Greater Houston Partnership Research | April 2016
E X P O RTS TO _ via Houston-Galveston customs district
G LO B A L H O U S TO N $Value, Millions
Rank
Commodity
1
Cereals
2
Mineral Fuels, Oil, and Refined Products
3
Organic Chemicals
4
Industrial Equipment and Computers
5
’14
’15
% of Total ’15
% Change ’14-’15
1,193.8
1,508.3
21.4
26.3
799.5
1,260.4
17.9
57.7
1,133.2
16.1
11.0
767.5
1,003.9
14.3 April
Plastics and Plastic Products
376.3
641.0
9.1
70.3
6
Electrical Machinery, Equipment, and Parts
202.2
257.5
3.7
27.4
7
Oil Grain, Seed, Fruit, Plant Seeds
109.6
193.9
2.8
76.9
8
Products made of Iron or Steel
174.0
133.7
1.9
-23.2
9
Miscellaneous Chemical Products
103.9
124.1
1.8
19.5
10
Optic, Photographic, Measuring, Medical Instruments
79.6
124.0
1.8
55.7
4,827.8
6,380.1
90.7
32.2
679.8
656.1
9.3
-3.5
5,507.5
7,036.2
100.0
27.8
Total Top 10 Commodities All Other Commodities TOTAL ALL COMMODITIES
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1,021.3
Trade Profiles 30.8 2016
IMPORTS FROM _ via Houston-Galveston customs district $Value, Millions Rank
Commodity
’14
’15
% of Total ’15
% Change ’14-’15
1
Industrial Equipment and Computers
2,293.8
2,436.5
21.3
6.2
2
Electrical Machinery, Equipment, and Parts
1,426.0
1,802.1
15.7
26.4
3
Products made of Iron or Steel
1,075.7
1,033.8
9.0
-3.9
4
Furniture, Bedding, Lamps
710.4
829.2
7.2
16.7
5
Toys, Games, and Sports Equipment
690.2
787.9
6.9
14.2
6
Footwear and Gaiters
765.6
553.4
4.8
-27.7
7
Plastics and Plastic Products
570.9
484.7
4.2
-15.1
8
Organic Chemicals
579.9
437.0
3.8
-24.6
9
Metals of Iron and Steel
400.6
274.0
2.4
-31.6
10
Linens, Needlecraft Sets, Worn Clothing
156.1
214.1
1.9
37.2
Total Top 10 Commodities
8,669.0
8,852.9
77.3
2.1
All Other Commodities
2,394.9
2,606.9
22.7
8.9
11,063.9
11,459.8
100.0
3.6
TOTAL ALL COMMODITIES
Source: WISERTrade from US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division data i