Vietnam
Vietnam ranked No. 17 in total trade value through November with a total of $54.3 billion. Exports totaled $8.88 billion and Imports totaled $45.42 billion, a deficit of $36.55 billion.
Top Trading Ports
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Los Angeles | $17.8 B |
| 2 | Port of Long Beach | $3.93 B |
| 3 | Port of Newark | $3.82 B |
| 4 | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | $3.31 B |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas | $3.09 B |
| 6 | Port of Tacoma, Wash. | $2.29 B |
| 7 | Port of Savannah, Ga. | $2.08 B |
| 8 | Port of Virginia | $1.72 B |
| 9 | Port of Oakland, Calif. | $1.54 B |
| 10 | Port of New Orleans | $1.5 B |
Top Exports
| Rank | Commodity | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton | $1.21 B |
| 2 | Computer chips | $968.72 M |
| 3 | Soybeans | $437.37 M |
| 4 | Corn | $354.84 M |
| 5 | Scrap iron, steel | $322.47 M |
| 6 | Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. | $267.14 M |
| 7 | Sugar and starch residues | $250.84 M |
| 8 | Cell phones, related equipment | $248.73 M |
| 9 | Wood, sawed or chipped, greater than 6 meters thic | $216.81 M |
| 10 | Parts of footwear; insoles, gaitors, etc. | $216.09 M |
Top Imports
| Rank | Commodity | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cell phones, related equipment | $6.06 B |
| 2 | Furniture, parts | $3.25 B |
| 3 | Shoes made of textile | $2.65 B |
| 4 | Sweaters, pullovers, vests, knit or crocheted | $2.19 B |
| 5 | Leather shoes | $1.94 B |
| 6 | Women's or girls' suits, knit or crocheted | $1.55 B |
| 7 | Women's or girls' suits, not knit | $1.31 B |
| 8 | Seats, excluding barber, dental | $1.29 B |
| 9 | Computer chips | $1.22 B |
| 10 | Coconuts, brazil nuts, cashew nuts | $1.15 B |
Top Trading Ports
Total Trade: $54.3 billion
| Rank | Port | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Los Angeles | $17,804,132,290 |
| 2 | Port of Long Beach | $3,928,633,234 |
| 3 | Port of Newark | $3,818,024,902 |
| 4 | Chicago O’Hare International Airport | $3,308,701,908 |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas | $3,092,994,043 |
| 6 | Port of Tacoma, Wash. | $2,293,184,692 |
| 7 | Port of Savannah, Ga. | $2,080,886,686 |
| 8 | Port of Virginia | $1,722,586,759 |
| 9 | Port of Oakland, Calif. | $1,537,542,788 |
| 10 | Port of New Orleans | $1,500,054,746 |
U.S. trade with Vietnam rose to $54.3 billion through November
Vietnam’s trade with the United States rose to $54.3 billion through the first 11 months of 2018, according to a WorldCity analysis of latest U.S. Census Bureau data. That’s 8.27 percent above its total trade during the same time period last year. Vietnam’s exports increased 20.05 percent while imports rose 6.23 percent. The U.S. deficit with Vietnam was $36.55 billion.
Through November, the top five among the nation’s airports, seaports and border crossings were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles; No. 2 Port of Long Beach; No. 3 Port of Newark; No. 4 Chicago O’Hare International Airport; and No. 5 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas. During the same period the previous year, the top five were No. 1 Port of Los Angeles No. 2 Chicago O’Hare International Airport No. 3 Port of Newark No. 4 Port of Long Beach and No. 5 Port of Savannah, Ga.. In the current time period, the top five accounted for 58.84 percent of Vietnam’s U.S. trade.
Among those top five:
- Trade with No. 1 Port of Los Angeles rose 8.6 percent to $17.8 billion.
Exports rose 17.6 percent to $1.4 billion. Imports rose 7.89 percent to $16.41 billion. - Trade with No. 2 Port of Long Beach rose 26.47 percent to $3.93 billion.
Exports rose 53.26 percent to $1.05 billion. Imports rose 18.93 percent to $2.88 billion. - Trade with No. 3 Port of Newark rose 14.06 percent to $3.82 billion.
Exports fell 10.36 percent to $55.65 million. Imports rose 14.52 percent to $3.76 billion. - Trade with No. 4 Chicago O’Hare International Airport fell 9.77 percent to $3.31 billion.
Exports fell 8.56 percent to $197.51 million. Imports fell 9.84 percent to $3.11 billion. - Trade with No. 5 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas rose 69.68 percent to $3.09 billion.
Exports rose 15.24 percent to $347.83 million. Imports rose 80.48 percent to $2.75 billion.
Vietnam ranked No. 17 among the United States’ top trade partners through the current period. In the same period one year ago, it ranked No. 17.
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 Vietnam by value through November were the categories of Cotton; Computer chips; Soybeans; Corn; and Scrap iron, steel, respectively. They accounted for 37.07 percent of total exports to Vietnam.
The value of the top five categories of U.S. imports from Vietnam –– Cell phones, related equipment; Furniture, parts; Shoes made of textile; Sweaters, pullovers, vests, knit or crocheted; and Leather shoes –– accounted for 35.42 percent of all inbound shipments.
Looking more closely at U.S. exports to Vietnam:
- Cotton rose 26.57 percent compared to last year to $1.21 billion.
- Computer chips fell 36.18 percent compared to last year to $968.72 million.
- Soybeans rose 54.85 percent compared to last year to $437.37 million.
- Corn rose 14705 percent compared to last year to $354.84 million.
- Scrap iron, steel rose 95.99 percent compared to last year to $322.47 million.
Looking more closely at U.S. imports from Vietnam:
- Cell phones, related equipment rose 22.16 percent compared to last year to $6.06 billion.
- Furniture, parts rose 5.64 percent compared to last year to $3.25 billion.
- Shoes made of textile rose 14.58 percent compared to last year to $2.65 billion.
- Sweaters, pullovers, vests, knit or crocheted rose 5.69 percent compared to last year to $2.19 billion.
- Leather shoes rose 13.34 percent compared to last year to $1.94 billion.
In the latest annual figures available, Vietnam recorded $54.65 billion in trade with the United States. At year’s end, its were Los Angeles; Chicago; New York City; Seattle; and New Orleans. Total U.S. exports to Vietnam were $ 8.16 billion and imports from Vietnam were $46.48 billion. The U.S. deficit with Vietnam was $38.32 billion.