| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Suriname
Total Exports To Suriname: $101,930,085| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sodium or potassium hydroxide or peroxide | $7,880,627 |
| 2 | Low value shipments | $7,088,834 |
| 3 | Motor vehicle parts | $6,919,145 |
| 4 | Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen | $4,703,553 |
| 5 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $3,644,239 |
| 6 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $3,540,252 |
| 7 | Misc. engines and motors, parts | $3,068,631 |
| 8 | Plastic tubes, hoses and fittings | $2,458,509 |
| 9 | Misc. cast articles of iron, steel | $2,255,840 |
| 10 | Oil, not crude | $2,215,635 |
Total Imports From Suriname
Total Imports From Suriname: $85,673,249| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misc. aluminum oxides and hydroxides | $67,493,968 |
| 2 | Scrap of precious metal | $9,227,990 |
| 3 | Fish, fresh or chilled | $2,185,713 |
| 4 | Fish fillets, chilled or frozen | $2,089,698 |
| 5 | Imports of returned exports | $1,184,472 |
| 6 | Copper waste and scrap | $899,723 |
| 7 | Frozen fish | $642,404 |
| 8 | Motor vehicle parts | $519,029 |
| 9 | Lead Waste and Scrap 7802 | $233,784 |
| 10 | Wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic | $175,485 |
| March 2013 |
Top Suriname Trading Partners
Total Suriname trade: $187,603,334| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | $52,525,808 |
| 2 | Baltimore | $40,643,340 |
| 3 | Houston | $37,317,341 |
| 4 | Charleston | $18,367,568 |
| 5 | New Orleans | $18,189,363 |
| 6 | Low Value Shipments | $7,203,397 |
| 7 | Jacksonville/Tampa | $4,881,349 |
| 8 | Atlanta/Savannah | $4,016,523 |
| 9 | New York City | $1,303,157 |
| 10 | Norfolk | $1,107,214 |
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 |
Suriname’s trade rose to $187,603,334 through March
Suriname’s trade with the United States rose to $187,603,334 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 6.63 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Suriname’s exports increased 2.65 percent while imports rose 11.77 percent. The U.S. deficit with Suriname was $0.
Through March, Suriname’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Baltimore, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 Charleston and No. 5 New Orleans compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Baltimore, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Charleston. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 12.31 percent of Suriname’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 5.33 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 Suriname,:
- Trade with No. 1 Miami rose 10.87 percent to $52,525,808.
Exports rose 12.01 percent to $46,072,703. Imports rose 3.38 percent to $6,453,105. - Trade with No. 2 Baltimore fell -12.58 percent to $40,643,340.
Exports rose 67.61 percent to $174,132. Imports fell -12.76 percent to $40,469,208. - Trade with No. 3 Houston rose 34.16 percent to $37,317,341.
Exports rose 8.71 percent to $26,744,670. Imports rose 229.00 percent to $10,572,671. - Trade with No. 4 Charleston rose 25.27 percent to $18,367,568.
Exports rose 846.55 percent to $256,857. Imports rose 23.75 percent to $18,110,711. - Trade with No. 5 New Orleans rose 19.44 percent to $18,189,363.
Exports fell -22.47 percent to $9,203,924. Imports rose 167.58 percent to $8,985,439.
Through March, 18 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Suriname while 7 had deficits. That compares with 19 surpluses and 4 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Miami at $39,619,598, the largest deficit was with Baltimore at $-40,295,076.
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 Suriname by value through March were sodium or potassium hydroxide or peroxide; low value shipments; motor vehicle parts; poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen; and landline, cellular phone equipment, respectively. They accounted for 29.66 percent of total exports to Suriname.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Suriname -- misc. aluminum oxides and hydroxides; scrap of precious metal; fish, fresh or chilled; fish fillets, chilled or frozen; and imports of returned exports -- accounted for 95.92 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Suriname:
- Sodium or potassium hydroxide or peroxide fell -42.25 percent compared to last year to $7,880,627.
- Low value shipments rose 1.38 percent compared to last year to $7,088,834.
- Motor vehicle parts rose 34.54 percent compared to last year to $6,919,145.
- Poultry, fresh, chilled or frozen rose 35.97 percent compared to last year to $4,703,553.
- Landline, cellular phone equipment rose 89.50 percent compared to last year to $3,644,239.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Suriname
- 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, Suriname recorded $175,945,221 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Miami, Houston, Baltimore, Charleston and New Orleans. Total U.S. exports to Suriname were $499,287,020 and imports from Suriname were $288,632,329. The U.S. surplus with Suriname was $210,654,691.