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ur import-export data goes back to 1992, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which ushered in the modern era of

globalization and rapid growth in world trade. At that time, the Los Angeles Customs district had just recently passed $100 billion in trade.

That year, New York City was the nation’s leading Customs district, and the first Customs district in the nation to surpass $100 billion, almost certainly. Eight years later, in 2000, Los Angeles and New York each passed $200 million in two-way trade, but Los Angeles had years before powered past New York to rank as the nation’s leading Customs district.

While Japan was Los Angeles’ top trade partner in both 1992 and 2000, China had slipped by Taiwan and South Korea to rank No. 2. China’s trade with Los Angeles totaled $43.44 billion in 2000, a far cry from the 1992 total of $10.16 billion and from the 2012 total of $159.26 billion.

Fast forward again. In 2006, the year that WorldCity would first approach the Port of Los Angeles and Los Angeles International Airport about creating a publication similar to the one we had been producing in Miami since 2001, Los Angeles passed another milestone – $300 billion – but this time did it alone, without New York City.

And now, Los Angeles has surpassed $400 million, at this point the only Customs district to have every done so.

Can one-half trillion be far behind?Just for a moment, let’s assume that

occurs at a similar pace to the recent milestones, in another six years, in 2018.

While some of that increase will be due to inflation, quite a bit will be in the form of extra containers at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach as well as other seaports in the area.

Quite a bit will be in extra flights look-ing to land at and depart from LAX and other area airports. Quite a bit will be on the area’s already overburdened inter-state system.

Quite a bit will be passing through on rail, more environmentally friendly, to be sure, but not entirely unintrusive either. Quite a bit will require additional ware-house space.

While it won’t translate to a 20 per-cent increase in employment, it will cer-tainly mean additional jobs. But what jobs? And what kind of training will be required?

Importing and exporting is an ancient trade but, like everything else, it is chang-ing at lightening speed.

Los Angeles may be in the driver’s seat but strap in for the ride.

In this, the seventh annual version of Los Angeles TradeNumbers, we have added more information about the “ports” – air and ocean – that are lead-ing the charge, with tonnage statistics in addition to dollar information. We are also beefing up our online presence, with hundreds of new web pages monthly, soon to be in the thousands.

I welcome your feedback.

Contact: kroberts@worldcityweb.

With $400 billion in two-way trade in Los Angeles’ rear-view mirror, what would $500 billion mean to the region’s ports, roads and people?

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ABOUT WORLDCITY INC.

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In addition to this publication, WORLDCITY has produced or is producing this year TRADENUMBERS publications for the UNITED STATES, THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK CITY, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, LAREDO, SEATTLE, GEORGIA, MIAMI, DALLAS-FORT WORTH, PUERTO RICO, BOSTON, CHINA, MEXICO, SOUTH KOREA, COSTA RICA, PERISHABLES and TECHNOLOGY.

At ustradenumbers.com, WORLDCITY offers interactive trade maps and import-export trade data that is updated monthly, allowing for in-depth and specific searches.

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Advancing global

initiatives in Southern

California for more

than a century

From a desert to the intersection of global commerce and culture, Los Angeles has come a long way … and since 1888 the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce has been there to help chart the course. Groundbreaking infrastructure; the country’s busiest ports; arts and entertainment known around the world – L.A.’s achievements happened through the coming together of extraordinary individuals. And it’s still happening today.

Los Angeles Regional Export Council – helps put more businesses on a path to benefit from exporting by encouraging and assisting them as they look to begin or increase trade activity.

The Americas Business Forum – increases awareness and encourages Southern California manufacturing firms to more aggressively participate in the exporting opportunities in the Americas, primarily in Latin America.

World Trade Week – highlights the importance and benefits of and promotes global trade in Southern California through more than 40 events held throughout the month of May. The 87th Annual Kickoff Breakfast is Thursday, May 2 in Los Angeles. Visit worldtradeweek.com.

Global Initiatives Council – works to create employment opportunities throughout Southern California by increasing exports, imports and foreign investment for companies of all sizes, and for the communities in which they conduct business.

Trade Missions – match Southern California businesses with potential partners overseas.

Trade Commissioners Networking Group – provides the infrastructure and venue where foreign trade diplomats can develop their own International trade strategies and programs as they perform their professional responsibilities.

For more information about the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce or to find out how you can get involved in our global initiatives, call 213.580.7500 or visit lachamber.com.

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6 Los Angeles tops $400 billion, a firstLos Angeles became the first U.S. Customs district in his-

tory to record more than $400 billion in exports and imports

in one year with a $403.96 billion trade total for 2012. With

that milestone came other records, including an L.A. record

for total exports and a U.S. record for total imports. In the

process, it regained its No. 1 rank among Customs districts.

8 Customs map: L.A. is No. 1 The two-page U.S. Customs map provides a snapshot of

where Los Angeles stands relative to others. A chart on the

following page offers more detail on all the Customs districts.

12 World trade map: L.A.’s Top 100 The two-page World Trade map shows Los Angeles’ Top

100 trade partners. On the following pages, see the total

trade, total exports, total imports, and surplus or deficit for

each of the top 100.

Los Angeles TradeNumbers

2006Contents

L.A. TradeNumbers

2013Contents

The big picture

About the DataThere are thousands of numbers and hundreds of percentages

in Los Angeles TradeNumbers. The backbone for the statistics

is the U.S. Census Bureau’s data that WorldCity compiles, dis-

sects, analyzes and tabulates. All references to the Los Angeles

Customs district include the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of

Long Beach, Los Angeles International Airport and a number of

other, smaller ports in the region.

www.ustradenumbers.comWorldCity regularly updates U.S. import and export

statistics for the world’s more than 200 nations and

the nearly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Visit our interactive world trade map at www.

ustradenumbers.com for both the most current and

historical trade data, dating back to 1992.

Top 50 Imports 50Top Ports, by Value 51Top Ports, by Weight 521. Computers 532. Oil 543. Motor vehicles 554. Printers 56

Top 50 Exports 36Top Ports, by Value 37Top Ports, by Weight 381. Civilian aircraft, parts 392. Diamonds 403. Cotton 414. Motor vehicles 42

5. Medical instruments 43 6. Cell phones 447. Computer chips 458. Scrap iron, steel 469. Computers 4710. Motor vehicle parts 48

5. TVs, monitors 576. Cell phones 587. Leather shoes 598. Sweaters 609. Motor vehicle parts 6110. Computer parts 62

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Country profiles Australia (7) 22China (1) 16Ecuador (15) 30France (20) 35Germany (6) 21Hong Kong (10) 25India (13) 28Indonesia (11) 26Iraq (14) 29Israel (19) 34Japan (2) 17Malaysia (9) 24Philippines (17) 32Saudi Arabia (18) 33Singapore (12) 27South Korea (3) 18Taiwan (4) 19Thailand (5) 20United Kingdom (16) 31Vietnam (8) 23

Top importsRANK / PAGE NUMBER

Exports & ImportsTop exportsRANK / PAGE NUMBER

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Advancing global

initiatives in Southern

California for more

than a century

From a desert to the intersection of global commerce and culture, Los Angeles has come a long way … and since 1888 the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce has been there to help chart the course. Groundbreaking infrastructure; the country’s busiest ports; arts and entertainment known around the world – L.A.’s achievements happened through the coming together of extraordinary individuals. And it’s still happening today.

Los Angeles Regional Export Council – helps put more businesses on a path to benefit from exporting by encouraging and assisting them as they look to begin or increase trade activity.

The Americas Business Forum – increases awareness and encourages Southern California manufacturing firms to more aggressively participate in the exporting opportunities in the Americas, primarily in Latin America.

World Trade Week – highlights the importance and benefits of and promotes global trade in Southern California through more than 40 events held throughout the month of May. The 87th Annual Kickoff Breakfast is Thursday, May 2 in Los Angeles. Visit worldtradeweek.com.

Global Initiatives Council – works to create employment opportunities throughout Southern California by increasing exports, imports and foreign investment for companies of all sizes, and for the communities in which they conduct business.

Trade Missions – match Southern California businesses with potential partners overseas.

Trade Commissioners Networking Group – provides the infrastructure and venue where foreign trade diplomats can develop their own International trade strategies and programs as they perform their professional responsibilities.

For more information about the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce or to find out how you can get involved in our global initiatives, call 213.580.7500 or visit lachamber.com.

Country profiles

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Los Angles' trade with theworld topped $403.96 bil-lion in 2012, making it thefirst and only U.S.

Customs district to surpass $400billion in total exports and totalimports in a single year.

The Los Angeles Customs dis-trict, led by the Port of Los Angeles,the Port of Long Beach and LosAngeles International Airport, wasalso the first to top $300 billion,when it did so in 2006, and almostcertainly the first to top $200 billion,

when both Los Angeles and NewYork City did so in 2000.

Behind 4.31 percent growth in2012, Los Angeles also reclaimedthe crown as the nation's No. 1-ranked Customs district, surpass-ing New York City, where trade fell1.59 percent. For all but two yearsin the last two decades, LosAngeles has been top ranked.New York was also No. 1 the othertime Los Angeles wasn't, in 2001.

Los Angeles' primary role inU.S. trade is as the import desti-nation for Chinese, Japanese,South Korean and other Asiangoods, ranging from athleticshoes to cars, computers andprinters.

The totals can be staggering.Los Angeles became the firstCustoms district to import morethan $5 billion in leather shoes in2012. Los Angeles imported morethan $21 billion of computers,more than $18 billion in motorvehicles and more than $9.5 bil-lion in printers.

Total Los Angeles Customs dis-trict imports were $282.16 billionin 2012, a U.S. record. FromSouthern California's vast logis-tics and supply-chain network,

the goods fan out across theUnited States and, to a lesserextent, are later exported to LatinAmerica and even Canada.

This role explains, in fact, whyNew York City surpassed LosAngeles as the nation's leadingCustoms district in 2001, of allyears, the year of the terroristattack on the World Trade Centertowers. The U.S. economy,already slowing, came to ascreeching halt in the aftermath ofthe attacks, and all those con-sumer goods that flow into LosAngeles' airports and seaportstapered off as demand slackened.From a purely import-export pointof view, the impact of the terrorist

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No. 1The Los Angeles Customs districtregained its ranking as thenation's top Customs district, aposition it has held all but twoyears in the last two decades.

No. 1Los Angeles is the nation's leadingCustoms districts for trade with 12of its top 20 trade partners: China,Japan, South Korea, Taiwan,Thailand, Australia, Vietnam,Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore,Ecuador and the Philippines.

5For the fifth consecutive year, LosAngeles accounted for more than10 percent of all U.S. trade. For the12 years prior to 2008, it account-ed for more than 11 percent. It lastaccounted for more than 12 per-cent of all U.S. trade in 1995.

4Four nations saw their trade with Los Angeles increase by more than $1 billion in in 2012,compared to 2011: China, Japan,Germany and Iraq.

$161.27The Los Angeles trade deficit, inbillions, in 2012, the largest in U.S.history. The deficit with Chinaalone was $105.05 billion.

By the

Numbersattack was greater in Los Angeles than NewYork.

Imports are back, however, setting anoth-er record in 2012, at $282.62 billion. It islikely Los Angeles will be the first Customsdistrict to register $300 billion in importswhen 2013 data is released in February2014. Los Angeles has accounted for morethan 12 percent of all U.S. imports everyyear but one since 1992.

By comparison, it has not accounted for12 percent of all U.S. trade - exports andimports - since 1995. With exports,Houston slipped past Los Angeles in 2012to rank as the nation's third-leading export-ing Customs district behind New York andDetroit, which are perennially Nos. 1 and 2.

While Los Angeles' exports are notinsignificant - the $121.35 billion total was aLos Angeles record - it also regularly breaksnew U.S. records for its trade deficit -exports minus imports - and did so again in2012, at $161.27 billion. Chicago, alsoheavily dependent on trade with China, isthe only other U.S. Customs district with adeficit in excess of $100 billion.

To put it in perspective, Los Angles' tradedeficit is larger than the total trade for all butthe nation's top seven Customs districts.Viewed another way, Los Angeles' deficit isequal to more than 22 percent of the totalU.S. deficit.

Other Customs districts' trade is moreimbalanced, however. For every dollar oftrade, the U.S. average is that 40 cents isan export. The Los Angeles percent is 30percent. Chicago, Cleveland and Dallas - allof which have China at their No. 1 tradepartner - all have a smaller percentage ofexports to total trade than Los Angeles, asdoes Philadelphia, a large oil importer.

China, the nation's No. 2-ranked tradingpartner behind Canada, is overwhelminglyNo. 1 for Los Angeles. Although two otherCustoms districts have a greater total withone trade partner -Detroit, with Canada,and Laredo, with Mexico, topped $200 bil-lion with one partner in 2011 - Los Angeles

reported a record $159.26 billion in two-way trade with China in 2012.

China's trade with Los Angeles, and theUnited States as a whole, has grown rapid-ly since its ascension into the World TradeOrganization at the turn of the century. Thefirst year it accounted for more than 20 per-cent of Los Angeles trade was 2001 - it hadbeen less than 9 percent in 1992. In 2012,China accounted for 39.42 percent of LosAngeles' trade with the world. For six con-secutive years, it has accounted for morethan 45 percent of all imports.

Before China's rise, Japan had been LosAngeles' top trade partner. It remains No. 2.Rounding out the top 10 trade partners aresix other Asian nations plus No. 6 Germanyand No. 7 Australia. After Japan come No.3 South Korea, No. 4 Taiwan, No. 5Thailand, No. 8 Malaysia, No. 9 Vietnamand No. 10 Hong Kong.

In percentage terms, Germany was thefastest-growing among Los Angeles' toptrade partners, growing 18.78 percent, ormore than four times the overall rate of 4.31percent. It moved up two in the rankingswith Los Angeles, to No. 6, and surpassed$10 billion in two-way trade for the firsttime. The only top 20 trade partner thatmoved up more over its 2011 ranking wasMalaysia, up three positions. France movedup one, but it was an important one - itranked in the top 20, pushing aside theNetherlands and earning its own page inthis, the sixth annual Los AngelesTradeNumbers.

Los Angeles has a trade deficit with 17 ofits top 20 trade partners, the exceptionsbeing No. 7 Australia, No. 10 Hong Kongand No. 12 Singapore. Overall, LosAngeles, like the United States as a whole,has surpluses with more countries thancountries with which it has a deficit. In2012, the score was 134 surpluses and 92deficits.

The surpluses tend of be much smaller, ofcourse. Los Angeles' deficit with China, at$105.05 billion, is about five times the sur-


los angeles trade 2012: top 20 U.S. customs districts All numbers are in billions

LOS ANGELES Total Trade $403.96 4.31%

Exports $121.35 0.30%

Imports $282.62 6.13%

Deficit ($161.27) 1

CHICAGO Total Trade $187.60 6.31%

Exports $38.14 4.53%

Imports $149.45 6.77%

Deficit ($111.31) 7

SEATTLE Total Trade $138.44 7.67%

Exports $75.74 8.74%

Imports $62.70 6.40%

Surplus $13.04 8

DALLAS/FORT WORTH Total Trade $68.25 6.95%

Exports $19.43 5.99%

Imports $48.82 7.34%

Deficit ($29.39) 16

SAN FRANCISCO Total Trade $119.22 -0.27%

Exports $50.51 1.30%

Imports $68.71 -1.39%

Deficit ($18.20) 11

HOUSTON Total Trade $274.26 2.27%

Exports $127.12 6.32%

Imports $147.15 -0.99%

Deficit ($20.03)3LAREDO

Total Trade $239.34 10.58%

Exports $105.49 9.55%

Imports $133.85 11.40%

Deficit ($28.36)

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EL PASO Total Trade $90.31 9.74%

Exports $38.31 10.18%

Imports $52.00 9.41%

Deficit ($13.69) 13

SAN DIEGO Total Trade $56.51 7.17%

Exports $19.90 7.32%

Imports $36.61 7.08%

Deficit ($16.71)19

2012 RANKING

1 Los Angeles

2 New York City

3 Houston

4 Detroit

5 New Orleans

6 Laredo

7 Chicago

8 Seattle

9 Atlanta/Savannah

10 Miami

11 San Francisco

12 Cleveland

13 El Paso

14 Buffalo

15 Philadelphia

16 Dallas/Fort Worth

17 Low Value

18 Charleston

19 San Diego

20 Norfolk

Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

U.S. TOTAL TRADE Total Trade $3.82 trillion 3.62%

Exports $1.55 trillion 4.46%

Imports $2.28 trillion 3.06%

Surplus $728.94 billion

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NEW YORK CITY Total Trade $381.82 -1.59%

Exports $158.31 -1.56%

Imports $223.51 -1.61%

Deficit ($65.21)2 DETROIT

Total Trade $251.93 3.11%

Exports $127.28 2.90%

Imports $124.65 3.32%

Surplus $2.64

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PHILADELPHIA Total Trade $78.12 -7.35%

Exports $16.88 -1.87%

Imports $61.24 -8.75%

Deficit ($44.36) 15

BUFFALO Total Trade $89.62 1.30%

Exports $47.24 0.98%

Imports $42.38 1.66%

Surplus $4.86 14

LOW VALUE SHIPMENTS Total Trade $67.08 5.52%

Exports $54.10 9.22%

Imports $12.99 -7.53%

Surplus $41.11 17

ATLANTA/SAVANNAH Total Trade $132.12 4.57%

Exports $51.55 3.98%

Imports $80.57 4.95%

Deficit ($29.03) 9

CLEVELAND Total Trade $117.63 7.55%

Exports $31.48 5.12%

Imports $86.15 8.47%

Deficit ($54.67) 12

NORFOLK Total Trade $56.49 13.32%

Exports $27.69 13.92%

Imports $28.79 12.74%

Deficit ($1.10) 20

CHARLESTON Total Trade $64.58 10.06%

Exports $24.93 10.85%

Imports $39.65 9.57%

Deficit ($14.72) 18

MIAMI Total Trade $124.73 10.25%

Exports $73.30 5.89%

Imports $51.43 17.12%

Surplus $21.87 10

NEW ORLEANS Total Trade $244.30 4.28%

Exports $93.13 11.08%

Imports $151.16 0.49%

Deficit ($58.03) 5

HOUSTON Total Trade $274.26 2.27%

Exports $127.12 6.32%

Imports $147.15 -0.99%

Deficit ($20.03)3

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top U.S. Customs districts


Total U.S. Trade $3,821,847,726,089 $3,688,255,823,466 3.62% $1,546,455,243,556 $1,480,431,903,237 4.46% $2,275,392,482,533 $2,207,823,920,229 3.06% ($728,937,238,977)

1 1 Los Angeles $403,962,579,322 $387,267,147,094 4.31% $121,345,587,033 $120,985,186,768 0.30% $282,616,992,289 $266,281,960,326 6.13% ($161,271,405,256)

-1 2 New York City $381,821,830,413 $387,997,477,666 -1.59% $158,308,331,842 $160,816,554,076 -1.56% $223,513,498,571 $227,180,923,590 -1.61% ($65,205,166,729)

0 3 Houston $274,263,854,223 $268,173,393,107 2.27% $127,117,866,403 $119,563,234,447 6.32% $147,145,987,820 $148,610,158,660 -0.99% ($20,028,121,417)

0 4 Detroit $251,930,163,716 $244,337,626,736 3.11% $127,283,022,564 $123,701,238,955 2.90% $124,647,141,152 $120,636,387,781 3.32% $2,635,881,412

0 5 New Orleans $244,297,568,753 $234,277,031,442 4.28% $93,132,676,599 $83,845,831,970 11.08% $151,164,892,154 $150,431,199,472 0.49% ($58,032,215,555)

0 6 Laredo $239,342,722,331 $216,450,949,304 10.58% $105,490,442,610 $96,293,767,423 9.55% $133,852,279,721 $120,157,181,881 11.40% ($28,361,837,111)

0 7 Chicago $187,597,097,489 $176,466,195,395 6.31% $38,144,508,807 $36,492,223,125 4.53% $149,452,588,682 $139,973,972,270 6.77% ($111,308,079,875)

0 8 Seattle $138,444,459,127 $128,584,096,880 7.67% $75,743,181,256 $69,653,912,717 8.74% $62,701,277,871 $58,930,184,163 6.40% $13,041,903,385

0 9 Atlanta/Savannah $132,118,996,462 $126,347,102,532 4.57% $51,545,030,577 $49,570,446,165 3.98% $80,573,965,885 $76,776,656,367 4.95% ($29,028,935,308)

1 10 Miami $124,725,368,269 $113,126,765,576 10.25% $73,295,396,847 $69,216,383,094 5.89% $51,429,971,422 $43,910,382,482 17.12% $21,865,425,425

-1 11 San Francisco $119,218,568,534 $119,539,458,294 -0.27% $50,508,394,906 $49,858,315,084 1.30% $68,710,173,628 $69,681,143,210 -1.39% ($18,201,778,722)

0 12 Cleveland $117,627,241,952 $109,365,248,275 7.55% $31,476,948,994 $29,945,131,046 5.12% $86,150,292,958 $79,420,117,229 8.47% ($54,673,343,964)

2 13 El Paso $90,314,869,904 $82,302,625,617 9.74% $38,311,230,877 $34,771,280,048 10.18% $52,003,639,027 $47,531,345,569 9.41% ($13,692,408,150)

-1 14 Buffalo $89,618,119,294 $88,470,447,592 1.30% $47,237,742,099 $46,780,969,061 0.98% $42,380,377,195 $41,689,478,531 1.66% $4,857,364,904

-1 15 Philadelphia $78,121,710,581 $84,317,268,606 -7.35% $16,881,450,877 $17,202,395,336 -1.87% $61,240,259,704 $67,114,873,270 -8.75% ($44,358,808,827)

0 16 Dallas-Fort Worth $68,245,622,661 $63,809,627,619 6.95% $19,430,005,722 $18,331,071,569 5.99% $48,815,616,939 $45,478,556,050 7.34% ($29,385,611,217)

0 17 Low Value $67,082,835,309 $63,571,912,210 5.52% $54,097,113,009 $49,528,628,531 9.22% $12,985,722,300 $14,043,283,679 -7.53% $41,111,390,709

0 18 Charleston $64,575,259,898 $58,671,326,620 10.06% $24,929,247,132 $22,489,641,561 10.85% $39,646,012,766 $36,181,685,059 9.57% ($14,716,765,634)

1 19 San Diego $56,505,866,330 $52,726,652,854 7.17% $19,896,233,086 $18,538,794,261 7.32% $36,609,633,244 $34,187,858,593 7.08% ($16,713,400,158)

2 20 Norfolk $56,486,991,642 $49,849,380,308 13.32% $27,692,450,254 $24,307,810,414 13.92% $28,794,541,388 $25,541,569,894 12.74% ($1,102,091,134)

-2 21 Baltimore $55,716,094,038 $53,239,236,309 4.65% $22,076,869,346 $20,946,171,337 5.40% $33,639,224,692 $32,293,064,972 4.17% ($11,562,355,346)

-1 22 Great Falls, Mont. $49,866,677,280 $52,300,016,010 -4.65% $21,648,205,469 $22,867,851,191 -5.33% $28,218,471,811 $29,432,164,819 -4.12% ($6,570,266,342)

2 23 Pembina, N.D. $46,474,846,564 $42,088,052,910 10.42% $28,529,115,714 $25,679,569,206 11.10% $17,945,730,850 $16,408,483,704 9.37% $10,583,384,864

0 24 Port Arthur, Texas $45,638,638,935 $44,449,085,039 2.68% $10,218,123,396 $10,953,597,198 -6.71% $35,420,515,539 $33,495,487,841 5.75% ($25,202,392,143)

-2 25 Ogdensburg, N.Y. $45,399,928,745 $48,630,777,600 -6.64% $17,740,941,411 $18,735,162,508 -5.31% $27,658,987,334 $29,895,615,092 -7.48% ($9,918,045,923)

0 26 San Juan, P.R. $42,443,289,169 $40,689,113,273 4.31% $16,338,897,678 $16,043,491,730 1.84% $26,104,391,491 $24,645,621,543 5.92% ($9,765,493,813)

0 27 Mobile $39,300,851,047 $38,412,952,025 2.31% $12,813,412,037 $11,600,088,251 10.46% $26,487,439,010 $26,812,863,774 -1.21% ($13,674,026,973)

0 28 Jacksonville/Tampa $37,468,042,982 $36,393,600,724 2.95% $17,064,883,094 $17,554,085,579 -2.79% $20,403,159,888 $18,839,515,145 8.30% ($3,338,276,794)

0 29 Anchorage $31,050,745,421 $30,695,020,818 1.16% $16,068,001,847 $15,434,064,306 4.11% $14,982,743,574 $15,260,956,512 -1.82% $1,085,258,273

1 30 Nogales/Phoenix $30,923,109,006 $28,856,072,774 7.16% $12,044,921,811 $10,465,096,682 15.10% $18,878,187,195 $18,390,976,092 2.65% ($6,833,265,384)

1 31 Colum.-Snake Riv./Port. $29,359,465,270 $26,886,765,446 9.20% $15,726,015,489 $14,422,534,354 9.04% $13,633,449,781 $12,464,231,092 9.38% $2,092,565,708

-2 32 Boston $27,988,322,332 $28,987,470,447 -3.45% $7,097,911,461 $8,058,198,979 -11.92% $20,890,410,871 $20,929,271,468 -0.19% ($13,792,499,410)

1 33 St. Louis $22,514,298,862 $19,989,220,321 12.63% $842,378,018 $811,228,283 3.84% $21,671,920,844 $19,177,992,038 13.00% ($20,829,542,826)

-1 34 Wilmington $20,347,802,870 $20,678,335,843 -1.60% $5,761,768,833 $5,528,974,790 4.21% $14,586,034,037 $15,149,361,053 -3.72% ($8,824,265,204)

0 35 Minneapolis $19,845,364,489 $19,061,631,235 4.11% $2,805,427,180 $2,625,451,070 6.86% $17,039,937,309 $16,436,180,165 3.67% ($14,234,510,129)

0 36 Portland, Maine $16,958,925,435 $16,926,020,566 0.19% $4,894,559,760 $4,730,045,135 3.48% $12,064,365,675 $12,195,975,431 -1.08% ($7,169,805,915)

2 37 Honolulu $16,225,081,999 $13,139,417,111 23.48% $9,746,899,720 $7,449,110,701 30.85% $6,478,182,279 $5,690,306,410 13.85% $3,268,717,441

2 38 Duluth, Minn. $13,013,866,662 $11,960,594,579 8.81% $4,629,366,499 $3,632,813,001 27.43% $8,384,500,163 $8,327,781,578 0.68% ($3,755,133,664)

2 39 St. Albans, Vt. $12,590,045,618 $11,718,631,858 7.44% $3,153,324,726 $3,207,127,146 -1.68% $9,436,720,892 $8,511,504,712 10.87% ($6,283,396,166)

-2 40 Washington, D.C. $12,227,226,392 $14,137,510,917 -13.51% $5,423,369,354 $5,160,637,229 5.09% $6,803,857,038 $8,976,873,688 -24.21% ($1,380,487,684)

2 41 Providence, R.I. $8,412,975,754 $7,588,958,627 10.86% $370,351,983 $364,708,028 1.55% $8,042,623,771 $7,224,250,599 11.33% ($7,672,271,788)

0 42 Norfolk/Mobile/Charleston $8,186,154,786 $9,439,567,443 -13.28% $8,186,154,786 $9,439,567,443 -13.28% N/A N/A N/A $8,186,154,786

-6 43 U.S. Virgin Islands $2,132,953,217 $14,538,901,914 -85.33% $885,571,904 $2,333,904,854 -62.06% $1,247,381,313 $12,204,997,060 -89.78% ($361,809,409)

0 44 Milwaukee $1,221,795,268 $1,573,564,413 -22.35% $296,860,948 $275,040,195 7.93% $924,934,320 $1,298,524,218 -28.77% ($628,073,372)

0 45 Mail Shipments $210,220,616 $216,237,707 -2.78% $210,220,616 $216,237,707 -2.78% N/A N/A N/A $210,220,616

0 46 Vessels Under Own Power $29,277,122 $7,333,830 299.21% $14,828,982 $4,330,683 242.42% $14,448,140 $3,003,147 381.10% $ 3 8 0 , 8 4 2

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Viewed another way, LosAngeles imported a record$21.06 billion in computers in2012 - almost equal to the entiresurplus of those 134 nations.Computers ranked as the lead-ing import into the Los AngelesCustoms district in 2012, butthe next 48 categories alltopped $1 billion - a record.Among Los Angeles' top 50imports, only linens for bed,bath and kitchen fell shy of $1billion, at $995.21 million.

Overall, imports increased 6.13percent in 2012. The big three arecomputers, oil ($19.6 billion) andmotor vehicles ($18.23 billion);after those three, none of theremainder accounted for morethan $10 billion each.

On the export side, by con-trast, the top 24 categories werevalued in excess of $1 billion -half as many as with imports -while the top export, civilian air-craft, engines and parts, totaled$5.42 billion, or about one-quar-

ter the total of the top import.Nevertheless, those 24 exportsvalued above $1 billion is twomore than the record set in 2011.

Overall, exports gained 0.3percent over 2011. Because oflarge decreases in cotton andmotor vehicle exports - whichhad ranked Nos. 2 and 3,respectively, in 2011 - diamondsbecame the second-most-valu-able export from the Los AngelesCustoms district in 2012, up twopositions in the rankings. On theback of 15.25 percent growth,medical instruments moved upfour positions to rank as the fifthleading export. No top 10 exportmoved up more in importance.Scrap iron and steel, subject toprice swings, slipped three, themost by any top 10 export, toNo. 8.

One of the fastest-growingexport categories, up 36.76 per-cent and 13 places in the rank-ings, was the category thanincludes almonds and walnuts,with a 2012 value of $1.34 billion. WC

Los Angeles, known for its Asian imports, actually exported more in 2012 than all but thetop 10 U.S. Customsdistricts had in totaltrade.


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38 South Africa $0.86 41 Angola $0.82 66 Morocco $0.15 70 Algeria $0.14 71 Congo (Brazzaville) $0.14 73 Nigeria $0.13 79 Libya $0.09 80 Equatorial Guinea $0.09 83 Kenya $0.08 99 Mauritius $0.03

CHANGE LOS ANGELES FROM 2011

Total Trade $403.96 billion 4.31%

Exports $121.35 billion 0.30%

Imports $282.62 billion 6.13%

Deficit $(161.27) billion

15 Ecuador $5.19

22 Mexico $2.79

25 Colombia $2.37

26 Brazil $2.27

28 Canada $2.08

33 Chile $1.40

36 Peru $1.01

42 Guatemala $0.73

43 Costa Rica $0.72

48 Argentina $0.40

49 El Salvador $0.38

51 Venezuela $0.35

52 Nicaragua $0.33

53 Panama $0.29

54 Honduras $0.28

61 Trinidad and Tobago $0.19

63 Aruba $0.17

78 Dominican Republic $0.10

85 Bolivia $0.07

89 Uruguay $0.06

92 Saint Maarten $0.05

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17 Philippines $4.71 18 Saudi Arabia $3.92 19 Israel $3.75 29 New Zealand $1.85 31 Cambodia $1.50 34 Bangladesh $1.22 35 United Arab Emirates $1.10 39 Turkey $0.83 44 Pakistan $0.66 46 Qatar $0.53 47 Kuwait $0.52 50 Sri Lanka $0.36 62 Egypt $0.18 64 Oman $0.17

68 Jordan $0.15 72 Fiji $0.14 74 Mongolia $0.12 75 Lebanon $0.12 76 Papua New Guinea $0.11 81 Macau $0.09 84 French Polynesia $0.07 86 Bahrain $0.06 91 Iran $0.06 93 Georgia $0.05 94 Brunei $0.04 95 Kazakhstan $0.03 100 Laos $0.03

6 Germany $10.35

16 United Kingdom $4.80

20 France $3.19

21 Netherlands $3.05

23 Italy $2.69

24 Ireland $2.65

27 Belgium $2.17

30 Russia $1.71

32 Switzerland $1.48

37 Spain $0.95

40 Sweden $0.82

45 Austria $0.60

55 Denmark $0.28

56 Czech Republic $0.27

57 Poland $0.26

58 Hungary $0.23

59 Norway $0.21

60 Finland $0.20

65 Ukraine $0.16

67 Malta $0.15

69 Portugal $0.15

77 Luxembourg $0.11

82 Romania $0.08

87 Lithuania $0.06

88 Slovakia $0.06

90 Greece $0.06

96 Bulgaria $0.03

97 Slovenia $0.03

98 Latvia $0.03

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los angeles top 100 trade partners

Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census data

1-YR 2012 TOTAL TRADE TOTAL TRADE TOTAL EXPORTS TOTAL EXPORTS TOTAL IMPORTS TOTAL IMPORTS SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) CHNG RANK Country 2012 2011 CHANGE 2012 2011 CHANGE 2012 2011 CHANGE 2012

World Total $403,962,579,322 $387,267,147,094 4.31% $121,345,587,033 $120,985,186,768 0.30% $282,616,992,289 $266,281,960,326 6.13% ($161,271,405,256)

0 1 China $159,261,157,840 $153,836,610,004 3.53% $27,106,078,317 $27,425,757,950 -1.17% $132,155,079,523 $126,410,852,054 4.54% ($105,049,001,206)

0 2 Japan $48,040,038,290 $44,252,661,441 8.56% $16,079,157,140 $15,301,423,152 5.08% $31,960,881,150 $28,951,238,289 10.40% ($15,881,724,010)

0 3 South Korea $24,053,991,144 $23,785,152,408 1.13% $10,559,852,595 $11,024,045,203 -4.21% $13,494,138,549 $12,761,107,205 5.74% ($2,934,285,954)

0 4 Taiwan $15,627,080,813 $15,661,171,928 -0.22% $6,524,461,115 $6,824,019,502 -4.39% $9,102,619,698 $8,837,152,426 3.00% ($2,578,158,583)

0 5 Thailand $10,740,518,131 $9,911,013,597 8.37% $3,317,523,405 $3,130,638,756 5.97% $7,422,994,726 $6,780,374,841 9.48% ($4,105,471,321)

2 6 Germany $10,347,076,502 $8,711,463,476 18.78% $2,319,364,647 $2,470,731,458 -6.13% $8,027,711,855 $6,240,732,018 28.63% ($5,708,347,208)

-1 7 Australia $10,016,926,717 $9,458,263,412 5.91% $8,511,310,713 $7,796,776,571 9.16% $1,505,616,004 $1,661,486,841 -9.38% $7,005,694,709

-1 8 Vietnam $9,721,456,930 $8,970,854,313 8.37% $1,698,119,253 $2,016,478,559 -15.79% $8,023,337,677 $6,954,375,754 15.37% ($6,325,218,424)

3 9 Malaysia $8,215,834,033 $7,555,088,165 8.75% $2,313,269,670 $2,590,291,492 -10.69% $5,902,564,363 $4,964,796,673 18.89% ($3,589,294,693)

-1 10 Hong Kong $7,935,788,976 $8,251,389,617 -3.82% $6,952,740,798 $7,367,103,897 -5.62% $983,048,178 $884,285,720 11.17% $5,969,692,620

-1 11 Indonesia $7,820,757,320 $7,671,211,156 1.95% $1,985,601,582 $2,144,780,518 -7.42% $5,835,155,738 $5,526,430,638 5.59% ($3,849,554,156)

1 12 Singapore $6,827,152,879 $7,518,240,463 -9.19% $5,201,384,246 $5,632,636,032 -7.66% $1,625,768,633 $1,885,604,431 -13.78% $3,575,615,613

-2 13 India $6,825,045,002 $7,588,855,929 -10.06% $2,676,009,148 $3,176,891,960 -15.77% $4,149,035,854 $4,411,963,969 -5.96% ($1,473,026,706)

3 14 Iraq $5,268,922,208 $3,943,488,221 33.61% $25,528,951 $26,736,317 -4.52% $5,243,393,257 $3,916,751,904 33.87% ($5,217,864,306)

-1 15 Ecuador $5,191,893,309 $6,029,019,680 -13.88% $151,668,990 $166,238,337 -8.76% $5,040,224,319 $5,862,781,343 -14.03% ($4,888,555,329)

-1 16 United Kingdom $4,804,704,350 $4,375,520,984 9.81% $2,255,186,386 $1,984,725,007 13.63% $2,549,517,964 $2,390,795,977 6.64% ($294,331,578)

-1 17 Philippines $4,705,517,730 $4,139,573,129 13.67% $1,604,671,283 $1,513,733,794 6.01% $3,100,846,447 $2,625,839,335 18.09% ($1,496,175,164)

0 18 Saudi Arabia $3,916,479,109 $3,755,571,885 4.28% $521,235,760 $453,423,096 14.96% $3,395,243,349 $3,302,148,789 2.82% ($2,874,007,589)

0 19 Israel $3,748,113,619 $3,407,084,305 10.01% $1,769,963,181 $1,456,181,451 21.55% $1,978,150,438 $1,950,902,854 1.40% ($208,187,257)

2 20 France $3,185,788,955 $2,643,858,380 20.50% $1,526,881,521 $1,218,882,668 25.27% $1,658,907,434 $1,424,975,712 16.42% ($132,025,913)

-1 21 Netherlands $3,053,714,736 $3,157,450,686 -3.29% $2,037,874,714 $2,046,222,424 -0.41% $1,015,840,022 $1,111,228,262 -8.58% $1,022,034,692

-1 22 Mexico $2,792,459,191 $2,898,346,098 -3.65% $1,606,480,907 $1,551,896,413 3.52% $1,185,978,284 $1,346,449,685 -11.92% $420,502,623

0 23 Italy $2,686,913,434 $2,335,818,156 15.03% $846,398,151 $742,424,581 14.00% $1,840,515,283 $1,593,393,575 15.51% ($994,117,132)

3 24 Ireland $2,648,036,328 $2,003,151,910 32.19% $345,872,661 $304,381,257 13.63% $2,302,163,667 $1,698,770,653 35.52% ($1,956,291,006)

1 25 Colombia $2,368,731,529 $2,065,162,150 14.70% $268,074,543 $193,276,668 38.70% $2,100,656,986 $1,871,885,482 12.22% ($1,832,582,443)

-2 26 Brazil $2,270,298,166 $2,320,577,637 -2.17% $702,812,541 $914,704,230 -23.17% $1,567,485,625 $1,405,873,407 11.50% ($864,673,084)

3 27 Belgium $2,172,971,535 $1,549,387,340 40.25% $1,488,096,637 $1,029,059,797 44.61% $684,874,898 $520,327,543 31.62% $803,221,739

-3 28 Canada $2,078,910,824 $2,199,511,118 -5.48% $217,242,155 $276,178,951 -21.34% $1,861,668,669 $1,923,332,167 -3.21% ($1,644,426,514)

-1 29 New Zealand $1,852,493,651 $1,835,401,865 0.93% $1,104,816,255 $1,089,449,943 1.41% $747,677,396 $745,951,922 0.23% $357,138,859

-1 30 Russia $1,713,731,819 $1,706,670,009 0.41% $496,339,734 $435,999,733 13.84% $1,217,392,085 $1,270,670,276 -4.19% ($721,052,351)

1 31 Cambodia $1,498,788,562 $1,426,576,414 5.06% $124,579,091 $104,796,424 18.88% $1,374,209,471 $1,321,779,990 3.97% ($1,249,630,380)

3 32 Switzerland $1,477,120,441 $1,201,683,053 22.92% $645,484,649 $533,816,970 20.92% $831,635,792 $667,866,083 24.52% ($186,151,143)

0 33 Chile $1,395,015,941 $1,392,637,966 0.17% $655,564,782 $635,480,568 3.16% $739,451,159 $757,157,398 -2.34% ($83,886,377)

-3 34 Bangladesh $1,224,268,834 $1,525,381,419 -19.74% $119,228,987 $267,575,676 -55.44% $1,105,039,847 $1,257,805,743 -12.15% ($985,810,860)

1 35 U.A.E. $1,097,866,425 $1,132,164,960 -3.03% $912,225,167 $840,893,168 8.48% $185,641,258 $291,271,792 -36.27% $726,583,909

-2 36 Peru $1,009,559,143 $1,291,094,782 -21.81% $348,461,859 $308,492,555 12.96% $661,097,284 $982,602,227 -32.72% ($312,635,425)

0 37 Spain $954,557,213 $989,630,105 -3.54% $262,296,565 $274,429,530 -4.42% $692,260,648 $715,200,575 -3.21% ($429,964,083)

2 38 South Africa $860,438,269 $820,345,657 4.89% $244,385,391 $237,674,638 2.82% $616,052,878 $582,671,019 5.73% ($371,667,487)

4 39 Turkey $828,245,157 $697,927,044 18.67% $397,114,316 $331,375,391 19.84% $431,130,841 $366,551,653 17.62% ($34,016,525)

-2 40 Sweden $823,814,850 $942,674,791 -12.61% $366,155,141 $519,017,738 -29.45% $457,659,709 $423,657,053 8.03% ($91,504,568)

15 41 Angola $823,364,571 $219,716,330 274.74% $12,198,298 $6,816,640 78.95% $811,166,273 $212,899,690 281.01% ($798,967,975)

-1 42 Guatemala $733,550,542 $738,717,720 -0.70% $257,695,375 $281,643,767 -8.50% $475,855,167 $457,073,953 4.11% ($218,159,792)

2 43 Costa Rica $718,975,285 $634,194,031 13.37% $317,092,116 $292,106,711 8.55% $401,883,169 $342,087,320 17.48% ($84,791,053)

-2 44 Pakistan $660,665,148 $734,693,310 -10.08% $176,382,053 $183,885,849 -4.08% $484,283,095 $550,807,461 -12.08% ($307,901,042)

3 45 Austria $602,056,935 $518,770,741 16.05% $82,515,862 $72,172,308 14.33% $519,541,073 $446,598,433 16.33% ($437,025,211)

26 46 Qatar $529,892,019 $104,103,653 409.00% $500,228,202 $97,426,242 413.44% $29,663,817 $6,677,411 344.24% $470,564,385

16 47 Kuwait $516,011,530 $174,631,420 195.49% $106,270,444 $105,233,301 0.99% $409,741,086 $69,398,119 490.42% ($303,470,642)

-1 48 Argentina $397,454,724 $554,948,773 -28.38% $171,249,081 $150,597,613 13.71% $226,205,643 $404,351,160 -44.06% ($54,956,562)

1 49 El Salvador $383,745,196 $347,492,990 10.43% $148,019,112 $145,522,072 1.72% $235,726,084 $201,970,918 16.71% ($87,706,972)

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1 50 Sri Lanka $360,997,313 $318,680,182 13.28% $34,710,893 $34,007,989 2.07% $326,286,420 $284,672,193 14.62% ($291,575,527)

-5 51 Venezuela $352,939,102 $571,570,584 -38.25% $123,240,186 $107,074,596 15.10% $229,698,916 $464,495,988 -50.55% ($106,458,730)

0 52 Nicaragua $333,260,703 $278,455,443 19.68% $68,700,217 $59,396,809 15.66% $264,560,486 $219,058,634 20.77% ($195,860,269)

-4 53 Panama $288,820,637 $357,589,023 -19.23% $237,517,680 $337,630,370 -29.65% $51,302,957 $19,958,653 157.05% $186,214,723

-1 54 Honduras $275,967,576 $274,573,440 0.51% $87,532,033 $83,436,563 4.91% $188,435,543 $191,136,877 -1.41% ($100,903,510)

-1 55 Denmark $275,275,460 $244,549,750 12.56% $105,640,150 $101,567,466 4.01% $169,635,310 $142,982,284 18.64% ($63,995,160)

2 56 Czech Republic $271,664,790 $205,700,112 32.07% $130,014,461 $91,779,718 41.66% $141,650,329 $113,920,394 24.34% ($11,635,868)

3 57 Poland $262,744,448 $193,883,924 35.52% $79,774,504 $68,129,697 17.09% $182,969,944 $125,754,227 45.50% ($103,195,440)

-3 58 Hungary $231,465,623 $220,370,100 5.03% $61,118,179 $70,334,696 -13.10% $170,347,444 $150,035,404 13.54% ($109,229,265)

0 59 Norway $205,374,251 $205,081,650 0.14% $99,272,865 $89,248,536 11.23% $106,101,386 $115,833,114 -8.40% ($6,828,521)

1 60 Finland $203,044,942 $188,008,087 8.00% $136,551,895 $123,451,029 10.61% $66,493,047 $64,557,058 3.00% $70,058,848

3 61 Trinidad & Tobago $189,820,765 $171,427,023 10.73% $12,676,338 $13,014,592 -2.60% $177,144,427 $158,412,431 11.82% ($164,468,089)

-5 62 Egypt $183,599,806 $206,169,262 -10.95% $116,963,915 $137,416,077 -14.88% $66,635,891 $68,753,185 -3.08% $50,328,024

-24 63 Aruba $173,870,328 $941,041,248 -81.52% $2,943,223 $20,670,001 -85.76% $170,927,105 $920,371,247 -81.43% ($167,983,882)

-20 64 Oman $172,340,164 $670,408,815 -74.29% $65,527,312 $68,294,314 -4.05% $106,812,852 $602,114,501 -82.26% ($41,285,540)

12 65 Ukraine $157,554,114 $80,250,163 96.33% $30,236,033 $36,456,618 -17.06% $127,318,081 $43,793,545 190.72% ($97,082,048)

-4 66 Morocco $152,205,962 $175,473,935 -13.26% $44,123,486 $34,658,209 27.31% $108,082,476 $140,815,726 -23.25% ($63,958,990)

-2 67 Malta $151,255,106 $150,101,304 0.77% $8,309,549 $4,789,302 73.50% $142,945,557 $145,312,002 -1.63% ($134,636,008)

1 68 Jordan $150,369,259 $120,207,865 25.09% $89,297,168 $67,544,079 32.21% $61,072,091 $52,663,786 15.97% $28,225,077

6 69 Portugal $148,297,952 $86,243,760 71.95% $21,393,817 $17,319,840 23.52% $126,904,135 $68,923,920 84.12% ($105,510,318)

32 70 Algeria $144,615,351 $23,517,221 514.93% $69,468,749 $23,238,226 198.94% $75,146,602 $278,995 26834.75% ($5,677,853)

102 71 Congo (Brazzaville) $143,620,977 $1,505,813 9437.77% $1,914,026 $1,475,230 29.74% $141,706,951 $30,583 463252.03% ($139,792,925)

4 72 Fiji $140,568,264 $82,075,414 71.27% $29,301,267 $19,749,264 48.37% $111,266,997 $62,326,150 78.52% ($81,965,730)

-3 73 Nigeria $133,860,266 $107,799,922 24.17% $64,898,648 $57,306,456 13.25% $68,961,618 $50,493,466 36.58% ($4,062,970)

-3 74 Mongolia $120,437,086 $107,042,763 12.51% $119,816,677 $106,685,294 12.31% $620,409 $357,469 73.56% $119,196,268

-8 75 Lebanon $117,766,586 $138,022,661 -14.68% $104,794,632 $122,823,723 -14.68% $12,971,954 $15,198,938 -14.65% $91,822,678

-10 76 Papua New Guinea $114,216,959 $143,478,862 -20.39% $97,355,401 $115,184,547 -15.48% $16,861,558 $28,294,315 -40.41% $80,493,843

-9 77 Luxembourg $108,310,587 $127,161,347 -14.82% $79,706,820 $105,252,376 -24.27% $28,603,767 $21,908,971 30.56% $51,103,053

-5 78 Dominican Republic $101,879,850 $101,118,965 0.75% $46,716,101 $46,391,302 0.70% $55,163,749 $54,727,663 0.80% ($8,447,648)

50 79 Libya $92,610,408 $7,325,480 1164.22% $34,979,153 $7,325,480 377.50% $57,631,255 N/A N/A ($22,652,102)

110 80 Equatorial Guinea $92,263,265 $749,483 12210.25% $1,486,490 $667,400 122.73% $90,776,775 $82,083 110491.44% ($89,290,285)

-7 81 Macau $90,713,782 $91,308,970 -0.65% $65,722,766 $56,337,198 16.66% $24,991,016 $34,971,772 -28.54% $40,731,750

-1 82 Romania $82,204,301 $67,380,714 22.00% $28,481,986 $31,378,437 -9.23% $53,722,315 $36,002,277 49.22% ($25,240,329)

-3 83 Kenya $77,520,152 $68,265,112 13.56% $41,779,759 $43,584,040 -4.14% $35,740,393 $24,681,072 44.81% $6,039,366

-5 84 French Polynesia $73,378,809 $73,456,546 -0.11% $52,268,528 $54,074,897 -3.34% $21,110,281 $19,381,649 8.92% $31,158,247

2 85 Bolivia $68,788,519 $50,287,593 36.79% $19,460,341 $26,190,383 -25.70% $49,328,178 $24,097,210 104.70% ($29,867,837)

-8 86 Bahrain $63,233,119 $78,354,088 -19.30% $46,343,589 $42,079,820 10.13% $16,889,530 $36,274,268 -53.44% $29,454,059

-1 87 Lithuania $61,370,809 $50,386,641 21.80% $45,340,484 $36,299,002 24.91% $16,030,325 $14,087,639 13.79% $29,310,159

-4 88 Slovakia $60,678,651 $53,296,648 13.85% $10,486,915 $12,938,919 -18.95% $50,191,736 $40,357,729 24.37% ($39,704,821)

-4 89 Uruguay $59,831,121 $52,148,605 14.73% $47,017,950 $40,539,183 15.98% $12,813,171 $11,609,422 10.37% $34,204,779

-8 90 Greece $58,778,318 $65,282,358 -9.96% $27,250,281 $34,175,630 -20.26% $31,528,037 $31,106,728 1.35% ($4,277,756)

-2 91 Iran $58,311,156 $48,845,563 19.38% $57,887,067 $48,728,441 18.80% $424,089 $117,122 262.09% $57,462,978

14 92 Sint Maarten $54,333,918 $20,453,300 165.65% $54,261,670 $20,453,300 165.30% $72,248 N/A N/A $54,189,422

-5 93 Georgia $52,521,885 $49,648,598 5.79% $47,882,734 $48,401,665 -1.07% $4,639,151 $1,246,933 272.04% $43,243,583

9 94 Brunei $37,543,019 $22,481,792 66.99% $33,739,993 $20,638,512 63.48% $3,803,026 $1,843,280 106.32% $29,936,967

-12 95 Kazakhstan $34,830,714 $58,186,098 -40.14% $24,033,019 $57,568,258 -58.25% $10,797,695 $617,840 1647.65% $13,235,324

0 96 Bulgaria $33,363,649 $27,473,721 21.44% $8,132,005 $7,661,630 6.14% $25,231,644 $19,812,091 27.35% ($17,099,639)

-2 97 Slovenia $32,882,391 $34,194,171 -3.84% $9,773,926 $14,363,299 -31.95% $23,108,465 $19,830,872 16.53% ($13,334,539)

-4 98 Latvia $32,807,188 $34,471,276 -4.83% $24,091,127 $26,682,178 -9.71% $8,716,061 $7,789,098 11.90% $15,375,066

-2 99 Mauritius $30,897,685 $26,975,952 14.54% $5,783,283 $7,470,120 -22.58% $25,114,402 $19,505,832 28.75% ($19,331,119)

-8 100 Laos $28,065,946 $43,631,235 -35.67% $16,917,389 $13,885,610 21.83% $11,148,557 $29,745,625 -62.52% $5,768,832

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China has been Los Angeles’ No. 1 trading partner since 2000, when it overtook Japan.

In the following 12 years, trade with the world’s second-largest economy has nearly quadrupled, from $43.44 billion to the 2012 of record $159.45 billion.

EXPORTS: Copper exports rose by almost 1,000 percent, to a record $475.88 million. The jump comes a year after the export’s value rose by more than 80 percent in 2011.

IMPORTS: Computer imports increased $660.89 million in value in 2012, enough to overcome the 2006 record, before the U.S. economy slowed.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Los Angeles has run a deficit with China since at least 1992. In 2012 that deficit rose over $100 billion for the first time to a record $105.05 billion.

MARKET SHARE: China’s part in L.A. trade peaked at 41.49 percent in 2010. That fell to 39.42 percent in 2012. WC

China-L.A. trade up 40 percent from 2009 low

CHINANo.1 Total trade with Los Angeles | $159.26 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $132,155,079,523 4.54% 1 Computers $16,563,831,707 4.16% 2 TVs, computer monitors $6,953,561,781 -2.30% 3 Printers, all types, parts $5,276,002,525 3.50% 4 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $4,780,499,280 13.91% 5 Toys, scale models, puzzles $3,713,260,294 -0.86% 6 Leather shoes $3,592,304,492 2.27% 7 Computer parts $3,465,007,790 -4.85% 8 Rubber, plastic shoes $3,173,746,870 11.43% 9 Pocketbooks, handbags, wallets, etc. $2,949,309,827 17.98% 10 Sweaters, pullovers, vests, knit or crocheted $2,758,498,209 0.94% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $27,106,078,317 -1.17% 1 Cotton, not carded or combed $2,446,838,563 11.09% 2 Copper waste and scrap $1,276,877,135 -18.85% 3 Paper, paperboard scrap $995,747,812 -7.09% 4 Motor vehicles for transporting people $874,664,512 -42.12% 5 Raw hides, skins of cows, horses $768,311,187 19.70% 6 Aluminum waste and scrap $761,860,987 -22.78% 7 Synthetic rubber, including butadiene $590,910,726 -2.87% 8 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $546,393,944 36.48% 9 Scrap iron, steel $483,060,728 -26.56% 10 Refined copper, alloys, unwrought $475,878,812 993.32% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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3. NEW YORK$54.25 BILLION

5. SEATTLE$27.45 BILLION

2. CHICAGO $55.48 BILLION

1. LOS ANGELES$159.26 BILLION


EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE CHINA CHINA (DEFICIT) All Districts $536,233,727,149 6.54% $110,590,138,093 $425,643,589,056 ($315,053,450,963) 1 Los Angeles $159,261,157,840 3.53% $27,106,078,317 $132,155,079,523 ($105,049,001,206) 2 Chicago $55,480,053,636 20.88% $4,250,610,091 $51,229,443,545 ($46,978,833,454) 3 New York City $54,247,807,482 1.47% $10,223,087,350 $44,024,720,132 ($33,801,632,782) 4 New Orleans $31,265,641,924 19.09% $11,656,006,741 $19,609,635,183 ($7,953,628,442) 5 Seattle $27,446,462,130 4.30% $9,945,622,248 $17,500,839,882 ($7,555,217,634) 6 Atlanta/Savannah $27,392,708,604 -0.55% $7,215,578,359 $20,177,130,245 ($12,961,551,886) 7 Dallas $26,959,647,036 15.30% $1,617,707,628 $25,341,939,408 ($23,724,231,780) 8 San Francisco $23,661,262,424 -0.56% $6,439,638,673 $17,221,623,751 ($10,781,985,078) 9 Cleveland $23,121,693,670 3.69% $713,715,635 $22,407,978,035 ($21,694,262,400) 10 Houston $12,853,859,083 8.56% $3,753,365,481 $9,100,493,602 ($5,347,128,121) 11 Norfolk $9,576,836,434 11.86% $3,050,594,799 $6,526,241,635 ($3,475,646,836) 12 Anchorage $9,228,404,211 -3.72% $4,611,302,122 $4,617,102,089 ($5,799,967) 13 Columbia-Snake River $7,989,948,560 19.66% $5,850,794,383 $2,139,154,177 $3,711,640,206 14 Charleston $7,359,375,472 6.22% $2,904,157,947 $4,455,217,525 ($1,551,059,578) 15 Miami $6,187,174,766 8.92% $512,593,345 $5,674,581,421 ($5,161,988,076) 16 St. Louis $5,236,537,601 8.94% $32,927,427 $5,203,610,174 ($5,170,682,747) 17 Detroit $4,839,640,289 15.11% $316,952,166 $4,522,688,123 ($4,205,735,957) 18 Baltimore $4,461,567,152 1.86% $1,351,722,971 $3,109,844,181 ($1,758,121,210) 19 Honolulu $3,885,587,695 30.94% $3,495,844,885 $389,742,810 $3,106,102,075 20 Minneapolis $3,592,528,361 13.15% $343,361,212 $3,249,167,149 ($2,905,805,937) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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4. NEW ORLEANS$31.27 BILLION


TWO DECADES OF HISTORICAL DATA AVAILABLE ONLINE!

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Trade with Japan has risen each year since 2009 but the total remains below the $50.71 billion

record set in 2006. Los Angeles-Japan trade is up nearly $10 billion since 2010. It could set a new record in 2013 if the 8.56 percent growth in 2012 is held.

EXPORTS: Los Angeles hasn’t exported anything to Japan in excess of $1 billion since aircraft and parts rose above the mark in 2008. Since then motor vehicle exports have grown the fastest, up 178.30 percent to a record $547.49 percent in 2012.

IMPORTS: Japanese imports in 2012 rose above $30 billion for the first time since 2008, but remain below the $37.56 billion record set in 2006.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Falling trade reduced the deficit to $8.81 billion 2009, but it has nearly doubled since.

MARKET SHARE: Japan’s role in Los Angeles’ trade fell from 15.80 percent in 2005 to 11.89 percent in 2012. WC

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No.2 Total trade with Los Angeles | $48.04 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $31,960,881,150 10.40% 1 Motor vehicles for transporting people $9,816,487,854 21.81% 2 Printers, all types, parts $2,886,483,343 51.94% 3 Rubber tires $1,309,679,148 -3.13% 4 Motor vehicle parts $1,289,370,918 13.48% 5 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $810,186,009 -51.12% 6 Cameras, camcorders $805,463,767 136.95% 7 Motorcycles, mopeds, other cycles with motors $726,844,398 1.59% 8 Tractors $475,903,752 7.74% 9 Electric ignition equipment $418,476,708 18.58% 10 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $416,196,278 23.03% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $16,079,157,140 5.08% 1 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $853,684,662 2.93% 2 Motor vehicles for transporting people $547,790,100 42.28% 3 Hydrogen, raw gases $491,779,669 11.77% 4 Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts $452,462,246 37.97% 5 Petroleum products $427,848,521 -23.89% 6 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $391,325,832 14.58% 7 Military aircraft parts $354,171,519 -0.35% 8 Motor vehicle parts $334,720,599 -0.40% 9 Preparations for animal feeding $292,444,865 -5.06% 10 Anti-knock additives $279,416,619 31.97% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Los Angeles exports to Japan in 2012 Top Los Angeles imports from Japan in 2012



3. CHICAGO $18.04 BILLION1. LOS ANGELES

$48.04 BILLION

4. SAN FRANCISCO$17.88 BILLION



EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE JAPAN JAPAN (DEFICIT) All Districts $216,434,161,324 11.20% $70,046,439,535 $146,387,721,789 ($76,341,282,254) 1 Los Angeles $48,040,038,290 8.56% $16,079,157,140 $31,960,881,150 ($15,881,724,010) 2 New York City $19,966,379,206 2.66% $5,892,470,906 $14,073,908,300 ($8,181,437,394) 3 Chicago $18,038,805,199 10.64% $4,485,538,933 $13,553,266,266 ($9,067,727,333) 4 San Francisco $17,882,405,009 0.33% $8,531,469,241 $9,350,935,768 ($819,466,527) 5 Seattle $17,366,354,411 26.47% $8,427,431,747 $8,938,922,664 ($511,490,917) 6 New Orleans $12,507,420,773 12.13% $5,680,695,333 $6,826,725,440 ($1,146,030,107) 7 Cleveland $11,524,308,967 16.99% $437,141,211 $11,087,167,756 ($10,650,026,545) 8 Columbia-Snake Riv./Portland $8,826,616,854 8.30% $2,348,570,866 $6,478,045,988 ($4,129,475,122) 9 Atlanta/Savannah $8,647,217,109 11.89% $1,891,711,522 $6,755,505,587 ($4,863,794,065) 10 Jacksonville/Tampa $6,193,152,116 20.88% $314,922,455 $5,878,229,661 ($5,563,307,206) 11 Anchorage $4,969,096,869 11.32% $3,587,307,881 $1,381,788,988 $2,205,518,893 12 Houston $4,913,876,873 19.76% $1,890,199,092 $3,023,677,781 ($1,133,478,689) 13 Norfolk $4,022,150,205 27.01% $1,006,561,506 $3,015,588,699 ($2,009,027,193) 14 Dallas $3,932,059,368 0.63% $1,210,444,145 $2,721,615,223 ($1,511,171,078) 15 San Juan, Puerto Rico $3,619,742,275 20.16% $1,661,821,115 $1,957,921,160 ($296,100,045) 16 Detroit $3,484,979,083 29.60% $275,430,569 $3,209,548,514 ($2,934,117,945) 17 Baltimore $3,440,522,904 23.54% $507,726,354 $2,932,796,550 ($2,425,070,196) 18 Charleston $2,851,020,581 32.00% $766,491,890 $2,084,528,691 ($1,318,036,801) 19 San Diego $2,413,283,921 11.29% $149,019,981 $2,264,263,940 ($2,115,243,959) 20 Low Value $1,843,866,808 -5.35% $709,159,326 $1,134,707,482 ($425,548,156)Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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South Korea held onto its No. 3 ranking throughout the eco-nomic downturn despite an

almost $4 billion drop in trade with Los Angeles. In 2012 two-way trade rose to a record $24.05 billion.

EXPORTS: Total exports to South Korea fell by about $500 million in 2012, though the value stayed above the $10 billion mark, first passed in 2010. Hydrogen gas exports rose to a record $169.77 billion, good enough to move it up 20 spots on the list to No. 9.

IMPORTS: Los Angeles’ imports rose to $13.49 billion in 2012, the second straight record year. The district import-ed a record eight commodities from South Korea in excess of $500 million.

BALANCE OF TRADE: The deficit with South Korea fell to a mere $21.59 million in 2008, thought that’s since grown to $2.39 billion.

MARKET SHARE: The district’s share of South Korea’s U.S. trade has hovered between 5 and 6 percent since 2003. WC

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SOUTH KOREA



RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $13,494,138,549 5.74% 1 Motor vehicles for transporting people $1,578,056,685 28.30% 2 Refrigerators, freezers $906,812,487 -1.27% 3 Rubber tires $873,552,619 2.66% 4 Motor vehicle parts $662,750,648 34.49% 5 Computers $650,449,973 94.56% 6 Refined petroleum $582,188,348 6.43% 7 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $504,346,945 3.04% 8 Washing machines $492,618,206 -9.81% 9 Machinery for cleaning, drying; not laundry equip. $433,245,261 -14.94% 10 Computer chips $311,954,618 -28.62% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $10,559,852,595 -4.21% 1 Frozen beef from cows $409,862,122 -17.50% 2 Scrap iron, steel $392,042,169 -31.35% 3 Military aircraft parts $318,287,187 11.59% 4 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $306,179,955 22.34% 5 Raw hides, skins of cows, horses $279,190,850 -8.91% 6 Motor vehicle parts $257,564,784 4.37% 7 Misc. chemical reaction initiators, accelerators $221,882,257 38.04% 8 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $217,273,659 -5.68% 9 Hydrogen, raw gases $169,774,485 107.87% 10 Parts for heavy machinery $169,356,687 29.59% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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5. CHICAGO$7.21 BILLION

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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE SOUTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA (DEFICIT) All Districts $101,197,711,040 1.12% $42,317,946,620 $58,879,764,420 $(16,561,817,800) 1 Los Angeles $24,053,991,144 1.13% $10,559,852,595 $13,494,138,549 $(2,934,285,954) 2 Atlanta/Savannah $8,767,660,530 20.23% $1,721,433,653 $7,046,226,877 $(5,324,793,224) 3 San Francisco $8,087,604,060 -0.60% $4,360,708,000 $3,726,896,060 $633,811,940 4 New York City $7,626,165,197 -4.45% $4,773,713,362 $2,852,451,835 $1,921,261,527 5 Chicago $7,212,618,004 -18.79% $1,773,867,486 $5,438,750,518 $(3,664,883,032) 6 Dallas $7,080,971,932 -7.96% $3,916,170,968 $3,164,800,964 $751,370,004 7 Seattle $6,024,275,615 1.54% $3,333,070,999 $2,691,204,616 $641,866,383 8 Houston $5,934,844,448 0.41% $2,325,000,456 $3,609,843,992 $(1,284,843,536) 9 Anchorage $3,627,473,722 12.17% $2,123,283,803 $1,504,189,919 $619,093,884 10 New Orleans $3,286,940,132 -18.07% $1,739,130,749 $1,547,809,383 $191,321,366 11 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $3,283,990,670 27.58% $1,589,339,776 $1,694,650,894 $(105,311,118) 12 Cleveland $2,452,855,012 -1.43% $628,929,223 $1,823,925,789 $(1,194,996,566) 13 Philadelphia $2,379,569,149 16.99% $68,358,063 $2,311,211,086 $(2,242,853,023) 14 Mobile, Ala. $2,087,021,020 6.73% $128,166,263 $1,958,854,757 $(1,830,688,494) 15 Detroit $1,432,620,770 31.03% $156,314,396 $1,276,306,374 $(1,119,991,978) 16 Miami $1,296,139,571 72.14% $158,333,253 $1,137,806,318 $(979,473,065) 17 Charleston $822,898,230 24.46% $557,479,119 $265,419,111 $292,060,008 18 Baltimore $775,057,995 -5.62% $323,186,627 $451,871,368 $(128,684,741) 19 Norfolk $692,490,193 9.62% $462,412,452 $230,077,741 $232,334,711 20 Low Value Shipments $636,219,691 -11.42% $381,879,037 $254,340,654 $127,538,383 Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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2. ATLANTA/SAVANNAH$8.77 BILLION



Taiwan was Los Angeles’ No. 2 trading partner a decade ago but has since fallen to the No.

4 spot, where it has remained since. in 2012, its trade fell 0.22 percent to $15.63 billion, remaining below the $18.01 billion record set in 2000.

EXPORTS: Corn exports, ranked No. 2 in 2011, fell by more than $200 million and dropped to a No. 7 rank.

IMPORTS: Los Angeles imported a record 19 commodities in excess of $100 million in 2012. Camera and cam-corder imports have nearly tripled since 2010, when they were worth $85.21 million.

BALANCE OF TRADE: The world-wide economic downturn reduced the L.A. deficit with Taiwan from $4 billion to $5 billion range to around $2 billion, where it’s remained since 2008.

MARKET SHARE: Taiwan’s share of Los Angeles’ trade with the world fell to 3.87 percent, the second lowest level on record. WC

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RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $9,102,619,698 3.00% 1 Computer chips $734,451,562 13.26% 2 Computer parts $435,713,872 -16.36% 3 Motor vehicle parts $410,865,007 5.29% 4 Unrecorded media for audio $360,785,963 -8.16% 5 Computers $359,446,009 -1.24% 6 Cameras, camcorders $319,766,796 1 3 7 . 5 6 % 7 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $254,637,407 -54.16% 8 Windshield wipers, electric light parts $211,712,290 3.18% 9 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $210,525,803 92.12% 10 Screws, nuts, bolts, washers $187,795,781 0.78% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $6,524,461,115 -4.39% 1 Scrap iron, steel $1,002,377,355 -6.76% 2 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $350,614,099 13.59% 3 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $309,165,579 176.70% 4 Soybeans, whether broken or not $239,606,397 -1.68% 5 Motor vehicles for transporting people $187,234,545 -8.15% 6 Computer chips $158,506,730 -15.51% 7 Corn $132,483,005 -61.13% 8 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $103,459,441 -18.13% 9 Laser-based medical equipment, parts $95,453,332 18.83% 10 Prepared foods, beverages $91,781,564 22.83% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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5. CLEVELAND$3.82 BILLION

4. CHICAGO $4.44 BILLION

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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE TAIWAN TAIWAN (DEFICIT) All Districts $63,229,585,124 -6.04% $24,369,907,213 $38,859,677,911 ($14,489,770,698) 1 Los Angeles $15,627,080,813 -0.22% $6,524,461,115 $9,102,619,698 ($2,578,158,583) 2 San Francisco $8,196,184,915 -0.30% $4,521,806,467 $3,674,378,448 $847,428,019 3 New York City $5,793,431,376 -26.94% $2,701,937,920 $3,091,493,456 ($389,555,536) 4 Chicago $4,443,400,798 -18.57% $954,282,601 $3,489,118,197 ($2,534,835,596) 5 Cleveland $3,824,105,313 -18.51% $589,542,796 $3,234,562,517 ($2,645,019,721) 6 Seattle $3,484,621,442 -2.98% $1,517,942,118 $1,966,679,324 ($448,737,206) 7 Dallas $3,046,180,582 -22.56% $1,531,344,313 $1,514,836,269 $16,508,044 8 New Orleans $2,618,015,427 26.49% $956,421,467 $1,661,593,960 ($705,172,493) 9 Atlanta/Savannah $2,539,231,457 -11.98% $1,024,022,245 $1,515,209,212 ($491,186,967) 10 Anchorage $2,116,640,078 3.76% $650,408,323 $1,466,231,755 ($815,823,432) 11 Houston $1,958,014,634 11.40% $1,045,826,977 $912,187,657 $133,639,320 12 St. Louis $1,513,661,592 19.51% $2,430,715 $1,511,230,877 ($1,508,800,162) 13 Columbia-Snake Riv./Portland $919,777,917 3.98% $674,954,699 $244,823,218 $430,131,481 14 Low Value $779,603,150 -16.04% $283,560,001 $496,043,149 ($212,483,148) 15 Miami $594,897,703 -0.44% $129,841,366 $465,056,337 ($335,214,971) 16 Detroit $547,807,450 16.69% $15,270,227 $532,537,223 ($517,266,996) 17 Norfolk $544,339,759 3.71% $256,062,780 $288,276,979 ($32,214,199) 18 Minneapolis $525,619,188 20.03% $22,766,798 $502,852,390 ($480,085,592) 19 Wilmington $480,898,646 7.38% $71,801,680 $409,096,966 ($337,295,286) 20 Charleston $468,242,435 6.63% $109,304,749 $358,937,686 ($249,632,937) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Taiwan



Los Angeles’ top five trade part-ners accounted for 63.80 per-cent of the district’s total trade

in 2012. Thailand’s total trade with the district rose to $10.74 billion in 2012, the first time it has crossed the $10 billion mark.

EXPORTS: Shipments of both pre-pared foods, and aircraft and their parts, rose past $100 million for the first time, bringing them both into the district’s top three exports.

IMPORTS: Motorcycle imports were a new commodity in the top 10. They were also the fastest growing, up 122.26 percent.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Record trade didn’t boost the district’s defict with Thailand, which was below the $4.85 billion record set in 2006. For every dollar of Thai trade, 31 cents was an L.A. export.

MARKET SHARE: Thailand hasn’t accounted for more than 3 percent of Los Angeles’ total trade since 2002. WC

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THAILAND



RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $7,422,994,726 9.48% 1 Computers $2,013,063,558 48.49% 2 TVs, computer monitors $558,703,473 51.94% 3 Rubber tires $540,362,630 -13.42% 4 Shrimp, crabs, lobster, etc., prepared or preserved $260,573,759 -26.63% 5 Live crustaceans $255,033,689 -26.78% 6 Apparel and accessories made of rubber $253,206,771 11.06% 7 Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish $185,462,872 0.24% 8 Motorcycles, mopeds, other cycles with motors $177,836,995 122.26% 9 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $148,831,688 -9.33% 10 Imports of returned exports $117,218,794 -0.65% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $3,317,523,405 5.97% 1 Computer chips $401,736,005 -12.31% 2 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $123,516,823 30.39% 3 Prepared foods, beverages $112,061,973 115.34% 4 Motor vehicle parts $110,772,172 121.46% 5 Synthetic rubber, including butadiene $108,264,347 -14.84% 6 Cotton, not carded or combed $104,413,098 -61.43% 7 Soybeans, whether broken or not $91,964,201 104.29% 8 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $66,963,808 29.88% 9 Computers $65,612,857 23.86% 10 Jewelry, parts $61,148,445 34.17% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE THAILAND THAILAND (DEFICIT) All Districts $37,079,294,055 3.78% $10,952,781,459 $26,126,512,596 ($15,173,731,137) 1 Los Angeles $10,740,518,131 8.37% $3,317,523,405 $7,422,994,726 ($4,105,471,321) 2 New York City $3,714,084,750 -20.10% $1,216,640,308 $2,497,444,442 ($1,280,804,134) 3 Chicago $2,720,930,617 8.88% $637,423,510 $2,083,507,107 ($1,446,083,597) 4 Atlanta/Savannah $2,633,968,438 1.08% $555,431,045 $2,078,537,393 ($1,523,106,348) 5 San Francisco $2,423,705,252 -10.04% $792,206,647 $1,631,498,605 ($839,291,958) 6 Dallas $2,121,609,930 41.49% $540,233,791 $1,581,376,139 ($1,041,142,348) 7 New Orleans $1,538,975,099 22.59% $734,913,239 $804,061,860 ($69,148,621) 8 Seattle $1,361,355,862 52.24% $695,833,034 $665,522,828 $30,310,206 9 Cleveland $1,188,230,227 11.75% $95,557,243 $1,092,672,984 ($997,115,741) 10 Anchorage $1,112,603,283 -10.38% $173,924,359 $938,678,924 ($764,754,565) 11 Honolulu $846,147,836 22.97% $4,335,446 $841,812,390 ($837,476,944) 12 Detroit $841,180,408 -6.50% $35,849,475 $805,330,933 ($769,481,458) 13 Houston $802,293,295 6.27% $389,038,770 $413,254,525 ($24,215,755) 14 Norfolk $700,521,859 8.44% $290,545,547 $409,976,312 ($119,430,765) 15 Charleston $548,625,570 -11.52% $128,519,934 $420,105,636 ($291,585,702) 16 Great Falls, Mont. $422,928,347 51.63% $392,425,530 $30,502,817 $361,922,713 17 Laredo $408,665,862 -6.84% $393,759 $408,272,103 ($407,878,344) 18 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $361,757,943 2.81% $252,591,996 $109,165,947 $143,426,049 19 Miami $357,580,193 -9.17% $65,677,572 $291,902,621 ($226,225,049) 20 Baltimore $337,361,237 -1.99% $29,071,312 $308,289,925 ($279,218,613) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Thailand


UP-TO-DATE TRADE DATA AVAILABLE ONLINE!



Germany is the highest-ranked non-Asian country among Los Angeles’ top 10 trading part-

ners. Total trade with the European powerhouse rose above $10 billion for the first time, having nearly doubled the 2009 total of $5.73 billion.

EXPORTS: Several exports, including No. 2 scrap of precious metal, No. 26 computer parts and No. 8 cars, have passed and fallen below the $100 mil-lion mark over the last decade. Aircraft and part exports have been above that level since 2004.

IMPORTS: Medicine imports, which rose above $1 billion for the first time to a record $1.12 billion, have become a key part of L.A.-Germany trade. Their value was $5.82 million in 2005.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Record L.A.- German trade also meant a record $5.71 billion deficit.

MARKET SHARE: Germany’s role in L.A.’s total trade rose slightly to 2.56 percent. WC

Germany trade nearly doubles

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RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $8,027,711,855 28.63% 1 Motor vehicles for transporting people $4,300,511,211 30.38% 2 Medicine $1,120,562,930 73.62% 3 Motor vehicle parts $157,245,935 6.96% 4 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $134,895,722 450.95% 5 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $106,908,799 137.51% 6 Imports of returned exports $82,786,856 52.58% 7 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $80,141,500 -35.56% 8 X-ray apparatus $76,922,845 13.05% 9 Miscellaneous electrical machinery $74,851,939 99.12% 10 Tractors $65,401,434 40.97% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $2,319,364,647 -6.13% 1 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $429,867,493 28.78% 2 Scrap of precious metal $163,888,592 -37.52% 3 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $78,266,867 50.62% 4 Cameras, flashes $78,127,995 4.33% 5 Coins $73,862,125 1,478% 6 Computers $68,699,416 -29.28% 7 Miscellaneous machine parts $65,827,558 -43.99% 8 Motor vehicles for transporting people $64,509,770 -40.08% 9 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $61,910,211 -39.53% 10 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $51,481,023 24.39% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE GERMANY GERMANY (DEFICIT) All Districts $157,310,247,691 6.42% $48,785,785,868 $108,524,461,823 ($59,738,675,955) 1 New York City $22,552,253,584 -1.53% $9,049,945,395 $13,502,308,189 ($4,452,362,794) 2 Atlanta/Savannah $15,641,286,661 8.78% $4,056,247,795 $11,585,038,866 ($7,528,791,071) 3 Charleston $15,351,057,529 11.41% $4,354,440,368 $10,996,617,161 ($6,642,176,793) 4 Chicago $11,130,260,370 3.74% $3,555,193,551 $7,575,066,819 ($4,019,873,268) 5 Los Angeles $10,347,076,502 18.78% $2,319,364,647 $8,027,711,855 ($5,708,347,208) 6 Houston $8,970,198,140 17.77% $1,951,079,088 $7,019,119,052 ($5,068,039,964) 7 New Orleans $7,935,153,144 8.84% $3,062,221,317 $4,872,931,827 ($1,810,710,510) 8 Cleveland $7,589,705,814 11.79% $1,948,308,297 $5,641,397,517 ($3,693,089,220) 9 Baltimore $7,418,820,720 23.80% $1,299,619,042 $6,119,201,678 ($4,819,582,636) 10 Philadelphia $5,897,131,369 3.79% $1,713,136,418 $4,183,994,951 ($2,470,858,533) 11 Detroit $5,657,202,682 -0.76% $2,534,836,063 $3,122,366,619 ($587,530,556) 12 Norfolk $5,012,619,135 9.21% $2,281,617,282 $2,731,001,853 ($449,384,571) 13 San Francisco $3,527,984,493 2.69% $1,858,661,569 $1,669,322,924 $189,338,645 14 Mobile, Ala. $3,193,611,577 18.95% $573,121,565 $2,620,490,012 ($2,047,368,447) 15 Providence, R.I. $3,100,194,278 12.80% $5,606,169 $3,094,588,109 ($3,088,981,940) 16 Seattle $2,551,455,670 8.29% $1,729,901,250 $821,554,420 $908,346,830 17 Boston $2,323,900,248 -10.50% $740,524,341 $1,583,375,907 ($842,851,566) 18 San Diego $2,194,700,363 23.61% $23,696,112 $2,171,004,251 ($2,147,308,139) 19 Low Value Shipments $2,077,412,943 -5.68% $1,094,869,804 $982,543,139 $112,326,665 20 Miami $2,009,552,821 3.57% $794,651,889 $1,214,900,932 ($420,249,043) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Germany

3. CHARLESTON$15.35 BILLION

GERMANYTotal trade with Los Angeles | $10.35 billion




Los Angeles’ trade with Australia rose above $10 billion for the first time in 2012, but its rank slipped

one spot to No. 7. Thanks to geogra-phy, L.A. accounts for nearly a quarter of Australia’s trade with the United States.

EXPORTS: No. 1 motor vehicle parts took the top spot from aircraft and parts for the first time in 2011. Generator exports rose more than 500 percent and 59 spots to join the top 10 at No. 6.

IMPORTS: Five of the top 10 imports fell in value in 2012, including the top import, returned exports. Returned exports are largely items returned for repair.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Los Angeles has traded with Australia at a surplus since at least 1992. That surplus has grown by almost $1 billion a year since 2010.

MARKET SHARE: Australia has made up less than 3 percent of L.A.’s total trade since 2000. WC

L.A. trade surplus with Australia up almost $1 billion



AUSTRALIATotal trade with Los Angeles | $10.02 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,505,616,004 -9.38% 1 Imports of returned exports $204,488,722 -14.31% 2 Frozen beef from cows $131,295,234 46.37% 3 Sheep or goat meat, fresh, chilled or frozen $123,245,361 -17.01% 4 Oil $87,056,632 16.25% 5 Aircraft parts $80,327,870 166.32% 6 Mechanized equip., parts for massage, psych. testing $73,529,163 -47.49% 7 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled $64,543,906 34.65% 8 Aluminum, unwrought $59,717,541 -35.93% 9 Wheat gluten $39,600,404 2.76% 10 Wine $30,246,727 -21.35% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $8,511,310,713 9.16% 1 Motor vehicle parts $441,658,952 12.25% 2 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $356,620,806 -6.42% 3 Parts for heavy machinery $299,620,427 16.05% 4 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $208,379,894 -0.03% 5 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $206,186,224 17.89% 6 Electric generating sets, rotary converters $182,342,262 582.01% 7 Computers $175,819,886 26.77% 8 Self-propelled heavy construction machinery $153,655,371 -21.85% 9 Centrifuges, filters, machines and parts $152,529,539 18.05% 10 Engine parts $151,729,889 -4.08% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

2. ATLANTA/SAVANNAH

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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA (DEFICIT) All Districts $40,743,749,255 7.84% $31,207,881,058 $9,535,868,197 $21,672,012,861 1 Los Angeles $10,016,926,717 5.91% $8,511,310,713 $1,505,616,004 $7,005,694,709 2 Atlanta/Savannah $6,452,627,417 22.58% $5,906,756,691 $545,870,726 $5,360,885,965 3 New York City $2,663,494,565 -22.59% $1,697,231,757 $966,262,808 $730,968,949 4 Honolulu $2,389,165,609 24.76% $2,318,271,592 $70,894,017 $2,247,377,575 5 San Francisco $2,177,056,581 -9.85% $1,074,086,555 $1,102,970,026 ($28,883,471) 6 Philadelphia $2,170,274,847 3.96% $892,012,228 $1,278,262,619 ($386,250,391) 7 Baltimore $2,053,956,524 10.42% $1,678,298,615 $375,657,909 $1,302,640,706 8 Houston $2,016,714,499 51.15% $1,677,787,181 $338,927,318 $1,338,859,863 9 Chicago $1,949,336,837 -0.09% $1,380,340,823 $568,996,014 $811,344,809 10 New Orleans $1,636,585,569 10.38% $819,241,845 $817,343,724 $1,898,121 11 Low Value $1,301,614,450 10.31% $1,253,183,645 $48,430,805 $1,204,752,840 12 Seattle $1,270,091,786 -2.87% $768,481,196 $501,610,590 $266,870,606 13 Charleston $576,988,236 711.77% $455,611,689 $121,376,547 $334,235,142 14 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $529,506,254 -34.20% $340,255,725 $189,250,529 $151,005,196 15 Cleveland $482,813,926 -7.73% $277,917,379 $204,896,547 $73,020,832 16 Norfolk $404,550,420 84.04% $373,056,534 $31,493,886 $341,562,648 17 Dallas $404,129,268 5.41% $286,684,608 $117,444,660 $169,239,948 18 Jacksonville/Tampa $403,279,907 14.42% $392,394,408 $10,885,499 $381,508,909 19 San Juan, Puerto Rico $266,104,429 40.16% $245,627,797 $20,476,632 $225,151,165 20 Anchorage $247,833,241 3.80% $162,827,323 $85,005,918 $77,821,405 Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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Top Los Angeles exports to Australia in 2012 Top Los Angeles imports from Australia in 2012


4. HONOLULU$2.39 BILLION


Vietnam’s trade with Los Angeles was unscathed by the economic downturn and has risen every

year since 1993. The district’s trade is poised to cross the $10 billion mark in 2013.

EXPORTS: Total exports rose above $2 billion for the first time in 2011, but declines in the value of cotton, cars and milk exports dragged that figure down 15.79 percent to just under $1.70 billion.

IMPORTS: Shoes again became the district’s top import after losing the rank in 2006. This import could be the first to cross the $1 billion mark in 2013, but it would need to maintain close to the 35.14 percent growth posted in 2012.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Growing L.A. imports meant only 17 cents of each dollar of trade was an export. The 2012 deficit with Vietnam rose by more than $1 billion to a record $6.33 billion.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles accounts for more Vietnamese trade than the next seven districts combined. WC

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Total trade with Los Angeles | $9.72 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total Exports $1,698,119,253 -15.79 1 Frozen beef from cows $146,085,467 -14.35 2 Cotton, not carded or combed $138,953,763 -51.96 3 Soybeans, whether broken or not $85,628,468 6.02 4 Motor vehicles for transporting people $83,739,853 -43.77 5 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $76,271,900 185.96 6 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened $66,192,040 -47.93 7 Computers $61,876,195 9.15 8 Sugar and starch residues $60,594,486 -17.06 9 Scrap iron, steel $51,897,438 -34.98 10 Cow or horse leather $44,435,042 17.59Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $8,023,337,677 15.37% 1 Leather shoes $808,616,759 35.14% 2 Sweaters, pullovers, vests, knit or crocheted $691,236,761 13.98% 3 Rubber, plastic shoes $590,947,725 9.55% 4 Furniture, parts $545,468,259 17.89% 5 Women’s or girls’ suits, not knit $517,908,956 6.18% 6 Women’s or girls’ suits, knit or crocheted $395,144,453 48.38% 7 Shoes, with uppers made of fabric $379,111,117 102.09% 8 Printers, all types, parts $271,687,298 23.93% 9 Men’s or boys’ suits, not knit $252,365,451 3.13% 10 Men’s or boys’ underwear $228,790,056 16.01% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Los Angeles exports to Vietnam in 2012 Top Los Angeles imports from Vietnam in 2012

EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE VIETNAM VIETNAM (DEFICIT) All Districts $24,889,268,891 14.19% $4,623,342,497 $20,265,926,394 ($15,642,583,897) 1 Los Angeles $9,721,456,930 8.37% $1,698,119,253 $8,023,337,677 ($6,325,218,424) 2 New York City $2,460,884,452 8.90% $271,353,946 $2,189,530,506 ($1,918,176,560) 3 Atlanta/Savannah $1,447,571,154 33.20% $436,447,997 $1,011,123,157 ($574,675,160) 4 Seattle $1,311,052,958 20.27% $552,484,634 $758,568,324 ($206,083,690) 5 San Francisco $1,297,155,545 12.59% $292,535,419 $1,004,620,126 ($712,084,707) 6 Cleveland $1,061,673,027 18.13% $40,840,545 $1,020,832,482 ($979,991,937) 7 New Orleans $952,229,767 34.17% $190,836,294 $761,393,473 ($570,557,179) 8 Chicago $907,299,900 11.19% $84,555,614 $822,744,286 ($738,188,672) 9 Houston $733,990,746 66.32% $108,466,820 $625,523,926 ($517,057,106) 10 Norfolk $637,183,876 25.09% $177,386,363 $459,797,513 ($282,411,150) 11 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $623,194,800 111.62% $358,229,123 $264,965,677 $93,263,446 12 Charleston $462,076,060 19.63% $94,215,867 $367,860,193 ($273,644,326) 13 Jacksonville/Tampa $448,931,446 33.07% $28,536,723 $420,394,723 ($391,858,000) 14 Dallas $401,820,684 3.28% $58,730,168 $343,090,516 ($284,360,348) 15 Honolulu $382,119,988 -14.09% $3,526,625 $378,593,363 ($375,066,738) 16 Miami $314,360,684 7.52% $28,857,294 $285,503,390 ($256,646,096) 17 Baltimore $242,974,464 -10.43% $29,252,016 $213,722,448 ($184,470,432) 18 St. Louis $138,229,342 18.97% N/A $138,229,342 ($138,229,342) 19 Anchorage $136,358,090 -2.96% $15,120,517 $121,237,573 ($106,117,056) 20 Great Falls, Mont. $116,654,257 15.68% $648,760 $116,005,497 ($115,356,737) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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3. ATLANTA/SAVANNAH $1.45 BILLION


Malaysia moved up three posi-tions in 2012 to once again rank among Los Angeles’ top

10 trade partners. Total exports and imports rose to $8.22 billion. It was the third consecutive year the value increased, though it remains below the $11.31 billion record of 2003.

EXPORTS: Computer chips were the district’s top export in 2012 even though their value has fallen from $2.61 billion in 2003 to $288.66 million.

IMPORTS: Photo-sensitive semicon-ductors rose above $1 billion for the first time to a record $1.43 billion. In recent years this import has taken the top spot from now-No. 2 computers.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Falling Los Angeles exports and rising imports pushed the deficit up by more than $1 billion to $3.59 billion in 2012.

MARKET SHARE: Malaysia’s piece of L.os Angeles’ total trade rose back above 2 percent in 2012. WC

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RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $5,902,564,363 18.89% 1 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $1,431,257,814 157.24% 2 Computers $682,065,608 18.61% 3 Computer chips $514,648,445 2.78% 4 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $326,087,356 -4.18% 5 Reception apparatus for cellular phones $292,068,394 29.97% 6 Apparel and accessories made of rubber $251,724,501 -0.77% 7 Printers, all types, parts $213,407,905 -1.35% 8 Furniture, parts $151,709,014 0.31% 9 Cameras, camcorders, related equipment $142,506,588 31.50% 10 Video recording equipment $131,289,451 -31.10%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $2,313,269,670 -10.69% 1 Computer chips $288,660,375 -24.52% 2 Computers $112,908,054 12.75% 3 Medical technology $84,007,867 8.30% 4 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $67,886,890 -23.56% 5 Prepared foods, beverages $62,435,115 33.10% 6 Miscellaneous electrical machinery $47,711,561 -57.87% 7 Printers, all types, parts $42,689,027 3.89% 8 Electric generating sets, rotary converters $42,196,647 -40.12% 9 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened $40,301,170 -13.85% 10 Scrap iron, steel $38,098,463 -66.35%


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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE MALAYSIA MALAYSIA (DEFICIT) All Districts $38,787,891,045 -3.09% $12,854,346,213 $25,933,544,832 $(13,079,198,619) 1 Los Angeles $8,215,834,033 8.75% $2,313,269,670 $5,902,564,363 $(3,589,294,693) 2 San Francisco $3,928,380,147 -6.38% $1,488,149,296 $2,440,230,851 $(952,081,555) 3 New Orleans $3,242,525,111 -11.66% $626,047,473 $2,616,477,638 $(1,990,430,165) 4 New York City $2,972,787,016 -17.24% $1,592,419,377 $1,380,367,639 $212,051,738 5 Anchorage $2,941,106,675 -14.32% $360,859,571 $2,580,247,104 $(2,219,387,533) 6 Dallas $2,680,826,967 29.49% $631,873,717 $2,048,953,250 $(1,417,079,533) 7 Cleveland $2,558,928,177 15.80% $1,099,321,211 $1,459,606,966 $(360,285,755) 8 Chicago $2,520,985,762 -14.44% $448,713,003 $2,072,272,759 $(1,623,559,756) 9 Seattle $1,611,692,102 -35.99% $1,204,574,070 $407,118,032 $797,456,038 10 Atlanta/Savannah $1,446,342,232 -11.52% $451,031,381 $995,310,851 $(544,279,470) 11 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $926,489,977 65.05% $807,109,502 $119,380,475 $687,729,027 12 Laredo $897,543,142 5.61% $1,188,985 $896,354,157 $(895,165,172) 13 Honolulu $668,698,391 55.27% $632,737,504 $35,960,887 $596,776,617 14 Houston $639,658,822 -11.52% $251,320,081 $388,338,741 $(137,018,660) 15 Norfolk $493,915,048 8.78% $198,178,626 $295,736,422 $(97,557,796) 16 Low Value Shipments $414,707,396 -28.30% $159,463,173 $255,244,223 $(95,781,050) 17 Charleston $363,991,149 -15.38% $66,366,885 $297,624,264 $(231,257,379) 18 Baltimore $344,365,108 11.91% $43,360,331 $301,004,777 $(257,644,446) 19 San Diego $296,389,244 46.30% $149,003,781 $147,385,463 $1,618,318 20 Miami $257,985,802 -15.71% $48,919,606 $209,066,196 $(160,146,590) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Malaysia

5. ANCHORAGE $2.94 BILLION

MALAYSIATotal trade with Los Angeles | $8.22 billion





A$315.6 million drop caused Hong Kong to slip from No. 9 to No 10 among Los Angeles’

top trade partners. It also came a year after a record-setting 2011, when trade reached $8.25 billion.

EXPORTS: In only a few years, dia-monds went from being an insignificant commodity for the district to No. 1, worth a record $587.24 million in 2012.

IMPORTS: In 2008, the value of TV and computer monitor imports had fall-en from $24.21 million to $8.64 million. In 2012, the value boomed more than 1,400 percent to a record $191.97 mil-lion, making it the district’s No. 1 import.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Falling trade meant a falling Los Angeles surplus, down about $500 million to $5.97 billion. Hong Kong is one of three trade partners in the top 20 with which Los Angeles had a trade surplus in 2012.

MARKET SHARE: Hong Kong has made up around 2 percent of the district’s trade since 2006. WC

Hong Kong trade off $315 million,

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HONG KONGTotal trade with Los Angeles | $7.94 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $983,048,178 11.17% 1 TVs, computer monitors $191,970,670 1,408% 2 Imports of returned exports $109,091,256 63.31% 3 Computers $54,184,362 -44.63% 4 Jewelry, parts $39,979,006 -30.95% 5 Computer parts $36,455,232 56.83% 6 Toys, scale models, puzzles $25,090,841 66.93% 7 Reception apparatus for cellular phones $18,773,370 76.03% 8 Power supplies, transformers $18,117,000 -29.88% 9 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $17,126,044 -48.15% 10 Women’s or girls’ suits, not knit $16,403,961 142.33%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $6,952,740,798 -5.62% 1 Diamonds, not mounted $587,243,942 6.49% 2 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $510,548,368 -32.50% 3 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $447,414,356 71.34% 4 Computer parts $338,069,966 372.07% 5 Computer chips $311,300,668 5.73% 6 Jewelry, parts $304,075,520 5.70% 7 Motor vehicles for transporting people $194,554,757 -46.41% 8 TVs, computer monitors $182,278,396 9.42% 9 Frozen beef from cows $177,956,984 52.48% 10 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $144,568,924 -22.85%


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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE HONG KONG HONG KONG (DEFICIT) All Districts $42,921,088,885 5.07% $37,480,185,702 $5,440,903,183 $32,039,282,519 1 New York City $15,518,087,635 22.86% $12,967,360,466 $2,550,727,169 $10,416,633,297 2 Los Angeles $7,935,788,976 -3.82% $6,952,740,798 $983,048,178 $5,969,692,620 3 San Francisco $3,508,161,394 8.64% $3,292,524,315 $215,637,079 $3,076,887,236 4 Seattle $2,600,424,641 5.35% $2,530,033,796 $70,390,845 $2,459,642,951 5 Great Falls, Mont. $1,891,528,151 -19.62% $1,877,388,167 $14,139,984 $1,863,248,183 6 Cleveland $1,691,038,270 21.79% $1,384,367,511 $306,670,759 $1,077,696,752 7 Anchorage $1,641,197,823 3.40% $1,579,015,262 $62,182,561 $1,516,832,701 8 Atlanta/Savannah $1,424,343,183 -18.12% $1,301,044,500 $123,298,683 $1,177,745,817 9 Chicago $1,090,603,606 -8.38% $899,449,315 $191,154,291 $708,295,024 10 New Orleans $1,039,884,625 -2.43% $760,246,159 $279,638,466 $480,607,693 11 Dallas $706,740,080 3.74% $604,436,218 $102,303,862 $502,132,356 12 Low Value Shipments $669,178,944 -4.89% $628,719,549 $40,459,395 $588,260,154 13 Miami $659,411,880 15.45% $506,990,041 $152,421,839 $354,568,202 14 San Juan $432,894,229 -46.56% $427,954,992 $4,939,237 $423,015,755 15 Wilmington, N.C. $423,563,269 13.85% $411,917,232 $11,646,037 $400,271,195 16 Norfolk $286,434,103 1.51% $265,391,620 $21,042,483 $244,349,137 17 Charleston $244,574,272 -0.94% $227,219,030 $17,355,242 $209,863,788 18 Houston $165,944,120 -17.13% $121,334,992 $44,609,128 $76,725,864 19 Boston $155,690,846 -42.73% $130,586,182 $25,104,664 $105,481,518 20 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $106,157,304 -11.47% $82,067,822 $24,089,482 $57,978,340 Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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5. GREAT FALLS, MT$1.89 BILLION


A$149.55 million increase in Los Angeles-Indonesia trade to a record $7.82 billion didn’t keep

the Asian nation from falling one place, out of the top 10 to No. 11.

EXPORTS: 2012 was the only year Los Angeles exported three commodi-ties to Indonesia in excess of $1 billion, the other being 2008. Cotton exports fell 67.91 percent, ceding the top spot to soybeans, whose value rose 4.98 per-cent to $12.17 million.

IMPORTS: The total value of Los Angeles’ Indonesian imports rose 5.59 percent to $5.83 billion. Printers were the fastest growing, up 96.28 percent to $268.75 million.

BALANCE OF TRADE: The L.A. defi-cit rose by about $500 million to a record $3.85 billion. Exports accounted for 25 cents of each dollar of trade.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles accounted for more than 30 percent of all U.S. trade with Indonesia. WC

Indonesia sets trade record but

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No.11 LOS ANGELESTRADEPARTNER

INDONESIATotal trade with Los Angeles | $7.82 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $5,835,155,738 5.59% 1 Sweaters, pullovers, vest, knit or crocheted $511,939,437 10.61% 2 Leather shoes $406,202,320 26.09% 3 Women’s or girls’ suits, not knit $304,309,962 5.93% 4 Printers, all types, parts $268,752,750 96.28% 5 Women’s or girls’ suits, knit or crocheted $268,012,252 14.93% 6 Rubber tires $204,520,433 -4.35% 7 Live crustaceans $186,345,209 -6.57% 8 Rubber, plastic shoes $182,095,744 20.78% 9 Women’s or girls’ blouses, not knit $171,387,311 14.90% 10 Men’s or boys’ shirts, not knitted or crocheted $164,785,046 9.32%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,985,601,582 -7.42% 1 Soybeans, whether broken or not $256,775,307 4.98% 2 Cotton, not carded or combed $138,003,708 -67.91% 3 Sugar and starch residues $102,817,470 43.42% 4 Lubricants, antirust treatments for textiles $93,606,565 5.15% 5 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened $61,941,412 -21.70% 6 Parts for heavy machinery $58,636,839 0.68% 7 Synthetic rubber, including butadiene $46,887,945 -5.44% 8 Prepared foods, beverages $46,092,426 54.38% 9 Compressors and pumps $42,155,756 83.10% 10 Grapes, fresh or dried $35,948,067 22.21%


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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE INDONESIA INDONESIA (DEFICIT) All Districts $26,011,057,161 -1.94% $8,014,025,632 $17,997,031,529 ($9,983,005,897) 1 Los Angeles $7,820,757,320 1.95% $1,985,601,582 $5,835,155,738 ($3,849,554,156) 2 New York City $2,738,627,700 2.06% $482,031,715 $2,256,595,985 ($1,774,564,270) 3 New Orleans $1,938,203,743 -4.78% $674,969,804 $1,263,233,939 ($588,264,135) 4 Atlanta/Savannah $1,837,588,083 -8.47% $564,512,158 $1,273,075,925 ($708,563,767) 5 Honolulu $1,596,668,084 -9.55% $1,283,826,162 $312,841,922 $970,984,240 6 San Francisco $1,237,469,829 -10.46% $213,207,444 $1,024,262,385 ($811,054,941) 7 Seattle $1,092,895,800 4.50% $493,981,483 $598,914,317 ($104,932,834) 8 Norfolk $1,085,954,346 -7.67% $397,999,211 $687,955,135 ($289,955,924) 9 Chicago $921,593,268 -16.15% $159,261,623 $762,331,645 ($603,070,022) 10 Houston $893,970,608 12.68% $498,593,939 $395,376,669 $103,217,270 11 Charleston $778,411,985 -5.38% $101,678,401 $676,733,584 ($575,055,183) 12 Cleveland $608,869,163 4.89% $69,043,444 $539,825,719 ($470,782,275) 13 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $603,625,709 -9.00% $424,943,458 $178,682,251 $246,261,207 14 Baltimore $562,265,024 17.87% $72,917,087 $489,347,937 ($416,430,850) 15 Miami $416,974,397 15.81% $98,411,587 $318,562,810 ($220,151,223) 16 Wilmington $385,740,899 -27.99% $34,953,436 $350,787,463 ($315,834,027) 17 Dallas $293,432,552 8.33% $155,652,125 $137,780,427 $17,871,698 18 Anchorage $140,518,454 66.45% $67,348,285 $73,170,169 ($5,821,884) 19 Philadelphia $137,481,369 -5.77% $22,596,500 $114,884,869 ($92,288,369) 20 Boston $126,457,654 -7.99% $10,574,511 $115,883,143 ($105,308,632) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Indonesia




Singapore was the seventh most important country trading with Los Angeles in 2007. It was No.

12 in 2012, up one spot from 2011, even though total trade fell $691.09 million.

EXPORTS: Los Angeles shipped a record nine commodities worth more than $100 million each to Singapore in 2012. No. 1 heavy machinery parts held the top spot though the value has halved from a record $494.14 million in 2008.

IMPORTS: The value of imports has fallen annually since 2010, when the total was $2.36 billion. The No. 8 import, artificial body parts, rose 25 spots and 789.56 percent in 2012, and is up from just $4,000 in 2006.

BALANCE OF TRADE: The L.A. sur-plus with Singapore fell from the record $3.75 billion set in 2011 to $3.56 billion.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles accounted for 13.44 percent of all Singapore-U.S. trade, the lowest percent-age in at least 20 years. WC

L.A. percentage of U.S.-Singapore trade at low point



SINGAPORETotal trade with Los Angeles | $6.83 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,625,768,633 -13.78% 1 Printers, all types, parts $208,736,571 -47.12% 2 Imports of returned exports $171,638,644 96.00% 3 Computer chips $141,531,585 -39.50% 4 Computers $121,155,956 -21.09% 5 Cameras, camcorders, related equipment $100,556,572 11.62% 6 Misc. medical chemical re-agents $91,215,948 41.24% 7 Computer parts $72,714,214 -18.62% 8 Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts $64,479,049 789.56% 9 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $57,463,856 -56.78% 10 Mechanized equip., parts for massage, psyc. testing $47,552,769 9.43% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $5,201,384,246 -7.66% 1 Parts for heavy machinery $219,023,821 -24.82% 2 Anti-knock additives $193,328,928 -1.34% 3 Polymers of ethylene $183,946,136 -42.93% 4 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $181,385,738 -30.72% 5 Refined petroleum $156,432,802 -44.96% 6 Military aircraft parts $138,910,949 36.47% 7 Pumps for dispensing liquids $133,286,161 23.75% 8 Misc. medical chemical re-agents $114,896,430 153.04% 9 Miscellaneous electrical machinery $103,410,347 -44.12% 10 Polyamides, primary forms $75,725,267 -12.33%


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3. HOUSTON$4.69 BILLION




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Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Singapore


India’s trade with Los Angeles is up 79.9 percent since 2009, though in 2012 total trade fell $763.81 million

from the record $7.59 billion set in 2011. The decline, in percentage terms, was the second-largest in the top 20 after No. 15 Ecuador.

EXPORTS: Diamond exports fell by $369.12 million, but are still up more than 2,000 percent compared to the $55.01 million value from 2009.

IMPORTS: The value of total imports fell by only $262.93 million even though the value of No. 1 import diamonds dropped $583.57 million.

BALANCE OF TRADE: The L.A. defi-cit with India remains below the $2.62 billion record set in 2010.

MARKET SHARE: Of India’s 10 most important Customs districts in 2012, Los Angeles posted the biggest lost in per-centage terms, down 10.06 percent. It fell behind Houston in importance. New York City accounted for almost on-third of the nation’s total trade with India. WC

Trade with India down in 2012,

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INDIATotal trade with Los Angeles | $6.83 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $4,149,035,854 -5.96% 1 Diamonds, not mounted $1,666,864,681 -25.93% 2 Refined petroleum $196,759,154 571.85% 3 Linens for bed, bath and kitchen $191,704,087 6.53% 4 Live crustaceans $154,910,751 -6.37% 5 Women’s or girls’ suits, not knit $102,515,055 10.30% 6 Men’s or boys’ suits, not knit $62,272,431 15.57% 7 Seamless iron tubes and pipes $59,375,254 47.36% 8 Men’s or boys’ shirts, not knitted or crocheted $58,517,610 -8.44% 9 Jewelry, parts $57,574,185 8.95% 10 Sweaters, pullovers, vest, knit or crocheted $52,199,146 5.57%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $2,676,009,148 -15.77% 1 Diamonds, not mounted $1,267,322,702 -22.56% 2 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $135,387,921 -17.42% 3 Medical technology $113,637,919 51.37% 4 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $76,518,786 3.90% 5 Computers $54,920,830 -3.00% 6 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $48,398,814 -14.81% 7 Cotton, not carded or combed $37,676,015 -32.06% 8 Petroleum products $31,770,092 251.41% 9 Medical equipment for physicals $24,374,645 -13.91% 10 Machining centers for metal work $24,108,947 -47.97%


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4. CHARLESTON$3.28 BILLION


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Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with India




Rising oil prices helped pushed total trade with Iraq up 33.61 percent to $5.27 billion. That’s

shy of the $6.74 billion record set in 2008, but was good enough to move Iraq up three spots to No. 14 among Los Angeles’ top trade partners.

EXPORTS: Exports account for only a small fraction of the Los Angeles Customs district’s trade with Iraq. The district’s No. 1 export, iron and steel pipes, was shipped for the first time in 2010.

IMPORTS: Oil accounted for more than 99 percent of the value of all Los Angeles imports from Iraq for well over a decade.

BALANCE OF TRADE: As the vast majority of Los Angeles’ trade with Iraq is in oil, the district has run a large deficit with the country since at least 1992.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles is sec-ond only to Houston for trade with Iraq. Houston’s massive oil refining facilities make it the top destination for Iraqi oil. WC

Oil prices on the rise mean new record for Iraq



IRAQTotal trade with Los Angeles | $5.27 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $5,243,393,257 33.87% 1 Oil $5,243,366,188 33.87% 2 Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit $11,025 NA 3 Fruit, nuts, prepared or preserved $9,900 NA 4 Misc. grains, cereals $6,144 NA Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $25,528,951 -4.52% 1 Iron and steel pipes and tubing $3,724,613 170.63% 2 Plastic tubes, hoses and fittings $2,965,733 0.00% 3 Taps, cocks and valves for pipes, tanks $2,654,222 61.72% 4 Pumps for dispensing liquids $1,886,095 6,338% 5 Sand-blasting, other liquid-dispersing equipment $1,812,363 1,662% 6 Furnace burners; mechanical stokers, parts $1,226,729 -7.96% 7 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $1,188,034 227.80% 8 Centrifuges, filters, machines and parts $1,097,354 -42.84% 9 Motor vehicles for transporting people $1,018,674 21.94% 10 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $626,352 898.58%


Top Los Angeles exports to Iraq in 2012 Top Los Angeles imports from Iraq in 2012

EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE IRAQ IRAQ DEFICIT All Districts $21,304,101,616 9.98% $2,039,130,156 $19,264,971,460 ($17,225,841,304) 1 Houston $7,840,317,394 27.49% $604,094,231 $7,236,223,163 ($6,632,128,932) 2 Los Angeles $5,268,922,208 33.61% $25,528,951 $5,243,393,257 ($5,217,864,306) 3 New Orleans $2,372,036,401 -31.02% $9,590,971 $2,362,445,430 ($2,352,854,459) 4 Philadelphia $1,879,340,352 25.29% $26,124,151 $1,853,216,201 ($1,827,092,050) 5 Port Arthur, Texas $1,559,041,972 -18.76% $985,559 $1,558,056,413 ($1,557,070,854) 6 San Francisco $995,107,694 9.97% $5,370,557 $989,737,137 ($984,366,580) 7 Atlanta/Savannah $265,748,253 311.69% $265,748,253 $0 $265,748,253 8 Charleston $260,164,916 6.09% $260,164,916 $0 $260,164,916 9 New York City $214,292,716 20.87% $212,939,803 $1,352,913 $211,586,890 10 Baltimore $183,631,416 -15.18% $183,631,416 $0 $183,631,416 11 Seattle $143,915,006 606.22% $142,628,744 $1,286,262 $141,342,482 12 Cleveland $60,629,742 -40.71% $60,528,951 $100,791 $60,428,160 13 Jacksonville/Tampa $60,157,066 43.08% $60,157,066 $0 $60,157,066 14 Norfolk $45,089,980 -49.59% $45,089,980 $0 $45,089,980 15 Mobile $42,095,521 -66.42% $29,825,820 $12,269,701 $17,556,119 16 Chicago $27,532,108 3.37% $27,531,808 $300 $27,531,508 17 Low Value $21,648,800 -41.71% $21,519,887 $128,913 $21,390,974 18 Dallas $19,430,021 -36.82% $19,363,721 $66,300 $19,297,421 19 Miami $17,677,478 17.58% $14,497,799 $3,179,679 $11,318,120 20 Wilmington $8,546,790 -66.27% $8,546,790 $8,546,790 Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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2. LOS ANGELES $5.27 BILLION



4. PHILADELPHIA$1.88 BILLION


5. PORT ARTHUR$1.56 BILLION


Ecuador is the first nation in the Americas to appear on the list of Los Angeles’ top trade partners.

Trade with the country fell by nearly $1 billion in 2012 and was the largest per-cetnage decrease of the top 20 trade partners. Yet that $5.19 billion is more than double the $2.32 billion of trade in 2009.

EXPORTS: The value of No. 1 tractors nearly quadrupled in 2012, rising to a record $39.08 million and taking over the top spot for exports.

IMPORTS: The value of imports fell by $822.56 million, mostly due to No. 1 oil’s 15.56 percent slide off of the record $5.34 billion set in 2011.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Because of oil imports, Los Angeles has had a perenni-al deficit with Ecuador, which fell below the 2011 record of $5.70 billion.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles remained the leading Customs district for Ecuador trade in 2012 but Houston nar-rowed the gap. WC

Ecuador’s trade drops more than

other top partners



ECUADORTotal trade with Los Angeles | $5.19 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $5,040,224,319 -14.03% 1 Oil $4,508,691,915 -15.56% 2 Live crustaceans $169,882,386 10.26% 3 Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried $128,843,538 -20.02% 4 Refined petroleum $85,148,049 4.23% 5 Caviar, caviar substitutes, other prepared fish $68,031,823 -1.16% 6 Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit $13,533,235 31.73% 7 Fish fillets, chilled or frozen $13,496,538 20.31% 8 Fresh-cut flowers $10,842,763 33.11% 9 Imports of returned exports $7,908,164 5,482% 10 Fish, fresh or chilled $7,743,820 25.32% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $151,668,990 -8.76% 1 Tractors $39,083,755 272.23% 2 Motor vehicle parts $14,968,829 -5.22% 3 Compressors and pumps $11,127,113 2,782% 4 Refined petroleum $7,108,200 -89.20% 5 Chemical compounds $6,798,875 359.23% 6 Grapes, fresh or dried $4,917,125 3.98% 7 Fresh apples, pears $3,357,293 7.57% 8 Prepared foods, beverages $3,160,119 80.45% 9 Pumps for dispensing liquids $3,093,125 432.60% 10 Lubricants, antirust treatments for textiles $2,435,818 -15.60% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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U.S. EXPORTS U.S. IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE ECUADOR ECUADOR (DEFICIT) All Districts $16,051,516,621 2.33% $6,566,664,268 $9,484,852,353 ($2,918,188,085) 1 Los Angeles $5,191,893,309 -13.88% $151,668,990 $5,040,224,319 ($4,888,555,329) 2 Houston $3,131,502,634 12.01% $2,206,969,038 $924,533,596 $1,282,435,442 3 Miami $2,556,364,718 17.60% $1,790,207,118 $766,157,600 $1,024,049,518 4 San Francisco $1,470,079,738 -12.23% $32,644,377 $1,437,435,361 ($1,404,790,984) 5 New Orleans $1,148,769,997 103.18% $1,140,161,305 $8,608,692 $1,131,552,613 6 New York City $744,307,994 -9.30% $175,051,558 $569,256,436 ($394,204,878) 7 Low Value $246,560,486 4.82% $145,145,647 $101,414,839 $43,730,808 8 Philadelphia $235,546,677 72.11% $18,278,110 $217,268,567 ($198,990,457) 9 Baltimore $223,103,910 -12.46% $180,979,208 $42,124,702 $138,854,506 10 Atlanta/Savannah $196,579,625 28.65% $138,719,554 $57,860,071 $80,859,483 11 Jacksonville/Tampa $179,997,631 13.75% $157,071,299 $22,926,332 $134,144,967 12 San Diego $179,226,246 -6.09% $36,874,016 $142,352,230 ($105,478,214) 13 Charleston $141,423,919 -2.34% $129,292,282 $12,131,637 $117,160,645 14 Norfolk $74,985,152 48.18% $53,774,170 $21,210,982 $32,563,188 15 Seattle $64,486,886 3.42% $54,238,394 $10,248,492 $43,989,902 16 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $46,726,912 139.22% $41,226,938 $5,499,974 $35,726,964 17 Mobile $46,550,637 -51.62% $38,264,883 $8,285,754 $29,979,129 18 Port Arthur, Texas $46,104,716 16.30% $46,104,716 N/A $46,104,716 19 San Juan, Puerto Rico $40,071,592 11.75% $4,920,797 $35,150,795 ($30,229,998) 20 Honolulu $21,855,139 1451.03% $2,007,920 $19,847,219 ($17,839,299) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Ecuador

3. MIAMI$2.56 BILLION


The United Kingdom’s trade with Los Angeles rose in 2012 for the third consecutive year. Yet

total trade, at $4.80 billion, is below the $5.56 billion record set in 2005.

EXPORTS: Total exports rose above $2 billion for the first time since 2008. No. 2 artwork was the fastest growing in both dollar and percentage terms, which is why it jumped eight spots to No. 2.

IMPORTS: Los Angeles, for the first time since 2006, imported more than $1 billion worth of motor vehicles from the United Kingdom. The record year was 2005, when $1.3 billion came in.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Los Angeles over the last decade has posted deficits with the United Kingdom except in 2003, 2004 and 2008.

MARKET SHARE: As recently as 2007, Los Angeles ranked as the United Kingdom’s fourth most important Customs district for U.S. trade. Two decades ago, in 1992, it ranked No. 3. It ranked No. 8 in 2012, as it did in 2011. WC

U.K trade makes small gains

across the board



UNITED KINGDOMTotal trade with Los Angeles | $4.80 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $2,549,517,964 6.64% 1 Motor vehicles for transporting people $1,032,727,506 8.73% 2 Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors $136,171,251 -0.16% 3 Imports of returned exports $108,390,401 -18.17% 4 Aircraft engines, engine parts $82,200,071 3.88% 5 Refined petroleum $82,006,497 131.81% 6 Paintings, drawings and other artwork $54,288,444 -51.84% 7 Miscellaneous electrical machinery $42,867,931 0.62% 8 Antiques $32,535,398 136.06% 9 Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines $32,360,147 68.94% 10 Beer $31,222,524 -2.34%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $2,255,186,386 13.63% 1 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $433,151,138 10.80% 2 Paintings, drawings and other artwork $123,612,749 318.84% 3 Motor vehicles for transporting people $82,240,561 69.33% 4 Computers $72,836,678 -11.03% 5 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $67,482,793 38.09% 6 Military aircraft parts $55,666,884 -23.62% 7 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $50,297,698 -3.11% 8 Exports of repaired imports $42,585,995 25.57% 9 Cameras, camcorders, related equipment $41,225,828 51.41% 10 Screws, nuts, bolts, washers $40,074,053 36.97%


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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE UNITED KINGDOM UNITED KINGDOM (DEFICIT) All Districts $109,751,787,647 2.46% $54,817,035,898 $54,934,751,749 ($117,715,851) 1 New York City $23,051,612,186 -3.39% $12,686,777,439 $10,364,834,747 $2,321,942,692 2 New Orleans $7,818,313,727 17.52% $3,519,716,935 $4,298,596,792 ($778,879,857) 3 Houston $6,611,190,992 6.90% $3,747,839,656 $2,863,351,336 $884,488,320 4 Great Falls, Mont. $6,150,347,898 -11.17% $5,874,706,113 $275,641,785 $5,599,064,328 5 Chicago $5,830,434,466 7.31% $2,873,187,629 $2,957,246,837 ($84,059,208) 6 Philadelphia $5,518,155,337 -6.01% $2,381,963,336 $3,136,192,001 ($754,228,665) 7 Atlanta/Savannah $5,092,393,570 2.07% $1,904,610,410 $3,187,783,160 ($1,283,172,750) 8 Los Angeles $4,804,704,350 9.81% $2,255,186,386 $2,549,517,964 ($294,331,578) 9 Cleveland $4,584,706,328 13.42% $1,516,228,575 $3,068,477,753 ($1,552,249,178) 10 Baltimore $3,813,085,692 10.86% $1,015,573,122 $2,797,512,570 ($1,781,939,448) 11 Charleston $3,391,665,444 6.92% $1,786,981,804 $1,604,683,640 $182,298,164 12 Washington, D.C. $3,177,391,223 -23.93% $637,628,698 $2,539,762,525 ($1,902,133,827) 13 Boston $2,879,874,648 28.43% $540,576,138 $2,339,298,510 ($1,798,722,372) 14 Detroit $2,690,261,786 -8.89% $2,199,901,702 $490,360,084 $1,709,541,618 15 Seattle $2,623,199,823 -6.41% $1,452,178,359 $1,171,021,464 $281,156,895 16 San Juan $2,439,351,639 28.88% $1,787,906,872 $651,444,767 $1,136,462,105 17 Dallas $2,431,807,445 21.32% $802,047,363 $1,629,760,082 ($827,712,719) 18 Norfolk $2,296,720,533 14.63% $1,452,692,335 $844,028,198 $608,664,137 19 Low Value Shipments $1,882,292,613 -6.36% $1,471,352,954 $410,939,659 $1,060,413,295 20 Wilmington, N.C. $1,824,147,197 6.41% $539,711,706 $1,284,435,491 ($744,723,785) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with United Kingdom

2. NEW ORLEANS $7.82 BILLION3. HOUSTON

$6.61 BILLION

4. GREAT FALLS, MT$6.15 BILLION


The Philippines’ trade with Los Angeles peaked in 2000 at $6.29 billion. Over the course of the

following decade, it fell to the $4-billion range and held. Though total trade rose by $565.94 million, the Philippines slipped one spot in rank to No. 17.

EXPORTS: No. 4 buttermilk and yogurt was the fastest-growing export in 2012, up 314.04 percent and 23 spots to join the top 10 for the first time.

IMPORTS: Photo-sensitive semi-con-ductor imports set a new record in 2012, more than doubling in value and climb-ing six spots to rank as the new No. 1.

BALANCE OF TRADE: For the third straight year but only the fourth time ever, Los Angeles recorded a deficit with the Philippines in excess of $1 billion.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles was the No. 1 district trading with the Philippines in 2012, as it has been since 1998, when San Francisco last held the top spot. Los Angeles accounted for more than 25 perc-net of all U.S.-Philippines trade in 2012. WC

Philippines trade hovers at same

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Total trade with Los Angeles | $4.71 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,604,671,283 6.01% 1 Milk and cream, concentrated or sweetened $99,479,046 -18.33% 2 Flour, meal of oil seed, olea fruit $58,686,086 -28.39% 3 Insulated wire, cable $57,233,517 7.86% 4 Buttermilk, yogurt, kephir $52,644,915 314.04% 5 Sugar and starch residues $39,369,599 -4.32% 6 Motor vehicles for transporting people $36,371,164 43.81% 7 Medical technology $34,941,556 43.04% 8 Grapes, fresh or dried $34,268,262 42.79% 9 Computer chips $33,934,966 -20.12% 10 Exports of charitable items, returned as imports $32,376,019 -16.81%


Top Los Angeles exports to Philippines in 2012

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $3,100,846,447 18.09% 1 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $332,167,953 144.35% 2 Computers $283,573,678 79.52% 3 Insulated wire, cable $269,538,763 8.07% 4 Power supplies, transformers $216,586,823 3.81% 5 Computer chips $187,619,171 -0.20% 6 Women’s or girls’ suits, not knit $161,506,570 15.69% 7 Sweaters, pullovers, vest, knit or crocheted $118,899,901 -13.32% 8 Women’s or girls’ suits, knit or crocheted $108,427,762 10.56% 9 TVs, computer monitors $78,811,722 126.24% 10 Fish fillets, chilled or frozen $71,360,873 133.37%


Top Los Angeles imports from Philippines in 2012

EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES (DEFICIT) All Districts $17,639,729,365 4.69% $8,059,540,946 $9,580,188,419 ($1,520,647,473) 1 Los Angeles $4,705,517,730 13.67% $1,604,671,283 $3,100,846,447 ($1,496,175,164) 2 San Francisco $2,326,040,580 -6.85% $960,379,903 $1,365,660,677 ($405,280,774) 3 New York City $1,432,523,230 8.01% $569,651,695 $862,871,535 ($293,219,840) 4 Seattle $1,311,203,950 97.83% $1,085,930,905 $225,273,045 $860,657,860 5 Dallas $1,077,000,915 -10.77% $863,974,005 $213,026,910 $650,947,095 6 Cleveland $1,031,329,608 24.56% $282,319,129 $749,010,479 ($466,691,350) 7 Chicago $798,913,986 -3.79% $245,809,877 $553,104,109 ($307,294,232) 8 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $748,990,112 -11.41% $729,280,626 $19,709,486 $709,571,140 9 New Orleans $689,516,489 4.95% $225,955,956 $463,560,533 ($237,604,577) 10 Atlanta/Savannah $672,941,623 -17.61% $325,574,231 $347,367,392 ($21,793,161) 11 Anchorage $499,498,502 -31.57% $226,144,179 $273,354,323 ($47,210,144) 12 Minneapolis $425,682,751 -6.30% $401,090,721 $24,592,030 $376,498,691 13 Houston $362,795,640 23.76% $118,990,832 $243,804,808 ($124,813,976) 14 Norfolk $240,587,468 15.99% $105,953,383 $134,634,085 ($28,680,702) 15 Low Value $193,728,962 -6.68% $110,136,093 $83,592,869 $26,543,224 16 Miami $177,980,785 39.30% $33,117,521 $144,863,264 ($111,745,743) 17 Detroit $129,585,182 3.20% $6,003,373 $123,581,809 ($117,578,436) 18 El Paso $95,795,274 141.76% $136,016 $95,659,258 ($95,523,242) 19 Boston $95,523,054 -35.88% $8,793,034 $86,730,020 ($77,936,986) 20 Baltimore $84,855,444 -41.39% $24,093,112 $60,762,332 ($36,669,220) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Philippines


4. SEATTLE $1.31 BILLION


Saudi Arabia’s total trade with Los Angeles has more than doubled since 2009, when it fell

to $1.60 billion. Total trade in 2012 was $3.92 billion, the second year in a row it hit a new high. The Middle Eastern nation’s rank held steady at No. 18.

EXPORTS: 2012 was the first time all of the top 10 exports to Saudi Arabia were worth more than $10 million. The value of No. 9 miscellaneous chemical reactors rose more than 6,000 percent and 153 places to No. 9.

IMPORTS: Oil imports rose to a record $3.37 billion, and accounted for more than 99 percent of the total.

BALANCE OF TRADE: Large oil imports have kept L.A.’s trade with Saudi Arabia at a deficit since at least 1992.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles is a bit player in U.S. trade with Saudia Arabia. Districts with large refining capa-bilities, such as New Orleans and primarily Houston, are the leading destination for U.S.-bound Saudi oil. WC

Trade and deficit with Saudi Arabia

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SAUDI ARABIATotal trade with Los Angeles | $3.92 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $3,395,243,349 2.82% 1 Oil $3,368,291,226 2.22% 2 Gasoline, other fuels $12,729,246 NA 3 Electric storage batteries $6,008,265 NA 4 Imports of returned exports $5,228,369 92.92% 5 Reclaimed rubber $1,024,460 NA 6 Gauze, not including narrow fabrics $381,063 NA 7 Woven fabric of synthetic yarn, etc. $375,738 -80.34% 8 Stone monuments, similar artwork $357,549 -24.72% 9 Carboxyamide- or amide-function compounds $261,055 NA 10 Misc. plastic plates, sheets and film $139,882 -49.43%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $521,235,760 14.96% 1 Motor vehicles for transporting people $57,404,257 23.55% 2 Butter, other fats, oils derived from milk $40,800,973 -5.25% 3 Prepared glues and adhesives $25,249,621 6.05% 4 Seeds, fruits and spores, for sowing $23,896,251 -2.45% 5 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $17,671,163 -9.04% 6 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $16,423,316 6.66% 7 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $15,692,651 58.94% 8 Centrifuges, filters, machines and parts $15,358,270 164.07% 9 Misc. chemical reaction initiators, accelerators $13,763,065 6,564% 10 Bombs, grenades, cartridges, parts $11,843,822 921.77%


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U.S. EXPORTS U.S. IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA (DEFICIT) All Districts $73,785,067,763 20.36% $18,118,113,939 $55,666,953,824 ($37,548,839,885) 1 New Orleans $21,443,078,011 12.79% $489,309,610 $20,953,768,401 ($20,464,458,791) 2 Houston $15,446,877,683 31.02% $3,020,928,682 $12,425,949,001 ($9,405,020,319) 3 Port Arthur, Texas $6,826,532,511 22.92% $9,221,900 $6,817,310,611 ($6,808,088,711) 4 San Francisco $5,357,077,384 -5.56% $242,954,751 $5,114,122,633 ($4,871,167,882) 5 Philadelphia $4,067,825,510 26.74% $770,443,713 $3,297,381,797 ($2,526,938,084) 6 Los Angeles $3,916,479,109 4.28% $521,235,760 $3,395,243,349 ($2,874,007,589) 7 Jacksonville/Tampa $3,395,328,668 30.01% $3,334,868,223 $60,460,445 $3,274,407,778 8 New York City $2,418,202,161 1.54% $2,346,407,716 $71,794,445 $2,274,613,271 9 Seattle $1,878,720,461 829.64% $1,140,790,632 $737,929,829 $402,860,803 10 Baltimore $1,645,410,852 24.94% $1,614,871,301 $30,539,551 $1,584,331,750 11 Atlanta/Savannah $1,212,171,491 13.12% $1,138,700,052 $73,471,439 $1,065,228,613 12 Mobile $1,092,729,429 101.18% $4,839,533 $1,087,889,896 ($1,083,050,363) 13 Charleston $1,014,131,718 35.70% $1,003,306,283 $10,825,435 $992,480,848 14 Norfolk $967,391,947 24.04% $962,069,920 $5,322,027 $956,747,893 15 Honolulu $890,179,693 -0.72% $58,000 $890,121,693 ($890,063,693) 16 Wilmington $601,766,944 24.75% $354,339,503 $247,427,441 $106,912,062 17 Cleveland $477,980,462 40.30% $244,301,211 $233,679,251 $10,621,960 18 Chicago $180,786,819 5.64% $178,776,003 $2,010,816 $176,765,187 19 Low Value $156,719,871 20.35% $155,261,616 $1,458,255 $153,803,361 20 Boston $145,125,732 443.97% $92,483,713 $52,642,019 $39,841,694 Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Saudi Arabia




1. NEW ORLEANS$21.44 BILLION3. PORT ARTHUR

$6.83 BILLION



Israel was one of Los Angeles’ top trade partners a decade ago but in the following years has slipped as

low as No. 28. It rejoined the top 20 at No. 19 in 2011, when trade reached a record $3.41 billion. In 2012 it set a new record at $3.75 billion.

EXPORTS: Diamond exports held above $1 billion for the second year in a row and rose 25.81 percent to a record $1.47 billion.

IMPORTS: Imports of diamonds first rose above the $1 billion mark in 2008 at $1.51 billion. Unlike exports, in recent years diamonds haven’t made up nearly the entire value of Los Angeles’ imports.

BALANCE OF TRADE: The Los Angeles deficit with Israel fell by more than half in 2012, to $208.19 million, the lowest level since the district posted a $1.98 million surplus in 2000.

MARKET SHARE: New York City’s trade with Israel in 2012 accounted for more than the total of the top 10 districts combined. WC

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ISRAELTotal trade with Los Angeles | $3.75 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,978,150,438 1.40% 1 Diamonds, not mounted $1,386,245,654 -1.75% 2 Electrical boards, panels and switches $97,090,904 1,257% 3 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $64,659,741 13.87% 4 Miscellaneous machine parts $31,289,990 -69.56% 5 Aircraft engines, engine parts $25,074,788 98.91% 6 Misc. mineral or chemical fertilizers $21,867,697 219.86% 7 Plastic plates, sheet, film $17,610,965 15.96% 8 Electric sound or visual signaling equipment $16,228,368 140.42% 9 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $14,970,145 352.57% 10 Imports of returned exports $14,276,430 4.38%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,769,963,181 21.55% 1 Diamonds, not mounted $1,486,198,678 25.81% 2 Computer chips $31,157,658 32.81% 3 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $24,996,144 19.60% 4 Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines $14,757,443 43.32% 5 Centrifuges, filters, machines and parts $13,614,152 250.61% 6 Miscellaneous machine parts $12,339,669 -2.88% 7 Computers $10,693,689 1.32% 8 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $10,323,518 132.47% 9 Medical technology $8,513,278 14.08% 10 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $7,623,360 -53.68%


Top Los Angeles exports to Israel in 2012 Top Los Angeles imports from Israel in 2012



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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE ISRAEL ISRAEL (DEFICIT) All Districts $36,404,260,548 -1.54% $14,270,118,928 $22,134,141,620 ($7,864,022,692) 1 New York City $17,440,802,524 -8.08% $7,604,696,045 $9,836,106,479 ($2,231,410,434) 2 Philadelphia $5,306,145,592 -2.87% $234,732,530 $5,071,413,062 ($4,836,680,532) 3 Los Angeles $3,748,113,619 10.01% $1,769,963,181 $1,978,150,438 ($208,187,257) 4 New Orleans $2,491,659,351 20.26% $1,489,694,116 $1,001,965,235 $487,728,881 5 Houston $1,401,298,467 43.99% $1,144,073,674 $257,224,793 $886,848,881 6 Atlanta/Savannah $869,409,773 -15.34% $315,597,770 $553,812,003 ($238,214,233) 7 Chicago $819,827,620 7.21% $68,581,666 $751,245,954 ($682,664,288) 8 Cleveland $699,368,775 -2.14% $141,001,584 $558,367,191 ($417,365,607) 9 Dallas $659,491,921 21.40% $57,963,858 $601,528,063 ($543,564,205) 10 San Francisco $496,814,753 2.25% $241,580,728 $255,234,025 ($13,653,297) 11 Low Value $345,061,172 9.30% $275,500,835 $69,560,337 $205,940,498 12 Seattle $266,581,762 -33.25% $62,686,582 $203,895,180 ($141,208,598) 13 Mobile $246,155,666 621.40% $222,893,336 $23,262,330 $199,631,006 14 Boston $243,107,026 13.22% $29,383,971 $213,723,055 ($184,339,084) 15 Norfolk $171,181,917 8.57% $85,195,200 $85,986,717 ($791,517) 16 St. Louis $154,660,206 54.54% $74,924,630 $79,735,576 ($4,810,946) 17 Baltimore $140,721,763 -28.65% $104,337,905 $36,383,858 $67,954,047 18 Miami $128,705,517 -2.37% $23,002,012 $105,703,505 ($82,701,493) 19 Charleston $111,855,300 -21.20% $25,312,643 $86,542,657 ($61,230,014) 20 Jacksonville/Tampa $107,702,850 -50.04% $59,863,985 $47,838,865 $12,025,120 Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top 20 U.S. Customs districts trading with Israel






France rejoined Los Angeles’ top 20 trade partners after falling to No. 22 in 2011. 2012 was the first

year Los Angeles’ trade with France rose above $3 billion, to a record $3.19 billion.

EXPORTS: 2012 was only the third time since 1992 that Los Angeles export-ed aircraft and parts to France, a nation that is a significant manufacturer. Total exports remains 6.72 percent behind the record $1.64 billion set in 2006.

IMPORTS: Total imports rose to a record for the second year in a row. It was the second year on record Los Angeles imported more than $10 million of gasoline; it rose 101 spots to No. 9.

BALANCE OF TRADE: From 1992 to 2010, Los Angeles traded at a surplus with France. That flipped to a $206.09 million deficit in 2011, which fell to $132.03 million in 2012.

MARKET SHARE: Los Angeles was the nation’s second-fastest-growing district trading with France in 2012. WC

With record trade, France rejoins

L.A.’s top 20 list



FRANCETotal trade with Los Angeles | $3.19 billion

RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,658,907,434 16.42% 1 Aircraft $237,309,917 -0.21% 2 Rum, gin, vodka, other liquors $155,069,666 11.02% 3 Pocketbooks, wallets, etc. $143,334,931 57.56% 4 Wine $90,708,407 19.42% 5 Aircraft engines, engine parts $66,866,669 26.66% 6 Perfumes $59,338,874 -3.92% 7 Motor vehicles for transporting people $52,226,235 32.93% 8 Imports of returned exports $48,424,847 -14.14% 9 Gasoline, other fuels $47,389,637 3193% 10 Paintings, drawings and other artwork $44,650,482 10.35%


RANK VALUE CHANGE Total, All Commodities $1,526,881,521 25.27% 1 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $308,415,339 27.90% 2 Military aircraft $185,000,000 0.00% 3 Misc. medical chemical re-agents $110,248,408 5.89% 4 Titanium, including waste and scrap $51,296,830 3.12% 5 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $45,600,803 49.42% 6 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $45,078,400 30.73% 7 Screws, nuts, bolts, washers $39,267,324 53.21% 8 Computers $34,586,019 -27.59% 9 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $33,882,456 8.03% 10 Clasps, buckles, hooks, etc. $28,163,286 41.65% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Los Angeles exports to France in 2012 Top Los Angeles imports from France in 2012

7. LOS ANGELES $3.19 BILLION




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EXPORTS IMPORTS 2012 TO FROM SURPLUS/ RANK CUSTOMS DISTRICT TOTAL TRADE CHANGE FRANCE FRANCE (DEFICIT) All Districts $72,436,497,401 6.77% $30,835,872,063 $41,600,625,338 ($10,764,753,275) 1 New York City $15,511,348,701 6.57% $5,923,585,123 $9,587,763,578 ($3,664,178,455) 2 Cleveland $7,117,303,964 10.85% $3,287,379,020 $3,829,924,944 ($542,545,924) 3 New Orleans $6,013,521,322 6.65% $2,519,062,238 $3,494,459,084 ($975,396,846) 4 Chicago $5,410,837,137 7.33% $2,841,204,543 $2,569,632,594 $271,571,949 5 Houston $5,247,062,401 24.44% $3,251,735,640 $1,995,326,761 $1,256,408,879 6 Atlanta/Savannah $3,513,001,004 6.40% $1,487,897,974 $2,025,103,030 ($537,205,056) 7 Los Angeles $3,185,788,955 20.50% $1,526,881,521 $1,658,907,434 ($132,025,913) 8 Charleston $2,758,987,030 11.69% $784,878,759 $1,974,108,271 ($1,189,229,512) 9 Philadelphia $2,508,547,642 9.68% $1,016,637,519 $1,491,910,123 ($475,272,604) 10 Seattle $2,453,913,153 16.44% $821,728,755 $1,632,184,398 ($810,455,643) 11 Miami $2,357,685,618 18.33% $208,385,109 $2,149,300,509 ($1,940,915,400) 12 Detroit $1,516,367,854 -17.09% $960,871,644 $555,496,210 $405,375,434 13 San Francisco $1,409,895,793 8.81% $589,916,992 $819,978,801 ($230,061,809) 14 Boston $1,376,507,633 -31.59% $495,691,298 $880,816,335 ($385,125,037) 15 Dallas $1,376,505,214 13.43% $421,126,370 $955,378,844 ($534,252,474) 16 Baltimore $1,364,588,617 8.40% $705,028,965 $659,559,652 $45,469,313 17 Norfolk $1,304,649,072 -7.95% $589,062,144 $715,586,928 ($126,524,784) 18 San Juan, Puerto Rico $1,217,169,157 13.28% $1,056,865,611 $160,303,546 $896,562,065 19 Low Value $1,088,293,525 0.22% $778,773,492 $309,520,033 $469,253,459 20 Portland, Maine $783,064,460 -22.94% $47,193,860 $735,870,600 ($688,676,740) Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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1. NEW YORK$15.51 BILLION2. CLEVELAND

$7.12 BILLION



los Angeles top 50 export commodities

1-YEAR 2012 CHANGE RANK TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS TO THE WORLD IN 2012 2012 2011 1 YEAR CHANGE All Exports $121,345,587,033 $120,985,186,768 0.30% 0 1 Civilian aircraft, parts $5,424,124,776 $4,855,650,253 11.71%

2 2 Diamonds, not mounted $3,797,664,022 $3,629,659,905 4.63%

-1 3 Cotton, not carded or combed $3,284,255,665 $4,206,997,373 -21.93%

-1 4 Motor vehicles for transporting people $3,171,972,738 $3,874,040,252 -18.12%

4 5 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $2,483,946,668 $2,155,276,827 15.25%

0 6 Cellular, landline phone equipment $2,429,377,029 $2,650,927,616 -8.36%

0 7 Computer chips $2,381,336,576 $2,591,732,345 -8.12%

-3 8 Scrap iron, steel $2,154,572,541 $2,741,102,972 -21.40%

-1 9 Computers $2,060,143,252 $2,177,703,768 -5.40%

1 10 Motor vehicle parts $1,862,532,793 $1,628,999,124 14.34%

-1 11 Copper waste and scrap $1,485,952,157 $1,894,800,548 -21.58%

2 12 Parts for heavy machinery $1,377,197,686 $1,313,470,992 4.85%

13 13 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $1,344,029,404 $982,737,584 36.76%

7 14 Military aircraft parts $1,268,870,542 $1,083,846,609 17.07%

1 15 Raw hides, skins of cows, horses $1,250,133,291 $1,235,094,872 1.22%

-3 16 Paper, paperboard scrap $1,210,941,429 $1,341,303,812 -9.72%

3 17 Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts $1,170,406,364 $1,106,221,885 5.80%

-6 18 Refined petroleum $1,159,855,215 $1,628,053,989 -28.76%

5 19 Hydrogen, raw gases $1,133,222,211 $1,022,680,839 10.81%

7 20 Prepared foods, beverages $1,129,604,176 $940,485,620 20.11%

-2 21 Frozen beef from cows $1,088,107,757 $1,174,133,037 -7.33%

-5 22 Synthetic rubber, including butadiene $1,079,102,132 $1,203,327,971 -10.32%

6 23 Pumps for dispensing liquids $1,036,170,910 $861,950,144 20.21%

-6 24 Polymers of ethylene $1,019,618,161 $1,197,222,270 -14.83%

0 25 Centrifuges, filters, machines and parts $999,586,673 $1,021,934,079 -2.19%

-11 26 Aluminum waste and scrap $985,976,602 $1,241,639,959 -20.59%

17 27 Human blood, animal blood, plasma, vaccines $976,536,967 $612,653,885 59.39%

2 28 Taps, cocks and valves for pipes, tanks $897,631,221 $827,706,166 8.45%

-7 29 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $860,132,817 $1,062,427,063 -19.04%

-7 30 Petroleum products $855,113,284 $1,027,937,065 -16.81%

20 31 Computer parts $850,868,066 $577,092,786 47.44%

0 32 Soybeans, whether broken or not $818,208,124 $788,652,310 3.75%

0 33 Anti-knock additives $811,721,199 $769,655,031 5.47%

8 34 Sugar and starch residues $810,539,737 $640,628,945 26.52%

-7 35 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $786,242,427 $903,592,696 -12.99%

2 36 Misc. medical chemical re-agents $763,723,359 $693,154,594 10.18%

-2 37 Medical technology $760,655,069 $739,150,812 2.91%

-4 38 Pork meat, fresh, frozen or chilled $741,154,981 $749,444,026 -1.11%

-8 39 Polyethers, epoxides and polyesters, primary forms $736,108,326 $806,882,127 -8.77%

-4 40 Preparations for animal feeding $721,643,810 $738,150,338 -2.24%

15 41 Misc. chemical reaction initiators, accelerators $694,904,316 $520,807,844 33.43%

8 42 Medicine $673,301,416 $583,166,226 15.46%

-4 43 Electrical supplies, apparatus, less than 1000V $641,194,696 $669,156,202 -4.18%

2 44 Compressors and pumps $637,317,671 $603,888,971 5.54%

9 45 Miscellaneous machines, parts $634,644,199 $527,437,852 20.33%

3 46 Military aircraft engines, engine parts $616,512,730 $587,015,898 5.02%

-10 47 Miscellaneous machine parts $613,293,002 $706,635,712 -13.21%

9 48 Jewelry, parts $598,362,218 $509,681,437 17.40%

-1 49 Exports of repaired imports $591,244,749 $595,140,570 -0.65%

-3 50 Medical equipment for physicals $588,553,219 $597,345,362 -1.47%



RANK COUNTRY TOTAL VALUE % CHANGE

WORLD TOTAL $41,586,673,078 0.98%

1 Japan $4,752,017,154 4.14%

2 China $4,133,083,772 -6.77%

3 Hong Kong $3,068,333,193 -11.12%

4 South Korea $2,276,201,968 -7.51%

5 Australia $2,049,111,726 9.14%

COMMODITY TOTAL VALUE % CHANGE

1 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $4,720,316,753 9.80%

2 Diamonds, not mounted $3,797,649,447 4.63%

3 Computer chips $2,364,945,055 -7.65%

4 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $2,191,370,100 -7.17%

5 Medical instruments $1,848,574,160 8.21%



WORLD TOTAL $35,706,196,316 2.49%

1 China $10,020,692,753 9.94%

2 Japan $4,590,865,936 14.98%

3 Australia $4,102,583,389 -11.36%

4 South Korea $2,857,158,316 -4.50%

5 Hong Kong $2,444,607,357 10.54%

COMMODITY VALUE % CHANGE

1 Motor vehicles $1,379,355,794 -28.29%

2 Cotton $976,160,006 -26.64%

3 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $822,165,977 28.09%

4 Petroleum products $818,616,627 -17.46%

5 Copper waste and scrap $731,735,831 -24.39%


2. Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, exports 3.Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, exports

RANK COUNTRY TOTAL VALUE %CHANGE

WORLD TOTAL $42,773,756,349 -2.33%

1 China $12,666,872,824 -5.09%

2 Japan $6,493,554,123 -2.11%

3 South Korea $5,324,647,214 -3.07%

4 Taiwan $2,621,897,487 -14.88%

5 Australia $2,311,555,884 82.37%

COMMODITY VALUE

1 Cotton $2,307,826,462 -19.76%

2 Scrap iron, steel $1,450,159,461 -27.68%

3 Motor vehicles $1,166,929,445 -1.30%

4 Motor vehicle parts $1,082,901,585 30.03%

5 Hydrogen, raw gases $797,951,188 32.92%


top 5 | Ports for Exports by dollar value 1. Port of Los Angeles | Top Trade Partners, exports


WORLD TOTAL $796,604,288 -0.16%

1 China $261,455,743 -50.39%

2 Japan $214,255,694 178.70%

3 South Korea $84,367,593 186.47%

4 Ecuador $57,473,176 150.43%

5 Guatemala $55,927,325 -26.74%


1 Motor vehicles $489,800,970 -17.52%

2 Tractors $40,435,073 254.07%

3 Cranes, derricks, industrial-use vehicles $36,857,680 224.79%

4 Misc. knitted or crocheted fabrics $32,213,955 -25.38%

5 Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames $31,177,744 3969%



WORLD TOTAL $323,937,644 94.32%

1 Netherlands $121,564,313 303.03%

2 United Kingdom $97,732,480 55.59%

3 Belgium $19,525,716 -15.88%

4 Israel $15,284,656 60304%

5 Ireland $13,147,008 320.50%


1 Medical instruments $91,046,882 292.03%

2 Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts $29,636,588 8687%

3 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $17,536,700 143.34%

4 Computers $13,120,057 57.43%

5 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $11,050,259 1391%


5. Las Vegas McCarren | Top Trade Partners, exports

Exports

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4. Port Hueneme | Top Trade Partners, exports

RANK PORT TOTAL EXPORTS

1 Port of Los Angeles $42,773,756,349

2 Los Angeles International Airport $41,586,673,078

3 Port of Long Beach $35,706,196,316

4 Port Hueneme $796,604,288

5 Las Vegas McCarren Airport $323,937,644

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WORLD TOTAL $41,586,673,078 0.98%

1 Japan $4,752,017,154 4.14%

2 China $4,133,083,772 -6.77%

3 Hong Kong $3,068,333,193 -11.12%

4 South Korea $2,276,201,968 -7.51%

5 Australia $2,049,111,726 9.14%


1 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $4,720,316,753 9.80%

2 Diamonds, not mounted $3,797,649,447 4.63%

3 Computer chips $2,364,945,055 -7.65%


5 Medical instruments $1,848,574,160 8.21%



WORLD TOTAL $35,706,196,316 2.49%

1 China $10,020,692,753 9.94%

2 Japan $4,590,865,936 14.98%

3 Australia $4,102,583,389 -11.36%

4 South Korea $2,857,158,316 -4.50%

5 Hong Kong $2,444,607,357 10.54%


1 Motor vehicles $1,379,355,794 -28.29%

2 Cotton $976,160,006 -26.64%

3 Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc. $822,165,977 28.09%

4 Petroleum products $818,616,627 -17.46%

5 Copper waste and scrap $731,735,831 -24.39%


2. Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, exports 3.Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, exports

RANK COUNTRY TOTAL VALUE %CHANGE

WORLD TOTAL $42,773,756,349 -2.33%

1 China $12,666,872,824 -5.09%

2 Japan $6,493,554,123 -2.11%

3 South Korea $5,324,647,214 -3.07%

4 Taiwan $2,621,897,487 -14.88%

5 Australia $2,311,555,884 82.37%

COMMODITY VALUE

1 Cotton $2,307,826,462 -19.76%

2 Scrap iron, steel $1,450,159,461 -27.68%

3 Motor vehicles $1,166,929,445 -1.30%


5 Hydrogen, raw gases $797,951,188 32.92%


top 5 | Ports for Exports by dollar value 1. Port of Los Angeles | Top Trade Partners, exports


WORLD TOTAL $796,604,288 -0.16%

1 China $261,455,743 -50.39%

2 Japan $214,255,694 178.70%

3 South Korea $84,367,593 186.47%

4 Ecuador $57,473,176 150.43%

5 Guatemala $55,927,325 -26.74%


1 Motor vehicles $489,800,970 -17.52%

2 Tractors $40,435,073 254.07%

3 Cranes, derricks, industrial-use vehicles $36,857,680 224.79%

4 Misc. knitted or crocheted fabrics $32,213,955 -25.38%

5 Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames $31,177,744 3969%



WORLD TOTAL $323,937,644 94.32%

1 Netherlands $121,564,313 303.03%

2 United Kingdom $97,732,480 55.59%

3 Belgium $19,525,716 -15.88%

4 Israel $15,284,656 60304%

5 Ireland $13,147,008 320.50%


1 Medical instruments $91,046,882 292.03%

2 Orthopedic appliances, artificial body parts $29,636,588 8687%

3 Civilian aircraft, engines, parts $17,536,700 143.34%

4 Computers $13,120,057 57.43%

5 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $11,050,259 1391%


5. Las Vegas McCarren | Top Trade Partners, exports

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4 Port Hueneme $796,604,288

5 Las Vegas McCarren Airport $323,937,644



RANK COUNTRY TONNAGE, KILOGRAMS % CHANGE

WORLD TOTAL 21,143,786,612 -10.52%

1 China 7,920,917,138 -6.83%

2 Taiwan 2,652,432,334 -16.39%

3 South Korea 2,558,850,006 -13.38%

4 Japan 1,869,594,371 -12.82%

5 Vietnam 597,532,063 -21.77%

COMMODITY TONNAGE, KILOGRAMS % CHANGE

1 Paper, paperboard scrap 3,421,790,866 -9.07%

2 Scrap iron, steel 2,987,136,645 -25.06%

3 Sugar and starch residues 1,428,811,796 9.31%

4 Hay, including alfalfa hay, etc. 1,087,803,289 16.75%

5 Cotton 993,596,330 5.05%



WORLD TOTAL 414,601,519 -2.92%

1 Japan 66,309,610 1.09%

2 United Kingdom 42,186,215 10.45%

3 China 35,901,971 -10.87%

4 Australia 30,355,048 -12.45%

5 South Korea 28,391,814 -7.71%


1 Misc. fresh vegetables 16,084,723 18.05%

2 Other fresh fruit 15,536,730 -37.35%

3 Fresh apricots, cherries, peaches and plums 15,399,008 31.62%

4 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, frozen or chilled 15,064,826 7.83%

5 Prepared foods, beverages 9,811,815 -18.65%


2. Port ofLos Angeles | Top Trade Partners, exports 3. Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, exports


WORLD TOTAL 24,409,252,288 -2.22%

1 China 8,854,936,385 1.40%

2 Japan 4,792,196,815 -0.87%

3 Taiwan 1,679,388,894 -13.46%

4 Mexico 1,400,008,661 81.06%

5 South Korea 1,385,782,785 -11.35%


1 Petroleum products 5,451,969,248 2.55%


3 Coal, briquettes 1,583,212,173 28.70%

4 Scrap iron, steel 1,203,807,979 7.31%



top 5 | Ports for Exports by tonnage 1. Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, exports


WORLD TOTAL 99,796,397 -59.03%

1 Japan 37,577,855 -29.02%

2 Singapore 30,714,254 -66.33%

3 South Korea 28,344,095 -66.21%

4 Philippines 1,876,626 38956%

5 Indonesia 550,000 NA


1 Oils derived from high temperature coal tar 65,032,014 -61.27%

2 Refined petroleum 30,709,641 -58.92%

3 Sugar and starch residues 2,949,747 NA

4 Whey, misc. milk products 794,157 3.17%

5 Magnesium, including waste and scrap 66,154 NA



WORLD TOTAL 91,030,174 2.23%

1 China 20,731,192 -37.92%

2 Guatemala 17,219,513 4.86%

3 Japan 14,723,272 108.05%

4 Ecuador 13,211,805 50.25%

5 South Korea 5,838,968 186.15%


1 Motor vehicles 34,620,999 -12.69%

2 Misc. vegetables, frozen 11,726,105 104.08%

3 Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames 7,256,689 6019.30%

4 Fresh apples, pears 5,999,806 10.19%

5 Grapes, fresh or dried 5,068,244 33.34%



Exports

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4. Port of El Segundo | Top Trade Partners, exports

RANK PORT TONNAGE, KILOGRAMS

1 Port of Long Beach 24,409,252,288

2 Port of Los Angeles 21,143,786,612

3 Los Angeles Int’l Airport 414,601,519

4 Port of El Segundo 99,796,397

5 Port Hueneme 91,030,174




WORLD TOTAL 21,143,786,612 -10.52%

1 China 7,920,917,138 -6.83%

2 Taiwan 2,652,432,334 -16.39%

3 South Korea 2,558,850,006 -13.38%

4 Japan 1,869,594,371 -12.82%

5 Vietnam 597,532,063 -21.77%



2 Scrap iron, steel 2,987,136,645 -25.06%


4 Hay, including alfalfa hay, etc. 1,087,803,289 16.75%

5 Cotton 993,596,330 5.05%



WORLD TOTAL 414,601,519 -2.92%

1 Japan 66,309,610 1.09%

2 United Kingdom 42,186,215 10.45%

3 China 35,901,971 -10.87%

4 Australia 30,355,048 -12.45%

5 South Korea 28,391,814 -7.71%


1 Misc. fresh vegetables 16,084,723 18.05%

2 Other fresh fruit 15,536,730 -37.35%

3 Fresh apricots, cherries, peaches and plums 15,399,008 31.62%

4 Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, frozen or chilled 15,064,826 7.83%

5 Prepared foods, beverages 9,811,815 -18.65%


2. Port ofLos Angeles | Top Trade Partners, exports 3. Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, exports


WORLD TOTAL 24,409,252,288 -2.22%

1 China 8,854,936,385 1.40%

2 Japan 4,792,196,815 -0.87%

3 Taiwan 1,679,388,894 -13.46%

4 Mexico 1,400,008,661 81.06%

5 South Korea 1,385,782,785 -11.35%


1 Petroleum products 5,451,969,248 2.55%


3 Coal, briquettes 1,583,212,173 28.70%

4 Scrap iron, steel 1,203,807,979 7.31%



top 5 | Ports for Exports by tonnage 1. Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, exports


WORLD TOTAL 99,796,397 -59.03%

1 Japan 37,577,855 -29.02%

2 Singapore 30,714,254 -66.33%

3 South Korea 28,344,095 -66.21%

4 Philippines 1,876,626 38956%

5 Indonesia 550,000 NA


1 Oils derived from high temperature coal tar 65,032,014 -61.27%

2 Refined petroleum 30,709,641 -58.92%

3 Sugar and starch residues 2,949,747 NA

4 Whey, misc. milk products 794,157 3.17%

5 Magnesium, including waste and scrap 66,154 NA



WORLD TOTAL 91,030,174 2.23%

1 China 20,731,192 -37.92%

2 Guatemala 17,219,513 4.86%

3 Japan 14,723,272 108.05%

4 Ecuador 13,211,805 50.25%

5 South Korea 5,838,968 186.15%


1 Motor vehicles 34,620,999 -12.69%

2 Misc. vegetables, frozen 11,726,105 104.08%

3 Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames 7,256,689 6019.30%

4 Fresh apples, pears 5,999,806 10.19%

5 Grapes, fresh or dried 5,068,244 33.34%



Exports


4. Port of El Segundo | Top Trade Partners, exports




3 Los Angeles Int’l Airport 414,601,519

4 Port of El Segundo 99,796,397

5 Port Hueneme 91,030,174


The value of arcraft and parts, long the leading export from the Los Angeles Customs district,

rose back above the $5 billion mark in 2012, after falling below it in 2011. The record year for aircraft exports was 2008, when they were worth $5.99 billion.

COUNTRIES: The Middle Eastern nation of Qatar jumped to No. 5 among all markets for Los Angeles’ aircraft exports in 2012, as the value rose from less than $14 million in 2011 to more than $408 million in 2012.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Seattle, home to the manufacturing for Chicago-based Boeing, is the perennial leader for this export. Los Angeles’ share of the nation’s total aircraft exports fell below 6 percent for the first time in many years, and settled at 5.76 percent. WC

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CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT, PARTS


Total Los Angeles trade | $5.42 billion

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $5,424,124,776 $568,474,523 11.71% 1 Japan $853,684,662 $24,308,425 2.93% 2 China $546,393,944 $146,050,047 36.48% 3 United Kingdom $433,151,138 $42,237,207 10.80% 4 Germany $429,867,493 $96,077,344 28.78% 5 Qatar $408,096,551 $394,289,817 2,855% 6 Australia $356,620,806 $(24,453,557) -6.42% 7 Taiwan $350,614,099 $41,940,473 13.59% 8 France $308,415,339 $67,271,982 27.90% 9 South Korea $217,273,659 $(13,078,967) -5.68% 10 Singapore $181,385,738 $(80,442,362) -30.72% 11 Thailand $123,516,823 $28,791,666 30.39% 12 Netherlands $122,559,899 $(28,252,167) -18.73% 13 Italy $101,638,286 $10,940,640 12.06% 14 Hong Kong $97,596,140 $6,637,888 7.30% 15 New Zealand $73,400,682 $(52,191,293) -41.56% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Civilian Aircraft

TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS No.1

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $94,119,918,666 $13,942,638,957 17.39% 1 Seattle $27,426,232,082 $6,206,639,569 29.25% 2 New York City $9,966,684,912 $625,865,327 6.70% 3 Honolulu $6,865,825,822 $1,224,539,988 21.71% 4 Miami $6,723,813,912 $742,693,117 12.42% 5 Cleveland $6,123,103,891 $633,812,546 11.55% 6 Los Angeles $5,424,124,776 $568,474,523 11.71% 7 Chicago $5,287,923,461 $952,248,361 21.96% 8 New Orleans $5,068,033,669 $1,352,143,773 36.39% 9 Atlanta/Savannah $3,782,939,880 ($731,049,434) -16.20% 10 Anchorage $3,117,100,983 $1,283,221,365 69.97% 11 Dallas $1,733,104,256 $94,223,713 5.75% 12 Detroit $1,728,781,195 ($147,513,552) -7.86% 13 Houston $1,180,058,182 ($123,190,602) -9.45% 14 Charleston $960,646,047 $747,418,815 350.53% 15 Buffalo $781,625,468 $75,997,850 10.77% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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3. U.K.$433.15 MILLION

4. GERMANY $429.87 MILLION


2. CHINA $546.39 MILLION

5. QATAR $408.10 MILLION


Diamond exports in a few years have become key for Los Angeles. The value of the export

rose from $287.49 million in 2009 to a record $3.80 billion in 2012, good enough to move it up two spots to rank No. 2. Due to their high value, rleative light weight and need for limited time between buyer and seller, the vast major-ity of Los Angeles’ diamonds depart via Los Angeles International Airport.

COUNTRIES: Israel and India have emerged as the major destinations for Los Angeles’ diamonds. In 2012, Israel overtook India for the top spot.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: The more than $1 billion drop in the value of the nation’s diamond exports was mostly in New York City, which saw its diamond exports fall by more, in dollar terms, than the entire nation. WC

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TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS No.2 DIAMONDS


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $3,797,664,022 $168,004,117 4.63% 1 Israel $1,486,198,678 $304,914,975 25.81% 2 India $1,267,322,702 $(369,121,472) -22.56% 3 Hong Kong $587,243,942 $35,813,377 6.49% 4 Belgium $330,450,104 $141,358,929 74.76% 5 Switzerland $36,355,115 $8,308,312 29.62% 6 United Arab Emirates $34,015,971 $31,193,966 1105% 7 Sint Maarten $13,446,804 $12,322,611 1096% 8 Australia $6,603,803 $511,017 8.39% 9 Japan $6,149,785 $2,197,931 55.62% 10 Thailand $5,155,853 $3,814,567 284.40% 11 Laos $5,146,065 $2,406,063 87.81% 12 Singapore $3,821,316 $798,115 26.40% 13 France $2,791,350 $2,757,342 8108% 14 Lebanon $2,305,299 $1,701,924 282.07% 15 Panama $2,261,056 $982,039 76.78% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Diamonds

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $16,988,793,444 ($1,279,288,190) -7.00% 1 New York City $12,617,448,418 ($1,586,471,472) -11.17% 2 Los Angeles $3,797,664,022 $168,004,117 4.63% 3 New Orleans $302,045,466 $112,802,304 59.61% 4 Cleveland $133,720,867 $783,071 0.59% 5 Seattle $40,671,581 $12,989,981 46.93% 6 Miami $34,262,925 $6,150,764 21.88% 7 Buffalo $15,489,959 $3,602,741 30.31% 8 San Francisco $14,978,415 $5,196,751 53.13% 9 Houston $6,479,466 ($590,672) -8.35% 10 U.S. Virgin Islands $3,902,913 $1,905,081 95.36% 11 Philadelphia $3,880,159 $1,477,233 61.48% 12 Low Value Shipments $2,962,460 $119,631 4.21% 13 Mail Shipments $2,826,354 ($3,452,062) -54.98% 14 Anchorage $2,483,908 $355,692 16.71% 15 Dallas $2,319,759 ($2,360,347) -50.43% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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2. INDIA$1.27 BILLION

5. SWITZERLAND$36.36 MILLION

3. NEW ORLEANS$302.05 MILLION

4. CLEVELAND$133.72 MILLION

4. BELGIUM$330.45 MILLION

1. ISRAEL$1.49 BILLION


Los Angeles’ cotton exports fell $922.74 million in 2012 from the 2011 record, but the $3.28 billion

total remained the second-highest total on record, following a decade or fairly sizeable and steady increases. Cotton slipped from the No. 2-ranked export to No.3.

COUNTRIES: A record 74.5 percent of Los Angeles’ cotton went to China in 2012. The remaining quarter was spread among southeartern Asian nations with large textile industries.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles was the nation’s only billion-dollar cotton exporter until 2011, when the Savannah/Atlanta Customs district rose above the mark. Savannah hasn’t taken market-share from Los Angeles but from smaller exporting districts, such as Houston and Laredo, suppliers to Mexico. WC

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TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS No.3 COTTON


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $3,284,255,665 $(922,741,708) -21.93% 1 China $2,446,838,563 $244,286,018 11.09% 2 Vietnam $138,953,763 $(150,289,218) -51.96% 3 Indonesia $138,003,708 $(292,093,520) -67.91% 4 South Korea $128,947,788 $(230,758,492) -64.15% 5 Thailand $104,413,098 $(166,285,756) -61.43% 6 Taiwan $84,016,523 $(6,477,744) -7.16% 7 India $37,676,015 $(17,776,168) -32.06% 8 Bangladesh $34,953,187 $(137,912,364) -79.78% 9 Pakistan $31,899,064 $(46,078,262) -59.09% 10 Japan $28,481,823 $(63,477,980) -69.03% 11 Peru $23,702,798 $(13,741,956) -36.70% 12 Turkey $22,993,109 $8,692,988 60.79% 13 Egypt $15,442,183 $(3,724,429) -19.43% 14 Hong Kong $14,477,014 $(1,086,992) -6.98% 15 Germany $11,725,032 $(4,458,504) -27.55% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Cotton

1. CHINA$2.45 BILLION


5. THAILAND$104.41 MILLION

3. INDONESIA$138.00 MILLION

2. VIETNAM$138.95 MILLION

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $6,246,710,846 ($2,141,781,486) -25.53% 1 Los Angeles $3,284,255,665 ($922,741,708) -21.93% 2 Atlanta/Savannah $1,451,796,747 $123,006,227 9.26% 3 Laredo $394,810,586 ($381,914,298) -49.17% 4 Houston $335,748,040 ($856,233,587) -71.83% 5 San Francisco $301,061,709 $38,887,815 14.83% 6 Charleston $162,091,809 ($5,412,645) -3.23% 7 Norfolk $149,848,205 ($28,260,866) -15.87% 8 New Orleans $77,403,332 ($94,591,386) -55.00% 9 Mobile, Ala. $38,279,640 ($64,515) -0.17% 10 Miami $24,334,762 ($3,010,379) -11.01% 11 Duluth, Minn. $13,224,826 ($3,831,103) -22.46% 12 New York City $2,592,974 $2,136,522 468.07% 13 Jacksonville/Tampa $2,574,684 ($2,268,080) -46.83% 14 Wilmington, N.C. $2,145,568 $330,812 18.23% 15 Nogales/Phoenix $2,009,524 ($68,139) -3.28% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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5. SAN FRANCISCO$301.06 MILLION


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Motor vehicle exports to China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Germany all fell more than 40

percent in 2012, leading the category to fall to Los Angeles’ fourth most import export, from No. 3. The Port of Long Beach was responsible for $1.92 billion of the exports while the Port of Los Angeles was responsible for $1.18 billion.

COUNTRIES: Exports to China fell below the $1 billion mark after being above in both 2010 and 2011. Shipments to the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan have grown steadily since 2007, when the two countries were ranked 10 and 13, respectively.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: The L.A. percentage of all U.S. exports of motor vehicles fell from 8.01 percent to 5.82 percent. WC

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TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS No.4 MOTOR VEHICLES


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $3,171,972,738 $(702,067,514) -18.12% 1 China $874,664,512 $(636,423,666) -42.12% 2 Japan $547,790,100 $162,786,231 42.28% 3 Hong Kong $194,554,757 $(168,501,661) -46.41% 4 Taiwan $187,234,545 $(16,615,574) -8.15% 5 United Arab Emirates $145,595,347 $26,006,087 21.75% 6 South Korea $126,411,230 $30,641,839 32.00% 7 Australia $112,527,669 $(4,889,210) -4.16% 8 Cambodia $85,451,674 $13,032,328 18.00% 9 Vietnam $83,739,853 $(65,194,588) -43.77% 10 United Kingdom $82,240,561 $33,671,840 69.33% 11 Germany $64,509,770 $(43,143,978) -40.08% 12 Mongolia $60,216,510 $(8,898,768) -12.88% 13 Saudi Arabia $57,404,257 $10,941,360 23.55% 14 Netherlands $47,196,227 $(8,427,702) -15.15% 15 Lebanon $46,902,606 $(21,246,614) -31.18% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Motor Vehicles

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $54,517,341,835 $6,128,213,515 12.66% 1 Detroit $7,276,624,319 $527,117,473 7.81% 2 Baltimore $6,542,917,321 $1,923,388,632 41.64% 3 Charleston $6,518,640,876 $30,067,236 0.46% 4 Jacksonville/Tampa $6,258,250,881 $1,432,837,984 29.69% 5 Atlanta/Savannah $5,184,331,814 $1,228,847,759 31.07% 6 New York City $4,232,122,623 $446,039,816 11.78% 7 Buffalo $4,177,301,015 $161,569,303 4.02% 8 Los Angeles $3,171,972,738 ($702,067,514) -18.12% 9 Laredo $2,815,705,074 $338,637,213 13.67% 10 Seattle $1,719,840,734 $590,915,841 52.34% 11 Pembina, N.D. $1,174,229,176 ($60,641,899) -4.91% 12 Miami $1,075,412,746 ($14,166,814) -1.30% 13 Houston $954,531,405 $118,027,468 14.11% 14 Philadelphia $757,831,318 $186,039,787 32.54% 15 El Paso $649,151,901 $122,797,705 23.33% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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1. DETROIT$7.28 BILLION


3. CHARLESTON $6.52 BILLION


2. JAPAN $547.79 MILLION

1. CHINA$874.66 MILLION

5. U.A.E.$145.60 MILLION 3. HONG KONG

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2. BALTIMORE $6.54 BILLION

4. TAIWAN$187.23 MILLION

5. ATLANTA/SAVANNAH

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Medical instruments, which include syringes, dental drills and even electrocardiograph

machines, were the fastest-growing export, in percentage terms, among the Los Angeles top 10 . The value of Los Angeles exports in 2012 rose to a record $2.48 billion. Due to their high value and relative small size, most of these goods – $1.85 billion in 2012 – left via Los Angeles International Airport rather than a seaport.

COUNTRIES: China has been the fastest growing since 2009, up 113.65 percent in that time.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles is perched to become the nation’s lead-ing Customs district for these exports, if 2013 is a strong year. A decade ago, New York City was the dominant district claiming 20.91 percent. WC

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TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS No.5 MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $2,483,946,668 $328,669,841 15.25% 1 Japan $391,325,832 $49,789,311 14.58% 2 Netherlands $386,555,123 $16,315,763 4.41% 3 China $350,758,907 $90,027,914 34.53% 4 Belgium $282,140,914 $63,180,368 28.85% 5 Australia $208,379,894 $(56,255) -0.03% 6 Germany $78,266,867 $26,304,648 50.62% 7 South Korea $67,565,192 $5,175,422 8.30% 8 Singapore $58,423,148 $1,205,411 2.11% 9 India $48,398,814 $(8,413,826) -14.81% 10 France $45,078,400 $10,595,701 30.73% 11 Brazil $39,885,845 $(3,962,230) -9.04% 12 Hong Kong $35,771,910 $3,819,472 11.95% 13 United Kingdom $35,681,011 $(4,662,990) -11.56% 14 New Zealand $33,946,750 $242,938 0.72% 15 Costa Rica $33,278,138 $3,545,986 11.93% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Medical Instruments

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $24,567,413,514 $1,020,834,270 4.34% 1 Chicago $2,593,032,701 $58,409,255 2.30% 2 New York City $2,487,655,845 ($3,718,909) -0.15% 3 Los Angeles $2,483,946,668 $328,669,841 15.25% 4 Miami $1,591,331,735 ($61,403,431) -3.72% 5 New Orleans $1,471,857,869 $17,798,825 1.22% 6 Detroit $1,371,893,325 $80,972,296 6.27% 7 San Francisco $1,285,204,469 $12,356,590 0.97% 8 Atlanta/Savannah $1,121,326,118 $51,469,117 4.81% 9 Cleveland $1,086,311,914 $33,519,658 3.18% 10 Mobile, Ala. $913,616,092 $178,746,703 24.32% 11 Philadelphia $749,211,461 $17,259,071 2.36% 12 El Paso $748,175,355 ($13,556,625) -1.78% 13 Boston $723,393,045 ($119,941,352) -14.22% 14 Seattle $717,734,209 $58,443,607 8.86% 15 Buffalo $667,804,505 $53,831,061 8.77% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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Cell phone exports held the No. 6 rank even though the value fell $221.55 million from the

record $2.65 billion set in 2011. While the majority of this category is made of up cell phones, it includes fax machines, land line phones and related equipment. More than $1.81 billion of the exports in this category left from Los Angeles International Airport in 2012.

COUNTRIES: Exports to Taiwan nearly tripled in 2012, making it the No. 2 market. Despite dropping by almost a third, Hong Kong remained the top mar-ket for these exports, with more than 20 percent of the total.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Both No. 3 Los Angeles and the No. 2 Customs dis-trict, Laredo, ceded some market share to Miami in 2012. Dallas and New York City inched closer to Los Angeles. WC

Phone exports up 176% to Taiwan, fall to Hong Kong


CELL PHONES, LANDLINES, PARTSTotal Los Angeles trade | $2.43 billion

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $2,429,377,029 $(221,550,587) -8.36% 1 Hong Kong $510,548,368 $(245,862,886) -32.50% 2 Taiwan $309,165,579 $197,433,674 176.70% 3 China $246,923,967 $(63,644,272) -20.49% 4 Australia $206,186,224 $31,293,321 17.89% 5 South Korea $156,060,995 $(152,838,411) -49.48% 6 India $135,387,921 $(28,566,100) -17.42% 7 Japan $86,592,217 $(6,258,466) -6.74% 8 Vietnam $76,271,900 $49,599,693 185.96% 9 Mexico $76,235,944 $(15,378,428) -16.79% 10 United Kingdom $67,482,793 $18,613,201 38.09% 11 Thailand $66,963,808 $15,407,529 29.88% 12 Singapore $55,554,223 $(3,640,738) -6.15% 13 Germany $49,106,497 $3,840,029 8.48% 14 France $45,600,803 $15,082,662 49.42% 15 Netherlands $37,499,116 $(12,930,319) -25.64% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Phone Equipment

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $28,729,695,542 $1,300,730,265 4.74% 1 Miami $5,118,070,177 $758,698,608 17.40% 2 Laredo $2,890,787,794 ($501,829,286) -14.79% 3 Los Angeles $2,429,377,029 ($221,550,587) -8.36% 4 Dallas $2,339,973,159 $148,209,002 6.76% 5 New York City $2,339,644,464 $348,639,201 17.51% 6 San Francisco $1,946,944,059 $228,643,551 13.31% 7 New Orleans $1,489,462,863 $197,633,958 15.30% 8 Cleveland $1,472,102,145 ($83,810,419) -5.39% 9 Houston $1,338,144,158 ($8,936,745) -0.66% 10 Detroit $1,222,782,001 $178,521,519 17.10% 11 Chicago $1,079,618,352 ($427,294) -0.04% 12 El Paso $748,798,739 ($73,804,753) -8.97% 13 Buffalo $680,844,605 $18,438,850 2.78% 14 Nogales/Phoenix $656,864,687 $282,900,144 75.65% 15 Philadelphia $369,444,969 $82,722,058 28.85% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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4. AUSTRALIA$206.19 MILLION


5. SOUTH KOREA$156.06 MILLION


TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS No.6

2. LAREDO$2.89 BILLION



Exports of computer chips were at their highest levels in the early 2000s. Los Angeles exported a

record $12.61 billion in 2000. With the fall has come a drop in ranking among L.A. exports, from No. 1 as recently as 2008 to No. 7 in 2012.

COUNTRIES: All computer chip exports are shipped to electronic manu-facturing hubs around the world, which in turn send finished products back to the United States and elsewhere. A decade ago, Malaysia and Taiwan were the top destinations but they have since been replaced by China and Thailand.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles in the mid 2000s was the nation’s lead-ing exporter of chips, but has since been replaced by Dallas, which in 2012 shipped 13.82 percent of the nation’s total. WC

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TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORT No.7 COMPUTER CHIPS


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $2,381,336,576 $(210,395,769) -8.12% 1 China $471,227,986 $14,433,691 3.16% 2 Thailand $401,736,005 $(56,394,670) -12.31% 3 Hong Kong $311,300,668 $16,878,104 5.73% 4 Malaysia $288,660,375 $(93,774,842) -24.52% 5 Taiwan $158,506,730 $(29,100,018) -15.51% 6 Mexico $134,396,337 $(7,087,178) -5.01% 7 South Korea $110,013,305 $(2,059,081) -1.84% 8 Japan $92,974,722 $1,286,282 1.40% 9 Singapore $66,071,753 $(28,188,468) -29.90% 10 Brazil $65,535,660 $(30,331,408) -31.64% 11 Costa Rica $56,032,449 $10,173,197 22.18% 12 Philippines $33,934,966 $(8,545,549) -20.12% 13 Germany $31,503,106 $(15,506,789) -32.99% 14 Israel $31,157,658 $7,696,963 32.81% 15 Australia $20,177,206 $(1,945,332) -8.79% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Computer Chips

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $34,407,622,848 ($1,310,533,065) -3.67% 1 Dallas $4,754,723,387 $663,255,652 16.21% 2 San Francisco $4,349,276,299 ($527,183,226) -10.81% 3 New Orleans $3,412,080,053 $60,944,698 1.82% 4 Anchorage $2,970,521,892 ($298,761,180) -9.14% 5 Los Angeles $2,381,336,576 ($210,395,769) -8.12% 6 New York City $2,358,946,079 ($372,975,898) -13.65% 7 Cleveland $2,167,235,916 $388,829,291 21.86% 8 Miami $1,725,279,622 ($7,040,588) -0.41% 9 El Paso $1,633,815,948 ($55,127,241) -3.26% 10 Columbia-Snake River $1,605,771,069 $797,569,111 98.68% 11 Seattle $1,590,646,905 ($1,591,513,271) -50.01% 12 St. Albans, Vermont $1,225,955,289 $22,835,032 1.90% 13 Laredo $1,149,925,574 ($178,440,457) -13.43% 14 San Diego $681,132,445 $17,325,750 2.61% 15 Minneapolis $407,767,585 ($24,968,352) -5.77% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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4. ANCHORAGE$2.97 BILLION

1. DALLAS$4.75 BILLION


4. MALAYSIA$288.66 MILLION


3. NEW ORLEANS $3.41 MILLION


Scrap iron exports include cast iron, stainless steel and various alloys. The most valuable part of

this category in 2012 was iron waste, worth $1.46 billion of the $2.15 billion total. Due to its heavy weight most scrap metal is shipped by water. More than $1.45 billion left via the port at Los Angeles in 2012.

COUNTRIES: Los Angeles’ ship-ments to eight of its top 10 markets, including the top three, all fell in value in 2012. Shipments to Pakistan were the fastest growing and the record $33.73 million was enough to bring that country into the top 10 for the first time.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles was just one of many top 10 district to see double-digit percent losses in scrap iron and steel exports as the nation’s total fell more than $2 billion in 2012. WC

Scrap metal exports fall for

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TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORT No.8 SCRAP IRON, STEEL


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $9,438,041,660 ($2,010,351,443) -17.56% 1 Los Angeles $2,154,572,541 ($586,530,431) -21.40% 2 New York City $1,352,855,810 ($235,065,398) -14.80% 3 San Francisco $844,542,239 ($192,645,692) -18.57% 4 Houston $576,228,144 $21,968,209 3.96% 5 Boston $537,494,590 ($85,369,944) -13.71% 6 Columbia-Snake River $516,946,089 ($127,239,253) -19.75% 7 Seattle $493,384,533 ($68,571,385) -12.20% 8 Philadelphia $380,997,327 ($117,804,045) -23.62% 9 New Orleans $353,132,299 ($231,304,952) -39.58% 10 Norfolk $293,376,512 $78,275,483 36.39% 11 Providence, R.I. $237,969,026 ($6,825,870) -2.79% 12 Miami $200,225,902 ($36,936,849) -15.57% 13 Atlanta/Savannah $193,255,438 ($93,712,694) -32.66% 14 Pembina, N.D. $160,049,219 ($54,583,290) -25.43% 15 Laredo $157,076,448 $27,107,865 20.86% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $2,154,572,541 $(586,530,431) -21.40% 1 Taiwan $1,002,377,355 $(72,700,555) -6.76% 2 China $483,060,728 $(174,685,921) -26.56% 3 South Korea $392,042,169 $(179,065,939) -31.35% 4 Japan $69,189,823 $(59,731,780) -46.33% 5 Vietnam $51,897,438 $(27,922,916) -34.98% 6 Malaysia $38,098,463 $(75,126,186) -66.35% 7 Pakistan $33,730,756 $24,350,327 259.59% 8 India $15,086,222 $5,457,558 56.68% 9 Thailand $14,668,404 $(19,849,895) -57.51% 10 Indonesia $13,884,560 $(19,911,703) -58.92% 11 Guatemala $13,107,900 $13,107,900 NA 12 Hong Kong $12,773,590 $(13,003,529) -50.45% 13 Peru $11,504,008 $11,504,008 NA 14 Philippines $1,193,167 $1,170,953 5271% 15 Spain $472,948 $218,945 86.20% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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3. SAN FRANCISCO$844.54 MILLION


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1. TAIWAN$1.00 BILLION

4. HOUSTON$576.23 MILLION



As with exports of other technol-ogy products, computers from Los Angeles hit their peak in the

mid-2000s and have fallen since.COUNTRIES: Since 2007, China has

risen from the No. 9 destination for computer exports leaving Los Angeles to No. 1. Some of that growth seems to have come from No. 6 Hong Kong, whose share of Los Angeles exports fell from 10.33 percent to 4.33 percent in 2012.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: The Miami Customs district in recent years has been the nation’s leading exporter of computers thanks to growing demand in Latin America. In that time Los Angeles’ share of total exports has fallen under 8 percent, though it has remained among the nation’s top five Customs districts for computer exports. WC

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TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORT No.9 COMPUTERS


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $2,060,143,252 $(117,560,516) -5.40% 1 China $304,635,184 $(84,691,044) -21.75% 2 Mexico $212,114,724 $(8,811,087) -3.99% 3 Australia $175,819,886 $37,127,539 26.77% 4 Japan $119,123,149 $27,136,114 29.50% 5 Malaysia $112,908,054 $12,767,250 12.75% 6 Hong Kong $87,150,634 $(137,889,189) -61.27% 7 Netherlands $86,828,192 $12,625,048 17.01% 8 Singapore $72,943,642 $(3,068,599) -4.04% 9 United Kingdom $72,836,678 $(9,025,563) -11.03% 10 Germany $68,699,416 $(28,447,832) -29.28% 11 Thailand $65,612,857 $12,641,558 23.86% 12 Vietnam $61,876,195 $5,185,083 9.15% 13 South Korea $60,498,337 $(5,734,872) -8.66% 14 India $54,920,830 $(1,697,491) -3.00% 15 Brazil $54,344,938 $12,203,452 28.96% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Computers

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $27,784,839,415 $390,936,046 1.43% 1 Miami $4,524,364,564 $308,701,707 7.32% 2 Detroit $2,794,301,123 ($289,685,179) -9.39% 3 El Paso $2,423,071,981 $327,581,321 15.63% 4 New York City $2,138,875,546 ($132,921,034) -5.85% 5 Los Angeles $2,060,143,252 ($117,560,516) -5.40% 6 San Francisco $2,048,577,231 ($297,625,698) -12.69% 7 Laredo $1,405,714,586 $149,338,193 11.89% 8 New Orleans $1,363,472,454 $75,517,593 5.86% 9 Cleveland $1,243,447,203 ($98,511,810) -7.34% 10 Chicago $1,130,800,746 $210,972,615 22.94% 11 Buffalo $1,006,248,976 $18,347,430 1.86% 12 Dallas $898,803,457 $42,251,871 4.93% 13 Seattle $771,220,614 $7,834,213 1.03% 14 Atlanta/Savannah $605,064,007 $94,640,182 18.54% 15 Houston $567,958,576 ($20,000,890) -3.40% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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Motor vehicle part exports from the Los Angeles Customs dis-trict rose to a record $1.86 bil-

lion in 2012. It’s the second year in a row they have set a record, and the gain was enough to make this export one of the district’s top 10 for the first time.

COUNTRIES: China, for the first time, became Los Angeles’ top desti-nation. At the same time shipments to New Zealand rose 36.33 percent bring-ing the Pacific island-nation back into the district’s list of top 10 markets at No. 8.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: As holds true for motor vehicles themselves, Detroit leads the nation for part exports. Laredo is No. 2 due to its heavy trade with Mexico, where many car manufactur-ers have been setting up operations in recent years. WC

Car part exports at record for second year


TOP LOS ANGELES EXPORTS No.10 MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS


RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE World Total $1,862,532,793 $233,533,669 14.34% 1 China $461,924,962 $93,307,749 25.31% 2 Australia $441,658,952 $48,215,378 12.25% 3 Japan $334,720,599 $(1,331,704) -0.40% 4 South Korea $257,564,784 $10,792,629 4.37% 5 Thailand $110,772,172 $60,753,905 121.46% 6 Singapore $43,025,242 $6,271,632 17.06% 7 Hong Kong $42,400,756 $9,864,925 30.32% 8 New Zealand $15,574,185 $4,150,290 36.33% 9 Ecuador $14,968,829 $(824,820) -5.22% 10 Indonesia $13,776,382 $96,821 0.71% 11 Taiwan $11,615,509 $(820,920) -6.60% 12 Germany $9,898,376 $(855,030) -7.95% 13 Philippines $9,038,261 $(2,546,196) -21.98% 14 Cambodia $7,968,576 $4,421,977 124.68% 15 United Kingdom $6,757,951 $(282,638) -4.01% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Los Angeles Top Markets for Motor Vehicle Parts

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE All Customs districts $41,779,790,492 $3,756,484,206 9.88% 1 Detroit $14,680,226,880 $1,175,185,662 8.70% 2 Laredo $12,275,278,087 $1,324,035,918 12.09% 3 Low Value Shipments $2,219,931,946 $277,515,728 14.29% 4 Los Angeles $1,862,532,793 $233,533,669 14.34% 5 New York City $1,177,121,758 $96,408,549 8.92% 6 San Diego $1,137,688,291 $215,804,291 23.41% 7 Nogales/Phoenix $992,078,658 $71,591,046 7.78% 8 Miami $907,403,080 $113,804,864 14.34% 9 Atlanta/Savannah $812,024,194 $220,771,024 37.34% 10 Buffalo $773,891,467 ($187,027,946) -19.46% 11 El Paso $699,042,608 $70,157,059 11.16% 12 Norfolk $618,220,711 $87,888,282 16.57% 13 Jacksonville/Tampa $530,430,348 $114,700,885 27.59% 14 Pembina, N.D. $516,779,298 $29,811,109 6.12% 15 Seattle $403,936,456 $66,926,139 19.86% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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5. NEW YORK CITY$1.18 BILLION




4. SOUTH KOREA $257.56 MILLION



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los angeles top 50 import commodities

1-YEAR 2012 CHANGE RANK TOP LOS ANGELES IMPORTS FROM THE WORLD IN 2012 2012 2011 1-YEAR CHANGE All Imports $282,616,992,289 $266,281,960,326 6.13% 0 1 Computers $21,056,297,795 $19,270,395,542 9.27%

0 2 Oil $19,601,634,605 $18,422,192,008 6.40%

0 3 Motor vehicles for transporting people $18,229,276,033 $14,814,922,576 23.05%

0 4 Printers, all types, parts $9,575,861,107 $8,500,896,109 12.65%

0 5 TVs, computer monitors $8,183,164,530 $8,363,290,095 -2.15%

0 6 Cellular, landline phones, equipment $6,623,780,608 $6,234,985,418 6.24%

2 7 Leather shoes $5,041,388,555 $4,665,445,495 8.06%

0 8 Sweaters, pullovers, vest, knit or crocheted $4,929,864,114 $4,810,157,545 2.49%

4 9 Motor vehicle parts $4,533,717,675 $4,057,912,109 11.73%

-3 10 Computer parts $4,469,790,328 $4,948,964,688 -9.68%

-1 11 Rubber tires $4,360,541,322 $4,381,028,916 -0.47%

0 12 Women’s or girls’ suits, not knit $4,246,768,692 $4,115,641,758 3.19%

7 13 Photo-sensitive semi-conductors, parts $4,192,791,545 $3,063,471,666 36.86%

-3 14 Toys, scale models, puzzles $4,089,552,762 $4,120,018,354 -0.74%

1 15 Rubber, plastic shoes $3,981,765,193 $3,577,557,616 11.30%

1 16 Furniture, parts $3,672,640,275 $3,399,528,352 8.03%

4 17 Pocketbooks, wallets, etc. $3,537,507,431 $2,903,447,939 21.84%

5 18 Cameras, camcorders, related equipment $3,367,402,316 $2,460,289,700 36.87%

-5 19 Diamonds, not mounted $3,240,764,040 $3,786,034,705 -14.40%

-5 20 Refined petroleum $2,969,317,744 $3,585,350,660 -17.18%

-2 21 Computer chips $2,860,082,608 $3,165,027,045 -9.63%

6 22 Medicine $2,817,715,660 $2,012,070,853 40.04%

-1 23 Seats, excluding barber, dental $2,792,204,438 $2,490,329,321 12.12%

2 24 Power supplies, transformers $2,315,102,025 $2,199,172,883 5.27%

0 25 Electric water, space, soil heaters $2,314,169,423 $2,326,907,323 -0.55%

30 26 Shoes, uppers made of textile $2,248,950,688 $856,920,332 162.45%

0 27 Returned exports $2,221,664,402 $2,088,250,058 6.39%

2 28 Women’s or girls’ suits, knit or crocheted $2,119,703,343 $1,752,890,323 20.93%

-11 29 Video games, other games $2,032,969,403 $3,192,182,177 -36.31%

4 30 Amplifiers, speakers, microphones $1,964,360,214 $1,622,146,453 21.10%

1 31 Equipment, parts for exercising $1,920,394,622 $1,656,944,172 15.90%

-1 32 Insulated wire, cable $1,784,064,609 $1,704,014,043 4.70%

-4 33 Men’s or boys’ suits, not knit $1,733,886,564 $1,832,770,409 -5.40%

2 34 Lamp and lighting parts $1,695,724,489 $1,411,474,469 20.14%

0 35 Reception apparatus for cellular phones $1,595,637,309 $1,617,586,279 -1.36%

1 36 Refrigerators, freezers $1,373,715,714 $1,353,883,602 1.46%

3 37 Taps, cocks and valves for pipes, tanks $1,373,392,709 $1,208,026,281 13.69%

5 38 Misc. plastic articles $1,343,774,666 $1,176,473,669 14.22%

0 39 Unrecorded media for audio $1,289,086,369 $1,264,552,016 1.94%

-16 40 Machinery, parts for semiconductor manufacturing $1,272,354,368 $2,383,980,247 -46.63%

1 41 T-shirts, tank tops, knit or crocheted $1,186,379,804 $1,183,455,079 0.25%

2 42 Women’s or girls’ slips $1,172,330,632 $1,112,314,613 5.40%

2 43 Miscellaneous electrical machinery $1,164,158,078 $1,107,176,758 5.15%

2 44 Plastic tableware and other products $1,118,653,780 $1,048,993,367 6.64%

-7 45 Live crustaceans $1,115,691,435 $1,316,996,110 -15.29%

4 46 Plastic boxes, containers $1,113,622,072 $991,068,638 12.37%

1 47 Medical instruments for surgeons, dentists, vets $1,089,841,560 $1,012,831,469 7.60%

4 48 Motorcycles, mopeds, other cycles with motors $1,024,420,573 $900,488,450 13.76%

-2 49 Babies’ garments, accessories, knit or crocheted $1,011,285,324 $1,039,968,403 -2.76%

-1 50 Linens for bed, bath and kitchen $995,211,309 $999,851,809 -0.46%




WORLD TOTAL $65,285,316,131 9.07%

1 China $36,476,935,795 1.40%

2 Japan $9,354,865,061 42.33%

3 Iraq $4,426,126,893 58.86%

4 South Korea $3,199,815,442 -7.26%

5 Taiwan $1,667,955,301 44.61%


1 Oil $7,877,633,038 28.47%

2 Computers $3,187,937,412 -15.31%


4 Printers, all types, parts $1,737,659,535 -23.45%

5 TVs, computer monitors $1,581,807,591 36.58%


RRANK COUNTRY TOTAL VALUE % CHANGE

WORLD TOTAL $45,360,741,437 4.57%

1 China $17,224,111,329 8.86%

2 Japan $3,428,571,062 -13.89%

3 Thailand $2,334,620,279 29.95%

4 Taiwan $2,144,727,459 -11.62%

5 India $2,013,738,391 -21.14%


1 Computers $10,718,917,955 20.58%


3 Diamonds, not mounted $3,239,946,495 -14.42%

4 Computer chips $2,434,148,151 -4.87%

5 Imports of returned exports $1,931,840,367 2.23%


2. Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, imports 3.Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, imports


WORLD TOTAL $241,288,283,242 4.94%

1 China $122,652,448,339 2.02%

2 Japan $39,283,663,250 14.42%

3 South Korea $11,720,170,606 9.46%

4 Taiwan $10,195,641,119 4.09%

5 Vietnam $8,753,875,567 11.89%


1 Motor vehicles $12,358,083,537 24.80%

2 Printers, all types, parts $9,401,401,139 18.62%


4 Computers $7,420,521,680 4.72%

5 TVs, computer monitors $6,990,302,735 -5.72%


top 5 | Ports for Imports by dollar value 1. Port of Los Angeles | Top Trade Partners, imports


WORLD TOTAL $7,772,158,191 2.42%

1 Saudi Arabia $3,381,020,472 5.75%

2 Ecuador $2,111,758,984 -17.35%

3 Colombia $1,009,064,053 14.58%

4 Kuwait $409,203,054 491.95%

5 Peru $217,455,677 2.96%


1 Oil $7,580,062,094 1.78%

2 Gasoline, other fuels $162,116,244 46.91%

3 Imports of returned exports $19,054,152 413.30%

4 Acyclic hydrocarbons $9,531,437 -63.50%

5 Dishwashers and other cleaning machinery $236,688 9329.00%



WORLD TOTAL $6,531,779,215 17.55%

1 Germany $2,136,643,468 28.95%

2 South Korea $1,585,057,515 28.81%

3 United Kingdom $1,071,390,943 13.17%

4 Belgium $314,405,016 20.08%

5 Sweden $253,583,219 -3.46%


1 Motor vehicles $5,613,297,349 18.25%

2 Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried $251,752,865 7.03%

3 Tractors $120,078,339 40.84%

4 Heavy construction machinery $104,395,762 18.31%

5 Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit $54,966,468 27.18%


5. Port Hueneme | Top Trade Partners, imports

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4 Port of El Segundo $7,772,158,191

5 Port Hueneme $6,531,779,215


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WORLD TOTAL $65,285,316,131 9.07%

1 China $36,476,935,795 1.40%

2 Japan $9,354,865,061 42.33%

3 Iraq $4,426,126,893 58.86%

4 South Korea $3,199,815,442 -7.26%

5 Taiwan $1,667,955,301 44.61%


1 Oil $7,877,633,038 28.47%

2 Computers $3,187,937,412 -15.31%


4 Printers, all types, parts $1,737,659,535 -23.45%

5 TVs, computer monitors $1,581,807,591 36.58%


RRANK COUNTRY TOTAL VALUE % CHANGE

WORLD TOTAL $45,360,741,437 4.57%

1 China $17,224,111,329 8.86%

2 Japan $3,428,571,062 -13.89%

3 Thailand $2,334,620,279 29.95%

4 Taiwan $2,144,727,459 -11.62%

5 India $2,013,738,391 -21.14%


1 Computers $10,718,917,955 20.58%


3 Diamonds, not mounted $3,239,946,495 -14.42%

4 Computer chips $2,434,148,151 -4.87%

5 Imports of returned exports $1,931,840,367 2.23%


2. Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, imports 3.Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, imports


WORLD TOTAL $241,288,283,242 4.94%

1 China $122,652,448,339 2.02%

2 Japan $39,283,663,250 14.42%

3 South Korea $11,720,170,606 9.46%

4 Taiwan $10,195,641,119 4.09%

5 Vietnam $8,753,875,567 11.89%


1 Motor vehicles $12,358,083,537 24.80%

2 Printers, all types, parts $9,401,401,139 18.62%


4 Computers $7,420,521,680 4.72%

5 TVs, computer monitors $6,990,302,735 -5.72%


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WORLD TOTAL $7,772,158,191 2.42%

1 Saudi Arabia $3,381,020,472 5.75%

2 Ecuador $2,111,758,984 -17.35%

3 Colombia $1,009,064,053 14.58%

4 Kuwait $409,203,054 491.95%

5 Peru $217,455,677 2.96%


1 Oil $7,580,062,094 1.78%

2 Gasoline, other fuels $162,116,244 46.91%

3 Imports of returned exports $19,054,152 413.30%

4 Acyclic hydrocarbons $9,531,437 -63.50%

5 Dishwashers and other cleaning machinery $236,688 9329.00%



WORLD TOTAL $6,531,779,215 17.55%

1 Germany $2,136,643,468 28.95%

2 South Korea $1,585,057,515 28.81%

3 United Kingdom $1,071,390,943 13.17%

4 Belgium $314,405,016 20.08%

5 Sweden $253,583,219 -3.46%


1 Motor vehicles $5,613,297,349 18.25%

2 Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried $251,752,865 7.03%

3 Tractors $120,078,339 40.84%

4 Heavy construction machinery $104,395,762 18.31%

5 Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit $54,966,468 27.18%



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4. Port of El Segundo | Top Trade Partners, imports





4 Port of El Segundo $7,772,158,191

5 Port Hueneme $6,531,779,215




WORLD TOTAL 20,239,024,510 7.95%

1 China 5,860,252,783 -0.21%

2 Iraq 5,824,741,528 56.85%

3 Colombia 1,116,179,731 -9.05%

4 Angola 932,525,260 599.88%

5 Mexico 931,016,004 -3.06%


1 Oil 10,256,664,997 21.70%

2 Gasoline, other fuels 978,969,657 -26.65%

3 Furniture, parts 468,149,204 -1.51%

4 Motor vehicle parts 341,820,614 5.93%

5 Rubber tires 218,928,770 -31.18%



WORLD TOTAL 10,388,879,273 -1.35%

1 Saudi Arabia 4,283,788,382 3.31%

2 Ecuador 3,009,201,061 -20.28%

3 Colombia 1,416,025,621 8.71%

4 Kuwait 515,999,307 288.92%

5 Peru 327,463,493 3.10%


1 Oil 10,205,875,731 -1.65%

2 Gasoline, other fuels 173,293,013 35.00%

3 Acyclic hydrocarbons 9,450,871 -63.54%

4 Statuettes, other ceramic articles 56,142 NA

5 Synthetic staple fibers 39,800 NA


2. Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, imports 3. Port of El Segundo | Top Trade Partners, imports


WORLD TOTAL 45,404,080,479 -2.36%

1 China 19,601,116,667 -1.36%

2 Japan 3,351,684,540 10.44%

3 Ecuador 3,196,468,747 -8.17%

4 South Korea 2,679,907,433 17.57%

5 Taiwan 1,726,529,324 -5.43%


1 Oil 5,824,596,577 -15.29%

2 Refined petroleum 2,474,195,126 -25.08%

3 Furniture, parts 1,580,091,709 -0.57%

4 Semifinished products of iron, nonalloy steel 1,366,668,471 10.33%

5 Motor vehicle parts 1,295,315,370 0.31%


top 5 | Ports for imports by tonnage 1. Port of Los Angeles | Top Trade Partners, imports


World Total 1,296,061,880 10.82%

1 Ecuador 301,892,559 -21.43%

2 Guatemala 273,033,178 34.28%

3 South Korea 138,558,379 18.36%

4 Costa Rica 134,175,083 33.70%

5 Germany 119,203,151 34.47%


1 Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried 635,138,637 6.67%

2 Motor vehicles 368,306,107 17.51%

3 Phosphatic fertilizers 107,459,879 -6.42%

4 Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit 86,303,037 19.85%

5 Melons and papayas 15,477,984 0.89%



World Total 437,672,452 4.62%

1 China 206,383,451 6.77%

2 Japan 22,983,808 -10.77%

3 Thailand 16,760,193 3.16%

4 Taiwan 14,207,444 10.12%

5 Germany 12,584,962 -2.21%


1 Computers 62,268,094 4.71%

2 Women's or girls' suits, not knit 16,412,700 13.68%

3 Cellular, landline phones, equipment 15,079,826 4.91%

4 Computer parts 13,905,613 -1.84%

5 Fish, fresh or chilled 13,715,624 -1.06%


5. Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, imports

Imports






3 Port of El Segundo 10,388,879,273

4 Port Hueneme 1,296,061,880

5 Los Angeles International Airport 437,672,452




WORLD TOTAL 20,239,024,510 7.95%

1 China 5,860,252,783 -0.21%

2 Iraq 5,824,741,528 56.85%

3 Colombia 1,116,179,731 -9.05%

4 Angola 932,525,260 599.88%

5 Mexico 931,016,004 -3.06%


1 Oil 10,256,664,997 21.70%

2 Gasoline, other fuels 978,969,657 -26.65%

3 Furniture, parts 468,149,204 -1.51%

4 Motor vehicle parts 341,820,614 5.93%

5 Rubber tires 218,928,770 -31.18%



WORLD TOTAL 10,388,879,273 -1.35%

1 Saudi Arabia 4,283,788,382 3.31%

2 Ecuador 3,009,201,061 -20.28%

3 Colombia 1,416,025,621 8.71%

4 Kuwait 515,999,307 288.92%

5 Peru 327,463,493 3.10%


1 Oil 10,205,875,731 -1.65%

2 Gasoline, other fuels 173,293,013 35.00%

3 Acyclic hydrocarbons 9,450,871 -63.54%

4 Statuettes, other ceramic articles 56,142 NA

5 Synthetic staple fibers 39,800 NA


2. Port of Long Beach | Top Trade Partners, imports 3. Port of El Segundo | Top Trade Partners, imports


WORLD TOTAL 45,404,080,479 -2.36%

1 China 19,601,116,667 -1.36%

2 Japan 3,351,684,540 10.44%

3 Ecuador 3,196,468,747 -8.17%

4 South Korea 2,679,907,433 17.57%

5 Taiwan 1,726,529,324 -5.43%


1 Oil 5,824,596,577 -15.29%

2 Refined petroleum 2,474,195,126 -25.08%

3 Furniture, parts 1,580,091,709 -0.57%

4 Semifinished products of iron, nonalloy steel 1,366,668,471 10.33%

5 Motor vehicle parts 1,295,315,370 0.31%


top 5 | Ports for imports by tonnage 1. Port of Los Angeles | Top Trade Partners, imports


World Total 1,296,061,880 10.82%

1 Ecuador 301,892,559 -21.43%

2 Guatemala 273,033,178 34.28%

3 South Korea 138,558,379 18.36%

4 Costa Rica 134,175,083 33.70%

5 Germany 119,203,151 34.47%


1 Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried 635,138,637 6.67%

2 Motor vehicles 368,306,107 17.51%

3 Phosphatic fertilizers 107,459,879 -6.42%

4 Dates, figs, pineapples and other fruit 86,303,037 19.85%

5 Melons and papayas 15,477,984 0.89%



World Total 437,672,452 4.62%

1 China 206,383,451 6.77%

2 Japan 22,983,808 -10.77%

3 Thailand 16,760,193 3.16%

4 Taiwan 14,207,444 10.12%

5 Germany 12,584,962 -2.21%


1 Computers 62,268,094 4.71%

2 Women's or girls' suits, not knit 16,412,700 13.68%

3 Cellular, landline phones, equipment 15,079,826 4.91%

4 Computer parts 13,905,613 -1.84%

5 Fish, fresh or chilled 13,715,624 -1.06%


5. Los Angeles Int’l Airport | Top Trade Partners, imports

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3 Port of El Segundo 10,388,879,273

4 Port Hueneme 1,296,061,880

5 Los Angeles International Airport 437,672,452


Sometimes No. 1 computers hold

top rank

Imports of computers have bounced in and out of Los Angeles’ No. 1 spot for years. The record was $23 billion

in 2006; by 2008, the total had slipped to $13.27 billion. In 2012, $10.72 bil-lion of the $21.06 billion total flew into Los Angeles International Airport, $7.42 billion came through the Port of Los Angeles and $3.19 billion through the Port of Long Beach. The 2012 total was the third highest on record.

COUNTRIES: China has been the leading source of computer imports for more than a decade. Since 2009, No. 4 South Korea has grown the fastest, 404.62 percent.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles has been a leading computer importer since at least 1992. However, El Paso in that time has risen from No. 18 to No. 2, because of growth in Mexico. WC


COMPUTERSTotal Los Angeles trade | $21.06 billion

RANK VALUE DOLLAR CHANGE % CHANGE

World Total $21,056,297,795 $1,785,902,253 9.27% 1 China $16,563,831,707 $660,893,037 4.16% 2 Thailand $2,013,063,558 $657,355,677 48.49% 3 Malaysia $682,065,608 $106,994,437 18.61% 4 South Korea $650,449,973 $316,128,706 94.56% 5 Taiwan $359,446,009 $(4,507,855) -1.24% 6 Philippines $283,573,678 $125,608,162 79.52% 7 Singapore $121,155,956 $(32,388,007) -21.09% 8 Japan $93,373,856 $11,634,700 14.23% 9 Hong Kong $54,184,362 $(43,670,059) -44.63% 10 Hungary $45,028,152 $(29,941,489) -39.94% 11 Mexico $36,605,094 $3,987,964 12.23% 12 Indonesia $30,605,872 $(11,613,741) -27.51% 13 Vietnam $28,676,543 $23,182,576 421.96% 14 Germany $27,045,068 $4,154,548 18.15% 15 United Kingdom $17,967,707 $(3,139,548) -14.87% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Sources for Computers


All Customs districts $84,227,843,756 $4,614,539,324 5.80% 1 Los Angeles $21,056,297,795 $1,785,902,253 9.27% 2 El Paso $13,216,845,203 $1,725,173,388 15.01% 3 Chicago $12,325,987,675 $613,582,169 5.24% 4 New York City $6,801,657,740 $204,150,370 3.09% 5 Cleveland $6,685,201,410 ($822,126,364) -10.95% 6 New Orleans $4,657,020,226 $1,770,157,284 61.32% 7 Atlanta/Savannah $4,170,239,438 ($594,465,688) -12.48% 8 San Francisco $4,063,046,200 $286,796,564 7.59% 9 Dallas $3,120,462,258 $385,151,458 14.08% 10 Anchorage $2,103,588,126 ($576,231,520) -21.50% 11 Laredo $2,059,007,175 ($73,575,291) -3.45% 12 Miami $829,890,901 ($2,186,397) -0.26% 13 Seattle $823,055,495 $171,957,609 26.41% 14 Houston $369,159,277 $29,540,427 8.70% 15 Detroit $341,563,978 ($69,968,302) -17.00% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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2. THAILAND$2.01 BILLION



TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No.1



Rising oil prices push import

values to record

The value of Los Angeles’ oil imports has more than doubled since 2009, when they were

worth $9.30 billion. The port at El Segundo, long a prominent oil import-er, brought in a record $7.58 billion of the district’s record $19.60 billion in 2012.

COUNTRIES: Iraq in 2012 again became the district’s top source of oil after ceding the spot to Ecuador in 2011. Though Iraq is often Los Angeles’ top source of oil it has only once, in 2008, accounted for more than a third of the district’s total imports.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles has never accounted for more than 7 percent of the nation’s total oil imports. Houston, New Orleans and Port Arthur, thanks to large refining facilities, accounted for more than 50 percent. WC

OIL




World Total $19,601,634,605 $1,179,442,597 6.40% 1 Iraq $5,243,366,188 $1,326,614,284 33.87% 2 Ecuador $4,508,691,915 $(830,782,760) -15.56% 3 Saudi Arabia $3,368,291,226 $73,086,282 2.22% 4 Colombia $1,919,143,351 $222,518,102 13.12% 5 Canada $1,039,476,062 $167,658,465 19.23% 6 Brazil $822,954,082 $(1,290,522) -0.16% 7 Angola $811,163,073 $598,263,383 281.01% 8 Kuwait $409,203,054 $340,074,753 491.95% 9 Russia $295,526,330 $(140,702,336) -32.25% 10 Peru $227,105,617 $(87,305,968) -27.77% 11 Venezuela $224,463,329 $(152,385,837) -40.44% 12 Congo (Brazzaville) $141,220,476 $141,220,476 NA 13 Argentina $115,737,589 $(175,559,014) -60.27% 14 Equatorial Guinea $90,758,079 $90,758,079 NA 15 Australia $87,056,632 $12,166,536 16.25% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Sources for Oil


All Customs districts $315,662,560,259 ($21,024,902,054) -6.24% 1 Houston $71,012,551,708 ($8,858,314,673) -11.09% 2 New Orleans $60,432,259,019 ($2,280,775,736) -3.64% 3 Port Arthur, Texas $32,581,232,609 $3,047,747,065 10.32% 4 Chicago $22,307,542,875 $2,400,159,405 12.06% 5 Philadelphia $21,874,112,142 ($7,672,575,991) -25.97% 6 Los Angeles $19,601,634,605 $1,179,442,597 6.40% 7 San Francisco $12,242,129,009 ($214,579,398) -1.72% 8 Mobile, Ala. $11,979,672,691 ($1,846,991,498) -13.36% 9 St. Louis $9,550,112,449 $1,217,183,255 14.61% 10 Seattle $8,658,254,407 ($91,043,745) -1.04% 11 New York City $8,527,956,234 ($602,255,120) -6.60% 12 Minneapolis $8,525,024,721 $120,103,755 1.43% 13 Great Falls, Mont. $8,441,045,827 $104,542,683 1.25% 14 Honolulu $4,802,095,118 $251,711,415 5.53% 15 Cleveland $4,584,421,517 $1,064,389,724 30.24% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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3. SAUDI ARABIA$3.37 BILLION

1. IRAQ$5.24 BILLION

2. ECUADOR$4.51 BILLION

4. COLOMBIA $1.92 BILLION

5. CANADA$1.04 BILLION


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3. PORT ARTHUR$32.58 BILLION







Motor vehicle imports rebound

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Motor vehicle imports in 2012 rose to $18.23 billion, a nearly 100 percent rise in value since

2009 when they were worth $9.23 bil-lion. Despite the leap the value of this import remains behind the $21.26 bil-lion record set in 2006.

COUNTRIES: Japan and Germany have ranked Nos. 1 and 2 since at least 1992. Imports from the United Kingdom rose back above $1 billion in 2012, the first time since 2006 that the value has reached that level.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Detroit leads the nation for imports, though they are largely U.S. cars entering from Canada. Los Angeles has been the No. 2 importer since at least 1992 and, with the excep-tion of New York City in the mid-2000s, is the only district importing more than 10 percent of the U.S. total. WC


MOTOR VEHICLESTotal Los Angeles trade | $18.23 billion


World Total $18,229,276,033 $3,414,353,457 23.05% 1 Japan $9,816,487,854 $1,757,394,318 21.81% 2 Germany $4,300,511,211 $1,002,070,896 30.38% 3 South Korea $1,578,056,685 $348,073,454 28.30% 4 United Kingdom $1,032,727,506 $82,956,285 8.73% 5 South Africa $522,476,550 $47,473,138 9.99% 6 Belgium $287,443,535 $49,695,024 20.90% 7 Austria $162,989,976 $24,281,291 17.51% 8 Sweden $156,026,304 $(393,990) -0.25% 9 Italy $123,129,974 $52,898,871 75.32% 10 Turkey $108,275,532 $16,676,566 18.21% 11 China $62,664,460 $12,567,089 25.09% 12 France $52,226,235 $12,936,646 32.93% 13 Taiwan $21,033,244 $12,775,110 154.70% 14 Czech Republic $1,552,833 $194,961 14.36% 15 Canada $1,023,958 $38,619 3.92% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Sources for Motor Vehicles


All Customs districts $147,668,308,551 $24,427,859,343 19.82% 1 Detroit $34,408,086,427 $4,264,392,547 14.15% 2 Los Angeles $18,229,276,033 $3,414,353,457 23.05% 3 Atlanta/Savannah $12,376,584,347 $2,253,465,434 22.26% 4 Buffalo $11,032,661,704 $2,661,570,280 31.79% 5 New York City $10,870,815,275 $1,239,082,464 12.86% 6 Baltimore $9,062,624,457 $1,396,173,618 18.21% 7 Laredo $8,266,024,298 $1,912,111,200 30.09% 8 Colum.-Snake Riv./Portland $6,641,724,698 $1,441,531,291 27.72% 9 Jacksonville/Tampa $5,627,993,248 $1,137,414,347 25.33% 10 Providence, R.I. $4,881,042,811 $689,179,693 16.44% 11 San Diego $4,455,932,826 $854,546,639 23.73% 12 Nogales/Portland $3,989,978,772 ($837,156,953) -17.34% 13 San Francisco $3,743,885,639 $1,333,737,390 55.34% 14 Houston $2,792,818,233 $796,448,196 39.89% 15 El Paso $2,632,858,911 $614,344,369 30.44% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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1. JAPAN$9.82 BILLION2. GERMANY

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4. BUFFALO$11.03 BILLION





5. SOUTH AFRICA $522.48 MILLION


L.A. takes in more than half nation’s

printer imports

This category includes small desktop printers as well as ware-house-sized commercial print-

ers. In 2012, Los Angeles surpassed the 2007 record of $9.17 billion, with a $9.58 billion total.

COUNTRIES: China is the leading source of printer imports, with 55 per-cent of the total, but Japan registered a large increase in 2012, increasing more than 50 percent. Together, the two nations account for almost 90 percent of the total Los Angeles imports.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: 2012 was the first time five districts imported more than $1 billion worth of printers into the United States, largely because of a large increase in Norfolk. 2012 was also the first time the Los Angeles Customs dis-trict accounted for more than 50 percent of the nation’s printer imports. WC


TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No.4 PRINTERS



All Customs districts $18,704,519,776 ($799,729,157) -4.10% 1 Los Angeles $9,575,861,107 $1,074,964,998 12.65% 2 New York City $1,485,132,271 ($496,173,905) -25.04% 3 New Orleans $1,302,488,447 ($165,319,957) -11.26% 4 Norfolk $1,273,767,655 $580,606,996 83.76% 5 Chicago $1,200,499,431 ($70,449,560) -5.54% 6 Cleveland $642,528,371 $2,469,572 0.39% 7 Seattle $381,733,785 $136,887,216 55.91% 8 Miami $359,111,117 $1,873,391 0.52% 9 El Paso $293,157,881 ($24,651,016) -7.76% 10 Atlanta/Savannah $252,840,014 ($24,770,976) -8.92% 11 Laredo $235,982,742 $2,188,167 0.94% 12 Baltimore $228,298,077 $41,549,384 22.25% 13 San Diego $202,806,436 $16,299,222 8.74% 14 Buffalo $202,372,851 $19,696,008 10.78% 15 Columbia-Snake River/Portland $171,224,717 $24,562,241 16.75% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data


World Total $9,575,861,107 $1,074,964,998 12.65% 1 China $5,276,002,525 $178,648,496 3.50% 2 Japan $2,886,483,343 $986,689,272 51.94% 3 Vietnam $271,687,298 $52,468,545 23.93% 4 Indonesia $268,752,750 $131,828,099 96.28% 5 Malaysia $213,407,905 $(2,925,726) -1.35% 6 Singapore $208,736,571 $(186,000,353) -47.12% 7 South Korea $168,030,106 $(91,068,258) -35.15% 8 Thailand $100,796,168 $(4,301,743) -4.09% 9 Philippines $51,538,399 $(11,164,445) -17.81% 10 Taiwan $31,410,115 $(1,519,763) -4.62% 11 France $27,825,964 $16,066,902 136.63% 12 Germany $16,778,434 $4,659,847 38.45% 13 Hong Kong $16,019,769 $5,141 0.03% 14 Macau $6,879,251 $(198,239) -2.80% 15 Italy $5,151,494 $(2,332,062) -31.16% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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4. NORFOLK$1.27 BILLION


California districts dominate nation’s

monitor imports

Los Angeles’ TV and monitor imports have been on the decline since they hit a record $13.29 bil-

lion in 2007. In 2012, monitor imports held their rank at No. 5 even though their value fell $180.13 million.

COUNTRIES: Though China has accounted for more than 80 percent of Los Angeles’ monitor imports since 2007, No. 3 Hong Kong has been the fastest growing. Imports from Hong Kong are up more than 2,000 percent since 2008.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles was the nation’s No. 1 importer from 2007 to 2010, when it was replaced by San Diego, a large importer from Mexico. Since 1992, Los Angeles and San Diego have traded off the top spot. They generally account for more than half the nation’s printer imports. WC


TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No.5 TVs, COMPUTER MONITORS



World Total $8,183,164,530 $(180,125,565) -2.15% 1 China $6,953,561,781 $(163,630,292) -2.30% 2 Thailand $558,703,473 $190,985,170 51.94% 3 Hong Kong $191,970,670 $179,239,649 1407.90% 4 South Korea $128,365,010 $(161,849,190) -55.77% 5 Japan $120,663,702 $(23,984,429) -16.58% 6 Philippines $78,811,722 $43,976,785 126.24% 7 Indonesia $66,372,015 $(211,425,971) -76.11% 8 Taiwan $57,604,784 $7,222,295 14.33% 9 Germany $7,094,121 $(921,729) -11.50% 10 Malaysia $4,898,572 $(45,120,031) -90.21% 11 Mexico $2,932,033 $(305,601) -9.44% 12 United Kingdom $1,702,093 $1,275,459 298.96% 13 Singapore $1,371,643 $1,238,886 933.20% 14 Belgium $1,229,827 $(601,799) -32.86% 15 Norway $1,226,108 $810,783 195.22% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Sources for TVs, Computer Monitors


All Customs districts $30,669,796,448 ($522,510,869) -1.68% 1 San Diego $8,615,027,368 ($293,609,364) -3.30% 2 Los Angeles $8,183,164,530 ($180,125,565) -2.15% 3 El Paso $4,732,585,324 $338,710,752 7.71% 4 Laredo $2,292,475,076 $319,060,572 16.17% 5 Seattle $2,191,972,361 $135,207,604 6.57% 6 Chicago $834,405,795 ($193,918,047) -18.86% 7 Atlanta/Savannah $689,131,072 ($67,082,454) -8.87% 8 New York City $662,377,768 ($117,835,200) -15.10% 9 San Francisco $585,399,313 ($143,493,085) -19.69% 10 Miami $314,547,630 $36,287,825 13.04% 11 Cleveland $222,195,522 ($133,178,276) -37.48% 12 Dallas $168,055,374 $2,479,381 1.50% 13 Detroit $158,045,111 ($1,191,805) -0.75% 14 Norfolk $154,599,603 ($4,171,990) -2.63% 15 Houston $126,011,761 $19,642,947 18.47% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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3. EL PASO $4.73 BILLION



L.A. sets record for phone imports

but ranks No. 4

Phone imports rose to a record $6.62 billion in 2012. Los Angeles’ imports fell by more than $500

million in 2009 during the economic downturn but bounced back the follow-ing year before setting a record in 2011. Despite the high value of smart phones, which made up $4.11 billion of the total, $3.84 billion came in via the port at Los Angeles and $3.33 billion through Los Angeles International Airport.

COUNTRIES: China a decade ago accounted for 46.12 percent of the dis-trict’s phone imports. That share rose to a record 72.17 in 2012.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Chicago and Dallas since 2004 have been stripping market share from the rest of the coun-try including Los Angeles, whose share fell under 10 percent in 2007 and has remained below double digits since. WC


TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No.6 CELL PHONES, LANDLINES, PARTS



World Total $6,623,780,608 $388,795,190 6.24% 1 China $4,780,499,280 $583,799,145 13.91% 2 South Korea $504,346,945 $14,893,562 3.04% 3 Malaysia $326,087,356 $(14,224,837) -4.18% 4 Taiwan $254,637,407 $(300,837,847) -54.16% 5 Vietnam $228,467,944 $105,610,319 85.96% 6 Japan $155,387,967 $(13,110,922) -7.78% 7 Thailand $148,831,688 $(15,313,235) -9.33% 8 Germany $52,475,066 $23,150,206 78.94% 9 Singapore $25,083,934 $(4,228,180) -14.42% 10 Mexico $20,216,550 $4,124,393 25.63% 11 Hong Kong $17,126,044 $(15,903,243) -48.15% 12 Israel $14,970,145 $11,662,366 352.57% 13 France $13,405,332 $5,206,154 63.50% 14 Indonesia $11,108,995 $(11,646,124) -51.18% 15 Australia $9,403,365 $739,017 8.53% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

Top Sources for Landline, Cell Phones


All Customs districts $80,481,631,016 $3,818,710,876 4.98% 1 Dallas $19,280,266,462 $1,367,664,285 7.64% 2 Chicago $18,003,196,666 $2,991,719,933 19.93% 3 Laredo $8,102,967,914 $228,688,724 2.90% 4 Los Angeles $6,623,780,608 $388,795,190 6.24% 5 Cleveland $5,564,330,822 $138,857,044 2.56% 6 New York City $4,731,215,672 ($1,079,479,987) -18.58% 7 New Orleans $3,725,093,054 ($9,180,316) -0.25% 8 San Francisco $2,442,154,338 $246,066,360 11.20% 9 Miami $2,061,225,040 $296,179,304 16.78% 10 El Paso $1,902,648,899 $43,390,305 2.33% 11 San Diego $1,257,990,900 ($26,422,995) -2.06% 12 Anchorage $1,037,531,365 ($107,083,687) -9.36% 13 Atlanta/Savannah $1,015,325,040 ($895,820,353) -46.87% 14 Detroit $930,551,009 ($49,716,632) -5.07% 15 Nogales/Portland $761,828,688 $336,291,713 79.03% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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1. DALLAS $19.28 BILLION







L.A. first to import over $5 billion

in leather shoes

2012 was the first time Los Angeles’ leather shoe imports rose above $5 billion, reaching a record $5.04

billion. The growth was also enough to move this import up two spots in the district’s top 10 most valuable imports. Shoes made from both rubber and leath-er and all leather make up the biggest share, worth $3.37 billion.

COUNTRIES: China has been Los Angeles’ only billion-dollar source of footwear since it crossed the mark in 1995. No. 2 Vietnam could become the second nation to do so in 2013 if it main-tains the 35.14 percent growth of 2012.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Of its top 10 import commodities, Los Angeles is the nation’s top gateway for five of them and leather shoes is one of them. The district accounted for a record 42.73 percent of the nation’s $11.80 billion total. WC


TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No.7 LEATHER SHOES



All Customs districts $11,799,044,221 $446,338,935 3.93% 1 Los Angeles $5,041,388,555 $375,943,060 8.06% 2 New York City $2,278,121,314 $108,931,835 5.02% 3 Seattle $633,202,364 ($193,821,534) -23.44% 4 Philadelphia $347,270,091 ($15,636,357) -4.31% 5 Charleston $285,476,920 ($22,775,644) -7.39% 6 Detroit $284,756,352 $3,898,911 1.39% 7 Laredo $269,207,162 $82,641,236 44.30% 8 Houston $254,814,320 $138,545,746 119.16% 9 San Francisco $242,292,127 $18,754,897 8.39% 10 Cleveland $241,161,208 $34,783,519 16.85% 11 Boston $218,843,222 $1,778,547 0.82% 12 Atlanta/Savannah $205,002,808 ($63,760,273) -23.72% 13 Miami $186,043,531 $16,810,301 9.93% 14 Chicago $148,260,985 ($47,819,600) -24.39% 15 New Orleans $134,877,384 $22,958,324 20.51% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data


World Total $5,041,388,555 $375,943,060 8.06% 1 China $3,592,304,492 $79,811,139 2.27% 2 Vietnam $808,616,759 $210,264,113 35.14% 3 Indonesia $406,202,320 $84,057,514 26.09% 4 Italy $51,212,638 $7,515,514 17.20% 5 Dominican Republic $45,171,858 $(276,660) -0.61% 6 India $16,794,241 $4,395,201 35.45% 7 Thailand $16,144,944 $(11,139,378) -40.83% 8 Cambodia $15,595,682 $3,880,707 33.13% 9 Bangladesh $12,747,061 $526,801 4.31% 10 Mexico $12,500,475 $2,000,876 19.06% 11 Spain $8,796,836 $985,260 12.61% 12 Brazil $8,385,944 $(1,168,961) -12.23% 13 South Korea $8,308,367 $4,402,269 112.70% 14 Germany $6,509,319 $(139,864) -2.10% 15 Austria $5,686,212 $(432,195) -7.06% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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3. SEATTLE $633.20 MILLION


4. PHILADELPHIA$347.27 MILLION


4. ITALY$51.21 MILLION




5. DOMINICAN REP.$45.17 MILLION

5. CHARLESTON$285.48 MILLION


L.A. solidifies role as nation’s top

sweater importer

The Los Angeles Customs dis-trict’s sweater imports rose to a record $4.93 billion in 2012.

Nearly 90 percent of all of the district’s imports enter through the Port of Los Angeles.

COUNTRIES: Seven of Los Angeles’ top 10 sources of sweater imports, including No. 2 Vietnam and No. 4 Cambodia, didn’t appear in the list a decade ago. China has been the top source since at least 1992.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles’ proximity and water connectivity to southeast Asia, where a large part of the world’s clothing manufacturing is done, make it a natural leader for sweater imports. Yet the district only took the top spot in 2005. The New York City Customs district had been the nation’s top gateway since at least 1992. WC


TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No. 8 SWEATERS



World Total $4,929,864,114 $119,706,569 2.49% 1 China $2,758,498,209 $25,640,772 0.94% 2 Vietnam $691,236,761 $84,803,192 13.98% 3 Indonesia $511,939,437 $49,094,948 10.61% 4 Cambodia $255,976,770 $6,310,381 2.53% 5 Philippines $118,899,901 $(18,273,572) -13.32% 6 Guatemala $86,390,416 $(20,699,919) -19.33% 7 Bangladesh $71,937,870 $(23,025,639) -24.25% 8 Malaysia $71,300,978 $11,676,113 19.58% 9 Nicaragua $67,223,977 $14,521,564 27.55% 10 India $52,199,146 $2,755,982 5.57% 11 Thailand $48,039,175 $(7,727,046) -13.86% 12 Taiwan $41,237,797 $(9,776,190) -19.16% 13 Pakistan $23,850,800 $(8,445,349) -26.15% 14 Sri Lanka $21,667,442 $11,592,741 115.07% 15 Peru $16,443,384 $1,825,231 12.49% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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All Customs districts $13,835,544,412 ($717,891,872) -4.93% 1 Los Angeles $4,929,864,114 $119,706,569 2.49% 2 New York City $2,381,211,534 ($182,960,442) -7.14% 3 Miami $1,363,229,230 ($151,589,226) -10.01% 4 Cleveland $913,239,533 ($127,163,019) -12.22% 5 Atlanta/Savannah $852,711,052 ($149,811,447) -14.94% 6 San Francisco $590,099,466 ($72,479,311) -10.94% 7 Seattle $584,035,954 $116,465,993 24.91% 8 New Orleans $348,955,459 ($100,521,476) -22.36% 9 Chicago $345,234,110 ($62,881,557) -15.41% 10 Charleston $274,369,161 ($13,976,325) -4.85% 11 Mobile, Ala. $200,315,514 ($11,840,545) -5.58% 12 Norfolk $192,345,093 $23,822,727 14.14% 13 Houston $171,595,798 $93,245,235 119.01% 14 Wilmington, N.C. $87,964,924 ($39,788,748) -31.14% 15 San Diego $77,459,544 ($35,388,379) -31.36% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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4. CLEVELAND$913.24 MILLION






5. ATLANTA/SAVANNAH$852.71 MILLION

5. PHILIPPINES$118.90 MILLION



China falls into place as top car

part source

Motor vehicle part imports made their first appearance on the list of Los Angeles top 10

imports in 2012 as the value rose to a record $4.53 billion. This category includes parts for everything from cars to trucks to snowmobiles. More than 90 percent of these commodities enter the district through the Port at Los Angeles.

COUNTRIES: Since 2009, Chinese shipments have outpaced those from longtime No. 1 and current No. 2 Japan. Imports from China have grown 80.66 percent since 2009 while those from Japan grew by 30.30 percent.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: The Laredo Customs district tops Detroit for this import category due to the large num-ber auto manufacturing companies with operations in Mexico. WC


TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No.9 MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS



All Customs districts $56,525,171,371 $7,722,135,457 15.82% 1 Laredo $13,399,516,757 $2,252,096,851 20.20% 2 Detroit $11,387,321,064 $1,288,218,213 12.76% 3 Los Angeles $4,533,717,675 $475,805,566 11.73% 4 Cleveland $4,364,382,108 $594,228,570 15.76% 5 Chicago $3,416,751,747 $500,728,850 17.17% 6 Atlanta/Savannah $3,161,797,415 $596,002,780 23.23% 7 Charleston $2,687,901,888 $155,858,225 6.16% 8 New Orleans $2,247,745,191 $571,650,569 34.11% 9 Norfolk $1,579,976,918 $365,020,303 30.04% 10 New York City $1,568,799,518 $31,611,940 2.06% 11 El Paso $1,460,127,504 $183,764,457 14.40% 12 Mobile, Ala. $1,213,397,245 $131,236,103 12.13% 13 Dallas $685,769,403 $233,991,496 51.79% 14 Buffalo $627,277,779 ($775,535) -0.12% 15 Seattle $626,450,491 $74,552,633 13.51% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data


World Total $4,533,717,675 $475,805,566 11.73% 1 China $1,798,911,743 $108,917,752 6.44% 2 Japan $1,289,370,918 $153,113,509 13.48% 3 South Korea $662,750,648 $169,978,948 34.49% 4 Taiwan $410,865,007 $20,626,753 5.29% 5 Germany $157,245,935 $10,231,819 6.96% 6 Thailand $31,904,841 $(7,344,313) -18.71% 7 India $25,265,218 $3,168,463 14.34% 8 Indonesia $23,580,366 $2,990,145 14.52% 9 United Kingdom $22,884,548 $2,516,244 12.35% 10 Italy $20,501,348 $2,621,952 14.66% 11 Australia $11,421,094 $(3,698,034) -24.46% 12 Vietnam $7,905,133 $3,005,352 61.34% 13 Malaysia $7,390,695 $(808,502) -9.86% 14 Austria $6,318,054 $988,441 18.55% 15 Poland $5,530,563 $802,451 16.97% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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5. GERMANY$157.25 MILLION


2. JAPAN$1.29 BILLION




L.A. holds off San Francisco as top

part importer

Computer part imports were the Los Angeles Customs district’s biggest percentage

loser in 2012, dropping 9.68 percent. The value of this import peaked in 2006, when it was worth a record $8.70 billion.

COUNTRIES: China has been the leading source of this import since at least 1992. It accounted for more than 77 percent of the 2012 total.

CUSTOMS DISTRICTS: Los Angeles only in recent years became the nation’s top gateway for computer parts. San Francisco, from at least 1992 until 2006, when it imported a record $9.60 billion, was the nation’s leader. The following year, 2007, imports to both Los Angeles and San Francisco fell by about one-third but Los Angeles emerged as the leader by almost $500 million. WC


TOP LOS ANGELESIMPORTS No.10 COMPUTER PARTS



All Customs districts $15,170,932,458 ($1,249,210,630) -7.61% 1 Los Angeles $4,469,790,328 ($479,174,360) -9.68% 2 San Francisco $2,354,856,753 ($445,274,853) -15.90% 3 New Orleans $1,963,409,940 ($273,691,408) -12.23% 4 Cleveland $1,442,307,792 $11,777,977 0.82% 5 Anchorage $711,285,267 $89,825,231 14.45% 6 Chicago $651,538,277 ($35,592,161) -5.18% 7 Dallas $650,250,921 ($86,419,042) -11.73% 8 New York City $617,825,516 ($3,696,674) -0.59% 9 Atlanta/Savannah $443,375,330 $156,981,279 54.81% 10 El Paso $349,853,520 $55,985,865 19.05% 11 Miami $254,497,935 ($117,770,733) -31.64% 12 Houston $223,327,623 ($54,005,058) -19.47% 13 Laredo $214,338,679 $32,405,556 17.81% 14 Ogdensburg, N.Y. $142,104,184 $2,356,463 1.69% 15 St. Albans, Vermont $102,807,939 ($59,140,243) -36.52% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data


World Total $4,469,790,328 $(479,174,360) -9.68% 1 China $3,465,007,790 $(176,599,496) -4.85% 2 Taiwan $435,713,872 $(85,205,395) -16.36% 3 South Korea $144,380,691 $(133,044,209) -47.96% 4 Malaysia $99,508,748 $(131,375,435) -56.90% 5 Singapore $72,714,214 $(16,635,640) -18.62% 6 Philippines $63,002,698 $52,169,737 481.58% 7 Japan $54,872,935 $7,051,201 14.74% 8 Hong Kong $36,455,232 $13,209,935 56.83% 9 Vietnam $20,605,780 $(9,118,862) -30.68% 10 Mexico $17,715,537 $5,620,969 46.48% 11 Thailand $15,488,920 $1,509,892 10.80% 12 Germany $9,297,142 $(3,330,310) -26.37% 13 Indonesia $8,646,569 $2,618,959 43.45% 14 United Kingdom $6,592,165 $1,099,712 20.02% 15 Australia $2,852,381 $(2,990,659) -51.18% Source: WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

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4. CLEVELAND $1.44 BILLION1. LOS ANGELES

$4.47 BILLION




1. CHINA$3.47 BILLION 2. TAIWAN

$435.71 MILLION

5. SINGAPORE$72.71 MILLION



5. ANCHORAGE $711.29 MILLION


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