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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Los Angeles, CA. In January 2024 Los Angeles, CA was the number 6 in total exports and the number 1 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2023, United States' Los Angeles, Ca exported $122B, making it the 6th largest exporter out of the 43 exporters in United States. In 2023 the top exports of Los Angeles, Ca were Other Aircraft parts ($7.08B), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... ($3.16B), Cotton, not carded or combed ($2.32B), Instruments, appliances for medical, etc science,... ($2.17B), and Machines and apparatus of a kind... ($2.01B).

Imports In 2023, United States' Los Angeles, Ca imported $402B, making it the 1st largest importer out of the 43 importers in United States. In 2023 top imports of Los Angeles, Ca were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... ($15.8B), Portable Computers under 10kg with Keyboard... ($15.3B), Medium Sized Cars ($8.4B), Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... ($8.02B), and Smartphones ($7.13B).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Los Angeles, Ca according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Developed Exposed Photographic Material (2.54), Photographic Film (2.06), Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.04), Non-optical Microscopes (1.97), Oscilloscopes (1.81), Silicone (1.74), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Other Measuring Instruments (1.59), Nickel Sheets (1.58), and Hydrides and other anions (1.55). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

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Top Destination (2023)China$24.4B
Top Product (2023)Other Aircraft parts $7.08B

In 2023 the top export destinations of Los Angeles, Ca were China ($24.4B), Japan ($13B), South Korea ($9.48B), Australia ($7.16B), and Taiwan ($6.87B).

In 2023 the top exports of Los Angeles, Ca were Other Aircraft parts ($7.08B), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... ($3.16B), Cotton, not carded or combed ($2.32B), Instruments, appliances for medical, etc science,... ($2.17B), and Machines and apparatus of a kind... ($2.01B).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
China $163M (9.54%)
Australia $73.4M (13.2%)
Switzerland $53M (21.9%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Taiwan -$89M (-16.6%)
Singapore -$80.1M (-25.6%)
India -$73.7M (-26.6%)

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Yearly Imports

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Depth
Top Origin (2023)China$123B

In 2023 the top import origins of Los Angeles, Ca were China ($123B), Vietnam ($34.4B), Japan ($31.6B), South Korea ($24B), and Taiwan ($18.1B).

In 2023 the top imports of Los Angeles, Ca were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... ($15.8B), Portable Computers under 10kg with Keyboard... ($15.3B), Medium Sized Cars ($8.4B), Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... ($8.02B), and Smartphones ($7.13B).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
Vietnam $379M (13.2%)
Japan $356M (16.6%)
Singapore $171M (58.3%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Jan 2023 - Jan 2024)
China -$204M (-1.93%)
Ecuador -$188M (-47.8%)
Indonesia -$187M (-22.9%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of Los Angeles, Ca

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.37

Los Angeles, Ca ranks 17th out of the 43 districts in United States according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

Estimated using exports data.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Los Angeles, Ca already has a comparative advantage, are led by Photo Lab Equipment (0.4), Photographic Chemicals (0.39), Other Precious Metal Products (0.37), Epoxides (0.37), and Platinum (0.37).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Los Angeles, Ca according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Developed Exposed Photographic Material (2.54), Photographic Film (2.06), Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.04), Non-optical Microscopes (1.97), Oscilloscopes (1.81), Silicone (1.74), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Other Measuring Instruments (1.59), Nickel Sheets (1.58), and Hydrides and other anions (1.55). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Boron (62.62), Borates (59.98), Forage Crops (31.07), Coin (23.57), and Other Nuts (22.43).

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Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Los Angeles, Ca is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

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Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Los Angeles, Ca. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Los Angeles, Ca exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.

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