| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Hong Kong
Total Exports To Hong Kong: $10,597,148,947| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | $3,078,824,187 |
| 2 | Diamonds, not mounted | $788,532,425 |
| 3 | Aircraft | $612,517,060 |
| 4 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $566,896,174 |
| 5 | Jewelry, parts | $547,436,908 |
| 6 | Electronic integrated circuits | $494,083,535 |
| 7 | Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts | $212,257,609 |
| 8 | Computers | $204,025,389 |
| 9 | Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. | $194,652,913 |
| 10 | Computer parts | $191,586,793 |
Total Imports From Hong Kong
Total Imports From Hong Kong: $1,420,608,131| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imports of returned exports | $708,854,727 |
| 2 | Diamonds, not mounted | $66,581,448 |
| 3 | Jewelry, parts | $61,207,542 |
| 4 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $33,874,629 |
| 5 | Computers | $25,718,259 |
| 6 | Precious stones | $25,177,425 |
| 7 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $19,407,956 |
| 8 | Toys, scale models, puzzles | $18,441,808 |
| 9 | Travel goods, including handbags, wallets, jewelry | $14,878,366 |
| 10 | Amplifiers, speakers, microphones | $11,873,106 |
| March 2013 |
Top Hong Kong Trading Partners
Total Hong Kong trade: $12,017,757,078| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | $4,401,723,546 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | $2,152,649,252 |
| 3 | Great Falls, Mont. | $1,170,066,957 |
| 4 | San Francisco | $763,194,987 |
| 5 | Seattle | $501,387,542 |
| 6 | Anchorage | $469,365,473 |
| 7 | Cleveland | $437,637,310 |
| 8 | Atlanta/Savannah | $296,887,851 |
| 9 | New Orleans | $285,743,533 |
| 10 | Chicago | $284,810,688 |
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 |
Hong Kong’s trade rose to $12,017,757,078 through March
Hong Kong’s trade with the United States rose to $12,017,757,078 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 14.07 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Hong Kong’s exports increased 13.18 percent while imports rose 21.20 percent. The U.S. deficit with Hong Kong was $0.
Through March, Hong Kong’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Los Angeles, No. 3 Great Falls, Mont., No. 4 San Francisco and No. 5 Seattle compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Los Angeles, No. 3 Great Falls, Mont., No. 4 San Francisco and No. 5 Seattle. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 33.69 percent of Hong Kong’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 17.20 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 Hong Kong,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City rose 34.39 percent to $4,401,723,546.
Exports rose 34.77 percent to $3,690,465,295. Imports rose 32.47 percent to $711,258,251. - Trade with No. 2 Los Angeles rose 17.08 percent to $2,152,649,252.
Exports rose 16.36 percent to $1,900,622,661. Imports rose 22.78 percent to $252,026,591. - Trade with No. 3 Great Falls, Mont. rose 8.54 percent to $1,170,066,957.
Exports rose 8.81 percent to $1,168,410,074. Imports fell -60.68 percent to $1,656,883. - Trade with No. 4 San Francisco fell -7.51 percent to $763,194,987.
Exports fell -8.40 percent to $709,813,100. Imports rose 6.26 percent to $53,381,887. - Trade with No. 5 Seattle fell -27.57 percent to $501,387,542.
Exports fell -29.43 percent to $480,663,882. Imports rose 86.40 percent to $20,723,660.
Through March, 36 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Hong Kong while 9 had deficits. That compares with 37 surpluses and 7 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with New York City at $2,979,207,044, the largest deficit was with Phoenix/Nogales at $-20,615,002.
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 Hong Kong by value through March were gold; diamonds, not mounted; aircraft; landline, cellular phone equipment; and jewelry, parts, respectively. They accounted for 52.79 percent of total exports to Hong Kong.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Hong Kong -- imports of returned exports; diamonds, not mounted; jewelry, parts; landline, cellular phone equipment; and computers -- accounted for 63.09 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Hong Kong:
- Gold rose 68.42 percent compared to last year to $3,078,824,187.
- Diamonds, not mounted rose 0.22 percent compared to last year to $788,532,425.
- Aircraft fell -15.86 percent compared to last year to $612,517,060.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment rose 39.92 percent compared to last year to $566,896,174.
- Jewelry, parts rose 14.45 percent compared to last year to $547,436,908.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Hong Kong
- 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, Hong Kong recorded $10,535,029,405 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Great Falls, Mont.. Total U.S. exports to Hong Kong were $37,480,185,702 and imports from Hong Kong were $5,440,903,183. The U.S. surplus with Hong Kong was $32,039,282,519.