LEADING MAINE EXPORTS TO
      GERMANY & ITALY        

      


GERMANY

Rank

Description

Annual 2002

Annual 2003

% 02-03

% of total exports

 

Total All Commodities:

$21,670,022

$17,344,334

-19.9

 

1

Electric Machinery Etc; Sound & TV Equip

$4,133,019

$4,524,787

9.4

26%

2

Industrial Machinery; Including Computers

$6,097,839

$4,213,886

-30.9

24%

3

Albuminoidal Subst; Modified Starch; Glue

$442,385

$1,461,738

230.4

8%

4

Nickel and Articles Thereof

$1,527,397

$629,868

-58.7

4%

5

Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates

$117,659

$624,035

430.3

4%

6

Optic, Photo Etc, Med or Surgical Instruments

$878,106

$613,276

-30.1

4%

7

Miscellaneous Chemical Products

$408,690

$409,653

0.2

2%

8

Paper & Paperboard & Articles

$639,959

$282,190

-55.9

2%

9

Aluminum and Articles Thereof

$219,659

$166,108

-24.3

1%

10

Special Classification Provisions, Nesoi

$39,589

$31,859

-19.5

>1%

 

ITALY

 

Rank

Description

Annual 2002

Annual 2003

% 02-03

% of total exports

 

Total All Commodities:

$30,124,929

$40,267,997

33.67

 

1

Pulp of Wood etc; Waste etc of Paper & Paperboard

$17,151,511

$26,290,508

53.28

65%

2

Fish, Crustaceans & Aquatic Invertebrates

$5,400,190

$7,802,505

44.49

19%

3

Electric Machinery etc; Sound Equip; TV Equip; Pts

$1,412,298

$1,765,708

25.02

4%

4

Industrial Machinery, including Computers

$2,477,609

$1,312,209

-47.04

3%

5

Footwear, Gaiters etc, and Parts thereof

$508,071

$733,388

44.35

2%

6

Miscellaneous Chemical Products

$282,987

$452,481

59.89

1%

7

Furniture; Bedding etc; Lamps NESOI etc; Prefab Bd

$80,508

$267,023

231.67

1%

8

Pharmaceutical Products

$360,074

$230,319

-36.04

1%

9

Optic, Photo etc, Medic or Surgical Instruments etc

$420,215

$209,411

-50.17

1%

10

Raw Hides and Skins (No Furskins) and Leather

$59,870

$183,968

207.28

1%

11

LAC; Gums, Resins & Other Vegetable Sap & Extract

$158,274

$162,612

2.74

1%

12

Plastics and Articles thereof

$204,171

$162,528

-20.4

1%

13

Special Classification Provisions, NESOI

$59,540

$161,091

170.56

1%

14

Wood and Articles of Wood; Wood Charcoal

$80,977

$141,200

74.37

1%

Source: Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research