| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Solomon Islands
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Low value shipments | $882,765 |
2 | Make-up and skin-care products | $436,311 |
3 | Frozen fish | $230,000 |
4 | Aircraft | $150,000 |
5 | Zinc waste, scrap | $97,237 |
6 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $82,550 |
7 | Perfumes | $70,455 |
8 | Rice | $55,844 |
9 | Exports of charitable items, returned as imports | $40,871 |
10 | Soap, related soap products | $39,231 |
Total Imports From Solomon Islands
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Antiques | $104,800 |
2 | Coral, shell of mollusks | $55,917 |
3 | Live fish | $11,364 |
4 | Imports of returned exports | $10,214 |
5 | Salvage | $6,240 |
6 | Footware, sole and upper rubber or plastic | $2,908 |
7 | Women's or girls' blouses, not knit | $499 |
| March 2012 |
Top Solomon Islands Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | Low Value Shipments | $889,005 |
2 | Miami | $592,011 |
3 | San Francisco | $449,642 |
4 | Los Angeles | $311,055 |
5 | New York City | $104,800 |
6 | Atlanta/Savannah | $30,072 |
7 | Seattle | $15,600 |
8 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $12,394 |
9 | Cleveland | $4,491 |
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 |
Solomon Islands’s trade rose to $2,409,070 through March
Solomon Islands’s trade with the United States rose to $2,409,070 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 34.18 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Solomon Islands’s exports increased 42.13 percent while imports dropped -18.50 percent. The U.S. surplus with Solomon Islands was $2,025,186.
Through March, Solomon Islands’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Low Value Shipments, No. 2 Miami, No. 3 San Francisco, No. 4 Los Angeles and No. 5 New York City compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Los Angeles, No. 2 Low Value Shipments, No. 3 Norfolk, No. 4 Miami and No. 5 San Francisco. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 2.67 percent of Solomon Islands’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -23.49 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 Solomon Islands,:
- Trade with No. 1 Low Value Shipments rose 56.34 percent to $889,005.
Exports rose 56.21 percent to $882,765. Imports rose 76.92 percent to $6,240. - Trade with No. 2 Miami rose 218.29 percent to $592,011.
Exports rose 212.79 percent to $581,797. Imports rose to $10,214. - Trade with No. 3 San Francisco rose 410.61 percent to $449,642.
Exports rose 410.61 percent to $449,642. Imports fell to $0. - Trade with No. 4 Los Angeles fell -46.83 percent to $311,055.
Exports fell -40.64 percent to $253,260. Imports fell -63.50 percent to $57,795. - Trade with No. 5 New York City rose 266.52 percent to $104,800.
Exports fell to $0. Imports rose 266.52 percent to $104,800.
Through March, 7 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Solomon Islands while 2 had deficits. That compares with 10 surpluses and 4 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Low Value Shipments at $876,525, the largest deficit was with New York City at $-104,800.
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 Solomon Islands by value through March were low value shipments; make-up and skin-care products; frozen fish; aircraft; and zinc waste, scrap, respectively. They accounted for 81.02 percent of total exports to Solomon Islands.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Solomon Islands -- antiques; coral, shell of mollusks; live fish; imports of returned exports; and salvage -- accounted for 98.22 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Solomon Islands:
- Low value shipments rose 56.21 percent compared to last year to $882,765.
- Make-up and skin-care products rose compared to last year to $436,311.
- Frozen fish rose 1,110.53 percent compared to last year to $230,000.
- Aircraft rose compared to last year to $150,000.
- Zinc waste, scrap rose compared to last year to $97,237.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Solomon Islands
- Antiques rose 302.35 percent compared to last year to $104,800.
- Coral, shell of mollusks fell -66.51 percent compared to last year to $55,917.
- Live fish fell -35.48 percent compared to last year to $11,364.
- Imports of returned exports rose compared to last year to $10,214.
- Salvage rose 76.92 percent compared to last year to $6,240.
In the latest annual figures available, Solomon Islands recorded $1,795,426 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Los Angeles, Low Value Shipments, San Francisco, Miami and New York City. Total U.S. exports to Solomon Islands were $5,966,339 and imports from Solomon Islands were $1,313,184. The U.S. surplus with Solomon Islands was $4,653,155.