| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Ireland
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Aircraft | $482,591,885 |
2 | Medicine | $276,280,595 |
3 | Nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds | $157,066,939 |
4 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $90,341,722 |
5 | Computers | $83,548,610 |
6 | Anitbiotics | $56,467,777 |
7 | Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines | $56,255,256 |
8 | Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts | $54,567,508 |
9 | Internal combustion piston engines, including airc | $41,747,475 |
10 | Low value shipments | $34,601,098 |
Total Imports From Ireland
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Heterocyclic chemical compounds | $2,359,094,842 |
2 | Medicine | $1,612,967,447 |
3 | Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts | $953,096,429 |
4 | Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines | $905,449,882 |
5 | Nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds | $671,804,875 |
6 | Misc. raw materials for industrial manufacturing | $425,382,781 |
7 | Imports of returned exports | $299,065,400 |
8 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $283,861,622 |
9 | Miscellaneous medicines | $277,355,935 |
10 | Oxygen-function amino-compounds | $120,414,794 |
| March 2012 |
Top Ireland Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | San Juan | $2,121,729,091 |
2 | Cleveland | $1,735,956,057 |
3 | Chicago | $1,358,968,970 |
4 | New Orleans | $927,599,688 |
5 | New York City | $853,370,387 |
6 | Los Angeles | $609,456,938 |
7 | Wilmington | $523,845,274 |
8 | Seattle | $414,889,153 |
9 | Boston | $390,018,015 |
10 | Detroit | $287,171,142 |
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 |
Ireland’s trade rose to $10,735,239,854 through March
Ireland’s trade with the United States rose to $10,735,239,854 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -7.98 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Ireland’s exports decreased -10.14 percent while imports dropped -7.44 percent. The U.S. deficit with Ireland was $6,577,052,062.
Through March, Ireland’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 San Juan, No. 2 Cleveland, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 New York City compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Chicago, No. 2 San Juan, No. 3 New York City, No. 4 Seattle and No. 5 Cleveland. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 53.41 percent of Ireland’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 66.71 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 Ireland,:
- Trade with No. 1 San Juan fell -2.40 percent to $2,121,729,091.
Exports fell -18.55 percent to $42,288,217. Imports fell -2.00 percent to $2,079,440,874. - Trade with No. 2 Cleveland rose 144.28 percent to $1,735,956,057.
Exports fell -14.36 percent to $136,766,850. Imports rose 190.27 percent to $1,599,189,207. - Trade with No. 3 Chicago fell -42.95 percent to $1,358,968,970.
Exports rose 16.89 percent to $205,244,219. Imports fell -47.72 percent to $1,153,724,751. - Trade with No. 4 New Orleans rose 53.39 percent to $927,599,688.
Exports rose 22.38 percent to $242,054,115. Imports rose 68.46 percent to $685,545,573. - Trade with No. 5 New York City fell -32.78 percent to $853,370,387.
Exports rose 7.74 percent to $363,788,024. Imports fell -47.46 percent to $489,582,363.
Through March, 15 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Ireland while 28 had deficits. That compares with 12 surpluses and 32 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Seattle at $408,020,113, the largest deficit was with San Juan at $-2,037,152,657.
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 Ireland by value through March were aircraft; medicine; nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds; medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets; and computers, respectively. They accounted for 52.42 percent of total exports to Ireland.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Ireland -- heterocyclic chemical compounds; medicine; orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts; human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines; and nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds -- accounted for 75.12 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Ireland:
- Aircraft fell -41.77 percent compared to last year to $482,591,885.
- Medicine rose 6.23 percent compared to last year to $276,280,595.
- Nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds rose 2.04 percent compared to last year to $157,066,939.
- Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets rose 3.33 percent compared to last year to $90,341,722.
- Computers rose 28.69 percent compared to last year to $83,548,610.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Ireland
- Heterocyclic chemical compounds rose 36.66 percent compared to last year to $2,359,094,842.
- Medicine fell -31.75 percent compared to last year to $1,612,967,447.
- Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts rose 18.98 percent compared to last year to $953,096,429.
- Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines fell -3.57 percent compared to last year to $905,449,882.
- Nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds fell -49.12 percent compared to last year to $671,804,875.
In the latest annual figures available, Ireland recorded $11,665,769,895 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were San Juan, Chicago, New York City, Cleveland and New Orleans. Total U.S. exports to Ireland were $7,607,709,133 and imports from Ireland were $39,220,258,737. The U.S. deficit with Ireland was $-31,612,549,604.