Trade in goods with USA SITC (Standard International Trade Classification)
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Tunisia trade flows with USA by SITC*) product sections during 2020/7 - 2020/11

*) Standard International Trade Classification (classification system is maintained by the United Nations)


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USA's foreign trade with Tunisia, exports to Tunisia and imports from Tunisia in November 2020


The text of the following analysis is produced by a computer program. The program is a test version and its rule base at this stage is still quite limited.

In November Tunisia was USA's 84. largest foreign trade partner. Decrease from the previous month was 9 places. Amounting trade to worth of $114 million was 45.2 per cent bigger than in November of the previous year. During the month, the balance of trade with Tunisia was $18 million of surplus.

The value of imports from Tunisia was 34.2 per cent higher than in November of the previous year, thus amounting to $48 million. Major product categories of imports from Tunisia were Sitc421 (fixed vegetable fats and oils, *soft*, crude, refined or fractionated), representing 46.1 percent of imports, Sitc772 (electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (e.g., switches, relays, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and sockets, lamp-holders and) 6.8 % and Sitc713 (internal combustion piston engines and parts thereof, n.e.s.) 4.4 % of the imports.

Exports to Tunisia grew strongly over the previous year's November. The value of exports was $66 million. The largest product groups of exports were: Sitc222 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits of a kind used for the extraction of *soft* fixed vegetable oils (excluding flours and meals)), which represented a share of 68.2 per cent of total exports, Sitc792 (aircraft and associated equipment; spacecraft (including satellites) and spacecraft launch vehicles; parts thereof) 9.4 % and Sitc335 (residual petroleum products, n.e.s., and related materials) 2.3 % of the exports.

Development during January-November 2020

During January-November, the value of trade in goods between the two countries rose to $881 million. Growth compared to the corresponding period of the previous year was 6.3 percent. During January-November the value of imports was $520 million. The export value was $361 million. Compared to the corresponding period in 2019, the value of imports during this period increased by 22.1 %. The largest value in imports was in Sitc421 (fixed vegetable fats and oils, *soft*, crude, refined or fractionated), worth $248 million. In export the largest value had Sitc222 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits of a kind used for the extraction of *soft* fixed vegetable oils (excluding flours and meals)), worth being $116 million. The value of exports during this period decreased by 10.4 %. From USA's point of view, the trade balance between the countries in January-November remained in deficit. The trade deficit was $159 million. The trade deficit continued to widen compared to the corresponding period in 2019. At that time, the deficit was $23 million.


Table: USA's export to Tunisia (TN) during 2020/7 - 2020/11

2020 / 72020 / 82020 / 92020 / 102020 / 11
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 0,2 0.4 0,8 1.4 0,10 7.0 1,0 4.3 0,4 0.5
2. Crude materials,inedible,except fuels 24,7 56.0 26,6 47.9 1,2 8.5 2,3 10.0 46,1 69.5
22. Oil seeds,oleaginous fruits 23,0 52.1 24,8 44.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 45,2 68.2
25. Pulp and waste paper 0,5 1.1 1,1 1.8 0,2 1.3 0,5 2.0 0,6 0.8
26. Textile fibres and their wastes 1,3 2.8 0,8 1.4 1,0 7.2 0,6 2.3 0,3 0.4
29. Crude animal,vegetable materials n.e.s. 0 0.0 0,1 0.1 0 0.0 1,3 5.6 0,1 0.1
3. Mineral fuels etc 0,1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,8 12.5 1,6 2.3
33. Petroleum and products 0,1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,8 12.5 1,6 2.3
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 3,6 8.0 3,4 6.0 2,1 15.2 5,6 24.9 1,8 2.7
54. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 0,1 0.1 1,1 1.8 0,1 0.1 4,0 17.9 0,3 0.4
57. Plastics in primary forms 2,9 6.5 2,0 3.5 1,10 14.4 1,5 6.6 1,1 1.5
6. Basic manufactures 2,7 5.9 1,3 2.2 1,0 7.3 1,0 4.5 1,7 2.4
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 0,8 1.7 0,5 0.9 0,3 1.7 0,9 3.9 0,10 1.4
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 1,3 2.8 0,2 0.2 0,1 0.4 0,1 0.1 0,3 0.4
7. Machinery,transport equipment 3,4 7.5 10,5 18.8 6,3 46.3 6,3 28.1 12,4 18.7
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 0,7 1.4 0,5 0.9 1,1 7.8 0,5 2.1 0,6 0.8
75. Office machines and adp machines 1,0 2.2 0,2 0.2 0,1 0.1 0,1 0.2 1,5 2.1
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 0,2 0.3 0,2 0.2 3,5 26.0 0,4 1.6 1,4 2.0
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 0,3 0.5 0,4 0.7 0,6 3.8 0,3 1.1 0,7 1.0
78. Road vehicles 0,2 0.4 4,5 8.1 0,2 1.1 2,7 11.9 0,4 0.5
79. Other transport equipment 0,3 0.6 4,6 8.2 0,4 2.5 1,10 8.8 7,6 11.4
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 9,1 20.5 11,8 21.3 1,7 12.3 2,8 12.3 1,3 1.9
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 4,3 9.7 0,7 1.1 1,1 7.5 1,3 5.7 0,8 1.2
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 4,7 10.6 11,2 20.1 0,7 4.5 1,3 5.5 0,4 0.6
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 0,7 1.4 1,3 2.3 0,5 3.4 0,8 3.5 1,4 2.0
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 0,2 0.3 0,8 1.3 0,3 2.2 0,6 2.4 0,7 0.9
99. (USA Sitc) Estimate of non-canadian low value shipments; compiled low value shipments to canada; and various export shipments not identified by kind 0,5 1.1 0,6 1.1 0,2 1.2 0,3 1.1 0,8 1.1
0-9. All groups combined 44,1 100.0 55,4 100.0 13,5 100.0 22,2 100.0 66,2 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Table: Import from Tunisia (TN) to USA during 2020/7 - 2020/11

2020 / 72020 / 82020 / 92020 / 102020 / 11
million $%million $%million $%million $%million $%
0. Food and live animals 1,5 2.6 2,2 5.0 1,7 3.8 1,7 3.7 1,10 4.0
05. Vegetables and fruit 1,1 1.9 1,7 3.7 1,2 2.8 1,1 2.2 1,2 2.3
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 25,7 47.4 20,1 45.9 18,0 42.8 17,0 37.1 22,3 46.3
42. Fixed vegetable fats and oils 25,7 47.4 20,1 45.9 18,0 42.8 17,0 37.1 22,3 46.3
5. Chemicals and related products,n.e.s. 0,5 0.8 0,6 1.3 0,4 0.8 1,1 2.3 0,9 1.7
55. Perfume,cleaning etc.preparations 0,1 0.2 0,4 0.7 0,2 0.4 0,6 1.3 0,6 1.2
6. Basic manufactures 3,2 5.8 1,8 3.9 2,6 6.1 4,2 9.1 2,8 5.8
63. Wood and cork manufactures 0,3 0.4 0,2 0.3 0,2 0.5 2,10 6.4 0,6 1.1
65. Textile yarn,fabrics,made up articles,etc. 0,6 1.0 0,6 1.2 0,2 0.4 0,4 0.7 0,3 0.6
66. Non-metallic mineral manufactures,n.e.s. 1,4 2.6 0,2 0.2 1,6 3.6 0,2 0.4 1,3 2.6
69. Manufactures of metals,n.e.s. 0,9 1.6 0,7 1.6 0,5 1.1 0,5 1.0 0,6 1.1
7. Machinery,transport equipment 10,8 19.8 9,9 22.6 10,3 24.4 11,7 25.4 11,1 23.0
71. Power generating machinery and equipment 3,2 5.7 1,10 4.4 2,4 5.6 2,4 5.1 3,1 6.3
74. General industrial machinery n.e.s. 0,9 1.5 0,8 1.7 1,2 2.8 0,9 1.9 1,0 2.0
76. Telecommunications and sound recording equipment 1,2 2.0 1,1 2.3 0,9 2.0 1,4 2.8 1,2 2.3
77. Electric machinery,n.e.s.and parts 5,3 9.8 5,3 12.0 5,1 12.0 5,5 11.8 4,9 10.2
78. Road vehicles 0,3 0.5 0,5 1.0 0,5 1.1 0,9 1.9 0,6 1.1
79. Other transport equipment 0,1 0.2 0,4 0.8 0,3 0.6 0,9 1.8 0,4 0.7
8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 8,10 16.5 8,5 19.3 8,3 19.6 9,2 20.0 8,2 17.1
84. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 5,6 10.2 4,1 9.3 5,0 11.8 4,1 8.7 3,4 6.9
87. Instruments and apparates n.e.s. 0,10 1.7 2,0 4.5 1,7 3.8 2,4 5.0 2,4 4.9
89. Miscellaneous manufactured articles,n.e.s. 1,8 3.2 1,6 3.6 1,2 2.7 2,2 4.7 1,8 3.6
9. Goods not classified elsewhere 3,8 6.9 0,10 2.1 1,1 2.4 1,2 2.4 1,0 2.0
93. Special transactions and commodities not classified 2,9 5.3 0,1 0.0 0,1 0.1 0,1 0.2 0,1 0.1
98. (USA Sitc) Estimate of import items valued under $251 and of other low valued items nonexempt from formal entry 0,9 1.6 0,9 2.0 1,0 2.3 1,1 2.2 0,10 2.0
0-9. All groups combined 54,3 100.0 43,8 100.0 42,1 100.0 45,8 100.0 48,1 100.0

Source: US Census Bureau

Year level (Sitc)

Year 2020 January - November (Sitc)

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