| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Seychelles
Total Exports To Seychelles: $3,283,362| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misc. engines and motors, parts | $467,887 |
| 2 | Aircraft | $280,223 |
| 3 | Yachts and other boats | $240,472 |
| 4 | Machinery for rubber, plastic industry, parts | $238,596 |
| 5 | Electric generating sets, rotary converters | $178,985 |
| 6 | Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen | $165,918 |
| 7 | Centrifuges, filters, machines and parts | $159,466 |
| 8 | Misc. plastic articles | $157,890 |
| 9 | Engine parts | $154,880 |
| 10 | Mechanized equipment, parts for massage or psychol | $95,446 |
Total Imports From Seychelles
Total Imports From Seychelles: $2,610,814| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $864,365 |
| 2 | Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish | $793,820 |
| 3 | Imports of returned exports | $554,196 |
| 4 | Aluminum, unwrought | $311,847 |
| 5 | Equipment, parts for exercising | $53,454 |
| 6 | Fish, fresh or chilled | $21,180 |
| 7 | Computers | $6,492 |
| 8 | Salvage | $5,460 |
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| March 2013 |
Top Seychelles Trading Partners
Total Seychelles trade: $5,894,176| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | $1,776,420 |
| 2 | Atlanta/Savannah | $1,215,697 |
| 3 | Houston | $830,295 |
| 4 | New Orleans | $516,394 |
| 5 | New York City | $355,888 |
| 6 | Charleston | $345,979 |
| 7 | Miami | $186,539 |
| 8 | Norfolk | $134,657 |
| 9 | Cleveland | $131,538 |
| 10 | Philadelphia | $125,436 |
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 |
Seychelles’s trade rose to $5,894,176 through March
Seychelles’s trade with the United States rose to $5,894,176 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 79.70 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Seychelles’s exports increased 45.97 percent while imports rose 153.31 percent. The U.S. deficit with Seychelles was $0.
Through March, Seychelles’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 Atlanta/Savannah, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 New York City compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 Charleston, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Norfolk and No. 5 Cleveland. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 25.55 percent of Seychelles’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -30.13 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 Seychelles,:
- Trade with No. 1 Los Angeles rose 90.99 percent to $1,776,420.
Exports rose 1,448.05 percent to $717,213. Imports rose 19.85 percent to $1,059,207. - Trade with No. 2 Atlanta/savannah rose 7,747.76 percent to $1,215,697.
Exports rose 2,623.37 percent to $421,877. Imports rose to $793,820. - Trade with No. 3 Houston rose 166.37 percent to $830,295.
Exports rose 66.32 percent to $518,448. Imports rose to $311,847. - Trade with No. 4 New Orleans rose 247.37 percent to $516,394.
Exports rose 32.84 percent to $162,195. Imports rose 1,233.38 percent to $354,199. - Trade with No. 5 New York City rose 169.73 percent to $355,888.
Exports rose 153.68 percent to $334,708. Imports rose to $21,180.
Through March, 15 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Seychelles while 4 had deficits. That compares with 16 surpluses and 5 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Charleston at $345,979, the largest deficit was with Atlanta/Savannah at $-371,943.
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 Seychelles by value through March were misc. engines and motors, parts; aircraft; yachts and other boats; machinery for rubber, plastic industry, parts; and electric generating sets, rotary converters, respectively. They accounted for 42.83 percent of total exports to Seychelles.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Seychelles -- medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets; caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish; imports of returned exports; aluminum, unwrought; and equipment, parts for exercising -- accounted for 98.73 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Seychelles:
- Misc. engines and motors, parts rose 18,198.28 percent compared to last year to $467,887.
- Aircraft fell -24.07 percent compared to last year to $280,223.
- Yachts and other boats fell -60.65 percent compared to last year to $240,472.
- Machinery for rubber, plastic industry, parts rose compared to last year to $238,596.
- Electric generating sets, rotary converters rose compared to last year to $178,985.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Seychelles
- 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, Seychelles recorded $3,279,961 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Portland, Maine, Los Angeles, Charleston, New York City and Houston. Total U.S. exports to Seychelles were $14,959,213 and imports from Seychelles were $4,645,786. The U.S. surplus with Seychelles was $10,313,427.