| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Spain
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil, not crude | $331,063,146 |
2 | Medicine | $324,721,213 |
3 | Aircraft | $127,900,911 |
4 | Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. | $104,475,706 |
5 | Low value shipments | $56,037,445 |
6 | Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines | $52,904,387 |
7 | Petroleum gases, other gaseous hydrocarbons | $50,789,959 |
8 | Coal, briquettes | $49,717,428 |
9 | Petroleum products | $47,011,560 |
10 | Wheat, meslin | $42,030,668 |
Total Imports From Spain
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil, not crude | $518,006,157 |
2 | Paintings, drawings and other artwork | $121,762,648 |
3 | Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines | $107,470,398 |
4 | Wine | $71,500,440 |
5 | Imports of returned exports | $66,478,164 |
6 | Seamless iron tubes and pipes | $64,963,814 |
7 | Misc. duty free imports | $60,054,251 |
8 | Motor vehicle parts | $59,648,209 |
9 | Olive oil | $51,656,420 |
10 | Misc. vegetables, not frozen | $48,594,510 |
| March 2012 |
Top Spain Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | New York City | $1,217,623,550 |
2 | Houston | $532,839,858 |
3 | Chicago | $410,864,155 |
4 | Atlanta/Savannah | $388,189,502 |
5 | San Juan | $315,722,470 |
6 | New Orleans | $279,913,546 |
7 | Los Angeles | $241,391,045 |
8 | Norfolk | $186,362,819 |
9 | Port Arthur, Texas | $161,324,760 |
10 | San Francisco | $148,568,150 |
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 |
Spain’s trade rose to $5,107,681,114 through March
Spain’s trade with the United States rose to $5,107,681,114 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -2.71 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Spain’s exports decreased -16.17 percent while imports rose 12.86 percent. The U.S. deficit with Spain was $389,871,956.
Through March, Spain’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 Atlanta/Savannah and No. 5 San Juan compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Chicago, No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 Houston and No. 5 Atlanta/Savannah. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 78.26 percent of Spain’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 83.22 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 Spain,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City rose 5.71 percent to $1,217,623,550.
Exports fell -20.79 percent to $300,626,868. Imports rose 18.73 percent to $916,996,682. - Trade with No. 2 Houston rose 11.63 percent to $532,839,858.
Exports rose 9.21 percent to $297,759,685. Imports rose 14.86 percent to $235,080,173. - Trade with No. 3 Chicago fell -15.01 percent to $410,864,155.
Exports fell -26.46 percent to $239,125,548. Imports rose 8.51 percent to $171,738,607. - Trade with No. 4 Atlanta/savannah rose 9.37 percent to $388,189,502.
Exports fell -24.30 percent to $171,851,589. Imports rose 69.13 percent to $216,337,913. - Trade with No. 5 San Juan fell -7.86 percent to $315,722,470.
Exports fell -5.76 percent to $175,400,370. Imports fell -10.36 percent to $140,322,100.
Through March, 20 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Spain while 25 had deficits. That compares with 22 surpluses and 23 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with New Orleans at $186,080,206, the largest deficit was with New York City at $-616,369,814.
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 Spain by value through March were oil, not crude; medicine; aircraft; almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc.; and low value shipments, respectively. They accounted for 40.03 percent of total exports to Spain.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Spain -- oil, not crude; paintings, drawings and other artwork; human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines; wine; and imports of returned exports -- accounted for 32.20 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Spain:
- Oil, not crude rose 148.81 percent compared to last year to $331,063,146.
- Medicine fell -7.80 percent compared to last year to $324,721,213.
- Aircraft rose 42.97 percent compared to last year to $127,900,911.
- Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. rose 24.05 percent compared to last year to $104,475,706.
- Low value shipments fell -19.85 percent compared to last year to $56,037,445.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Spain
- Oil, not crude rose 2.68 percent compared to last year to $518,006,157.
- Paintings, drawings and other artwork rose 92.26 percent compared to last year to $121,762,648.
- Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines rose 69.44 percent compared to last year to $107,470,398.
- Wine rose 4.00 percent compared to last year to $71,500,440.
- Imports of returned exports rose 163.93 percent compared to last year to $66,478,164.
In the latest annual figures available, Spain recorded $5,249,686,658 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Houston, Chicago, New Orleans and Atlanta/Savannah. Total U.S. exports to Spain were $10,651,440,483 and imports from Spain were $10,979,704,483. The U.S. deficit with Spain was $-328,264,000.