Cape Verde

Cape Verde’s total trade with the United States was $972,977 in February, a change of -5.77 percent from the same month one year ago. The change in exports was 56.54 percent and the change in imports was -95.43 percent. Cape Verde ranked No. 203 among U.S. trade partners in February. It had ranked No. 201 for the same month last year.

The top three U.S. exports by value in February were Low-value shipments, (2) Furniture, parts, and (3) Passenger vehicles. The top three U.S. imports from Cape Verde, also by value, were Basketwork, wickerwork, (2) Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish, and (3) Estimates of low-value imports. By tonnage, the top three U.S. exports were (1) Chicken and other poultry, (2) Polymers of vinyl chloride, and (3) Furniture, parts. The top three U.S. imports, also by tonnage, were (1) Basketwork, wickerwork, (2) Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish, and (3) Amplifiers, speakers, microphones.