| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Lebanon
Total Exports To Lebanon: $250,276,792| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $77,730,646 |
| 2 | Bombs, grenades, cartridges, parts | $21,702,482 |
| 3 | Motor vehicle parts | $8,708,142 |
| 4 | Computers | $7,658,913 |
| 5 | Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. | $6,362,784 |
| 6 | Petroleum products | $6,169,033 |
| 7 | Wheat, meslin | $6,078,840 |
| 8 | Soybean oilcake, other solid residue, not ground | $5,475,777 |
| 9 | Low value shipments | $4,456,769 |
| 10 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $3,179,564 |
Total Imports From Lebanon
Total Imports From Lebanon: $19,217,753| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jewelry, parts | $3,927,152 |
| 2 | Plastic plates, sheet, film | $2,456,345 |
| 3 | Fruit, nuts, prepared or preserved | $1,975,936 |
| 4 | Olive oil | $864,895 |
| 5 | Misc. vegetables, not frozen | $686,527 |
| 6 | Coffee | $619,139 |
| 7 | Oil-based pigments for paints | $610,893 |
| 8 | Antiques | $575,490 |
| 9 | Imports of returned exports | $574,534 |
| 10 | Sugar confection, including white chocolate; no co | $474,127 |
| March 2013 |
Top Lebanon Trading Partners
Total Lebanon trade: $269,494,545| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | $71,550,275 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | $26,746,885 |
| 3 | Houston | $23,342,394 |
| 4 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $22,515,947 |
| 5 | Wilmington | $21,714,234 |
| 6 | Baltimore | $16,274,325 |
| 7 | New Orleans | $16,193,199 |
| 8 | Atlanta/Savannah | $13,421,501 |
| 9 | San Francisco | $9,382,347 |
| 10 | Norfolk | $8,946,189 |
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 |
Lebanon’s trade rose to $269,494,545 through March
Lebanon’s trade with the United States rose to $269,494,545 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 14.02 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Lebanon’s exports increased 14.50 percent while imports rose 8.11 percent. The U.S. deficit with Lebanon was $0.
Through March, Lebanon’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Los Angeles, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Jacksonville/Tampa and No. 5 Wilmington compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Los Angeles, No. 3 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 4 Jacksonville/Tampa and No. 5 Houston. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 62.47 percent of Lebanon’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 42.49 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 Lebanon,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City rose 5.48 percent to $71,550,275.
Exports rose 6.92 percent to $62,734,567. Imports fell -3.76 percent to $8,815,708. - Trade with No. 2 Los Angeles fell -14.80 percent to $26,746,885.
Exports fell -20.07 percent to $23,201,643. Imports rose 49.90 percent to $3,545,242. - Trade with No. 3 Houston rose 19.66 percent to $23,342,394.
Exports rose 20.50 percent to $22,917,948. Imports fell -13.04 percent to $424,446. - Trade with No. 4 Jacksonville/tampa rose 11.81 percent to $22,515,947.
Exports rose 12.07 percent to $22,409,262. Imports fell -24.93 percent to $106,685. - Trade with No. 5 Wilmington rose to $21,714,234.
Exports rose to $21,714,234. Imports rose to $0.
Through March, 32 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Lebanon while 3 had deficits. That compares with 27 surpluses and 3 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with New York City at $53,918,859, the largest deficit was with Great Falls, Mont. at $-117,523.
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 Lebanon by value through March were motor vehicles for transporting people; bombs, grenades, cartridges, parts; motor vehicle parts; computers; and almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc., respectively. They accounted for 48.81 percent of total exports to Lebanon.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Lebanon -- jewelry, parts; plastic plates, sheet, film; fruit, nuts, prepared or preserved; olive oil; and misc. vegetables, not frozen -- accounted for 51.57 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Lebanon:
- Motor vehicles for transporting people rose 2.83 percent compared to last year to $77,730,646.
- Bombs, grenades, cartridges, parts rose compared to last year to $21,702,482.
- Motor vehicle parts rose 15.68 percent compared to last year to $8,708,142.
- Computers fell -17.45 percent compared to last year to $7,658,913.
- Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. fell -13.73 percent compared to last year to $6,362,784.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Lebanon
- 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, Lebanon recorded $236,354,588 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Los Angeles, Jacksonville/Tampa, Atlanta/Savannah and Houston. Total U.S. exports to Lebanon were $1,041,309,879 and imports from Lebanon were $81,193,603. The U.S. surplus with Lebanon was $960,116,276.