News Release
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2000
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FT-900 (00-04) For information on goods contact:
Bureau of the Census:
Haydn R. Mearkle (301) 457-2246
Nick Orsini (301) 457-2311
For information on services contact:
Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Technical: Christopher Bach (202) 606-9545
Media: Larry Moran (202) 606-2649
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
April 2000
Goods and Services
The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the
Department of Commerce, announced today that total April exports of $86.7
billion and imports of $117.1 billion resulted in a goods and services
deficit of $30.4 billion, $0.2 billion less than the deficit of $30.6
billion in March, revised. April exports were virtually unchanged from
March. April imports were $0.2 billion less than March imports of $117.3
billion.
In April, the goods deficit decreased $0.2 billion from March to $36.9
billion, and the services surplus was virtually unchanged at $6.5 billion.
Exports of goods increased to $62.6 billion from $62.5 billion, and imports
of goods decreased to $99.5 billion from $99.7 billion. Exports of services
decreased to $24.1 billion from $24.2 billion, and imports of services
decreased to $17.6 billion from $17.7 billion.
Goods
The March to April change in exports of goods reflected an increase in
capital goods of $2.0 billion (primarily civilian aircraft). Decreases
occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($0.9 billion); automotive
vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.5 billion); other goods ($0.4 billion);
consumer goods ($0.2 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1
billion).
The March to April change in imports of goods reflected increases in capital
goods of $0.9 billion (primarily computers, computer accessories, and
telecommunications equipment); consumer goods ($0.4 billion); and automotive
vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.1 billion). Decreases occurred in industrial
supplies and materials ($1.1 billion) and foods, feeds, and beverages
($0.1 billion). Other goods were virtually unchanged.
Services
Services exports decreased $0.1 billion from March to April. The decrease
was more than accounted for by decreases in other private services and
passenger fares. Changes in the other categories of services exports were
small.
Services imports decreased $0.1 billion from March to April. A decrease in
other transportation more than accounted for the drop and was partly offset
by small increases in most other categories of services imports.
Goods and Services Moving Average
For the three months ending in April, exports of goods and services averaged
$86.1 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $115.8 billion,
resulting in an average trade deficit of $29.7 billion. For the three months
ending in March, the average trade deficit was $28.7 billion, reflecting
average exports of $85.0 billion and average imports of $113.7 billion.
Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details
The April figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia
$0.6 (for March $0.6), Hong Kong $0.4 ($0.5), Argentina $0.2 ($0.2), Egypt
$0.1 ($0.1), and Brazil $0.0 ($0.1). Deficits were recorded, in billions
of dollars, with Japan -$7.3 (-$6.8), China -$5.8 (-$5.1), Western Europe
-$4.6 (-$5.9), Canada -$3.9 (-$3.5), OPEC -$3.5 (-$4.2), Mexico -$1.5
(-$1.9), Taiwan -$1.2 (-$1.2), Korea-$0.5 (-$0.7), and Singapore -$0.1
($0.2).
Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $18.0 billion in April and
imports were $16.5 billion, resulting in a surplus of $1.5 billion. April
exports were $0.7 billion less than the $18.7 billion in March, while
imports were $1.0 billion less than the $17.6 billion in March.
Revisions
Goods carry-over in April was $0.7 billion (1.1 percent) for exports and
$0.6 billion (0.6 percent) for imports. For March, revised export carry-over
was $0.2 billion (0.3 percent), revised down from $1.3 billion (1.9 percent).
For March, revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), revised
down from $1.0 billion (1.0 percent).
Services exports for the month of March and for all months shown in this
release reflect the incorporation of annual revisions to the U.S.
international transactions accounts. See the "Notice" on page 4 of this
release for a description of the revisions to services exports and imports.
Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 1 International Trade in Goods and Services. . . . . . ..........4
Exhibit 2 Goods and Services Centered Three - Month Moving Averages.....5
Exhibit 3 U.S. Services by Major Category--Exports . . . . . ..........6
Exhibit 4 U.S. Services by Major Category--Imports . . . . . ..........7
Exhibit 5 U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........8
Exhibit 6 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category...9
Exhibit 7 Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity .........10
Exhibit 8 Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity .........12
Exhibit 9 Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Category Totals ........14
Exhibit 10 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use
Category (Constant Dollars) . . . . . . . ..................15
Exhibit 11 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-
Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals
(Constant Dollars)..........................................16
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 12 U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........17
Exhibit 13 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal
End-Use Category............................................18
Exhibit 14 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected
Countries and Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........19
Exhibit 15 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC
Commodity Groupings.........................................21
Exhibit 16 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology
Products....................................................23
Exhibit 17 Imports of Energy - Related Petroleum Products,
Including Crude Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........24
Exhibit 18 Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts By
Selected Countries..........................................25
Information on Goods and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........26
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. -166,897 -246,853 79,956
Jan.- Apr. -47,516 -75,934 28,418
January -10,290 -17,446 7,156
February -10,765 -17,394 6,629
March -12,558 -19,806 7,248
April -13,902 -21,287 7,385
May -14,444 -21,551 7,107
June -13,260 -19,781 6,521
July -14,535 -20,623 6,088
August -16,600 -22,716 6,116
September -15,198 -21,224 6,026
October -15,223 -21,670 6,447
November -15,496 -21,904 6,408
December -14,628 -21,448 6,820
1999
Jan.- Dec. -264,971 -345,559 80,588
Jan.- Apr. -71,632 -98,875 27,243
January -15,946 -22,897 6,951
February -18,358 -25,104 6,746
March -18,372 -25,023 6,651
April -18,956 -25,851 6,895
May -21,003 -27,753 6,750
June -23,342 -30,381 7,039
July -24,740 -31,227 6,487
August -23,931 -30,518 6,587
September -24,047 -30,573 6,526
October -24,910 -31,576 6,666
November -25,712 -32,401 6,689
December -25,657 -32,255 6,598
2000
Jan.- Apr. -116,613 -142,747 26,134
January -27,425 -34,049 6,624
February -28,144 -34,641 6,497
March -30,606 -37,148 6,542
April -30,438 -36,909 6,471
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month:
-30,176 -37,049 6,873
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Exports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. 932,977 670,324 262,653
Jan.- Apr. 313,505 225,907 87,598
January 79,167 57,480 21,687
February 77,874 56,416 21,458
March 78,695 56,713 21,982
April 77,769 55,298 22,471
May 77,313 55,205 22,108
June 77,269 55,551 21,718
July 76,058 54,611 21,447
August 75,566 54,083 21,483
September 77,248 55,684 21,564
October 79,406 57,013 22,393
November 78,760 56,720 22,040
December 77,849 55,550 22,299
1999
Jan.- Dec. 956,242 684,358 271,884
Jan.- Apr. 308,186 219,353 88,833
January 77,035 54,966 22,069
February 76,240 54,296 21,944
March 77,046 54,687 22,359
April 77,864 55,403 22,461
May 77,753 55,343 22,410
June 78,679 55,696 22,983
July 79,004 56,385 22,619
August 81,108 58,402 22,706
September 81,857 59,094 22,763
October 82,349 59,193 23,156
November 83,198 59,682 23,516
December 84,107 61,211 22,896
2000
Jan.- Apr. 341,736 246,360 95,376
January 83,583 60,321 23,262
February 84,731 60,894 23,837
March 86,723 62,513 24,210
April 86,699 62,632 24,067
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month:
87,263 62,669 24,594
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Imports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. 1,099,875 917,178 182,697
Jan.- Apr. 361,021 301,841 59,180
January 89,457 74,926 14,531
February 88,640 73,811 14,829
March 91,253 76,519 14,734
April 91,672 76,586 15,086
May 91,758 76,757 15,001
June 90,529 75,332 15,197
July 90,594 75,235 15,359
August 92,166 76,799 15,367
September 92,446 76,908 15,538
October 94,630 78,684 15,946
November 94,256 78,624 15,632
December 92,477 76,998 15,479
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,221,213 1,029,917 191,296
Jan.- Apr. 379,818 318,228 61,590
January 92,981 77,863 15,118
February 94,598 79,400 15,198
March 95,418 79,710 15,708
April 96,821 81,255 15,566
May 98,756 83,096 15,660
June 102,021 86,077 15,944
July 103,744 87,612 16,132
August 105,039 88,920 16,119
September 105,904 89,667 16,237
October 107,259 90,769 16,490
November 108,909 92,082 16,827
December 109,764 93,466 16,298
2000
Jan.- Apr. 458,349 389,107 69,242
January 111,008 94,370 16,638
February 112,875 95,535 17,340
March 117,329 99,661 17,668
April 117,137 99,541 17,596
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month:
117,439 99,718 17,721
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February -11,204 -18,215 7,011
March -12,409 -19,496 7,087
April -13,635 -20,882 7,247
May -13,869 -20,873 7,004
June -14,080 -20,652 6,572
July -14,799 -21,040 6,242
August -15,445 -21,521 6,077
September -15,674 -21,870 6,196
October -15,306 -21,600 6,294
November -15,116 -21,674 6,558
December -15,357 -22,083 6,726
1999
January -16,311 -23,150 6,839
February -17,559 -24,341 6,783
March -18,562 -25,326 6,764
April -19,444 -26,209 6,765
May -21,100 -27,995 6,895
June -23,028 -29,787 6,759
July -24,004 -30,709 6,704
August -24,240 -30,773 6,533
September -24,296 -30,889 6,593
October -24,890 -31,517 6,627
November -25,426 -32,077 6,651
December -26,264 -32,901 6,637
2000
January -27,075 -33,648 6,573
February -28,725 -35,279 6,554
March -29,729 -36,233 6,503
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February 78,579 56,870 21,709
March 78,113 56,142 21,970
April 77,926 55,739 22,187
May 77,450 55,351 22,099
June 76,880 55,122 21,758
July 76,298 54,748 21,549
August 76,291 54,793 21,498
September 77,407 55,593 21,813
October 78,471 56,472 21,999
November 78,672 56,428 22,244
December 77,881 55,745 22,136
1999
January 77,041 54,937 22,104
February 76,774 54,650 22,124
March 77,050 54,795 22,255
April 77,555 55,145 22,410
May 78,099 55,481 22,618
June 78,479 55,808 22,671
July 79,597 56,828 22,769
August 80,656 57,960 22,696
September 81,771 58,896 22,875
October 82,468 59,323 23,145
November 83,218 60,029 23,189
December 83,629 60,404 23,225
2000
January 84,140 60,809 23,332
February 85,012 61,243 23,770
March 86,051 62,013 24,038
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February 89,783 75,085 14,698
March 90,522 75,639 14,883
April 91,561 76,620 14,940
May 91,320 76,225 15,095
June 90,960 75,775 15,186
July 91,096 75,789 15,308
August 91,735 76,314 15,421
September 93,081 77,464 15,617
October 93,777 78,072 15,705
November 93,788 78,102 15,686
December 93,238 77,828 15,410
1999
January 93,352 78,087 15,265
February 94,332 78,991 15,341
March 95,612 80,121 15,491
April 96,998 81,353 15,645
May 99,199 83,476 15,723
June 101,507 85,595 15,912
July 103,601 87,536 16,065
August 104,896 88,733 16,163
September 106,067 89,785 16,282
October 107,358 90,840 16,518
November 108,644 92,106 16,538
December 109,894 93,306 16,588
2000
January 111,216 94,457 16,759
February 113,737 96,522 17,215
March 115,781 98,246 17,535
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed
by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and
showing the average at the center month of the period. Using this method,
an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving
average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can
better be discerned.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS
JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Total Passenger Other
Period Services Travel Fares Transportation
1998
Jan.-Dec. 262,653 71,286 20,098 25,604
Jan.-Apr. 87,598 24,205 6,748 8,528
January 21,687 6,138 1,702 2,205
February 21,458 5,985 1,658 2,094
March 21,982 5,775 1,600 2,086
April 22,471 6,307 1,788 2,143
May 22,108 6,041 1,720 2,121
June 21,718 5,831 1,671 2,029
July 21,447 5,728 1,689 2,092
August 21,483 5,780 1,696 2,134
September 21,564 5,776 1,693 2,102
October 22,393 5,907 1,607 2,261
November 22,040 5,869 1,626 2,204
December 22,299 6,149 1,648 2,134
1999
Jan.-Dec. 271,884 74,881 19,776 27,033
Jan.-Apr. 88,833 24,289 6,435 8,735
January 22,069 5,947 1,562 2,135
February 21,944 6,061 1,604 2,133
March 22,359 6,132 1,648 2,247
April 22,461 6,149 1,621 2,220
May 22,410 6,166 1,628 2,201
June 22,983 6,249 1,653 2,271
July 22,619 6,181 1,672 2,189
August 22,706 6,167 1,681 2,299
September 22,763 6,347 1,752 2,240
October 23,156 6,577 1,672 2,355
November 23,516 6,731 1,693 2,398
December 22,896 6,174 1,590 2,344
2000
Jan.-Apr. 95,376 26,525 6,682 9,677
January 23,262 6,399 1,561 2,338
February 23,837 6,618 1,676 2,379
March 24,210 6,745 1,764 2,472
April 24,067 6,763 1,681 2,488
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
Royalties Transfers U. S.
and Other Under U. S. Government
License Private Military Sales Misc.
Period Fees Services Contracts Services
1998
Jan.-Dec. 36,197 90,914 17,628 926
Jan.-Apr. 11,813 29,867 6,154 283
January 2,913 7,325 1,338 66
February 2,945 7,363 1,347 66
March 2,967 7,509 1,977 68
April 2,988 7,670 1,492 83
May 2,988 7,584 1,570 84
June 2,976 7,719 1,409 83
July 2,903 7,608 1,359 68
August 2,916 7,566 1,323 68
September 2,968 7,631 1,323 71
October 3,189 7,697 1,643 89
November 3,227 7,588 1,435 91
December 3,215 7,652 1,412 89
1999
Jan.-Dec. 36,467 96,508 16,334 885
Jan.-Apr. 12,167 31,213 5,730 264
January 3,073 7,664 1,615 73
February 3,032 7,800 1,247 67
March 3,009 7,882 1,378 63
April 3,053 7,867 1,490 61
May 3,047 7,892 1,415 61
June 3,040 8,013 1,656 101
July 3,044 8,106 1,350 77
August 3,035 8,057 1,386 81
September 3,027 8,108 1,208 81
October 3,035 8,228 1,213 76
November 3,034 8,412 1,175 73
December 3,038 8,478 1,201 71
2000
Jan.-Apr. 12,339 35,185 4,694 274
January 3,077 8,646 1,172 69
February 3,082 8,861 1,153 68
March 3,084 8,911 1,167 67
April 3,096 8,767 1,202 70
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS
JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Total Passenger Other
Period Services Travel Fares Transportation
1998
Jan.-Dec. 182,697 56,509 19,971 30,363
Jan.-Apr. 59,180 18,504 6,329 9,894
January 14,531 4,604 1,556 2,472
February 14,829 4,576 1,551 2,407
March 14,734 4,590 1,543 2,525
April 15,086 4,734 1,679 2,490
May 15,001 4,631 1,646 2,482
June 15,197 4,731 1,656 2,484
July 15,359 4,695 1,728 2,498
August 15,367 4,694 1,698 2,542
September 15,538 4,775 1,713 2,527
October 15,946 4,949 1,739 2,718
November 15,632 4,769 1,735 2,640
December 15,479 4,761 1,727 2,579
1999
Jan.-Dec. 191,296 59,351 21,405 34,137
Jan.-Apr. 61,590 19,470 6,969 10,421
January 15,118 4,710 1,671 2,524
February 15,198 4,772 1,708 2,591
March 15,708 5,078 1,836 2,669
April 15,566 4,910 1,754 2,637
May 15,660 4,876 1,746 2,692
June 15,944 4,932 1,774 2,858
July 16,132 4,973 1,792 2,876
August 16,119 4,906 1,768 3,030
September 16,237 4,920 1,788 3,047
October 16,490 5,175 1,874 2,990
November 16,827 5,236 1,898 3,142
December 16,298 4,863 1,796 3,082
2000
Jan.-Apr. 69,242 21,363 7,837 12,578
January 16,638 4,994 1,840 3,056
February 17,340 5,371 1,938 3,189
March 17,668 5,479 2,043 3,234
April 17,596 5,519 2,016 3,099
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports Continued
Royalties U. S.
and Other Direct Government
License Private Defense Misc.
Period Fees Services Expenditures Services
1998
Jan.-Dec. 11,713 49,051 12,241 2,849
Jan.-Apr. 3,836 15,835 3,892 890
January 846 3,836 992 225
February 1,230 3,865 976 224
March 864 4,023 966 223
April 896 4,111 958 218
May 907 4,149 965 221
June 932 4,182 984 228
July 957 4,191 1,041 249
August 966 4,148 1,062 257
September 987 4,202 1,075 259
October 1,033 4,187 1,067 253
November 1,047 4,118 1,074 249
December 1,049 4,039 1,081 243
1999
Jan.-Dec. 13,275 46,657 13,650 2,821
Jan.-Apr. 4,147 15,272 4,400 911
January 1,026 3,864 1,089 234
February 1,025 3,774 1,098 230
March 1,030 3,763 1,106 226
April 1,066 3,871 1,107 221
May 1,075 3,925 1,122 224
June 1,083 3,923 1,144 230
July 1,086 3,945 1,206 254
August 1,101 3,842 1,215 257
September 1,127 3,895 1,205 255
October 1,194 3,890 1,134 233
November 1,221 3,986 1,115 229
December 1,241 3,979 1,109 228
2000
Jan.-Apr. 5,086 16,878 4,550 950
January 1,246 4,131 1,134 237
February 1,258 4,209 1,137 238
March 1,275 4,259 1,139 239
April 1,307 4,279 1,140 236
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 5. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Census
Period Basis Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. -246,853 -229,758
Jan.- Apr. -75,934 -71,319
January -17,446 -16,230
February -17,394 -16,360
March -19,806 -18,415
April -21,287 -20,314
May -21,551 -20,514
June -19,781 -18,526
July -20,623 -19,297
August -22,716 -20,703
September -21,224 -19,733
October -21,670 -19,879
November -21,904 -19,785
December -21,448 -20,004
1999
Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821
Jan.- Apr. -98,875 -93,929
January -22,897 -21,774
February -25,104 -23,786
March -25,023 -23,773
April -25,851 -24,596
May -27,753 -26,404
June -30,381 -28,907
July -31,227 -29,998
August -30,518 -29,072
September -30,573 -28,474
October -31,576 -30,211
November -32,401 -31,216
December -32,255 -30,611
2000
Jan.- Apr. -142,747 -137,031
January -34,049 -32,347
February -34,641 -32,673
March -37,148 -35,897
April -36,909 -36,114
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month.
-37,049 -35,797
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Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 670,324 -11,813 682,138
Jan.- Apr. 225,907 -2,971 228,879
January 57,480 -635 58,115
February 56,416 -806 57,223
March 56,713 -881 57,593
April 55,298 -649 55,948
May 55,205 -747 55,952
June 55,551 -897 56,448
July 54,611 -966 55,577
August 54,083 -1,314 55,397
September 55,684 -943 56,627
October 57,013 -1,200 58,213
November 56,720 -1,598 58,318
December 55,550 -1,177 56,727
1999
Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797
Jan.- Apr. 219,353 -4,065 223,418
January 54,966 -952 55,918
February 54,296 -1,105 55,401
March 54,687 -1,023 55,710
April 55,403 -985 56,388
May 55,343 -1,136 56,479
June 55,696 -1,197 56,893
July 56,385 -1,033 57,418
August 58,402 -857 59,259
September 59,094 -1,147 60,241
October 59,193 -850 60,043
November 59,682 -263 59,945
December 61,211 -891 62,102
2000
Jan.- Apr. 246,360 -3,239 249,599
January 60,321 -1,009 61,330
February 60,894 -1,108 62,002
March 62,513 -576 63,089
April 62,632 -545 63,177
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month.
62,669 -576 63,245
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Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 911,896
Jan.- Apr. 301,841 1,644 300,197
January 74,926 581 74,345
February 73,811 228 73,583
March 76,519 511 76,008
April 76,586 325 76,261
May 76,757 291 76,466
June 75,332 358 74,974
July 75,235 361 74,874
August 76,799 699 76,100
September 76,908 549 76,359
October 78,684 592 78,092
November 78,624 522 78,103
December 76,998 267 76,731
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618
Jan.- Apr. 318,228 881 317,347
January 77,863 171 77,692
February 79,400 213 79,187
March 79,710 226 79,484
April 81,255 271 80,984
May 83,096 213 82,883
June 86,077 277 85,800
July 87,612 197 87,415
August 88,920 589 88,330
September 89,667 953 88,715
October 90,769 514 90,255
November 92,082 922 91,161
December 93,466 753 92,713
2000
Jan.- Apr. 389,107 2,477 386,630
January 94,370 693 93,677
February 95,535 860 94,675
March 99,661 674 98,986
April 99,541 250 99,291
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month.
99,718 676 99,042
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what
is included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
JANUARY 1998 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Exports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797 45,532 147,000
Jan.- Apr. 219,353 -4,065 223,418 14,456 45,692
January 54,966 -952 55,918 3,640 11,217
February 54,296 -1,105 55,401 3,531 11,330
March 54,687 -1,023 55,710 3,555 11,523
April 55,403 -985 56,388 3,730 11,622
May 55,343 -1,136 56,479 3,714 11,723
June 55,696 -1,197 56,893 3,820 11,850
July 56,385 -1,033 57,418 3,878 11,644
August 58,402 -857 59,259 3,947 12,532
September 59,094 -1,147 60,241 4,130 13,099
October 59,193 -850 60,043 3,992 13,183
November 59,682 -263 59,945 3,748 13,717
December 61,211 -891 62,102 3,846 13,559
2000
Jan.- Apr. 246,360 -3,239 249,599 15,623 55,590
January 60,321 -1,009 61,330 3,951 13,283
February 60,894 -1,108 62,002 3,865 13,862
March 62,513 -576 63,089 3,953 14,649
April 62,632 -545 63,177 3,855 13,796
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Exports Continued
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Automotive
Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 695,797 311,406 75,756 80,768 35,336
Jan.- Apr. 223,418 100,558 24,521 26,544 11,647
January 55,918 25,439 6,124 6,584 2,914
February 55,401 24,744 6,098 6,671 3,026
March 55,710 25,101 6,019 6,580 2,932
April 56,388 25,274 6,279 6,709 2,775
May 56,479 25,242 6,169 6,543 3,088
June 56,893 25,214 6,328 6,615 3,065
July 57,418 25,950 6,286 6,716 2,944
August 59,259 26,785 6,700 6,566 2,729
September 60,241 26,702 6,369 6,885 3,056
October 60,043 26,793 6,391 6,790 2,894
November 59,945 26,379 6,397 6,915 2,789
December 62,102 27,784 6,596 7,193 3,124
2000
Jan.- Apr. 249,599 110,792 26,501 29,085 12,008
January 61,330 27,428 6,636 7,029 3,003
February 62,002 26,972 6,549 7,374 3,380
March 63,089 27,176 6,901 7,422 2,989
April 63,177 29,216 6,415 7,260 2,635
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Imports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 43,579 222,024
Jan.- Apr. 318,228 881 317,347 14,080 63,844
January 77,863 171 77,692 3,559 15,398
February 79,400 213 79,187 3,523 15,319
March 79,710 226 79,484 3,435 16,067
April 81,255 271 80,984 3,564 17,060
May 83,096 213 82,883 3,626 17,976
June 86,077 277 85,800 3,719 18,220
July 87,612 197 87,415 3,655 18,904
August 88,920 589 88,330 3,663 19,991
September 89,667 953 88,715 3,692 20,349
October 90,769 514 90,255 3,628 20,651
November 92,082 922 91,161 3,747 20,816
December 93,466 753 92,713 3,768 21,274
2000
Jan.- Apr. 389,107 2,477 386,630 14,916 93,425
January 94,370 693 93,677 3,648 21,831
February 95,535 860 94,675 3,668 23,560
March 99,661 674 98,986 3,827 24,579
April 99,541 250 99,291 3,773 23,456
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Automotive
Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618 297,112 179,393 239,466 43,046
Jan.- Apr. 317,347 93,371 55,911 76,503 13,638
January 77,692 23,008 13,601 18,809 3,316
February 79,187 23,540 14,178 19,347 3,281
March 79,484 23,267 14,260 18,922 3,533
April 80,984 23,555 13,871 19,425 3,508
May 82,883 24,112 14,558 19,103 3,509
June 85,800 25,307 15,232 19,751 3,571
July 87,415 25,468 15,582 20,302 3,504
August 88,330 25,069 15,568 20,271 3,769
September 88,715 25,104 15,543 20,312 3,715
October 90,255 25,860 15,357 20,893 3,865
November 91,161 26,230 15,523 21,130 3,717
December 92,713 26,592 16,119 21,202 3,758
2000
Jan.- Apr. 386,630 109,752 64,828 88,055 15,654
January 93,677 26,547 16,364 21,405 3,882
February 94,675 26,772 15,595 21,179 3,901
March 98,986 27,749 16,372 22,536 3,924
April 99,291 28,684 16,498 22,934 3,947
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 7. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised.)
Item(1) April March Monthly
2000 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 62,632 62,513 119
Net Adjustments -545 -576 31
Total, Census Basis 63,177 63,089 88
Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,855 3,953 -98
Soybeans 374 533 -158
Meat, poultry, etc. 582 638 -56
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 276 312 -35
Rice 60 82 -22
Fruits, frozen juices 312 330 -18
Dairy products and eggs 58 73 -15
Bakery products 143 155 -12
Vegetables 239 247 -8
Sorghum, barley, oats 59 65 -6
Wine and related products 53 59 -6
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 38 44 -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 49 -4
Oilseeds, food oils 89 80 9
Nuts 111 100 11
Other foods 320 300 20
Wheat 291 264 26
Fish and shellfish 334 245 89
Corn 469 377 92
Industrial supplies and materials 13,796 14,649 -852
Nonmonetary gold 274 746 -472
Other industrial supplies 1,226 1,305 -80
Chemicals-inorganic 319 376 -57
Chemicals-fertilizers 343 392 -49
Fuel oil 231 274 -43
Plastic materials 1,153 1,196 -43
Metallurgical grade coal 90 131 -40
Coal and fuels, other 91 126 -35
Nuclear fuel materials 65 94 -29
Tobacco, unmanufactured 92 120 -28
Copper 132 160 -28
Crude oil 91 119 -28
Natural gas liquids 68 94 -26
Synthetic rubber-primary 124 147 -23
Newsprint 781 803 -22
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 103 125 -22
Iron and steel mill products 290 311 -21
Iron and steel products, other 251 270 -19
Steelmaking materials 139 155 -17
Shingles, molding, wallboard 158 174 -16
Chemicals-organic 1,277 1,292 -15
Precious metals, other 177 191 -13
Cotton fiber cloth 182 192 -11
Cotton, raw 225 232 -7
Gas-natural 23 29 -5
Manmade cloth 415 420 -5
Nontextile floor tiles 29 34 -5
Aluminum and alumina 303 307 -4
Wood supplies, manufactured 83 87 -4
Tapes, audio and visual 139 143 -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 76 -2
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 133 134 -1
Nonmetallic minerals 38 39 -1
Hair, waste materials 46 45 1
Leather and furs 75 73 2
Industrial rubber products 211 208 4
Finished textile supplies 155 151 4
Mineral supplies-manufactured 295 286 9
Agriculture-manufactured, other 126 115 11
Electric energy 20 9 11
Nonferrous metals, other 198 184 14
Pulpwood and woodpulp 390 374 16
Hides and skins 119 102 17
Chemicals-other 1,123 1,104 19
Logs and lumber 400 363 38
Petroleum products, other 577 523 54
Finished metal shapes 944 820 124
Capital goods, except automotive 29,216 27,176 2,040
Civilian aircraft 1,867 861 1,006
Telecommunications equipment 2,760 2,434 327
Computer accessories 3,769 3,462 307
Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,364 1,215 149
Electric apparatus 2,415 2,288 127
Medicinal equipment 1,181 1,059 122
Semiconductors 4,659 4,562 96
Engines-civilian aircraft 968 914 54
Industrial machines, other 2,141 2,093 48
Photo, service industry machinery 552 508 44
Materials handling equipment 376 356 21
Nonfarm tractors and parts 108 95 12
Specialized mining 49 39 10
Laboratory testing instruments 402 395 7
Agricultural machinery, equipment 304 300 4
Business machines and equipment 278 275 3
Vessels, exc. scrap 6 3 3
Parts-civilian aircraft 1,111 1,109 1
Commercial vessels, other 12 14 -2
Textile, sewing machines 105 111 -6
Metalworking machine tools 594 601 -7
Generators, accessories 572 580 -8
Spacraft, exc. military (-) 10 -10
Railway transportation equipment 130 143 -13
Marine engines, parts 47 60 -13
Drilling & oilfield equipment 365 384 -19
Food, tobacco machinery 166 187 -21
Wood, glass, plastic 254 284 -30
Industrial engines 992 1,029 -37
Excavating machinery 472 512 -40
Pulp and paper machinery 253 297 -44
Computers 944 996 -52
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,415 6,901 -487
Consumer goods 7,260 7,422 -161
Jewelry, etc 131 247 -116
Gem diamonds 304 398 -94
Pharmaceutical preparations 1,111 1,143 -31
Records, tapes, and disks 282 303 -21
Stereo equipment, etc. 153 166 -13
Other household goods 542 553 -11
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 374 383 -8
Rugs 119 127 -8
Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 66 -2
Toys/games/sporting goods 490 491 -1
Books, printed matter 353 353 (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 124 124 (-)
Pleasure boats and motors 105 104 (-)
Sports apparel and gear 43 43 (-)
Glassware, chinaware 50 49 2
Nursery stock, etc. 25 23 2
Apparel, household goods - textile 767 764 3
Furniture, household goods, etc. 210 206 4
Numismatic coins 11 6 5
Household appliances 413 406 6
Musical instruments 104 93 11
Writing and art supplies 463 445 19
Toiletries and cosmetics 305 283 22
TV's, VCR's, etc. 335 311 24
Tobacco, manufactured 383 335 48
Other goods 2,635 2,989 -354
____________________________________
Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2000 1999 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 246,360 219,353 27,008
Net Adjustments -3,239 -4,065 827
Total, Census Basis 249,599 223,418 26,181
Foods, feeds, and beverages 15,623 14,456 1,167
Soybeans 1,797 1,366 431
Meat, poultry, etc. 2,728 2,082 647
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 1,115 999 116
Rice 351 385 -34
Fruits, frozen juices 1,273 1,262 11
Dairy products and eggs 258 201 56
Bakery products 596 577 19
Vegetables 947 940 8
Sorghum, barley, oats 260 225 35
Wine and related products 255 254 1
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 163 178 -15
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 170 158 12
Oilseeds, food oils 364 465 -101
Nuts 428 453 -26
Other foods 1,240 1,180 61
Wheat 1,070 1,203 -133
Fish and shellfish 990 919 71
Corn 1,619 1,610 10
Industrial supplies and materials 55,590 45,692 9,899
Nonmonetary gold 2,679 1,029 1,650
Other industrial supplies 4,954 4,072 883
Chemicals-inorganic 1,342 1,175 167
Chemicals-fertilizers 1,407 1,625 -218
Fuel oil 883 438 445
Plastic materials 4,458 3,731 727
Metallurgical grade coal 422 553 -131
Coal and fuels, other 407 409 -2
Nuclear fuel materials 331 244 88
Tobacco, unmanufactured 432 479 -47
Copper 517 347 170
Crude oil 369 250 119
Natural gas liquids 328 123 205
Synthetic rubber-primary 551 449 102
Newsprint 3,151 2,699 453
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 452 453 -1
Iron and steel mill products 1,205 874 331
Iron and steel products, other 1,033 919 114
Steelmaking materials 558 419 140
Shingles, molding, wallboard 667 612 55
Chemicals-organic 4,974 4,226 748
Precious metals, other 753 655 99
Cotton fiber cloth 714 619 95
Cotton, raw 714 187 527
Gas-natural 96 71 25
Manmade cloth 1,583 1,324 259
Nontextile floor tiles 129 117 13
Aluminum and alumina 1,180 1,077 103
Wood supplies, manufactured 331 299 32
Tapes, audio and visual 591 676 -85
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 287 262 25
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 514 584 -69
Nonmetallic minerals 143 125 17
Hair, waste materials 174 160 13
Leather and furs 288 285 3
Industrial rubber products 809 687 123
Finished textile supplies 604 558 46
Mineral supplies-manufactured 1,116 953 163
Agriculture-manufactured, other 431 362 68
Electric energy 65 98 -34
Nonferrous metals, other 746 645 101
Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,538 1,123 415
Hides and skins 445 363 81
Chemicals-other 4,287 3,817 470
Logs and lumber 1,490 1,394 95
Petroleum products, other 2,124 1,469 654
Finished metal shapes 3,321 2,658 663
Capital goods, except automotive 110,792 100,558 10,234
Civilian aircraft 6,635 10,239 -3,603
Telecommunications equipment 10,157 8,632 1,526
Computer accessories 13,761 11,847 1,914
Measuring, testing, control instru. 4,954 4,092 862
Electric apparatus 8,837 7,189 1,648
Medicinal equipment 4,326 4,100 227
Semiconductors 17,789 14,333 3,456
Engines-civilian aircraft 3,777 3,608 169
Industrial machines, other 8,351 6,294 2,057
Photo, service industry machinery 2,084 1,883 201
Materials handling equipment 1,527 1,473 54
Nonfarm tractors and parts 388 389 -1
Specialized mining 154 121 33
Laboratory testing instruments 1,588 1,408 180
Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,142 1,058 83
Business machines and equipment 1,064 973 91
Vessels, exc. scrap 11 26 -15
Parts-civilian aircraft 4,442 4,412 30
Commercial vessels, other 117 114 4
Textile, sewing machines 408 393 14
Metalworking machine tools 2,347 1,896 451
Generators, accessories 2,152 2,070 82
Spacraft, exc. military 13 19 -5
Railway transportation equipment 512 631 -119
Marine engines, parts 218 230 -12
Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,447 1,759 -312
Food, tobacco machinery 656 621 35
Wood, glass, plastic 1,075 883 192
Industrial engines 4,020 4,045 -25
Excavating machinery 2,017 1,703 314
Pulp and paper machinery 1,073 963 110
Computers 3,751 3,156 595
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 26,501 24,521 1,980
Consumer goods 29,085 26,544 2,541
Jewelry, etc 826 757 69
Gem diamonds 1,354 1,139 214
Pharmaceutical preparations 4,354 3,992 362
Records, tapes, and disks 1,182 1,296 -114
Stereo equipment, etc. 654 507 147
Other household goods 2,146 1,844 302
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,470 922 548
Rugs 487 467 20
Cookware, cutlery, tools 252 220 32
Toys/games/sporting goods 2,020 1,884 137
Books, printed matter 1,409 1,304 106
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 489 488 1
Pleasure boats and motors 397 411 -14
Sports apparel and gear 165 139 27
Glassware, chinaware 222 149 72
Nursery stock, etc. 97 99 -1
Apparel, household goods - textile 3,003 3,001 3
Furniture, household goods, etc. 814 725 89
Numismatic coins 27 24 3
Household appliances 1,658 1,627 31
Musical instruments 385 320 66
Writing and art supplies 1,831 1,578 253
Toiletries and cosmetics 1,131 1,107 24
TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,370 1,032 338
Tobacco, manufactured 1,341 1,513 -172
Other goods 12,008 11,647 361
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised.)
Item(1) April March Monthly
2000 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 99,541 99,661 -119
Net Adjustments 250 674 -424
Total, Census Basis 99,291 98,986 305
Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,773 3,827 -54
Fruits, frozen juices 363 422 -59
Meat products 422 453 -31
Other foods 214 242 -28
Bakery products 228 238 -10
Food oils, oilseeds 121 131 -10
Green coffee 224 230 -6
Dairy products and eggs 83 89 -6
Feedstuff and foodgrains 120 125 -5
Cane and beet sugar 38 43 -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 47 -3
Tea, spices, etc. 61 62 -1
Nuts 75 70 5
Cocoa beans 45 34 12
Fish and shellfish 793 781 12
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 251 232 19
Vegetables 301 273 28
Wine and related products 388 354 35
Industrial supplies and materials 23,456 24,579 -1,123
Crude oil 6,978 7,243 -265
Nonmonetary gold 198 423 -226
Petroleum products, other 1,012 1,234 -223
Other precious metals 539 715 -175
Fuel oil 715 887 -172
Chemicals-organic 1,088 1,212 -123
Chemicals-fertilizers 242 296 -54
Bauxite and aluminum 551 589 -38
Liquified petroleum gases 313 341 -28
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 363 388 -25
Finished metal shapes 557 578 -20
Pulpwood and woodpulp 269 288 -19
Plywood and veneers 106 123 -17
Shingles, wallboard 619 634 -15
Nickel 145 156 -11
Coal and related fuels 66 76 -10
Zinc 107 115 -8
Tobacco, waxes, etc 275 283 -8
Plastic materials 597 604 -7
Paper and paper products 536 542 -6
Hides and skins 13 16 -3
Electric energy 107 109 -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics 203 205 -2
Natural rubber 79 80 -1
Tin 24 25 -1
Leather and furs 92 92 (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 62 61 1
Steelmaking materials 291 290 1
Newsprint 299 298 1
Hair, waste materials 36 34 2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 33 3
Industrial supplies, other 1,118 1,115 3
Wool, silk, etc. 74 70 4
Cotton, natural fibers 14 10 4
Materials, exc. chemicals 161 157 4
Nontextile floor tiles 164 159 6
Copper 193 187 6
Lumber 699 691 7
Nuclear fuel materials 96 88 8
Synthetic cloth 386 378 8
Finished textile supplies 179 169 10
Synthetic rubber--primary 122 109 12
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 287 274 13
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 448 435 13
Chemicals-inorganic 371 356 15
Farming materials, livestock 90 75 15
Nonferrous metals, other 139 121 18
Blank tapes, audio & visual 218 198 19
Iron and steel, advanced 395 375 20
Gas-natural 606 570 35
Iron and steel mill products 1,180 1,072 109
Capital goods, except automotive 28,684 27,749 935
Computer accessories 6,182 5,795 387
Computers 1,344 1,114 230
Telecommunications equipment 3,120 2,943 177
Electric apparatus 2,314 2,220 94
Metalworking machine tools 726 644 82
Industrial machines, other 1,478 1,397 81
Photo, service industry 771 695 76
Generators, accessories 927 870 57
Wood, glass, plastic 438 387 50
Materials handling equipment 559 510 49
Laboratory testing instruments 307 284 23
Measuring, testing, control instru 732 715 17
Business machines and equipment 532 517 15
Spacecraft, exc. military 3 1 2
Nonfarm tractors and parts 70 68 1
Commercial vessels, other 4 4 (-)
Excavating machinery 415 417 -1
Parts-civilian aircraft 401 406 -5
Vessels, except scrap (-) 6 -5
Food, tobacco machinery 133 139 -6
Specialized mining 23 32 -9
Industrial engines 860 870 -10
Pulp and paper machinery 392 404 -11
Agricultural machinery, equipment 346 359 -13
Textile, sewing machines 137 152 -14
Drilling & oilfield equipment 109 125 -16
Marine engines, parts 84 103 -18
Civilian aircraft 972 991 -19
Medicinal equipment 823 855 -31
Railway transpor. equipment 148 197 -49
Engines-civilian aircraft 754 814 -60
Semiconductors 3,578 3,715 -137
Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,498 16,372 126
Consumer goods 22,934 22,536 398
Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,024 2,931 93
Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,164 1,094 70
Motorcycles and parts 209 164 45
Writing and art supplies 806 764 42
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 612 572 40
Photo equipment 242 205 36
Jewelry 750 714 36
Household appliances 750 714 36
Pleasure boats and motors 170 135 35
Glassware, chinaware 198 169 29
Cookware, cutlery, tools 365 337 28
Other household goods 1,658 1,631 28
Toiletries and cosmetics 283 255 27
Numismatic coins 133 108 24
Nursery stock, etc. 102 81 20
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,183 2,164 20
Camping apparel and gear 522 502 20
Apparel, household goods - wool 258 242 16
Gem stones, other 133 118 15
Records, tapes, and disks 127 118 9
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 530 522 8
Books, printed matter 265 260 4
Musical instruments 117 114 3
Footwear 1,013 1,011 2
Rugs 111 112 -1
Gem diamonds 1,042 1,057 -15
TV's, VCR's, etc 1,614 1,631 -17
Stereo equipment, etc 787 822 -36
Toys/games/sporting goods 1,626 1,722 -97
Pharmaceutical prep 2,142 2,267 -125
Other Goods 3,947 3,924 23
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Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2000 1999 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 389,107 318,228 70,880
Net Adjustments 2,477 881 1,596
Total, Census Basis 386,630 317,347 69,284
Foods, feeds, and beverages 14,916 14,080 836
Fruits, frozen juices 1,556 1,564 -8
Meat products 1,682 1,401 282
Other foods 916 893 23
Bakery products 927 845 82
Food oils, oilseeds 479 453 27
Green coffee 870 842 28
Dairy products and eggs 358 343 15
Feedstuff and foodgrains 470 486 -16
Cane and beet sugar 137 194 -57
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 173 169 3
Tea, spices, etc. 263 235 28
Nuts 276 257 19
Cocoa beans 194 286 -92
Fish and shellfish 3,035 2,797 238
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 939 799 141
Vegetables 1,131 1,144 -13
Wine and related products 1,510 1,373 137
Industrial supplies and materials 93,425 63,844 29,582
Crude oil 26,802 11,208 15,593
Nonmonetary gold 1,057 1,036 21
Petroleum products, other 4,302 1,908 2,393
Other precious metals 2,068 1,701 367
Fuel oil 3,590 1,481 2,110
Chemicals-organic 4,292 3,666 626
Chemicals-fertilizers 1,029 1,005 24
Bauxite and aluminum 2,321 2,024 298
Liquified petroleum gases 1,334 713 621
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,479 1,308 171
Finished metal shapes 2,242 1,812 429
Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,100 731 368
Plywood and veneers 468 426 42
Shingles, wallboard 2,449 2,116 333
Nickel 514 238 276
Coal and related fuels 267 247 20
Zinc 441 414 27
Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,136 1,120 16
Plastic materials 2,343 1,946 397
Paper and paper products 2,159 1,688 471
Hides and skins 57 49 8
Electric energy 497 346 151
Cotton cloth, fabrics 825 703 123
Natural rubber 299 239 61
Tin 110 87 23
Leather and furs 355 305 50
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 234 172 61
Steelmaking materials 1,154 841 313
Newsprint 1,146 1,245 -99
Hair, waste materials 146 126 20
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 143 148 -5
Industrial supplies, other 4,418 3,767 650
Wool, silk, etc. 279 266 13
Cotton, natural fibers 48 93 -45
Materials, exc. chemicals 603 539 65
Nontextile floor tiles 646 567 79
Copper 789 692 97
Lumber 2,779 2,443 336
Nuclear fuel materials 548 405 143
Synthetic cloth 1,512 1,343 169
Finished textile supplies 680 574 106
Synthetic rubber--primary 438 402 37
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,122 976 146
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,790 1,654 136
Chemicals-inorganic 1,483 1,247 236
Farming materials, livestock 312 260 51
Nonferrous metals, other 531 524 8
Blank tapes, audio & visual 845 686 159
Iron and steel, advanced 1,508 1,323 185
Gas-natural 2,459 1,754 705
Iron and steel mill products 4,277 3,281 996
Capital goods, except automotive 109,752 93,371 16,381
Computer accessories 23,828 23,026 802
Computers 4,660 3,089 1,571
Telecommunications equipment 11,216 6,536 4,680
Electric apparatus 8,839 7,015 1,825
Metalworking machine tools 2,752 2,571 181
Industrial machines, other 5,716 4,768 948
Photo, service industry 2,916 2,576 341
Generators, accessories 3,571 3,170 401
Wood, glass, plastic 1,666 1,698 -33
Materials handling equipment 2,061 1,861 200
Laboratory testing instruments 1,068 668 400
Measuring, testing, control instru 2,913 2,451 462
Business machines and equipment 2,100 2,190 -90
Spacecraft, exc. military 41 9 32
Nonfarm tractors and parts 283 256 27
Commercial vessels, other 13 11 2
Excavating machinery 1,627 1,847 -220
Parts-civilian aircraft 1,618 1,899 -281
Vessels, except scrap 6 3 3
Food, tobacco machinery 521 519 2
Specialized mining 112 107 5
Industrial engines 3,344 2,550 793
Pulp and paper machinery 1,516 1,457 59
Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,398 1,248 150
Textile, sewing machines 571 666 -95
Drilling & oilfield equipment 376 248 128
Marine engines, parts 341 262 79
Civilian aircraft 3,297 2,539 758
Medicinal equipment 3,336 2,899 437
Railway transpor. equipment 639 824 -185
Engines-civilian aircraft 3,019 3,061 -42
Semiconductors 14,390 11,345 3,045
Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 64,828 55,911 8,918
Consumer goods 88,055 76,503 11,552
Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,344 10,126 1,218
Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,378 3,691 687
Motorcycles and parts 724 568 156
Writing and art supplies 3,151 2,799 352
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,567 2,102 465
Photo equipment 857 721 136
Jewelry 2,905 2,582 323
Household appliances 2,849 2,306 543
Pleasure boats and motors 630 517 114
Glassware, chinaware 741 716 25
Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,405 1,244 161
Other household goods 6,388 5,538 850
Toiletries and cosmetics 1,041 886 155
Numismatic coins 266 163 103
Nursery stock, etc. 381 351 30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 8,220 7,204 1,015
Camping apparel and gear 1,929 1,768 161
Apparel, household goods - wool 1,016 1,054 -38
Gem stones, other 496 450 46
Records, tapes, and disks 473 392 81
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,055 1,829 225
Books, printed matter 1,071 939 133
Musical instruments 471 396 75
Footwear 3,943 3,662 281
Rugs 432 408 24
Gem diamonds 3,998 2,920 1,078
TV's, VCR's, etc 6,461 5,052 1,409
Stereo equipment, etc 3,171 2,675 495
Toys/games/sporting goods 6,842 6,487 355
Pharmaceutical prep 7,852 6,956 896
Other Goods 15,654 13,638 2,016
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM
AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS,
JANUARY 1998 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Net Non
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -16,738 -59,187 -269,634
Jan.- Apr. -98,875 -4,946 -13,030 -80,899
January -22,897 -1,123 -2,854 -18,920
February -25,104 -1,318 -2,825 -20,961
March -25,023 -1,250 -3,234 -20,540
April -25,851 -1,256 -4,118 -20,478
May -27,753 -1,349 -4,911 -21,493
June -30,381 -1,474 -4,861 -24,046
July -31,227 -1,230 -5,445 -24,552
August -30,518 -1,446 -5,977 -23,094
September -30,573 -2,100 -6,284 -22,190
October -31,576 -1,365 -6,249 -23,962
November -32,401 -1,185 -6,258 -24,958
December -32,255 -1,644 -6,171 -24,440
2000
Jan.- Apr. -142,747 -5,716 -32,325 -104,707
January -34,049 -1,702 -6,969 -25,378
February -34,641 -1,968 -8,610 -24,063
March -37,148 -1,251 -8,695 -27,203
April -36,909 -795 -8,051 -28,063
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Net Non
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 8,620 687,177
Jan.- Apr. 219,353 -4,065 2,280 221,138
January 54,966 -952 576 55,343
February 54,296 -1,105 484 54,918
March 54,687 -1,023 560 55,150
April 55,403 -985 660 55,728
May 55,343 -1,136 694 55,785
June 55,696 -1,197 695 56,198
July 56,385 -1,033 663 56,755
August 58,402 -857 771 58,488
September 59,094 -1,147 763 59,478
October 59,193 -850 901 59,142
November 59,682 -263 856 59,089
December 61,211 -891 997 61,105
2000
Jan.- Apr. 246,360 -3,239 3,703 245,896
January 60,321 -1,009 948 60,382
February 60,894 -1,108 778 61,225
March 62,513 -576 1,011 62,078
April 62,632 -545 967 62,211
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Net Non
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 67,807 956,811
Jan.- Apr. 318,228 881 15,310 302,036
January 77,863 171 3,429 74,263
February 79,400 213 3,309 75,878
March 79,710 226 3,794 75,690
April 81,255 271 4,778 76,205
May 83,096 213 5,605 77,278
June 86,077 277 5,556 80,244
July 87,612 197 6,108 81,307
August 88,920 589 6,748 81,583
September 89,667 953 7,047 81,667
October 90,769 514 7,150 83,105
November 92,082 922 7,114 84,047
December 93,466 753 7,168 85,545
2000
Jan.- Apr. 389,107 2,477 36,028 350,602
January 94,370 693 7,917 85,760
February 95,535 860 9,388 85,287
March 99,661 674 9,706 89,281
April 99,541 250 9,018 90,274
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.
(1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification
system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those
aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some
products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in
"Manufactured Goods".
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
(CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO APRIL 2000
1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Exports
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Foods,
Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital
Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 761,523 58,584 160,697 350,498
Jan.- Apr. 243,699 18,227 50,684 111,971
January 60,737 4,433 12,438 28,224
February 60,333 4,431 12,539 27,543
March 60,872 4,560 12,815 27,932
April 61,757 4,804 12,893 28,272
May 61,926 4,772 12,925 28,400
June 62,520 4,930 13,085 28,496
July 63,206 5,179 12,704 29,393
August 65,108 5,145 13,663 30,312
September 66,359 5,396 14,435 30,207
October 65,473 5,174 14,008 30,299
November 65,497 4,796 14,755 29,922
December 67,735 4,964 14,438 31,498
2000
Jan.- Apr. 272,204 19,943 58,263 127,085
January 66,874 5,115 14,118 31,098
February 67,660 4,926 14,655 30,930
March 68,844 5,022 15,268 31,439
April 68,826 4,880 14,222 33,618
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Automotive
Census Vehicles Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 761,523 74,678 80,492 36,574
Jan.- Apr. 243,699 24,234 26,511 12,071
January 60,737 6,062 6,571 3,010
February 60,333 6,023 6,663 3,133
March 60,872 5,946 6,573 3,046
April 61,757 6,203 6,704 2,883
May 61,926 6,090 6,535 3,205
June 62,520 6,238 6,588 3,182
July 63,206 6,193 6,682 3,056
August 65,108 6,606 6,554 2,828
September 66,359 6,276 6,861 3,182
October 65,473 6,271 6,748 2,973
November 65,497 6,280 6,874 2,870
December 67,735 6,489 7,138 3,207
2000
Jan.- Apr. 272,204 25,874 28,796 12,242
January 66,874 6,497 6,966 3,080
February 67,660 6,404 7,292 3,453
March 68,844 6,722 7,350 3,042
April 68,826 6,251 7,187 2,667
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Foods,
Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital
Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,148,499 45,296 246,801 387,309
Jan.- Apr. 361,580 14,530 80,111 118,754
January 88,696 3,573 19,986 28,917
February 90,287 3,684 19,586 29,736
March 90,667 3,586 20,182 29,651
April 91,931 3,687 20,357 30,450
May 93,476 3,708 20,650 31,352
June 97,051 3,881 20,957 33,027
July 98,329 3,825 20,846 33,619
August 98,573 3,850 21,256 33,196
September 97,994 3,895 20,899 33,023
October 99,556 3,857 20,790 34,149
November 100,533 3,932 20,794 34,832
December 101,406 3,818 20,498 35,358
2000
Jan.- Apr. 418,641 15,394 85,881 145,906
January 102,450 3,745 21,001 35,347
February 102,256 3,796 21,466 35,631
March 106,328 3,988 21,924 36,816
April 107,606 3,865 21,491 38,113
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Imports Continued
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Automotive
Census Vehicles Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,148,499 177,167 247,457 44,468
Jan.- Apr. 361,580 55,378 78,706 14,101
January 88,696 13,489 19,308 3,423
February 90,287 14,034 19,861 3,386
March 90,667 14,121 19,470 3,657
April 91,931 13,734 20,068 3,634
May 93,476 14,362 19,774 3,629
June 97,051 15,033 20,453 3,700
July 98,329 15,373 21,044 3,622
August 98,573 15,348 21,023 3,900
September 97,994 15,345 20,998 3,834
October 99,556 15,139 21,631 3,991
November 100,533 15,298 21,850 3,827
December 101,406 15,890 21,979 3,864
2000
Jan.- Apr. 418,641 63,783 91,611 16,065
January 102,450 16,111 22,249 3,998
February 102,256 15,348 22,012 4,004
March 106,328 16,097 23,481 4,022
April 107,606 16,228 23,869 4,041
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS
(CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 2000
1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Trade Balance
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. -291,451 -72,553 -218,898
Jan.- Apr. -89,234 -23,298 -65,936
January -19,806 -5,628 -14,177
February -20,617 -5,542 -15,075
March -23,323 -5,711 -17,612
April -25,489 -6,417 -19,072
May -25,826 -6,223 -19,603
June -23,787 -6,203 -17,584
July -25,228 -6,498 -18,729
August -26,537 -6,515 -20,023
September -25,097 -5,900 -19,198
October -24,706 -6,089 -18,617
November -25,316 -6,165 -19,151
December -25,719 -5,662 -20,057
1999
Jan.- Dec. -386,976 -71,975 -315,001
Jan.- Apr. -117,881 -24,346 -93,536
January -27,959 -6,156 -21,803
February -29,954 -5,942 -24,012
March -29,795 -6,041 -23,754
April -30,174 -6,206 -23,968
May -31,550 -6,441 -25,109
June -34,531 -6,461 -28,070
July -35,123 -6,443 -28,680
August -33,466 -6,272 -27,193
September -31,635 -5,973 -25,662
October -34,083 -5,624 -28,459
November -35,035 -5,572 -29,463
December -33,671 -4,842 -28,828
2000
Jan.- Apr. -146,437 -24,125 -122,312
January -35,577 -5,598 -29,979
February -34,596 -6,289 -28,308
March -37,484 -6,132 -31,352
April -38,780 -6,106 -32,674
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. 730,042 9,395 720,647
Jan.- Apr. 241,778 3,238 238,539
January 61,175 899 60,275
February 60,431 750 59,681
March 60,880 807 60,073
April 59,292 782 58,510
May 59,376 793 58,583
June 60,265 751 59,514
July 59,331 766 58,565
August 59,878 840 59,037
September 61,317 806 60,511
October 63,337 746 62,592
November 63,189 673 62,516
December 61,572 782 60,789
1999
Jan.- Dec. 761,523 9,764 751,759
Jan.- Apr. 243,699 2,860 240,839
January 60,737 738 59,999
February 60,333 622 59,711
March 60,872 725 60,147
April 61,757 775 60,982
May 61,926 824 61,102
June 62,520 798 61,721
July 63,206 743 62,463
August 65,108 844 64,264
September 66,359 836 65,522
October 65,473 951 64,523
November 65,497 911 64,586
December 67,735 996 66,739
2000
Jan.- Apr. 272,204 3,338 268,866
January 66,874 910 65,963
February 67,660 734 66,926
March 68,844 813 68,031
April 68,826 880 67,946
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. 1,021,493 81,948 939,545
Jan.- Apr. 331,012 26,536 304,475
January 80,980 6,528 74,453
February 81,048 6,292 74,756
March 84,203 6,518 77,685
April 84,781 7,199 77,582
May 85,202 7,016 78,186
June 84,053 6,954 77,098
July 84,559 7,265 77,294
August 86,415 7,355 79,060
September 86,414 6,705 79,709
October 88,044 6,835 81,209
November 88,504 6,837 81,667
December 87,291 6,444 80,846
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,148,499 81,739 1,066,760
Jan.- Apr. 361,580 27,206 334,374
January 88,696 6,895 81,801
February 90,287 6,564 83,723
March 90,667 6,766 83,901
April 91,931 6,982 84,950
May 93,476 7,265 86,211
June 97,051 7,259 89,792
July 98,329 7,186 91,143
August 98,573 7,116 91,457
September 97,994 6,810 91,184
October 99,556 6,575 92,981
November 100,533 6,483 94,049
December 101,406 5,839 95,568
2000
Jan.- Apr. 418,641 27,463 391,178
January 102,450 6,508 95,942
February 102,256 7,022 95,234
March 106,328 6,945 99,383
April 107,606 6,987 100,620
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert
to a BOP basis is not available.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Census
Period Basis Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. -246,853 -229,758
Jan.- Apr. -67,695 -63,080
January -16,268 -15,052
February -14,194 -13,160
March -17,190 -15,799
April -20,043 -19,069
May -18,363 -17,326
June -21,179 -19,924
July -26,087 -24,760
August -24,607 -22,594
September -24,298 -22,807
October -24,190 -22,399
November -21,744 -19,625
December -18,689 -17,245
1999
Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821
Jan.- Apr. -90,727 -85,780
January -20,453 -19,330
February -21,888 -20,570
March -24,433 -23,183
April -23,953 -22,697
May -25,826 -24,477
June -31,529 -30,055
July -35,007 -33,778
August -33,756 -32,310
September -32,913 -30,813
October -32,852 -31,487
November -33,817 -32,633
December -29,132 -27,489
2000
Jan.- Apr. -132,718 -127,002
January -31,849 -30,147
February -32,465 -30,497
March -35,578 -34,327
April -32,826 -32,031
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month :
-35,686 -34,434
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Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 670,324 -11,813 682,138
Jan.- Apr. 226,406 -2,971 229,377
January 54,537 -635 55,172
February 54,427 -806 55,234
March 61,416 -881 62,297
April 56,026 -649 56,675
May 55,925 -747 56,672
June 56,097 -897 56,994
July 50,612 -966 51,577
August 52,106 -1,314 53,420
September 54,685 -943 55,627
October 60,113 -1,200 61,313
November 56,797 -1,598 58,395
December 57,585 -1,177 58,762
1999
Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797
Jan.- Apr. 219,822 -4,065 223,888
January 51,484 -952 52,436
February 52,174 -1,105 53,279
March 59,866 -1,023 60,889
April 56,298 -985 57,283
May 55,353 -1,136 56,489
June 56,628 -1,197 57,825
July 51,965 -1,033 52,998
August 56,582 -857 57,439
September 58,284 -1,147 59,431
October 62,123 -850 62,973
November 60,685 -263 60,948
December 62,917 -891 63,808
2000
Jan.- Apr. 246,904 -3,239 250,142
January 56,212 -1,009 57,221
February 60,217 -1,108 61,325
March 68,164 -576 68,740
April 62,311 -545 62,856
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month :
68,444 -576 69,019
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Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,281 911,896
Jan.- Apr. 294,101 1,644 292,457
January 70,805 581 70,224
February 68,621 228 68,394
March 78,606 511 78,096
April 76,068 325 75,744
May 74,289 291 73,998
June 77,276 358 76,918
July 76,698 361 76,337
August 76,712 699 76,014
September 78,983 549 78,434
October 84,303 592 83,712
November 78,541 522 78,020
December 76,274 267 76,007
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618
Jan.- Apr. 310,549 881 309,668
January 71,937 171 71,766
February 74,062 213 73,849
March 84,299 226 84,072
April 80,251 271 79,980
May 81,178 213 80,965
June 88,157 277 87,880
July 86,972 197 86,775
August 90,338 589 89,749
September 91,197 953 90,244
October 94,974 514 94,460
November 94,502 922 93,581
December 92,049 753 91,296
2000
Jan.- Apr. 379,622 2,477 377,145
January 88,061 693 87,368
February 92,682 860 91,822
March 103,742 674 103,067
April 95,137 250 94,887
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month :
104,130 676 103,454
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
JANUARY 1998 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding. (R) Revised.)
Exports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797 45,532 147,000
Jan.- Apr. 219,822 -4,065 223,888 14,544 45,855
January 51,484 -952 52,436 3,525 10,805
February 52,174 -1,105 53,279 3,539 10,918
March 59,866 -1,023 60,889 3,896 12,222
April 56,298 -985 57,283 3,584 11,910
May 55,353 -1,136 56,489 3,401 11,863
June 56,628 -1,197 57,825 3,567 12,030
July 51,965 -1,033 52,998 3,683 11,283
August 56,582 -857 57,439 3,692 12,496
September 58,284 -1,147 59,431 3,844 12,977
October 62,123 -850 62,973 4,532 13,416
November 60,685 -263 60,948 4,182 13,659
December 62,917 -891 63,808 4,086 13,421
2000
Jan.- Apr. 246,904 -3,239 250,142 15,640 55,914
January 56,212 -1,009 57,221 3,776 12,804
February 60,217 -1,108 61,325 3,959 13,777
March 68,164 -576 68,740 4,321 15,613
April 62,311 -545 62,856 3,584 13,720
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Exports Continued
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Automotive
Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 695,797 311,406 75,756 80,768 35,336
Jan.- Apr. 223,888 99,971 25,801 26,123 11,594
January 52,436 23,708 5,573 5,968 2,856
February 53,279 23,112 6,420 6,355 2,935
March 60,889 27,824 6,943 7,051 2,953
April 57,283 25,327 6,864 6,748 2,850
May 56,489 24,793 6,726 6,559 3,146
June 57,825 25,698 6,620 6,821 3,089
July 52,998 24,482 4,309 6,323 2,918
August 57,439 25,848 6,238 6,489 2,675
September 59,431 26,350 6,257 6,978 3,025
October 62,973 27,975 6,671 7,464 2,915
November 60,948 26,120 6,980 7,137 2,870
December 63,808 30,170 6,153 6,874 3,105
2000
Jan.- Apr. 250,142 110,239 27,781 28,617 11,951
January 57,221 25,338 6,015 6,346 2,942
February 61,325 26,005 7,070 7,231 3,284
March 68,740 30,034 7,824 7,939 3,010
April 62,856 28,862 6,873 7,101 2,715
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Imports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618 43,579 222,024
Jan.- Apr. 310,549 881 309,668 13,990 63,566
January 71,937 171 71,766 3,442 14,932
February 74,062 213 73,849 3,276 14,312
March 84,299 226 84,072 3,692 16,962
April 80,251 271 79,980 3,580 17,360
May 81,178 213 80,965 3,700 18,240
June 88,157 277 87,880 3,802 18,587
July 86,972 197 86,775 3,510 19,205
August 90,338 589 89,749 3,571 20,317
September 91,197 953 90,244 3,546 20,015
October 94,974 514 94,460 3,773 20,651
November 94,502 922 93,581 3,815 20,685
December 92,049 753 91,296 3,871 20,757
2000
Jan.- Apr. 379,622 2,477 377,145 14,760 92,941
January 88,061 693 87,368 3,546 21,467
February 92,682 860 91,822 3,509 22,791
March 103,742 674 103,067 4,020 25,511
April 95,137 250 94,887 3,685 23,171
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Automotive
Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,024,618 297,112 179,393 239,466 43,046
Jan.- Apr. 309,668 90,792 57,706 70,065 13,548
January 71,766 20,810 12,656 16,790 3,137
February 73,849 21,532 14,332 17,310 3,086
March 84,072 25,145 16,294 18,268 3,711
April 79,980 23,305 14,424 17,697 3,613
May 80,965 23,336 14,679 17,621 3,389
June 87,880 26,094 15,503 20,318 3,576
July 86,775 25,412 13,227 21,832 3,589
August 89,749 25,081 14,800 22,328 3,652
September 90,244 25,538 14,832 22,671 3,642
October 94,460 26,458 16,097 23,530 3,951
November 93,581 27,039 16,256 21,902 3,883
December 91,296 27,360 16,292 19,200 3,817
2000
Jan.- Apr. 377,145 106,651 66,742 80,572 15,480
January 87,368 24,293 15,188 19,193 3,681
February 91,822 25,465 16,287 19,966 3,804
March 103,067 29,513 18,520 21,375 4,128
April 94,887 27,380 16,747 20,037 3,867
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
Balance
Item(1) April March Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis -32,826 -35,578 -132,718
Net Adjustments -795 -1,251 -5,716
Total Census Basis -32,031 -34,327 -127,002
North America -5,366 -5,447 -21,885
Canada -3,913 -3,517 -14,707
Mexico -1,453 -1,931 -7,178
Western Europe -4,649 -5,863 -17,620
Euro Area (2) -3,709 -4,544 -15,021
European Union -4,405 -5,665 -17,464
Austria -64 -48 -212
Belgium 338 333 1,202
Finland -97 -181 -589
France -777 -815 -3,003
Germany -2,280 -2,708 -9,539
Italy -1,125 -1,260 -4,498
Netherlands 871 1,035 3,752
Spain 139 -86 -61
Sweden -453 -522 -1,669
United Kingdom -264 -554 -678
Other EU -693 -859 -2,169
European Free Trade
Association -421 -185 -483
Norway -365 -370 -1,215
Switzerland -102 225 786
Other EFTA 46 -39 -54
Other Western Europe 177 -14 327
Eastern Europe/FSR -729 -1,173 -3,067
Hungary -118 -357 -690
Poland -21 -31 -99
Former Soviet Republics -549 -705 -2,094
Russia -462 -566 -1,692
Other FSR -87 -139 -402
Other EE -41 -79 -184
Pacific Rim Countries -15,767 -14,928 -62,393
Australia 587 600 2,265
China -5,841 -5,096 -22,587
Japan -7,330 -6,825 -26,464
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) -1,363 -1,187 -7,192
Hong Kong 441 482 1,024
Korea -540 -682 -2,970
Singapore -72 167 -312
Taiwan -1,192 -1,153 -4,933
Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,818 -2,420 -8,416
South/Central America -705 -1,273 -4,805
Argentina 156 164 503
Brazil 10 82 -18
Colombia -247 -235 -1,125
Other S/C A (3) -625 -1,284 -4,166
OPEC -3,497 -4,197 -13,607
Indonesia(3) -485 -600 -2,122
Nigeria -811 -977 -2,652
Saudia Arabia -661 -922 -2,317
Venezuela(3) -873 -1,093 -3,986
Other OPEC -667 -605 -2,530
Other Countries -2,690 -2,912 -10,243
Egypt 110 129 814
South Africa -154 -93 -355
Other -2,646 -2,948 -10,702
Uniden. ctys (4) 14 (-) 14
Timing Adjustments (X) -226 496
____________________________________
Exports
Item(1) April March Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 62,311 68,164 246,904
Net Adjustments -545 -576 -3,239
Total Census Basis 62,856 68,740 250,142
North America 23,662 26,852 95,195
Canada 14,594 17,101 60,210
Mexico 9,068 9,750 34,985
Western Europe 14,897 16,088 59,245
Euro Area (2) 9,606 10,299 36,918
European Union 13,404 14,522 52,813
Austria 206 226 824
Belgium 1,134 1,317 4,458
Finland 125 138 472
France 1,705 1,783 6,522
Germany 2,695 2,792 9,728
Italy 856 899 3,393
Netherlands 1,662 1,949 6,917
Spain 590 452 1,906
Sweden 347 386 1,488
United Kingdom 3,178 3,572 13,394
Other EU 905 1,009 3,709
European Free Trade
Association 970 1,216 4,777
Norway 155 121 569
Switzerland 711 1,079 4,059
Other EFTA 104 16 148
Other Western Europe 523 350 1,655
Eastern Europe/FSR 440 393 2,118
Hungary 49 41 163
Poland 50 64 216
Former Soviet Republics 227 208 1,320
Russia 104 130 929
Other FSR 123 78 391
Other EE 114 79 419
Pacific Rim Countries 16,239 17,751 62,606
Australia 1,111 1,054 4,137
China 1,218 1,358 4,422
Japan 5,017 6,005 20,720
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 6,846 7,388 25,933
Hong Kong 1,169 1,280 4,353
Korea 2,412 2,463 8,901
Singapore 1,315 1,640 5,376
Taiwan 1,949 2,004 7,303
Other Pacific Rim(3) 2,047 1,947 7,395
South/Central America 4,691 4,999 18,184
Argentina 374 406 1,484
Brazil 1,036 1,150 4,251
Colombia 299 365 1,213
Other S/C A (3) 2,982 3,079 11,237
OPEC 1,412 1,381 6,066
Indonesia(3) 238 232 944
Nigeria 37 45 291
Saudia Arabia 397 348 2,087
Venezuela(3) 481 475 1,715
Other OPEC 259 280 1,029
Other Countries 2,221 2,597 9,487
Egypt 183 229 1,102
South Africa 186 221 815
Other 1,852 2,147 7,570
Uniden. ctys (4) 14 (-) 14
Timing Adjustments (X) -613 -113
___________________________________
Imports
Item(1) April March Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 95,137 103,742 379,622
Net Adjustments 250 674 2,477
Total Census Basis 94,887 103,067 377,145
North America 29,029 32,299 117,080
Canada 18,507 20,618 74,918
Mexico 10,522 11,681 42,162
Western Europe 19,545 21,951 76,865
Euro Area (2) 13,315 14,843 51,939
European Union 17,809 20,186 70,277
Austria 269 274 1,036
Belgium 796 985 3,256
Finland 223 319 1,061
France 2,482 2,598 9,525
Germany 4,975 5,499 19,268
Italy 1,981 2,158 7,892
Netherlands 792 914 3,164
Spain 451 538 1,967
Sweden 800 908 3,157
United Kingdom 3,442 4,126 14,072
Other EU 1,598 1,867 5,878
European Free Trade
Association 1,390 1,401 5,260
Norway 520 491 1,784
Switzerland 813 855 3,273
Other EFTA 58 55 202
Other Western Europe 346 363 1,328
Eastern Europe/FSR 1,170 1,565 5,185
Hungary 166 398 853
Poland 71 95 315
Former Soviet Republics 776 914 3,414
Russia 566 696 2,622
Other FSR 210 217 793
Other EE 156 158 603
Pacific Rim Countries 32,005 32,679 124,998
Australia 524 454 1,872
China 7,059 6,454 27,008
Japan 12,347 12,830 47,183
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 8,209 8,575 33,124
Hong Kong 729 798 3,330
Korea 2,952 3,146 11,870
Singapore 1,387 1,473 5,688
Taiwan 3,141 3,158 12,236
Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,865 4,367 15,811
South/Central America 5,396 6,272 22,989
Argentina 218 242 980
Brazil 1,026 1,067 4,268
Colombia 546 600 2,338
Other S/C A (3) 3,607 4,363 15,403
OPEC 4,909 5,578 19,673
Indonesia(3) 723 832 3,066
Nigeria 848 1,022 2,943
Saudia Arabia 1,057 1,271 4,404
Venezuela(3) 1,354 1,568 5,700
Other OPEC 926 885 3,559
Other Countries 4,911 5,509 19,729
Egypt 74 101 287
South Africa 340 314 1,169
Other 4,498 5,095 18,273
Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X)
Timing Adjustments (X) -386 -609
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union.
See Page 27 for a list of countries.
(3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more
than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific
Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America.
(4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 14-A. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1999
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
Balance
Item(1) April March Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis -23,953 -24,433 -90,727
Net Adjustments -1,256 -1,250 -4,946
Total Census Basis -22,697 -23,183 -85,780
North America -3,777 -4,510 -16,285
Canada -1,994 -2,116 -8,772
Mexico -1,783 -2,395 -7,513
Western Europe -2,954 -3,109 -9,485
Euro Area (2) -2,538 -2,399 -8,518
European Union -2,971 -2,620 -8,540
Austria -16 1 -12
Belgium 306 237 1,198
Finland -32 -75 -264
France -539 -409 -1,439
Germany -2,135 -2,058 -7,637
Italy -697 -1,137 -3,616
Netherlands 893 943 3,853
Spain 23 28 200
Sweden -288 -406 -1,052
United Kingdom -24 113 1,024
Other EU -463 143 -795
European Free Trade
Association -118 -530 -1,096
Norway -141 -131 -431
Switzerland -6 -356 -595
Other EFTA 30 -43 -71
Other Western Europe 135 40 151
Eastern Europe/FSR -476 -432 -1,667
Hungary -73 -121 -349
Poland 5 0 14
Former Soviet Republics -371 -388 -1,317
Russia -544 -387 -1,465
Other FSR 173 -1 148
Other EE -37 76 -15
Pacific Rim Countries -13,259 -13,578 -52,261
Australia 463 576 1,935
China -4,784 -4,128 -18,424
Japan -5,623 -6,505 -21,881
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) -1,423 -1,535 -6,372
Hong Kong 279 517 1,042
Korea -236 -450 -1,816
Singapore -205 -222 -477
Taiwan -1,261 -1,379 -5,121
Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,892 -1,986 -7,520
South/Central America 11 170 1,125
Argentina 180 149 729
Brazil 177 120 796
Colombia -100 -141 -473
Other S/C A (3) -246 43 73
OPEC -1,652 -660 -3,748
Indonesia(3) -548 -573 -2,321
Nigeria -322 -284 -961
Saudia Arabia -1 570 1,113
Venezuela(3) -451 -101 -845
Other OPEC -330 -272 -734
Other Countries -1,604 -1,738 -6,639
Egypt 197 233 754
South Africa -32 -36 -144
Other -1,769 -1,935 -7,249
Uniden. ctys (4) 14 (-) 14
___________________________________________________________
Exports
Item(1) April March Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 56,298 59,866 219,822
Net Adjustments -985 -1,023 -4,065
Total Census Basis 57,283 60,889 223,888
North America 20,775 21,894 79,888
Canada 14,127 14,984 54,293
Mexico 6,648 6,910 25,595
Western Europe 14,161 15,187 56,091
Euro Area (2) 8,974 10,055 36,151
European Union 12,805 14,119 51,869
Austria 201 242 914
Belgium 1,097 1,197 4,365
Finland 217 158 653
France 1,530 1,768 6,612
Germany 2,337 2,793 9,290
Italy 1,063 819 3,355
Netherlands 1,545 1,673 6,369
Spain 422 472 1,847
Sweden 395 318 1,412
United Kingdom 3,216 3,352 13,148
Other EU 784 1,327 3,905
European Free Trade
Association 949 669 2,944
Norway 140 150 501
Switzerland 730 505 2,321
Other EFTA 79 15 122
Other Western Europe 406 399 1,278
Eastern Europe/FSR 597 522 1,807
Hungary 64 41 179
Poland 71 75 272
Former Soviet Republics 385 216 919
Russia 113 111 392
Other FSR 272 105 528
Other EE 77 190 437
Pacific Rim Countries 14,060 14,803 54,586
Australia 881 922 3,438
China 1,035 1,076 3,816
Japan 4,785 5,294 19,539
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 5,787 5,906 21,668
Hong Kong 978 1,218 3,974
Korea 2,089 1,910 6,958
Singapore 1,219 1,321 5,117
Taiwan 1,502 1,457 5,618
Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,573 1,606 6,125
South/Central America 4,556 4,677 18,053
Argentina 372 385 1,523
Brazil 1,072 979 4,075
Colombia 326 310 1,205
Other S/C A (3) 2,785 3,003 11,251
OPEC 1,423 2,112 6,855
Indonesia(3) 164 166 570
Nigeria 47 45 236
Saudia Arabia 523 1,078 3,020
Venezuela(3) 411 524 1,860
Other OPEC 278 298 1,169
Other Countries 2,272 2,385 9,023
Egypt 248 290 950
South Africa 194 233 809
Other 1,830 1,862 7,264
Uniden. ctys (4) 14 (-) 14
____________________________________________________________
Imports
Item(1) April March Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 80,251 84,299 310,549
Net Adjustments 271 226 881
Total Census Basis 79,980 84,072 309,668
North America 24,551 26,404 96,173
Canada 16,121 17,100 63,065
Mexico 8,431 9,304 33,108
Western Europe 17,115 18,296 65,576
Euro Area (2) 11,513 12,455 44,669
European Union 15,777 16,739 60,409
Austria 216 242 926
Belgium 791 960 3,166
Finland 249 233 918
France 2,069 2,178 8,051
Germany 4,471 4,852 16,927
Italy 1,760 1,956 6,972
Netherlands 652 730 2,516
Spain 398 443 1,648
Sweden 683 724 2,464
United Kingdom 3,240 3,239 12,123
Other EU 1,248 1,183 4,700
European Free Trade
Association 1,067 1,199 4,040
Norway 282 282 932
Switzerland 737 860 2,916
Other EFTA 49 57 193
Other Western Europe 271 359 1,127
Eastern Europe/FSR 1,073 954 3,474
Hungary 137 162 528
Poland 66 75 258
Former Soviet Republics 756 603 2,236
Russia 658 498 1,856
Other FSR 98 106 380
Other EE 115 113 452
Pacific Rim Countries 27,319 28,381 106,847
Australia 417 345 1,503
China 5,819 5,204 22,240
Japan 10,408 11,799 41,419
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 7,210 7,441 28,039
Hong Kong 699 701 2,932
Korea 2,325 2,360 8,774
Singapore 1,423 1,544 5,594
Taiwan 2,763 2,836 10,739
Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,465 3,592 13,645
South/Central America 4,545 4,507 16,928
Argentina 193 235 794
Brazil 895 860 3,278
Colombia 426 452 1,678
Other S/C A (3) 3,031 2,960 11,178
OPEC 3,075 2,771 10,603
Indonesia(3) 711 739 2,891
Nigeria 370 329 1,197
Saudia Arabia 524 508 1,907
Venezuela(3) 862 626 2,706
Other OPEC 608 571 1,903
Other Countries 3,876 4,123 15,663
Egypt 51 57 197
South Africa 226 269 953
Other 3,599 3,797 14,513
Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X)
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union.
See Page 27 for a list of countries.
(3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more
than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific
Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America.
(4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
GROUPINGS - 2000 AND 1999 DATA
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised. (X) Not applicable.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
2000
Item(1) April March
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 62,311 95,137 68,164 103,742
Net Adjustments -545 250 -576 674
Total Census Basis (2) 62,856 94,887 68,740 103,067
Manufactured goods (3) 50,774 79,490 54,930 86,537
Agricultural commodities (3) 3,794 3,271 4,557 3,586
Mineral fuels (3) 970 9,555 1,117 10,696
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 3,657 7,036 4,357 7,546
Airplane parts 1,168 426 1,323 452
Airplanes 2,105 972 1,169 934
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 26 205 28 224
Aluminum 309 597 339 618
Animal feeds 290 45 369 52
Artwork/antiques 128 549 157 500
Basketware, etc. 279 389 330 385
Cereal flour 97 119 112 136
Chemicals - cosmetics 398 278 453 299
Chemicals - dyeing 318 203 345 224
Chemicals - fertilizers 150 170 200 200
Chemicals - inorganic 392 420 479 444
Chemicals - medicinal 987 1,082 1,049 1,199
Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,120 474 1,096 538
Chemicals - organic 1,478 2,176 1,655 2,781
Chemicals - plastics 1,567 866 1,805 953
Cigarettes 305 20 311 21
Clothing 713 4,202 773 5,047
Coal 133 64 203 74
Coffee 1 230 (-) 296
Copper 122 323 164 339
Cork, wood, lumber 381 776 417 807
Corn 405 70 429 52
Cotton, raw and linters 186 5 252 2
Crude fertilizers 145 122 143 115
Crude oil 91 6,878 101 7,605
Electrical machinery 7,123 8,169 7,579 8,971
Fish and preparations 241 673 325 682
Footwear 53 1,107 58 1,184
Furniture and bedding 383 1,547 435 1,586
Gem diamonds 51 809 88 1,163
General industrial mach 2,733 3,058 2,919 3,189
Glass 187 176 204 184
Glassware 63 150 74 159
Gold, nonmonetary 269 198 709 423
Hides and skins 104 10 104 9
Iron and steel mill prod 451 1,457 520 1,377
Jewelry 101 502 144 505
Lighting, plumbing 99 388 118 338
Liquified propane/butane 47 75 80 109
Live animals 37 162 46 177
Meat and preparations 556 314 623 341
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,137 1,344 1,170 1,391
Metal ores; scrap 341 331 336 315
Metalworking machinery 483 665 531 636
Mineral fuels, other 256 137 251 164
Natural gas 23 558 29 591
Nickel 28 132 35 150
Oils/fats, vegetable 70 90 73 122
Optical goods 242 331 264 321
Paper and paperboard 901 1,209 1,003 1,257
Petroleum preparations 399 1,742 445 2,065
Photographic equipment 370 580 378 568
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 620 659 682 665
Platinum 69 424 69 518
Pottery 8 132 10 130
Power generating mach. 2,598 2,855 2,905 3,147
Printed materials 369 275 415 289
Pulp and waste paper 366 269 369 289
Records/magnetic media 420 414 504 420
Rice 50 12 88 16
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 135 161 143 172
Rubber tires and tubes 204 418 242 440
Scientific instruments 2,525 1,662 2,694 1,847
Ships, boats 89 98 89 97
Silver and bullion 18 51 24 79
Soybeans 296 5 598 5
Spacecraft (-) (-) (-) 64
Specialized ind. mach. 2,514 1,998 2,740 2,205
Sugar 1 37 (-) 38
Television, VCR, etc. 2,245 5,093 2,507 5,289
Textile yearn, fabric 882 1,221 932 1,306
Tobacco, unmanufactured 123 34 149 37
Toys/games/sporting goods 362 1,157 346 1,152
Travel goods 31 314 34 321
Vegetables and fruits 556 878 599 975
Vehicles 4,970 13,720 5,593 15,244
Watches/clocks/parts 25 246 30 255
Wheat 248 22 243 22
Wood manufactures 163 608 183 657
Re-exports 5,256 (X) 6,152 (X)
Agricultural commodities 141 (X) 209 (X)
Manufactured goods 5,031 (X) 5,817 (X)
Mineral fuels 22 (X) 39 (X)
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2000 1999
Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 246,904 379,622 219,822 310,549
Net Adjustments -3,239 2,477 -4,065 881
Total Census Basis (2) 250,142 377,145 223,888 309,668
Manufactured goods (3) 199,800 315,803 182,893 271,201
Agricultural commodities (3) 16,759 13,037 15,251 12,533
Mineral fuels (3) 3,904 38,840 2,778 17,273
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 14,542 27,704 12,978 25,643
Airplane parts 4,806 1,726 5,204 1,949
Airplanes 7,767 3,253 11,756 2,543
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 108 804 121 689
Aluminum 1,232 2,369 1,142 2,053
Animal feeds 1,270 189 1,169 180
Artwork/antiques 536 2,126 360 1,733
Basketware, etc. 1,114 1,550 928 1,312
Cereal flour 413 510 419 462
Chemicals - cosmetics 1,566 1,081 1,561 938
Chemicals - dyeing 1,259 852 1,137 842
Chemicals - fertilizers 729 664 900 628
Chemicals - inorganic 1,666 1,842 1,394 1,533
Chemicals - medicinal 3,849 4,564 3,601 4,027
Chemicals - n.e.s. 4,001 1,877 3,604 1,661
Chemicals - organic 5,788 8,442 4,757 7,227
Chemicals - plastics 6,253 3,430 5,320 2,900
Cigarettes 1,092 74 1,209 50
Clothing 2,696 18,579 2,753 16,662
Coal 655 259 751 239
Coffee 3 1,038 3 1,006
Copper 499 1,342 356 996
Cork, wood, lumber 1,504 2,996 1,467 2,626
Corn 1,631 137 1,672 129
Cotton, raw and linters 791 14 243 53
Crude fertilizers 544 440 490 396
Crude oil 351 26,785 236 11,032
Electrical machinery 27,118 32,599 23,629 26,354
Fish and preparations 841 2,664 825 2,442
Footwear 212 4,810 245 4,515
Furniture and bedding 1,519 6,039 1,449 5,169
Gem diamonds 286 3,913 55 2,897
General industrial mach 10,743 11,719 9,996 10,382
Glass 765 698 695 597
Glassware 256 583 221 516
Gold, nonmonetary 2,615 1,056 1,026 1,034
Hides and skins 407 37 327 33
Iron and steel mill prod 1,892 5,346 1,599 4,182
Jewelry 500 1,841 335 1,600
Lighting, plumbing 423 1,363 405 1,172
Liquified propane/butane 254 454 73 228
Live animals 202 579 150 506
Meat and preparations 2,530 1,216 1,942 978
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 4,235 5,205 3,611 4,577
Metal ores; scrap 1,298 1,348 1,034 1,103
Metalworking machinery 1,929 2,459 1,577 2,270
Mineral fuels, other 984 669 746 309
Natural gas 95 2,557 71 1,823
Nickel 127 501 111 248
Oils/fats, vegetable 313 405 441 379
Optical goods 965 1,219 645 953
Paper and paperboard 3,636 4,799 3,201 4,275
Petroleum preparations 1,499 7,717 803 3,362
Photographic equipment 1,472 2,085 1,051 1,716
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 2,435 2,545 1,993 2,191
Platinum 300 1,618 150 1,427
Pottery 33 514 36 484
Power generating mach. 10,688 11,462 10,158 10,139
Printed materials 1,541 1,125 1,410 968
Pulp and waste paper 1,412 1,099 1,037 731
Records/magnetic media 1,763 1,629 1,939 1,343
Rice 348 60 374 66
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 531 637 450 568
Rubber tires and tubes 854 1,666 783 1,465
Scientific instruments 9,484 6,569 8,207 5,348
Ships, boats 385 446 459 381
Silver and bullion 75 367 90 222
Soybeans 2,000 15 1,570 14
Spacecraft 102 151 218 2
Specialized ind. mach. 9,722 7,640 7,879 7,580
Sugar 1 122 1 177
Television, VCR, etc. 8,549 19,269 7,632 13,258
Textile yearn, fabric 3,344 4,893 2,996 4,290
Tobacco, unmanufactured 524 174 562 242
Toys/games/sporting goods 1,264 4,722 1,027 4,618
Travel goods 117 1,295 106 1,172
Vegetables and fruits 2,207 3,579 2,261 3,544
Vehicles 19,866 54,676 18,509 46,929
Watches/clocks/parts 111 956 109 895
Wheat 938 74 1,056 97
Wood manufactures 642 2,369 548 2,116
Re-exports 21,243 (X) 15,753 (X)
Agricultural commodities 675 (X) 507 (X)
Manufactured goods 20,241 (X) 15,082 (X)
Mineral fuels 67 (X) 29 (X)
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Total exports (Domestic and Foreign)
(3) Domestic exports
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)
Period Balance Exports Imports
1998
Jan.- Dec. 29,694 186,444 156,750
Jan.- Apr. 10,930 59,657 48,727
January 2,764 14,177 11,413
February 2,942 14,083 11,141
March 3,136 16,971 13,835
April 2,088 14,426 12,338
May 2,317 14,752 12,435
June 2,055 15,448 13,393
July 710 14,047 13,337
August 1,009 14,006 12,997
September 1,790 15,913 14,123
October 2,902 17,177 14,275
November 2,761 16,616 13,855
December 5,221 18,828 13,607
1999
Jan.- Dec. 19,098 200,277 181,179
Jan.- Apr. 11,553 64,701 53,148
January 3,448 15,594 12,147
February 2,384 14,975 12,591
March 3,485 18,082 14,597
April 2,236 16,050 13,814
May 1,774 15,740 13,965
June 852 16,680 15,828
July -550 15,429 15,978
August 1,093 16,571 15,478
September 939 17,049 16,110
October 1,120 17,824 16,704
November -923 16,000 16,923
December 3,238 20,283 17,044
2000
Jan.- Apr. 5,241 69,539 64,298
January 1,696 16,386 14,691
February 881 16,394 15,512
March 1,174 18,745 17,571
April 1,490 18,014 16,524
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING
CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1998 - APRIL 2000
(Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)
Total energy-related
petroleum products (1) Crude petroluem
Quantity Value Quantity 1,000's Value Unit
(1,000's (1,000's (1,000's of barrels (1,000's price
Period of BBL's) of $) of BBL's) per day avg of $) ($)
1999
Jan.-Dec 4,081,181 65,931,249 3,228,092 8,844 50,889,621 15.76
Jan.-Apr 1,332,085 14,621,622 1,048,605 8,738 11,031,815 10.52
January 349,000 3,362,436 280,356 9,044 2,581,125 9.21
February 302,085 2,956,909 234,298 8,368 2,221,070 9.48
March 339,876 3,714,882 271,574 8,760 2,850,722 10.50
April 341,124 4,587,395 262,378 8,746 3,378,898 12.88
May 367,964 5,520,574 289,457 9,337 4,225,641 14.60
June 357,634 5,319,719 278,274 9,276 4,040,329 14.52
July 364,520 6,029,371 288,932 9,320 4,653,736 16.11
August 361,349 6,668,471 283,813 9,155 5,073,475 17.88
September 335,339 6,786,611 267,600 8,920 5,269,952 19.69
October 335,459 7,061,683 267,574 8,631 5,555,979 20.76
November 318,537 6,827,215 254,862 8,495 5,365,458 21.05
December 308,292 7,095,984 248,974 8,031 5,673,236 22.79
2000
Jan.-Apr 1,372,538 34,956,703 1,080,245 8,928 26,785,439 24.80
January 324,531 7,660,406 252,342 8,140 5,849,073 23.18
February 340,100 8,823,527 258,020 8,897 6,453,738 25.01
March 360,692 9,778,668 288,289 9,300 7,604,736 26.38
April 347,216 8,694,102 281,594 9,386 6,877,891 24.42
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Details shown for these Energy-Related Petroleum Products are not
available on a Balance of Payments basis. These products include the
following SITC commodity groupings; crude oil, petroleum preparations,
and liquified propane and butane gas.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may
not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero or less
than one half unit of measurement shown.)
Exports
Total
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 6,831 7,803 27,658
Australia 92 93 327
Austria 109 104 397
Belgium 37 58 195
Brazil 34 34 120
Canada 3,984 4,643 16,511
Germany 199 221 744
Japan 246 280 974
Korea 34 41 154
Mexico 1,347 1,507 5,276
Saudia Arabia 79 72 272
Sweden 12 24 61
Taiwan 22 34 103
United Kingdom 128 161 586
Other 507 530 1,939
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Cars
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 1,607 1,656 6,008
Australia 15 14 49
Austria 2 3 10
Belgium 5 4 24
Brazil 3 1 6
Canada 979 957 3,577
Germany 110 126 397
Japan 77 70 248
Korea 3 3 11
Mexico 227 251 856
Saudia Arabia 29 16 96
Sweden 4 14 28
Taiwan 14 24 73
United Kingdom 19 34 120
Other 120 138 512
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Trucks
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 859 1,008 3,319
Australia 5 16 35
Austria (-) (-) 1
Belgium 3 12 35
Brazil 1 1 3
Canada 594 691 2,351
Germany 9 5 25
Japan 10 10 44
Korea 1 1 2
Mexico 91 126 313
Saudia Arabia 41 41 129
Sweden (-) 1 2
Taiwan 2 3 8
United Kingdom 6 7 23
Other 95 95 348
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Parts
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 4,366 5,139 18,331
Australia 72 63 242
Austria 107 101 387
Belgium 30 42 136
Brazil 30 33 111
Canada 2,411 2,995 10,583
Germany 80 89 323
Japan 159 200 682
Korea 30 37 140
Mexico 1,030 1,130 4,106
Saudia Arabia 10 15 47
Sweden 8 9 31
Taiwan 5 7 22
United Kingdom 103 121 443
Other 292 298 1,079
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Imports
Total
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 16,814 18,732 67,225
Australia 58 23 174
Austria 21 22 87
Belgium 158 164 514
Brazil 113 109 445
Canada 5,349 6,558 23,220
Germany 1,771 1,942 6,661
Japan 4,085 4,297 15,498
Korea 424 452 1,801
Mexico 3,399 3,575 13,196
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 206 282 828
Taiwan 98 93 385
United Kingdom 398 421 1,488
Other 735 794 2,927
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Cars
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 9,243 10,095 36,194
Australia 35 (-) 86
Austria (-) (-) 1
Belgium 137 137 427
Brazil (-) (-) (-)
Canada 2,778 3,436 12,318
Germany 1,422 1,557 5,234
Japan 2,719 2,804 10,187
Korea 327 355 1,430
Mexico 1,282 1,149 4,346
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 176 250 713
Taiwan 3 3 12
United Kingdom 255 259 931
Other 108 146 509
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Trucks
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 1,655 1,986 7,070
Australia (-) (-) (-)
Austria (-) (-) (-)
Belgium 13 19 56
Brazil (-) (-) 1
Canada 988 1,285 4,403
Germany 6 9 22
Japan 84 88 248
Korea (-) 3 19
Mexico 515 532 2,157
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 3 3 9
Taiwan 2 3 7
United Kingdom 27 30 90
Other 17 14 58
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Parts
Country Cumulative
April March to-date
TOTAL 5,916 6,651 23,961
Australia 23 23 88
Austria 21 22 86
Belgium 7 7 31
Brazil 113 108 444
Canada 1,583 1,836 6,499
Germany 343 377 1,405
Japan 1,282 1,406 5,063
Korea 97 95 353
Mexico 1,602 1,895 6,693
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 27 29 106
Taiwan 93 88 367
United Kingdom 115 132 467
Other 610 634 2,360
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
*** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE ***
INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES
GOODS
CENSUS BASIS
The Census basis goods data are compiled from the documents
collected by the U.S. Customs Service and reflect the movement
of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They include government and
non-government shipments of goods, and exclude shipments between
the United States and its territories and possessions,
transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic and consular
installations abroad, U.S. goods returned to the United States
by its Armed Forces, personal and household effects of
travelers, and in-transit shipments. The General imports value
reflects the total arrival of merchandise from foreign countries
that immediately enters consumption channels, warehouses, or
Foreign Trade Zones.
For imports, the value reported is the U. S. Customs Service
appraised value of merchandise; generally, the price paid for
merchandise for export to the United States. Import duties,
freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing
merchandise to the United States are excluded.
Exports are valued at the f.a.s.- free alongside ship value of
merchandise at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction
price including inland freight, insurance and other charges
incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the
U.S. port of exportation.
Monthly data include actual month's transactions as well as a
small number of transactions for previous months. Each month we
revise the aggregate seasonally adjusted (current and constant
dollar) and unadjusted export, import and trade balance figures,
as well as the end-use totals for the prior month. SITC and
country detail data are not revised monthly. The timing
adjustment shown in Exhibit 14 is the difference between monthly
data as originally reported and as recompiled.
Annual revisions for the months are made in June to reflect
corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These
revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country
summary data.
The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data
presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to
Exhibits 6 - 18.
U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE
AND SUBSTITUTION
The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data
compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce
U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare
the two series.
1. Coverage -- Canadian imports are based on country of origin.
U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S.
exports exclude these foreign shipments. For March
2000, these shipment totaled $ 72.2 million. U.S. export
coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments.
For March 2000, these shipments totaled $8.5 million.
2. Valuation -- Canadian imports are valued at point of origin
in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at
the port of exit in the United States and include inland
freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly
larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported.
Inland freight charges for March 2000 account for 1.6
percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada.
3. Reexports -- U.S. exports include reexports of foreign
goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly
larger. For March 2000, reexports to Canada were
$1,891 million.
4. Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied
to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For March
2000, the average exchange rate was 1.4608 Canadian dollars
per U.S. dollar.
5. Other -- There are other minor differences which are
statistically insignificant, such as rounding error.
AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 14 and 14A)
North America - Canada, Mexico
Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France,
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain,
Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United
Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia..European Union - Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom.
Euro Area - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain.
European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Norway, Switzerland.
Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Pacific Rim - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan.
South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia,
Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique,
Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos
Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela.
OPEC - Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.
Adjustments for Seasonal and Working-Day Variations
Goods are initially classified under the Harmonized System (HS)
which describes and measures the characteristics of goods
traded. Combining trade into approximately 140 export and 140
import end-use categories makes it possible to examine goods
according to their principal uses (See Exhibits 7 and 8). These
categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and
working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed
to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 6). These
data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in
the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product
Accounts.
The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which
estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below
the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other
methods that redistribute the actual series values over the
calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are
adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely
variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users
studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately
from other trade.
Adjustments for Price Change
Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis
(1992=100 ) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment
for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible,
then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The
deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques
developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the
Bureau of Economic Analysis.
SITC Data
Goods data appearing in Exhibit 15 are classified in terms of the
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3.
Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other
products of agriculture which have not passed through complex
processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and
oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches,
casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from agricultural
goods and are included in manufactured goods where they are
classified in the SITC.
Manufactured goods conform to the SITC sections that include
chemicals and related products, N.S.P.F.; manufactured goods
classified chiefly by material; machinery and transport
equipment; miscellaneous manufactured articles, N.S.P.F.; and
goods and transactions not classified elsewhere.
Reexports are foreign merchandise entering the country as
imports, and at the time of exportation are in substantially the
same condition as when imported. Reexports, included in overall
export totals, appear as separate line items in Exhibit 15.
Advanced Technology Products (ATP)
About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in
reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced
technology" codes and they meet the following criteria:
1. The code contains products whose technology is from a
recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology).
2. These products represent leading edge technology in that
field.
3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items
covered in the selected classification code.
The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced
technology trade which appears in Exhibit 16. This product and
commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from
broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods
produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level
of technology embodied in the goods.
Nonsampling error
The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected
by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to sampling
errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling
errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors,
undocumented shipments, timeliness and data capture errors,
and errors in the estimation of low-valued transactions. For a
detailed discussion of errors affecting the goods data, see
"U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: A Quality Profile" available
on the INTERNET at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ or
from the Foreign Trade Division.
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS
Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic
Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with
the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international
and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes
in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the
customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are
necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to
eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the
international accounts, and to value transactions according to
a standard definition.
The export adjustments include:
U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S.
military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has
included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes
them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military
Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts
is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods
and services.
Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels
mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal
Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census
goods exports.)
Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold
that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private
dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that
leaves the customs territory.
Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports:
Deductions for repairs of goods, developed motion picture
film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in
U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and
vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export
document is filed.
The import adjustments include:
Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland
freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are
valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight
charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should
be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the
customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the
point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the
inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to
the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs
value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and
freight charges for transporting goods to the United States
from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in
services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as
an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.)
Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold
sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out
of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The
Census data only includes gold that enters the customs
territory.
Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S.
military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has
included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes
them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures".
BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no
distinction between goods and services.
Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports:
Deductions for repairs of goods, and developed motion picture
film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico,
conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S.
vessels abroad, and valuation of prepackaged software imports
at market value.
SERVICES
The statistics are estimates of services transactions between
foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories
and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic,
and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are
considered to be part of the U.S. economy.
Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services
for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven
categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S.
Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is
"Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief
description of the types of services included in each category:
Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers
abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A
traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less
than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a
resident. Includes expenditures for food, lodging,
recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign
visit.
Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to
residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares
received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel
between the United States and foreign countries and between
two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S.
residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United
States and foreign countries.
Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of
goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to
and from the United States. Includes freight charges,
operating expenses that transportation companies incur in
foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft
rentals with crew..
Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign
residents involving intangible assets and proprietary
rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes,
formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights,
franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties"
generally refers to payments for the utilization of
copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees"
generally refers to payments for the use of patents or
industrial processes.
Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated
foreigners, for which no identification by type is available,
and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term
"affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship,
which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control,
directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign
business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent,
or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S.
enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners
consist of education services; financial services (includes
commissions and other transactions fees associated with the
purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of
banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums
and losses; telecommunications services (includes
transmission services and value-added services); and
business, professional, and technical services. Included in
the last group are advertising services; computer and data
processing services; database and other information
services; research, development, and testing services;
management, consulting, and public relations services; legal
services; construction, engineering, architectural, and
mining services; industrial engineering services;
installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other
services, including medical services and film and tape
rental.
Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports
only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S.
Government military agencies participate. Includes both
goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair
services and training, that cannot be separately identified.
Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures
incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including
expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign
residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign
contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods.
Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately
identified.
U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of
U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents.
Most of these transactions involve the provision of services
to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of
some goods are also included.
Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark
surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports.
Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates
are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal
patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due
to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates.
The revision policy is as follows: Each month, a preliminary
estimate for the current month and a revised estimate for the
immediately preceding month are released. After a revised month is
released, no further changes are made to that month until the
quarterly international transactions accounts are released; the
quarterly international transactions accounts, which are based on
more complete source data, are released in March, June, September
and December. To align the monthly estimated with quarterly
international transactions accounts, the monthly releases in March,
June, September, and December contain revised estimates for the
previous six months. (The monthly release in March also contains
revisions for all months of the previous year in order to align the
seasonally adjusted monthly estimates with the annual totals published
in the quarterly international transactions release in March.) Annual
revisions to the months and quarters, which reflect the incorporation
of updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies, are
made in June.
Quarterly and annual estimates of services are included as part
of the U.S. international transaction accounts, published
in the April, July, October, and January issues of the Survey of
Current Business. The next release is scheduled for June 20, 2000.
The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
ELECTRONIC
AVAILABILITY.
The FT900 and supplement are available on the following;
INTERNET The U. S. International Trade in Goods
and Services reports for the current month and previous
years are available at:
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic
information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product
information.
Additional data and information on goods are obtainable from:
Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C.
20233
Additional data and information on services are obtainable from:
Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Washington, D.C. 20230
Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release
dates for 2000: 03-21-00, 04-19-00, 05-19-00, 06-20-00, 07-19-00,
08-18-00, 09-20-00, 10-19-00, 11-21-00, 12-19-00,
01-19-01, 02-21-01
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, April 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
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