Taiwan
Taiwan ranked No. 11 in total trade value through November with a total of $68.82 billion. Exports totaled $27.24 billion and Imports totaled $41.58 billion, a deficit of $14.35 billion.
Top Trading Ports
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Los Angeles | $12.75 B |
| 2 | San Francisco International Airport, Calif. | $5.71 B |
| 3 | Los Angeles International Airport | $4.63 B |
| 4 | Anchorage International Airport, Alaska | $3.88 B |
| 5 | Port of Long Beach | $3.74 B |
| 6 | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | $3.37 B |
| 7 | Port of Tacoma, Wash. | $2.73 B |
| 8 | Port of Oakland, Calif. | $2.71 B |
| 9 | Port of Newark | $2.48 B |
| 10 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | $2.29 B |
Top Exports
| Rank | Commodity | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer chips | $2.83 B |
| 2 | Oil | $2.75 B |
| 3 | Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing | $2.44 B |
| 4 | Civilian aircraft, parts | $1.9 B |
| 5 | Soybeans | $755.03 M |
| 6 | Scrap iron, steel | $646.65 M |
| 7 | Corn | $575.08 M |
| 8 | Medical technology | $485.1 M |
| 9 | Motor vehicles for transporting people | $438.19 M |
| 10 | Gasoline, other fuels | $375.09 M |
Top Imports
| Rank | Commodity | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer chips | $3.84 B |
| 2 | Computers | $2.47 B |
| 3 | Cell phones, related equipment | $1.94 B |
| 4 | Computer parts | $1.89 B |
| 5 | Screws, nuts, bolts, washers | $1.68 B |
| 6 | Motor vehicle parts | $1.51 B |
| 7 | Unrecorded media for audio | $1.4 B |
| 8 | Value added to a returned import | $1.06 B |
| 9 | TV cameras, digital cameras, camcorders | $773.69 M |
| 10 | Equipment, parts for exercising | $734.51 M |
Top Trading Ports
Total Trade: $68.82 billion
| Rank | Port | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Los Angeles | $12,747,401,287 |
| 2 | San Francisco International Airport, Calif. | $5,707,197,854 |
| 3 | Los Angeles International Airport | $4,625,656,746 |
| 4 | Anchorage International Airport, Alaska | $3,875,811,975 |
| 5 | Port of Long Beach | $3,744,910,362 |
| 6 | Chicago O’Hare International Airport | $3,369,418,606 |
| 7 | Port of Tacoma, Wash. | $2,726,475,228 |
| 8 | Port of Oakland, Calif. | $2,707,926,488 |
| 9 | Port of Newark | $2,481,005,627 |
| 10 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | $2,285,730,706 |
U.S. trade with Taiwan rose to $68.82 billion through November
Taiwan’s trade with the United States rose to $68.82 billion through the first 11 months of 2018, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 10.31 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Taiwan’s exports increased 16.26 percent while imports rose 6.74 percent. The U.S. deficit with Taiwan was $14.35 billion.
Through November, the top five among the nation’s airports, seaports and border crossings were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles; No. 2 San Francisco International Airport, Calif.; No. 3 Los Angeles International Airport; No. 4 Anchorage International Airport, Alaska; and No. 5 Port of Long Beach. During the same period the previous year, the top five were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles No. 2 San Francisco International Airport, Calif. No. 3 Los Angeles International Airport No. 4 Anchorage International Airport, Alaska and No. 5 Port of Long Beach. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 44.61 percent of Taiwan’s U.S. trade.
Among those top five:
- Trade with No. 1 Port of Los Angeles rose 6.41 percent to $12.75 billion.
Exports rose 13.56 percent to $2.17 billion. Imports rose 5.04 percent to $10.57 billion. - Trade with No. 2 San Francisco International Airport, Calif. rose 10.4 percent to $5.71 billion.
Exports fell 1.03 percent to $2.62 billion. Imports rose 22.39 percent to $3.09 billion. - Trade with No. 3 Los Angeles International Airport rose 1.22 percent to $4.63 billion.
Exports fell 1.15 percent to $1.7 billion. Imports rose 2.65 percent to $2.93 billion. - Trade with No. 4 Anchorage International Airport, Alaska rose 11.01 percent to $3.88 billion.
Exports rose 13.68 percent to $1.04 billion. Imports rose 10.06 percent to $2.83 billion. - Trade with No. 5 Port of Long Beach rose 14.13 percent to $3.74 billion.
Exports rose 14.89 percent to $1.83 billion. Imports rose 13.42 percent to $1.92 billion.
Taiwan ranked No. 11 among the United States’ top trade partners through the current period. In the same period one year ago, it ranked No. 11.
Meanwhile, total U.S. trade with the world increased to $3.87 trillion, up 8.92 percent compared to the same period last year. The nation’s exports climbed 8.46 percent to $1.53 trillion; imports climbed 9.22 percent to $2.34 trillion. The nation’s top five countries so far this year, by value, are China; Canada; Mexico; Japan and Germany. The overall trade deficit was $806.02 billion, up compared to the same period of last year when the deficit was $728.06 billion.
The top five U.S. exports to Taiwan by value through November were the categories of Computer chips; Oil; Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing; Civilian aircraft, parts; and Soybeans, respectively. They accounted for 39.17 percent of total exports to Taiwan.
The value of the top five categories of U.S. imports from Taiwan –– Computer chips; Computers; Cell phones, related equipment; Computer parts; and Screws, nuts, bolts, washers –– accounted for 28.4 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Taiwan:
- Computer chips fell 2.27 percent compared to last year to $2.83 billion.
- Oil rose 1297.64 percent compared to last year to $2.75 billion.
- Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing fell 18.71 percent compared to last year to $2.44 billion.
- Civilian aircraft, parts fell 21.74 percent compared to last year to $1.9 billion.
- Soybeans rose 57.43 percent compared to last year to $755.03 million.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Taiwan:
- Computer chips rose 7.13 percent compared to last year to $3.84 billion.
- Computers rose 6.4 percent compared to last year to $2.47 billion.
- Cell phones, related equipment fell 18.56 percent compared to last year to $1.94 billion.
- Computer parts rose 46.99 percent compared to last year to $1.89 billion.
- Screws, nuts, bolts, washers rose 14.93 percent compared to last year to $1.68 billion.
In the latest annual figures available, Taiwan recorded $68.25 billion in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its were Los Angeles; San Francisco; Chicago; New York City; and Seattle. Total U.S. exports to Taiwan were $ 25.75 billion and imports from Taiwan were $42.49 billion. The U.S. deficit with Taiwan was $16.74 billion.