Top 25 U.S. Exports and Imports by 6-Digit HS through the District of New Orleans, Based on 2004 Values Showing U.S. Total Value (Value in Millions of Dollars) EXPORTS New Orleans U.S. Totals Rank Commodity Code and Description 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Total Exports 36,786 33,538 32,664 32,979 35,799 818,775 724,771 693,103 729,100 781,918 Total Top 25 Commodities 20,010 18,489 16,953 14,192 14,593 129,751 118,553 106,730 70,418 73,562 1 120100 Soybeans 4,113 4,981 3,825 3,331 3,595 6,687 7,965 5,751 5,433 5,327 2 100590 Corn, Other Than Seed Corn 3,811 3,318 3,695 3,300 3,295 5,962 4,778 4,930 4,568 4,540 3 854221 Digital Monolithic Integrated Circuits 1,955 1,711 1,589 0 0 30,389 31,147 27,450 0 0 4 271019 Oil (not Crude) From Petrol & Bitum Mineral Etc. 1,127 771 722 0 0 6,426 4,622 3,853 0 0 5 100190 Wheat (Other Than Durum Wheat), And Meslin 1,116 888 794 729 741 5,021 3,740 3,464 3,188 3,162 6 847330 Parts & Accessories For Computers 1,010 974 1,345 1,932 2,400 17,913 17,605 16,046 19,346 23,829 7 880330 Parts Of Airplanes Or Helicopters 880 948 837 890 845 13,393 12,290 11,993 13,529 12,969 8 854229 Monolithic Integrated Circuits, Other Than Digit 690 584 524 0 0 9,039 7,449 6,841 0 0 9 841191 Turbojet And Turbopropeller Parts 573 461 363 366 340 8,150 6,630 6,886 6,985 6,753 10 230400 Soybean Oilcake & Other Solid Residue 453 711 854 1,076 948 1,067 1,181 1,217 1,389 1,177 11 880230 Airplanes of an Unladen Weight > 2000, Nov 15000 445 82 52 137 26 3,739 3,163 2,421 2,516 3,062 12 230310 Residues Of Starch Mfr And Similar Residues 393 463 428 471 470 606 609 558 603 598 13 271011 Light Oils& Prep (not Crude) From Petrol & Bitu 339 70 80 0 0 3,508 2,670 2,289 0 0 14 711319 Jewelry And Parts Thereof, Of Precious Metal 331 193 208 185 200 2,520 2,044 2,020 1,908 1,057 15 284410 Natural Uranium & Compounds, Alloys & Ceramics E 298 290 133 149 106 341 326 167 165 127 16 902110 Orthopedic Appliances, Parts & Accessories 281 165 125 0 0 842 820 702 0 0 17 854140 Photosensitive Semiconductor Device 278 227 142 138 231 1,397 1,080 912 1,206 1,305 18 293100 Organo-inorganic Compounds 268 203 86 365 365 783 648 448 827 846 19 290250 Styrene 255 126 47 23 42 1,571 871 728 436 935 20 271312 Petroleum Coke, Calcined 253 207 257 265 259 689 643 687 777 779 21 847130 Portable Computers Weighing Less Than 10 kg 249 232 178 137 111 2,016 1,777 1,538 1,453 1,534 22 100610 Rice In The Husk (Paddy Or Rough) 232 271 150 141 118 317 321 201 162 181 23 382490 Products And Residuals Of Chemical Industry 227 202 125 180 133 1,667 1,351 1,269 1,507 1,409 24 901890 Medical Instruments 222 199 240 233 205 5,024 4,267 3,911 3,993 3,472 25 100630 Rice 212 211 153 144 163 685 556 449 427 500 All Other Commodities 16,777 15,049 15,711 18,786 21,205 689,024 606,218 586,373 658,682 708,356 IMPORTS New Orleans U.S. Totals Rank Commodity Code and Description 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Total Imports 78,829 60,879 54,780 52,323 58,581 1,469,704 1,257,121 1,161,366 1,140,999 1,218,022 Total Top 25 Commodities 49,352 35,839 29,738 24,575 28,121 364,675 288,556 243,802 193,973 211,062 1 270900 Crude Oil From Petroleum And Bituminous Minerals 25,273 17,482 14,838 14,773 17,633 136,030 101,795 79,252 75,157 89,876 2 847130 Portable Computers Weighing Less Than 10 kg 4,949 3,995 2,296 206 91 16,020 13,166 10,401 7,381 7,060 3 271019 Oil (not Crude) From Petrol & Bitum Mineral Etc. 2,931 1,390 1,297 0 0 19,237 13,634 10,636 0 0 4 271121 Natural Gas, Gaseous 2,204 1,815 1,375 1,548 1,669 20,238 16,129 10,194 14,470 12,004 5 854221 Digital Monolithic Integrated Circuits 1,231 1,056 923 0 0 16,130 15,701 17,511 0 0 6 847330 Parts & Accessories For Computers 1,231 1,175 1,781 1,735 2,871 26,991 22,700 23,484 24,570 31,561 7 902150 Pacemakers For Stimulating Heart Muscles 1,210 1,142 741 559 110 1,301 1,297 835 637 287 8 720110 Nonalloy Pig Iron 0.5 Percent Or Less Phosphorus 1,027 377 360 336 447 1,336 571 510 467 577 9 880230 Airplanes of an Unladen Weight > 2000, Nov 15000 976 1,161 1,193 1,003 836 5,062 6,388 6,545 6,538 5,442 10 271111 Natural Gas, Liquefied 874 1,129 286 471 276 3,670 2,374 780 947 591 11 760110 Unwrought Aluminum, Not Alloyed 844 519 522 267 437 3,127 2,378 1,918 2,082 1,660 12 870840 Gear Boxes For Motor Vehicles 674 219 200 199 235 5,583 4,390 4,083 4,208 4,811 13 270400 Coke, Lignite Or Peat; Retort Carbon 596 65 91 31 59 1,232 235 218 191 272 14 271011 Light Oils & Preparations (not Crude) From Petro 587 380 175 0 0 18,742 13,033 10,109 0 0 15 721391 Hot-rolled Bars and rods of Iron 569 181 222 174 193 1,509 533 830 690 694 16 400122 Technically Specified Natural Rubber (tsnr) 566 396 296 238 331 1,113 757 564 458 615 17 870899 Parts And Accessories Of Motor Vehicles 469 352 414 351 373 13,612 11,614 10,357 9,070 9,557 18 300490 Medicaments For Retail 467 197 58 13 31 20,559 18,458 14,644 9,997 6,842 19 310210 Urea 451 395 133 336 172 921 787 509 706 563 20 852520 Transmission and Reception Apparatus 423 634 647 480 293 20,989 15,556 13,794 12,349 10,109 21 090111 Coffee, Not Roasted, Not Decaffeinated 393 347 302 360 730 1,644 1,409 1,190 1,177 2,133 22 290511 Methanol (methyl Alcohol) 371 329 241 267 131 1,059 895 648 826 577 23 901890 Medical Instruments 348 293 282 304 279 4,300 3,860 3,190 2,782 2,517 24 847160 Computer Input Or Output Units 346 583 928 804 843 18,709 15,893 17,374 15,793 19,922 25 Parts of Seats 341 230 137 120 82 5,558 5,004 4,226 3,478 3,392 All Other Commodities 29,477 25,039 25,042 27,748 30,460 1,105,029 968,565 917,564 947,027 1,006,960 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division