EXPORTING TO CUBA

EXPORTING TO CUBA
2008-07-21.
Cuba Transition Project

Table I. U.S. Trade with Cuba, 2000-2007

Year Total Exports (Value in millions of U.S. dollars)

2007 $447.1
2006 $340.5
2005 $369.0
2004 $404.1
2003 $259.1
2002 $145.9
2001 $7.2
2000 $7.0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics, "Trade in Goods
with Cuba, "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c2390.html
(accessed July 2008).

Table II. Select U.S. Exports to Cuba, 2007

Goods Value (in millions of U.S. dollars)

Corn $109.019
Meats (including poultry) $84.825
Wheat $70.175
Animal Feed $56.813
Soybeans $43.773
Rice $24.676
Oilseeds/Food Oils $20.451
Wood (logs and lumber) $8.956
Vegetables $2.260
Fruits (including frozen juices) $1.926
Pharmaceutical preparations $1.866

Source: Adapted from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics, "U.S.
Exports to Cuba from 2003 to 2007 By 5-digit End-use Code,"
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/exports/c2390.html
(accessed July 2008).

Table III. Top States: Exports to Cuba, 2007

State (ranked in order of exports) Total Exports (value in millions of
U.S. dollars)

Louisiana $173.270
Texas $57.795
Florida $42.015
Virginia $32.630
Minnesota $21.141
Kansas $19.826
Nebraska $18.881
Georgia $15.389
Illinois $5.643
North Carolina $3.281
Alabama $3.019
Arkansas $1.377

Source: U.S Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration,
State Export Data, http://tse.export.gov (accessed July 2008).

Table IV. Cuba's Top Five Trading Partners (Imports), 2006

Country (ranked in order of imports by Cuba)* Exports to Cuba (in
billions of U.S. dollars)**

*Venezuela ** $2.209
*China ** $1.569
*Spain ** $0.846
*Germany ** $0.616
*United States ** $0.484

Source: Cuba, Oficina Nacional de Estadisticas (ONE), Anuario
Estadistico de Cuba 2006 (2007).

The CTP can be contacted at P.O. Box 248174, Coral Gables, Florida
33124-3010, Tel: 305-284-CUBA (2822), Fax: 305-284-4875, and by email at
ctp.iccas@miami.edu. The CTP Website is accessible at
http://ctp.iccas.miami.edu/.

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