| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Falkland Islands
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Parts for heavy machinery | $2,092,996 |
2 | Low value shipments | $223,846 |
3 | Hydrogen, raw gases | $90,000 |
4 | Computer parts | $86,478 |
5 | TVs, TV equipment, camcorders, digital cameras | $42,412 |
6 | Electric water, space, soil heaters | $19,794 |
7 | Rubbers tubes, pipes, etc. | $14,931 |
8 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $13,400 |
9 | Medical equipment for physicals | $9,600 |
10 | Hand-Operated Spanners & Wrenches Etc, B Met 8204 | $9,130 |
Total Imports From Falkland Islands
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mussels, scallops, other mollusks | $3,895,137 |
2 | Frozen fish | $604,515 |
3 | Salvage | $1,598 |
| March 2012 |
Top Falkland Islands Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Seattle | $3,895,137 |
2 | Houston | $2,229,279 |
3 | Boston | $604,515 |
4 | Low Value Shipments | $225,444 |
5 | Miami | $164,975 |
6 | New Orleans | $21,632 |
7 | Los Angeles | $8,023 |
8 | Cleveland | $6,930 |
9 | New York City | $6,336 |
10 | Dallas | $5,440 |
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 |
Falkland Islands’s trade rose to $7,171,720 through March
Falkland Islands’s trade with the United States rose to $7,171,720 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 229.72 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Falkland Islands’s exports increased 23.24 percent while imports rose 54,414.35 percent. The U.S. deficit with Falkland Islands was $1,830,780.
Through March, Falkland Islands’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Seattle, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Boston, No. 4 Low Value Shipments and No. 5 Miami compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Houston, No. 2 Miami, No. 3 Low Value Shipments, No. 4 Los Angeles and No. 5 New Orleans. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 0.74 percent of Falkland Islands’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -69.45 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 Falkland Islands,:
- Trade with No. 1 Seattle rose to $3,895,137.
Exports rose to $0. Imports rose to $3,895,137. - Trade with No. 2 Houston rose 44.45 percent to $2,229,279.
Exports rose 44.45 percent to $2,229,279. Imports fell to $0. - Trade with No. 3 Boston rose to $604,515.
Exports rose to $0. Imports rose to $604,515. - Trade with No. 4 Low Value Shipments rose 21.03 percent to $225,444.
Exports rose 22.34 percent to $223,846. Imports fell -51.58 percent to $1,598. - Trade with No. 5 Miami fell -38.75 percent to $164,975.
Exports fell -38.75 percent to $164,975. Imports fell to $0.
Through March, 9 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Falkland Islands while 2 had deficits. That compares with 8 surpluses and 1 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Houston at $2,229,279, the largest deficit was with Seattle at $-3,895,137.
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 Falkland Islands by value through March were parts for heavy machinery; low value shipments; hydrogen, raw gases; computer parts; and tvs, tv equipment, camcorders, digital cameras, respectively. They accounted for 94.95 percent of total exports to Falkland Islands.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Falkland Islands -- mussels, scallops, other mollusks; frozen fish; salvage; ; and -- accounted for 100.00 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Falkland Islands:
- Parts for heavy machinery rose 9,332.16 percent compared to last year to $2,092,996.
- Low value shipments rose 22.34 percent compared to last year to $223,846.
- Hydrogen, raw gases rose compared to last year to $90,000.
- Computer parts rose 898.82 percent compared to last year to $86,478.
- TVs, TV equipment, camcorders, digital cameras fell -18.75 percent compared to last year to $42,412.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Falkland Islands
- Mussels, scallops, other mollusks rose compared to last year to $3,895,137.
- Frozen fish rose compared to last year to $604,515.
- Salvage fell -51.58 percent compared to last year to $1,598.
- fell compared to last year to $0.
- fell compared to last year to $0.
In the latest annual figures available, Falkland Islands recorded $2,175,094 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles and Low Value Shipments. Total U.S. exports to Falkland Islands were $3,957,498 and imports from Falkland Islands were $6,895,485. The U.S. deficit with Falkland Islands was $-2,937,987.