US Latin Trade 1H 2005

Abel Halpern August 21, 2006

U.S. TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA 1H 2005 Trade in goods during the first half of 2005 in US$ millions. Percent change over first half of 2004.
	U.S. exports	1H05/ 1H04	U.S. imports	1H05/ 1H04	Total	1H05/ 1H04
Argentina	$2,063.5	31.0%	$2,351.0	35.0%	$4,414.5	33.1%
Bolivia	$107.1	21.0%	$125.8	-9.2%	$232.9	2.6%
Brazil	$7,224.0	3.6%	$12,783.5	28.1%	$20,007.5	18.1%
Chile	$2,558.9	52.1%	$3,714.9	41.9%	$6,273.8	45.9%
Colombia	$2,685.5	23.8%	$4,349.2	21.0%	$7,034.7	22.0%
Costa Rica	$1,699.2	-4.9%	$1,798.8	-0.7%	$3,498.0	-2.8%
Cuba	$192.4	-23.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dom. Rep	$2,312.0	9.8%	$2,302.4	5.8%	$4,614.4	7.8%
Ecuador	$958.2	27.1%	$2,990.2	47.4%	$3,948.4	41.9%
El Salvador	$956.7	-3.9%	$1,014.9	2.0%	$1,971.6	-0.9%
Guatemala	$1,377.8	17.2%	$1,794.1	9.4%	$3,171.9	12.7%
Haiti	$328.1	2.2%	$227.2	31.6%	$555.3	12.5%
Honduras	$1,567.0	4.9%	$1,951.6	6.3%	$3,518.6	5.6%
Mexico	$57,911.0	8.0%	$83,611.6	8.6%	$141,522.6	8.4%
Nicaragua	$305.5	3.6%	$590.1	27.7%	$895.6	18.3%
Panama	$1,119.9	19.9%	$161.1	-9.2%	$1,281.0	15.2%
Paraguay	$483.1	66.2%	$25.0	5.9%	$508.1	61.7%
Peru	$1,171.9	21.6%	$2,369.5	55.7%	$3,541.4	42.4%
Uruguay	$170.1	6.2%	$386.3	50.7%	$556.4	33.6%
Venezuela	$2,970.4	39.5%	$16,638.9	33.6%	$19,609.3	34.5%
Total	$88,162.5	*10.5%*	$139,186.1	*15.4%*	$227,348.6	*13.5%*
Note: Not seasonally adjusted. Exports F.A.S. basis, imports C.I.F. basis. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Latin Business Chronicle

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