| March 2012 |
Total Exports To Sweden
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts | $161,873,900 |
2 | Aircraft | $94,926,773 |
3 | Low value shipments | $65,845,252 |
4 | Misc. human glands, heparin | $54,003,967 |
5 | Harvesting machinery for poultry | $47,418,633 |
6 | Radioactive chemical elements and isotopes | $44,780,856 |
7 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $33,974,902 |
8 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $30,376,990 |
9 | Electronic integrated circuits | $28,439,505 |
10 | Aircraft engines, parts | $24,840,580 |
Total Imports From Sweden
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $240,872,940 |
2 | Oil, not crude | $168,297,586 |
3 | Self-propelled heavy construction machinery | $131,921,300 |
4 | Medicine | $113,631,377 |
5 | Motor vehicles for transporting goods | $112,393,067 |
6 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $95,410,057 |
7 | Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors | $75,793,128 |
8 | Aircraft engines, parts | $72,716,821 |
9 | Motor vehicle parts | $54,978,291 |
10 | Misc. medical chemical re-agents | $54,445,191 |
| March 2012 |
Top Sweden Trading Partners
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | New York City | $761,895,222 |
2 | Chicago | $406,243,137 |
3 | Baltimore | $360,767,708 |
4 | Atlanta/Savannah | $272,980,854 |
5 | Los Angeles | $260,608,186 |
6 | Houston | $217,939,770 |
7 | Cleveland | $213,133,218 |
8 | Charleston | $197,941,947 |
9 | Philadelphia | $173,341,608 |
10 | New Orleans | $172,113,109 |
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 |
Sweden’s trade rose to $4,046,577,609 through March
Sweden’s trade with the United States rose to $4,046,577,609 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -3.23 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Sweden’s exports increased 5.67 percent while imports dropped -7.12 percent. The U.S. deficit with Sweden was $1,356,532,179.
Through March, Sweden’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Chicago, No. 3 Baltimore, No. 4 Atlanta/Savannah and No. 5 Los Angeles compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Chicago, No. 3 Baltimore, No. 4 Boston and No. 5 Los Angeles. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 96.20 percent of Sweden’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 102.74 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 Sweden,:
- Trade with No. 1 New York City fell -21.02 percent to $761,895,222.
Exports fell -16.58 percent to $224,700,386. Imports fell -22.74 percent to $537,194,836. - Trade with No. 2 Chicago fell -1.69 percent to $406,243,137.
Exports fell -2.20 percent to $120,277,220. Imports fell -1.47 percent to $285,965,917. - Trade with No. 3 Baltimore rose 23.52 percent to $360,767,708.
Exports rose 20.61 percent to $37,200,542. Imports rose 23.86 percent to $323,567,166. - Trade with No. 4 Atlanta/savannah rose 22.67 percent to $272,980,854.
Exports rose 8.87 percent to $65,351,256. Imports rose 27.76 percent to $207,629,598. - Trade with No. 5 Los Angeles rose 16.68 percent to $260,608,186.
Exports rose 16.37 percent to $152,778,861. Imports rose 17.13 percent to $107,829,325.
Through March, 9 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Sweden while 35 had deficits. That compares with 10 surpluses and 34 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Norfolk at $52,473,958, the largest deficit was with New York City at $-312,494,450.
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 Sweden by value through March were orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts; aircraft; low value shipments; misc. human glands, heparin; and harvesting machinery for poultry, respectively. They accounted for 31.53 percent of total exports to Sweden.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Sweden -- motor vehicles for transporting people; oil, not crude; self-propelled heavy construction machinery; medicine; and motor vehicles for transporting goods -- accounted for 28.40 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Sweden:
- Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts fell -10.49 percent compared to last year to $161,873,900.
- Aircraft fell -9.21 percent compared to last year to $94,926,773.
- Low value shipments rose 1.20 percent compared to last year to $65,845,252.
- Misc. human glands, heparin rose 24.24 percent compared to last year to $54,003,967.
- Harvesting machinery for poultry rose 65.69 percent compared to last year to $47,418,633.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Sweden
- Motor vehicles for transporting people fell -0.06 percent compared to last year to $240,872,940.
- Oil, not crude fell -49.16 percent compared to last year to $168,297,586.
- Self-propelled heavy construction machinery rose 110.87 percent compared to last year to $131,921,300.
- Medicine fell -45.55 percent compared to last year to $113,631,377.
- Motor vehicles for transporting goods rose 453.86 percent compared to last year to $112,393,067.
In the latest annual figures available, Sweden recorded $4,181,503,337 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles and Atlanta/Savannah. Total U.S. exports to Sweden were $5,263,694,507 and imports from Sweden were $11,479,861,544. The U.S. deficit with Sweden was $-6,216,167,037.