| April 2013 |
Top Exports To Kosovo
Total Exports To Kosovo: $4,125,473| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen | $1,857,018 |
| 2 | Low value shipments | $402,491 |
| 3 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $308,098 |
| 4 | Misc. raw materials for industrial manufacturing | $240,454 |
| 5 | Medical equipment for physicals | $179,131 |
| 6 | Handguns | $105,542 |
| 7 | Computers | $99,355 |
| 8 | Miscellaneous machine parts | $83,707 |
| 9 | TVs, TV equipment, camcorders, digital cameras | $66,158 |
| 10 | Prepared foods, beverages | $65,318 |
Total Imports From Kosovo
Total Imports From Kosovo: $308,946| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men's or boys' suits, not knit | $155,819 |
| 2 | Coffee | $57,460 |
| 3 | Imports of returned exports | $46,270 |
| 4 | Plants for pharmacy, perfume, insecticides | $14,544 |
| 5 | Yarn (No Sew Thread), Manmade Staple Fiber, R 5511 | $12,296 |
| 6 | Collectors items of historic or botanic interest | $9,000 |
| 7 | Fruit and vegetable juices, not fortified | $8,817 |
| 8 | Salvage | $2,943 |
| 9 | Cotton yarn, not sewing thread, retail packed | $1,797 |
| $0 |
| April 2013 |
Top Kosovo Trading Partners
Total Kosovo trade: $4,434,419| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta/Savannah | $1,652,565 |
| 2 | Low Value Shipments | $405,434 |
| 3 | New York City | $398,316 |
| 4 | Cleveland | $309,886 |
| 5 | Detroit | $268,851 |
| 6 | Charleston | $231,525 |
| 7 | New Orleans | $204,281 |
| 8 | Mobile | $192,564 |
| 9 | Houston | $192,226 |
| 10 | Miami | $162,869 |
Top US Trading Partners
Total U.S. trade for all countries: $1,240,094,299,613| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANADA | $208,978,587,734 |
| 2 | CHINA | $167,425,009,162 |
| 3 | MEXICO | $164,532,690,124 |
| 4 | JAPAN | $67,112,714,884 |
| 5 | GERMANY | $51,552,541,119 |
| 6 | SOUTH KOREA | $34,229,534,716 |
| 7 | UNITED KINGDOM | $32,584,296,233 |
| 8 | FRANCE | $24,202,553,636 |
| 9 | BRAZIL | $21,977,714,927 |
| 10 | SAUDI ARABIA | $20,869,108,860 |
Kosovo’s trade rose to $4,434,419 through April
Kosovo’s trade with the United States rose to $4,434,419 through the first four months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 8.82 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Kosovo’s exports increased 2.62 percent while imports rose 461.45 percent. The U.S. surplus with Kosovo was $3,816,527.
Through April, Kosovo’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 2 Low Value Shipments, No. 3 New York City, No. 4 Cleveland and No. 5 Detroit compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 3 Low Value Shipments, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Washington, D.C.. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 46.11 percent of Kosovo’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 34.27 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 Kosovo,:
- Trade with No. 1 Atlanta/savannah rose 133.48 percent to $1,652,565.
Exports rose 133.40 percent to $1,652,030. Imports rose to $535. - Trade with No. 2 Low Value Shipments rose 1.33 percent to $405,434.
Exports rose 0.72 percent to $402,491. Imports rose 527.51 percent to $2,943. - Trade with No. 3 New York City fell -74.60 percent to $398,316.
Exports fell -82.32 percent to $272,211. Imports rose 343.75 percent to $126,105. - Trade with No. 4 Cleveland rose 109.61 percent to $309,886.
Exports rose 146.06 percent to $309,886. Imports fell -100.00 percent to $0. - Trade with No. 5 Detroit rose to $268,851.
Exports rose to $268,851. Imports rose to $0.
Through April, 20 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Kosovo while 1 had deficits. That compares with 16 surpluses and 2 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Atlanta/Savannah at $1,651,495, the largest deficit was with Miami at $-134,833.
Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world decreased to $1,240,094,299,613, down -0.88 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 0.32 percent to $4,038,186,093; imports dropped -1.20 percent to $-15,017,653,007. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are Canada, China, Mexico, Japan and Germany. The overall trade deficit climbed $-214,073,880,779, down compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $-233,129,719,879.
The top five U.S. exports to Kosovo by value through April were poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen; low value shipments; landline, cellular phone equipment; misc. raw materials for industrial manufacturing; and medical equipment for physicals, respectively. They accounted for 72.41 percent of total exports to Kosovo.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Kosovo -- men's or boys' suits, not knit; coffee; imports of returned exports; plants for pharmacy, perfume, insecticides; and yarn (no sew thread), manmade staple fiber, r 5511 -- accounted for 92.70 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Kosovo:
- Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen rose 56.69 percent compared to last year to $1,857,018.
- Low value shipments rose 0.72 percent compared to last year to $402,491.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment fell -72.17 percent compared to last year to $308,098.
- Misc. raw materials for industrial manufacturing rose 395.86 percent compared to last year to $240,454.
- Medical equipment for physicals rose 155.97 percent compared to last year to $179,131.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Kosovo
- Men's or boys' suits, not knit rose compared to last year to $155,819.
- Coffee rose compared to last year to $57,460.
- Imports of returned exports rose compared to last year to $46,270.
- Plants for pharmacy, perfume, insecticides rose compared to last year to $14,544.
- Yarn (No Sew Thread), Manmade Staple Fiber, R 5511 rose compared to last year to $12,296.
In the latest annual figures available, Kosovo recorded $4,075,111 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Atlanta/Savannah, Low Value Shipments, Washington, D.C. and Houston. Total U.S. exports to Kosovo were $20,734,721 and imports from Kosovo were $258,815. The U.S. surplus with Kosovo was $20,475,906.