Imports: Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts
Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts, the No. 28 import by value totaled $1.15 billion for the month of December, $13.34 billion through December of 2018, and $11.9 billion for all of 2017, the latest annual data available, according to U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by WorldCity. Need more details? Read more
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Top Sources
| Rank | Country | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | $4.89 B |
| 2 | Switzerland | $1.42 B |
| 3 | Mexico | $1.18 B |
| 4 | China | $1.02 B |
| 5 | Germany | $932.24 M |
| 6 | Singapore | $465.95 M |
| 7 | Poland | $442.53 M |
| 8 | France | $437.91 M |
| 9 | Costa Rica | $351.72 M |
| 10 | Australia | $291.8 M |
Top Gateways
| Rank | Port | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of New Orleans | $3.07 B |
| 2 | Port of Newark | $1.3 B |
| 3 | Boston's Logan International Airport | $1.27 B |
| 4 | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | $1.23 B |
| 5 | Los Angeles International Airport | $1.14 B |
| 6 | Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, Ohio | $1.1 B |
| 7 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | $847.86 M |
| 8 | Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, Calif. | $549.14 M |
| 9 | Anchorage International Airport, Alaska | $540.73 M |
| 10 | El Paso Border Crossing, Texas | $323.27 M |
Top Ports
Total Trade: $13.34 billion
| Rank | Port | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of New Orleans | $3,073,843,382 |
| 2 | Port of Newark | $1,303,448,103 |
| 3 | Boston’s Logan International Airport | $1,271,657,086 |
| 4 | Chicago O’Hare International Airport | $1,227,791,731 |
| 5 | Los Angeles International Airport | $1,136,162,416 |
| 6 | Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport, Ohio | $1,102,582,634 |
| 7 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | $847,862,046 |
| 8 | Otay Mesa Freeway Border Crossing, Calif. | $549,136,852 |
| 9 | Anchorage International Airport, Alaska | $540,734,838 |
| 10 | El Paso Border Crossing, Texas | $323,265,684 |
U.S. imports of Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts increased 12.13 percent through December to $13.34 billion
U.S. imports of Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts increased 12.13 percent from $11.9 billion to $13.34 billion in 2018 when compared to the same period the previous year, according to WorldCity analysis of the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.
The category ranked 28 through December among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 29 for the last full year with a total value of $11.9 billion, a $1.48 billion, 14.15 percent increase from the 2016 total.
Through December of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Ireland, No. 2 Switzerland, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 China and No. 5 Germany. The leading gateways were No. 1 Port of New Orleans, No. 2 Port of Newark, No. 3 Boston’s Logan International Airport, No. 4 Chicago O’Hare International Airport and No. 5 Los Angeles International Airport.
In the last previous full year, theleading sources were No. 1 Ireland, No. 2 Switzerland, No. 3 China, No. 4 Mexico and No. 5 Germany. The leading gateways were No. 1 Port of New Orleans, No. 2 Chicago O’Hare International Airport, No. 3 Boston’s Logan International Airport, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport, Ohio.
Top Countries
| Rank | Country | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | $4,885,954,197 |
| 2 | Switzerland | $1,416,762,680 |
| 3 | Mexico | $1,179,279,666 |
| 4 | China | $1,018,067,778 |
| 5 | Germany | $932,235,799 |
| 6 | Singapore | $465,945,151 |
| 7 | Poland | $442,526,003 |
| 8 | France | $437,913,367 |
| 9 | Costa Rica | $351,715,517 |
| 10 | Australia | $291,799,504 |
January – December 2018
Top Districts
| Rank | District | Total YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans | $911,281,401 |
| 2 | Cleveland | $530,278,277 |
| 3 | New York City | $386,404,266 |
| 4 | Boston | $293,796,883 |
| 5 | Los Angeles | $273,025,742 |
| 6 | Chicago | $206,469,631 |
| 7 | San Diego | $161,049,985 |
| 8 | El Paso | $78,603,553 |
| 9 | Philadelphia | $43,440,867 |
| 10 | Dallas | $41,862,511 |
Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through in the year were:
Highlights for the top five ports:
- Port of New Orleans rose 40.31 percent compared to last year to $3.07 billion.
- Port of Newark rose 17.44 percent compared to last year to $1.3 billion.
- Boston’s Logan International Airport fell 9.26 percent compared to last year to $1.27 billion.
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport fell 21.45 percent compared to last year to $1.23 billion.
- Los Angeles International Airport rose 31.02 percent compared to last year to $1.14 billion.
There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.
Highlights for the top five foreign markets:
- U.S. imports from No. 1 Ireland increased $756.9 million, 18.33 percent, (36.62 percent of all shipments).
- U.S. imports from No. 2 Switzerland increased $115.07 million, 8.84 percent, (10.62 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 3 Mexico increased $240.88 million, 25.67 percent, (8.84 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 4 China increased $22.03 million, 2.21 percent, (7.63 percent market share).
- U.S. imports from No. 5 Germany increased $88.93 million, 10.54 percent, (6.99 percent of all shipments).
All totaled, 70.7 percent of all these Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts imports to the United States were shipped from the top five markets through December of this year. That is equal to $9.43 billion of the $13.34 billion total.
All totaled, 60.06 percent of all these Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through December of this year. That is equal to $8.01 billion of the $13.34 billion total