Yemen - U.S. Trade.
In 2004, Yemen-U.S bilateral trade volume reached a total of $476 Million. Yemen exported to the United States various products totaling $277 Million, while Yemen imported products from the United States totaling $198 Million.

Yemen’s main exports to the United States in 2005 were mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials valued at approximately $271 Million; and Yemen’s main imports from the US were food and live animals worth $81 Million, followed by machinery and transport equipment at about $80 Million.


The table below shows the major categories of products traded between Yemen and the United States in 2005. Figures are i
n thousands of dollars.**
 
Products Category  Yemen’s Import from the USA.  Yemen’s Exports to the USA 
Food and Live Animals  81,962 3,974
Beverages and Tobacco  460
Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels  1,964
Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials  13 271,688
Animal and Vegetable Oils, Fats and Waxes  212
Chemicals and Related Products, N.E.S.  5,572
Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly by Material  19,641 9
Machinery and Transport Equipment  80,298 19
Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles  6,620 334
Commodities and Transactions not classified 1,475 1,975
TOTAL  198,217 277,999

(-) Represents zero.

(Z) Represents less than 0.05

The table below shows the top 20 products exported from Yemen to the United States between 2000-2004 – (in thousands of dollars).**

Products

Value 2000 Value 2001 Value 2002 Value 2003 Value 2004 Total 5 Years
Crude 243,961 185,655 241,702 55,195 29,579 756,092
Fuel oil 0 0 0 0 25,923 25,923
Green coffee 3,267 4,120 2,918 4,463 3,655 18,423
Other petroleum products 0 8,207 0 4,513 0 12,720
U.S. goods returned, and reimports 6,295 2,262 639 1,347 1,184 11,727
Minimum value shipments 581 788 736 196 184 2,485
Artwork, antiques, stamps, and other collectibles 1,181 569 140 58 297 2,245
Other (movies, misc imports, and spec transactions) 154 339 134 72 165 864
Fish and shellfish 5 171 0 0 277 453
Computer accessories, peripherals and parts 0 15 2 164 121 302
Toys, shooting and sporting goods, and bicycles 0 0 0 124 0 124
Industrial engines, pumps, compressors & generators 0 107 0 0 7 114
Engines for civilian aircraft 70 0 0 5 0 75
Other materials, except chemicals 0 50 0 0 0 50
Electric apparatus and parts, n.e.c. 7 17 3 0 15 42
Other (clocks, port typewriters, other household goods 0 40 0 0 0 40
Other scientific, medical and hospital equipment 0 0 0 0 32 32
Other (soft beverages, processed coffee, etc.) 0 0 31 0 0 31
Stone, sand, cement, and lime 24 7 0 0 0 31
Parts for civilian aircraft 25 6 0 0 0 31
TOTAL 255,570 202,353 246,305 66,137 61,439 831,804
 

The table below shows the top 20 products imported by Yemen from the United States between 2000-2004 – (in thousands of dollars).**

Products

Value 2000 Value 2001 Value 2002 Value 2003 Value 2004 Total 5 Years
Wheat 85,661 79,122 80,048 68,079 98,229 411,139
Civilian aircraft 0 0 169,165 0 0 169,165
Drilling & oilfield equipment 35,936 34,359 29,407 25,411 21,340 146,453
Dairy products and eggs 9,699 6,023 8,240 1,446 21,670 47,078
Electric apparatus 2,413 3,498 14,583 13,550 9,317 43,361
Generators, accessories 5,855 3,253 4,474 8,951 5,625 28,158
Industrial engines 6,848 6,076 4,420 6,967 3,488 27,799
Other foods 2,113 1,712 5,968 5,566 3,270 18,629
Telecommunications equipment 3,361 4,112 3,270 2,182 2,788 15,713
Newsprint 2,947 1,672 1,972 2,948 4,565 14,104