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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, February 2000
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CB-00-59 Press Copy
FT-900 (00-02)
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
February 2000
Goods and Services
The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the
Department of Commerce, announced today that total February exports of
$84.2 billion and imports of $113.4 billion resulted in a goods and services
deficit of $29.2 billion, $1.8 billion more than the deficit of $27.4 billion
in January, revised. February exports were $0.2 billion less than January
exports of $84.3 billion. February imports were $1.6 billion more than
January imports of $111.8 billion.
In February, the goods deficit increased $1.8 billion from January to $36.0
billion, and the services surplus was unchanged at $6.7 billion. Exports of
goods decreased to $60.2 billion from $60.7 billion, and imports of goods
increased to $96.2 billion from $94.9 billion. Exports of services increased
to $24.0 billion from $23.6 billion, and imports of services increased to
$17.3 billion from $16.9 billion.
Goods
The January to February change in exports of goods reflected decreases in
capital goods of $0.9 billion (primarily civilian aircraft, telecommunications
equipment, and industrial machines); foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1
billion); and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.1 billion).
Increases occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($0.3 billion);
consumer goods ($0.3 billion); and other goods ($0.2 billion). The January
to February change in imports of goods reflected increases in industrial
supplies and materials of $2.0 billion (primarily crude oil, fuel oil, and
other petroleum products) and capital goods ($0.4 billion). Decreases occurred
in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($1.1 billion) and consumer goods
($0.2 billion). Other goods and foods, feeds, and beverages were virtually
unchanged. 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 $0.4 billion from January to February, mostly
reflecting increases in other private services and travel. Changes in the
other categories of services exports were small.
Services imports increased $0.3 billion from January to February, reflecting
increases in travel, other private services, and other transportation.
Changes in the other categories of services imports were small.
Goods and Services Moving Average
For the three months ending in February, exports of goods and services
averaged $84.7 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $111.8
billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $27.1 billion. For the
three months ending in January, the average trade deficit was $26.0 billion,
reflecting average exports of $84.3 billion and average imports of $110.3
billion.
Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details
The February figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia
$0.6 (for January $0.5), Egypt $0.4 ($0.2), Hong Kong $0.2 (-$0.1), and
Argentina $0.1 ($0.1). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with
Japan -$6.7 (-$5.6), China -$5.6 (-$6.0), Western Europe -$3.5 (-$3.6),
Canada -$3.3 (-$4.1), OPEC -$3.2 (-$2.7), Mexico -$2.0 (-$1.8), Taiwan -$1.3
(-$1.3), Korea -$0.7 (-$1.0), Singapore -$0.2 (-$0.2), and Brazil -$0.0
(-$0.1).
Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $16.4 billion in February and
imports were $15.5 billion, resulting in a surplus of $0.9 billion. February
exports were virtually unchanged from the $16.4 billion in January, while
imports were $0.8 billion more than the $14.7 billion in January.
Revisions
Goods carry-over in February was $1.2 billion (2.0 percent) for exports and
$1.2 billion (1.3 percent) for imports. For January, revised export carry-
over was $0.3 billion (0.5 percent), revised down from $0.9 billion (1.6
percent). For January, revised import carry-over was $0.2 billion (0.2
percent), revised down from $1.4 billion (1.6 percent).
Services exports for January were virtually unrevised at $23.6 billion.
Services imports for January were virtually unrevised at $16.9 billion.
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-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. -164,282 -246,932 82,650
Jan.- Feb. -20,556 -34,647 14,091
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. -267,575 -347,158 79,583
Jan.- Feb. -34,796 -48,642 13,846
January -16,213 -23,409 7,196
February -18,583 -25,233 6,650
March -19,383 -25,741 6,358
April -18,950 -25,394 6,444
May -21,550 -27,959 6,409
June -24,791 -31,239 6,448
July -25,295 -31,482 6,187
August -23,747 -30,192 6,445
September -23,548 -30,271 6,723
October -24,934 -31,875 6,941
November -25,975 -32,870 6,895
December -24,610 -31,494 6,884
2000
Jan.- Feb. -56,688 -70,107 13,419
January (R) -27,448 -34,155 6,707
February -29,241 -35,953 6,712
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month:
-28,003 -34,740 6,737
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Exports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. 933,907 670,246 263,661
Jan.- Feb. 157,396 114,260 43,136
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. 960,288 683,221 277,067
Jan.- Feb. 154,632 109,777 44,855
January 77,720 55,168 22,552
February 76,912 54,609 22,303
March 76,935 54,231 22,704
April 77,950 55,174 22,776
May 77,781 55,026 22,755
June 78,443 55,377 23,066
July 78,798 55,795 23,003
August 82,188 59,044 23,144
September 82,266 58,839 23,427
October 82,711 58,832 23,879
November 83,021 59,184 23,837
December 85,562 61,942 23,620
2000
Jan.- Feb. 168,528 120,920 47,608
January (R) 84,342 60,714 23,628
February 84,186 60,206 23,980
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month:
84,064 60,426 23,638
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Imports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. 1,098,189 917,178 181,011
Jan.- Feb. 177,952 148,907 29,045
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. 1,227,863 1,030,379 197,484
Jan.- Feb. 189,428 158,419 31,009
January 93,933 78,577 15,356
February 95,494 79,841 15,653
March 96,317 79,971 16,346
April 96,900 80,568 16,332
May 99,331 82,985 16,346
June 103,234 86,616 16,618
July 104,093 87,277 16,816
August 105,935 89,236 16,699
September 105,814 89,110 16,704
October 107,646 90,708 16,938
November 108,995 92,053 16,942
December 110,172 93,436 16,736
2000
Jan.- Feb. 225,216 191,027 34,189
January (R) 111,789 94,868 16,921
February 113,427 96,159 17,268
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month:
112,067 95,166 16,901
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February -11,113 -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 -15,039 -22,002 6,963
1999
January -16,346 -23,234 6,888
February -18,060 -24,794 6,735
March -18,972 -25,456 6,484
April -19,961 -26,364 6,404
May -21,764 -28,197 6,434
June -23,879 -30,227 6,348
July -24,611 -30,971 6,360
August -24,196 -30,648 6,452
September -24,076 -30,779 6,703
October -24,819 -31,672 6,853
November -25,173 -32,080 6,907
December (R) -26,011 -32,839 6,829
2000
January -27,099 -33,867 6,768
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February 78,610 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 78,335 56,033 22,303
1999
January 77,597 55,260 22,337
February 77,189 54,669 22,520
March 77,266 54,671 22,594
April 77,555 54,810 22,745
May 78,058 55,192 22,866
June 78,341 55,399 22,941
July 79,810 56,739 23,071
August 81,084 57,893 23,191
September 82,389 58,905 23,483
October 82,666 58,952 23,714
November 83,765 59,986 23,779
December (R) 84,308 60,613 23,695
2000
January 84,697 60,954 23,743
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Imports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
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 93,375 78,035 15,340
1999
January 93,943 78,494 15,449
February 95,248 79,463 15,785
March 96,237 80,127 16,110
April 97,516 81,175 16,341
May 99,821 83,389 16,432
June 102,219 85,626 16,593
July 104,421 87,710 16,711
August 105,281 88,541 16,740
September 106,465 89,685 16,780
October 107,485 90,624 16,861
November 108,938 92,066 16,872
December (R) 110,319 93,453 16,866
2000
January 111,796 94,821 16,975
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed
by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and
showing the average at the center month of the period. Using this method,
an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving average
is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be
discerned.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS
JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Total Passenger Other
Period Services Travel Fares Transportation
1998
Jan. - Dec. 263,661 71,250 19,996 25,518
Jan.- Feb. 43,136 12,085 3,352 4,267
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. 277,067 74,448 21,123 27,313
Jan.- Feb. 44,855 12,000 3,280 4,259
January 22,552 5,971 1,621 2,129
February 22,303 6,029 1,659 2,130
March 22,704 6,130 1,716 2,245
April 22,776 6,181 1,732 2,240
May 22,755 6,095 1,744 2,213
June 23,066 6,153 1,766 2,281
July 23,003 6,141 1,746 2,224
August 23,144 6,091 1,753 2,331
September 23,427 6,379 1,845 2,269
October 23,879 6,587 1,894 2,401
November 23,837 6,451 1,848 2,444
December 23,620 6,241 1,799 2,406
2000
Jan.- Feb. 47,608 12,820 3,694 4,828
January (R) 23,628 6,351 1,824 2,402
February 23,980 6,469 1,870 2,426
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
Royalties Transfers U. S.
and Other Under U. S. Government
License Private Military Sal Misc.
Period Fees Services Contracts Services
1998
Jan. - Dec. 36,808 92,116 17,155 818
Jan.- Feb. 5,894 14,717 2,675 146
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. 37,213 99,357 16,688 925
Jan.- Feb. 6,237 15,894 3,048 137
January 3,138 7,868 1,757 68
February 3,099 8,026 1,291 69
March 3,081 8,171 1,292 69
April 3,116 8,148 1,289 70
May 3,117 8,135 1,380 71
June 3,113 8,217 1,430 106
July 3,087 8,352 1,381 72
August 3,082 8,340 1,473 74
September 3,082 8,397 1,378 77
October 3,098 8,480 1,337 82
November 3,100 8,583 1,328 83
December 3,099 8,639 1,352 84
2000
Jan.- Feb. 6,202 17,531 2,384 149
January (R) 3,102 8,681 1,194 74
February 3,100 8,850 1,190 75
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS
JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Total Passenger Other
Period Services Travel Fares Transportation
1998
Jan. - Dec. 181,011 56,105 19,797 30,457
Jan.- Feb. 29,045 9,161 3,094 4,790
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. 197,484 60,092 21,305 34,500
Jan.- Feb. 31,009 9,610 3,303 5,040
January 15,356 4,731 1,626 2,510
February 15,653 4,879 1,677 2,530
March 16,346 5,205 1,809 2,694
April 16,332 5,047 1,766 2,697
May 16,346 4,941 1,757 2,741
June 16,618 4,941 1,791 2,932
July 16,816 5,057 1,810 2,963
August 16,699 4,944 1,764 3,105
September 16,704 4,956 1,788 3,070
October 16,938 5,226 1,861 3,055
November 16,942 5,137 1,863 3,100
December 16,736 5,028 1,794 3,103
2000
Jan.- Feb. 34,189 10,383 3,716 6,213
January (R) 16,921 5,131 1,837 3,065
February 17,268 5,252 1,879 3,148
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports Continued
Royalties U. S.
and Other Direct Government
License Private Defense Misc.
Period Fees Services Expenditures Services
1998
Jan. - Dec. 11,292 47,670 12,841 2,849
Jan.- Feb. 2,087 7,395 2,069 449
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. 12,437 51,591 14,604 2,955
Jan.- Feb. 2,099 8,177 2,325 455
January 1,039 4,064 1,157 229
February 1,060 4,113 1,168 226
March 1,075 4,158 1,178 227
April 1,076 4,321 1,186 239
May 1,069 4,398 1,197 243
June 1,050 4,447 1,210 247
July 1,003 4,461 1,262 260
August 991 4,359 1,273 263
September 991 4,363 1,273 263
October 1,021 4,280 1,240 255
November 1,028 4,330 1,232 252
December 1,034 4,298 1,228 251
2000
Jan.- Feb. 2,066 8,842 2,466 503
January (R) 1,031 4,373 1,233 251
February 1,035 4,469 1,233 252
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 5. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Census
Period Basis Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758
Jan.- Feb. -34,647 -32,394
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. -347,158 -330,078
Jan.- Feb. -48,642 -46,192
January -23,409 -22,285
February -25,233 -23,907
March -25,741 -24,476
April -25,394 -24,129
May -27,959 -26,603
June -31,239 -29,761
July -31,482 -30,253
August -30,192 -28,869
September -30,271 -28,260
October -31,875 -30,461
November -32,870 -31,272
December -31,494 -29,803
2000
Jan.- Feb. -70,107 -66,398
January (R) -34,155 -32,453
February -35,953 -33,944
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month.
-34,740 -33,044
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Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138
Jan.- Feb. 114,260 -1,445 115,705
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. 683,221 -11,993 695,213
Jan.- Feb. 109,777 -2,066 111,843
January 55,168 -953 56,121
February 54,609 -1,113 55,721
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 56,578
July 55,795 -1,032 56,827
August 59,044 -855 59,900
September 58,839 -1,149 59,988
October 58,832 -900 59,732
November 59,184 -676 59,860
December 61,942 -938 62,880
2000
Jan.- Feb. 120,920 -2,156 123,076
January (R) 60,714 -1,008 61,722
February 60,206 -1,148 61,354
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month.
60,426 -1,013 61,439
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Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896
Jan.- Feb. 148,907 808 148,098
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. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292
Jan.- Feb. 158,419 384 158,035
January 78,577 171 78,406
February 79,841 213 79,629
March 79,971 226 79,745
April 80,568 271 80,297
May 82,985 213 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 90,708 514 90,193
November 92,053 922 91,132
December 93,436 753 92,683
2000
Jan.- Feb. 191,027 1,554 189,474
January (R) 94,868 693 94,176
February 96,159 861 95,298
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month.
95,166 683 94,483
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what
is included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
JANUARY 1998 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Exports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213 45,366 147,019
Jan.- Feb. 109,777 -2,066 111,843 7,215 22,619
January 55,168 -953 56,121 3,627 11,252
February 54,609 -1,113 55,721 3,588 11,366
March 54,231 -1,038 55,269 3,545 11,413
April 55,174 -994 56,168 3,727 11,589
May 55,026 -1,143 56,169 3,722 11,730
June 55,377 -1,202 56,578 3,828 11,704
July 55,795 -1,032 56,827 3,799 11,511
August 59,044 -855 59,900 3,919 12,506
September 58,839 -1,149 59,988 4,018 13,110
October 58,832 -900 59,732 4,025 13,296
November 59,184 -676 59,860 3,703 13,804
December 61,942 -938 62,880 3,864 13,737
2000
Jan.- Feb. 120,920 -2,156 123,076 7,789 27,139
January (R) 60,714 -1,008 61,722 3,946 13,435
February 60,206 -1,148 61,354 3,842 13,705
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
Total
Balance of End-Use Commodity Category
Payments Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 310,663 74,691 80,627 36,848
Jan.- Feb. 109,777 50,428 11,997 13,356 6,227
January 55,168 25,576 6,039 6,562 3,065
February 54,609 24,852 5,958 6,794 3,162
March 54,231 24,857 5,835 6,507 3,112
April 55,174 25,042 6,164 6,727 2,918
May 55,026 24,911 6,076 6,490 3,239
June 55,377 24,799 6,490 6,533 3,224
July 55,795 25,698 6,087 6,643 3,089
August 59,044 27,314 6,681 6,571 2,908
September 58,839 26,680 6,193 6,901 3,085
October 58,832 26,316 6,301 6,738 3,057
November 59,184 26,222 6,240 6,902 2,990
December 61,942 28,395 6,627 7,259 2,999
2000
Jan.- Feb. 120,920 54,312 13,270 14,374 6,192
January (R) 60,714 27,600 6,677 7,060 3,004
February 60,206 26,712 6,594 7,314 3,188
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 43,588 221,629
Jan.- Feb. 158,419 384 158,035 7,039 30,930
January 78,577 171 78,406 3,525 15,540
February 79,841 213 79,629 3,513 15,390
March 79,971 226 79,745 3,381 16,040
April 80,568 271 80,297 3,546 16,967
May 82,985 213 82,772 3,632 17,977
June 86,616 277 86,339 3,757 18,201
July 87,277 197 87,080 3,671 18,672
August 89,236 468 88,768 3,667 19,934
September 89,110 863 88,247 3,707 20,254
October 90,708 514 90,193 3,634 20,842
November 92,053 922 91,132 3,722 20,703
December 93,436 753 92,683 3,832 21,108
2000
Jan.- Feb. 191,027 1,554 189,474 7,258 45,639
January (R) 94,868 693 94,176 3,624 21,828
February 96,159 861 95,298 3,633 23,811
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Imports Continued
Total
Balance of End-Use Commodity Category
Payments Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 296,898 179,697 239,587 43,893
Jan.- Feb. 158,419 46,741 28,226 38,338 6,761
January 78,577 23,090 13,955 18,901 3,395
February 79,841 23,652 14,271 19,436 3,366
March 79,971 23,046 14,577 18,915 3,786
April 80,568 23,286 13,672 19,341 3,485
May 82,985 24,206 14,553 18,898 3,505
June 86,616 25,467 15,439 19,909 3,565
July 87,277 25,499 15,432 20,194 3,612
August 89,236 25,141 15,693 20,236 4,098
September 89,110 24,935 15,325 20,256 3,771
October 90,708 25,851 15,040 20,919 3,907
November 92,053 26,274 15,515 21,188 3,730
December 93,436 26,453 16,223 21,394 3,673
2000
Jan.- Feb. 191,027 53,505 32,381 42,796 7,894
January (R) 94,868 26,563 16,736 21,502 3,922
February 96,159 26,943 15,646 21,294 3,972
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 7. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised.)
Item(1) February January (R) Monthly
2000 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 60,206 60,714 -508
Net Adjustments -1,148 -1,008 -139
Total, Census Basis 61,354 61,722 -368
Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,842 3,946 -104
Fish and shellfish 149 224 -75
Corn 363 416 -53
Oilseeds, food oils 87 110 -23
Fruits, frozen juices 312 333 -21
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 253 270 -17
Wine and related products 63 79 -16
Nuts 105 121 -16
Sorghum, barley, oats 65 71 -6
Other foods 306 311 -5
Wheat 249 251 -3
Vegetables 231 233 -2
Rice 105 105 (-)
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 44 40 3
Bakery products 151 146 4
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 35 7
Dairy products and eggs 77 50 27
Soybeans 434 396 38
Meat, poultry, etc. 806 754 52
Industrial supplies and materials 13,705 13,435 270
Nonmonetary gold 921 727 194
Chemicals-organic 1,220 1,145 74
Plastic materials 1,081 1,012 69
Tapes, audio and visual 196 132 64
Manmade cloth 395 333 62
Other industrial supplies 1,217 1,179 38
Iron and steel products, other 269 239 31
Synthetic rubber-primary 156 125 30
Tobacco, unmanufactured 122 103 19
Copper 122 104 19
Newsprint 786 770 16
Chemicals-inorganic 330 314 15
Aluminum and alumina 295 283 12
Hides and skins 114 102 12
Nonferrous metals, other 188 177 11
Shingles, molding, wallboard 173 166 7
Finished textile supplies 152 146 6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 68 5
Cotton fiber cloth 171 168 4
Nuclear fuel materials 87 84 3
Iron and steel mill products 306 304 2
Coal and fuels, other 96 96 (-)
Hair, waste materials 42 42 (-)
Gas-natural 22 22 (-)
Wood supplies, manufactured 80 81 -1
Leather and furs 68 70 -2
Mineral supplies-manufactured 269 271 -2
Cotton, raw 143 146 -3
Nonmetallic minerals 30 34 -4
Pulpwood and woodpulp 393 397 -4
Nontextile floor tiles 32 37 -5
Agriculture-manufactured, other 93 99 -5
Steelmaking materials 132 140 -8
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 117 125 -8
Fuel oil 181 189 -8
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 106 115 -9
Electric energy 11 24 -13
Industrial rubber products 190 204 -14
Chemicals-other 1,026 1,044 -17
Natural gas liquids 74 93 -19
Finished metal shapes 770 792 -22
Logs and lumber 354 377 -22
Metallurgical grade coal 90 116 -26
Petroleum products, other 495 523 -28
Chemicals-fertilizers 326 357 -31
Precious metals, other 163 223 -60
Crude oil 24 135 -111
Capital goods, except automotive 26,712 27,600 -889
Civilian aircraft 1,644 2,593 -949
Telecommunications equipment 2,278 2,634 -356
Industrial machines, other 1,935 2,169 -234
Semiconductors 4,158 4,301 -143
Excavating machinery 476 566 -89
Commercial vessels, other 19 72 -53
Materials handling equipment 392 408 -16
Pulp and paper machinery 262 278 -16
Medicinal equipment 1,016 1,027 -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts 88 94 -6
Laboratory testing instruments 388 393 -5
Spacecraft, exc. military 1 2 -1
Specialized mining 33 34 (-)
Vessels, exc. scrap 1 1 (-)
Marine engines, parts 56 53 4
Electric apparatus 2,036 2,032 4
Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,184 1,174 10
Textile, sewing machines 104 94 10
Wood, glass, plastic 277 263 15
Photo, service industry machinery 528 508 20
Food, tobacco machinery 164 140 23
Parts-civilian aircraft 1,091 1,067 24
Industrial engines 1,021 996 25
Metalworking machine tools 593 562 32
Railway transportation equipment 135 102 32
Business machines and equipment 271 236 35
Agricultural machinery, equipment 308 254 54
Drilling & oilfield equipment 372 317 54
Generators, accessories 549 475 73
Computers 901 798 103
Engines-civilian aircraft 994 873 121
Computer accessories 3,437 3,084 353
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,594 6,677 -83
Consumer goods 7,314 7,060 253
Pharmaceutical preparations 1,118 1,022 96
Tobacco, manufactured 333 272 62
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 399 349 50
Household appliances 442 393 49
Gem diamonds 327 283 44
Jewelry, etc 252 212 40
Glassware, chinaware 73 48 25
Toys/games/sporting goods 530 512 19
Books, printed matter 356 338 18
Musical instruments 94 90 4
Toiletries and cosmetics 268 265 4
Pleasure boats and motors 94 91 3
Furniture, household goods, etc. 204 202 3
Rugs 121 119 2
Sports apparel and gear 39 40 -1
Cookware, cutlery, tools 61 64 -3
Nursery stock, etc. 24 27 -3
Numismatic coins 3 6 -4
Writing and art supplies 459 463 -4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 120 127 -7
Stereo equipment, etc. 162 176 -14
Apparel, household goods - textile 720 742 -23
Records, tapes, and disks 274 299 -24
TV's, VCR's, etc. 345 385 -39
Other household goods 495 537 -42
Other goods 3,188 3,004 184
___________________________________
Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2000 1999 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 120,920 109,777 11,143
Net Adjustments -2,156 -2,066 -90
Total, Census Basis 123,076 111,843 11,234
Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,789 7,215 573
Fish and shellfish 374 408 -34
Corn 779 728 51
Oilseeds, food oils 198 269 -71
Fruits, frozen juices 645 652 -6
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 523 499 24
Wine and related products 142 132 10
Nuts 225 235 -10
Sorghum, barley, oats 136 128 8
Other foods 617 597 20
Wheat 500 596 -96
Vegetables 463 481 -18
Rice 211 228 -17
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 84 91 -7
Bakery products 297 288 9
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 77 67 10
Dairy products and eggs 127 93 35
Soybeans 830 650 180
Meat, poultry, etc. 1,560 1,074 487
Industrial supplies and materials 27,139 22,619 4,521
Nonmonetary gold 1,648 448 1,200
Chemicals-organic 2,365 2,104 261
Plastic materials 2,094 1,863 230
Tapes, audio and visual 329 337 -9
Manmade cloth 728 627 101
Other industrial supplies 2,397 2,024 372
Iron and steel products, other 508 450 58
Synthetic rubber-primary 281 221 60
Tobacco, unmanufactured 224 253 -29
Copper 226 163 63
Newsprint 1,555 1,332 224
Chemicals-inorganic 644 566 79
Aluminum and alumina 578 551 26
Hides and skins 217 182 35
Nonferrous metals, other 365 325 39
Shingles, molding, wallboard 339 313 26
Finished textile supplies 298 286 12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 142 125 18
Cotton fiber cloth 339 300 39
Nuclear fuel materials 172 152 20
Iron and steel mill products 609 438 171
Coal and fuels, other 192 221 -29
Hair, waste materials 84 81 4
Gas-natural 43 36 8
Wood supplies, manufactured 161 148 13
Leather and furs 138 145 -7
Mineral supplies-manufactured 540 477 62
Cotton, raw 290 86 204
Nonmetallic minerals 65 60 5
Pulpwood and woodpulp 790 567 222
Nontextile floor tiles 70 58 12
Agriculture-manufactured, other 192 184 8
Steelmaking materials 272 192 80
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 243 306 -64
Fuel oil 370 163 207
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 221 210 11
Electric energy 35 29 7
Industrial rubber products 394 346 48
Chemicals-other 2,070 1,901 170
Natural gas liquids 168 72 95
Finished metal shapes 1,562 1,336 226
Logs and lumber 731 687 44
Metallurgical grade coal 206 259 -54
Petroleum products, other 1,018 744 274
Chemicals-fertilizers 683 828 -145
Precious metals, other 386 329 57
Crude oil 159 93 66
Capital goods, except automotive 54,312 50,428 3,884
Civilian aircraft 4,237 5,872 -1,634
Telecommunications equipment 4,911 4,289 622
Industrial machines, other 4,105 3,013 1,091
Semiconductors 8,459 6,944 1,515
Excavating machinery 1,042 838 204
Commercial vessels, other 91 57 34
Materials handling equipment 799 728 71
Pulp and paper machinery 541 500 41
Medicinal equipment 2,043 2,004 39
Nonfarm tractors and parts 181 189 -8
Laboratory testing instruments 781 683 97
Spacecraft, exc. military 3 10 -7
Specialized mining 67 57 10
Vessels, exc. scrap 2 20 -18
Marine engines, parts 109 105 4
Electric apparatus 4,068 3,511 556
Measuring, testing, control instru. 2,358 2,021 338
Textile, sewing machines 198 198 1
Wood, glass, plastic 540 432 109
Photo, service industry machinery 1,036 968 69
Food, tobacco machinery 304 319 -14
Parts-civilian aircraft 2,158 2,206 -48
Industrial engines 2,018 2,149 -131
Metalworking machine tools 1,155 915 240
Railway transportation equipment 237 323 -86
Business machines and equipment 507 483 24
Agricultural machinery, equipment 562 531 30
Drilling & oilfield equipment 689 887 -198
Generators, accessories 1,024 1,002 22
Computers 1,698 1,468 230
Engines-civilian aircraft 1,867 1,750 117
Computer accessories 6,521 5,957 564
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 13,270 11,997 1,273
Consumer goods 14,374 13,356 1,018
Pharmaceutical preparations 2,140 2,078 62
Tobacco, manufactured 605 753 -148
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 748 438 310
Household appliances 835 821 14
Gem diamonds 610 567 43
Jewelry, etc 464 369 95
Glassware, chinaware 121 78 43
Toys/games/sporting goods 1,042 958 84
Books, printed matter 694 663 30
Musical instruments 185 157 28
Toiletries and cosmetics 533 558 -25
Pleasure boats and motors 185 206 -21
Furniture, household goods, etc. 406 364 42
Rugs 241 235 5
Sports apparel and gear 79 71 8
Cookware, cutlery, tools 125 111 14
Nursery stock, etc. 51 50 1
Numismatic coins 9 14 -5
Writing and art supplies 922 796 126
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 247 250 -3
Stereo equipment, etc. 338 250 87
Apparel, household goods - textile 1,462 1,510 -48
Records, tapes, and disks 573 634 -61
TV's, VCR's, etc. 730 519 211
Other household goods 1,031 905 126
Other goods 6,192 6,227 -35
(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-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised.)
Item(1) February January (R) Monthly
2000 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 96,159 94,868 1,290
Net Adjustments 861 693 168
Total, Census Basis 95,298 94,176 1,123
Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,633 3,624 9
Meat products 414 374 40
Cane and beet sugar 42 14 27
Cocoa beans 65 52 14
Fruits, frozen juices 375 361 13
Dairy products and eggs 100 87 13
Vegetables 276 264 12
Feedstuff and foodgrains 118 109 10
Food oils, oilseeds 116 112 4
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 40 4
Tea, spices, etc. 64 66 -2
Nuts 61 64 -3
Wine and related products 391 397 -6
Green coffee 209 215 -6
Bakery products 229 239 -10
Fish and shellfish 698 722 -25
Other foods 224 249 -25
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 208 259 -52
Industrial supplies and materials 23,811 21,828 1,983
Crude oil 6,820 5,945 875
Fuel oil 1,257 823 434
Petroleum products, other 1,184 897 286
Chemicals-organic 1,112 840 272
Other precious metals 540 274 265
Iron and steel mill products 1,129 896 233
Nuclear fuel materials 205 160 45
Electric energy 148 107 41
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 298 264 34
Liquified petroleum gases 361 334 27
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 379 360 19
Steelmaking materials 310 292 19
Pulpwood and woodpulp 276 266 10
Tin 34 27 7
Nickel 113 107 7
Materials, exc. chemicals 149 143 6
Chemicals-fertilizers 247 241 5
Leather and furs 87 85 3
Synthetic rubber--primary 107 104 3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 57 56 1
Finished textile supplies 166 165 1
Coal and related fuels 63 63 (-)
Hair, waste materials 38 38 (-)
Hides and skins 14 14 (-)
Cotton, natural fibers 12 13 -1
Wool, silk, etc. 65 69 -4
Zinc 112 116 -4
Synthetic cloth 375 379 -4
Paper and paper products 546 550 -4
Iron and steel, advanced 368 372 -5
Farming materials, livestock 69 73 -5
Nonmonetary gold 215 220 -5
Finished metal shapes 550 556 -7
Tobacco, waxes, etc 278 285 -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 41 -8
Newsprint 277 288 -11
Plastic materials 565 579 -14
Nontextile floor tiles 149 163 -14
Cotton cloth, fabrics 207 225 -18
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 437 457 -20
Plywood and veneers 111 131 -20
Gas-natural 604 625 -21
Chemicals-inorganic 374 396 -22
Natural rubber 61 83 -22
Nonferrous metals, other 124 149 -25
Blank tapes, audio & visual 200 236 -35
Industrial supplies, other 1,078 1,115 -37
Lumber 656 697 -41
Shingles, wallboard 553 618 -65
Copper 161 250 -89
Bauxite and aluminum 540 638 -99
Capital goods, except automotive 26,943 26,563 380
Engines-civilian aircraft 802 676 126
Computer accessories 5,976 5,868 108
Railway transpor. equipment 190 104 86
Metalworking machine tools 731 653 77
Photo, service industry 765 694 71
Industrial machines, other 1,440 1,386 54
Medicinal equipment 851 800 51
Laboratory testing instruments 265 228 37
Telecommunications equipment 2,581 2,545 36
Spacecraft, exc. military 35 1 33
Excavating machinery 418 391 27
Food, tobacco machinery 138 114 24
Agricultural machinery, equipment 357 339 18
Wood, glass, plastic 429 412 18
Materials handling equipment 504 490 14
Marine engines, parts 85 77 9
Specialized mining 30 26 3
Pulp and paper machinery 360 358 3
Industrial engines 815 812 2
Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts 74 74 (-)
Commercial vessels, other 2 3 (-)
Generators, accessories 893 896 -3
Drilling & oilfield equipment 68 73 -5
Computers 1,079 1,085 -6
Textile, sewing machines 141 147 -6
Parts-civilian aircraft 400 416 -16
Measuring, testing, control instru 728 756 -29
Business machines and equipment 522 564 -42
Semiconductors 3,551 3,606 -55
Electric apparatus 2,098 2,208 -111
Civilian aircraft 618 762 -144
Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,646 16,736 -1,090
Consumer goods 21,294 21,502 -208
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 634 786 -152
Other household goods 1,492 1,603 -111
TV's, VCR's, etc 1,595 1,695 -100
Motorcycles and parts 164 202 -38
Gem stones, other 108 139 -32
Footwear 950 976 -27
Photo equipment 193 214 -21
Writing and art supplies 783 801 -18
Stereo equipment, etc 789 807 -17
Jewelry 706 721 -15
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 501 516 -15
Household appliances 683 697 -14
Toys/games/sporting goods 1,749 1,762 -13
Rugs 98 107 -9
Musical instruments 116 124 -8
Apparel, household goods - wool 262 271 -8
Records, tapes, and disks 111 118 -7
Toiletries and cosmetics 247 253 -6
Numismatic coins 10 16 -6
Nursery stock, etc. 98 104 -6
Cookware, cutlery, tools 353 359 -5
Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,063 1,067 -4
Glassware, chinaware 188 182 6
Camping apparel and gear 451 441 10
Pleasure boats and motors 167 154 12
Books, printed matter 278 262 17
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,968 1,940 27
Gem diamonds 983 897 86
Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,773 2,658 115
Pharmaceutical prep 1,782 1,630 151
Other Goods 3,972 3,922 49
___________________________________
Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2000 1999 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 191,027 158,419 32,609
Net Adjustments 1,554 384 1,170
Total, Census Basis 189,474 158,035 31,439
Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,258 7,039 219
Meat products 787 641 146
Cane and beet sugar 56 101 -44
Cocoa beans 117 161 -44
Fruits, frozen juices 736 798 -62
Dairy products and eggs 186 185 2
Vegetables 540 582 -42
Feedstuff and foodgrains 227 240 -13
Food oils, oilseeds 228 222 6
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 84 83 1
Tea, spices, etc. 131 110 21
Nuts 125 124 (-)
Wine and related products 789 696 93
Green coffee 424 438 -14
Bakery products 467 427 41
Fish and shellfish 1,420 1,376 44
Other foods 473 449 25
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 467 405 62
Industrial supplies and materials 45,639 30,930 14,709
Crude oil 12,765 5,064 7,701
Fuel oil 2,080 757 1,323
Petroleum products, other 2,081 761 1,320
Chemicals-organic 1,952 1,835 117
Other precious metals 814 794 20
Iron and steel mill products 2,026 1,587 438
Nuclear fuel materials 365 183 182
Electric energy 256 170 85
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 562 484 78
Liquified petroleum gases 695 351 343
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 739 671 69
Steelmaking materials 602 461 141
Pulpwood and woodpulp 542 364 178
Tin 62 39 23
Nickel 220 120 100
Materials, exc. chemicals 292 272 20
Chemicals-fertilizers 488 496 -8
Leather and furs 172 153 19
Synthetic rubber--primary 211 200 11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 113 79 34
Finished textile supplies 331 279 52
Coal and related fuels 126 109 17
Hair, waste materials 77 67 10
Hides and skins 29 25 4
Cotton, natural fibers 24 30 -6
Wool, silk, etc. 134 135 -1
Zinc 228 208 20
Synthetic cloth 754 676 78
Paper and paper products 1,096 841 255
Iron and steel, advanced 740 660 80
Farming materials, livestock 142 121 21
Nonmonetary gold 435 523 -89
Finished metal shapes 1,106 920 186
Tobacco, waxes, etc 563 557 6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 75 73 2
Newsprint 565 642 -77
Plastic materials 1,144 968 175
Nontextile floor tiles 312 275 36
Cotton cloth, fabrics 432 369 64
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 894 826 68
Plywood and veneers 242 184 57
Gas-natural 1,228 837 391
Chemicals-inorganic 770 663 107
Natural rubber 144 125 19
Nonferrous metals, other 273 267 6
Blank tapes, audio & visual 436 339 96
Industrial supplies, other 2,193 1,854 339
Lumber 1,352 1,164 188
Shingles, wallboard 1,171 1,003 168
Copper 411 348 62
Bauxite and aluminum 1,178 999 180
Capital goods, except automotive 53,505 46,741 6,764
Engines-civilian aircraft 1,477 1,523 -45
Computer accessories 11,843 11,672 171
Railway transpor. equipment 294 408 -113
Metalworking machine tools 1,384 1,335 49
Photo, service industry 1,459 1,285 174
Industrial machines, other 2,825 2,321 504
Medicinal equipment 1,650 1,461 189
Laboratory testing instruments 492 339 153
Telecommunications equipment 5,126 3,121 2,006
Spacecraft, exc. military 36 6 30
Excavating machinery 809 962 -153
Food, tobacco machinery 252 274 -22
Agricultural machinery, equipment 696 689 8
Wood, glass, plastic 841 871 -30
Materials handling equipment 994 959 35
Marine engines, parts 162 127 36
Specialized mining 56 46 11
Pulp and paper machinery 718 730 -12
Industrial engines 1,627 1,302 325
Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts 148 136 12
Commercial vessels, other 5 4 1
Generators, accessories 1,789 1,614 174
Drilling & oilfield equipment 141 127 14
Computers 2,165 1,459 705
Textile, sewing machines 288 357 -69
Parts-civilian aircraft 816 959 -144
Measuring, testing, control instru 1,484 1,223 261
Business machines and equipment 1,085 1,182 -97
Semiconductors 7,157 5,585 1,572
Electric apparatus 4,306 3,458 848
Civilian aircraft 1,379 1,207 172
Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 32,381 28,226 4,155
Consumer goods 42,796 38,338 4,458
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,419 1,101 318
Other household goods 3,095 2,743 352
TV's, VCR's, etc 3,290 2,503 787
Motorcycles and parts 365 272 94
Gem stones, other 247 225 22
Footwear 1,926 1,879 47
Photo equipment 407 364 43
Writing and art supplies 1,584 1,435 148
Stereo equipment, etc 1,596 1,351 245
Jewelry 1,427 1,295 133
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,017 922 95
Household appliances 1,380 1,096 284
Toys/games/sporting goods 3,511 3,280 231
Rugs 205 198 8
Musical instruments 240 198 42
Apparel, household goods - wool 533 562 -30
Records, tapes, and disks 230 178 52
Toiletries and cosmetics 500 435 64
Numismatic coins 25 72 -47
Nursery stock, etc. 202 172 30
Cookware, cutlery, tools 712 633 79
Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,129 1,839 290
Glassware, chinaware 370 356 15
Camping apparel and gear 892 872 20
Pleasure boats and motors 321 260 61
Books, printed matter 540 467 73
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 3,908 3,650 258
Gem diamonds 1,881 1,413 468
Apparel, household goods - cotton 5,431 5,075 356
Pharmaceutical prep 3,412 3,491 -79
Other Goods 7,894 6,761 1,133
(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-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM
AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS,
JANUARY 1998 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Net Non-
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. -347,158 -17,080 -59,080 -270,998
Jan.- Feb. -48,642 -2,450 -5,860 -40,332
January -23,409 -1,124 -2,981 -19,304
February -25,233 -1,325 -2,879 -21,028
March -25,741 -1,264 -3,167 -21,309
April -25,394 -1,265 -4,008 -20,121
May -27,959 -1,356 -4,982 -21,622
June -31,239 -1,479 -4,924 -24,837
July -31,482 -1,229 -5,237 -25,016
August -30,192 -1,323 -5,927 -22,942
September -30,271 -2,012 -6,258 -22,001
October -31,875 -1,414 -6,545 -23,916
November -32,870 -1,598 -6,234 -25,038
December -31,494 -1,691 -5,938 -23,865
2000
Jan.- Feb. -70,107 -3,710 -15,906 -50,491
January (R) -34,155 -1,701 -7,059 -25,394
February -35,953 -2,009 -8,847 -25,097
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Net Non
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 8,618 686,595
Jan.- Feb. 109,777 -2,066 1,072 110,770
January 55,168 -953 563 55,558
February 54,609 -1,113 509 55,212
March 54,231 -1,038 547 54,722
April 55,174 -994 669 55,499
May 55,026 -1,143 694 55,475
June 55,377 -1,202 694 55,884
July 55,795 -1,032 654 56,174
August 59,044 -855 751 59,148
September 58,839 -1,149 801 59,186
October 58,832 -900 875 58,857
November 59,184 -676 849 59,011
December 61,942 -938 1,012 61,868
2000
Jan.- Feb. 120,920 -2,156 1,714 121,362
January (R) 60,714 -1,008 940 60,782
February 60,206 -1,148 774 60,580
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Net Non
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 67,699 957,593
Jan.- Feb. 158,419 384 6,933 151,102
January 78,577 171 3,544 74,862
February 79,841 213 3,389 76,240
March 79,971 226 3,714 76,031
April 80,568 271 4,677 75,620
May 82,985 213 5,676 77,096
June 86,616 277 5,618 80,721
July 87,277 197 5,891 81,189
August 89,236 468 6,678 82,090
September 89,110 863 7,060 81,188
October 90,708 514 7,420 82,774
November 92,053 922 7,082 84,050
December 93,436 753 6,951 85,732
2000
Jan.- Feb. 191,027 1,554 17,621 171,853
January (R) 94,868 693 7,999 86,176
February 96,159 861 9,621 85,677
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.
(1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification
system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those
aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some
products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in
"Manufactured Goods".
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
(CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO FEBRUARY 2000
1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Exports
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Foods,
Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital
Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 930,387 45,712 140,611 561,941
Jan.- Feb. 146,160 7,028 21,972 87,167
January 73,230 3,486 10,935 43,935
February 72,930 3,542 11,037 43,232
March 72,998 3,572 11,127 43,612
April 75,073 3,748 11,264 45,035
May 75,475 3,734 11,309 45,422
June 76,307 3,835 11,300 45,779
July 77,973 3,917 11,000 48,062
August 80,906 3,983 11,926 49,669
September 81,030 4,090 12,592 48,998
October 79,206 4,109 12,351 47,565
November 80,593 3,755 12,989 48,626
December 84,666 3,940 12,781 52,006
2000
Jan.- Feb. 165,781 7,882 25,202 100,838
January (R) 82,437 4,016 12,480 50,159
February 83,344 3,865 12,722 50,679
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Exports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Vehicles etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 930,387 70,632 76,829 34,663
Jan.- Feb. 146,160 11,381 12,751 5,861
January 73,230 5,735 6,258 2,881
February 72,930 5,646 6,493 2,980
March 72,998 5,530 6,213 2,944
April 75,073 5,838 6,432 2,757
May 75,475 5,754 6,200 3,055
June 76,307 6,137 6,217 3,039
July 77,973 5,762 6,320 2,912
August 80,906 6,320 6,274 2,734
September 81,030 5,859 6,578 2,913
October 79,206 5,932 6,399 2,851
November 80,593 5,867 6,557 2,799
December 84,666 6,253 6,888 2,798
2000
Jan.- Feb. 165,781 12,474 13,617 5,769
January (R) 82,437 6,285 6,695 2,802
February 83,344 6,189 6,921 2,967
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Imports
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Foods,
Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital
Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,328,272 41,900 223,292 620,019
Jan.- Feb. 204,572 6,633 36,164 91,788
January 100,855 3,247 18,293 44,713
February 103,717 3,386 17,871 47,076
March 103,543 3,274 18,189 46,482
April 105,438 3,386 18,289 48,767
May 108,319 3,434 18,679 50,833
June 113,396 3,626 18,939 53,583
July 114,388 3,550 18,580 54,697
August 114,956 3,566 19,173 53,923
September 112,174 3,599 18,868 52,065
October 115,469 3,609 18,970 54,742
November 117,477 3,633 18,747 56,421
December 118,541 3,590 18,694 56,718
2000
Jan.- Feb. 239,860 6,947 38,744 114,528
January (R) 119,860 3,441 19,056 56,957
February 120,000 3,506 19,689 57,571
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued
Imports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Vehicles etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,328,272 162,112 238,694 42,257
Jan.- Feb. 204,572 25,548 37,944 6,495
January 100,855 12,644 18,699 3,259
February 103,717 12,904 19,245 3,235
March 103,543 13,178 18,770 3,649
April 105,438 12,367 19,264 3,365
May 108,319 13,111 18,885 3,378
June 113,396 13,910 19,895 3,442
July 114,388 13,912 20,172 3,478
August 114,956 14,137 20,206 3,950
September 112,174 13,828 20,186 3,629
October 115,469 13,550 20,838 3,760
November 117,477 13,974 21,118 3,585
December 118,541 14,597 21,416 3,526
2000
Jan.- Feb. 239,860 29,121 42,935 7,586
January (R) 119,860 15,050 21,581 3,774
February 120,000 14,070 21,353 3,812
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS
(CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 2000
1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Trade Balance
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. -285,693 -65,537 -220,156
Jan.- Feb. -40,058 -10,090 -29,968
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. -397,885 -65,301 -332,585
Jan.- Feb. -58,412 -11,231 -47,181
January -27,625 -5,766 -21,860
February -30,787 -5,466 -25,322
March -30,545 -5,334 -25,211
April -30,364 -5,460 -24,905
May -32,844 -5,899 -26,946
June -37,088 -5,902 -31,186
July -36,415 -5,589 -30,826
August -34,050 -5,623 -28,427
September -31,145 -5,395 -25,749
October -36,263 -5,357 -30,905
November -36,884 -5,044 -31,840
December -33,874 -4,466 -29,409
2000
Jan.- Feb. -74,080 -10,978 -63,101
January (R) -37,423 -5,153 -32,270
February -36,656 -5,825 -30,831
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Exports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. 859,152 6,899 852,253
Jan.- Feb. 142,510 1,232 141,277
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. 930,387 7,142 923,246
Jan.- Feb. 146,160 1,009 145,151
January 73,230 529 72,700
February 72,930 479 72,451
March 72,998 520 72,478
April 75,073 580 74,493
May 75,475 603 74,872
June 76,307 586 75,722
July 77,973 537 77,436
August 80,906 602 80,304
September 81,030 635 80,395
October 79,206 673 78,533
November 80,593 661 79,932
December 84,666 735 83,931
2000
Jan.- Feb. 165,781 1,196 164,585
January (R) 82,437 660 81,777
February 83,344 536 82,808
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 72,436 1,072,409
Jan.- Feb. 182,568 11,322 171,246
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. 1,328,272 72,442 1,255,830
Jan.- Feb. 204,572 12,240 192,332
January 100,855 6,295 94,560
February 103,717 5,945 97,772
March 103,543 5,854 97,689
April 105,438 6,040 99,398
May 108,319 6,502 101,817
June 113,396 6,488 106,908
July 114,388 6,127 108,262
August 114,956 6,225 108,731
September 112,174 6,030 106,145
October 115,469 6,031 109,438
November 117,477 5,705 111,772
December 118,541 5,201 113,340
2000
Jan.- Feb. 239,860 12,174 227,686
January (R) 119,860 5,813 114,047
February 120,000 6,361 113,639
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert
to a BOP basis is not available.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Census
Period Basis Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758
Jan.- Feb. -30,465 -28,212
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. -347,158 -330,078
Jan.- Feb. -42,591 -40,141
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 -34,644 -33,047
December -29,236 -27,545
2000
Jan.- Feb. -64,868 -61,158
January (R) -31,848 -30,147
February -33,020 -31,011
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month :
-32,406 -30,710
___________________________________
Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138
Jan.- Feb. 108,960 -1,445 110,406
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. 683,221 -11,993 695,213
Jan.- Feb. 103,760 -2,066 105,826
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 60,237 -676 60,913
December 62,971 -938 63,909
2000
Jan.- Feb. 115,818 -2,156 117,974
January (R) 56,213 -1,008 57,221
February 59,605 -1,148 60,753
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month :
55,925 -1,013 56,938
___________________________________
Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896
Jan.- Feb. 139,426 808 138,618
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. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292
Jan.- Feb. 146,351 384 145,967
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 94,881 922 93,960
December 92,207 753 91,454
2000
Jan.- Feb. 180,686 1,554 179,132
January (R) 88,061 693 87,368
February 92,625 861 91,764
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January data as published last month :
88,332 683 87,649
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what
is included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
JANUARY 1998 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding. (R) Revised.)
Exports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213 45,366 147,019
Jan.- Feb. 103,760 -2,066 105,826 7,131 21,716
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 60,237 -676 60,913 4,124 13,669
December 62,971 -938 63,909 4,075 13,420
2000
Jan.- Feb. 115,818 -2,156 117,974 7,753 26,535
January (R) 56,213 -1,008 57,221 3,776 12,804
February 59,605 -1,148 60,753 3,976 13,731
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 695,213 310,663 74,691 80,627 36,848
Jan.- Feb. 105,826 46,793 11,725 12,389 6,071
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 60,913 26,084 6,887 7,083 3,066
December 63,909 30,401 6,132 6,915 2,966
2000
Jan.- Feb. 117,974 51,088 13,086 13,488 6,026
January (R) 57,221 25,338 6,015 6,346 2,942
February 60,753 25,750 7,071 7,142 3,083
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 43,588 221,629
Jan.- Feb. 146,351 384 145,967 6,715 29,328
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 94,881 922 93,960 3,819 20,831
December 92,207 753 91,454 3,874 20,812
2000
Jan.- Feb. 180,686 1,554 179,132 7,038 44,339
January (R) 88,061 693 87,368 3,546 21,467
February 92,625 861 91,764 3,492 22,872
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Imports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,025,292 296,898 179,697 239,587 43,893
Jan.- Feb. 145,967 42,407 27,063 34,157 6,297
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 93,960 27,024 16,461 21,910 3,915
December 91,454 27,377 16,353 19,242 3,796
2000
Jan.- Feb. 179,132 49,811 31,399 39,059 7,487
January (R) 87,368 24,293 15,188 19,193 3,681
February 91,764 25,518 16,211 19,866 3,806
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
Balance
Item(1) February January Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis -33,020 (R)-31,848 -64,868
Net Adjustments -2,009 (R) -1,701 -3,710
Total Census Basis -31,011 (R)-30,147 -61,158
North America -5,369 (R) -5,903 -11,272
Canada -3,342 (R) -4,136 -7,478
Mexico -2,027 -1,767 -3,794
Western Europe -3,522 -3,587 -7,109
Euro Area (2) -3,098 -3,671 -6,769
European Union -3,533 -3,861 -7,394
Austria -21 -80 -101
Belgium 261 271 531
Finland -161 -149 -311
France -561 -850 -1,411
Germany -2,211 -2,341 -4,552
Italy -1,086 -1,027 -2,113
Netherlands 1,063 784 1,847
Spain -90 -24 -114
Sweden -424 -271 -694
United Kingdom 91 50 140
Other EU -394 -223 -617
European Free Trade
Association -35 157 122
Norway -286 -193 -480
Switzerland 283 380 663
Other EFTA -32 -29 -61
Other Western Europe 47 117 163
Eastern Europe/FSR -608 -557 -1,165
Hungary -101 -114 -215
Poland -20 -27 -47
Former Soviet Republics -492 -347 -840
Russia -358 -306 -663
Other FSR -135 -42 -177
Other EE 5 -69 -64
Pacific Rim Countries -15,995 -15,704 -31,698
Australia 597 481 1,078
China -5,620 -6,030 -11,650
Japan -6,732 -5,576 -12,308
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) -2,106 -2,536 -4,642
Hong Kong 157 -56 101
Korea -745 -1,002 -1,747
Singapore -225 -182 -407
Taiwan -1,293 -1,295 -2,588
Other Pacific Rim(3) -2,134 -2,043 -4,177
South/Central America -1,614 -1,213 -2,827
Argentina 109 75 183
Brazil -31 -79 -110
Colombia -322 -321 -643
Other S/C A (3) -1,369 -887 -2,257
OPEC -3,242 -2,671 -5,913
Indonesia(3) -533 -504 -1,037
Nigeria -599 -264 -863
Saudia Arabia -216 -518 -734
Venezuela(3) -1,041 -978 -2,019
Other OPEC -852 -407 -1,259
Other Countries -2,237 -2,404 -4,640
Egypt 356 220 576
South Africa -63 -45 -108
Other -2,530 -2,578 -5,108
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
Timing Adjustments (X) 409 409
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Exports
Item(1) February January Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 59,605 (R)56,213 115,818
Net Adjustments -1,148 (R)-1,008 -2,156
Total Census Basis 60,753 (R)57,221 117,974
North America 23,111 (R)21,369 44,481
Canada 14,745 (R)13,570 28,315
Mexico 8,366 7,800 16,166
Western Europe 14,789 13,471 28,260
Euro Area (2) 8,940 8,072 17,013
European Union 13,160 11,728 24,887
Austria 219 173 392
Belgium 1,039 967 2,006
Finland 107 102 209
France 1,564 1,471 3,034
Germany 2,197 2,045 4,242
Italy 864 775 1,639
Netherlands 1,790 1,515 3,305
Spain 409 455 864
Sweden 401 354 755
United Kingdom 3,625 3,019 6,645
Other EU 945 850 1,796
European Free Trade
Association 1,251 1,339 2,590
Norway 134 160 294
Switzerland 1,102 1,166 2,268
Other EFTA 15 13 28
Other Western Europe 378 404 783
Eastern Europe/FSR 636 650 1,285
Hungary 40 34 74
Poland 53 48 101
Former Soviet Republics 387 498 885
Russia 290 405 695
Other FSR 97 93 190
Other EE 155 70 225
Pacific Rim Countries 14,444 14,172 28,616
Australia 981 991 1,972
China 973 873 1,846
Japan 4,972 4,726 9,698
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 5,841 5,857 11,699
Hong Kong 997 906 1,903
Korea 2,060 1,965 4,025
Singapore 1,200 1,221 2,421
Taiwan 1,584 1,766 3,349
Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,677 1,724 3,401
South/Central America 4,211 4,283 8,494
Argentina 347 357 704
Brazil 1,046 1,018 2,065
Colombia 261 288 549
Other S/C A (3) 2,557 2,619 5,176
OPEC 1,673 1,600 3,273
Indonesia(3) 196 277 474
Nigeria 73 136 209
Saudia Arabia 742 600 1,342
Venezuela(3) 405 354 759
Other OPEC 257 232 490
Other Countries 2,489 2,179 4,669
Egypt 420 269 689
South Africa 208 200 408
Other 1,861 1,710 3,572
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
Timing Adjustments (X) 129 129
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Imports
Item(1) February January Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 92,625 (R)88,061 180,686
Net Adjustments 861 (R) 693 1,554
Total Census Basis 91,764 (R)87,368 179,132
North America 28,480 27,272 55,752
Canada 18,087 17,705 35,793
Mexico 10,393 9,567 19,960
Western Europe 18,311 17,058 35,369
Euro Area (2) 12,038 11,743 23,781
European Union 16,693 15,589 32,281
Austria 240 253 493
Belgium 779 696 1,475
Finland 268 251 519
France 2,125 2,321 4,446
Germany 4,408 4,385 8,793
Italy 1,950 1,802 3,752
Netherlands 727 731 1,458
Spain 499 480 978
Sweden 824 625 1,450
United Kingdom 3,534 2,970 6,504
Other EU 1,339 1,073 2,412
European Free Trade
Association 1,286 1,182 2,468
Norway 420 353 774
Switzerland 820 786 1,606
Other EFTA 46 43 89
Other Western Europe 332 288 619
Eastern Europe/FSR 1,244 1,207 2,451
Hungary 141 147 289
Poland 73 75 148
Former Soviet Republics 880 845 1,725
Russia 648 711 1,359
Other FSR 232 134 366
Other EE 150 139 289
Pacific Rim Countries 30,439 29,875 60,314
Australia 384 510 894
China 6,593 6,903 13,496
Japan 11,704 10,302 22,006
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 7,947 8,393 16,340
Hong Kong 841 962 1,803
Korea 2,805 2,968 5,772
Singapore 1,424 1,403 2,828
Taiwan 2,877 3,061 5,938
Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,812 3,766 7,578
South/Central America 5,825 5,496 11,322
Argentina 238 283 521
Brazil 1,077 1,098 2,175
Colombia 583 609 1,192
Other S/C A (3) 3,926 3,507 7,433
OPEC 4,915 4,270 9,186
Indonesia(3) 729 781 1,511
Nigeria 672 400 1,073
Saudia Arabia 958 1,118 2,076
Venezuela(3) 1,446 1,332 2,778
Other OPEC 1,109 639 1,749
Other Countries 4,726 4,583 9,309
Egypt 64 49 113
South Africa 271 245 516
Other 4,392 4,288 8,680
Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X)
Timing Adjustments (X) -281 -281
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union.
See Page 27 for a list of countries.
(3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more
than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific
Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America.
(4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 14-A. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1999
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
Balance
Item(1) February January Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis -21,991 -20,600 -42,591
Net Adjustments -1,325 -1,124 -2,450
Total Census Basis -20,666 -19,475 -40,141
North America -4,254 -3,937 -8,192
Canada -2,245 -2,507 -4,752
Mexico -2,009 -1,430 -3,440
Western Europe -2,245 -1,364 -3,609
Euro Area (2) -2,175 -1,554 -3,729
European Union -2,020 -1,116 -3,136
Austria -52 52 0
Belgium 417 200 617
Finland -72 -88 -160
France -363 -149 -512
Germany -1,905 -1,586 -3,491
Italy -899 -865 -1,764
Netherlands 1,103 893 1,997
Spain 64 53 117
Sweden -208 -161 -369
United Kingdom 380 540 920
Other EU -486 -6 -492
European Free Trade
Association -227 -218 -445
Norway -62 -66 -128
Switzerland -135 -126 -261
Other EFTA -30 -27 -57
Other Western Europe 3 -30 -27
Eastern Europe/FSR -457 -319 -776
Hungary -80 -76 -156
Poland 2 6 8
Former Soviet Republics -379 -189 -568
Russia -395 -153 -548
Other FSR 16 -36 -20
Other EE 0 -61 -60
Pacific Rim Countries -12,917 -12,629 -25,546
Australia 481 420 901
China -4,623 -4,877 -9,500
Japan -5,269 -4,660 -9,929
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) -1,812 -1,578 -3,390
Hong Kong 164 92 257
Korea -621 -527 -1,148
Singapore -108 85 -23
Taiwan -1,248 -1,227 -2,476
Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,694 -1,933 -3,627
South/Central America 316 671 987
Argentina 206 194 400
Brazil 159 344 504
Colombia -110 -119 -229
Other S/C A (3) 61 251 312
OPEC -462 -880 -1,343
Indonesia(3) -533 -655 -1,188
Nigeria -175 -183 -358
Saudia Arabia 369 173 542
Venezuela(3) -101 -169 -271
Other OPEC -21 -46 -68
Other Countries -1,497 -1,797 -3,294
Egypt 156 180 336
South Africa -13 -68 -80
Other -1,641 -1,909 -3,550
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
____________________________________________________________
Exports
Item(1) February January Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 52,330 51,430 103,760
Net Adjustments -1,113 -953 -2,066
Total Census Basis 53,443 52,383 105,826
North America 18,974 18,109 37,082
Canada 13,034 12,106 25,140
Mexico 5,940 6,002 11,942
Western Europe 13,610 13,091 26,700
Euro Area (2) 8,717 8,374 17,091
European Union 12,672 12,237 24,909
Austria 200 271 471
Belgium 1,101 939 2,040
Finland 156 124 279
France 1,605 1,702 3,307
Germany 2,192 1,980 4,172
Italy 771 730 1,502
Netherlands 1,641 1,504 3,146
Spain 455 468 923
Sweden 370 330 700
United Kingdom 3,326 3,248 6,574
Other EU 855 940 1,795
European Free Trade
Association 689 634 1,323
Norway 105 106 212
Switzerland 570 513 1,083
Other EFTA 14 15 29
Other Western Europe 248 220 468
Eastern Europe/FSR 383 297 680
Hungary 38 36 74
Poland 60 65 126
Former Soviet Republics 176 143 319
Russia 88 81 169
Other FSR 88 62 150
Other EE 109 52 161
Pacific Rim Countries 12,692 13,088 25,779
Australia 825 828 1,654
China 945 779 1,724
Japan 4,786 4,629 9,416
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 4,651 5,356 10,007
Hong Kong 892 901 1,793
Korea 1,419 1,526 2,945
Singapore 1,118 1,482 2,600
Taiwan 1,222 1,447 2,669
Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,484 1,495 2,979
South/Central America 4,368 4,444 8,811
Argentina 387 379 766
Brazil 910 1,109 2,020
Colombia 277 279 556
Other S/C A (3) 2,794 2,676 5,470
OPEC 1,836 1,556 3,391
Indonesia(3) 120 135 255
Nigeria 56 88 144
Saudia Arabia 822 594 1,416
Venezuela(3) 483 450 934
Other OPEC 354 289 644
Other Countries 2,152 2,257 4,409
Egypt 203 222 425
South Africa 189 190 379
Other 1,759 1,845 3,605
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
____________________________________________________________
Imports
Item(1) February January Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 74,321 72,029 146,351
Net Adjustments 213 171 384
Total Census Basis 74,109 71,858 145,967
North America 23,228 22,046 45,274
Canada 15,279 14,613 29,892
Mexico 7,950 7,432 15,382
Western Europe 15,854 14,455 30,309
Euro Area (2) 10,892 9,928 20,820
European Union 14,692 13,353 28,045
Austria 252 219 471
Belgium 684 739 1,423
Finland 227 212 439
France 1,968 1,851 3,819
Germany 4,097 3,566 7,664
Italy 1,670 1,596 3,265
Netherlands 538 611 1,149
Spain 391 415 806
Sweden 578 491 1,069
United Kingdom 2,946 2,707 5,653
Other EU 1,341 947 2,287
European Free Trade
Association 917 852 1,769
Norway 167 172 339
Switzerland 705 639 1,344
Other EFTA 44 41 86
Other Western Europe 245 250 495
Eastern Europe/FSR 839 616 1,456
Hungary 118 112 229
Poland 58 59 117
Former Soviet Republics 555 332 887
Russia 483 234 717
Other FSR 72 98 171
Other EE 108 113 222
Pacific Rim Countries 25,609 25,716 51,325
Australia 345 408 753
China 5,568 5,656 11,224
Japan 10,056 9,289 19,345
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 6,463 6,934 13,397
Hong Kong 727 809 1,536
Korea 2,040 2,054 4,093
Singapore 1,226 1,398 2,623
Taiwan 2,470 2,674 5,145
Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,178 3,428 6,607
South/Central America 4,051 3,773 7,824
Argentina 181 185 366
Brazil 751 765 1,516
Colombia 387 398 784
Other S/C A (3) 2,733 2,426 5,159
OPEC 2,298 2,436 4,734
Indonesia(3) 654 789 1,443
Nigeria 231 271 502
Saudia Arabia 453 421 874
Venezuela(3) 585 619 1,204
Other OPEC 375 336 711
Other Countries 3,649 4,054 7,703
Egypt 47 42 89
South Africa 202 258 459
Other 3,400 3,755 7,154
Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X)
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union.
See Page 27 for a list of countries.
(3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more
than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific
Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America.
(4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
GROUPINGS - 2000 AND 1999 DATA
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised. (X) Not applicable.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
2000
Item(1) February January
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 59,605 92,625 (R)56,213 (R)88,061
Net Adjustments -1,148 861 (R)-1,008 (R) 693
Total Census Basis (2) 60,753 91,764 (R)57,221 (R)87,368
Manufactured goods (3) 48,660 76,492 45,436 73,285
Agricultural commodities (3) 4,289 3,109 4,119 3,072
Mineral fuels (3) 796 9,799 1,021 8,790
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 3,512 6,671 3,016 6,451
Airplane parts 1,166 424 1,150 424
Airplanes 2,103 617 2,391 730
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 32 174 22 201
Aluminum 305 536 279 618
Animal feeds 302 49 309 43
Artwork/antiques 94 426 157 652
Basketware, etc. 262 384 243 392
Cereal flour 108 125 96 131
Chemicals - cosmetics 375 267 341 237
Chemicals - dyeing 305 208 292 216
Chemicals - fertilizers 197 155 182 140
Chemicals - inorganic 417 524 377 453
Chemicals - medicinal 971 1,162 841 1,121
Chemicals - n.e.s. 925 456 860 410
Chemicals - organic 1,385 1,931 1,271 1,554
Chemicals - plastics 1,520 810 1,361 800
Cigarettes 285 23 191 11
Clothing 641 4,870 569 4,460
Coal 139 61 180 60
Coffee 1 250 (-) 263
Copper 119 307 94 372
Cork, wood, lumber 355 718 352 695
Corn 386 8 410 8
Cotton, raw and linters 184 4 168 3
Crude fertilizers 129 93 127 110
Crude oil 24 6,454 135 5,849
Electrical machinery 6,273 7,874 6,142 7,585
Fish and preparations 149 607 125 702
Footwear 50 1,255 51 1,264
Furniture and bedding 386 1,482 315 1,424
Gem diamonds 79 1,020 68 921
General industrial mach 2,612 2,794 2,478 2,679
Glass 195 166 179 172
Glassware 66 141 53 133
Gold, nonmonetary 916 215 721 221
Hides and skins 99 10 101 8
Iron and steel mill prod 478 1,316 444 1,196
Jewelry 155 434 100 400
Lighting, plumbing 106 322 99 315
Liquified propane/butane 55 139 73 131
Live animals 47 129 71 111
Meat and preparations 736 274 616 286
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 988 1,256 940 1,214
Metal ores; scrap 318 327 304 374
Metalworking machinery 483 580 432 578
Mineral fuels, other 241 192 237 176
Natural gas 22 613 22 794
Nickel 30 116 34 103
Oils/fats, vegetable 83 95 88 98
Optical goods 200 302 259 264
Paper and paperboard 908 1,144 824 1,189
Petroleum preparations 305 2,231 351 1,680
Photographic equipment 382 494 342 443
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 597 612 536 610
Platinum 44 356 118 320
Pottery 7 132 7 121
Power generating mach. 2,726 2,873 2,460 2,587
Printed materials 396 295 361 266
Pulp and waste paper 352 276 325 266
Records/magnetic media 442 385 397 410
Rice 110 15 101 17
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 130 155 124 148
Rubber tires and tubes 217 398 192 410
Scientific instruments 2,185 1,654 2,079 1,406
Ships, boats 76 122 131 129
Silver and bullion 13 182 21 55
Soybeans 567 2 539 2
Spacecraft (-) 34 102 53
Specialized ind. mach. 2,186 1,764 2,282 1,672
Sugar (-) 37 (-) 11
Television, VCR, etc. 1,938 4,459 1,859 4,427
Textile yearn, fabric 819 1,178 711 1,189
Tobacco, unmanufactured 136 47 115 56
Toys/games/sporting goods 304 1,200 252 1,213
Travel goods 28 343 24 316
Vegetables and fruits 519 853 533 873
Vehicles 5,123 13,209 4,180 12,503
Watches/clocks/parts 32 221 24 234
Wheat 213 20 235 10
Wood manufactures 156 542 139 562
Re-exports 5,120 (X) 4,715 (X)
Agricultural commodities 168 (X) 157 (X)
Manufactured goods 4,891 (X) 4,502 (X)
Mineral fuels 3 (X) 3 (X)
____________________________________
2000 1999
Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 115,818 180,686 103,760 146,351
Net Adjustments -2,156 1,554 -2,066 384
Total Census Basis (2) 117,974 179,132 105,826 145,967
Manufactured goods (3) 94,096 149,777 85,767 128,297
Agricultural commodities (3) 8,408 6,181 7,578 5,919
Mineral fuels (3) 1,817 18,589 1,256 7,628
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 6,528 13,122 6,143 12,151
Airplane parts 2,315 848 2,602 934
Airplanes 4,493 1,348 5,443 1,206
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 54 375 57 315
Aluminum 584 1,154 557 936
Animal feeds 611 92 603 88
Artwork/antiques 251 1,077 144 836
Basketware, etc. 505 776 434 640
Cereal flour 204 255 203 225
Chemicals - cosmetics 716 504 735 434
Chemicals - dyeing 597 425 523 361
Chemicals - fertilizers 379 294 483 302
Chemicals - inorganic 794 978 683 741
Chemicals - medicinal 1,812 2,283 1,831 1,990
Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,785 866 1,672 766
Chemicals - organic 2,655 3,485 2,261 3,453
Chemicals - plastics 2,881 1,610 2,547 1,350
Cigarettes 476 33 576 24
Clothing 1,210 9,329 1,271 8,531
Coal 319 122 357 105
Coffee 2 512 1 495
Copper 213 679 176 454
Cork, wood, lumber 707 1,413 688 1,184
Corn 796 15 749 20
Cotton, raw and linters 353 7 125 8
Crude fertilizers 256 203 227 179
Crude oil 159 12,303 85 4,756
Electrical machinery 12,415 15,459 11,277 12,229
Fish and preparations 275 1,309 314 1,227
Footwear 101 2,519 115 2,401
Furniture and bedding 702 2,906 699 2,454
Gem diamonds 146 1,942 17 1,437
General industrial mach 5,090 5,473 4,677 4,657
Glass 374 338 320 266
Glassware 119 274 103 233
Gold, nonmonetary 1,637 436 446 521
Hides and skins 199 18 170 16
Iron and steel mill prod 922 2,512 762 2,014
Jewelry 255 833 122 712
Lighting, plumbing 206 638 188 543
Liquified propane/butane 127 270 51 117
Live animals 118 240 66 209
Meat and preparations 1,352 561 929 435
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,927 2,470 1,682 2,171
Metal ores; scrap 622 701 483 568
Metalworking machinery 915 1,158 722 1,071
Mineral fuels, other 478 368 349 135
Natural gas 43 1,407 36 962
Nickel 64 220 54 122
Oils/fats, vegetable 171 193 254 190
Optical goods 459 567 318 426
Paper and paperboard 1,732 2,333 1,508 2,064
Petroleum preparations 656 3,911 350 1,413
Photographic equipment 724 937 502 769
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 1,133 1,222 934 1,060
Platinum 163 676 85 644
Pottery 15 252 18 236
Power generating mach. 5,185 5,459 4,758 4,833
Printed materials 757 561 695 457
Pulp and waste paper 677 541 495 364
Records/magnetic media 839 795 915 609
Rice 211 32 218 33
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 254 304 210 262
Rubber tires and tubes 409 808 373 667
Scientific instruments 4,265 3,060 3,774 2,416
Ships, boats 207 251 194 210
Silver and bullion 33 237 44 113
Soybeans 1,106 5 892 5
Spacecraft 102 87 56 (-)
Specialized ind. mach. 4,468 3,436 3,599 3,523
Sugar 1 48 (-) 75
Television, VCR, etc. 3,797 8,887 3,538 6,067
Textile yearn, fabric 1,530 2,366 1,377 2,002
Tobacco, unmanufactured 251 103 263 121
Toys/games/sporting goods 557 2,413 478 2,259
Travel goods 52 659 46 582
Vegetables and fruits 1,052 1,726 1,095 1,773
Vehicles 9,303 25,712 8,288 22,174
Watches/clocks/parts 56 455 53 412
Wheat 447 30 512 55
Wood manufactures 296 1,104 251 930
Re-exports 9,835 (X) 7,359 (X)
Agricultural commodities 325 (X) 245 (X)
Manufactured goods 9,393 (X) 7,039 (X)
Mineral fuels 7 (X) 13 (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-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)
Period Balance Exports Imports
1998
Jan.- Dec. 29,694 186,444 156,750
Jan.- Feb. 5,706 28,260 22,554
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
Jan.- Feb. 5,845 30,454 24,609
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
2000
Jan.- Feb. 2,577 32,780 30,203
January 1,696 16,386 14,691
February 881 16,394 15,512
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING
CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1998 - FEBRUARY 2000
(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 $) ($)
1999
Jan.- Dec 4,076,511 65,674,567 3,223,755 8,832 50,661,646 15.72
Jan.- Feb 647,173 6,285,334 510,029 8,645 4,756,085 9.33
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
2000
Jan.- Feb 664,630 16,483,933 510,362 8,506 12,302,811 24.11
January 324,531 7,660,406 252,342 8,140 5,849,073 23.18
February 340,100 8,823,527 258,020 8,897 6,453,738 25.01
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Details shown for these Energy-Related Petroleum Products are not available
on a Balance of Payments basis. These products include the following SITC
commodity groupings; crude oil, petroleum preparations, and liquified propane
and butane gas.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may
not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero or less
than one half unit of measurement shown.)
Exports
Total
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 7,026 5,998 13,024
Australia 70 72 142
Austria 113 72 184
Belgium 50 50 100
Brazil 27 24 52
Canada 4,322 3,562 7,883
Germany 183 140 324
Japan 230 218 447
Korea 39 39 79
Mexico 1,266 1,155 2,422
Saudia Arabia 76 45 120
Sweden 13 13 25
Taiwan 25 22 47
United Kingdom 154 143 297
Other 459 443 902
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Cars
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 1,614 1,132 2,746
Australia 11 9 20
Austria 3 3 5
Belgium 6 9 15
Brazil 1 1 2
Canada 1,026 614 1,640
Germany 96 65 161
Japan 50 51 101
Korea 4 1 5
Mexico 213 165 378
Saudia Arabia 24 27 51
Sweden 4 6 10
Taiwan 19 16 35
United Kingdom 38 29 67
Other 119 135 254
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Trucks
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 869 584 1,453
Australia 11 3 14
Austria 1 (-) 1
Belgium 11 10 21
Brazil 1 1 1
Canada 657 408 1,066
Germany 7 3 10
Japan 9 14 23
Korea (-) (-) (-)
Mexico 42 55 97
Saudia Arabia 40 7 47
Sweden 1 (-) 1
Taiwan 1 2 3
United Kingdom 5 5 10
Other 83 76 158
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Parts
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 4,544 4,282 8,826
Australia 47 60 107
Austria 109 69 178
Belgium 33 31 65
Brazil 26 22 48
Canada 2,638 2,540 5,177
Germany 81 72 153
Japan 171 152 323
Korea 35 38 73
Mexico 1,011 935 1,947
Saudia Arabia 12 10 22
Sweden 8 7 14
Taiwan 5 4 9
United Kingdom 110 109 219
Other 257 232 489
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Imports
Total
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 16,275 15,403 31,679
Australia 16 77 92
Austria 24 20 44
Belgium 119 73 193
Brazil 115 109 224
Canada 5,706 5,607 11,312
Germany 1,432 1,516 2,948
Japan 3,820 3,296 7,116
Korea 439 486 925
Mexico 3,264 2,958 6,222
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 215 125 340
Taiwan 91 103 194
United Kingdom 344 326 670
Other 690 708 1,398
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Cars
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 8,628 8,227 16,856
Australia (-) 51 51
Austria (-) (-) 1
Belgium 96 56 152
Brazil (-) (-) (-)
Canada 3,028 3,076 6,103
Germany 1,114 1,142 2,256
Japan 2,464 2,200 4,664
Korea 362 386 749
Mexico 1,039 877 1,915
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 185 101 287
Taiwan 3 3 6
United Kingdom 212 205 417
Other 125 130 255
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Trucks
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 1,752 1,677 3,429
Australia (-) (-) (-)
Austria (-) (-) (-)
Belgium 16 9 24
Brazil 1 (-) 1
Canada 1,093 1,037 2,130
Germany 3 3 7
Japan 49 27 76
Korea (-) 16 16
Mexico 564 547 1,111
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 2 1 3
Taiwan 1 1 2
United Kingdom 14 18 33
Other 9 18 27
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Parts
Country
Cumulative
February January to-date
TOTAL 5,894 5,499 11,394
Australia 16 26 42
Austria 23 20 43
Belgium 8 9 17
Brazil 114 109 223
Canada 1,585 1,494 3,079
Germany 315 371 686
Japan 1,307 1,068 2,375
Korea 77 84 161
Mexico 1,661 1,535 3,196
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 28 22 51
Taiwan 87 99 186
United Kingdom 117 103 220
Other 556 561 1,116
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
*** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE ***
INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES
GOODS
CENSUS BASIS
The Census basis goods data are compiled from the documents
collected by the U.S. Customs Service and reflect the movement
of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They include government and
non-government shipments of goods, and exclude shipments between
the United States and its territories and possessions,
transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic and consular
installations abroad, U.S. goods returned to the United States
by its Armed Forces, personal and household effects of
travelers, and in-transit shipments. The General imports value
reflects the total arrival of merchandise from foreign countries
that immediately enters consumption channels, warehouses, or
Foreign Trade Zones.
For imports, the value reported is the U. S. Customs Service
appraised value of merchandise; generally, the price paid for
merchandise for export to the United States. Import duties,
freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing
merchandise to the United States are excluded.
Exports are valued at the f.a.s.- free alongside ship value of
merchandise at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction
price including inland freight, insurance and other charges
incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the
U.S. port of exportation.
Monthly data include actual month's transactions as well as a
small number of transactions for previous months. Each month we
revise the aggregate seasonally adjusted (current and constant
dollar) and unadjusted export, import and trade balance figures,
as well as the end-use totals for the prior month. SITC and
country detail data are not revised monthly. The timing
adjustment shown in Exhibit 14 is the difference between monthly
data as originally reported and as recompiled.
Annual revisions for the months are made in June to reflect
corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These
revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country
summary data.
The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data
presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to
Exhibits 6 - 18.
U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE
AND SUBSTITUTION
The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data
compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce
U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare
the two series.
1. Coverage -- Canadian imports are based on country of origin.
U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S.
exports exclude these foreign shipments. For February
2000, these shipment totaled $ 43.2 million. U.S. export
coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments.
For February 2000, these shipments totaled $7.9 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 February 2000 account for 1.6
percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada.
3. Reexports -- U.S. exports include reexports of foreign
goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly
larger. For February 2000, reexports to Canada were
$1,618 million.
4. Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied
to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For February
2000, the average exchange rate was 1.4512 Canadian dollars
per U.S. dollar.
5. Other -- There are other minor differences which are
statistically insignificant, such as rounding error.
AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 14 and 14A)
North America - Canada, Mexico
Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France,
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain,
Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United
Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia..European Union - Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom.
Euro Area - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain.
European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Norway, Switzerland.
Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Pacific Rim - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan.
South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia,
Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique,
Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos
Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela.
OPEC - Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.
Adjustments for Seasonal and Working-Day Variations
Goods are initially classified under the Harmonized System (HS)
which describes and measures the characteristics of goods
traded. Combining trade into approximately 140 export and 140
import end-use categories makes it possible to examine goods
according to their principal uses (See Exhibits 7 and 8). These
categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and
working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed
to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 6). These
data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in
the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product
Accounts.
The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which
estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below
the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other
methods that redistribute the actual series values over the
calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are
adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely
variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users
studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately
from other trade.
Adjustments for Price Change
Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis
(1992=100 ) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment
for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible,
then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The
deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques
developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the
Bureau of Economic Analysis.
SITC Data
Goods data appearing in Exhibit 15 are classified in terms of the
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3.
Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other
products of agriculture which have not passed through complex
processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and
oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches,
casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from agricultural
goods and are included in manufactured goods where they are
classified in the SITC.
Manufactured goods conform to the SITC sections that include
chemicals and related products, N.S.P.F.; manufactured goods
classified chiefly by material; machinery and transport
equipment; miscellaneous manufactured articles, N.S.P.F.; and
goods and transactions not classified elsewhere.
Reexports are foreign merchandise entering the country as
imports, and at the time of exportation are in substantially the
same condition as when imported. Reexports, included in overall
export totals, appear as separate line items in Exhibit 15.
Advanced Technology Products (ATP)
About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in
reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced
technology" codes and they meet the following criteria:
1. The code contains products whose technology is from a
recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology).
2. These products represent leading edge technology in that
field.
3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items
covered in the selected classification code.
The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced
technology trade which appears in Exhibit 16. This product and
commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from
broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods
produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level
of technology embodied in the goods.
Nonsampling error
The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected
by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to sampling
errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling
errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors,
undocumented shipments, timeliness and data capture errors,
and errors in the estimation of low-valued transactions. For a
detailed discussion of errors affecting the goods data, see
"U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: A Quality Profile" available
on the INTERNET at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ or
from the Foreign Trade Division.
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS
Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic
Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with
the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international
and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes
in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the
customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are
necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to
eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the
international accounts, and to value transactions according to
a standard definition.
The export adjustments include:
U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S.
military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has
included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes
them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military
Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts
is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods
and services.
Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels
mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal
Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census
goods exports.)
Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold
that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private
dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that
leaves the customs territory.
Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports:
Deductions for repairs of goods, developed motion picture
film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in
U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and
vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export
document is filed.
The import adjustments include:
Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland
freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are
valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight
charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should
be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the
customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the
point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the
inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to
the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs
value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and
freight charges for transporting goods to the United States
from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in
services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as
an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.)
Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold
sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out
of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The
Census data only includes gold that enters the customs
territory.
Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S.
military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has
included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes
them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures".
BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no
distinction between goods and services.
Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports:
Deductions for repairs of goods, and developed motion picture
film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico,
conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S.
vessels abroad, and valuation of prepackaged software imports
at market value.
SERVICES
The statistics are estimates of services transactions between
foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories
and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic,
and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are
considered to be part of the U.S. economy.
Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services
for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven
categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S.
Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is
"Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief
description of the types of services included in each category:
Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers
abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A
traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less
than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a
resident. Includes expenditures for food, lodging,
recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign
visit.
Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to
residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares
received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel
between the United States and foreign countries and between
two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S.
residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United
States and foreign countries.
Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of
goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to
and from the United States. Includes freight charges,
operating expenses that transportation companies incur in
foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft
rentals with crew..
Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign
residents involving intangible assets and proprietary
rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes,
formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights,
franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties"
generally refers to payments for the utilization of
copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees"
generally refers to payments for the use of patents or
industrial processes.
Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated
foreigners, for which no identification by type is available,
and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term
"affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship,
which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control,
directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign
business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent,
or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S.
enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners
consist of education services; financial services (includes
commissions and other transactions fees associated with the
purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of
banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums
and losses; telecommunications services (includes
transmission services and value-added services); and
business, professional, and technical services. Included in
the last group are advertising services; computer and data
processing services; database and other information
services; research, development, and testing services;
management, consulting, and public relations services; legal
services; construction, engineering, architectural, and
mining services; industrial engineering services;
installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other
services, including medical services and film and tape
rental.
Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports
only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S.
Government military agencies participate. Includes both
goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair
services and training, that cannot be separately identified.
Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures
incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including
expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign
residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign
contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods.
Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately
identified.
U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of
U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents.
Most of these transactions involve the provision of services
to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of
some goods are also included.
Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark
surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports.
Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates
are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal
patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due
to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates.
The revision policy is as follows: Each month, a preliminary
estimate for the current month and a revised estimate for the
immediately preceding month are released. After a revised month is
released, no further changes are made to that month until the
quarterly international transactions accounts are released; the
quarterly international transactions accounts, which are based on
more complete source data, are released in March, June, September
and December. To align the monthly estimated with quarterly
international transactions accounts, the monthly releases in March,
June, September, and December contain revised estimates for the
previous six months. (The monthly release in March also contains
revisions for all months of the previous year in order to align the
seasonally adjusted monthly estimates with the annual totals published
in the quarterly international transactions release in March.) Annual
revisions to the months and quarters, which reflect the incorporation
of updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies, are
made in June.
Quarterly and annual estimates of services are included as part
of the U.S. international transaction accounts, published
in the April, July, October, and January issues of the Survey of
Current Business. The next release is scheduled for June 20, 2000.
The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
ELECTRONIC
AVAILABILITY.
The FT900 and supplement are available on the following;
INTERNET The U. S. International Trade in Goods
and Services reports for the current month and previous
years are available at:
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic
information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product
information.
Additional data and information on goods are obtainable from:
Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C.
20233
Additional data and information on services are obtainable from:
Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Washington, D.C. 20230
Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release
dates for 2000: 03-21-00, 04-19-00, 05-19-00, 06-20-00, 07-19-00,
08-18-00, 09-20-00, 10-19-00, 11-21-00, 12-19-00,
01-19-01, 02-21-01
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-59), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, February 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
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News releases from earlier years are also available.
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