MAURITANIA

2012 Ranking: 118th Largest Export Market for U.S. Goods (2011: 125th)
In 2012, overall trade to Mauritania from the United States improved, with U.S. exports to Mauritania increasing by 13.7 percent to $276.7 million. Mauritanian exports to the U.S., however, decreased by 28.08 percent to $694,000, with top Mauritanian exports including Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities (at $326,500), Fish & Other Marine Products (at $216,000), and Computer & Electronic Equipment (at $55,500). In 2009, Mauritanias eligibility for U.S. trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunities Act of 2000 was reinstated, which extends preferential access for imports from beneficiary Sub-Saharan African countries until September 2015. TOP 10 STATES EXPORTING TO MAURITANIA
State Total Exports to Mauritania
Percent of States Exports to the Arab World
NORTH DAKOTA WISCONSIN NEW JERSEY

U.S. Total New Jersey Texas Illinois Louisiana Wisconsin Georgia Kansas South Carolina North Dakota California

$276,694,889 $75,766,339 $57,878,746 $32,641,929 $22,680,096 $13,275,054 $9,189,730 $8,713,603 $8,432,572 $6,866,799 $5,623,928

3.78% 0.55% 2.04% 0.65% 1.49% 0.38% 2.38% 0.50% 13.96% 0.11%

ILLINOIS CALIFORNIA KANSAS SOUTH CAROLINA GEORGIA TEXAS LOUISIANA

TOP 10 IMPORT SECTORS FROM THE U.S.

Petroleum & Coal Products Machinery, Except Electrical Transportation Equipment Plastics & Rubber Products Food & Kindred Products Computer & Electronic Products Fabricated Metal Products Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components Special Classification Provisions Waste & Scrap $115,399,193 $58,647,467 $33,801,494 $23,654,655 $13,642,620 $7,021,750 $6,969,633 $5,655,902 $3,361,458 $2,811,005

Comparison of Top Nine Countries Exporting to Mauritania (2011)

Malaysia Belgium 4.1% Brazil 4.3% 5.2% Germany 5.4% Spain 6.5% US 7.8% China 12.5% Netherlands 9.0% France 8.7%

This chart identifies the market share of only the top nine countries exporting to Mauritania, so the percentages do not equal 100%. For additional information, please visit www.nusacc.org.

The data in this publication are drawn from the U.S. Bureau of the Census using the latest U.S. export information. Export numbers may understate total U.S. exports because county-specific information for some products (e.g., mining, forestry, fishing, and waste and scrap) is not available.

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