| March 2013 |
Top Exports To Sweden
Total Exports To Sweden: $1,215,300,396| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft | $122,335,335 |
| 2 | Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts | $112,697,557 |
| 3 | Computers | $102,020,639 |
| 4 | Low value shipments | $58,546,030 |
| 5 | Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines | $39,801,075 |
| 6 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $36,175,246 |
| 7 | Misc. human glands, heparin | $30,004,316 |
| 8 | Harvesting machinery for poultry | $29,391,807 |
| 9 | Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets | $23,607,179 |
| 10 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $23,527,796 |
Total Imports From Sweden
Total Imports From Sweden: $2,182,433,499| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil, not crude | $162,763,852 |
| 2 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $140,677,671 |
| 3 | Aircraft engines, parts | $85,425,743 |
| 4 | Landline, cellular phone equipment | $83,984,154 |
| 5 | Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors | $72,251,691 |
| 6 | Self-propelled heavy construction machinery | $67,823,299 |
| 7 | Misc. medical chemical re-agents | $54,915,905 |
| 8 | Medical equipment for physicals | $51,213,602 |
| 9 | Motor vehicles for transporting goods | $47,184,081 |
| 10 | Medicine | $40,192,204 |
| March 2013 |
Top Sweden Trading Partners
Total Sweden trade: $3,397,733,895| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York City | $738,977,338 |
| 2 | Chicago | $359,183,446 |
| 3 | Los Angeles | $233,019,434 |
| 4 | Baltimore | $213,735,928 |
| 5 | Cleveland | $200,488,233 |
| 6 | Charleston | $190,981,220 |
| 7 | Atlanta/Savannah | $183,532,864 |
| 8 | Houston | $138,485,484 |
| 9 | Detroit | $134,496,194 |
| 10 | Norfolk | $131,989,043 |
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 |
Sweden’s trade rose to $3,397,733,895 through March
Sweden’s trade with the United States rose to $3,397,733,895 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s -16.03 percent below its total trade during the same time period last year. Sweden’s exports decreased -9.64 percent while imports dropped -19.22 percent. The U.S. deficit with Sweden was $0.
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 Los Angeles, No. 4 Baltimore and No. 5 Cleveland compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 New York City, No. 2 Chicago, No. 3 Baltimore, No. 4 Atlanta/Savannah and No. 5 Los Angeles. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 94.67 percent of Sweden’s U.S. trade.. That compares to 131.84 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 -3.01 percent to $738,977,338.
Exports rose 7.72 percent to $242,053,651. Imports fell -7.50 percent to $496,923,687. - Trade with No. 2 Chicago fell -11.58 percent to $359,183,446.
Exports fell -26.08 percent to $88,914,572. Imports fell -5.49 percent to $270,268,874. - Trade with No. 3 Los Angeles fell -10.59 percent to $233,019,434.
Exports rose 1.04 percent to $154,373,534. Imports fell -27.06 percent to $78,645,900. - Trade with No. 4 Baltimore fell -40.76 percent to $213,735,928.
Exports fell -32.72 percent to $25,027,144. Imports fell -41.68 percent to $188,708,784. - Trade with No. 5 Cleveland fell -5.93 percent to $200,488,233.
Exports fell -9.10 percent to $75,886,916. Imports fell -3.90 percent to $124,601,317.
Through March, 10 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Sweden while 34 had deficits. That compares with 9 surpluses and 35 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Los Angeles at $75,727,634, the largest deficit was with New York City at $-254,870,036.
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 Sweden by value through March were aircraft; orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts; computers; low value shipments; and human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines, respectively. They accounted for 35.83 percent of total exports to Sweden.
The value of the top five U.S. imports from Sweden -- oil, not crude; motor vehicles for transporting people; aircraft engines, parts; landline, cellular phone equipment; and rum, gin, vodka, other liquors -- accounted for 24.98 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Sweden:
- Aircraft rose 28.87 percent compared to last year to $122,335,335.
- Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts fell -30.38 percent compared to last year to $112,697,557.
- Computers rose 315.19 percent compared to last year to $102,020,639.
- Low value shipments fell -11.09 percent compared to last year to $58,546,030.
- Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines rose 213.11 percent compared to last year to $39,801,075.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Sweden
- 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, Sweden recorded $4,046,577,609 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were New York City, Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland and Atlanta/Savannah. Total U.S. exports to Sweden were $5,238,260,570 and imports from Sweden were $10,204,436,243. The U.S. deficit with Sweden was $-4,966,175,673.