| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Fiji
Total Exports To Fiji: $16,620,396| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft | $3,099,223 |
| 2 | Low value shipments | $2,995,006 |
| 3 | Flour, meal of oil seed, olea fruit | $1,427,608 |
| 4 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $1,033,548 |
| 5 | Yachts and other boats | $671,415 |
| 6 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $597,011 |
| 7 | Miscellaneous medicines | $560,532 |
| 8 | Misc. carving materials | $547,743 |
| 9 | Footwear Nesoi 6405 | $422,809 |
| 10 | Taps, cocks and valves for pipes, tanks | $331,102 |
Total Imports From Fiji
Total Imports From Fiji: $48,180,936| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish | $21,329,609 |
| 2 | Natural waters | $15,374,676 |
| 3 | Wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic | $2,228,689 |
| 4 | Molasses from sugar | $1,755,000 |
| 5 | Fish, fresh or chilled | $1,482,488 |
| 6 | Fish fillets, chilled or frozen | $1,341,701 |
| 7 | Scrap of precious metal | $1,292,584 |
| 8 | Salvage | $588,454 |
| 9 | Cassava, arrowroot, fresh or dry | $490,118 |
| 10 | Plants for pharmacy, perfume, insecticides | $316,904 |
| March 2013 |
Top Fiji Trading Partners
Total Fiji trade: $64,801,332| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | $39,073,470 |
| 2 | Philadelphia | $5,869,194 |
| 3 | Atlanta/Savannah | $4,895,337 |
| 4 | Low Value Shipments | $3,583,460 |
| 5 | San Francisco | $3,247,781 |
| 6 | Seattle | $2,503,011 |
| 7 | San Juan | $1,818,336 |
| 8 | New York City | $1,021,801 |
| 9 | New Orleans | $752,807 |
| 10 | Miami | $637,395 |
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 |
Fiji’s trade rose to $64,801,332 through March
Fiji’s trade with the United States rose to $64,801,332 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 34.57 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Fiji’s exports increased 96.97 percent while imports rose 21.31 percent. The U.S. deficit with Fiji was $0.
Through March, Fiji’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 Philadelphia, No. 3 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 4 Low Value Shipments and No. 5 San Francisco compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 San Juan, No. 3 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 4 Philadelphia and No. 5 San Francisco. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 14.35 percent of Fiji’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -15.02 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 Fiji,:
- Trade with No. 1 Los Angeles rose 38.59 percent to $39,073,470.
Exports rose 73.28 percent to $7,957,294. Imports rose 31.84 percent to $31,116,176. - Trade with No. 2 Philadelphia rose 56.68 percent to $5,869,194.
Exports rose to $28,766. Imports rose 55.92 percent to $5,840,428. - Trade with No. 3 Atlanta/savannah rose 22.09 percent to $4,895,337.
Exports rose 405.47 percent to $731,006. Imports rose 7.75 percent to $4,164,331. - Trade with No. 4 Low Value Shipments rose 91.96 percent to $3,583,460.
Exports rose 99.03 percent to $2,995,006. Imports rose 62.55 percent to $588,454. - Trade with No. 5 San Francisco rose 13.15 percent to $3,247,781.
Exports rose 64.53 percent to $1,054,038. Imports fell -1.61 percent to $2,193,743.
Through March, 9 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Fiji while 14 had deficits. That compares with 11 surpluses and 12 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Low Value Shipments at $2,406,552, the largest deficit was with Los Angeles at $-23,158,882.
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 Fiji by value through March were aircraft; low value shipments; flour, meal of oil seed, olea fruit; exports of charitable items, returned as imports; and yachts and other boats, respectively. They accounted for 55.51 percent of total exports to Fiji.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Fiji -- caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish; natural waters; wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic; molasses from sugar; and fish, fresh or chilled -- accounted for 87.53 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Fiji:
- Aircraft rose 108.27 percent compared to last year to $3,099,223.
- Low value shipments rose 99.03 percent compared to last year to $2,995,006.
- Flour, meal of oil seed, olea fruit rose 133.94 percent compared to last year to $1,427,608.
- Exports of charitable items, returned as imports rose 245.20 percent compared to last year to $1,033,548.
- Yachts and other boats rose compared to last year to $671,415.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Fiji
- 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, Fiji recorded $48,155,944 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta/Savannah, San Francisco and Low Value Shipments. Total U.S. exports to Fiji were $55,560,334 and imports from Fiji were $188,668,940. The U.S. deficit with Fiji was $-133,108,606.