| March 2012 |
Total Exports From St. Louis
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Exports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Aircraft | $130,127,377 |
2 | Exports of repaired imports | $2,001,698 |
3 | Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts | $829,483 |
4 | Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts | $578,802 |
5 | TVs, TV equipment, camcorders, digital cameras | $300,000 |
6 | Computers | $200,199 |
7 | Radioactive chemical elements and isotopes | $180,579 |
8 | Polymers of vinyl chloride | $158,260 |
9 | Exports military apparel, military equipment | $135,322 |
10 | Electrical supplies, apparatus, less than 1000V | $86,368 |
Total Imports To St. Louis
| Rank | Commodity | Total YTD Imports |
|---|---|---|
1 | Oil | $2,614,074,607 |
2 | Radar and remote control equipment | $180,614,759 |
3 | Medicine | $106,648,737 |
4 | Aircraft parts | $85,404,612 |
5 | Heterocyclic chemical compounds | $82,562,853 |
6 | Imports of returned exports | $76,973,462 |
7 | Motor vehicle parts | $72,788,566 |
8 | Nucleic acids and salts, heterocyclic compounds | $48,204,155 |
9 | Equipment, parts for exercising | $47,508,245 |
10 | Footware, sole of rubber, plastic or leather; uppe | $47,314,072 |
| March 2012 |
Top St. Louis Trading Partners
| Rank | Country | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
1 | CANADA | $2,656,099,922 |
2 | CHINA | $1,184,043,073 |
3 | GERMANY | $315,679,130 |
4 | TAIWAN | $283,914,201 |
5 | JAPAN | $157,266,074 |
6 | UNITED KINGDOM | $133,235,237 |
7 | INDIA | $80,347,541 |
8 | SOUTH KOREA | $75,006,599 |
9 | SWITZERLAND | $67,870,034 |
10 | MEXICO | $60,526,885 |
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 |
St. Louis’s trade increases 30.64 percent through March
St. Louis’s trade with the world rose to $5,627,470,400 through the first three months of 2012, according to a WorldCity analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 30.64 percent increases the Customs district’s total trade during the same time period last year. The district’s exports decreased -5.61 percent while imports rose 31.89 percent.
Through March the district’s top trade partners were No. 1 Canada, No. 2 China, No. 3 Germany, No. 4 Taiwan and No. 5 Japan. Through the first three months of the last year, top five spots were held by Canada, China, Germany, Taiwan and Japan, respectively.
Taking a closer look at the leading trade partners with St. Louis:
- No.1 Canada’s trade rose 47.64 percent to $2,656,099,922.
Exports fell -93.10 percent to $2,177,469. Imports rose 50.15 percent to $2,653,922,453. - No.2 China’s trade rose 6.99 percent to $1,184,043,073.
Exports rose 1,450.25 percent to $4,584,037. Imports rose 6.61 percent to $1,179,459,036. - No.3 Germany’s trade rose 19.50 percent to $315,679,130.
Exports rose 18.53 percent to $24,220,920. Imports rose 19.58 percent to $291,458,210. - No.4 Taiwan’s trade rose 39.83 percent to $283,914,201.
Exports rose 913.73 percent to $143,970. Imports rose 39.77 percent to $283,770,231. - No.5 Japan’s trade rose 50.05 percent to $157,266,074.
Exports fell -32.73 percent to $94,957. Imports rose 50.16 percent to $157,171,117.
St. Louis’s top five trading partners through March accounted for 81.69 percent of its trade with the world. The U.S. average for the same period was 52.49 percent.
St. Louis had trade surpluses with 8 countries and deficits with 103 through March. That compares with 14 surpluses and 93 deficits for the same period one year earlier. The top three surpluses through March of this year were with Cyprus, $16,898,075; Guatemala, $11,650,280; and United Arab Emirates, $7,197,317. The top three deficits were with Canada ($2,651,744,984), China ($1,174,874,999) and Taiwan ($283,626,261).
Meanwhile, total U.S. trade 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 as imports rose 5.09 percent to $43,800,507,934. The nation’s top five trade districts so far this year, by value, are New York City, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit and Laredo. 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.
St. Louis’s top five exports by value through March were aircraft; exports of repaired imports; orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts; photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts; and tvs, tv equipment, camcorders, digital cameras, in that order. Those accounted for 98.77 percent of its total outbound trade. The value of the district’s top five imports, oil, radar and remote control equipment, medicine and aircraft partsheterocyclic chemical compounds and , accounted for 55.89 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at St. Louis exports:
- Aircraft fell -3.88 percent compared to last year to $130,127,377.
- Exports of repaired imports fell -32.47 percent compared to last year to $2,001,698.
- Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts fell -21.67 percent compared to last year to $829,483.
- Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts rose 96.17 percent compared to last year to $578,802.
- TVs, TV equipment, camcorders, digital cameras rose 432.33 percent compared to last year to $300,000.
On the import side:
- Oil rose 50.85 percent compared to last year to $2,614,074,607.
- Radar and remote control equipment rose 49.63 percent compared to last year to $180,614,759.
- Medicine rose 2.16 percent compared to last year to $106,648,737.
- Aircraft parts rose 28.28 percent compared to last year to $85,404,612.
- Heterocyclic chemical compounds rose 18.19 percent compared to last year to $82,562,853.
Last year the St. Louis district posted total trade with the world of $19,989,590,001. The district’s deficit was $-18,367,250,991. At year end, the region’s top five partners were Canada, China, Taiwan, Germany and Japan. Exports totaled $811,169,505 and imports came to $19,178,420,496.