US trade with Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017
Published or Updated: Oct 23, 2017
The report on US foreign trade in goods with Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017: exports, imports, balance, product types and groups, dynamics.
US Trade with Papua New Guinea
In the first half of 2017, US trade with Papua New Guinea totaled $111.7 million, up 22.25% ($20.3 million) from the first half of 2016.
US exports to Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 were $29.3 million, down 44.28% ($23.3 million) from the first half of 2016.
US imports from Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 totaled $82.4 million, up 112.53% ($43.6 million) from the first half of 2016.
US trade balance with Papua New Guinea went from a surplus of $13.8 million in the first half of 2016, to a deficit of $53.1 million in the first half of 2017.
Papua New Guinea was the US 138th largest trading partner in the first half of 2017 (up from 141st in the first half of 2016), accounting for 0.0058% of US total trade (up from 0.0051% in the first half of 2016).
Papua New Guinea was the US 158th largest export market in the first half of 2017 (down from 134th in the first half of 2016), accounting for 0.0039% of US total exports (down from 0.0074% in the first half of 2016).
Papua New Guinea was the US 112th largest supplier in the first half of 2017 (up from 126th in the first half of 2016), accounting for 0.0071% of US total imports (up from 0.0036% in the first half of 2016).
US Exports to Papua New Guinea
The major share of US exports to Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 (and in the first half of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Machinery, equipment and vehicles (HS codes 84-90) - 70.29% of US total exports to Papua New Guinea (56.88% in the first half of 2016);
- Chemical products (HS codes 28-40) - 12.58% of US total exports to Papua New Guinea (5.84% in the first half of 2016);
- Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 3.11% of US total exports to Papua New Guinea (2.63% in the first half of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 2.68% of US total exports to Papua New Guinea (24.11% in the first half of 2016);
- Wood and wood products (HS codes 44-49) - 2.17% of US total exports to Papua New Guinea (1.07% in the first half of 2016);
- Textiles, textile products and footwear (HS codes 50-67) - 2.00% of US total exports to Papua New Guinea (0.91% in the first half of 2016).
The largest gains in US exports to Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof (HS code 84) - an increase of $2.7 million;
- Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (HS code 33) - an increase of $1.6 million;
- Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof (HS code 90) - an increase of $1.3 million;
- Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof (HS code 87) - an increase of $1.1 million;
- Aluminum and articles thereof (HS code 76) - an increase of $0.4 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted (HS code 61) - an increase of $0.2 million;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard (HS code 48) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials (HS code 68) - an increase of $0.1 million;
- Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts (HS code 13) - an increase of $0.1 million.
The largest declines in US exports to Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof (HS code 88) - a decrease of $13.5 million;
- Cereals (HS code 10) - a decrease of $10.2 million;
- Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code 12) - a decrease of $1.5 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) - a decrease of $0.9 million;
- Articles of iron or steel (HS code 73) - a decrease of $0.8 million;
- Miscellaneous chemical products (HS code 38) - a decrease of $0.7 million;
- Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code 21) - a decrease of $0.4 million;
- Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39) - a decrease of $0.2 million;
- Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted (HS code 62) - a decrease of $0.2 million;
- Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof (HS code 81) - a decrease of $0.1 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 $0.1 million;
- Miscellaneous articles of base metal (HS code 83) - a decrease of $0.1 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of exports in first-half 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total export (%) |
Value of exports in first-half 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first-half 2017 over first-half 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cereals | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10,184.7 | -100.00 |
| 11 | Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.6 | -100.00 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 492.7 | 1.68 | 1,944.6 | -74.66 |
| 13 | Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts | 90.5 | 0.31 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 17 | Sugars and sugar confectionery | 3.7 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 3.8 | 0.01 | 3.0 | 27.61 |
| 19 | Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers’ wares | 119.2 | 0.41 | 88.0 | 35.45 |
| 20 | Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants | 11.5 | 0.04 | 7.4 | 54.71 |
| 21 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | 65.2 | 0.22 | 451.8 | -85.57 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 13.0 | 0.04 | 10.5 | 24.10 |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes | 25.9 | 0.09 | 133.1 | -80.54 |
| 29 | Organic chemicals | 227.1 | 0.77 | 193.6 | 17.29 |
| 30 | Pharmaceutical products | 17.9 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 32 | Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics | 42.8 | 0.15 | 44.2 | -3.19 |
| 33 | Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations | 2,382.7 | 8.13 | 792.6 | 200.62 |
| 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 | 37.8 | 0.13 | 11.7 | 222.16 |
| 37 | Photographic or cinematographic goods | 7.5 | 0.03 | 9.0 | -16.84 |
| 38 | Miscellaneous chemical products | 519.9 | 1.77 | 1,238.9 | -58.04 |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 173.5 | 0.59 | 408.4 | -57.52 |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 253.0 | 0.86 | 238.1 | 6.25 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 4.6 | 0.02 | 22.3 | -79.18 |
| 48 | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 471.5 | 1.61 | 343.9 | 37.09 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 164.2 | 0.56 | 217.4 | -24.48 |
| 55 | Man-made staple fibers | 76.5 | 0.26 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 59 | Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use | 10.6 | 0.04 | 18.6 | -42.69 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 241.8 | 0.82 | 39.6 | 511.30 |
| 62 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 230.3 | 0.79 | 408.4 | -43.62 |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 25.7 | 0.09 | 13.3 | 93.12 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 108.2 | 0.37 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 69 | Ceramic products | 3.8 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 70 | Glass and glassware | 10.2 | 0.03 | 5.9 | 72.93 |
| 71 | Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin | 5.2 | 0.02 | 41.4 | -87.46 |
| 72 | Iron and steel | 7.6 | 0.03 | 26.5 | -71.20 |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 182.0 | 0.62 | 936.6 | -80.57 |
| 75 | Nickel and articles thereof | 14.8 | 0.05 | 2.7 | 446.14 |
| 76 | Aluminum and articles thereof | 488.6 | 1.67 | 44.1 | 1,006.76 |
| 81 | Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof | 39.5 | 0.13 | 172.0 | -77.03 |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 139.4 | 0.48 | 60.3 | 131.25 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 38.6 | 0.13 | 141.1 | -72.61 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 11,585.8 | 39.53 | 8,923.5 | 29.83 |
| 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 | 1,688.7 | 5.76 | 2,553.5 | -33.87 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 33.6 | -100.00 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 1,204.0 | 4.11 | 94.9 | 1,168.73 |
| 88 | Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof | 3,386.9 | 11.56 | 16,891.9 | -79.95 |
| 89 | Ships, boats and floating structures | 27.0 | 0.09 | 44.2 | -38.90 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 2,710.4 | 9.25 | 1,378.1 | 96.68 |
| 91 | Clocks and watches and parts thereof | 10.9 | 0.04 | 31.2 | -65.10 |
| 92 | Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.4 | -100.00 |
| 93 | Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof | 47.7 | 0.16 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 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 | 26.5 | 0.09 | 86.9 | -69.48 |
| 95 | Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof | 8.4 | 0.03 | 5.6 | 49.56 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 66.9 | 0.23 | 11.7 | 473.46 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 150.7 | 0.51 | 10.1 | 1,395.22 |
US Imports from Papua New Guinea
The major share of US imports from Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 (and in the first half of 2016) was accounted for the following product types:
- Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 47.96% of US total imports from Papua New Guinea (0.00% in the first half of 2016);
- Food products and agricultural raw materials (HS codes 01-24) - 46.06% of US total imports from Papua New Guinea (83.63% in the first half of 2016).
The largest gains in US imports from Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS code 27) - an increase of $39.5 million;
- Coffee, tea, maté and spices (HS code 09) - an increase of $9.3 million;
- Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques (HS code 97) - an increase of $1.2 million;
- Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS code 03) - an increase of $0.5 million;
- Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal (HS code 44) - an increase of $0.3 million.
The largest declines in US imports from Papua New Guinea in the first half of 2017 over the first half of 2016 were recorded for the following product groups:
- Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code 15) - a decrease of $2.7 million;
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code 18) - a decrease of $1.5 million.
| HS code |
Name of product group | Value of imports in first-half 2017 (USD thousand) |
Share in total import (%) |
Value of imports in first-half 2016 (USD thousand) |
Change in first-half 2017 over first-half 2016 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates | 500.5 | 0.61 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 09 | Coffee, tea, maté and spices | 26,664.9 | 32.37 | 17,365.3 | 53.55 |
| 12 | Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder | 15.7 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 15 | Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2,741.9 | -100.00 |
| 18 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | 10,446.2 | 12.68 | 11,927.6 | -12.42 |
| 23 | Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed | 316.3 | 0.38 | 382.0 | -17.20 |
| 27 | Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | 39,505.8 | 47.96 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 0.6 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.0 | -100.00 |
| 41 | Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.7 | -100.00 |
| 42 | Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut) | 2.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 44 | Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal | 368.5 | 0.45 | 88.1 | 318.26 |
| 49 | Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5.8 | -100.00 |
| 61 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted | 31.3 | 0.04 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 63 | Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags | 9.2 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 64 | Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles | 6.9 | 0.01 | 0.8 | 779.18 |
| 68 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials | 9.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 73 | Articles of iron or steel | 19.5 | 0.02 | 0.0 | ∞ |
| 82 | Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.8 | -100.00 |
| 83 | Miscellaneous articles of base metal | 2.9 | 0.00 | 7.7 | -61.85 |
| 84 | Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof | 112.1 | 0.14 | 150.2 | -25.37 |
| 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 | 36.2 | 0.04 | 75.6 | -52.16 |
| 87 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof | 43.2 | 0.05 | 34.9 | 23.80 |
| 90 | Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof | 0.0 | 0.00 | 25.3 | -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 | 26.9 | 0.03 | 2.3 | 1,093.18 |
| 96 | Miscellaneous manufactured articles | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.2 | -100.00 |
| 97 | Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques | 1,689.7 | 2.05 | 493.4 | 242.49 |