2011-2013 American Electric Wire and Cable Import Value Annual Trend
From 2011 to 2013, the import value of electric wire and cable for USA increased year by year. The total import value of 2013 was approximately 17.313 billion dollars, increased 5.93% compared to the same period of 2013.
2011-2013 American Electric Wire and Cable Import Market Analysis
| No. | Import Countries / Regions | Import Value(Thousand Dollars) | Import Value Growth Compared 2013 with 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |||
| 1 | Mexico | 7,169,734 | 8,084,765 | 8,429,863 | 17.58% |
| 2 | China | 3,044,175 | 3,396,852 | 3,798,784 | 24.79% |
| 3 | Honduras | 429,691 | 506,195 | 596,093 | 38.73% |
| 4 | Canada | 626,634 | 611,500 | 531,291 | -15.22% |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 353,618 | 409,390 | 487,995 | 38.00% |
| 6 | Philippines | 404,458 | 456,593 | 483,971 | 19.66% |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 228,744 | 349,282 | 430,197 | 88.07% |
| 8 | Japan | 253,639 | 274,679 | 298,577 | 17.72% |
| 9 | Germany | 306,000 | 291,521 | 294,736 | -3.68% |
| 10 | Taiwan | 233,810 | 218,416 | 218,289 | -6.64% |
| 11 | Indonesia | 254,772 | 222,029 | 205,386 | -19.38% |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 148,194 | 201,704 | 167,953 | 13.33% |
| 13 | Thailand | 151,719 | 155,510 | 130,651 | -13.89% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 84,493 | 133,064 | 125,295 | 48.29% |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 88,947 | 110,889 | 114,259 | 28.46% |
| 16 | France | 96,320 | 96,322 | 110,531 | 14.75% |
| 17 | Poland | 78,078 | 97,889 | 93,032 | 19.15% |
| 18 | Norway | 57,504 | 13,166 | 84,493 | 46.93% |
| 19 | Turkey | 27,366 | 56,181 | 66,689 | 143.69% |
| 20 | Venezuela | 32,854 | 34,540 | 39,016 | 18.76% |
Mexico and China were the top two import sources of electric wire and cable for USA. In 2013, USA imported 0.2 billion dollars of electric wire and cable from China, which accounted for 33.4% of the total import value of these products. Among the top twenty import markets for USA, the import value from Romania, Hong Kong and Estonia increased greatly, with 138.42%, 171.98% and 143.48% increase respectively, compared to 2011.
2011-2013 American Electric Wire and Cable Import Market Share Analysis
| No. | Import Countries / Regions | Import Value Percentage | ||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | ||
| 1 | Mexico | 48.94% | 49.46% | 48.69% |
| 2 | China | 20.78% | 20.78% | 21.94% |
| 3 | Honduras↑ | 2.93% | 3.10% | 3.44% |
| 4 | Canada↓ | 4.28% | 3.74% | 3.07% |
| 5 | Nicaragua↑ | 2.41% | 2.50% | 2.82% |
| 6 | Philippines↑ | 2.76% | 2.79% | 2.80% |
| 7 | Viet Nam↑ | 1.56% | 2.14% | 2.48% |
| 8 | Japan | 1.73% | 1.68% | 1.72% |
| 9 | Germany↓ | 2.09% | 1.78% | 1.70% |
| 10 | Taiwan↓ | 1.60% | 1.34% | 1.26% |
| 11 | Indonesia↓ | 1.74% | 1.36% | 1.19% |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 1.01% | 1.23% | 0.97% |
| 13 | Thailand↓ | 1.04% | 0.95% | 0.75% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 0.58% | 0.81% | 0.72% |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 0.61% | 0.68% | 0.66% |
| 16 | France | 0.66% | 0.59% | 0.64% |
| 17 | Poland | 0.53% | 0.60% | 0.54% |
| 18 | Norway | 0.39% | 0.08% | 0.49% |
| 19 | Turkey↑ | 0.19% | 0.34% | 0.39% |
| 20 | Venezuela | 0.22% | 0.21% | 0.23% |
Note: “↑”represents that the indicators listed continued to increase from 2011 to 2013, “↓”represents that the indicators listed continued to decrease from 2011 to 2013.
Judging from the three-year market share, the import value in proportion of Honduras, Nicaragua, Philippines, Viet Nam and Turkey continued to rise. While that of Canada, Germany, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand continued to decline.
2014Q1 American Electric Wire and Cable Import Situation
| Countries / Regions | 2014 Jan. to Mar. Accumulative Import Value (Thousand Dollars) | Year on Year | Percentage |
| Total | 4,267,405 | 5.40% | 100.00% |
| Mexico | 2,170,804 | 7.52% | 50.87% |
| China | 872,965 | 5.12% | 20.46% |
| Honduras | 131,553 | -8.78% | 3.08% |
| Canada | 125,187 | -7.14% | 2.93% |
| Philippines | 123,607 | 5.27% | 2.90% |
| Nicaragua | 122,500 | 9.51% | 2.87% |
| Viet Nam | 114,140 | 20.30% | 2.67% |
| Germany | 74,370 | 6.88% | 1.74% |
| Japan | 66,852 | -29.54% | 1.57% |
| Taiwan | 48,099 | -6.79% | 1.13% |
From Jan. to Mar. in 2014, Mexico and China were the mainly import sources for Electric wire and cable of USA, which accounted for 50.87% and 20.46% of the total import value.
