| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Italy
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Coal, briquettes | $352,060,063 |
2 | Medicine | $296,336,011 |
3 | Aircraft | $227,671,770 |
4 | Heterocyclic chemical compounds | $181,851,002 |
5 | Scrap of precious metal | $164,830,320 |
6 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $131,759,986 |
7 | Unwrought platinum in various forms | $120,463,069 |
8 | Misc. human glands, heparin | $117,622,669 |
9 | Aircraft engines, parts | $109,283,560 |
10 | Hormones and steroids used as hormones | $107,531,831 |
Total Imports From Italy
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Medicine | $378,576,996 |
2 | Wine | $332,751,097 |
3 | Footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe | $262,684,715 |
4 | Aircraft parts | $236,773,348 |
5 | Motor vehicle parts | $188,027,042 |
6 | Oil, not crude | $183,128,645 |
7 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $172,266,405 |
8 | Travel goods, including handbags, wallets, jewelry | $170,657,592 |
9 | Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines | $159,409,839 |
10 | Parts for heavy machinery | $145,148,192 |
| March 2012 |
Top Italy Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | New York City | $3,590,776,909 |
2 | Atlanta/Savannah | $1,051,854,017 |
3 | Chicago | $1,039,629,875 |
4 | Houston | $889,610,528 |
5 | Los Angeles | $622,479,812 |
6 | Cleveland | $560,412,387 |
7 | New Orleans | $555,552,686 |
8 | San Juan | $407,594,302 |
9 | Miami | $387,616,616 |
10 | Norfolk | $349,293,009 |
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 |
Italy’s trade rose to $12,619,250,233 through March
Italy’s trade with the United States rose to $12,619,250,233 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 10.01 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Italy’s exports increased 10.91 percent while imports rose 9.55 percent. The U.S. deficit with Italy was $3,988,685,807.
Through March, Italy’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 Houston and No. 5 Los Angeles compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 Houston and No. 5 New Orleans. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 75.40 percent of Italy’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 59.44 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 Italy,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City rose 6.76 percent to $3,590,776,909.
Exports rose 8.15 percent to $1,080,225,274. Imports rose 6.17 percent to $2,510,551,635. - Trade with No. 2 Atlanta/savannah rose 1.30 percent to $1,051,854,017.
Exports rose 3.77 percent to $418,575,924. Imports fell -0.27 percent to $633,278,093. - Trade with No. 3 Chicago rose 17.83 percent to $1,039,629,875.
Exports rose 41.83 percent to $258,995,636. Imports rose 11.57 percent to $780,634,239. - Trade with No. 4 Houston rose 10.08 percent to $889,610,528.
Exports rose 2.18 percent to $296,362,105. Imports rose 14.50 percent to $593,248,423. - Trade with No. 5 Los Angeles rose 19.16 percent to $622,479,812.
Exports rose 23.67 percent to $210,628,483. Imports rose 16.98 percent to $411,851,329.
Through March, 7 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Italy while 38 had deficits. That compares with 9 surpluses and 36 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Norfolk/Mobile/Charleston at $315,763,631, the largest deficit was with New York City at $-1,430,326,361.
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 Italy by value through March were coal, briquettes; medicine; aircraft; heterocyclic chemical compounds; and scrap of precious metal, respectively. They accounted for 28.34 percent of total exports to Italy.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Italy -- medicine; wine; footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe; aircraft parts; and motor vehicle parts -- accounted for 16.85 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Italy:
- Coal, briquettes rose 83.51 percent compared to last year to $352,060,063.
- Medicine rose 38.07 percent compared to last year to $296,336,011.
- Aircraft rose 46.64 percent compared to last year to $227,671,770.
- Heterocyclic chemical compounds rose 73.53 percent compared to last year to $181,851,002.
- Scrap of precious metal fell -3.52 percent compared to last year to $164,830,320.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Italy
- Medicine rose 3.38 percent compared to last year to $378,576,996.
- Wine fell -3.04 percent compared to last year to $332,751,097.
- Footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe rose compared to last year to $262,684,715.
- Aircraft parts rose 62.88 percent compared to last year to $236,773,348.
- Motor vehicle parts rose 22.74 percent compared to last year to $188,027,042.
In the latest annual figures available, Italy recorded $11,470,763,692 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Atlanta/Savannah, Chicago, Houston and New Orleans. Total U.S. exports to Italy were $15,991,314,100 and imports from Italy were $33,968,404,802. The U.S. deficit with Italy was $-17,977,090,702.