aTable 2.7 Leading U.S. merch<strong>and</strong>ise imports from covered CBERA countries, 2000–07HTSchapter Description 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007(1,000 dollars)27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils <strong>and</strong> products <strong>of</strong> their distillation;bituminous substances; mineral waxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,128,861 2,756,331 2,894,752 4,740,938 6,528,936 9,643,058 9,578,640 9,355,59428 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds <strong>of</strong>precious metals, <strong>of</strong> rare-earth metals, <strong>of</strong> radioactive elementsor <strong>of</strong> isotopes. .................................... 461,135 522,861 438,862 856,143 1,044,772 1,407,105 1,342,769 1,648,50529 Organic chemicals. ................................ 489,077 453,736 332,924 449,299 564,134 852,290 1,228,091 1,185,17861 Articles <strong>of</strong> apparel <strong>and</strong> clothing accessories, knitted orcrocheted. .................................... 464,695 371,736 307,575 365,374 384,104 426,052 459,695 444,83072 Iron <strong>and</strong> steel. .................................... 90,271 119,692 145,859 91,166 249,642 125,742 169,535 423,48822 Beverages, spirits <strong>and</strong> vinegar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,445 80,905 88,137 107,800 111,000 163,460 292,307 361,28703 Fish <strong>and</strong> crustaceans, molluscs <strong>and</strong> other aquaticinvertebrates...................................... 307,644 305,793 283,495 320,248 287,984 276,497 285,856 264,45131 Fertilizers. ....................................... 35,793 51,959 48,850 73,603 84,732 126,346 93,893 175,13926 Ores, slag <strong>and</strong> ash................................. 69,950 112,656 87,982 90,206 85,708 116,292 104,828 148,76139 Plastics <strong>and</strong> articles there<strong>of</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,790 73,995 70,659 91,629 99,307 125,110 137,764 147,722Total <strong>of</strong> above..................................... 5,183,661 4,849,665 4,699,095 7,186,405 9,440,317 13,261,952 13,693,378 14,154,955All other.......................................... 1,180,770 895,946 915,966 998,177 1,064,611 1,246,574 1,272,101 1,168,503Gr<strong>and</strong> total. ...................................... 6,364,431 5,745,611 5,615,061 8,184,582 10,504,929 14,508,526 14,965,478 15,323,458Share <strong>of</strong> total (percent)27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils <strong>and</strong> products <strong>of</strong> their distillation;bituminous substances; mineral waxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.2 48.0 51.6 57.9 62.2 66.5 64.0 61.128 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds <strong>of</strong>precious metals, <strong>of</strong> rare-earth metals, <strong>of</strong> radioactive elementsor <strong>of</strong> isotopes. .................................... 7.2 9.1 7.8 10.5 9.9 9.7 9.0 10.829 Organic chemicals. ................................ 7.7 7.9 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.9 8.2 7.761 Articles <strong>of</strong> apparel <strong>and</strong> clothing accessories, knitted orcrocheted. .................................... 7.3 6.5 5.5 4.5 3.7 2.9 3.1 2.972 Iron <strong>and</strong> steel. .................................... 1.4 2.1 2.6 1.1 2.4 0.9 1.1 2.822 Beverages, spirits <strong>and</strong> vinegar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.403 Fish <strong>and</strong> crustaceans, molluscs <strong>and</strong> other aquaticinvertebrates...................................... 4.8 5.3 5.0 3.9 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.731 Fertilizers. ....................................... 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 1.126 Ores, slag <strong>and</strong> ash................................. 1.1 2.0 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.039 Plastics <strong>and</strong> articles there<strong>of</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0Total <strong>of</strong> above..................................... 81.4 84.4 83.7 87.8 89.9 91.4 91.5 92.4All other.......................................... 18.6 15.6 16.3 12.2 10.1 8.6 8.5 7.6Gr<strong>and</strong> total. ...................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Source: Compiled from <strong>of</strong>ficial statistics <strong>of</strong> the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Commerce.aImports for consumption, c.i.f. value.
aTable 2.8 U.S. merch<strong>and</strong>ise exports to covered CBERA countries, 2000–07Country 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007(1,000 dollars)Panama. ....................... 1,501,429 1,222,878 1,298,957 1,699,707 1,642,680 1,981,901 2,523,583 3,492,370Bahamas........................ 1,026,584 913,223 936,655 1,029,003 1,121,385 1,703,415 2,224,494 2,422,848Jamaica. ....................... 1,339,061 1,351,583 1,357,752 1,396,994 1,320,601 1,595,603 1,944,363 2,236,740Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614,701 763,263 664,855 666,712 717,519 974,757 1,324,390 1,897,023Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,072,883 1,053,562 984,448 997,598 1,150,507 1,366,455 1,511,554 1,679,129Haiti. .......................... 562,520 541,930 571,124 626,688 649,940 674,740 772,888 696,216Aruba. ......................... 269,566 263,142 442,579 317,671 338,508 502,417 481,901 492,534Barbados. ...................... 282,195 266,402 248,164 275,256 303,094 355,152 402,185 418,274Antigua......................... 130,911 88,816 75,025 119,206 114,000 180,434 180,391 230,805Belize.......................... 204,320 165,914 129,930 189,499 143,683 209,821 229,994 227,913Guyana......................... 154,090 137,511 125,704 112,756 129,556 166,503 171,584 178,895British Virgin Isl<strong>and</strong>s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,837 67,655 60,505 63,445 90,875 114,805 206,943 161,583St. Lucia........................ 97,864 82,320 91,501 114,709 92,637 124,964 142,904 155,335St Kitts <strong>and</strong> Nevis................. 53,295 44,379 47,755 56,974 55,938 86,622 121,662 103,372Dominica........................ 35,470 29,393 37,777 30,761 32,287 59,207 65,238 81,640Grenada........................ 76,443 57,378 54,325 63,383 66,196 78,933 72,479 80,537St. Vincent <strong>and</strong> the Grenadines. . . . . . 35,808 37,365 38,961 44,642 43,794 43,913 55,557 66,816Montserrat....................... 9,807 5,735 4,844 6,946 5,628 4,334 13,643 3,985Gr<strong>and</strong> Total...................... 7,525,785 7,092,447 7,170,861 7,811,950 8,018,832 10,223,977 12,445,753 14,626,017Share <strong>of</strong> total (percent)Panama. ....................... 20.0 17.2 18.1 21.8 20.5 19.4 20.3 23.9Bahamas........................ 13.6 12.9 13.1 13.2 14.0 16.7 17.9 16.6Jamaica. ....................... 17.8 19.1 18.9 17.9 16.5 15.6 15.6 15.3Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 10.8 9.3 8.5 8.9 9.5 10.6 13.0Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.3 14.9 13.7 12.8 14.3 13.4 12.1 11.5Haiti. .......................... 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.0 8.1 6.6 6.2 4.8Aruba. ......................... 3.6 3.7 6.2 4.1 4.2 4.9 3.9 3.4Barbados. ...................... 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.2 2.9Antigua......................... 1.7 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.6Belize.......................... 2.7 2.3 1.8 2.4 1.8 2.1 1.8 1.6Guyana......................... 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2British Virgin Isl<strong>and</strong>s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.1St. Lucia........................ 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1St Kitts <strong>and</strong> Nevis................. 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.7Dominica........................ 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6Grenada........................ 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6St. Vincent <strong>and</strong> the Grenadines. . . . . . 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5bbMontserrat....................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 ( ) 0.1 ( )Gr<strong>and</strong> Total................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Source: Compiled from <strong>of</strong>ficial statistics <strong>of</strong> the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Commerce.abDomestic exports, f.a.s. value.Less than 0.05 percent.
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