Led by U.S. exports of copper, dairy products, fuel oil & soybeans, America's trade surplus with Holland jumped 34% to $13.8 billion in 2006.
With a population of 16.6 million, the Netherlands exported US$17.3 billion worth of merchandise to the United States in 2006, up 16.7% from 2005 and up 76% in 4 years.
Dutch imports from the U.S. rose 17.4% to $31.1 billion in 2006, up 70% since 2002.
In terms of the merchandise flow between the two countries, America’s trade surplus with the Netherlands was a healthy $13.8 billion in 2006, up 62.5% from 2002. The U.S. trade surplus with the Netherlands increased 18.3% in 2006 – a big improvement from the 2% surplus decrease in 2005 from the year earlier.
Dutch Exports to U.S.
Of the $17.3 billion in American imports from the Netherlands in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.
Other petroleum products …US$4.2 billion (24.2% of Netherlands to U.S. exports, up 34% from 2005)
Service industry machinery & trade tools … $1.13 billion (6.5%, up 50.7%)
Wine & related products … $1.08 billion (6.2%, up 15.8%)
Fuel oil … $840 million (4.8%, up 62.6%)
Other scientific, medical & hospital equipment … $625.1 million (3.6%, down 4%)
Medicinal, dental & pharmaceutical preparations … $610.3 million (3.5%, up 22%)
Industrial organic chemicals … $532.8 million (3.1%, up 0.6%)
Nuclear fuel materials & fuels … $483 million (2.9%, up 97.9%)
Semi-finished iron & steel mill products … $400.8 million (2.3%, up 31.2%)
Other industrial machinery … $355.2 million (2%, up 13%)
Fastest-Growing Dutch Exports to U.S.
Below are American imports from the Netherlands in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.
Coal & related fuels … US$13.7 million (up 910% from 2005)
New & used passenger cars … $8.4 million (up 116%, but down 97% since 2002)
Tin … $2.6 million (up 109%)
Railway transportation equipment … $8.7 million (up 99%)
Nuclear fuel materials & fuels … $483 million (up 98%)
Dutch Imports from U.S.
Of the $31.1 billion in American exports to the Netherlands in 2006, the following product categories had the highest values.
Pharmaceutical preparations … US$4.6 billion (14.8% of Netherlands from U.S. imports, up 12.4% from 2005)
Medicinal equipment … $2.3 billion (7.3%, up 11.9%)
Telecommunications equipment … $2.1 billion (6.7%, down 5.6%)
Computer accessories … $1.9 billion (6%, down 1.4%)
Organic chemicals … $1.9 billion (6%, up 42.1%)
Fuel oil … $1.2 billion (4%, up 428.2%)
Other household goods … $1 billion (3.3%, up 37%)
Civilian aircraft … $888 million (2.9%, up 243.5%)
Other chemicals … $772.9 million (2.5%, up 16.4%)
Civilian aircraft parts … $767.4 million (2.5%, up 17%)
Fastest-Growing Dutch Imports from U.S.
Below are American exports to the Netherlands in 2006 with the highest percentage sales increases from 2005.
This article presents independent calculations and insights based on data drawn from the CIA World Factbook and the U.S. Census Bureau – Foreign Trade Statistics.
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