Sep 16, 2014
Laredo’s logistics = $253 Billion trading on the edge
LAREDO - Laredo’s trade with the world grew 5.87 percent to reach a record $253.15 billion in 2013, which propelled it past Houston and Detroit to the number three ranking...
LAREDO – Laredo’s trade with the world grew 5.87 percent to reach a record $253.15 billion in 2013, which propelled it past Houston and Detroit to the number three ranking in the nation, according to the City of Laredo’s 2014 Trade Numbers Report.
Laredo’s 2013 total imports were a record-setting $140.74 billion, the fourth greatest total in the nation behind Los Angeles, New York and Chicago and narrowly ahead of New Orleans.
Laredo’s total exports were a record $112.42 billion in 2013, and the Customs district ranked fifth nationally, as it has since 2007.
| Commodity | 2013 Value | 2012 Value | Chg. |
| Motor vehicle parts | $12,545,939,351 | $12,197,689,721 | 2.86% |
| Gasoline, other fuels | $3,033,693,527 | $2,664,574,348 | 13.85% |
| Cellular, landline phones, parts | $2,928,423,572 | $2,891,664,847 | 1.27% |
| Motor vehicles for transporting people | $2,528,810,820 | $2,811,740,882 | -10.06% |
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Internal combustion piston engines, including aircraft | $2,071,471,663 | $1,585,066,339 | 30.69% |
| Plastics | $1,864,491,790 | $1,656,771,265 | 12.54% |
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Electrical supplies, apparatus, less than 1000V | $1,634,655,931 | $1,351,284,801 | 20.97% |
| Engine parts | $1,444,488,706 | $1,327,926,373 | 8.78% |
| Insulated wire, cable | $1,421,856,196 | $1,262,495,760 | 12.62% |
| Computer chips | $1,414,408,714 | $1,149,099,629 | 23.09% |
| Total Exports | $112,415,410,270 | $105,254,071,432 | 6.80% |
*ranked by 2013 commodity value
| Port | Total 2013 Export Value |
| City of Laredo | $83,034,611,281 |
| Hidalgo | $10,819,541,956 |
| Brownsville | $9,237,421,810 |
| Eagle Pass | $7,107,687,282 |
| Del Rio | $1,869,366,581 |
*ranked by 2013 export dollar value
See the full 2014 Trade Numbers Report.
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