The BigBook: Economic Development
Top 10 commodities by value EXPORTS1
1 2
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery $4,473.79
Plastics
3 Pharmaceutical products 4
5 6
Vehicles, not railway Organic chemicals Electrical machinery
7 Misc. chemical products 8
Tobacco
9 Optic photo, etc., medical or surgical instruments
10 Misc. grain, seed, fruit
2,120.35 1,591.99 1,407.92
1,361.54
1,067.14 1,050.20
Top 10 trading partners by value IMPORTS1
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery $10,047.93
Electrical machinery
Apparel, knitted or crocheted
1,080.18 Pharmaceutical products Plastics
Apparel, not knitted or crocheted
1,042.53 871.77 1 In millions of U.S. dollars for 2015 at the Port of Virginia
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia Maritime Association, Virginia Port Authority
Top 10 commodities by short tons EXPORTS1
IMPORTS1
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9
10
Mineral fuel, oil, etc. 26,503.41 Wood 2,477.57 2,156.35
Misc. grain, seed, fruit
Food waste; animal feed
Paper and paperboard
1,541.09
Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery 1,035.62
Salt, sulfur, earth, stone 713.14 Furniture and bedding 680.19
Woodpulp, etc. 1,696.11 Beverages, spirit and vinegar 545.08 Vehicles, not railway 493.54 Plastics 485.79
Cereals 913.41 Plastics 650.61
590.79 Fertilizers 425.18 Iron and steel 395.99
Stone, plaster, cement 419.19 Mineral fuel, oil, etc. 395.20 Electrical machinery 374.64
Iron and steel 362.39 1 In thousands of short tons for 2015 at the Port of Virginia. A short ton equals 2,000 pounds.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia Maritime Association, Virginia Port Authority
Top 10 U.S. East Coast container ports Port
TEUs1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10
New York/New Jersey Savannah, Ga. Port of Virginia Charleston, S.C.
Port Everglades, Fla. Miami
Jacksonville, Fla. Baltimore
Philadelphia Wilmington, N.C. 1 20-foot equivalent unit
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia Maritime Association, Virginia Port Authority, American Association of Port Authorities
78 MARCH 2017
6,371,720 3,737,403 2,549,270 1,973,204 1,056,524 1,007,782 926,188 840,314 427,630 291,873
Market share 32% 19 13 10 5 5 5 4 2 2
Toys, games, sports equipment
Beverages, spirits and vinegar
3,279.70
Vehicles, not railway 2,908.27 Furniture and bedding
2,235.29 1,713.12 1,599.55
1,597.26 1,261.38
1,180.14 1,151.10 1
1 2 3
5 6 7 8 9
EXPORTS1
China $2,863.84 Belgium 1,946.62 Germany 1,911.45
4 United Kingdom 1,711.14 Brazil 1,643.89
Netherlands 1,463.44 IMPORTS1
China $10,841.22 Germany 4,269.31 India 2,598.61 Italy 2,463.02 Japan 1,800.65 Brazil 1,787.81
Saudi Arabia 1,044.51 United Kingdom 1,524.20 Japan 1,026.94 India 992.41
10 South Korea 718.66
Vietnam 1,422.29 Indonesia 1,404.91 Malaysia 1,328.34
In millions of U.S. dollars for 2015 at the Port of Virginia Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia Maritime Association, Virginia Port Authority
Top 10 trading partners by short tons
EXPORTS1
1 2
3 4
5 6 7 8 9
10 Brazil
Netherlands United
Kingdom Italy
China Japan Turkey Ukraine India
South Korea
4,772.10 3,804.23
3,410.52 3,400.88
3,064.80 2,036.38 1,924.95 1,701.84 1,588.62 1,362.55
IMPORTS1
Germany Brazil India
Italy
Canada Turkey Spain France
Vietnam
China 2,301.86 761.56
723.05 658.92
563.53 429.48 411.22 338.82 325.08 310.89
1 In thousands of short tons for 2015 at the Port of Virginia. A short ton equals 2,000 pounds.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia Maritime Association, Virginia Port Authority
Total cargo by trade lane EXPORTS1
Africa
Northeast Asia Southeast Asia Caribbean
Central America Northern Europe India and others Mediterranean Middle East
North America Oceania
S outh America
1,089.68 6,820.16 1,993.27 389.88 146.74
14,365.34 1,895.83 7,583.14 635.35 819.68 64.49
5,657.39
IMPORTS1 193.01
2,744.88 926.89 66.84
117.52
2,583.54 759.78
1,505.09 127.42 448.78 44.12
1,302.35
1 In thousands of short tons in 2015 for cargo at the Port of Virginia. Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia Maritime Association, Virginia Port Authority
PORT STATS
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