Baton Rouge, La

Overview: In January 2021 Baton Rouge, LA exported $835M and imported $207M, resulting in a positive trade balance of $628M. Between January 2020 and January 2021 the exports of Baton Rouge, LA have increased by $139M (20%) from $696M to $835M, while imports decreased by $-58.6M (-22.1%) from $265M to $207M.

Trade: In January 2021, the top exports of Baton Rouge, LA were Crude Petroleum ($4.06B), Refined Petroleum ($3.39B), Petroleum Gas ($2.86B), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($2.51B), and Soybeans ($2.1B). In January 2021 the top imports of Baton Rouge, LA were Computers ($3.02B), Cars ($2.77B), Cars ($2.56B), Telephones ($2.28B), and Cars ($1.82B).

Destinations: In January 2021, Baton Rouge, LA exported mostly to China ($175M), Colombia ($74M), Mexico ($73.7M), South Korea ($41.8M), and Chile ($34.5M), and imported mostly from Russia ($55.7M), Egypt ($46.2M), South Korea ($41.8M), Canada ($30.4M), and Morocco ($8.65M).

Growth: In January 2021, the increase in Baton Rouge, LA's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to China ($1.43B or 358%), China ($1.11B or 170%), and China ($656M or 116%), and product exports increase in Soybeans ($1B or 90.9%), Petroleum Gas ($936M or 48.6%), and Platinum ($742M or 188%). In January 2021, the decrease in Baton Rouge, LA's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an decrease in imports from Ireland ($-641M or -63.5%), Ireland ($-631M or -76.8%), and Mexico ($-502M or -5.79%), and product imports decrease in Crude Petroleum ($-995M or -52.5%), Nucleic Acids ($-936M or -83.4%), and Crude Petroleum ($-748M or -34.7%).