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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December 1999
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This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2000 CB-00-28 Press Copy FT-900 (99-12) 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 December 1999 Goods and Services The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total December exports of $85.2 billion and imports of $110.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $25.5 billion, $1.6 billion less than the deficit of $27.1 billion in November, revised. December exports were $2.7 billion more than November exports of $82.5 billion. December imports were $1.1 billion more than November imports of $109.6 billion. In December, the goods deficit decreased $1.4 billion from November to $31.5 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.2 billion to $5.9 billion. Exports of goods increased to $61.7 billion from $59.2 billion, and imports of goods increased to $93.2 billion from $92.1 billion. Exports of services increased to $23.4 billion from $23.3 billion, and imports of services of $17.5 billion were virtually unchanged. Goods The November to December change in exports of goods reflected increases in capital goods of $2.1 billion (primarily civilian aircraft); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.4 billion); consumer goods ($0.3 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). A decrease occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($0.1 billion). Other goods were virtually unchanged. The November to December change in imports of goods reflected increases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines of $0.5 billion (primarily passenger cars); industrial supplies and materials ($0.3 billion); consumer goods ($0.2 billion); capital goods ($0.2 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). A decrease occurred in other goods ($0.1 billion). Note: Total goods are reported on a balance of payments basis; commodity and country detail for goods are on a Census basis. Definitions are explained in the notes starting on page 26 of this release. Services Services exports increased $0.1 billion from November to December. The increase was mostly accounted for by a small increase in other private services; this category includes services such as business, professional, and technical services, financial services, and education services. Services imports in December were virtually the same as in November. Small decreases in several categories of services imports were nearly offset by small increases in others. Goods and Services Moving Average For the three months ending in December, exports of goods and services averaged $83.3 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $109.4 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $26.1 billion. For the three months ending in November, the average trade deficit was $25.6 billion, reflecting average exports of $82.2 billion and average imports of $107.9 billion. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The December figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia $0.5 (for November $0.8), Hong Kong $0.3 ($0.2), Egypt $0.2 ($0.2), Argentina $0.2 ($0.2), and Brazil $0.0 ($0.2). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$7.0 (-$6.4), China -$5.6 (-$6.5), Western Europe -$3.9 (-$5.5), Canada -$3.4 (-$3.0), Taiwan -$1.2 (-$1.6), OPEC -$1.2 (-$2.8), Mexico -$0.9 (-$1.7), Korea -$0.8 (-$1.2), and Singapore -$0.1 (-$0.3). Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $20.4 billion in December and imports were $17.1 billion, resulting in a surplus of $3.3 billion. December exports were $4.1 billion more than the $16.2 billion in November, while imports were $0.2 billion more than the $16.8 billion in November. Revisions Goods carry-over in December was $1.0 billion (1.6 percent) for exports and $1.1 billion (1.2 percent) for imports. For November, revised export carry- over was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $1.0 billion (1.6 percent). For November, revised import carry-over was $0.4 billion (0.4 percent), revised down from $1.3 billion (1.4 percent). Services exports for November were virtually unrevised at $23.3 billion. Services imports for November were revised up $0.1 billion to $17.6 billion. The revision was primarily attributable to other transportation and reflects the incorporation of newly available source data. Scheduled Release Dates are Located on Page 29 Annual Summary for 1999 Goods and Services For 1999, exports of $958.5 billion and imports of $1,229.8 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $271.3 billion, $107.0 billion more than the 1998 deficit of $164.3 billion. For goods, exports were $683.0 billion and imports were $1,030.2 billion, resulting in a goods deficit of $347.1 billion, $100.2 billion more than the 1998 deficit of $246.9 billion. For services, exports were $275.5 billion and imports were $199.7 billion, resulting in a services surplus of $75.8 billion, $6.8 billion less than the 1998 surplus of $82.7 billion. Goods (census basis) For 1999, exports of goods were up $12.9 billion from 1998. Increases occurred in capital goods of $11.0 billion (primarily semiconductors and electrical apparatus); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($1.5 billion); other goods ($1.4 billion); and consumer goods ($1.4 billion). Decreases occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($1.3 billion) and foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.1 billion). For 1999, imports of goods were up $113.1 billion from 1998. Increases occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines of $30.5 billion (primarily passenger cars and trucks and buses); capital goods ($27.3 billion); consumer goods ($23.1 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($21.4 billion); other goods ($8.5 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($2.3 billion). Services For 1999, exports of services were up $11.8 billion from 1998. Increases occurred in other private services ($6.5 billion), mostly business, professional, and technical services and financial services; travel ($2.4 billion); other transportation ($1.8 billion); passenger fares ($1.0 billion); and royalties and license fees ($0.6 billion). Transfers under U.S. military sales contracts decreased $0.6 billion. U.S. Government miscellaneous services were virtually unchanged. For 1999, imports of services were up $18.6 billion from 1998. Increases occurred in all categories: Other private services ($5.0 billion), mostly affiliated services and business, professional, and technical services; travel ($4.6 billion); other transportation ($4.1 billion); direct defense expenditures ($2.1 billion); passenger fares ($1.6 billion); royalties and license fees ($1.1 billion); and U.S. Government miscellaneous services ($0.1 billion). For detailed descriptions of the types of transactions included in each of the services categories, see "Information on Goods and Services" starting on page 26 of this release. 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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. -104,731 -196,652 91,921 January -9,693 -17,275 7,582 February -8,982 -16,320 7,338 March -7,937 -15,613 7,676 April -7,948 -15,816 7,868 May -8,707 -16,698 7,991 June -7,534 -15,364 7,830 July -7,607 -15,256 7,649 August -8,886 -16,812 7,926 September -9,230 -16,847 7,617 October -8,550 -16,488 7,938 November -9,436 -16,795 7,359 December -10,215 -17,367 7,152 1998 Jan.- Dec. -164,282 -246,932 82,650 January -9,850 -17,141 7,291 February -10,706 -17,506 6,800 March -12,782 -20,229 7,447 April -13,217 -20,860 7,643 May -14,901 -22,236 7,335 June -13,843 -20,404 6,561 July -14,689 -21,066 6,377 August -15,860 -22,291 6,431 September -15,174 -21,611 6,437 October -14,358 -20,990 6,632 November -14,664 -21,539 6,875 December -14,241 -21,059 6,818 1999 Jan.- Dec. -271,310 -347,130 75,820 January (R) -16,206 -23,409 7,203 February (R) -18,575 -25,232 6,657 March (R) -19,371 -25,740 6,369 April (R) -18,942 -25,393 6,451 May (R) -21,542 -27,958 6,416 June (R) -24,778 -31,239 6,461 July(R) -25,399 -31,481 6,082 August (R) -24,012 -30,191 6,179 September (R) -24,212 -30,271 6,059 October (R) -25,622 -31,875 6,253 November (R) -27,103 -32,869 5,766 December -25,548 -31,472 5,924 November data as published last month: -26,502 -32,444 5,942 ___________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 938,543 679,715 258,828 January 73,707 52,796 20,911 February 75,169 54,409 20,760 March 76,884 55,774 21,110 April 77,949 56,575 21,374 May 77,737 56,028 21,709 June 78,997 57,292 21,705 July 80,110 58,379 21,731 August 79,571 57,496 22,075 September 79,604 57,572 22,032 October 80,232 58,044 22,188 November 79,001 57,319 21,682 December 79,586 58,031 21,555 1998 Jan.- Dec. 933,907 670,246 263,661 January 79,397 57,748 21,649 February 77,999 56,512 21,487 March 78,436 56,406 22,030 April 78,040 55,330 22,710 May 77,126 54,853 22,273 June 76,723 55,015 21,708 July 75,824 54,164 21,660 August 76,227 54,624 21,603 September 77,234 55,472 21,762 October 79,617 57,193 22,424 November 79,126 56,926 22,200 December 78,161 56,005 22,156 1999 Jan.- Dec. 958,491 683,021 275,470 January (R) 77,738 55,168 22,570 February (R) 76,930 54,609 22,321 March (R) 76,952 54,231 22,721 April (R) 77,967 55,174 22,793 May (R) 77,798 55,026 22,772 June (R) 78,462 55,377 23,085 July(R) 78,721 55,796 22,925 August (R) 82,077 59,045 23,032 September (R) 81,930 58,839 23,091 October (R) 82,240 58,833 23,407 November (R) 82,503 59,184 23,319 December 85,173 61,739 23,434 November data as published last month: 82,891 59,543 23,348 ___________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,043,273 876,366 166,907 January 83,400 70,071 13,329 February 84,151 70,729 13,422 March 84,821 71,387 13,434 April 85,897 72,391 13,506 May 86,444 72,726 13,718 June 86,531 72,656 13,875 July 87,717 73,635 14,082 August 88,457 74,308 14,149 September 88,834 74,419 14,415 October 88,782 74,532 14,250 November 88,437 74,114 14,323 December 89,801 75,398 14,403 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,098,189 917,178 181,011 January 89,247 74,889 14,358 February 88,705 74,018 14,687 March 91,217 76,634 14,583 April 91,257 76,190 15,067 May 92,027 77,089 14,938 June 90,566 75,419 15,147 July 90,513 75,230 15,283 August 92,086 76,914 15,172 September 92,409 77,084 15,325 October 93,975 78,183 15,792 November 93,789 78,464 15,325 December 92,402 77,064 15,338 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,229,802 1,030,152 199,650 January (R) 93,944 78,577 15,367 February (R) 95,505 79,841 15,664 March (R) 96,323 79,971 16,352 April (R) 96,910 80,568 16,342 May (R) 99,340 82,984 16,356 June (R) 103,240 86,616 16,624 July(R) 104,120 87,277 16,843 August (R) 106,089 89,236 16,853 September (R) 106,142 89,110 17,032 October (R) 107,861 90,707 17,154 November (R) 109,606 92,053 17,553 December 110,722 93,212 17,510 November data as published last month: 109,394 91,988 17,406 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Center Month of Moving Total Goods (1) Services Average 1997 January --- --- --- February -8,871 -16,403 7,532 March -8,289 -15,917 7,627 April -8,197 -16,042 7,845 May -8,063 -15,960 7,896 June -7,949 -15,773 7,823 July -8,009 -15,811 7,802 August -8,574 -16,305 7,731 September -8,889 -16,716 7,827 October -9,072 -16,710 7,638 November -9,400 -16,883 7,483 December -9,834 -17,101 7,267 1998 January -10,257 -17,338 7,081 February -11,113 -18,292 7,179 March -12,235 -19,532 7,297 April -13,633 -21,108 7,475 May -13,987 -21,167 7,180 June -14,478 -21,235 6,758 July -14,797 -21,253 6,456 August -15,241 -21,656 6,415 September -15,131 -21,631 6,500 October -14,732 -21,380 6,648 November -14,421 -21,196 6,775 December (R) -15,037 -22,002 6,965 1999 January (R) -16,341 -23,233 6,893 February (R) -18,051 -24,794 6,743 March (R) -18,963 -25,455 6,492 April (R) -19,952 -26,364 6,412 May (R) -21,754 -28,197 6,443 June (R) -23,906 -30,226 6,320 July (R) -24,730 -30,970 6,241 August (R) -24,541 -30,648 6,107 September (R) -24,615 -30,779 6,164 October (R) -25,645 -31,671 6,026 November (R) -26,091 -32,072 5,981 December ___________________________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Total Goods (1) Services Average 1997 January --- --- --- February 75,253 54,326 20,927 March 76,667 55,586 21,081 April 77,523 56,126 21,398 May 78,227 56,631 21,596 June 78,948 57,233 21,715 July 79,559 57,722 21,837 August 79,762 57,816 21,946 September 79,802 57,704 22,098 October 79,612 57,645 21,967 November 79,606 57,798 21,808 December 79,328 57,699 21,629 1998 January 78,994 57,430 21,564 February 78,610 56,888 21,722 March 78,158 56,082 22,076 April 77,867 55,529 22,338 May 77,296 55,066 22,230 June 76,558 54,677 21,880 July 76,258 54,601 21,657 August 76,428 54,753 21,675 September 77,693 55,763 21,930 October 78,659 56,530 22,129 November 78,968 56,708 22,260 December (R) 78,342 56,033 22,309 1999 January (R) 77,610 55,261 22,349 February (R) 77,207 54,669 22,537 March (R) 77,283 54,672 22,612 April (R) 77,572 54,810 22,762 May (R) 78,076 55,192 22,883 June (R) 78,327 55,400 22,927 July (R) 79,753 56,739 23,014 August (R) 80,909 57,893 23,016 September (R) 82,082 58,906 23,177 October (R) 82,224 58,952 23,272 November (R) 83,305 59,919 23,387 December ____________________________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Total Goods (1) Services Average 1997 January --- --- --- February 84,124 70,729 13,395 March 84,956 71,502 13,454 April 85,721 72,168 13,553 May 86,291 72,591 13,700 June 86,897 73,006 13,892 July 87,568 73,533 14,035 August 88,336 74,121 14,215 September 88,691 74,420 14,271 October 88,684 74,355 14,329 November 89,007 74,681 14,325 December 89,162 74,800 14,361 1998 January 89,251 74,768 14,483 February 89,723 75,180 14,543 March 90,393 75,614 14,779 April 91,500 76,638 14,863 May 91,283 76,233 15,051 June 91,035 75,913 15,123 July 91,055 75,854 15,201 August 91,669 76,409 15,260 September 92,823 77,394 15,430 October 93,391 77,910 15,481 November 93,389 77,904 15,485 December (R) 93,378 78,035 15,343 1999 January (R) 93,950 78,494 15,456 February (R) 95,257 79,463 15,794 March (R) 96,246 80,127 16,119 April (R) 97,524 81,174 16,350 May (R) 99,830 83,389 16,441 June (R) 102,233 85,626 16,608 July (R) 104,483 87,709 16,773 August (R) 105,450 88,541 16,909 September (R) 106,697 89,684 17,013 October (R) 107,870 90,624 17,246 November (R) 109,396 91,991 17,406 December 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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (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 1997 Jan. - Dec. 258,828 73,301 20,789 27,006 January 20,911 6,219 1,719 2,203 February 20,760 6,015 1,709 2,219 March 21,110 6,097 1,728 2,279 April 21,374 6,162 1,730 2,284 May 21,709 6,098 1,708 2,273 June 21,705 6,073 1,711 2,204 July 21,731 6,006 1,703 2,220 August 22,075 6,150 1,721 2,249 September 22,032 6,374 1,801 2,222 October 22,188 6,161 1,777 2,354 November 21,682 6,048 1,764 2,242 December 21,555 5,898 1,718 2,259 1998 Jan. - Dec. 263,661 71,250 19,996 25,518 January 21,649 6,118 1,709 2,189 February 21,487 5,967 1,643 2,078 March 22,030 5,818 1,564 2,071 April 22,710 6,370 1,812 2,136 May 22,273 6,050 1,731 2,112 June 21,708 5,840 1,642 2,020 July 21,660 5,662 1,653 2,094 August 21,603 5,718 1,682 2,137 September 21,762 5,769 1,717 2,108 October 22,424 5,953 1,627 2,253 November 22,200 5,904 1,626 2,197 December 22,156 6,081 1,590 2,125 1999 Jan. - Dec. 275,470 73,685 21,041 27,273 January 22,570 5,973 1,621 2,128 February 22,321 6,031 1,659 2,129 March 22,721 6,134 1,715 2,244 April 22,793 6,183 1,731 2,239 May 22,772 6,097 1,743 2,212 June 23,085 6,157 1,766 2,280 July 22,925 6,093 1,760 2,252 August 23,032 6,052 1,768 2,342 September 23,091 6,177 1,804 2,327 October 23,407 6,342 1,871 2,368 November (R) 23,319 6,229 1,805 2,367 December 23,434 6,217 1,798 2,385 ___________________________________ Exports Continued Royalties Transfers U. S. and Other Under U. S. Government License Private Military Sales Misc. Period Fees Services Contracts Services 1997 Jan. - Dec. 33,781 85,566 17,561 824 January 2,757 6,575 1,374 64 February 2,740 6,675 1,338 64 March 2,735 6,771 1,434 66 April 2,775 6,889 1,461 73 May 2,788 7,060 1,708 74 June 2,809 7,192 1,641 75 July 2,896 7,270 1,562 74 August 2,903 7,373 1,606 73 September 2,891 7,327 1,346 71 October 2,830 7,534 1,469 63 November 2,823 7,458 1,284 63 December 2,835 7,443 1,338 64 1998 Jan. - Dec. 36,808 92,116 17,155 818 January 2,930 7,327 1,304 72 February 2,964 7,390 1,371 74 March 2,988 7,585 1,931 73 April 2,992 7,771 1,564 65 May 3,002 7,682 1,633 63 June 3,008 7,843 1,292 63 July 2,966 7,778 1,441 66 August 2,999 7,719 1,282 66 September 3,064 7,781 1,256 67 October 3,266 7,821 1,435 69 November 3,314 7,672 1,417 70 December 3,314 7,747 1,229 70 1999 Jan. - Dec. 37,399 98,641 16,568 863 January 3,144 7,879 1,757 68 February 3,105 8,037 1,291 69 March 3,088 8,179 1,292 69 April 3,122 8,159 1,289 70 May 3,123 8,146 1,380 71 June 3,120 8,226 1,430 106 July 3,106 8,247 1,399 68 August 3,104 8,213 1,485 68 September 3,107 8,236 1,373 67 October 3,120 8,344 1,293 69 November (R) 3,124 8,449 1,276 69 December 3,136 8,526 1,303 69 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (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 1997 Jan. - Dec. 166,907 52,051 18,138 28,959 January 13,329 4,306 1,437 2,336 February 13,422 4,306 1,435 2,328 March 13,434 4,289 1,423 2,372 April 13,506 4,214 1,524 2,432 May 13,718 4,293 1,535 2,472 June 13,875 4,337 1,556 2,415 July 14,082 4,360 1,562 2,367 August 14,149 4,380 1,556 2,355 September 14,415 4,411 1,587 2,481 October 14,250 4,303 1,470 2,499 November 14,323 4,442 1,530 2,370 December 14,403 4,410 1,523 2,531 1998 Jan. - Dec. 181,011 56,105 19,797 30,457 January 14,358 4,561 1,538 2,450 February 14,687 4,600 1,556 2,340 March 14,583 4,575 1,535 2,531 April 15,067 4,779 1,680 2,531 May 14,938 4,643 1,631 2,522 June 15,147 4,746 1,647 2,537 July 15,283 4,696 1,730 2,564 August 15,172 4,640 1,669 2,598 September 15,325 4,734 1,686 2,538 October 15,792 4,832 1,771 2,760 November 15,325 4,602 1,695 2,588 December 15,338 4,697 1,659 2,501 1999 Jan. - Dec. 199,650 60,744 21,424 34,557 January 15,367 4,742 1,627 2,508 February 15,664 4,890 1,678 2,528 March 16,352 5,215 1,809 2,690 April 16,342 5,057 1,767 2,695 May 16,356 4,951 1,758 2,739 June 16,624 4,952 1,791 2,928 July 16,843 5,033 1,833 2,961 August 16,853 5,028 1,801 3,108 September 17,032 5,130 1,822 3,033 October 17,154 5,233 1,833 3,017 November (R) 17,553 5,291 1,867 3,180 December 17,510 5,222 1,838 3,170 ____________________________________ Imports Continued Royalties U. S. and Other Direct Government License Private Defense Misc. Period Fees Services Expenditures Services 1997 Jan. - Dec. 9,390 43,909 11,698 2,762 January 693 3,388 947 222 February 703 3,483 946 221 March 708 3,480 939 223 April 690 3,520 897 229 May 708 3,578 900 232 June 740 3,675 917 235 July 867 3,708 977 241 August 867 3,745 1,004 242 September 879 3,794 1,024 239 October 843 3,851 1,056 228 November 843 3,868 1,044 226 December 849 3,819 1,047 224 1998 Jan. - Dec. 11,292 47,670 12,841 2,849 January 851 3,697 1,036 225 February 1,236 3,698 1,033 224 March 868 3,822 1,029 223 April 893 3,954 1,012 218 May 894 4,010 1,017 221 June 907 4,050 1,032 228 July 926 4,046 1,072 249 August 889 4,026 1,093 257 September 906 4,091 1,111 259 October 950 4,108 1,120 251 November 974 4,082 1,135 249 December 999 4,086 1,151 245 1999 Jan. - Dec. 12,403 52,659 14,946 2,917 January 1,040 4,064 1,157 229 February 1,061 4,113 1,168 226 March 1,075 4,158 1,178 227 April 1,077 4,321 1,186 239 May 1,070 4,398 1,197 243 June 1,050 4,446 1,210 247 July 981 4,519 1,265 251 August 968 4,456 1,240 252 September 972 4,477 1,345 253 October 1,012 4,499 1,309 251 November (R) 1,039 4,594 1,332 250 December 1,058 4,614 1,359 249 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,652 -180,522 January -17,275 -16,461 February -16,320 -15,201 March -15,613 -13,153 April -15,816 -14,093 May -16,698 -14,796 June -15,364 -13,625 July -15,256 -14,336 August -16,812 -15,508 September -16,847 -15,836 October -16,488 -15,187 November -16,795 -15,886 December -17,367 -16,439 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 January -17,141 -15,924 February -17,506 -16,470 March -20,229 -18,831 April -20,860 -19,875 May -22,236 -21,191 June -20,404 -19,141 July -21,066 -19,732 August -22,291 -20,272 September -21,611 -20,116 October -20,990 -19,191 November -21,539 -19,410 December -21,059 -19,606 1999 Jan.- Dec. -347,130 -330,022 January -23,409 -22,285 February -25,232 -23,907 March -25,740 -24,476 April -25,393 -24,128 May -27,958 -26,603 June -31,239 -29,760 July -31,481 -30,252 August -30,191 -28,868 September -30,271 -28,259 October -31,875 -30,461 November (R) -32,869 -31,271 December -31,472 -29,753 November data as published last month. -32,444 -30,837 ____________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 January 52,796 -558 53,353 February 54,409 -685 55,094 March 55,774 -999 56,772 April 56,575 -697 57,272 May 56,028 -1,001 57,029 June 57,292 -840 58,132 July 58,379 -686 59,065 August 57,496 -1,051 58,547 September 57,572 -745 58,317 October 58,044 -1,043 59,087 November 57,319 -664 57,983 December 58,031 -501 58,532 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 January 57,748 -637 58,385 February 56,512 -808 57,320 March 56,406 -887 57,292 April 55,330 -660 55,990 May 54,853 -754 55,607 June 55,015 -905 55,920 July 54,164 -973 55,137 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 September 55,472 -946 56,419 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,021 -11,988 695,009 January 55,168 -953 56,121 February 54,609 -1,113 55,722 March 54,231 -1,038 55,269 April 55,174 -994 56,168 May 55,026 -1,143 56,169 June 55,377 -1,202 56,579 July 55,796 -1,032 56,828 August 59,045 -855 59,900 September 58,839 -1,149 59,988 October 58,833 -900 59,732 November (R) 59,184 -676 59,860 December 61,739 -934 62,673 November data as published last month. 59,543 -687 60,230 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 January 70,071 257 69,814 February 70,729 434 70,295 March 71,387 1,461 69,926 April 72,391 1,026 71,365 May 72,726 902 71,824 June 72,656 899 71,757 July 73,635 234 73,401 August 74,308 252 74,055 September 74,419 266 74,153 October 74,532 258 74,274 November 74,114 245 73,869 December 75,398 427 74,971 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 January 74,889 580 74,309 February 74,018 228 73,790 March 76,634 511 76,124 April 76,190 325 75,865 May 77,089 291 76,799 June 75,419 358 75,061 July 75,230 361 74,868 August 76,914 699 76,215 September 77,084 549 76,535 October 78,183 592 77,591 November 78,464 522 77,943 December 77,064 267 76,797 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,152 5,120 1,025,032 January 78,577 171 78,406 February 79,841 213 79,628 March 79,971 226 79,745 April 80,568 271 80,297 May 82,984 213 82,772 June 86,616 277 86,339 July 87,277 197 87,080 August 89,236 468 88,768 September 89,110 863 88,247 October 90,707 514 90,193 November (R) 92,053 922 91,132 December 93,212 786 92,426 November data as published last month. 91,988 920 91,068 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Exports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 46,397 148,266 January 57,748 -637 58,385 4,142 13,254 February 56,512 -808 57,320 4,215 12,694 March 56,406 -887 57,292 3,993 12,688 April 55,330 -660 55,990 3,811 12,437 May 54,853 -754 55,607 3,788 12,464 June 55,015 -905 55,920 3,867 12,030 July 54,164 -973 55,137 3,718 11,865 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 3,668 12,127 September 55,472 -946 56,419 3,316 12,021 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 4,018 12,371 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 3,866 12,483 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 3,992 11,832 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,021 -11,988 695,009 45,339 146,957 January (R) 55,168 -953 56,121 3,627 11,252 February (R) 54,609 -1,113 55,722 3,588 11,366 March (R) 54,231 -1,038 55,269 3,545 11,413 April (R) 55,174 -994 56,168 3,727 11,590 May (R) 55,026 -1,143 56,169 3,722 11,730 June (R) 55,377 -1,202 56,579 3,828 11,704 July (R) 55,796 -1,032 56,828 3,799 11,511 August (R) 59,045 -855 59,900 3,919 12,506 September (R) 58,839 -1,149 59,988 4,018 13,110 October (R) 58,833 -900 59,732 4,025 13,296 November (R) 59,184 -676 59,860 3,703 13,804 December 61,739 -934 62,673 3,837 13,675 ____________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, et Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,138 299,612 73,157 79,261 35,444 January 58,385 25,341 6,434 6,648 2,567 February 57,320 24,869 6,358 6,482 2,701 March 57,292 24,623 6,480 6,463 3,046 April 55,990 24,090 6,334 6,554 2,763 May 55,607 23,995 5,995 6,518 2,848 June 55,920 24,659 5,814 6,717 2,833 July 55,137 24,942 5,073 6,706 2,832 August 55,943 24,329 5,872 6,690 3,256 September 56,419 25,480 6,115 6,687 2,798 October 58,401 26,117 6,156 6,620 3,119 November 58,533 25,696 6,341 6,647 3,500 December 57,191 25,470 6,186 6,530 3,181 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,009 310,591 74,666 80,619 36,837 January (R) 56,121 25,576 6,039 6,562 3,065 February (R) 55,722 24,852 5,958 6,794 3,162 March (R) 55,269 24,858 5,834 6,507 3,112 April (R) 56,168 25,043 6,164 6,727 2,918 May (R) 56,169 24,911 6,076 6,490 3,239 June (R) 56,579 24,799 6,490 6,533 3,224 July (R) 56,828 25,699 6,087 6,643 3,089 August (R) 59,900 27,314 6,681 6,571 2,908 September (R) 59,988 26,681 6,193 6,901 3,085 October (R) 59,732 26,316 6,301 6,738 3,057 November (R) 59,860 26,222 6,240 6,902 2,990 December 62,673 28,320 6,602 7,251 2,988 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 74,889 580 74,309 3,300 17,128 February 74,018 228 73,790 3,489 16,835 March 76,634 511 76,124 3,417 16,689 April 76,190 325 75,865 3,394 17,265 May 77,089 291 76,799 3,407 17,481 June 75,419 358 75,061 3,529 16,687 July 75,230 361 74,868 3,476 16,592 August 76,914 699 76,215 3,418 16,876 September 77,084 549 76,535 3,420 16,508 October 78,183 592 77,591 3,432 16,549 November 78,464 522 77,943 3,445 16,241 December 77,064 267 76,797 3,515 15,289 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,152 5,120 1,025,032 43,586 221,567 January (R) 78,577 171 78,406 3,525 15,540 February (R) 79,841 213 79,628 3,513 15,390 March (R) 79,971 226 79,745 3,381 16,040 April (R) 80,568 271 80,297 3,546 16,967 May (R) 82,984 213 82,772 3,632 17,977 June (R) 86,616 277 86,339 3,757 18,202 July (R) 87,277 197 87,080 3,671 18,673 August (R) 89,236 468 88,768 3,667 19,934 September (R) 89,110 863 88,247 3,707 20,254 October (R) 90,707 514 90,193 3,634 20,842 November (R) 92,053 922 91,132 3,722 20,703 December 93,212 786 92,426 3,830 21,044 ____________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, et Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 January 74,309 21,888 11,842 17,420 2,730 February 73,790 22,073 11,920 16,850 2,622 March 76,124 22,712 12,571 18,042 2,694 April 75,865 22,110 12,136 18,138 2,822 May 76,799 22,916 12,411 17,980 2,603 June 75,061 22,266 11,792 18,134 2,652 July 74,868 22,294 11,030 18,321 3,155 August 76,215 22,321 12,291 18,102 3,207 September 76,535 22,431 12,752 18,295 3,130 October 77,591 22,948 13,045 18,402 3,217 November 77,943 23,132 13,377 18,470 3,278 December 76,797 22,466 13,887 18,362 3,278 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,025,032 296,870 179,519 239,591 43,899 January (R) 78,406 23,089 13,955 18,901 3,395 February (R) 79,628 23,652 14,271 19,436 3,366 March (R) 79,745 23,045 14,577 18,915 3,786 April (R) 80,297 23,286 13,672 19,341 3,485 May (R) 82,772 24,205 14,553 18,898 3,505 June (R) 86,339 25,467 15,439 19,909 3,565 July (R) 87,080 25,499 15,432 20,193 3,612 August (R) 88,768 25,141 15,693 20,235 4,098 September (R) 88,247 24,935 15,325 20,255 3,771 October (R) 90,193 25,851 15,040 20,919 3,907 November (R) 91,132 26,274 15,515 21,188 3,730 December 92,426 26,426 16,048 21,399 3,679 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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) December November (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 61,739 59,184 2,555 Net Adjustments -934 -676 -257 Total, Census Basis 62,673 59,860 2,813 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,837 3,703 134 Oilseeds, food oils 98 96 2 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 308 275 32 Soybeans 375 367 8 Rice 80 100 -20 Nuts 110 111 -1 Vegetables 251 248 3 Wheat 289 276 13 Meat, poultry, etc. 635 596 39 Wine and related products 61 65 -5 Dairy products and eggs 64 69 -4 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 54 52 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 42 1 Sorghum, barley, oats 58 52 6 Bakery products 159 156 3 Other foods 334 298 37 Fruits, frozen juices 336 302 34 Corn 354 355 -1 Fish and shellfish 227 242 -15 Industrial supplies and materials 13,675 13,804 -129 Cotton, raw 149 138 11 Metallurgical grade coal 80 117 -37 Tapes, audio and visual 159 166 -7 Chemicals-fertilizers 276 424 -148 Nonmonetary gold 781 1,008 -227 Precious metals, other 112 175 -63 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 133 126 7 Coal and fuels, other 95 109 -14 Tobacco, unmanufactured 54 110 -56 Steelmaking materials 136 123 13 Chemicals-inorganic 326 305 20 Hides and skins 105 106 -1 Crude oil 113 70 43 Copper 92 94 -2 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 93 151 -57 Nonferrous metals, other 200 167 33 Aluminum and alumina 300 307 -6 Nuclear fuel materials 82 57 25 Newsprint 756 755 2 Electric energy 21 12 9 Hair, waste materials 43 45 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 66 80 -14 Gas-natural 23 19 4 Iron and steel products, other 250 252 -2 Leather and furs 83 72 10 Shingles, molding, wallboard 165 161 4 Iron and steel mill products 269 274 -5 Synthetic rubber-primary 120 119 (-) Nonmetallic minerals 35 30 4 Nontextile floor tiles 32 29 4 Wood supplies, manufactured 87 83 4 Manmade cloth 352 382 -30 Mineral supplies-manufactured 311 267 44 Industrial rubber products 225 177 48 Petroleum products, other 593 585 8 Pulpwood and woodpulp 370 403 -33 Cotton fiber cloth 156 160 -4 Finished textile supplies 151 149 2 Natural gas liquids 63 52 12 Agriculture-manufactured, other 91 96 -6 Finished metal shapes 789 710 78 Logs and lumber 346 357 -11 Plastic materials 1,128 1,147 -19 Fuel oil 250 142 108 Chemicals-other 1,064 1,038 25 Chemicals-organic 1,316 1,310 6 Other industrial supplies 1,235 1,143 92 Capital goods, except automotive 28,320 26,222 2,098 Semiconductors 4,574 4,294 280 Electric apparatus 2,242 1,980 262 Industrial machines, other 1,908 1,808 101 Telecommunications equipment 2,402 2,223 179 Computer accessories 3,212 3,039 173 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,110 1,057 52 Engines-civilian aircraft 999 920 79 Medicinal equipment 1,108 1,094 13 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,175 1,158 18 Laboratory testing instruments 369 365 4 Industrial engines 1,080 953 128 Marine engines, parts 67 74 -7 Photo, service industry machinery 543 501 42 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 28 -27 Computers 844 869 -25 Spacraft, exc. military 2 3 -1 Materials handling equipment 379 382 -3 Metalworking machine tools 537 494 43 Generators, accessories 546 528 18 Specialized mining 46 52 -6 Textile, sewing machines 96 91 6 Railway transportation equipment 137 130 7 Wood, glass, plastic 245 242 3 Food, tobacco machinery 158 151 7 Commercial vessels, other 10 29 -19 Pulp and paper machinery 238 247 -9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 105 84 21 Business machines and equipment 278 269 9 Excavating machinery 483 442 41 Agricultural machinery, equipment 287 268 19 Drilling & oilfield equipment 417 471 -54 Civilian aircraft 2,725 1,981 744 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,602 6,240 362 Consumer goods 7,251 6,902 350 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,011 1,114 -104 Gem diamonds 337 358 -21 Other household goods 566 509 57 Jewelry, etc 169 179 -11 Writing and art supplies 419 417 2 Stereo equipment, etc. 284 156 128 Records, tapes, and disks 335 277 58 Musical instruments 96 89 7 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 120 123 -3 Glassware, chinaware 62 66 -4 Toiletries and cosmetics 289 299 -10 Nursery stock, etc. 29 30 -1 Numismatic coins 7 6 (-) Cookware, cutlery, tools 70 64 6 Pleasure boats and motors 105 101 4 Sports apparel and gear 41 36 5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 199 186 14 Books, printed matter 353 339 14 TV's, VCR's, etc. 325 347 -21 Rugs 114 115 -1 Household appliances 481 403 78 Toys/games/sporting goods 532 482 49 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 310 169 142 Apparel, household goods - textile 688 679 9 Tobacco, manufactured 312 358 -46 Other goods 2,988 2,990 -2 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 683,021 670,246 12,775 Net Adjustments -11,988 -11,892 -96 Total, Census Basis 695,009 682,138 12,871 Foods, feeds, and beverages 45,339 46,397 -1,058 Oilseeds, food oils 1,352 2,027 -675 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,269 3,853 -585 Soybeans 4,612 4,942 -330 Rice 1,016 1,265 -249 Nuts 1,296 1,472 -175 Vegetables 2,855 2,939 -84 Wheat 3,727 3,808 -81 Meat, poultry, etc. 6,680 6,751 -72 Wine and related products 757 798 -41 Dairy products and eggs 679 709 -30 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 528 535 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 493 489 4 Sorghum, barley, oats 639 632 7 Bakery products 1,778 1,748 30 Other foods 3,637 3,582 55 Fruits, frozen juices 3,793 3,692 101 Corn 5,260 4,802 458 Fish and shellfish 2,968 2,352 616 Industrial supplies and materials 146,957 148,266 -1,309 Cotton, raw 977 2,575 -1,598 Metallurgical grade coal 1,465 2,238 -772 Tapes, audio and visual 1,897 2,249 -352 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,826 5,120 -294 Nonmonetary gold 5,228 5,484 -257 Precious metals, other 1,817 2,018 -201 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,654 1,827 -173 Coal and fuels, other 1,273 1,445 -172 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,284 1,451 -167 Steelmaking materials 1,408 1,566 -158 Chemicals-inorganic 3,671 3,801 -130 Hides and skins 1,147 1,270 -123 Crude oil 786 901 -116 Copper 1,044 1,145 -101 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,377 1,476 -99 Nonferrous metals, other 2,040 2,137 -98 Aluminum and alumina 3,368 3,450 -81 Nuclear fuel materials 953 1,033 -81 Newsprint 8,473 8,546 -74 Electric energy 206 257 -51 Hair, waste materials 492 542 -50 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 808 842 -34 Gas-natural 218 243 -25 Iron and steel products, other 2,836 2,860 -25 Leather and furs 888 906 -18 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,882 1,899 -16 Iron and steel mill products 2,891 2,903 -12 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,376 1,382 -6 Nonmetallic minerals 386 388 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 354 352 2 Wood supplies, manufactured 952 928 24 Manmade cloth 4,245 4,208 37 Mineral supplies-manufactured 3,000 2,956 44 Industrial rubber products 2,148 2,075 73 Petroleum products, other 5,454 5,377 77 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,726 3,604 122 Cotton fiber cloth 1,916 1,751 165 Finished textile supplies 1,679 1,511 168 Natural gas liquids 572 399 173 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,358 1,179 178 Finished metal shapes 8,433 8,253 180 Logs and lumber 4,157 3,956 201 Plastic materials 11,880 11,664 216 Fuel oil 1,814 1,398 416 Chemicals-other 11,867 11,271 596 Chemicals-organic 13,725 13,123 602 Other industrial supplies 13,005 12,304 701 Capital goods, except automotive 310,591 299,612 10,979 Semiconductors 46,872 37,649 9,223 Electric apparatus 22,793 20,757 2,036 Industrial machines, other 20,789 19,052 1,737 Telecommunications equipment 26,568 24,956 1,611 Computer accessories 36,606 35,302 1,304 Parts-civilian aircraft 13,069 11,769 1,300 Engines-civilian aircraft 10,872 9,960 912 Medicinal equipment 12,466 11,870 596 Measuring, testing, control instru. 13,032 12,540 492 Laboratory testing instruments 4,310 3,902 409 Industrial engines 11,814 11,726 87 Marine engines, parts 678 609 69 Photo, service industry machinery 5,838 5,771 67 Vessels, exc. scrap 128 78 50 Computers 9,977 9,945 32 Spacraft, exc. military 30 67 -37 Materials handling equipment 4,585 4,622 -37 Metalworking machine tools 6,194 6,274 -80 Generators, accessories 6,458 6,545 -87 Specialized mining 423 529 -106 Textile, sewing machines 1,191 1,302 -111 Railway transportation equipment 1,624 1,760 -136 Wood, glass, plastic 2,748 2,890 -142 Food, tobacco machinery 1,817 1,973 -156 Commercial vessels, other 235 398 -163 Pulp and paper machinery 2,817 3,002 -185 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,116 1,328 -212 Business machines and equipment 2,994 3,442 -448 Excavating machinery 5,096 5,613 -517 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,188 4,191 -1,003 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,242 7,969 -2,727 Civilian aircraft 29,018 31,819 -2,801 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 74,666 73,157 1,508 Consumer goods 80,619 79,261 1,358 Pharmaceutical preparations 12,291 10,642 1,648 Gem diamonds 3,547 2,948 599 Other household goods 5,835 5,245 590 Jewelry, etc 2,270 1,746 524 Writing and art supplies 4,875 4,465 410 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,836 1,655 181 Records, tapes, and disks 3,860 3,745 116 Musical instruments 1,027 991 36 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,434 1,406 28 Glassware, chinaware 513 496 17 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,388 3,384 5 Nursery stock, etc. 302 306 -4 Numismatic coins 61 66 -5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 702 721 -19 Pleasure boats and motors 1,254 1,273 -19 Sports apparel and gear 439 472 -33 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,178 2,213 -34 Books, printed matter 4,031 4,086 -54 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,476 3,535 -59 Rugs 1,380 1,488 -109 Household appliances 4,971 5,181 -210 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,790 6,078 -288 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,652 3,137 -485 Apparel, household goods - textile 8,609 9,141 -532 Tobacco, manufactured 3,896 4,841 -945 Other goods 36,837 35,444 1,393 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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) December November (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 93,212 92,053 1,158 Net Adjustments 786 922 -136 Total, Census Basis 92,426 91,132 1,294 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,830 3,722 108 Fish and shellfish 819 821 -2 Fruits, frozen juices 405 366 39 Wine and related products 337 342 -5 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 279 226 53 Other foods 239 243 -4 Bakery products 235 231 4 Meat products 410 424 -14 Nuts 71 62 9 Vegetables 288 297 -9 Dairy products and eggs 71 75 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 46 2 Tea, spices, etc. 68 64 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 123 125 -2 Cocoa beans 54 41 13 Cane and beet sugar 49 36 13 Food oils, oilseeds 116 122 -7 Green coffee 217 200 17 Industrial supplies and materials 21,044 20,703 341 Crude oil 5,481 5,413 68 Shingles, wallboard 585 586 -2 Petroleum products, other 644 592 52 Fuel oil 556 735 -179 Lumber 671 687 -16 Gas-natural 627 597 30 Industrial supplies, other 1,080 1,055 24 Chemicals-organic 1,080 998 82 Finished metal shapes 540 518 22 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 255 265 -11 Paper and paper products 529 511 18 Plastic materials 602 564 38 Other precious metals 441 351 91 Nuclear fuel materials 193 216 -23 Plywood and veneers 103 110 -7 Electric energy 113 113 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 154 156 -1 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 472 473 -1 Bauxite and aluminum 541 508 33 Farming materials, livestock 173 81 92 Iron and steel, advanced 352 352 1 Zinc 119 114 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 265 283 -18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 222 211 11 Materials, exc. chemicals 135 146 -12 Finished textile supplies 154 156 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 53 61 -9 Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) Hair, waste materials 34 38 -4 Liquified petroleum gases 339 343 -4 Tin 27 27 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 203 201 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 100 107 -7 Nickel 75 90 -15 Copper 190 207 -18 Hides and skins 11 13 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 30 40 -10 Leather and furs 83 92 -8 Synthetic cloth 366 356 9 Wool, silk, etc. 64 56 9 Coal and related fuels 55 81 -26 Nonferrous metals, other 144 127 17 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 365 347 18 Chemicals-inorganic 353 360 -7 Newsprint 276 304 -29 Natural rubber 59 51 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 340 331 9 Chemicals-fertilizers 230 303 -73 Steelmaking materials 351 253 98 Nonmonetary gold 232 320 -88 Iron and steel mill products 966 792 174 Capital goods, except automotive 26,426 26,274 152 Telecommunications equipment 2,501 2,427 74 Computer accessories 5,828 6,075 -248 Semiconductors 3,724 3,398 326 Computers 997 1,091 -94 Electric apparatus 2,138 2,017 121 Civilian aircraft 869 831 38 Generators, accessories 841 875 -34 Medicinal equipment 822 793 30 Industrial machines, other 1,364 1,374 -10 Industrial engines 767 757 10 Photo, service industry 760 742 18 Laboratory testing instruments 198 190 8 Materials handling equipment 487 506 -19 Measuring, testing, control instru 712 692 20 Food, tobacco machinery 113 120 -7 Railway transpor. equipment 173 191 -18 Wood, glass, plastic 420 432 -12 Marine engines, parts 62 72 -10 Pulp and paper machinery 333 356 -23 Spacecraft, exc. military 14 (-) 14 Parts-civilian aircraft 393 405 -13 Vessels, except scrap (-) 2 -2 Specialized mining 25 28 -2 Commercial vessels, other 1 3 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 64 70 -6 Engines-civilian aircraft 699 693 7 Excavating machinery 369 406 -37 Textile, sewing machines 139 146 -7 Drilling & oilfield equipment 84 71 13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 362 310 52 Business machines and equipment 527 575 -48 Metalworking machine tools 638 626 12 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,048 15,515 533 Consumer goods 21,399 21,188 211 Pharmaceutical prep 1,770 2,212 -442 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,733 2,678 55 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,640 1,483 157 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,055 1,054 1 Other household goods 1,574 1,507 67 Gem diamonds 1,040 897 143 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 539 661 -122 Writing and art supplies 772 744 28 Household appliances 687 666 21 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,983 1,974 9 Jewelry 762 679 83 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,597 1,620 -23 Motorcycles and parts 161 173 -12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 376 353 23 Pleasure boats and motors 147 155 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 259 255 4 Camping apparel and gear 470 443 28 Photo equipment 206 220 -15 Books, printed matter 257 257 (-) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 512 483 29 Gem stones, other 137 126 10 Stereo equipment, etc 759 742 17 Rugs 108 108 (-) Records, tapes, and disks 111 116 -5 Glassware, chinaware 186 178 8 Musical instruments 122 132 -10 Numismatic coins 28 20 8 Nursery stock, etc. 88 98 -11 Footwear 1,026 873 153 Apparel, household goods - wool 294 279 15 Other Goods 3,679 3,730 -50 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,030,152 917,178 112,974 Net Adjustments 5,120 5,282 -161 Total, Census Basis 1,025,032 911,896 113,135 Foods, feeds, and beverages 43,586 41,243 2,343 Fish and shellfish 8,909 8,117 792 Fruits, frozen juices 4,731 4,081 650 Wine and related products 4,162 3,627 535 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,621 2,300 321 Other foods 2,724 2,466 258 Bakery products 2,629 2,419 210 Meat products 4,498 4,315 183 Nuts 797 665 132 Vegetables 3,610 3,499 111 Dairy products and eggs 982 893 88 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 570 514 55 Tea, spices, etc. 777 750 26 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,487 1,568 -81 Cocoa beans 569 659 -90 Cane and beet sugar 608 756 -148 Food oils, oilseeds 1,373 1,543 -171 Green coffee 2,540 3,069 -529 Industrial supplies and materials 221,567 200,140 21,427 Crude oil 50,875 37,252 13,622 Shingles, wallboard 6,914 5,218 1,696 Petroleum products, other 7,680 6,045 1,635 Fuel oil 6,432 4,841 1,591 Lumber 8,012 6,873 1,139 Gas-natural 6,315 5,278 1,037 Industrial supplies, other 11,965 11,023 942 Chemicals-organic 11,608 10,857 751 Finished metal shapes 5,924 5,409 515 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,048 2,544 503 Paper and paper products 5,501 5,012 489 Plastic materials 6,308 5,862 445 Other precious metals 4,340 3,942 398 Nuclear fuel materials 1,698 1,382 316 Plywood and veneers 1,410 1,135 275 Electric energy 1,334 1,061 272 Nontextile floor tiles 1,830 1,591 238 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,261 5,033 229 Bauxite and aluminum 6,418 6,210 208 Farming materials, livestock 938 766 172 Iron and steel, advanced 4,075 3,915 159 Zinc 1,217 1,061 156 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,598 2,447 151 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,181 2,047 134 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,667 1,547 119 Finished textile supplies 1,788 1,695 93 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 619 547 72 Cotton, natural fibers 249 186 63 Hair, waste materials 390 348 42 Liquified petroleum gases 2,784 2,765 18 Tin 275 261 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 2,200 2,194 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,251 1,261 -10 Nickel 845 857 -12 Copper 2,204 2,224 -20 Hides and skins 147 170 -23 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 430 469 -39 Leather and furs 972 1,033 -61 Synthetic cloth 4,164 4,225 -61 Wool, silk, etc. 791 853 -62 Coal and related fuels 693 764 -71 Nonferrous metals, other 1,637 1,755 -117 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,960 4,114 -155 Chemicals-inorganic 3,945 4,177 -231 Newsprint 3,517 3,763 -246 Natural rubber 704 977 -273 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,515 3,791 -276 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,001 3,309 -308 Steelmaking materials 2,795 3,272 -477 Nonmonetary gold 3,043 3,621 -578 Iron and steel mill products 10,100 13,154 -3,054 Capital goods, except automotive 296,870 269,557 27,313 Telecommunications equipment 24,020 17,074 6,946 Computer accessories 70,637 64,567 6,070 Semiconductors 37,629 33,416 4,212 Computers 10,809 7,908 2,901 Electric apparatus 22,883 20,657 2,226 Civilian aircraft 8,821 7,048 1,773 Generators, accessories 9,959 8,417 1,543 Medicinal equipment 9,127 7,931 1,196 Industrial machines, other 15,508 14,426 1,082 Industrial engines 8,290 7,337 953 Photo, service industry 8,093 7,216 877 Laboratory testing instruments 2,210 1,650 560 Materials handling equipment 5,877 5,401 476 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,827 7,360 467 Food, tobacco machinery 1,496 1,333 163 Railway transpor. equipment 2,212 2,058 154 Wood, glass, plastic 5,044 4,896 148 Marine engines, parts 794 708 86 Pulp and paper machinery 4,297 4,228 68 Spacecraft, exc. military 66 13 53 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,380 5,360 19 Vessels, except scrap 6 4 1 Specialized mining 333 340 -7 Commercial vessels, other 37 77 -40 Nonfarm tractors and parts 771 813 -41 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,161 9,406 -245 Excavating machinery 5,131 5,480 -349 Textile, sewing machines 1,861 2,373 -512 Drilling & oilfield equipment 790 1,373 -583 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,697 4,528 -831 Business machines and equipment 6,439 7,347 -909 Metalworking machine tools 7,668 8,814 -1,146 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 179,519 149,054 30,465 Consumer goods 239,591 216,515 23,076 Pharmaceutical prep 22,526 16,982 5,544 Apparel, household goods - cotton 30,539 27,807 2,732 TV's, VCR's, etc 16,382 14,326 2,056 Furniture, household goods, etc. 11,781 9,731 2,050 Other household goods 17,738 16,194 1,544 Gem diamonds 9,901 8,501 1,400 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,448 5,333 1,115 Writing and art supplies 8,664 7,740 924 Household appliances 7,405 6,509 896 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 22,250 21,591 660 Jewelry 8,086 7,442 644 Toys/games/sporting goods 19,760 19,256 504 Motorcycles and parts 1,852 1,380 472 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,950 3,499 451 Pleasure boats and motors 1,807 1,510 297 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,817 2,526 291 Camping apparel and gear 5,376 5,097 279 Photo equipment 2,335 2,128 207 Books, printed matter 2,936 2,737 199 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,593 5,445 148 Gem stones, other 1,433 1,286 148 Stereo equipment, etc 8,426 8,283 143 Rugs 1,255 1,116 140 Records, tapes, and disks 1,254 1,133 121 Glassware, chinaware 2,231 2,137 94 Musical instruments 1,315 1,237 78 Numismatic coins 400 344 56 Nursery stock, etc. 1,100 1,079 20 Footwear 10,882 10,874 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,147 3,291 -144 Other Goods 43,899 35,387 8,512 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (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 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -17,173 -42,828 -186,931 -17,141 -1,218 -4,051 -11,873 January -17,141 -1,218 -4,051 -11,873 February -17,506 -1,036 -3,736 -12,734 March -20,229 -1,398 -3,488 -15,343 April -20,860 -985 -3,834 -16,041 May -22,236 -1,045 -3,985 -17,206 June -20,404 -1,263 -3,483 -15,659 July -21,066 -1,334 -3,534 -16,198 August -22,291 -2,019 -3,596 -16,676 September -21,611 -1,495 -3,404 -16,712 October -20,990 -1,799 -3,621 -15,570 November -21,539 -2,129 -3,442 -15,967 December -21,059 -1,453 -2,653 -16,953 1999 Jan.- Dec. -347,130 -17,108 -59,144 -270,879 January (R) -23,409 -1,124 -2,981 -19,303 February (R) -25,232 -1,325 -2,880 -21,027 March (R) -25,740 -1,264 -3,167 -21,308 April (R) -25,393 -1,265 -4,008 -20,120 May (R) -27,958 -1,356 -4,982 -21,621 June (R) -31,239 -1,479 -4,924 -24,836 July (R) -31,481 -1,229 -5,237 -25,015 August (R) -30,191 -1,323 -5,927 -22,941 September (R) -30,271 -2,012 -6,259 -22,000 October (R) -31,875 -1,414 -6,545 -23,915 November (R) -32,869 -1,598 -6,234 -25,038 December -31,472 -1,719 -6,000 -23,753 ___________________________________ Exports Net Non Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 8,076 674,062 57,748 -637 860 57,525 January 57,748 -637 860 57,525 February 56,512 -808 753 56,567 March 56,406 -887 712 56,580 April 55,330 -660 738 55,252 May 54,853 -754 695 54,913 June 55,015 -905 657 55,263 July 54,164 -973 635 54,502 August 54,624 -1,320 659 55,284 September 55,472 -946 630 55,789 October 57,193 -1,208 585 57,816 November 56,926 -1,608 542 57,992 December 56,005 -1,186 611 56,580 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,021 -11,988 8,626 686,383 January (R) 55,168 -953 563 55,558 February (R) 54,609 -1,113 509 55,212 March (R) 54,231 -1,038 547 54,722 April (R) 55,174 -994 669 55,499 May (R) 55,026 -1,143 694 55,475 June (R) 55,377 -1,202 694 55,884 July (R) 55,796 -1,032 654 56,174 August (R) 59,045 -855 751 59,149 September (R) 58,839 -1,149 801 59,187 October (R) 58,833 -900 875 58,858 November (R) 59,184 -676 849 59,012 December 61,739 -934 1,020 61,653 ____________________________________ Imports Net Non Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 50,903 860,993 74,889 580 4,911 69,398 January 74,889 580 4,911 69,398 February 74,018 228 4,489 69,301 March 76,634 511 4,201 71,923 April 76,190 325 4,573 71,292 May 77,089 291 4,680 72,119 June 75,419 358 4,139 70,922 July 75,230 361 4,168 70,700 August 76,914 699 4,255 71,960 September 77,084 549 4,034 72,501 October 78,183 592 4,205 73,386 November 78,464 522 3,984 73,959 December 77,064 267 3,264 73,533 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,152 5,120 67,770 957,262 January (R) 78,577 171 3,544 74,862 February (R) 79,841 213 3,389 76,240 March (R) 79,971 226 3,714 76,031 April (R) 80,568 271 4,677 75,620 May (R) 82,984 213 5,676 77,096 June (R) 86,616 277 5,618 80,721 July (R) 87,277 197 5,891 81,189 August (R) 89,236 468 6,679 82,089 September (R) 89,110 863 7,060 81,187 October (R) 90,707 514 7,420 82,773 November (R) 92,053 922 7,083 84,049 December 93,212 786 7,020 85,406 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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 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 Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 44,354 139,724 496,989 January 71,505 3,759 12,166 40,808 February 71,005 3,908 11,621 40,739 March 70,762 3,738 11,728 40,181 April 69,787 3,613 11,481 39,877 May 69,321 3,563 11,605 39,612 June 70,256 3,663 11,261 40,754 July 69,446 3,470 11,176 40,945 August 71,433 3,575 11,589 41,252 September 72,326 3,319 11,571 42,614 October 74,687 4,073 12,009 43,513 November 74,630 3,791 12,093 43,097 December 73,995 3,879 11,425 43,597 1999 Jan.- Dec. 930,219 45,688 140,590 561,858 January (R) 73,231 3,486 10,935 43,936 February (R) 72,931 3,542 11,037 43,233 March (R) 72,999 3,572 11,127 43,613 April (R) 75,074 3,748 11,264 45,036 May (R) 75,476 3,734 11,309 45,423 June (R) 76,308 3,835 11,300 45,780 July (R) 77,974 3,917 11,000 48,062 August (R) 80,907 3,983 11,926 49,670 September (R) 81,030 4,090 12,593 48,999 October (R) 79,207 4,109 12,351 47,565 November (R) 80,593 3,755 12,989 48,626 December 84,489 3,916 12,759 51,914 ____________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 69,414 75,529 33,142 January 71,505 6,097 6,304 2,372 February 71,005 6,030 6,201 2,504 March 70,762 6,150 6,135 2,830 April 69,787 6,009 6,236 2,570 May 69,321 5,688 6,203 2,649 June 70,256 5,513 6,423 2,642 July 69,446 4,815 6,404 2,637 August 71,433 5,579 6,376 3,062 September 72,326 5,811 6,374 2,636 October 74,687 5,836 6,308 2,948 November 74,630 6,014 6,335 3,299 December 73,995 5,871 6,232 2,992 1999 Jan.- Dec. 930,219 70,603 76,825 34,654 January (R) 73,231 5,735 6,258 2,881 February (R) 72,931 5,646 6,493 2,980 March (R) 72,999 5,530 6,213 2,944 April (R) 75,074 5,838 6,432 2,757 May (R) 75,476 5,754 6,200 3,055 June (R) 76,308 6,137 6,217 3,039 July (R) 77,974 5,762 6,320 2,912 August (R) 80,907 6,320 6,274 2,734 September (R) 81,030 5,859 6,578 2,913 October (R) 79,207 5,932 6,399 2,851 November (R) 80,593 5,867 6,557 2,799 December 84,489 6,225 6,885 2,789 ____________________________________ Imports Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 38,369 218,181 504,515 January 90,941 3,015 17,309 40,199 February 91,627 3,253 17,446 41,048 March 94,417 3,226 17,795 41,654 April 94,135 3,123 18,529 40,860 May 95,749 3,173 18,786 42,203 June 94,243 3,268 18,191 41,552 July 94,635 3,186 18,442 41,759 August 96,845 3,268 19,036 42,225 September 96,729 3,180 18,398 42,287 October 97,930 3,153 18,283 43,231 November 99,563 3,243 18,277 44,447 December 98,031 3,281 17,688 43,050 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,328,132 41,887 223,227 620,107 January (R) 100,855 3,247 18,293 44,712 February (R) 103,717 3,386 17,871 47,076 March (R) 103,543 3,274 18,189 46,482 April (R) 105,438 3,386 18,289 48,767 May (R) 108,319 3,434 18,679 50,832 June (R) 113,396 3,626 18,939 53,583 July (R) 114,388 3,550 18,580 54,697 August (R) 114,956 3,566 19,173 53,923 September (R) 112,174 3,599 18,868 52,065 October (R) 115,468 3,609 18,970 54,742 November (R) 117,477 3,633 18,747 56,421 December 118,400 3,578 18,628 56,808 ___________________________________ Imports Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 135,777 214,076 33,927 January 90,941 10,760 17,070 2,589 February 91,627 10,836 16,549 2,495 March 94,417 11,422 17,753 2,568 April 94,135 11,039 17,892 2,691 May 95,749 11,318 17,781 2,488 June 94,243 10,747 17,945 2,541 July 94,635 10,057 18,159 3,031 August 96,845 11,243 17,976 3,097 September 96,729 11,664 18,177 3,022 October 97,930 11,913 18,251 3,098 November 99,563 12,166 18,277 3,153 December 98,031 12,612 18,246 3,154 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,328,132 161,952 238,696 42,262 January (R) 100,855 12,644 18,699 3,259 February (R) 103,717 12,904 19,245 3,236 March (R) 103,543 13,178 18,770 3,649 April (R) 105,438 12,367 19,264 3,365 May (R) 108,319 13,111 18,885 3,378 June (R) 113,396 13,910 19,895 3,442 July (R) 114,388 13,911 20,172 3,478 August (R) 114,956 14,137 20,206 3,950 September (R) 112,174 13,827 20,186 3,629 October (R) 115,468 13,550 20,838 3,760 November (R) 117,477 13,974 21,118 3,585 December 118,400 14,438 21,419 3,530 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -204,327 -59,983 -144,344 January -16,419 -4,422 -11,997 February -15,711 -4,748 -10,963 March -14,523 -5,022 -9,501 April -16,385 -5,057 -11,328 May -16,788 -5,386 -11,402 June -15,593 -4,958 -10,635 July -16,679 -4,956 -11,723 August -17,569 -5,354 -12,215 September -18,174 -5,209 -12,965 October -17,443 -5,141 -12,302 November -18,709 -5,194 -13,515 December -20,335 -4,535 -15,800 1998 Jan.- Dec. -285,693 -65,537 -220,156 January -19,436 -5,036 -14,400 February -20,622 -5,054 -15,569 March -23,655 -5,206 -18,449 April -24,348 -5,741 -18,607 May -26,429 -5,852 -20,577 June -23,987 -5,438 -18,549 July -25,189 -5,717 -19,472 August -25,412 -5,968 -19,444 September -24,403 -5,438 -18,966 October -23,244 -5,418 -17,826 November -24,933 -5,556 -19,377 December -24,035 -5,115 -18,921 1999 Jan.- Dec. -397,913 -65,349 -332,564 January (R) -27,625 -5,766 -21,859 February (R) -30,786 -5,466 -25,320 March (R) -30,544 -5,334 -25,210 April (R) -30,364 -5,460 -24,904 May (R) -32,844 -5,899 -26,945 June (R) -37,088 -5,902 -31,185 July (R) -36,414 -5,589 -30,824 August (R) -34,049 -5,623 -28,426 September (R) -31,144 -5,395 -25,748 October (R) -36,262 -5,357 -30,904 November (R) -36,883 -5,045 -31,839 December -33,912 -4,512 -29,399 ____________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 834,561 7,479 827,083 January 62,685 612 62,073 February 64,773 600 64,173 March 66,917 578 66,338 April 67,904 618 67,286 May 68,507 553 67,954 June 70,331 621 69,710 July 71,754 660 71,095 August 72,176 648 71,528 September 72,302 624 71,677 October 73,334 652 72,682 November 71,538 595 70,943 December 72,342 717 71,625 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 6,899 852,253 January 71,505 654 70,851 February 71,005 578 70,427 March 70,762 573 70,190 April 69,787 602 69,185 May 69,321 568 68,753 June 70,256 544 69,713 July 69,446 570 68,876 August 71,433 609 70,824 September 72,326 592 71,733 October 74,687 539 74,148 November 74,630 499 74,131 December 73,995 572 73,423 1999 Jan.- Dec. 930,219 7,147 923,071 January (R) 73,231 529 72,701 February (R) 72,931 479 72,452 March (R) 72,999 520 72,479 April (R) 75,074 580 74,494 May (R) 75,476 603 74,872 June (R) 76,308 586 75,722 July (R) 77,974 537 77,437 August (R) 80,907 602 80,305 September (R) 81,030 635 80,396 October (R) 79,207 674 78,533 November (R) 80,593 661 79,933 December 84,489 741 83,748 ____________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,038,888 67,461 971,427 January 79,104 5,035 74,070 February 80,483 5,347 75,136 March 81,440 5,601 75,839 April 84,289 5,676 78,614 May 85,295 5,939 79,356 June 85,924 5,579 80,345 July 88,433 5,616 82,817 August 89,744 6,002 83,742 September 90,475 5,833 84,642 October 90,777 5,793 84,984 November 90,247 5,789 84,457 December 92,677 5,252 87,425 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 72,436 1,072,409 January 90,941 5,691 85,250 February 91,627 5,632 85,995 March 94,417 5,778 88,639 April 94,135 6,342 87,793 May 95,749 6,420 89,330 June 94,243 5,981 88,262 July 94,635 6,287 88,348 August 96,845 6,577 90,268 September 96,729 6,030 90,699 October 97,930 5,956 91,974 November 99,563 6,055 93,508 December 98,031 5,687 92,344 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,328,132 72,496 1,255,635 January (R) 100,855 6,295 94,560 February (R) 103,717 5,945 97,772 March (R) 103,543 5,854 97,689 April (R) 105,438 6,040 99,397 May (R) 108,319 6,502 101,817 June (R) 113,396 6,488 106,908 July (R) 114,388 6,127 108,261 August (R) 114,956 6,225 108,731 September (R) 112,174 6,030 106,144 October (R) 115,468 6,031 109,437 November (R) 117,477 5,705 111,771 December 118,400 5,253 113,148 (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,652 -180,522 January -17,495 -16,681 February -13,057 -11,938 March -11,865 -9,405 April -14,712 -12,989 May -14,594 -12,692 June -15,266 -13,527 July -20,827 -19,907 August -17,567 -16,263 September -20,292 -19,280 October -20,249 -18,948 November -14,795 -13,886 December -15,933 -15,006 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 January -16,270 -15,052 February -14,196 -13,160 March -17,196 -15,799 April -20,054 -19,069 May -18,371 -17,326 June -21,187 -19,924 July -26,094 -24,760 August -24,612 -22,594 September -24,302 -22,807 October -24,198 -22,399 November -21,754 -19,625 December -18,698 -17,245 1999 Jan.- Dec. -347,130 -330,022 January -20,600 -19,475 February -21,991 -20,666 March -24,968 -23,704 April -23,966 -22,702 May -25,640 -24,284 June -31,276 -29,797 July -34,741 -33,512 August -33,578 -32,255 September -32,986 -30,975 October -33,532 -32,117 November (R) -34,644 -33,047 December -29,208 -27,489 November data as published last month: -34,268 -32,661 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 January 50,033 -558 50,591 February 52,468 -685 53,153 March 60,203 -999 61,201 April 57,483 -697 58,180 May 57,738 -1,001 58,738 June 57,209 -840 58,049 July 54,224 -686 54,909 August 55,611 -1,051 56,662 September 56,725 -745 57,470 October 61,359 -1,043 62,402 November 57,500 -664 58,164 December 59,163 -501 59,664 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 January 54,535 -637 55,172 February 54,426 -808 55,234 March 61,410 -887 62,297 April 56,014 -660 56,675 May 55,918 -754 56,672 June 56,089 -905 56,994 July 50,604 -973 51,577 August 52,100 -1,320 53,420 September 54,681 -946 55,627 October 60,105 -1,208 61,313 November 56,787 -1,608 58,395 December 57,576 -1,186 58,762 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,021 -11,988 695,009 January 51,430 -953 52,383 February 52,330 -1,113 53,443 March 59,584 -1,038 60,622 April 56,256 -994 57,250 May 55,446 -1,143 56,589 June 56,751 -1,202 57,953 July 52,048 -1,032 53,080 August 56,666 -855 57,522 September 58,095 -1,149 59,244 October 61,406 -900 62,306 November (R) 60,237 -676 60,913 December 62,771 -934 63,705 ___________________________________ November data as published last month: 60,507 -687 61,194 Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 January 67,529 257 67,272 February 65,525 434 65,091 March 72,068 1,461 70,606 April 72,196 1,026 71,169 May 72,332 902 71,430 June 72,475 899 71,576 July 75,050 234 74,816 August 73,177 252 72,925 September 77,017 266 76,751 October 81,607 258 81,349 November 72,295 245 72,050 December 75,096 427 74,669 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 January 70,804 580 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 76,713 699 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. 1,030,152 5,120 1,025,032 January 72,029 171 71,858 February 74,321 213 74,109 March 84,553 226 84,326 April 80,223 271 79,952 May 81,086 213 80,873 June 88,027 277 87,750 July 86,788 197 86,591 August 90,244 468 89,776 September 91,081 863 90,219 October 94,937 514 94,423 November (R) 94,881 922 93,960 December 91,980 786 91,194 November data as published last month: 94,775 920 93,855 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) Exports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 46,397 148,266 January 54,535 -637 55,172 4,155 13,011 February 54,426 -808 55,234 4,274 12,296 March 61,410 -887 62,297 4,193 13,445 April 56,014 -660 56,675 3,631 12,685 May 55,918 -754 56,672 3,518 12,656 June 56,089 -905 56,994 3,586 12,353 July 50,604 -973 51,577 3,541 11,682 August 52,100 -1,320 53,420 3,446 11,869 September 54,681 -946 55,627 3,227 11,831 October 60,105 -1,208 61,313 4,513 12,669 November 56,787 -1,608 58,395 4,166 12,063 December 57,576 -1,186 58,762 4,148 11,705 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,021 -11,988 695,009 45,339 146,957 January 51,430 -953 52,383 3,540 10,754 February 52,330 -1,113 53,443 3,591 10,962 March 59,584 -1,038 60,622 3,883 12,210 April 56,256 -994 57,250 3,590 11,928 May 55,446 -1,143 56,589 3,402 11,909 June 56,751 -1,202 57,953 3,571 12,017 July 52,048 -1,032 53,080 3,670 11,299 August 56,666 -855 57,522 3,667 12,518 September 58,095 -1,149 59,244 3,803 12,968 October 61,406 -900 62,306 4,450 13,365 November (R) 60,237 -676 60,913 4,124 13,669 December 62,771 -934 63,705 4,048 13,357 ___________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods, Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,138 299,612 73,157 79,261 35,444 January 55,172 23,555 5,843 6,095 2,513 February 55,234 23,291 6,624 6,141 2,608 March 62,297 27,351 7,354 6,910 3,043 April 56,675 24,181 6,786 6,548 2,844 May 56,672 24,406 6,523 6,679 2,889 June 56,994 25,272 6,010 6,919 2,854 July 51,577 23,457 3,688 6,392 2,818 August 53,420 23,052 5,248 6,594 3,210 September 55,627 25,019 6,062 6,718 2,770 October 61,313 27,189 6,449 7,344 3,150 November 58,395 25,127 6,750 6,703 3,586 December 58,762 27,710 5,821 6,218 3,160 1999 Jan.- Dec. 695,009 310,591 74,666 80,619 36,837 January 52,383 23,655 5,472 5,960 3,002 February 53,443 23,139 6,253 6,429 3,069 March 60,622 27,659 6,711 7,043 3,117 April 57,250 25,246 6,729 6,766 2,992 May 56,589 24,813 6,616 6,563 3,286 June 57,953 25,558 6,754 6,801 3,251 July 53,080 24,448 4,258 6,325 3,080 August 57,522 25,837 6,149 6,484 2,867 September 59,244 26,312 6,163 6,938 3,060 October 62,306 27,511 6,569 7,321 3,090 November (R) 60,913 26,084 6,887 7,083 3,066 December 63,705 30,330 6,106 6,907 2,955 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 41,243 200,140 January 70,804 580 70,224 3,302 17,133 February 68,621 228 68,394 3,293 15,676 March 78,606 511 78,096 3,651 17,310 April 76,068 325 75,744 3,441 17,697 May 74,289 291 73,998 3,372 17,370 June 77,276 358 76,918 3,608 17,226 July 76,698 361 76,337 3,367 17,092 August 76,713 699 76,014 3,291 16,705 September 78,983 549 78,434 3,282 16,153 October 84,303 592 83,712 3,623 16,911 November 78,541 522 78,020 3,418 15,853 December 76,274 267 76,007 3,595 15,015 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,152 5,120 1,025,032 43,586 221,567 January 72,029 171 71,858 3,425 14,972 February 74,321 213 74,109 3,290 14,355 March 84,553 226 84,326 3,689 17,036 April 80,223 271 79,952 3,581 17,398 May 81,086 213 80,873 3,706 18,127 June 88,027 277 87,750 3,795 18,455 July 86,788 197 86,591 3,509 19,030 August 90,244 468 89,776 3,568 20,128 September 91,081 863 90,219 3,550 19,919 October 94,937 514 94,423 3,781 20,565 November (R) 94,881 922 93,960 3,819 20,831 December 91,980 786 91,194 3,872 20,750 ___________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods, Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 January 70,224 20,237 11,043 15,859 2,651 February 68,394 20,130 11,863 14,983 2,449 March 78,096 24,227 13,570 16,696 2,641 April 75,744 22,274 12,900 16,501 2,930 May 73,998 21,768 12,491 16,470 2,527 June 76,918 23,042 11,696 18,653 2,694 July 76,337 22,649 9,564 20,416 3,249 August 76,014 21,823 11,479 19,658 3,058 September 78,434 22,832 12,390 20,681 3,096 October 83,712 23,953 14,305 21,501 3,418 November 78,020 23,257 13,686 18,482 3,324 December 76,007 23,365 14,067 16,614 3,351 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,025,032 296,870 179,519 239,591 43,899 January 71,858 20,832 12,685 16,773 3,170 February 74,109 21,575 14,378 17,384 3,127 March 84,326 25,114 16,297 18,301 3,888 April 79,952 23,195 14,448 17,668 3,661 May 80,873 23,322 14,688 17,628 3,403 June 87,750 26,085 15,486 20,322 3,607 July 86,591 25,333 13,173 21,828 3,720 August 89,776 25,066 14,821 22,302 3,891 September 90,219 25,508 14,826 22,675 3,741 October 94,423 26,466 16,081 23,554 3,976 November (R) 93,960 27,024 16,461 21,910 3,915 December 91,194 27,348 16,175 19,246 3,802 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 -- 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) December November Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -29,208 (R)-34,644 -347,130 Net Adjustments -1,719 (R) -1,598 -17,108 Total Census Basis -27,489 (R)-33,047 -330,022 North America -4,328 (R) -4,689 -54,936 Canada -3,449 (R) -2,986 -32,095 Mexico -879 -1,702 -22,841 Western Europe -3,886 -5,530 -47,418 Euro Area (2) -2,982 -4,389 -38,315 European Union -3,897 -5,318 -43,723 Austria -52 -29 -323 Belgium 333 255 3,177 Finland -125 -117 -1,242 France -407 -946 -7,071 Germany -2,726 -3,009 -28,305 Italy -999 -1,161 -12,344 Netherlands 900 941 10,939 Spain 280 327 1,076 Sweden -408 -412 -3,872 United Kingdom -420 -427 -853 Other EU -273 -740 -4,906 European Free Trade Association 9 -284 -4,116 Norway -239 -389 -2,612 Switzerland 272 130 -1,232 Other EFTA -24 -25 -273 Other Western Europe 3 72 421 Eastern Europe/FSR -695 -659 -6,025 Hungary -171 -125 -1,389 Poland -2 19 12 Former Soviet Republics -430 -482 -4,123 Russia -447 -436 -3,960 Other FSR 18 -46 -163 Other EE -91 -71 -525 Pacific Rim Countries -15,933 -17,446 -186,684 Australia 516 810 6,520 China -5,606 -6,491 -68,668 Japan -6,965 -6,367 -73,920 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,800 -3,018 -24,211 Hong Kong 309 151 2,116 Korea -809 -1,224 -8,308 Singapore -53 -327 -1,941 Taiwan -1,248 -1,618 -16,077 Other Pacific Rim(3) -2,078 -2,380 -26,405 South/Central America -864 -625 -3,182 Argentina 187 181 2,340 Brazil 36 236 1,935 Colombia -333 -286 -2,744 Other S/C A (3) -754 -756 -4,714 OPEC -1,205 -2,806 -21,707 Indonesia(3) -563 -646 -7,575 Nigeria -332 -398 -3,733 Saudia Arabia 592 -457 -336 Venezuela(3) -798 -807 -5,896 Other OPEC -105 -497 -4,167 Other Countries -1,986 -2,218 -23,697 Egypt 249 164 2,408 South Africa -104 -2 -613 Other -2,131 -2,380 -25,493 Uniden. ctys (4) 47 122 371 Timing Adjustments (X) -650 -215 ____________________________________ Exports Item(1) December November Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 62,771 (R) 60,237 683,021 Net Adjustments -934 (R) -676 -11,988 Total Census Basis 63,705 (R) 60,913 695,009 North America 22,260 (R) 23,426 253,094 Canada 13,681 (R) 15,139 166,229 Mexico 8,579 8,287 86,866 Western Europe 15,117 14,434 165,753 Euro Area (2) 9,878 9,177 106,356 European Union 13,496 12,897 151,645 Austria 189 212 2,588 Belgium 1,057 1,019 12,385 Finland 121 133 1,668 France 1,926 1,393 18,838 Germany 2,388 2,225 26,789 Italy 979 837 10,094 Netherlands 1,802 1,781 19,412 Spain 727 782 6,132 Sweden 354 385 4,239 United Kingdom 3,064 3,153 38,338 Other EU 889 977 11,163 European Free Trade Association 1,284 1,139 10,111 Norway 130 118 1,440 Switzerland 1,125 1,004 8,365 Other EFTA 29 17 307 Other Western Europe 337 399 3,997 Eastern Europe/FSR 457 406 5,658 Hungary 42 51 503 Poland 74 92 825 Former Soviet Republics 273 201 3,289 Russia 112 107 1,845 Other FSR 161 94 1,444 Other EE 68 61 1,041 Pacific Rim Countries 16,089 14,980 173,704 Australia 996 1,253 11,811 China 1,080 1,041 13,118 Japan 5,146 5,189 57,484 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,046 5,717 70,969 Hong Kong 1,193 1,073 12,647 Korea 2,324 1,833 22,954 Singapore 1,519 1,262 16,246 Taiwan 2,011 1,549 19,121 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,821 1,780 20,324 South/Central America 4,672 4,785 55,199 Argentina 455 411 4,939 Brazil 1,039 1,214 13,249 Colombia 343 298 3,532 Other S/C A (3) 2,836 2,862 33,479 OPEC 3,046 1,501 20,124 Indonesia(3) 184 184 1,939 Nigeria 55 35 628 Saudia Arabia 1,545 417 7,902 Venezuela(3) 408 397 5,373 Other OPEC 854 468 4,282 Other Countries 2,607 2,384 28,366 Egypt 306 214 3,025 South Africa 214 227 2,582 Other 2,086 1,943 22,758 Uniden. ctys (4) 47 122 371 Timing Adjustments (X) -545 51 ___________________________________ Imports Item(1) December November Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 91,980 (R) 94,881 1,030,152 Net Adjustments 786 (R) 922 5,120 Total Census Basis 91,194 (R) 93,960 1,025,032 North America 26,588 28,115 308,030 Canada 17,131 18,126 198,324 Mexico 9,458 9,989 109,706 Western Europe 19,003 19,964 213,171 Euro Area (2) 12,860 13,566 144,671 European Union 17,393 18,215 195,368 Austria 241 241 2,910 Belgium 723 764 9,208 Finland 246 250 2,910 France 2,333 2,338 25,910 Germany 5,115 5,235 55,094 Italy 1,979 1,998 22,438 Netherlands 901 840 8,473 Spain 446 455 5,055 Sweden 762 797 8,111 United Kingdom 3,484 3,580 39,191 Other EU 1,162 1,717 16,069 European Free Trade Association 1,275 1,423 14,227 Norway 369 507 4,051 Switzerland 853 874 9,596 Other EFTA 53 42 580 Other Western Europe 335 326 3,576 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,152 1,065 11,684 Hungary 213 177 1,892 Poland 77 73 813 Former Soviet Republics 703 683 7,412 Russia 559 543 5,805 Other FSR 144 140 1,607 Other EE 159 132 1,567 Pacific Rim Countries 32,023 32,426 360,389 Australia 480 444 5,290 China 6,685 7,532 81,786 Japan 12,112 11,556 131,404 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 8,847 8,735 95,180 Hong Kong 883 923 10,531 Korea 3,133 3,057 31,262 Singapore 1,572 1,588 18,188 Taiwan 3,259 3,167 35,198 Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,899 4,160 46,729 South/Central America 5,536 5,410 58,381 Argentina 268 230 2,599 Brazil 1,003 977 11,314 Colombia 676 584 6,276 Other S/C A (3) 3,591 3,618 38,193 OPEC 4,252 4,307 41,831 Indonesia(3) 746 830 9,514 Nigeria 387 433 4,361 Saudia Arabia 953 875 8,237 Venezuela(3) 1,206 1,204 11,269 Other OPEC 959 965 8,449 Other Countries 4,593 4,602 52,063 Egypt 57 50 617 South Africa 319 229 3,195 Other 4,217 4,323 48,250 Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) 105 266 (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 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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 -- 1998 (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) December November Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -18,698 -21,754 -246,932 Net Adjustments -1,453 -2,129 -17,173 Total Census Basis -17,245 -19,625 -229,758 North America -3,096 -2,835 -32,509 Canada -1,803 -1,614 -16,653 Mexico -1,293 -1,221 -15,856 Western Europe -3,306 -3,011 -29,400 Euro Area (2) -2,458 -2,773 -27,908 European Union -3,152 -3,087 -27,346 Austria -64 -73 -418 Belgium 377 295 5,478 Finland -94 -61 -681 France -282 -670 -6,287 Germany -2,460 -2,107 -23,185 Italy -1,030 -1,065 -11,968 Netherlands 1,012 1,098 11,378 Spain 46 93 673 Sweden -529 -298 -4,026 United Kingdom -105 13 4,220 Other EU -21 -311 -2,531 European Free Trade Association -230 34 -2,872 Norway -104 -72 -1,162 Switzerland -72 144 -1,443 Other EFTA -55 -38 -267 Other Western Europe 76 42 817 Eastern Europe/FSR -465 -410 -3,465 Hungary -138 -104 -1,084 Poland 10 19 98 Former Soviet Republics -301 -308 -2,159 Russia -259 -293 -2,195 Other FSR -42 -15 36 Other EE -37 -16 -320 Pacific Rim Countries -11,562 -14,435 -160,376 Australia 435 546 6,531 China -3,942 -5,057 -56,927 Japan -5,821 -5,835 -64,014 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -537 -1,805 -22,691 Hong Kong 324 169 2,387 Korea 273 -560 -7,456 Singapore 9 -256 -2,662 Taiwan -1,143 -1,158 -14,960 Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,696 -2,283 -23,274 South/Central America 1,009 1,154 13,129 Argentina 245 268 3,655 Brazil 489 542 5,040 Colombia -46 -29 160 Other S/C A (3) 321 374 4,274 OPEC -109 337 -8,771 Indonesia(3) -300 -631 -7,042 Nigeria -126 -223 -3,377 Saudia Arabia 456 1,245 4,279 Venezuela(3) -205 -248 -2,666 Other OPEC 66 194 35 Other Countries -241 -1,403 -18,473 Egypt 267 325 2,398 South Africa 189 139 579 Other -697 -1,867 -21,450 Uniden. ctys (4) 20 99 400 ____________________________________________________________ Exports Item(1) December November Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 57,576 56,787 670,246 Net Adjustments -1,186 -1,608 -11,892 Total Census Basis 58,762 58,395 682,138 North America 19,149 20,555 235,376 Canada 12,664 13,576 156,603 Mexico 6,486 6,979 78,772 Western Europe 13,755 13,707 162,571 Euro Area (2) 9,253 8,580 102,925 European Union 12,641 12,234 149,034 Austria 161 146 2,143 Belgium 1,062 1,029 13,918 Finland 131 156 1,915 France 1,725 1,438 17,729 Germany 2,458 2,216 26,657 Italy 791 765 8,991 Netherlands 1,671 1,738 18,978 Spain 490 518 5,454 Sweden 281 419 3,822 United Kingdom 2,906 3,003 39,058 Other EU 966 805 10,370 European Free Trade Association 813 1,101 9,201 Norway 146 165 1,709 Switzerland 654 921 7,247 Other EFTA 14 15 244 Other Western Europe 300 372 4,336 Eastern Europe/FSR 433 506 7,438 Hungary 42 41 483 Poland 64 88 882 Former Soviet Republics 250 290 4,930 Russia 176 209 3,553 Other FSR 74 81 1,377 Other EE 77 87 1,143 Pacific Rim Countries 15,463 13,625 167,367 Australia 907 948 11,918 China 1,380 1,317 14,241 Japan 4,655 4,499 57,831 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 6,720 5,439 63,269 Hong Kong 1,108 1,009 12,925 Korea 2,383 1,542 16,486 Singapore 1,545 1,177 15,694 Taiwan 1,683 1,711 18,164 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,801 1,422 20,108 South/Central America 5,208 5,196 63,395 Argentina 443 434 5,886 Brazil 1,336 1,330 15,142 Colombia 371 356 4,816 Other S/C A (3) 3,059 3,075 37,551 OPEC 2,191 2,912 25,154 Indonesia(3) 418 148 2,299 Nigeria 69 56 817 Saudia Arabia 909 1,651 10,520 Venezuela(3) 405 488 6,516 Other OPEC 390 568 5,002 Other Countries 3,365 2,431 29,253 Egypt 316 362 3,059 South Africa 450 398 3,628 Other 2,600 1,671 22,566 Uniden. ctys (4) 20 99 400 _____________________________________________________________ Imports Item(1) December November Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 76,274 78,541 917,178 Net Adjustments 267 522 5,282 Total Census Basis 76,007 78,020 911,896 North America 22,245 23,390 267,885 Canada 14,467 15,190 173,256 Mexico 7,778 8,200 94,629 Western Europe 17,061 16,718 191,971 Euro Area (2) 11,711 11,354 130,832 European Union 15,793 15,321 176,380 Austria 225 219 2,561 Belgium 685 734 8,440 Finland 225 218 2,596 France 2,007 2,109 24,016 Germany 4,918 4,323 49,842 Italy 1,821 1,831 20,959 Netherlands 659 639 7,599 Spain 444 425 4,780 Sweden 810 716 7,848 United Kingdom 3,011 2,990 34,838 Other EU 988 1,116 12,901 European Free Trade Association 1,044 1,067 12,072 Norway 249 237 2,872 Switzerland 725 778 8,690 Other EFTA 69 53 511 Other Western Europe 224 330 3,518 Eastern Europe/FSR 898 915 10,903 Hungary 180 146 1,566 Poland 54 69 784 Former Soviet Republics 550 598 7,089 Russia 435 501 5,747 Other FSR 116 96 1,341 Other EE 114 103 1,464 Pacific Rim Countries 27,025 28,060 327,743 Australia 472 402 5,387 China 5,322 6,374 71,169 Japan 10,476 10,334 121,845 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,257 7,244 85,960 Hong Kong 784 840 10,538 Korea 2,110 2,102 23,942 Singapore 1,537 1,433 18,356 Taiwan 2,826 2,869 33,125 Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,497 3,706 43,382 South/Central America 4,200 4,042 50,266 Argentina 198 166 2,231 Brazil 848 788 10,102 Colombia 417 386 4,656 Other S/C A (3) 2,738 2,702 33,277 OPEC 2,300 2,574 33,925 Indonesia(3) 718 778 9,341 Nigeria 195 279 4,194 Saudia Arabia 453 406 6,241 Venezuela(3) 610 736 9,181 Other OPEC 325 375 4,968 Other Countries 3,606 3,834 47,726 Egypt 48 38 660 South Africa 261 259 3,049 Other 3,297 3,538 44,016 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 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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 - 1999 AND 1998 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.) 1999 Item(1) December November Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 62,771 91,980 (R) 60,237 (R) 94,881 Net Adjustments -934 786 (R) -676 (R) 922 Total Census Basis (2) 63,705 91,194 (R) 60,913 (R) 93,960 Manufactured goods (3) 51,547 77,142 48,923 79,962 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,328 3,292 4,534 3,112 Mineral fuels (3) 1,086 8,083 910 8,005 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 4,017 7,753 3,379 7,752 Airplane parts 1,221 411 1,209 478 Airplanes 4,161 869 2,068 796 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 38 254 47 251 Aluminum 294 484 323 499 Animal feeds 353 46 308 46 Artwork/antiques 132 379 98 450 Basketware, etc. 268 392 248 401 Cereal flour 108 149 113 166 Chemicals - cosmetics 367 280 441 286 Chemicals - dyeing 298 216 309 229 Chemicals - fertilizers 211 130 243 144 Chemicals - inorganic 413 494 379 526 Chemicals - medicinal 906 1,263 981 1,200 Chemicals - n.e.s. 900 451 920 444 Chemicals - organic 1,409 1,676 1,394 2,179 Chemicals - plastics 1,461 824 1,539 802 Cigarettes 244 17 313 16 Clothing 521 4,382 644 4,550 Coal 150 53 185 78 Coffee 1 230 1 178 Copper 96 311 104 384 Cork, wood, lumber 344 693 355 763 Corn 414 5 412 5 Cotton, raw and linters 170 3 122 1 Crude fertilizers 139 99 145 120 Crude oil 113 5,682 70 5,499 Electrical machinery 6,933 8,181 6,630 8,300 Fish and preparations 157 851 215 861 Footwear 54 1,121 51 1,073 Furniture and bedding 336 1,398 379 1,520 Gem diamonds 47 760 53 953 General industrial mach 2,576 2,617 2,533 2,683 Glass 166 162 190 187 Glassware 69 146 69 160 Gold, nonmonetary 780 232 1,008 319 Hides and skins 93 8 90 10 Iron and steel mill prod 421 1,196 452 1,170 Jewelry 100 495 134 635 Lighting, plumbing 107 321 116 352 Liquified propane/butane 36 118 26 130 Live animals 69 226 132 195 Meat and preparations 580 288 595 277 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 946 1,201 951 1,219 Metal ores; scrap 327 347 280 336 Metalworking machinery 498 613 433 548 Mineral fuels, other 263 96 240 122 Natural gas 23 734 19 681 Nickel 25 74 28 94 Oils/fats, vegetable 90 111 82 113 Optical goods 218 274 210 265 Paper and paperboard 840 1,118 866 1,216 Petroleum preparations 480 1,293 359 1,387 Photographic equipment 349 606 334 589 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 577 596 559 613 Platinum 50 380 68 291 Pottery 10 132 10 138 Power generating mach. 2,830 2,644 2,574 2,756 Printed materials 389 277 392 319 Pulp and waste paper 368 265 349 283 Records/magnetic media 540 445 455 470 Rice 83 18 105 21 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 119 149 121 157 Rubber tires and tubes 207 393 193 430 Scientific instruments 2,374 1,650 2,215 1,566 Ships, boats 72 76 205 65 Silver and bullion 13 46 13 54 Soybeans 554 2 607 2 Spacecraft (-) 67 1 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,265 1,780 2,133 1,711 Sugar 1 44 1 32 Television, VCR, etc. 2,559 4,845 2,150 5,305 Textile yearn, fabric 706 1,120 818 1,129 Tobacco, unmanufactured 62 93 125 64 Toys/games/sporting goods 290 1,282 292 1,924 Travel goods 27 321 27 373 Vegetables and fruits 611 825 679 695 Vehicles 4,397 13,528 5,049 13,429 Watches/clocks/parts 32 257 27 337 Wheat 285 15 302 17 Wood manufactures 156 512 153 561 Re-exports 4,903 (X) 4,840 (X) Agricultural commodities 114 (X) 113 (X) Manufactured goods 4,710 (X) 4,643 (X) Mineral fuels 17 (X) 18 (X) ___________________________________ 1998 Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 683,021 1,030,152 670,246 917,178 Net Adjustments -11,988 5,120 -11,892 5,282 Total Census Basis (2) 695,009 1,025,032 682,138 911,896 Manufactured goods (3) 562,927 882,729 552,778 790,754 Agricultural commodities (3) 46,915 36,731 50,654 35,748 Mineral fuels (3) 9,794 75,202 10,251 57,323 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 40,665 84,443 40,735 76,755 Airplane parts 15,153 5,896 15,035 5,912 Airplanes 32,686 8,775 35,242 7,052 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 431 2,617 385 2,296 Aluminum 3,556 6,288 3,606 5,970 Animal feeds 3,378 565 4,054 607 Artwork/antiques 1,153 4,913 1,140 3,976 Basketware, etc. 2,871 4,396 2,583 3,834 Cereal flour 1,309 1,622 1,274 1,461 Chemicals - cosmetics 4,850 3,151 4,763 2,895 Chemicals - dyeing 3,617 2,632 3,471 2,472 Chemicals - fertilizers 2,973 1,500 3,231 1,570 Chemicals - inorganic 4,635 5,173 4,709 5,126 Chemicals - medicinal 11,071 13,542 9,341 10,908 Chemicals - n.e.s. 11,074 5,072 10,838 4,833 Chemicals - organic 15,423 21,860 14,920 18,327 Chemicals - plastics 16,846 9,276 16,608 8,565 Cigarettes 3,232 151 4,165 102 Clothing 7,960 56,413 8,497 53,742 Coal 2,260 665 3,176 724 Coffee 9 2,540 10 3,069 Copper 1,120 3,435 1,276 3,046 Cork, wood, lumber 4,245 8,925 4,091 7,616 Corn 5,121 156 4,618 142 Cotton, raw and linters 984 148 2,572 19 Crude fertilizers 1,534 1,270 1,600 1,300 Crude oil 772 50,662 895 37,252 Electrical machinery 74,947 88,592 65,575 79,365 Fish and preparations 2,743 8,902 2,172 8,104 Footwear 693 14,068 720 13,881 Furniture and bedding 4,336 16,178 4,411 13,339 Gem diamonds 312 9,902 124 8,497 General industrial mach 29,721 31,447 30,121 28,811 Glass 2,094 2,039 2,030 1,774 Glassware 731 1,812 709 1,609 Gold, nonmonetary 5,219 3,034 5,464 3,587 Hides and skins 1,023 101 1,130 110 Iron and steel mill prod 4,986 13,369 5,481 17,159 Jewelry 1,078 5,692 769 5,270 Lighting, plumbing 1,297 4,327 1,405 3,393 Liquified propane/butane 299 853 203 933 Live animals 652 1,642 675 1,717 Meat and preparations 6,340 3,258 6,427 2,848 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 11,116 14,406 10,699 13,506 Metal ores; scrap 3,501 3,657 3,581 4,099 Metalworking machinery 5,267 6,787 5,270 7,926 Mineral fuels, other 2,634 1,224 2,619 1,132 Natural gas 218 6,304 243 5,273 Nickel 321 865 365 893 Oils/fats, vegetable 1,173 1,219 1,852 1,326 Optical goods 2,228 3,075 1,907 2,727 Paper and paperboard 9,885 13,407 9,930 12,793 Petroleum preparations 3,405 14,160 2,857 10,947 Photographic equipment 3,624 6,114 3,481 5,661 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 6,362 7,010 5,554 6,137 Platinum 502 3,498 388 3,051 Pottery 109 1,680 103 1,719 Power generating mach. 30,727 31,533 28,743 28,160 Printed materials 4,578 3,336 4,671 3,075 Pulp and waste paper 3,524 2,597 3,443 2,442 Records/magnetic media 5,759 4,696 6,057 4,383 Rice 944 187 1,207 182 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 1,383 1,791 1,301 1,645 Rubber tires and tubes 2,396 4,636 2,554 4,095 Scientific instruments 25,543 17,641 24,169 15,500 Ships, boats 1,640 1,127 1,716 1,132 Silver and bullion 213 629 629 662 Soybeans 4,555 29 4,885 54 Spacecraft 641 311 1,102 91 Specialized ind. mach. 24,805 21,632 27,305 22,986 Sugar 4 561 3 715 Television, VCR, etc. 24,346 50,959 23,417 42,449 Textile yearn, fabric 9,246 13,575 8,976 12,896 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,294 754 1,459 780 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,314 18,991 3,342 18,695 Travel goods 329 4,148 302 3,946 Vegetables and fruits 7,143 9,261 7,324 8,365 Vehicles 53,677 146,202 53,536 119,726 Watches/clocks/parts 335 3,257 312 3,210 Wheat 3,574 273 3,690 283 Wood manufactures 1,735 7,094 1,690 5,647 Re-exports 50,632 (X) 45,683 (X) Agricultural commodities 1,315 (X) 1,391 (X) Manufactured goods 48,676 (X) 43,773 (X) Mineral fuels 132 (X) 113 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 DECEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Period Balance Exports Imports 1997 Jan.- Dec. 32,252 179,538 147,287 January 1,866 12,359 10,494 February 2,730 12,883 10,152 March 4,739 16,712 11,972 April 3,161 14,954 11,793 May 3,812 15,242 11,430 June 2,472 14,895 12,423 July 1,826 14,917 13,091 August 1,875 14,387 12,511 September 1,389 15,268 13,879 October 1,871 15,787 13,915 November 2,600 14,638 12,037 December 3,909 17,497 13,588 1998 Jan.- Dec. 29,694 186,444 156,750 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. 19,362 200,008 180,646 January 3,465 15,533 12,069 February 2,381 14,921 12,541 March 3,532 18,039 14,507 April 2,359 16,064 13,705 May 1,706 15,688 13,982 June 746 16,541 15,795 July -365 15,609 15,974 August 1,144 16,552 15,408 September 914 16,981 16,067 October 743 17,453 16,709 November -582 16,242 16,825 December 3,319 20,385 17,066 Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 - DECEMBER 1999 (Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) 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 $) ($) 1998 Jan-Dec 4,088,027 49,131,751 3,242,711 8,884 37,252,222 11.49 January 332,557 4,876,618 271,208 8,749 3,880,647 14.31 February 292,678 3,983,303 230,593 8,235 3,001,696 13.02 March 330,542 4,099,083 263,407 8,497 3,128,940 11.88 April 357,373 4,415,302 289,968 9,666 3,412,229 11.77 May 356,929 4,467,270 282,846 9,124 3,337,271 11.80 June 341,622 4,025,877 271,314 9,044 3,018,342 11.12 July 366,139 4,165,324 289,718 9,346 3,122,180 10.78 August 374,808 4,135,575 300,227 9,685 3,166,475 10.55 September 330,636 3,787,301 259,951 8,665 2,857,357 10.99 October 342,903 4,183,402 263,149 8,489 3,068,900 11.66 November 337,814 3,811,407 267,953 8,932 2,890,373 10.79 December 324,027 3,181,289 252,378 8,141 2,367,812 9.38 1999 Jan-Dec 4,076,511 65,674,567 3,223,755 8,832 50,661,646 15.72 January 330,815 3,192,483 262,434 8,466 2,412,950 9.19 February 316,359 3,092,851 247,595 8,843 2,343,134 9.46 March 332,325 3,614,500 263,476 8,499 2,748,139 10.43 April 353,330 4,693,856 274,232 9,141 3,485,593 12.71 May 353,672 5,295,479 275,289 8,880 4,003,468 14.54 June 369,728 5,491,895 290,410 9,680 4,217,774 14.52 July 353,327 5,826,389 277,017 8,936 4,435,369 16.01 August 357,411 6,575,316 281,061 9,066 5,001,610 17.80 September 340,135 6,829,485 274,202 9,140 5,351,367 19.52 October 330,323 6,953,342 264,306 8,526 5,481,262 20.74 November 329,595 7,015,800 263,070 8,769 5,499,049 20.90 December 309,492 7,093,172 250,664 8,086 5,681,930 22.67 (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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 December November to-date TOTAL 6,044 6,828 73,813 Australia 81 83 851 Austria 80 121 1,176 Belgium 59 78 1,055 Brazil 22 27 402 Canada 3,523 4,298 44,778 Germany 133 120 2,128 Japan 239 243 2,735 Korea 38 53 445 Mexico 1,186 1,085 11,554 Saudia Arabia 41 65 745 Sweden 18 18 278 Taiwan 13 20 235 United Kingdom 129 133 1,763 Other 481 484 5,667 ___________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative December November to-date TOTAL 1,311 1,612 16,398 Australia 22 26 186 Austria 1 (-) 11 Belgium 23 35 407 Brazil 3 2 20 Canada 728 1,012 9,208 Germany 51 38 1,171 Japan 49 56 749 Korea 1 1 15 Mexico 256 247 1,987 Saudia Arabia 17 38 375 Sweden 3 5 56 Taiwan 6 14 136 United Kingdom 22 27 527 Other 128 112 1,548 ___________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative December November to-date TOTAL 762 876 8,828 Australia 13 14 134 Austria (-) (-) 2 Belgium 16 14 308 Brazil (-) 4 14 Canada 538 638 6,361 Germany 4 5 44 Japan 22 10 113 Korea 1 9 15 Mexico 56 62 426 Saudia Arabia 9 16 199 Sweden 1 1 21 Taiwan 1 (-) 33 United Kingdom 2 5 60 Other 100 98 1,099 ___________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative December November to-date TOTAL 3,971 4,341 48,587 Australia 46 44 530 Austria 78 121 1,163 Belgium 20 30 340 Brazil 18 22 368 Canada 2,257 2,648 29,209 Germany 79 77 913 Japan 169 177 1,873 Korea 36 43 415 Mexico 874 775 9,140 Saudia Arabia 16 12 172 Sweden 13 12 201 Taiwan 6 6 66 United Kingdom 105 102 1,176 Other 253 274 3,021 ____________________________________ Imports Total Country Cumulative December November to-date TOTAL 16,244 16,512 180,372 Australia 23 53 404 Austria 17 20 233 Belgium 139 174 1,560 Brazil 118 114 1,366 Canada 5,392 5,812 64,240 Germany 1,654 1,855 17,007 Japan 4,220 3,699 43,115 Korea 430 387 3,847 Mexico 2,761 2,789 33,309 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 230 279 2,462 Taiwan 101 103 1,217 United Kingdom 436 494 3,853 Other 723 734 7,758 ____________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative December November to-date TOTAL 9,317 9,042 96,543 Australia (-) 31 138 Austria 1 (-) 3 Belgium 114 149 1,294 Brazil (-) (-) 2 Canada 2,987 3,196 34,050 Germany 1,327 1,510 13,451 Japan 3,092 2,472 29,190 Korea 352 296 2,878 Mexico 784 648 10,065 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 207 250 2,098 Taiwan 6 6 35 United Kingdom 296 350 2,352 Other 152 135 987 ___________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative December November to-date TOTAL 1,755 1,711 19,785 Australia (-) (-) 14 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 16 18 175 Brazil (-) (-) 13 Canada 1,049 1,085 12,654 Germany 4 4 69 Japan 21 41 723 Korea 2 9 53 Mexico 618 517 5,605 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 2 (-) 35 Taiwan 1 (-) 16 United Kingdom 29 19 229 Other 13 17 199 ___________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative December November to-date TOTAL 5,172 5,759 64,044 Australia 23 22 251 Austria 16 20 230 Belgium 9 7 90 Brazil 118 114 1,351 Canada 1,356 1,530 17,537 Germany 323 341 3,487 Japan 1,108 1,186 13,202 Korea 76 82 916 Mexico 1,359 1,624 17,639 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 21 29 330 Taiwan 95 97 1,166 United Kingdom 111 124 1,272 Other 557 582 6,572 Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. 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 December 1999, these shipment totaled $ 40.2 million. U.S. export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For December 1999, these shipments totaled $7.2 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 December 1999 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 December 1999, reexports to Canada were $1,648 million. 4. Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For December 1999, the average exchange rate was 1.4722 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 will be released for the current month and a revised estimate for the immediately preceding month. After a revised month is released, no further changes will be made until the quarterly international transactions estimates, based on more complete source data, are released. The first monthly release that follows the quarterly international transactions release will contain revised estimates for the previous six months, in order to align the monthly estimates with the quarterly estimates. Annual revisions for the months and quarters are made in June, which incorporate updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies. 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 March 15, 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 1999: 12-16-99, 1-20-00, 2-18-00 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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
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