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March 2013

Top Exports To Uruguay

Total Exports To Uruguay: $510,695,813
RankCommodityTotal YTD Exports
1Electric generating sets, rotary converters $73,689,512
2Video games, other games $39,084,790
3Oil, not crude $36,683,028
4Aircraft $29,898,820
5Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers $20,600,669
6Low value shipments $19,085,204
7Perfumes $16,960,811
8Landline, cellular phone equipment $16,198,534
9Printers, all types, parts $16,176,782
10Misc. engines and motors, parts $15,753,378

Total Imports From Uruguay

Total Imports From Uruguay: $92,369,183
RankCommodityTotal YTD
1Frozen beef from cows $36,136,095
2Imports of returned exports $9,694,990
3Prepared or preserved meat $8,503,813
4Internal organs from animals $5,287,111
5Misc. leather products $3,234,249
6Honey $2,978,458
7Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled $2,962,638
8Plywood, veneered and laminated wood $2,844,264
9Rice $2,692,533
10Wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic $2,467,498
March 2013

Top Uruguay Trading Partners

Total Uruguay trade: $603,064,996
RankDistrictTotal YTD
1Miami $168,809,894
2Philadelphia $130,120,671
3Jacksonville/Tampa $55,500,768
4New Orleans $54,693,735
5Houston $47,711,687
6New York City $39,949,814
7Los Angeles $25,333,270
8Atlanta/Savannah $21,288,553
9Low Value Shipments $19,309,268
10Norfolk $11,949,132

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

Uruguay’s trade rose to $603,064,996 through March

Uruguay’s trade with the United States rose to $603,064,996 through the first three months of 2013, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 57.69 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Uruguay’s exports increased 66.90 percent while imports rose 20.82 percent. The U.S. deficit with Uruguay was $0.

Through March, Uruguay’s top U.S. Customs districts for total imports and exports were No. 1 Miami, No. 2 Philadelphia, No. 3 Jacksonville/Tampa, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Houston compared to last year when the top spots were held by No. 1 Miami, No. 2 New York City, No. 3 Houston, No. 4 New Orleans and No. 5 Philadelphia. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 32.01 percent of Uruguay’s U.S. trade.. That compares to -16.29 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 Uruguay,:

  • Trade with No. 1 Miami rose 7.71 percent to $168,809,894.
    Exports rose 5.73 percent to $156,884,422. Imports rose 43.03 percent to $11,925,472.
  • Trade with No. 2 Philadelphia rose 430.65 percent to $130,120,671.
    Exports rose 4,731.33 percent to $97,500,947. Imports rose 44.96 percent to $32,619,724.
  • Trade with No. 3 Jacksonville/tampa rose 680.99 percent to $55,500,768.
    Exports rose 758.99 percent to $55,500,768. Imports fell -100.00 percent to $0.
  • Trade with No. 4 New Orleans rose 88.57 percent to $54,693,735.
    Exports rose 91.24 percent to $53,844,579. Imports rose 0.08 percent to $849,156.
  • Trade with No. 5 Houston rose 41.61 percent to $47,711,687.
    Exports rose 50.59 percent to $39,808,322. Imports rose 8.90 percent to $7,903,365.

Through March, 23 Customs districts posted trade surpluses with Uruguay while 12 had deficits. That compares with 27 surpluses and 10 deficits for the same period one year ago. The top surplus was with Miami at $144,958,950, the largest deficit was with San Francisco at $-928,703.

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 Uruguay by value through March were electric generating sets, rotary converters; video games, other games; oil, not crude; aircraft; and misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers, respectively. They accounted for 39.15 percent of total exports to Uruguay.

The value of the top five U.S. imports from Uruguay -- frozen beef from cows; imports of returned exports; prepared or preserved meat; internal organs from animals; and misc. leather products -- accounted for 68.05 percent of all inbound shipments.

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

  • Electric generating sets, rotary converters rose 701,972.33 percent compared to last year to $73,689,512.
  • Video games, other games rose 52.57 percent compared to last year to $39,084,790.
  • Oil, not crude rose 774.71 percent compared to last year to $36,683,028.
  • Aircraft rose 996.82 percent compared to last year to $29,898,820.
  • Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers rose 87.15 percent compared to last year to $20,600,669.

Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Uruguay

  • 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, Uruguay recorded $382,437,948 in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its top five Customs districts were Miami, New York City, Houston, Atlanta/Savannah and Philadelphia. Total U.S. exports to Uruguay were $1,338,224,241 and imports from Uruguay were $357,960,392. The U.S. surplus with Uruguay was $980,263,849.

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