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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2000
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This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2000 CB-00-83 Press Copy FT-900 (00-03) 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 March 2000 Goods and Services The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total March exports of $87.3 billion and imports of $117.4 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $30.2 billion, $1.5 billion more than the deficit of $28.7 billion in February, revised. March exports were $2.4 billion more than February exports of $84.8 billion. March imports were $3.9 billion more than February imports of $113.6 billion. In March, the goods deficit increased $1.7 billion from February to $37.0 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.2 billion to $6.9 billion. Exports of goods increased to $62.7 billion from $60.8 billion, and imports of goods increased to $99.7 billion from $96.2 billion. Exports of services increased to $24.6 billion from $24.0 billion, and imports of services increased to $17.7 billion from $17.3 billion. Goods The February to March change in exports of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials of $1.0 billion (the largest were fuel oil and other industrial supplies); capital goods ($0.6 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.3 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). A decrease occurred in other goods ($0.7 billion). Consumer goods were virtually unchanged. The February to March change in imports of goods reflected increases in consumer goods of $1.2 billion (primarily pharmaceutical preparations and apparel); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($1.0 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($0.8 billion); capital goods ($0.5 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.2 billion). Other goods 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 $0.6 billion from February to March. The increase was mostly attributable to other private services, as stepped-up activity in U.S. financial markets increased commission receipts from nonresidents, and travel, which reflected an increase in the number of foreign visitors to the United States. Changes in the other categories of services exports were small. Services imports increased $0.4 billion from February to March. The increase was mostly attributable to travel, reflecting an increase in the number of U.S. travelers abroad, other transportation, and passenger fares. Changes in the other categories of services imports were small. Goods and Services Moving Average For the three months ending in March, exports of goods and services averaged $85.5 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $114.3 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $28.8 billion. For the three months ending in February, the average trade deficit was $26.9 billion, reflecting average exports of $84.9 billion and average imports of $111.8 billion. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The March figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia $0.6 (for February $0.6), Hong Kong $0.5 ($0.2), Singapore $0.2 (-$0.2), Argentina $0.2 ($0.1), Egypt $0.1 ($0.4), and Brazil $0.1 ($0.0). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$6.8 (-$6.7), Western Europe -$5.9 (-$3.5), China -$5.1 (-$5.6), OPEC -$4.2 (-$3.2), Canada -$3.9 (-$3.1), Mexico -$1.9 (-$2.0), Taiwan -$1.2 (-$1.3), and Korea -$0.7 (-$0.7). Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $18.7 billion in March and imports were $17.6 billion, resulting in a surplus of $1.2 billion. March exports were $2.4 billion more than the $16.4 billion in February, while imports were $2.1 billion more than the $15.5 billion in February. Revisions Goods carry-over in March was $1.3 billion (1.9 percent) for exports and $1.0 billion (1.0 percent) for imports. For February, revised export carry-over was $0.4 billion (0.7 percent), revised down from $1.2 billion (2.0 percent). For February, revised import carry-over was $0.3 billion (0.3 percent), revised down from $1.2 billion (1.3 percent). Services exports for February were virtually unrevised at $24.0 billion. Services imports for February were revised slightly upward to $17.3 billion. *NOTICE* Beginning with the April 2000 statistical data, which will be released on June 20, 2000, the Bureau of the Census will begin publishing Exhibits 10 and 11 of the FT-900, using 1996 as the base year for the constant dollar series. Historical data for 1996 through 1998, with 1996 as the base year, will be available upon request. Contact the Data Dissemination Branch at (301) 457-2311 or visit the Foreign Trade Division's website at: www.census.gov/foreign-trade. 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. -33,338 -54,876 21,538 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.- Mar. -54,179 -74,383 20,204 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.- Mar. -86,338 -106,597 20,259 January -27,448 -34,155 6,707 February (R) -28,714 -35,393 6,679 March -30,176 -37,049 6,873 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: -29,241 -35,953 6,712 ____________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1998 Jan.- Dec. 933,907 670,246 263,661 Jan.- Mar. 235,831 170,665 65,166 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.- Mar. 231,566 164,007 67,559 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.- Mar. 256,442 184,202 72,240 January 84,342 60,714 23,628 February (R) 84,836 60,818 24,018 March 87,263 62,669 24,594 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 84,186 60,206 23,980 ____________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,098,189 917,178 181,011 Jan.- Mar. 269,169 225,541 43,628 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.- Mar. 285,745 238,390 47,355 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.- Mar. 342,779 290,798 51,981 January 111,789 94,868 16,921 February (R) 113,551 96,212 17,339 March 117,439 99,718 17,721 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 113,427 96,159 17,268 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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 -26,011 -32,839 6,829 2000 January (R) -26,924 -33,681 6,757 February -28,779 -35,532 6,753 March April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ 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 84,308 60,613 23,695 2000 January (R) 84,913 61,158 23,755 February 85,481 61,401 24,080 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 110,319 93,453 16,866 2000 January (R) 111,837 94,839 16,999 February 114,260 96,933 17,327 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. 65,166 17,903 4,916 6,338 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.- Mar. 67,559 18,130 4,996 6,504 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.- Mar. 72,240 19,560 5,587 7,351 January 23,628 6,351 1,824 2,402 February (R) 24,018 6,507 1,861 2,432 March 24,594 6,702 1,902 2,517 April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ Exports Continued Royalties Transfers U. S. and Other Under U. S. Government License Private Military Sales Misc. Period Fees Services Contracts Services 1998 Jan. - Dec. 36,808 92,116 17,155 818 Jan.- Mar. 8,882 22,302 4,606 219 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.- Mar. 9,318 24,065 4,340 206 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.- Mar. 9,296 26,619 3,602 225 January 3,102 8,681 1,194 74 February (R) 3,100 8,853 1,190 75 March 3,094 9,085 1,218 76 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. 43,628 13,736 4,629 7,321 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.- Mar. 47,355 14,815 5,112 7,734 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.- Mar. 51,981 15,790 5,771 9,483 January 16,921 5,131 1,837 3,065 February (R) 17,339 5,262 1,923 3,148 March 17,721 5,397 2,011 3,270 April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ 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.- Mar. 2,955 11,217 3,098 672 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.- Mar. 3,174 12,335 3,503 682 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.- Mar. 3,104 13,377 3,700 756 January 1,031 4,373 1,233 251 February (R) 1,035 4,486 1,233 252 March 1,038 4,518 1,234 253 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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.- Mar. -54,876 -51,225 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.- Mar. -74,383 -70,669 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.- Mar. -106,597 -101,675 January -34,155 -32,453 February (R) -35,393 -33,425 March -37,049 -35,797 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. -35,953 -33,944 ____________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 Jan.- Mar. 170,665 -2,332 172,997 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.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 167,111 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.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 186,894 January 60,714 -1,008 61,722 February (R) 60,818 -1,108 61,927 March 62,669 -576 63,245 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 60,206 -1,148 61,354 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 Jan.- Mar. 225,541 1,319 224,222 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.- Mar. 238,390 610 237,780 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.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 288,569 January 94,868 693 94,176 February (R) 96,212 860 95,351 March 99,718 676 99,042 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 96,159 861 95,298 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 167,111 10,761 34,032 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.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 186,894 11,730 41,886 January 60,714 -1,008 61,722 3,946 13,435 February (R) 60,818 -1,108 61,927 3,824 13,746 March 62,669 -576 63,245 3,960 14,705 April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ 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.- Mar. 167,111 75,285 17,832 19,863 9,339 January 56,121 25,576 6,039 6,562 3,065 February 55,721 24,852 5,958 6,794 3,162 March 55,269 24,857 5,835 6,507 3,112 April 56,168 25,042 6,164 6,727 2,918 May 56,169 24,911 6,076 6,490 3,239 June 56,578 24,799 6,490 6,533 3,224 July 56,827 25,698 6,087 6,643 3,089 August 59,900 27,314 6,681 6,571 2,908 September 59,988 26,680 6,193 6,901 3,085 October 59,732 26,316 6,301 6,738 3,057 November 59,860 26,222 6,240 6,902 2,990 December 62,880 28,395 6,627 7,259 2,999 2000 Jan.- Mar. 186,894 82,146 20,181 21,883 9,068 January 61,722 27,600 6,677 7,060 3,004 February (R) 61,927 26,974 6,592 7,403 3,388 March 63,245 27,573 6,913 7,420 2,675 April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Imports Total End-Use Commodity Category Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 43,588 221,629 Jan.- Mar. 238,390 610 237,780 10,420 46,970 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.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 288,569 11,077 70,045 January 94,868 693 94,176 3,624 21,828 February (R) 96,212 860 95,351 3,649 23,724 March 99,718 676 99,042 3,803 24,492 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.- Mar. 237,780 69,787 42,803 57,253 10,547 January 78,406 23,090 13,955 18,901 3,395 February 79,629 23,652 14,271 19,436 3,366 March 79,745 23,046 14,577 18,915 3,786 April 80,297 23,286 13,672 19,341 3,485 May 82,772 24,206 14,553 18,898 3,505 June 86,339 25,467 15,439 19,909 3,565 July 87,080 25,499 15,432 20,194 3,612 August 88,768 25,141 15,693 20,236 4,098 September 88,247 24,935 15,325 20,256 3,771 October 90,193 25,851 15,040 20,919 3,907 November 91,132 26,274 15,515 21,188 3,730 December 92,683 26,453 16,223 21,394 3,673 2000 Jan.- Mar. 288,569 80,876 49,205 65,483 11,884 January 94,176 26,563 16,736 21,502 3,922 February (R) 95,351 26,889 15,724 21,396 3,969 March 99,042 27,424 16,745 22,585 3,993 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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) March February (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 62,669 60,818 1,851 Net Adjustments -576 -1,108 533 Total, Census Basis 63,245 61,927 1,318 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,960 3,824 137 Fish and shellfish 265 154 110 Soybeans 494 434 59 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 299 252 47 Wheat 270 247 23 Corn 381 363 18 Vegetables 247 230 17 Fruits, frozen juices 323 307 16 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 49 41 7 Other foods 313 307 5 Bakery products 154 150 3 Nuts 106 104 2 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 42 42 1 Sorghum, barley, oats 65 65 (-) Wine and related products 60 64 -4 Dairy products and eggs 73 76 -4 Oilseeds, food oils 81 85 -4 Rice 83 105 -22 Meat, poultry, etc. 655 795 -140 Industrial supplies and materials 14,705 13,746 959 Fuel oil 288 180 108 Other industrial supplies 1,316 1,213 104 Plastic materials 1,191 1,092 99 Crude oil 119 24 96 Chemicals-organic 1,327 1,241 86 Finished metal shapes 850 766 84 Chemicals-other 1,089 1,031 58 Chemicals-inorganic 384 333 51 Chemicals-fertilizers 378 328 50 Copper 163 123 40 Cotton, raw 188 149 38 Metallurgical grade coal 125 90 35 Newsprint 816 786 30 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 147 119 28 Logs and lumber 383 356 27 Precious metals, other 190 166 24 Agriculture-manufactured, other 115 91 24 Steelmaking materials 155 131 24 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 130 107 23 Industrial rubber products 212 190 22 Natural gas liquids 96 75 21 Manmade cloth 422 401 21 Petroleum products, other 529 508 21 Coal and fuels, other 116 96 20 Cotton fiber cloth 191 175 16 Mineral supplies-manufactured 284 269 15 Aluminum and alumina 302 293 9 Nonmetallic minerals 40 31 9 Gas-natural 29 22 7 Nuclear fuel materials 94 87 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 76 70 7 Leather and furs 75 70 5 Nontextile floor tiles 35 30 4 Wood supplies, manufactured 84 81 3 Hair, waste materials 45 42 3 Iron and steel mill products 309 306 3 Hides and skins 117 117 (-) Finished textile supplies 151 152 -1 Shingles, molding, wallboard 170 172 -2 Electric energy 9 11 -2 Iron and steel products, other 268 271 -3 Synthetic rubber-primary 148 156 -8 Pulpwood and woodpulp 369 380 -11 Nonferrous metals, other 175 187 -12 Tobacco, unmanufactured 107 123 -16 Tapes, audio and visual 144 171 -28 Nonmonetary gold 756 931 -175 Capital goods, except automotive 27,573 26,974 599 Semiconductors 4,622 4,213 409 Telecommunications equipment 2,648 2,298 350 Electric apparatus 2,354 2,065 289 Industrial machines, other 2,095 1,954 141 Computer accessories 3,499 3,422 78 Medicinal equipment 1,101 1,038 63 Excavating machinery 518 480 38 Computers 953 918 35 Generators, accessories 585 553 32 Pulp and paper machinery 291 261 30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 404 381 24 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,162 1,139 23 Food, tobacco machinery 186 165 21 Spacraft, exc. military 10 1 10 Textile, sewing machines 109 100 10 Railway transportation equipment 145 136 8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 96 89 7 Laboratory testing instruments 409 402 7 Specialized mining 39 33 6 Marine engines, parts 62 58 5 Metalworking machine tools 605 600 5 Wood, glass, plastic 284 280 4 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,207 1,205 2 Industrial engines 1,024 1,022 2 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 2 Agricultural machinery, equipment 303 303 (-) Commercial vessels, other 14 19 -5 Business machines and equipment 261 270 -8 Photo, service industry machinery 507 531 -24 Materials handling equipment 356 389 -33 Engines-civilian aircraft 884 1,008 -125 Civilian aircraft 835 1,643 -807 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,913 6,592 321 Consumer goods 7,420 7,403 16 Other household goods 569 510 59 Gem diamonds 404 349 55 Records, tapes, and disks 308 287 21 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,106 1,089 17 Apparel, household goods - textile 759 743 16 Toiletries and cosmetics 282 269 13 Jewelry, etc 265 253 12 Pleasure boats and motors 105 94 11 Rugs 131 121 10 Furniture, household goods, etc. 211 202 9 Tobacco, manufactured 358 353 5 Sports apparel and gear 44 40 4 Numismatic coins 6 3 4 Stereo equipment, etc. 166 163 3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 61 2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 122 121 1 Nursery stock, etc. 23 24 -1 Musical instruments 95 97 -1 Books, printed matter 351 358 -7 Writing and art supplies 450 465 -16 Glassware, chinaware 47 72 -25 Toys/games/sporting goods 499 536 -37 Household appliances 402 443 -41 TV's, VCR's, etc. 304 349 -44 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 348 401 -53 Other goods 2,675 3,388 -714 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 184,202 164,007 20,194 Net Adjustments -2,692 -3,104 412 Total, Census Basis 186,894 167,111 19,783 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,730 10,761 970 Fish and shellfish 643 669 -26 Soybeans 1,324 954 370 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 822 735 87 Wheat 769 853 -84 Corn 1,161 1,146 14 Vegetables 709 713 -4 Fruits, frozen juices 963 964 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 125 116 9 Other foods 931 900 31 Bakery products 450 432 18 Nuts 330 352 -22 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 125 129 -4 Sorghum, barley, oats 202 181 21 Wine and related products 203 195 8 Dairy products and eggs 199 150 49 Oilseeds, food oils 277 373 -96 Rice 293 313 -19 Meat, poultry, etc. 2,205 1,585 620 Industrial supplies and materials 41,886 34,032 7,854 Fuel oil 657 267 391 Other industrial supplies 3,708 3,029 680 Plastic materials 3,295 2,778 516 Crude oil 278 146 132 Chemicals-organic 3,713 3,165 548 Finished metal shapes 2,408 2,013 395 Chemicals-other 3,164 2,837 327 Chemicals-inorganic 1,031 884 147 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,063 1,211 -148 Copper 390 253 137 Cotton, raw 483 137 347 Metallurgical grade coal 331 425 -95 Newsprint 2,372 2,019 353 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 392 462 -70 Logs and lumber 1,115 1,053 62 Precious metals, other 580 509 70 Agriculture-manufactured, other 305 276 29 Steelmaking materials 426 300 126 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 351 337 15 Industrial rubber products 606 511 95 Natural gas liquids 263 99 165 Manmade cloth 1,155 966 189 Petroleum products, other 1,560 1,108 452 Coal and fuels, other 308 313 -5 Cotton fiber cloth 534 457 76 Mineral supplies-manufactured 824 712 112 Aluminum and alumina 878 818 60 Nonmetallic minerals 106 93 13 Gas-natural 72 54 18 Nuclear fuel materials 266 194 72 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 214 193 21 Leather and furs 215 217 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 102 88 14 Wood supplies, manufactured 246 225 21 Hair, waste materials 129 121 7 Iron and steel mill products 919 651 268 Hides and skins 337 281 56 Finished textile supplies 449 425 24 Shingles, molding, wallboard 508 459 50 Electric energy 44 51 -7 Iron and steel products, other 778 676 103 Synthetic rubber-primary 430 333 97 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,147 846 301 Nonferrous metals, other 538 478 60 Tobacco, unmanufactured 333 360 -28 Tapes, audio and visual 447 514 -67 Nonmonetary gold 2,415 688 1,727 Capital goods, except automotive 82,146 75,285 6,861 Semiconductors 13,136 10,515 2,621 Telecommunications equipment 7,580 6,612 968 Electric apparatus 6,451 5,327 1,124 Industrial machines, other 6,219 4,612 1,606 Computer accessories 10,005 8,806 1,199 Medicinal equipment 3,166 3,055 111 Excavating machinery 1,563 1,249 314 Computers 2,668 2,216 452 Generators, accessories 1,614 1,576 37 Pulp and paper machinery 831 722 109 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,103 1,350 -248 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,368 3,313 55 Food, tobacco machinery 492 461 31 Spacraft, exc. military 13 14 -1 Textile, sewing machines 303 292 12 Railway transportation equipment 383 506 -123 Nonfarm tractors and parts 278 298 -20 Laboratory testing instruments 1,203 1,034 170 Specialized mining 105 88 17 Marine engines, parts 172 175 -3 Metalworking machine tools 1,767 1,404 364 Wood, glass, plastic 827 650 177 Measuring, testing, control instru. 3,586 3,020 566 Industrial engines 3,042 3,094 -52 Vessels, exc. scrap 5 22 -17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 860 802 58 Commercial vessels, other 105 102 3 Business machines and equipment 767 709 58 Photo, service industry machinery 1,546 1,435 111 Materials handling equipment 1,153 1,092 62 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,765 2,689 76 Civilian aircraft 5,071 8,047 -2,976 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 20,181 17,832 2,350 Consumer goods 21,883 19,863 2,020 Other household goods 1,616 1,356 260 Gem diamonds 1,036 841 195 Records, tapes, and disks 894 942 -49 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,217 3,033 184 Apparel, household goods - textile 2,245 2,250 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 815 832 -16 Jewelry, etc 731 566 164 Pleasure boats and motors 290 309 -20 Rugs 371 356 16 Furniture, household goods, etc. 615 547 68 Tobacco, manufactured 983 1,176 -193 Sports apparel and gear 123 105 18 Numismatic coins 15 22 -6 Stereo equipment, etc. 505 376 129 Cookware, cutlery, tools 189 163 26 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 370 372 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 73 74 -1 Musical instruments 283 239 44 Books, printed matter 1,047 983 64 Writing and art supplies 1,378 1,186 192 Glassware, chinaware 166 114 53 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,547 1,426 121 Household appliances 1,238 1,213 25 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,038 769 269 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,098 613 485 Other goods 9,068 9,339 -271 (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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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) March February (R) Monthly 2000 2000 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 99,718 96,212 3,507 Net Adjustments 676 860 -184 Total, Census Basis 99,042 95,351 3,691 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,803 3,649 154 Fish and shellfish 783 703 80 Meat products 464 414 51 Fruits, frozen juices 427 388 39 Green coffee 233 209 24 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 221 204 17 Food oils, oilseeds 133 116 17 Nuts 72 61 11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 125 116 10 Other foods 232 224 7 Bakery products 236 229 7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 44 2 Cane and beet sugar 42 42 1 Tea, spices, etc. 60 65 -5 Dairy products and eggs 88 100 -11 Vegetables 254 276 -22 Cocoa beans 34 65 -31 Wine and related products 352 393 -41 Industrial supplies and materials 24,492 23,724 768 Crude oil 7,316 6,762 554 Nonmonetary gold 424 216 208 Chemicals-organic 1,238 1,122 117 Other precious metals 621 540 81 Shingles, wallboard 630 553 76 Chemicals-fertilizers 305 247 58 Lumber 696 653 44 Nickel 150 114 36 Industrial supplies, other 1,114 1,078 35 Plastic materials 599 565 34 Petroleum products, other 1,206 1,179 27 Copper 188 161 27 Finished metal shapes 576 550 26 Bauxite and aluminum 558 540 18 Natural rubber 78 61 17 Newsprint 294 277 16 Nontextile floor tiles 164 149 14 Coal and related fuels 76 63 13 Plywood and veneers 124 111 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 277 12 Zinc 120 108 12 Farming materials, livestock 79 69 11 Iron and steel, advanced 376 367 9 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 387 379 8 Materials, exc. chemicals 156 149 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc 285 279 6 Wool, silk, etc. 71 65 6 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 442 437 6 Steelmaking materials 312 308 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 61 57 4 Synthetic cloth 377 375 2 Hides and skins 16 14 1 Finished textile supplies 168 167 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 202 201 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 107 107 (-) Leather and furs 87 87 (-) Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 34 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 10 12 -2 Nonferrous metals, other 123 125 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 205 207 -2 Hair, waste materials 36 39 -3 Paper and paper products 542 546 -4 Tin 27 34 -8 Chemicals-inorganic 354 374 -20 Liquified petroleum gases 334 357 -24 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 269 296 -27 Gas-natural 571 604 -32 Electric energy 106 148 -42 Iron and steel mill products 1,053 1,128 -75 Nuclear fuel materials 88 205 -117 Fuel oil 848 1,227 -380 Capital goods, except automotive 27,424 26,889 535 Civilian aircraft 934 573 361 Telecommunications equipment 2,846 2,583 263 Electric apparatus 2,240 2,088 152 Computers 1,155 1,079 76 Semiconductors 3,608 3,550 58 Drilling & oilfield equipment 126 68 57 Pulp and paper machinery 414 360 54 Industrial engines 859 815 44 Laboratory testing instruments 281 255 26 Engines-civilian aircraft 810 801 10 Marine engines, parts 95 85 9 Textile, sewing machines 149 141 8 Excavating machinery 425 418 6 Railway transpor. equipment 197 190 6 Vessels, except scrap 6 6 Specialized mining 32 30 2 Commercial vessels, other 4 2 2 Food, tobacco machinery 138 138 (-) Parts-civilian aircraft 400 401 -1 Materials handling equipment 506 508 -2 Agricultural machinery, equipment 353 358 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 75 -7 Business machines and equipment 511 522 -11 Medicinal equipment 841 855 -14 Measuring, testing, control instru 709 727 -18 Generators, accessories 865 892 -27 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 35 -33 Wood, glass, plastic 393 429 -37 Industrial machines, other 1,401 1,446 -45 Photo, service industry 699 758 -59 Metalworking machine tools 648 728 -80 Computer accessories 5,714 5,980 -266 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,745 15,724 1,021 Consumer goods 22,585 21,396 1,189 Pharmaceutical prep 2,345 1,877 468 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,979 2,773 206 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,145 1,967 177 Numismatic coins 108 9 99 Other household goods 1,585 1,489 96 Gem diamonds 1,066 972 94 Footwear 1,008 947 61 Camping apparel and gear 508 450 58 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,644 1,593 51 Household appliances 719 684 34 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,092 1,062 30 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 533 505 28 Rugs 111 98 14 Stereo equipment, etc 803 789 13 Gem stones, other 120 107 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 258 246 12 Records, tapes, and disks 119 110 8 Jewelry 721 717 4 Motorcycles and parts 163 164 -1 Musical instruments 114 116 -1 Photo equipment 193 198 -5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 344 353 -9 Writing and art supplies 770 784 -14 Books, printed matter 259 278 -19 Glassware, chinaware 168 188 -20 Nursery stock, etc. 76 98 -22 Apparel, household goods - wool 235 261 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 144 174 -30 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,701 1,750 -49 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 554 635 -82 Other Goods 3,993 3,969 23 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2000 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 290,798 238,390 52,408 Net Adjustments 2,229 610 1,619 Total, Census Basis 288,569 237,780 50,789 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,077 10,420 657 Fish and shellfish 2,208 2,079 129 Meat products 1,252 1,020 232 Fruits, frozen juices 1,177 1,125 52 Green coffee 657 643 14 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 685 594 91 Food oils, oilseeds 361 350 12 Nuts 196 189 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 349 367 -18 Other foods 705 660 45 Bakery products 703 637 66 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 129 124 5 Cane and beet sugar 99 131 -33 Tea, spices, etc. 191 166 25 Dairy products and eggs 275 263 12 Vegetables 794 817 -23 Cocoa beans 151 211 -60 Wine and related products 1,143 1,042 100 Industrial supplies and materials 70,045 46,970 23,074 Crude oil 20,023 7,819 12,204 Nonmonetary gold 860 810 51 Chemicals-organic 3,200 2,795 405 Other precious metals 1,434 1,244 191 Shingles, wallboard 1,801 1,541 260 Chemicals-fertilizers 794 762 31 Lumber 2,046 1,736 310 Nickel 370 189 181 Industrial supplies, other 3,308 2,811 496 Plastic materials 1,743 1,455 289 Petroleum products, other 3,282 1,242 2,040 Copper 598 543 55 Finished metal shapes 1,682 1,373 309 Bauxite and aluminum 1,737 1,466 271 Natural rubber 222 177 46 Newsprint 859 952 -93 Nontextile floor tiles 476 426 49 Coal and related fuels 201 177 25 Plywood and veneers 366 303 63 Pulpwood and woodpulp 832 557 275 Zinc 345 312 33 Farming materials, livestock 222 198 24 Iron and steel, advanced 1,115 994 121 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,126 990 136 Materials, exc. chemicals 448 409 39 Tobacco, waxes, etc 849 846 3 Wool, silk, etc. 205 198 7 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,336 1,240 96 Steelmaking materials 912 671 241 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 174 126 48 Synthetic cloth 1,131 1,012 119 Hides and skins 45 37 8 Finished textile supplies 500 423 76 Blank tapes, audio & visual 639 519 119 Synthetic rubber--primary 319 302 17 Leather and furs 259 226 34 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 107 112 -5 Cotton, natural fibers 34 52 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 397 383 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 638 542 96 Hair, waste materials 113 97 16 Paper and paper products 1,639 1,272 367 Tin 88 67 21 Chemicals-inorganic 1,124 974 151 Liquified petroleum gases 1,025 525 500 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 829 728 102 Gas-natural 1,800 1,322 478 Electric energy 362 250 112 Iron and steel mill products 3,077 2,465 613 Nuclear fuel materials 453 241 212 Fuel oil 2,898 1,060 1,838 Capital goods, except automotive 80,876 69,787 11,089 Civilian aircraft 2,268 1,787 482 Telecommunications equipment 7,974 4,742 3,232 Electric apparatus 6,535 5,255 1,281 Computers 3,320 2,296 1,024 Semiconductors 10,763 8,349 2,415 Drilling & oilfield equipment 267 186 81 Pulp and paper machinery 1,131 1,125 6 Industrial engines 2,486 1,932 555 Laboratory testing instruments 764 502 262 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,287 2,329 -42 Marine engines, parts 257 192 65 Textile, sewing machines 438 512 -75 Excavating machinery 1,234 1,438 -204 Railway transpor. equipment 491 639 -149 Vessels, except scrap 6 (-) 6 Specialized mining 88 80 8 Commercial vessels, other 9 8 1 Food, tobacco machinery 390 396 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,216 1,418 -202 Materials handling equipment 1,503 1,422 81 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,050 975 75 Nonfarm tractors and parts 217 201 16 Business machines and equipment 1,596 1,725 -128 Medicinal equipment 2,495 2,162 332 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,192 1,842 350 Generators, accessories 2,653 2,388 265 Spacecraft, exc. military 37 8 29 Wood, glass, plastic 1,233 1,288 -55 Industrial machines, other 4,233 3,564 669 Photo, service industry 2,150 1,936 215 Metalworking machine tools 2,029 1,990 39 Computer accessories 17,561 17,100 461 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 49,205 42,803 6,402 Consumer goods 65,483 57,253 8,230 Pharmaceutical prep 5,852 5,201 651 Apparel, household goods - cotton 8,409 7,677 732 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 6,053 5,447 605 Numismatic coins 133 125 8 Other household goods 4,677 4,104 574 Gem diamonds 2,935 2,126 809 Footwear 2,931 2,776 156 Camping apparel and gear 1,399 1,317 82 TV's, VCR's, etc 4,932 3,784 1,148 Household appliances 2,100 1,695 405 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,222 2,770 452 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,553 1,384 170 Rugs 316 304 13 Stereo equipment, etc 2,398 1,996 403 Gem stones, other 367 341 26 Toiletries and cosmetics 757 658 99 Records, tapes, and disks 348 280 68 Jewelry 2,160 1,938 221 Motorcycles and parts 529 424 105 Musical instruments 354 300 54 Photo equipment 606 519 87 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,056 951 105 Writing and art supplies 2,354 2,115 240 Books, printed matter 799 696 103 Glassware, chinaware 538 531 7 Nursery stock, etc. 277 259 18 Apparel, household goods - wool 767 813 -45 Pleasure boats and motors 472 382 90 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,213 4,784 429 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,975 1,558 416 Other Goods 11,884 10,547 1,337 (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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. -74,383 -3,714 -9,028 -61,641 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.- Mar. -106,597 -4,921 -24,469 -77,206 January -34,155 -1,701 -7,059 -25,394 February (R) -35,393 -1,969 -8,739 -24,686 March -37,049 -1,251 -8,671 -27,126 April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Exports Net Non- Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum 1999 Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 8,618 686,595 Jan.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 1,619 165,493 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.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 2,758 184,135 January 60,714 -1,008 940 60,782 February (R) 60,818 -1,108 786 61,140 March 62,669 -576 1,032 62,213 April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Imports Net Petro- Non- Period Total Adjustments leum (1) petroleum 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 67,699 957,593 Jan.- Mar. 238,390 610 10,646 227,133 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.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 27,227 261,342 January 94,868 693 7,999 86,176 February (R) 96,212 860 9,525 85,826 March 99,718 676 9,703 89,339 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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. 930,786 45,714 140,609 562,327 Jan.- Mar. 219,158 10,600 33,099 130,779 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 79,383 4,109 12,348 47,746 November 80,746 3,758 12,993 48,768 December 84,735 3,940 12,779 52,069 2000 Jan.- Mar. 253,553 11,838 38,651 154,966 January 82,459 4,016 12,481 50,187 February (R) 84,128 3,846 12,755 51,184 March 86,966 3,975 13,415 53,595 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. 930,786 70,641 76,830 34,664 Jan.- Mar. 219,158 16,911 18,964 8,805 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 79,383 5,932 6,399 2,851 November 80,746 5,869 6,558 2,799 December 84,735 6,261 6,887 2,799 2000 Jan.- Mar. 253,553 18,930 20,729 8,439 January 82,459 6,279 6,694 2,802 February (R) 84,128 6,184 7,005 3,153 March 86,966 6,467 7,031 2,484 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. 1,328,279 41,883 223,302 620,054 Jan.- Mar. 308,115 9,907 54,353 138,271 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 115,470 3,601 18,982 54,737 November 117,447 3,626 18,748 56,416 December 118,575 3,589 18,691 56,764 2000 Jan.- Mar. 363,090 10,576 58,482 172,669 January 119,856 3,445 19,027 56,973 February (R) 120,073 3,492 19,583 57,600 March 123,161 3,639 19,872 58,095 April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ Imports Continued Total End-Use Commodity Category Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles etc. Goods Goods 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,328,279 162,110 238,675 42,254 Jan.- Mar. 308,115 38,726 56,714 10,144 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 115,470 13,550 20,840 3,760 November 117,447 13,968 21,106 3,583 December 118,575 14,601 21,405 3,525 2000 Jan.- Mar. 363,090 44,229 65,735 11,398 January 119,856 15,049 21,590 3,772 February (R) 120,073 14,138 21,457 3,804 March 123,161 15,042 22,689 3,823 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. -63,713 -15,296 -48,418 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. -397,493 -65,299 -332,194 Jan.- Mar. -88,957 -16,565 -72,392 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 -36,087 -5,357 -30,730 November -36,701 -5,044 -31,658 December -33,841 -4,466 -29,375 2000 Jan.- Mar. -109,536 -16,437 -93,099 January -37,397 -5,153 -32,243 February (R) -35,945 -5,752 -30,193 March -36,194 -5,532 -30,662 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.- Mar. 213,272 1,805 211,467 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. 930,786 7,143 923,643 Jan.- Mar. 219,158 1,529 217,629 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 79,383 674 78,709 November 80,746 661 80,084 December 84,735 735 83,999 2000 Jan.- Mar. 253,553 1,811 251,742 January 82,459 660 81,799 February (R) 84,128 546 83,582 March 86,966 606 86,361 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.- Mar. 276,985 17,100 259,884 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. 1,328,279 72,442 1,255,837 Jan.- Mar. 308,115 18,094 290,021 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 115,470 6,031 109,439 November 117,447 5,705 111,742 December 118,575 5,201 113,374 2000 Jan.- Mar. 363,090 18,249 344,841 January 119,856 5,813 114,042 February (R) 120,073 6,298 113,776 March 123,161 6,138 117,023 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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.- Mar. -47,662 -44,011 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.- Mar. -67,559 -63,845 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.- Mar. -100,000 -95,079 January -31,848 -30,147 February (R) -32,466 -30,497 March -35,686 -34,434 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : -33,020 -31,011 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 Jan.- Mar. 170,370 -2,332 172,702 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.- Mar. 163,344 -3,104 166,448 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.- Mar. 184,873 -2,692 187,565 January 56,213 -1,008 57,221 February (R) 60,216 -1,108 61,325 March 68,444 -576 69,019 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 59,605 -1,148 60,753 ____________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 Jan.- Mar. 218,032 1,319 216,713 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.- Mar. 230,903 610 230,293 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.- Mar. 284,873 2,229 282,644 January 88,061 693 87,368 February (R) 92,682 860 91,822 March 104,130 676 103,454 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 92,625 861 91,764 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. 163,344 -3,104 166,448 11,014 33,926 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.- Mar. 184,873 -2,692 187,565 12,071 42,338 January 56,213 -1,008 57,221 3,776 12,804 February (R) 60,216 -1,108 61,325 3,959 13,777 March 68,444 -576 69,019 4,336 15,758 April May June July August September October November December ____________________________________ 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.- Mar. 166,448 74,452 18,435 19,432 9,188 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.- Mar. 187,565 81,701 20,932 21,624 8,900 January 57,221 25,338 6,015 6,346 2,942 February (R) 61,325 26,005 7,070 7,231 3,284 March 69,019 30,358 7,848 8,047 2,674 April May June July August September October November December ___________________________________ Imports Total End-Use Commodity Category Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1999 Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 43,588 221,629 Jan.- Mar. 230,903 610 230,293 10,404 46,364 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.- Mar. 284,873 2,229 282,644 11,089 69,868 January 88,061 693 87,368 3,546 21,467 February (R) 92,682 860 91,822 3,509 22,791 March 104,130 676 103,454 4,033 25,609 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.- Mar. 230,293 67,522 43,360 52,459 10,185 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.- Mar. 282,644 79,248 50,129 60,694 11,616 January 87,368 24,293 15,188 19,193 3,681 February (R) 91,822 25,465 16,287 19,966 3,804 March 103,454 29,491 18,655 21,534 4,132 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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) March February Cumulative 2000 2000 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -35,686 (R)-32,466 -100,000 Net Adjustments -1,251 (R) -1,969 -4,921 Total Census Basis -34,434 (R)-30,497 -95,079 North America -5,781 (R) -5,168 -16,852 Canada -3,851 (R) -3,142 -11,128 Mexico -1,931 -2,027 -5,725 Western Europe -5,863 -3,522 -12,972 Euro Area (2) -4,544 -3,098 -11,312 European Union -5,665 -3,533 -13,059 Austria -48 -21 -149 Belgium 333 261 864 Finland -181 -161 -491 France -815 -561 -2,226 Germany -2,708 -2,211 -7,260 Italy -1,260 -1,086 -3,373 Netherlands 1,035 1,063 2,882 Spain -86 -90 -200 Sweden -522 -424 -1,216 United Kingdom -554 91 -414 Other EU -859 -394 -1,475 European Free Trade Association -185 -35 -63 Norway -370 -286 -850 Switzerland 225 283 887 Other EFTA -39 -32 -100 Other Western Europe -14 47 150 Eastern Europe/FSR -1,173 -608 -2,338 Hungary -357 -101 -572 Poland -31 -20 -78 Former Soviet Republics -705 -492 -1,545 Russia -566 -358 -1,230 Other FSR -139 -135 -315 Other EE -79 5 -143 Pacific Rim Countries -14,928 -15,995 -46,626 Australia 600 597 1,678 China -5,096 -5,620 -16,746 Japan -6,825 -6,732 -19,133 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,187 -2,106 -5,828 Hong Kong 482 157 583 Korea -682 -745 -2,429 Singapore 167 -225 -240 Taiwan -1,153 -1,293 -3,742 Other Pacific Rim(3) -2,420 -2,134 -6,597 South/Central America -1,273 -1,614 -4,100 Argentina 164 109 347 Brazil 82 -31 -28 Colombia -235 -322 -878 Other S/C A (3) -1,284 -1,369 -3,541 OPEC -4,197 -3,242 -10,110 Indonesia(3) -600 -533 -1,637 Nigeria -977 -599 -1,840 Saudia Arabia -922 -216 -1,657 Venezuela(3) -1,093 -1,041 -3,112 Other OPEC -605 -852 -1,864 Other Countries -2,912 -2,237 -7,553 Egypt 129 356 705 South Africa -93 -63 -201 Other -2,948 -2,530 -8,056 Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-) Timing Adjustments (X) 313 723 ____________________________________ Exports Item(1) March February Cumulative 2000 2000 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 68,444 (R) 60,216 184,873 Net Adjustments -576 (R) -1,108 -2,692 Total Census Basis 69,019 (R) 61,325 187,565 North America 26,518 (R) 23,312 71,199 Canada 16,768 (R) 14,946 45,283 Mexico 9,750 8,366 25,916 Western Europe 16,088 14,789 44,348 Euro Area (2) 10,299 8,940 27,312 European Union 14,522 13,160 39,409 Austria 226 219 618 Belgium 1,317 1,039 3,324 Finland 138 107 347 France 1,783 1,564 4,817 Germany 2,792 2,197 7,033 Italy 899 864 2,537 Netherlands 1,949 1,790 5,254 Spain 452 409 1,316 Sweden 386 401 1,141 United Kingdom 3,572 3,625 10,216 Other EU 1,009 945 2,804 European Free Trade Association 1,216 1,251 3,807 Norway 121 134 415 Switzerland 1,079 1,102 3,348 Other EFTA 16 15 44 Other Western Europe 350 378 1,132 Eastern Europe/FSR 393 636 1,678 Hungary 41 40 115 Poland 64 53 166 Former Soviet Republics 208 387 1,093 Russia 130 290 825 Other FSR 78 97 268 Other EE 79 155 304 Pacific Rim Countries 17,751 14,444 46,367 Australia 1,054 981 3,026 China 1,358 973 3,204 Japan 6,005 4,972 15,703 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,388 5,841 19,087 Hong Kong 1,280 997 3,184 Korea 2,463 2,060 6,489 Singapore 1,640 1,200 4,061 Taiwan 2,004 1,584 5,353 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,947 1,677 5,348 South/Central America 4,999 4,211 13,494 Argentina 406 347 1,110 Brazil 1,150 1,046 3,214 Colombia 365 261 914 Other S/C A (3) 3,079 2,557 8,255 OPEC 1,381 1,673 4,654 Indonesia(3) 232 196 706 Nigeria 45 73 254 Saudia Arabia 348 742 1,690 Venezuela(3) 475 405 1,234 Other OPEC 280 257 770 Other Countries 2,597 2,489 7,266 Egypt 229 420 918 South Africa 221 208 629 Other 2,147 1,861 5,718 Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-) Timing Adjustments (X) 371 500 ___________________________________ Imports Item(1) March February Cumulative 2000 2000 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 104,130 (R)92,682 284,873 Net Adjustments 676 (R) 860 2,229 Total Census Basis 103,454 (R)91,822 282,644 North America 32,299 28,480 88,052 Canada 20,618 18,087 56,411 Mexico 11,681 10,393 31,641 Western Europe 21,951 18,311 57,320 Euro Area (2) 14,843 12,038 38,624 European Union 20,186 16,693 52,468 Austria 274 240 767 Belgium 985 779 2,460 Finland 319 268 838 France 2,598 2,125 7,044 Germany 5,499 4,408 14,293 Italy 2,158 1,950 5,910 Netherlands 914 727 2,373 Spain 538 499 1,516 Sweden 908 824 2,357 United Kingdom 4,126 3,534 10,630 Other EU 1,867 1,339 4,280 European Free Trade Association 1,401 1,286 3,869 Norway 491 420 1,264 Switzerland 855 820 2,460 Other EFTA 55 46 144 Other Western Europe 363 332 983 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,565 1,244 4,016 Hungary 398 141 687 Poland 95 73 244 Former Soviet Republics 914 880 2,638 Russia 696 648 2,055 Other FSR 217 232 583 Other EE 158 150 447 Pacific Rim Countries 32,679 30,439 92,993 Australia 454 384 1,348 China 6,454 6,593 19,949 Japan 12,830 11,704 34,836 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 8,575 7,947 24,915 Hong Kong 798 841 2,601 Korea 3,146 2,805 8,918 Singapore 1,473 1,424 4,301 Taiwan 3,158 2,877 9,095 Other Pacific Rim(3) 4,367 3,812 11,945 South/Central America 6,272 5,825 17,594 Argentina 242 238 763 Brazil 1,067 1,077 3,243 Colombia 600 583 1,792 Other S/C A (3) 4,363 3,926 11,796 OPEC 5,578 4,915 14,764 Indonesia(3) 832 729 2,343 Nigeria 1,022 672 2,094 Saudia Arabia 1,271 958 3,347 Venezuela(3) 1,568 1,446 4,346 Other OPEC 885 1,109 2,634 Other Countries 5,509 4,726 14,818 Egypt 101 64 214 South Africa 314 271 830 Other 5,095 4,392 13,775 Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) 58 -223 (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 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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) March February Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -24,968 -21,991 -67,559 Net Adjustments -1,264 -1,325 -3,714 Total Census Basis -23,704 -20,666 -63,845 North America -4,709 -4,254 -12,901 Canada -2,183 -2,245 -6,935 Mexico -2,527 -2,009 -5,966 Western Europe -3,162 -2,245 -6,771 Euro Area (2) -2,369 -2,175 -6,099 European Union -2,634 -2,020 -5,770 Austria 3 -52 4 Belgium 269 417 886 Finland -73 -72 -232 France -434 -363 -946 Germany -2,047 -1,905 -5,538 Italy -1,143 -899 -2,907 Netherlands 953 1,103 2,950 Spain 41 64 158 Sweden -414 -208 -783 United Kingdom 76 380 997 Other EU 135 -486 -357 European Free Trade Association -570 -227 -1,016 Norway -155 -62 -283 Switzerland -371 -135 -632 Other EFTA -44 -30 -101 Other Western Europe 42 3 15 Eastern Europe/FSR -412 -457 -1,188 Hungary -120 -80 -275 Poland -1 2 8 Former Soviet Republics -383 -379 -952 Russia -383 -395 -931 Other FSR 0 16 -21 Other EE 91 0 31 Pacific Rim Countries -13,579 -12,917 -39,125 Australia 582 481 1,482 China -4,136 -4,623 -13,636 Japan -6,489 -5,269 -16,418 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,544 -1,812 -4,934 Hong Kong 527 164 783 Korea -464 -621 -1,612 Singapore -228 -108 -251 Taiwan -1,379 -1,248 -3,854 Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,993 -1,694 -5,620 South/Central America 115 316 1,102 Argentina 142 206 543 Brazil 101 159 605 Colombia -142 -110 -371 Other S/C A (3) 13 61 325 OPEC -612 -462 -1,954 Indonesia(3) -567 -533 -1,755 Nigeria -273 -175 -631 Saudia Arabia 560 369 1,102 Venezuela(3) -82 -101 -352 Other OPEC -249 -21 -317 Other Countries -1,746 -1,497 -5,040 Egypt 233 156 569 South Africa -32 -13 -112 Other -1,947 -1,641 -5,497 Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-) _____________________________________________________________ Exports Item(1) March February Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 59,584 52,330 163,344 Net Adjustments -1,038 -1,113 -3,104 Total Census Basis 60,622 53,443 166,448 North America 21,734 18,974 58,817 Canada 14,954 13,034 40,094 Mexico 6,781 5,940 18,723 Western Europe 15,188 13,610 41,889 Euro Area (2) 10,066 8,717 27,157 European Union 14,124 12,672 39,033 Austria 242 200 713 Belgium 1,231 1,101 3,271 Finland 157 156 436 France 1,767 1,605 5,074 Germany 2,764 2,192 6,937 Italy 821 771 2,322 Netherlands 1,669 1,641 4,815 Spain 485 455 1,409 Sweden 313 370 1,013 United Kingdom 3,353 3,326 9,926 Other EU 1,322 855 3,117 European Free Trade Association 665 689 1,988 Norway 150 105 361 Switzerland 500 570 1,583 Other EFTA 15 14 43 Other Western Europe 400 248 868 Eastern Europe/FSR 532 383 1,211 Hungary 41 38 115 Poland 74 60 200 Former Soviet Republics 218 176 537 Russia 112 88 281 Other FSR 105 88 256 Other EE 199 109 360 Pacific Rim Countries 14,781 12,692 40,561 Australia 925 825 2,579 China 1,068 945 2,792 Japan 5,288 4,786 14,703 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 5,900 4,651 15,907 Hong Kong 1,223 892 3,015 Korea 1,899 1,419 4,844 Singapore 1,321 1,118 3,921 Taiwan 1,457 1,222 4,127 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,600 1,484 4,580 South/Central America 4,646 4,368 13,457 Argentina 385 387 1,150 Brazil 973 910 2,992 Colombia 323 277 879 Other S/C A (3) 2,965 2,794 8,436 OPEC 2,083 1,836 5,474 Indonesia(3) 164 120 419 Nigeria 44 56 188 Saudia Arabia 1,055 822 2,471 Venezuela(3) 523 483 1,456 Other OPEC 297 354 941 Other Countries 2,369 2,152 6,779 Egypt 290 203 715 South Africa 236 189 615 Other 1,843 1,759 5,448 Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-) _____________________________________________________________ Imports Item(1) March February Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 84,553 74,321 230,903 Net Adjustments 226 213 610 Total Census Basis 84,326 74,109 230,293 North America 26,444 23,228 71,718 Canada 17,136 15,279 47,028 Mexico 9,308 7,950 24,690 Western Europe 18,350 15,854 48,660 Euro Area (2) 12,436 10,892 33,256 European Union 16,757 14,692 44,803 Austria 239 252 710 Belgium 962 684 2,386 Finland 229 227 668 France 2,201 1,968 6,020 Germany 4,811 4,097 12,475 Italy 1,964 1,670 5,229 Netherlands 716 538 1,865 Spain 445 391 1,251 Sweden 727 578 1,795 United Kingdom 3,276 2,946 8,930 Other EU 1,188 1,341 3,475 European Free Trade Association 1,235 917 3,004 Norway 305 167 644 Switzerland 872 705 2,215 Other EFTA 58 44 144 Other Western Europe 358 245 853 Eastern Europe/FSR 944 839 2,399 Hungary 161 118 390 Poland 74 58 192 Former Soviet Republics 601 555 1,488 Russia 495 483 1,212 Other FSR 106 72 276 Other EE 108 108 329 Pacific Rim Countries 28,361 25,609 79,686 Australia 343 345 1,096 China 5,204 5,568 16,428 Japan 11,777 10,056 31,122 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,444 6,463 20,841 Hong Kong 696 727 2,232 Korea 2,363 2,040 6,457 Singapore 1,549 1,226 4,172 Taiwan 2,836 2,470 7,981 Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,593 3,178 10,199 South/Central America 4,531 4,051 12,355 Argentina 242 181 608 Brazil 872 751 2,387 Colombia 465 387 1,250 Other S/C A (3) 2,952 2,733 8,111 OPEC 2,694 2,298 7,428 Indonesia(3) 731 654 2,174 Nigeria 317 231 819 Saudia Arabia 495 453 1,369 Venezuela(3) 604 585 1,809 Other OPEC 546 375 1,258 Other Countries 4,115 3,649 11,819 Egypt 57 47 146 South Africa 268 202 727 Other 3,791 3,400 10,945 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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) March February Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 68,444 104,130 (R)60,216 (R)92,682 Net Adjustments -576 676 (R)-1,108 (R) 860 Total Census Basis (2) 69,019 103,454 (R)61,325 (R)91,822 Manufactured goods (3) 54,930 86,537 48,660 76,492 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,557 3,586 4,289 3,109 Mineral fuels (3) 1,117 10,696 796 9,799 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 4,357 7,546 3,512 6,671 Airplane parts 1,323 452 1,166 424 Airplanes 1,169 934 2,103 617 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 28 224 32 174 Aluminum 339 618 305 536 Animal feeds 369 52 302 49 Artwork/antiques 157 500 94 426 Basketware, etc. 330 385 262 384 Cereal flour 112 136 108 125 Chemicals - cosmetics 453 299 375 267 Chemicals - dyeing 345 224 305 208 Chemicals - fertilizers 200 200 197 155 Chemicals - inorganic 479 444 417 524 Chemicals - medicinal 1,049 1,199 971 1,162 Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,096 538 925 456 Chemicals - organic 1,655 2,781 1,385 1,931 Chemicals - plastics 1,805 953 1,520 810 Cigarettes 311 21 285 23 Clothing 773 5,047 641 4,870 Coal 203 74 139 61 Coffee (-) 296 1 250 Copper 164 339 119 307 Cork, wood, lumber 417 807 355 718 Corn 429 52 386 8 Cotton, raw and linters 252 2 184 4 Crude fertilizers 143 115 129 93 Crude oil 101 7,605 24 6,454 Electrical machinery 7,579 8,971 6,273 7,874 Fish and preparations 325 682 149 607 Footwear 58 1,184 50 1,255 Furniture and bedding 435 1,586 386 1,482 Gem diamonds 88 1,163 79 1,020 General industrial mach 2,919 3,189 2,612 2,794 Glass 204 184 195 166 Glassware 74 159 66 141 Gold, nonmonetary 709 423 916 215 Hides and skins 104 9 99 10 Iron and steel mill prod 520 1,377 478 1,316 Jewelry 144 505 155 434 Lighting, plumbing 118 338 106 322 Liquified propane/butane 80 109 55 139 Live animals 46 177 47 129 Meat and preparations 623 341 736 274 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,170 1,391 988 1,256 Metal ores; scrap 336 315 318 327 Metalworking machinery 531 636 483 580 Mineral fuels, other 251 164 241 192 Natural gas 29 591 22 613 Nickel 35 150 30 116 Oils/fats, vegetable 73 122 83 95 Optical goods 264 321 200 302 Paper and paperboard 1,003 1,257 908 1,144 Petroleum preparations 445 2,065 305 2,231 Photographic equipment 378 568 382 494 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 682 665 597 612 Platinum 69 518 44 356 Pottery 10 130 7 132 Power generating mach. 2,905 3,147 2,726 2,873 Printed materials 415 289 396 295 Pulp and waste paper 369 289 352 276 Records/magnetic media 504 420 442 385 Rice 88 16 110 15 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 143 172 130 155 Rubber tires and tubes 242 440 217 398 Scientific instruments 2,694 1,847 2,185 1,654 Ships, boats 89 97 76 122 Silver and bullion 24 79 13 182 Soybeans 598 5 567 2 Spacecraft (-) 64 (-) 34 Specialized ind. mach. 2,740 2,205 2,186 1,764 Sugar (-) 38 (-) 37 Television, VCR, etc. 2,507 5,289 1,938 4,459 Textile yearn, fabric 932 1,306 819 1,178 Tobacco, unmanufactured 149 37 136 47 Toys/games/sporting goods 346 1,152 304 1,200 Travel goods 34 321 28 343 Vegetables and fruits 599 975 519 853 Vehicles 5,593 15,244 5,123 13,209 Watches/clocks/parts 30 255 32 221 Wheat 243 22 213 20 Wood manufactures 183 657 156 542 Re-exports 6,152 (X) 5,120 (X) Agricultural commodities 209 (X) 168 (X) Manufactured goods 5,817 (X) 4,891 (X) Mineral fuels 39 (X) 3 (X) ___________________________________ 2000 1999 Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 184,873 284,873 163,344 230,903 Net Adjustments -2,692 2,229 -3,104 610 Total Census Basis (2) 187,565 282,644 166,448 230,293 Manufactured goods (3) 149,025 236,313 135,162 202,449 Agricultural commodities (3) 12,965 9,766 11,562 9,286 Mineral fuels (3) 2,934 29,285 1,941 11,970 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 10,885 20,668 9,848 19,171 Airplane parts 3,638 1,300 3,959 1,457 Airplanes 5,662 2,282 8,798 1,704 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 82 600 87 511 Aluminum 923 1,771 861 1,462 Animal feeds 980 144 905 136 Artwork/antiques 408 1,577 213 1,242 Basketware, etc. 835 1,161 681 968 Cereal flour 316 391 319 347 Chemicals - cosmetics 1,168 804 1,171 703 Chemicals - dyeing 942 649 827 597 Chemicals - fertilizers 579 495 707 466 Chemicals - inorganic 1,274 1,422 1,044 1,107 Chemicals - medicinal 2,862 3,482 2,751 3,020 Chemicals - n.e.s. 2,881 1,403 2,662 1,231 Chemicals - organic 4,311 6,266 3,560 5,461 Chemicals - plastics 4,686 2,563 3,971 2,150 Cigarettes 787 55 957 38 Clothing 1,983 14,376 2,015 12,958 Coal 522 195 560 171 Coffee 2 808 2 782 Copper 377 1,019 273 745 Cork, wood, lumber 1,124 2,219 1,100 1,852 Corn 1,226 67 1,214 81 Cotton, raw and linters 604 9 202 22 Crude fertilizers 399 318 360 289 Crude oil 260 19,908 132 7,504 Electrical machinery 19,994 24,430 17,570 19,530 Fish and preparations 600 1,992 647 1,847 Footwear 160 3,703 184 3,490 Furniture and bedding 1,136 4,492 1,090 3,840 Gem diamonds 235 3,104 33 2,273 General industrial mach 8,009 8,661 7,347 7,603 Glass 578 522 498 438 Glassware 193 433 167 372 Gold, nonmonetary 2,346 859 686 800 Hides and skins 304 27 247 25 Iron and steel mill prod 1,442 3,889 1,177 3,136 Jewelry 399 1,338 226 1,179 Lighting, plumbing 324 975 294 847 Liquified propane/butane 207 379 63 175 Live animals 164 416 101 368 Meat and preparations 1,974 902 1,426 702 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 3,098 3,861 2,659 3,406 Metal ores; scrap 957 1,017 760 829 Metalworking machinery 1,446 1,794 1,172 1,707 Mineral fuels, other 728 532 551 228 Natural gas 72 1,998 54 1,465 Nickel 98 369 83 196 Oils/fats, vegetable 244 315 364 305 Optical goods 723 888 486 692 Paper and paperboard 2,735 3,590 2,374 3,199 Petroleum preparations 1,101 5,976 529 2,220 Photographic equipment 1,102 1,505 780 1,266 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 1,815 1,886 1,468 1,620 Platinum 231 1,194 118 1,027 Pottery 25 382 27 362 Power generating mach. 8,090 8,607 7,537 7,620 Printed materials 1,172 850 1,064 713 Pulp and waste paper 1,046 830 771 556 Records/magnetic media 1,343 1,215 1,451 982 Rice 298 48 307 50 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 396 476 330 417 Rubber tires and tubes 651 1,248 596 1,086 Scientific instruments 6,959 4,907 6,071 3,951 Ships, boats 296 348 341 293 Silver and bullion 58 316 68 171 Soybeans 1,704 10 1,275 8 Spacecraft 102 151 56 1 Specialized ind. mach. 7,208 5,642 5,726 5,703 Sugar 1 85 (-) 118 Television, VCR, etc. 6,304 14,176 5,750 9,662 Textile yearn, fabric 2,462 3,672 2,202 3,167 Tobacco, unmanufactured 400 140 406 187 Toys/games/sporting goods 902 3,565 761 3,311 Travel goods 86 980 78 867 Vegetables and fruits 1,651 2,701 1,716 2,640 Vehicles 14,896 40,956 13,129 35,408 Watches/clocks/parts 86 710 83 650 Wheat 690 52 748 79 Wood manufactures 478 1,761 403 1,524 Re-exports 15,987 (X) 11,603 (X) Agricultural commodities 534 (X) 381 (X) Manufactured goods 15,210 (X) 11,092 (X) Mineral fuels 46 (X) 28 (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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 MARCH 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.- Mar. 8,841 45,231 36,389 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.- Mar. 9,377 48,493 39,116 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.- Mar. 3,751 51,525 47,774 January 1,696 16,386 14,691 February 881 16,394 15,512 March 1,174 18,745 17,571 April May June July August September October November December Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 - MARCH 2000 (Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Total energy-related petroleum products (1) Crude petroleum 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.- Mar 979,498 9,899,834 773,505 8,595 7,504,224 9.70 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.- Mar 1,025,322 26,262,601 798,651 8,776 19,907,547 24.93 January 324,531 7,660,406 252,342 8,140 5,849,073 23.18 February 340,100 8,823,527 258,020 8,897 6,453,738 25.01 March 360,692 9,778,668 288,289 9,300 7,604,736 26.38 April 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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 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 March February to-date TOTAL 7,803 7,026 20,827 Australia 93 70 235 Austria 104 113 289 Belgium 58 50 158 Brazil 34 27 86 Canada 4,643 4,322 12,527 Germany 221 183 545 Japan 280 230 727 Korea 41 39 120 Mexico 1,507 1,266 3,929 Saudia Arabia 72 76 192 Sweden 24 13 49 Taiwan 34 25 81 United Kingdom 161 154 458 Other 530 459 1,432 ____________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 1,656 1,614 4,401 Australia 14 11 34 Austria 3 3 8 Belgium 4 6 19 Brazil 1 1 3 Canada 957 1,026 2,598 Germany 126 96 287 Japan 70 50 171 Korea 3 4 8 Mexico 251 213 629 Saudia Arabia 16 24 68 Sweden 14 4 24 Taiwan 24 19 59 United Kingdom 34 38 101 Other 138 119 392 ___________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 1,008 869 2,461 Australia 16 11 30 Austria (-) 1 1 Belgium 12 11 32 Brazil 1 1 2 Canada 691 657 1,757 Germany 5 7 15 Japan 10 9 33 Korea 1 (-) 1 Mexico 126 42 223 Saudia Arabia 41 40 88 Sweden 1 1 2 Taiwan 3 1 6 United Kingdom 7 5 17 Other 95 83 253 ____________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 5,139 4,544 13,965 Australia 63 47 171 Austria 101 109 280 Belgium 42 33 106 Brazil 33 26 81 Canada 2,995 2,638 8,172 Germany 89 81 242 Japan 200 171 523 Korea 37 35 111 Mexico 1,130 1,011 3,077 Saudia Arabia 15 12 37 Sweden 9 8 23 Taiwan 7 5 16 United Kingdom 121 110 340 Other 298 257 787 ___________________________________ Imports Total Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 18,732 16,275 50,410 Australia 23 16 116 Austria 22 24 65 Belgium 164 119 357 Brazil 109 115 332 Canada 6,558 5,706 17,871 Germany 1,942 1,432 4,890 Japan 4,297 3,820 11,413 Korea 452 439 1,377 Mexico 3,575 3,264 9,797 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 282 215 622 Taiwan 93 91 288 United Kingdom 421 344 1,091 Other 794 690 2,193 ___________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 10,095 8,628 26,951 Australia (-) (-) 51 Austria (-) (-) 1 Belgium 137 96 289 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 3,436 3,028 9,540 Germany 1,557 1,114 3,812 Japan 2,804 2,464 7,468 Korea 355 362 1,103 Mexico 1,149 1,039 3,064 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 250 185 537 Taiwan 3 3 9 United Kingdom 259 212 676 Other 146 125 401 ___________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 1,986 1,752 5,415 Australia (-) (-) (-) Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 19 16 44 Brazil (-) 1 1 Canada 1,285 1,093 3,415 Germany 9 3 15 Japan 88 49 164 Korea 3 (-) 18 Mexico 532 564 1,643 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 3 2 6 Taiwan 3 1 5 United Kingdom 30 14 62 Other 14 9 41 ____________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 6,651 5,894 18,044 Australia 23 16 65 Austria 22 23 65 Belgium 7 8 24 Brazil 108 114 331 Canada 1,836 1,585 4,915 Germany 377 315 1,062 Japan 1,406 1,307 3,781 Korea 95 77 255 Mexico 1,895 1,661 5,091 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 29 28 79 Taiwan 88 87 274 United Kingdom 132 117 352 Other 634 556 1,750 Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES GOODS CENSUS BASIS The Census basis goods data are compiled from the documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They include government and non-government shipments of goods, and exclude shipments between the United States and its territories and possessions, transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic and consular installations abroad, U.S. goods returned to the United States by its Armed Forces, personal and household effects of travelers, and in-transit shipments. The General imports value reflects the total arrival of merchandise from foreign countries that immediately enters consumption channels, warehouses, or Foreign Trade Zones. For imports, the value reported is the U. S. Customs Service appraised value of merchandise; generally, the price paid for merchandise for export to the United States. Import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing merchandise to the United States are excluded. Exports are valued at the f.a.s.- free alongside ship value of merchandise at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price including inland freight, insurance and other charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. Monthly data include actual month's transactions as well as a small number of transactions for previous months. Each month we revise the aggregate seasonally adjusted (current and constant dollar) and unadjusted export, import and trade balance figures, as well as the end-use totals for the prior month. SITC and country detail data are not revised monthly. The timing adjustment shown in Exhibit 14 is the difference between monthly data as originally reported and as recompiled. Annual revisions for the months are made in June to reflect corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country summary data. The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to Exhibits 6 - 18. U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE AND SUBSTITUTION The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare the two series. 1. Coverage -- Canadian imports are based on country of origin. U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S. exports exclude these foreign shipments. For March 2000, these shipment totaled $ 72.2 million. U.S. export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For March 2000, these shipments totaled $8.5 million. 2. Valuation -- Canadian imports are valued at point of origin in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at the port of exit in the United States and include inland freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported. Inland freight charges for March 2000 account for 1.6 percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada. 3. Reexports -- U.S. exports include reexports of foreign goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly larger. For March 2000, reexports to Canada were $1,891 million. 4. Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For March 2000, the average exchange rate was 1.4608 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar. 5. Other -- There are other minor differences which are statistically insignificant, such as rounding error. AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 14 and 14A) North America - Canada, Mexico Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia..European Union - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Euro Area - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain. European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland. Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Pacific Rim - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan. South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela. OPEC - Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela. Adjustments for Seasonal and Working-Day Variations Goods are initially classified under the Harmonized System (HS) which describes and measures the characteristics of goods traded. Combining trade into approximately 140 export and 140 import end-use categories makes it possible to examine goods according to their principal uses (See Exhibits 7 and 8). These categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 6). These data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product Accounts. The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other methods that redistribute the actual series values over the calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately from other trade. Adjustments for Price Change Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis (1992=100 ) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible, then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. SITC Data Goods data appearing in Exhibit 15 are classified in terms of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3. Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other products of agriculture which have not passed through complex processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches, casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from agricultural goods and are included in manufactured goods where they are classified in the SITC. Manufactured goods conform to the SITC sections that include chemicals and related products, N.S.P.F.; manufactured goods classified chiefly by material; machinery and transport equipment; miscellaneous manufactured articles, N.S.P.F.; and goods and transactions not classified elsewhere. Reexports are foreign merchandise entering the country as imports, and at the time of exportation are in substantially the same condition as when imported. Reexports, included in overall export totals, appear as separate line items in Exhibit 15. Advanced Technology Products (ATP) About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced technology" codes and they meet the following criteria: 1. The code contains products whose technology is from a recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology). 2. These products represent leading edge technology in that field. 3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items covered in the selected classification code. The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced technology trade which appears in Exhibit 16. This product and commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level of technology embodied in the goods. Nonsampling error The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to sampling errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors, undocumented shipments, timeliness and data capture errors, and errors in the estimation of low-valued transactions. For a detailed discussion of errors affecting the goods data, see "U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: A Quality Profile" available on the INTERNET at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ or from the Foreign Trade Division. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the international accounts, and to value transactions according to a standard definition. The export adjustments include: U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census goods exports.) Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that leaves the customs territory. Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports: Deductions for repairs of goods, developed motion picture film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export document is filed. The import adjustments include: Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and freight charges for transporting goods to the United States from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.) Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that enters the customs territory. Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures". BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports: Deductions for repairs of goods, and developed motion picture film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico, conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S. vessels abroad, and valuation of prepackaged software imports at market value. SERVICES The statistics are estimates of services transactions between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic, and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are considered to be part of the U.S. economy. Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is "Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief description of the types of services included in each category: Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a resident. Includes expenditures for food, lodging, recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign visit. Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel between the United States and foreign countries and between two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S. residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United States and foreign countries. Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to and from the United States. Includes freight charges, operating expenses that transportation companies incur in foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft rentals with crew.. Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign residents involving intangible assets and proprietary rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes, formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties" generally refers to payments for the utilization of copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees" generally refers to payments for the use of patents or industrial processes. Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated foreigners, for which no identification by type is available, and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term "affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship, which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent, or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S. enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners consist of education services; financial services (includes commissions and other transactions fees associated with the purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums and losses; telecommunications services (includes transmission services and value-added services); and business, professional, and technical services. Included in the last group are advertising services; computer and data processing services; database and other information services; research, development, and testing services; management, consulting, and public relations services; legal services; construction, engineering, architectural, and mining services; industrial engineering services; installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other services, including medical services and film and tape rental. Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S. Government military agencies participate. Includes both goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair services and training, that cannot be separately identified. Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods. Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately identified. U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents. Most of these transactions involve the provision of services to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of some goods are also included. Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports. Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates. The revision policy is as follows: Each month, a preliminary estimate for the current month and a revised estimate for the immediately preceding month are released. After a revised month is released, no further changes are made to that month until the quarterly international transactions accounts are released; the quarterly international transactions accounts, which are based on more complete source data, are released in March, June, September and December. To align the monthly estimated with quarterly international transactions accounts, the monthly releases in March, June, September, and December contain revised estimates for the previous six months. (The monthly release in March also contains revisions for all months of the previous year in order to align the seasonally adjusted monthly estimates with the annual totals published in the quarterly international transactions release in March.) Annual revisions to the months and quarters, which reflect the incorporation of updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies, are made in June. Quarterly and annual estimates of services are included as part of the U.S. international transaction accounts, published in the April, July, October, and January issues of the Survey of Current Business. The next release is scheduled for June 20, 2000. The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY. The FT900 and supplement are available on the following; INTERNET The U. S. International Trade in Goods and Services reports for the current month and previous years are available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product information. Additional data and information on goods are obtainable from: Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C. 20233 Additional data and information on services are obtainable from: Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis Washington, D.C. 20230 Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release dates for 2000: 03-21-00, 04-19-00, 05-19-00, 06-20-00, 07-19-00, 08-18-00, 09-20-00, 10-19-00, 11-21-00, 12-19-00, 01-19-01, 02-21-01 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
News releases from earlier years are also available. |