690 |
8 | Low value shipments | $1,484,671 |
9 | Machinery for sorting minerals, ores | $1,214,931 |
10 | Parts for cellular communications | $1,104,694 |
Total Imports From Ethiopia
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Coffee | $5,622,027 |
2 | Imports of returned exports | $3,439,475 |
3 | Oil seeds, misc. oleaginous fruits | $1,377,413 |
4 | Leguminous vegetables, dried or shelled | $704,406 |
5 | Live plants | $652,523 |
6 | Footware, sole and upper rubber or plastic | $440,184 |
7 | Men's or boys' shirts, knitted or crocheted | $437,467 |
8 | Footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe | $314,586 |
9 | Track suits, ski-suits & swimwear | $306,541 |
10 | Miscellaneous garments | $273,591 |
| March 2012 |
Top Ethiopia Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | New York City | $10,720,050 |
2 | Washington, D.C. | $10,708,452 |
3 | Houston | $7,926,641 |
4 | Cleveland | $6,259,335 |
5 | Atlanta/Savannah | $5,523,158 |
6 | Norfolk | $3,979,022 |
7 | San Francisco | $2,181,693 |
8 | Baltimore | $2,033,735 |
9 | Low Value Shipments | $1,589,770 |
10 | Chicago | $1,538,527 |
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 |
Ethiopia’s trade rose to $58,205,140 through March
Ethiopia’s trade with the United States rose to $58,205,140 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -69.89 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Ethiopia’s exports decreased -74.75 percent while imports dropped -39.51 percent. The U.S. surplus with Ethiopia was $25,923,326.
Through March, Ethiopia’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Washington, D.C., No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Cleveland and No. 5 Atlanta/Savannah compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Washington, D.C., No. 2 New York City, No. 3 Cleveland, No. 4 Baltimore and No. 5 Norfolk. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 41.49 percent of Ethiopia’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 369.85 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 Ethiopia,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City fell -12.89 percent to $10,720,050.
Exports rose 101.98 percent to $7,252,336. Imports fell -60.21 percent to $3,467,714. - Trade with No. 2 Washington, D.c. fell -92.52 percent to $10,708,452.
Exports fell -92.83 percent to $10,210,822. Imports fell -41.38 percent to $497,630. - Trade with No. 3 Houston rose 156.45 percent to $7,926,641.
Exports rose 153.45 percent to $7,738,231. Imports rose 398.44 percent to $188,410. - Trade with No. 4 Cleveland fell -21.72 percent to $6,259,335.
Exports fell -48.31 percent to $2,795,387. Imports rose 33.84 percent to $3,463,948. - Trade with No. 5 Atlanta/savannah rose 514.97 percent to $5,523,158.
Exports rose 697.49 percent to $4,880,500. Imports rose 124.60 percent to $642,658.
Through March, 16 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Ethiopia while 12 had deficits. That compares with 15 surpluses and 14 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Washington, D.C. at $9,713,192, the largest deficit was with San Francisco at $-2,117,027.
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 Ethiopia by value through March were aircraft; malt extract, less than 40% cocoa; leguminous vegetables, dried or shelled; electric, laser or other light or photon beam inst; and landline, cellular phone equipment, respectively. They accounted for 47.46 percent of total exports to Ethiopia.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Ethiopia -- coffee; imports of returned exports; oil seeds, misc. oleaginous fruits; leguminous vegetables, dried or shelled; and live plants -- accounted for 73.08 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Ethiopia:
- Aircraft fell -93.89 percent compared to last year to $8,511,152.
- Malt extract, less than 40% cocoa rose compared to last year to $3,922,384.
- Leguminous vegetables, dried or shelled rose 26.00 percent compared to last year to $3,104,803.
- Electric, laser or other light or photon beam inst rose 1,774.40 percent compared to last year to $2,466,283.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment rose 8,170.43 percent compared to last year to $1,957,860.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Ethiopia
- Coffee fell -61.52 percent compared to last year to $5,622,027.
- Imports of returned exports rose 25.84 percent compared to last year to $3,439,475.
- Oil seeds, misc. oleaginous fruits fell -75.97 percent compared to last year to $1,377,413.
- Leguminous vegetables, dried or shelled rose 2,137.49 percent compared to last year to $704,406.
- Live plants rose 83.57 percent compared to last year to $652,523.
In the latest annual figures available, Ethiopia recorded $193,285,134 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Seattle, Washington, D.C., Houston, New York City and San Francisco. Total U.S. exports to Ethiopia were $689,975,166 and imports from Ethiopia were $144,425,227. The U.S. surplus with Ethiopia was $545,549,939.