| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Kuwait
Total Exports To Kuwait: $639,902,544| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $233,659,775 |
| 2 | Misc. vessels, including warships, lifeboats | $20,000,000 |
| 3 | Motor vehicles for transporting goods | $18,364,726 |
| 4 | Misc. vegetable fats, oils | $12,186,713 |
| 5 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strip more than 0.2mm thi | $11,321,735 |
| 6 | Low value shipments | $11,308,372 |
| 7 | Aircraft | $11,181,142 |
| 8 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $10,258,792 |
| 9 | Compressors and pumps | $9,968,493 |
| 10 | Misc. chemical reaction initiators, accelerators | $9,133,312 |
Total Imports From Kuwait
Total Imports From Kuwait: $3,019,618,991| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil | $2,900,857,851 |
| 2 | Nitrogenous fertilizers | $90,086,135 |
| 3 | Cyclic hydrocarbons | $9,623,300 |
| 4 | Petroleum products | $6,229,000 |
| 5 | Oil, not crude | $4,846,023 |
| 6 | Imports of returned exports | $4,806,782 |
| 7 | Ethers, ether-alcohols, alcohol peroxides etc. | $1,055,460 |
| 8 | Perfumes | $661,719 |
| 9 | Ash and residues, with metal content | $459,596 |
| 10 | Aluminum, unwrought | $200,069 |
| March 2013 |
Top Kuwait Trading Partners
Total Kuwait trade: $3,659,521,535| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | $1,801,373,923 |
| 2 | Houston | $900,106,234 |
| 3 | Port Arthur, Texas | $296,717,047 |
| 4 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $127,405,877 |
| 5 | New York City | $109,355,956 |
| 6 | Baltimore | $76,673,093 |
| 7 | Mobile | $75,356,178 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | $72,685,090 |
| 9 | Philadelphia | $38,871,102 |
| 10 | Norfolk | $32,976,612 |
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 |
Kuwait’s trade rose to $3,659,521,535 through March
Kuwait’s trade with the United States rose to $3,659,521,535 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -7.48 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Kuwait’s exports decreased -0.97 percent while imports dropped -8.75 percent. The U.S. deficit with Kuwait was $0.
Through March, Kuwait’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New Orleans, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Port Arthur, Texas, No. 4 Jacksonville/Tampa and No. 5 New York City compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New Orleans, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 New York City, No. 4 Jacksonville/Tampa and No. 5 Mobile. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 13.12 percent of Kuwait’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 22.27 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 Kuwait,:
- Trade with No. 1 New Orleans fell -4.12 percent to $1,801,373,923.
Exports rose 36.62 percent to $19,808,899. Imports fell -4.44 percent to $1,781,565,024. - Trade with No. 2 Houston fell -30.48 percent to $900,106,234.
Exports fell -35.87 percent to $69,511,326. Imports fell -29.99 percent to $830,594,908. - Trade with No. 3 Port Arthur, Texas rose 339.57 percent to $296,717,047.
Exports fell -44.53 percent to $57,900. Imports rose 340.16 percent to $296,659,147. - Trade with No. 4 Jacksonville/tampa rose 16.06 percent to $127,405,877.
Exports rose 15.79 percent to $126,081,386. Imports rose 49.63 percent to $1,324,491. - Trade with No. 5 New York City fell -4.71 percent to $109,355,956.
Exports fell -5.88 percent to $107,561,122. Imports rose 277.12 percent to $1,794,834.
Through March, 28 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Kuwait while 5 had deficits. That compares with 25 surpluses and 10 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Jacksonville/Tampa at $124,756,895, the largest deficit was with New Orleans at $-1,761,756,125.
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 Kuwait by value through March were motor vehicles for transporting people; misc. vessels, including warships, lifeboats; motor vehicles for transporting goods; misc. vegetable fats, oils; and aluminum plates, sheets, strip more than 0.2mm thi, respectively. They accounted for 46.18 percent of total exports to Kuwait.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Kuwait -- oil; nitrogenous fertilizers; cyclic hydrocarbons; petroleum products; and oil, not crude -- accounted for 99.74 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Kuwait:
- Motor vehicles for transporting people rose 15.97 percent compared to last year to $233,659,775.
- Misc. vessels, including warships, lifeboats rose 10,684.52 percent compared to last year to $20,000,000.
- Motor vehicles for transporting goods fell -40.95 percent compared to last year to $18,364,726.
- Misc. vegetable fats, oils rose 26.20 percent compared to last year to $12,186,713.
- Aluminum plates, sheets, strip more than 0.2mm thi rose 172.06 percent compared to last year to $11,321,735.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Kuwait
- 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, Kuwait recorded $3,955,499,581 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, Jacksonville/Tampa and Port Arthur, Texas. Total U.S. exports to Kuwait were $2,682,888,094 and imports from Kuwait were $13,020,902,287. The U.S. deficit with Kuwait was $-10,338,014,193.