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March 2013

Top Exports To Spain

Total Exports To Spain: $2,373,184,211
RankCommodityTotal YTD Exports
1Medicine $309,829,573
2Soybeans, whether broken or not $160,721,898
3Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $128,105,131
4Aircraft $124,061,470
5Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines $123,080,692
6Nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds $102,899,443
7Low value shipments $55,366,884
8Parts for heavy machinery $46,331,605
9Petroleum products $46,097,308
10Coal, briquettes $45,024,611

Total Imports From Spain

Total Imports From Spain: $2,854,452,828
RankCommodityTotal YTD
1Oil, not crude $515,257,967
2Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines $115,959,613
3Internal combustion engines, including aircraft $100,872,403
4Imports of returned exports $92,033,154
5Wine $80,515,681
6Misc. duty free imports $73,561,874
7Medicine $70,063,151
8Motor vehicle parts $57,724,437
9Rubber tires $54,993,932
10Footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe $48,763,942
March 2013

Top Spain Trading Partners

Total Spain trade: $5,227,637,039
RankDistrictTotal YTD
1New York City $987,493,250
2Houston $501,359,366
3Chicago $431,936,590
4New Orleans $418,968,358
5San Juan $374,314,023
6Atlanta/Savannah $344,053,057
7Norfolk $294,186,173
8Los Angeles $278,241,660
9San Francisco $220,197,808
10Detroit $178,721,651

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

Spain’s trade rose to $5,227,637,039 through March

Spain’s trade with the United States rose to $5,227,637,039 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 2.35 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Spain’s exports increased 0.61 percent while imports rose 3.84 percent. The U.S. deficit with Spain was $0.

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 New Orleans and No. 5 San Juan compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 Atlanta/Savannah and No. 5 San Juan. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 92.61 percent of Spain’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 88.19 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 fell -18.90 percent to $987,493,250.
    Exports fell -3.97 percent to $288,699,930. Imports fell -23.80 percent to $698,793,320.
  • Trade with No. 2 Houston fell -5.91 percent to $501,359,366.
    Exports fell -16.72 percent to $247,971,012. Imports rose 7.79 percent to $253,388,354.
  • Trade with No. 3 Chicago rose 5.13 percent to $431,936,590.
    Exports fell -6.04 percent to $224,677,517. Imports rose 20.68 percent to $207,259,073.
  • Trade with No. 4 New Orleans rose 49.68 percent to $418,968,358.
    Exports rose 43.87 percent to $335,220,079. Imports rose 78.50 percent to $83,748,279.
  • Trade with No. 5 San Juan rose 18.56 percent to $374,314,023.
    Exports rose 51.82 percent to $266,295,316. Imports fell -23.02 percent to $108,018,707.

Through March, 15 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Spain while 29 had deficits. That compares with 20 surpluses and 25 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with New Orleans at $251,471,800, the largest deficit was with New York City at $-410,093,390.

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 Spain by value through March were medicine; soybeans, whether broken or not; almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc.; aircraft; and human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines, respectively. They accounted for 35.64 percent of total exports to Spain.

The value of the top five U.S. imports from Spain -- oil, not crude; human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines; internal combustion engines, including aircraft; imports of returned exports; and wine -- accounted for 31.69 percent of all inbound shipments.

Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Spain:

  • Medicine fell -4.59 percent compared to last year to $309,829,573.
  • Soybeans, whether broken or not rose 1,065.56 percent compared to last year to $160,721,898.
  • Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. rose 22.62 percent compared to last year to $128,105,131.
  • Aircraft fell -3.00 percent compared to last year to $124,061,470.
  • Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines rose 132.65 percent compared to last year to $123,080,692.

Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Spain

  • 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, Spain recorded $5,107,681,114 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta/Savannah and New Orleans. Total U.S. exports to Spain were $9,496,901,659 and imports from Spain were $11,788,886,110. The U.S. deficit with Spain was $-2,291,984,451.

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