US trade with Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Guyana
In the 2nd quarter of 2017, US trade with Guyana was $208.7 million, down 4.81% ($10.6 million) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
US exports to Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 totaled $100.4 million, up 4.35% ($4.2 million) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
US imports from Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 were $108.3 million, down 11.98% ($14.7 million) from the 2nd quarter of 2016.
US trade deficit with Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 was $7.9 million, a 70.59% decrease ($18.9 million) over the 2nd quarter of 2016.
Guyana was the US 100th largest trading partner in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (up from 102nd in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0212% of US total trade (down from 0.0237% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Guyana was the US 103rd largest export market in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 98th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0261% of US total exports (down from 0.0265% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
Guyana was the US 93rd largest supplier in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (down from 89th in the 2nd quarter of 2016), accounting for 0.0180% of US total imports (down from 0.0219% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
US Exports to Guyana
The major share of US exports to Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 44.19% of US total exports to Guyana (39.77% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 14.69% of US total exports to Guyana (14.32% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 11.14% of US total exports to Guyana (14.68% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 8.50% of US total exports to Guyana (7.58% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 2.68% of US total exports to Guyana (2.26% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 1.93% of US total exports to Guyana (1.80% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 1.68% of US total exports to Guyana (1.60% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $4.4 million;
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $1.9 million;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - an increase of $1.8 million;
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $1.4 million;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - an increase of $1.1 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - an increase of $0.9 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $0.7 million;
- Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster (HS code 34) - an increase of $0.6 million;
- Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code 20) - an increase of $0.6 million;
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $0.6 million;
- Photographic or cinematographic goods (HS code 37) - an increase of $0.4 million;
- Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code 04) - an increase of $0.4 million;
- Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags (HS code 63) - an increase of $0.3 million;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $0.3 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fertilizers (HS code 31) - a decrease of $2.9 million;
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $1.5 million;
- Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes (HS code 28) - a decrease of $1.1 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $0.8 million;
- Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares (HS code 19) - a decrease of $0.7 million;
- Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed (HS code 23) - a decrease of $0.5 million;
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $0.4 million;
- Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (HS code 86) - a decrease of $0.4 million;
- Ships, boats and floating structures (HS code 89) - a decrease of $0.4 million;
- Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics (HS code 32) - a decrease of $0.4 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $0.3 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in Q2 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in Q2 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 (%) |
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01 | Live animals | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
02 | Meat and edible meat offal | 179.9 | 0.18 | 251.4 | -28.44 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 63.6 | 0.06 | 158.3 | -59.81 |
04 | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 2,566.8 | 2.56 | 2,206.2 | 16.34 |
05 | Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | 26.2 | 0.03 | 51.1 | -48.61 |
06 | Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage | 80.7 | 0.08 | 4.3 | 1,768.29 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 78.9 | 0.08 | 151.0 | -47.79 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 401.7 | 0.40 | 358.8 | 11.96 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 148.8 | 0.15 | 227.8 | -34.69 |
10 | Cereals | 2,909.1 | 2.90 | 1,136.5 | 155.97 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 33.7 | 0.03 | 33.7 | -0.09 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 1,183.8 | 1.18 | 94.4 | 1,154.66 |
13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 37.6 | 0.04 | 64.6 | -41.87 |
14 | Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included | 0.0 | 0.00 | 27.3 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 551.6 | 0.55 | 998.6 | -44.76 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 123.7 | 0.12 | 73.7 | 67.97 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 237.9 | 0.24 | 291.7 | -18.46 |
18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 10.5 | 0.01 | 21.1 | -50.14 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 1,667.8 | 1.66 | 2,377.6 | -29.85 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 1,352.5 | 1.35 | 795.7 | 69.98 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 1,852.4 | 1.85 | 2,605.2 | -28.90 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 607.5 | 0.61 | 735.5 | -17.41 |
23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 626.8 | 0.62 | 1,081.4 | -42.04 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 29.3 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 163.3 | 0.16 | 200.2 | -18.47 |
27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 2,528.7 | 2.52 | 1,974.1 | 28.09 |
28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 1,054.2 | 1.05 | 2,139.7 | -50.73 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 299.5 | 0.30 | 275.7 | 8.63 |
30 | Pharmaceutical products | 442.7 | 0.44 | 367.5 | 20.46 |
31 | Fertilizers | 11.3 | 0.01 | 2,935.8 | -99.62 |
32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 651.8 | 0.65 | 1,052.5 | -38.07 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 1,860.9 | 1.85 | 1,527.8 | 21.80 |
34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 1,169.1 | 1.16 | 543.1 | 115.27 |
35 | Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes | 180.1 | 0.18 | 81.7 | 120.54 |
36 | Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.9 | -100.00 |
37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 509.9 | 0.51 | 82.3 | 519.56 |
38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 496.4 | 0.49 | 809.2 | -38.65 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 3,209.9 | 3.20 | 3,161.1 | 1.55 |
40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 1,297.5 | 1.29 | 1,150.0 | 12.83 |
42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 87.3 | 0.09 | 154.0 | -43.34 |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 297.8 | 0.30 | 442.4 | -32.69 |
48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 1,398.4 | 1.39 | 1,115.6 | 25.35 |
49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 242.4 | 0.24 | 178.2 | 36.08 |
52 | Cotton | 23.3 | 0.02 | 15.9 | 46.49 |
54 | Man-made filaments | 0.0 | 0.00 | 128.1 | -100.00 |
55 | Man-made staple fibers | 13.4 | 0.01 | 218.8 | -93.87 |
56 | Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof | 91.3 | 0.09 | 168.5 | -45.80 |
57 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings | 120.3 | 0.12 | 16.8 | 616.45 |
58 | Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 76.0 | -100.00 |
59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 168.2 | 0.17 | 22.2 | 656.56 |
60 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 0.0 | 0.00 | 92.3 | -100.00 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 22.9 | 0.02 | 20.9 | 9.31 |
62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 131.4 | 0.13 | 204.5 | -35.73 |
63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 542.4 | 0.54 | 200.7 | 170.32 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 361.5 | 0.36 | 233.8 | 54.62 |
65 | Headgear and parts thereof | 7.4 | 0.01 | 41.5 | -82.12 |
66 | Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof | 9.6 | 0.01 | 4.0 | 141.29 |
67 | Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair | 195.5 | 0.19 | 91.7 | 113.26 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 142.8 | 0.14 | 350.1 | -59.23 |
69 | Ceramic products | 186.5 | 0.19 | 126.5 | 47.42 |
70 | Glass and glassware | 503.7 | 0.50 | 557.9 | -9.71 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 94.7 | 0.09 | 146.1 | -35.19 |
72 | Iron and steel | 352.3 | 0.35 | 202.0 | 74.44 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 6,956.5 | 6.93 | 6,105.6 | 13.94 |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 109.0 | 0.11 | 70.7 | 54.21 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 342.7 | 0.34 | 305.3 | 12.26 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.2 | -100.00 |
79 | Zinc and articles thereof | 56.0 | 0.06 | 24.1 | 132.55 |
81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.3 | -100.00 |
82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 300.2 | 0.30 | 265.0 | 13.31 |
83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 419.6 | 0.42 | 303.5 | 38.23 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 20,457.8 | 20.38 | 19,053.4 | 7.37 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 8,871.5 | 8.84 | 7,015.1 | 26.46 |
86 | Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds | 4.2 | 0.00 | 424.9 | -99.01 |
87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 10,748.9 | 10.71 | 6,323.8 | 69.97 |
88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 1,847.2 | 1.84 | 3,312.3 | -44.23 |
89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 77.3 | 0.08 | 486.9 | -84.12 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,362.6 | 2.35 | 1,650.0 | 43.18 |
91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 14.3 | 0.01 | 49.8 | -71.29 |
92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 6.5 | 0.01 | 25.1 | -74.00 |
93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.8 | -100.00 |
94 | Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings | 674.5 | 0.67 | 662.9 | 1.74 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 159.1 | 0.16 | 203.4 | -21.80 |
96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 900.0 | 0.90 | 978.3 | -8.01 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0.0 | 0.00 | 16.3 | -100.00 |
US Imports from Guyana
The major share of US imports from Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 (and in the 2nd quarter of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 61.08% of US total imports from Guyana (71.41% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 25.70% of US total imports from Guyana (16.24% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 8.43% of US total imports from Guyana (6.51% in the 2nd quarter of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.56% of US total imports from Guyana (2.16% in the 2nd quarter of 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $7.5 million;
- Ores, slag and ash (HS code 26) - an increase of $1.1 million;
- Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code 22) - an increase of $0.5 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Guyana in the 2nd quarter of 2017 over the 2nd quarter of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin (HS code 71) - a decrease of $21.7 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - a decrease of $0.5 million.
HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in Q2 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in Q2 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in Q2 2017 over Q2 2016 (%) |
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01 | Live animals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 58.1 | -100.00 |
03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 25,277.5 | 23.35 | 17,793.2 | 42.06 |
07 | Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers | 13.8 | 0.01 | 34.5 | -59.90 |
08 | Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons | 96.6 | 0.09 | 161.7 | -40.26 |
09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 50.1 | 0.05 | 43.8 | 14.39 |
10 | Cereals | 18.2 | 0.02 | 47.1 | -61.42 |
11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | -100.00 |
12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | -100.00 |
15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 6.8 | 0.01 | 13.0 | -47.68 |
16 | Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates | 37.6 | 0.03 | 26.4 | 42.50 |
17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 0.0 | 0.00 | 24.4 | -100.00 |
19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 232.9 | 0.22 | 341.5 | -31.79 |
20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 134.6 | 0.12 | 63.8 | 110.77 |
21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 168.1 | 0.16 | 46.1 | 264.83 |
22 | Beverages, spirits and vinegar | 1,794.6 | 1.66 | 1,303.0 | 37.73 |
24 | Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.8 | -100.00 |
25 | Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement | 15.4 | 0.01 | 34.8 | -55.62 |
26 | Ores, slag and ash | 9,115.1 | 8.42 | 7,973.4 | 14.32 |
29 | Organic chemicals | 69.0 | 0.06 | 88.0 | -21.61 |
33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 3.6 | 0.00 | 18.9 | -81.18 |
34 | Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.7 | -100.00 |
39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 1.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 2,770.6 | 2.56 | 2,656.4 | 4.30 |
61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 179.0 | 0.17 | 677.7 | -73.59 |
64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 1.1 | 0.00 | 1.6 | -31.39 |
68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 2.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
70 | Glass and glassware | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.9 | -100.00 |
71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 66,136.9 | 61.08 | 87,838.0 | -24.71 |
73 | Articles of iron or steel | 34.5 | 0.03 | 0.0 | ∞ |
74 | Copper and articles thereof | 97.2 | 0.09 | 61.8 | 57.21 |
76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 21.4 | 0.02 | 64.1 | -66.61 |
78 | Lead and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 91.0 | -100.00 |
84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 24.5 | 0.02 | 273.2 | -91.01 |
85 | Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles | 4.1 | 0.00 | 14.2 | -71.31 |
90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 17.4 | -100.00 |
95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.1 | -100.00 |
97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 0.0 | 0.00 | 24.3 | -100.00 |