News Release

BEA N/A

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2001





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This release contains sensitive economic
data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday,
March 20, 2001

CB-01-48 Press Copy
FT-900 (01-01) 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:      Ralph Morris     (202) 606-2649

          U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
                           January 2001

Goods and Services

The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the
Department of Commerce, announced today that total January exports of $89.7
billion and imports of $122.9 billion resulted in a goods and services
deficit of $33.3 billion, $0.1 billion more than the $33.2 billion in
December, revised.  January exports were $0.4 billion more than December
exports of $89.2 billion.  January imports were $0.5 billion more than
December imports of $122.4 billion.

In January, the goods deficit decreased $0.1 billion from December to $39.5
billion, and the services surplus decreased $0.1 billion to $6.2 billion.
Exports of goods increased to $64.7 billion from $64.1 billion, and imports
of goods increased to $104.2 billion from $103.7 billion.  Exports of
services decreased to $24.9 billion from $25.1 billion, and imports of
services were virtually unchanged at $18.7 billion.

Goods

The December to January change in exports of goods reflected increases in
capital goods ($1.0 billion) and consumer goods ($0.3 billion).  Decreases
occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.5 billion) and
industrial supplies and materials ($0.1 billion).  Foods, feeds, and
beverages and other goods were virtually unchanged.

The December to January change in imports of goods reflected increases in
consumer goods ($1.3 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines
($0.2 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($0.2 billion); foods,
feeds, and beverages ($0.2 billion) and other goods ($0.1 billion).  A
decrease occurred in capital goods ($1.5 billion).

Services

Services exports decreased $0.1 billion from December to January.  The
decrease was more than accounted for by small decreases in other private
services (such as business, professional, and technical services and
financial services) and travel.  Changes in the other categories of services
exports were small and nearly offsetting.

Services imports in January were virtually the same as in December.
Decreases in travel and passenger fares were nearly offset by increases in
other private services and other transportation.

Goods and Services Moving Average

For the three months ending in January, exports of goods and services
averaged $89.9 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $123.0
billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $33.1 billion.  For the
three months ending in December, the average trade deficit was $33.1
billion, reflecting average exports of $90.5 billion and average imports of
$123.6 billion.

Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details

The January figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia
$0.3 (for December $0.5), Argentina $0.1 ($0.1), Egypt $0.1 ($0.2), and
Hong Kong $0.1 ($0.6).  Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with
China -$7.2 (-$6.1), Japan -$5.9 (-$6.1), Canada -$5.8 (-$5.7), Western
Europe -$5.6 (-$3.6), OPEC -$4.2 (-$4.3), Mexico -$2.1 (-$2.0), Korea -$1.4
(-$1.3), Taiwan -$1.2 (-$1.2), Singapore -$0.1 (virtually zero), Brazil
virtually zero ($0.3).

Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $18.4 billion in January and
imports were $17.7 billion, resulting in a surplus of $0.7 billion.  January
exports were $2.6 billion less than the $21.0 billion in December, while
imports were $1.8 billion less than the $19.5 billion in December.

Revisions

Goods carry-over in January was $0.6 billion (1.0 percent) for exports and
$1.0 billion (1.0 percent) for imports.  For December, revised export
carry-over was $0.3 billion (0.5 percent), revised down from $0.5 billion
(0.5 percent).  For December, revised import carry-over was $0.4 billion
(0.4 percent), revised down from $1.4 billion (1.4 percent).

Goods exports and imports for all months have been revised to assure that
seasonally adjusted values sum to the same annual totals as the unadjusted
values.

Services exports and imports for July through December 2000 were revised to
incorporate revisions to BEA's quarterly U.S. international transactions
accounts (ITA's), which were released March 15 (see page 29 for the monthly
revision policy).  The revised quarterly and monthly estimates are based on
more complete source data than were available previously.  For services
exports, the largest revisions were in other private services.  For services
imports, the largest revisions were in travel, royalties and license fees,
and other private services.  In addition, all months of 2000 were revised
in order to align the seasonally adjusted monthly estimates with the
quarterly and annual totals in the ITA's.

For December, services exports were revised up $0.2 billion; the revision
was more than accounted for by a revision in other private services.
Services imports were virtually unrevised, as upward revisions in royalties
and license fees and direct defense expenditures were nearly offset by
downward revisions in travel and other private services.


                                   NOTICES


                         December 2000 Goods Revision

While processing the January 2001 statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau
discovered an error in the assignment to the proper month of export
transactions that were processed from paper documents.  We identified $795
million in export shipments to Mexico that were misassigned to December
2000.  The export shipment records filed electronically with the U.S.
Customs Service and the Census Bureau were assigned correctly.

With this release, the Bureau has revised December 2000 to remove these
export transactions and has included them in January 2001.  All exhibits
have been revised to show the corrected figures.


                 End-use Commodity Classification Reassignments

Effective with this release, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S.
Census Bureau have made significant reassignments for a few commodities in
the End-use Classification System.  Some commodities have been reassigned
within their category groupings (1-digit level), while others have been
reassigned to different category groupings.  The reassignments were
performed to achieve a consistent classification between exports and
imports, and were based on recommendations from the Bureau of Economic
Analysis, the U.S. Census Bureau, and other federal agencies, as well as
new information for specific commodities.

Major reassignments to both goods exports and goods imports included
cellular telephones which were reclassified from telecommunications
equipment in capital goods to other household goods in consumer goods.
Also, off-road construction trucks were reclassified from automotive
vehicles, parts and engines to materials handling equipment in capital
goods.  A few commodities were reclassified within foods, feeds, and
beverages to align agricultural and nonagricultural products with
recommendations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Data on the reclassified basis are shown for January 2001 in Exhibits 6, 7,
8, 10, and 13.  Detailed five digit End-use commodities and groupings are
found in Exhibits 7 and 8.  Historical data will appear in the FT-900
release of June 21, and in the Annual Revision for 2000, which is also
released on June 21.


                                   NOTICE

                        Request  for  User  Comments


The U.S. Census Bureau is considering converting the constant dollar data
presented in Exhibits 10 and 11 of this release from a fixed-weighted basis
to a chain-weighted basis, using the Fisher Ideal Formula used by the Bureau
of Economic Analysis (BEA) in the National Income and Product Accounts.  BEA
introduced the Fisher formula for deflation of GDP in the mid-1990's, finding
that it more accurately measures real economic change from period to period.
(More specifically, chain-type measures remove "substitution bias.") A
detailed explanation of the major strengths and weaknesses of chain weights
is contained in articles on BEA's website at www.bea.doc.gov/bea/an1. (In
particular, see "Conceptual Basis for Chain-type Measures.")

If the Census Bureau converts to a chained Fisher methodology, it would
remove the bias in the measure of real exports and imports and one of the
major inconsistencies between the constant dollar merchandise trade data
contained in this release and those that are included in the NIPA estimates
of GDP.  However, with chain-type measures, the totals will no longer equal
the sum of their components.  For time periods significantly removed from
the base year, the difference between the sum of the components and the
published totals can be quite large.

We would like to hear the views of our data users on whether we should adopt
the chain-weighted approach.  If you use the constant dollar data in Exhibits
10 and 11 of this release, please help us reach a decision by sending your
comments via email to kathleen.j.puzzilla@census.gov or fax to (301) 457-2401.
If you have any questions about this possible change, please contact
Ms. Puzzilla on (301) 457-3251.


                             Table of Contents

                               January  2001


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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1999 TO JANUARY 2001

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding.  (R) Revised.)


                                           Balance

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services



1999

Jan.- Dec.                   -264,971          -345,559            80,588
Jan.-                         -15,946           -22,897             6,951
January                       -15,946           -22,897             6,951
February                      -18,358           -25,104             6,746
March                         -18,372           -25,023             6,651
April                         -18,956           -25,851             6,895
May                           -21,003           -27,753             6,750
June                          -23,342           -30,381             7,039

July                          -24,740           -31,227             6,487
August                        -23,931           -30,518             6,587
September                     -24,047           -30,573             6,526
October                       -24,910           -31,576             6,666
November                      -25,712           -32,401             6,689
December                      -25,657           -32,255             6,598

2000

Jan.- Dec. (R)               -368,865          -449,853            80,988
Jan.- (R)                     -27,314           -34,116             6,802
January (R)                   -27,314           -34,116             6,802
February (R)                  -27,529           -34,708             7,179
March (R)                     -30,416           -37,215             6,799
April (R)                     -29,219           -36,962             7,743
May (R)                       -29,650           -36,541             6,891
June (R)                      -29,874           -36,929             7,055

July (R)                      -32,129           -38,590             6,461
August (R)                    -29,952           -36,751             6,799
September (R)                 -33,546           -39,395             5,849
October (R)                   -33,168           -39,954             6,786
November (R)                  -32,875           -39,124             6,249
December (R)                  -33,199           -39,569             6,370

2001

Jan.-                         -33,262           -39,500             6,238
January                       -33,262           -39,500             6,238
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
December data as published last month:
                              -32,994           -39,176             6,182
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                                           Exports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services



1999

Jan.- Dec.                    956,242           684,358           271,884
Jan.-                          77,035            54,966            22,069
January                        77,035            54,966            22,069
February                       76,240            54,296            21,944
March                          77,046            54,687            22,359
April                          77,864            55,403            22,461
May                            77,753            55,343            22,410
June                           78,679            55,696            22,983

July                           79,004            56,385            22,619
August                         81,108            58,402            22,706
September                      81,857            59,094            22,763
October                        82,349            59,193            23,156
November                       83,198            59,682            23,516
December                       84,107            61,211            22,896

2000

Jan.- Dec. (R)              1,068,741           772,514           296,227
Jan.- (R)                      83,679            60,300            23,379
January (R)                    83,679            60,300            23,379
February (R)                   85,300            60,873            24,427
March (R)                      86,963            62,492            24,471
April (R)                      87,594            62,544            25,050
May (R)                        87,063            62,728            24,335
June (R)                       91,273            66,446            24,827

July (R)                       89,742            65,075            24,667
August (R)                     92,883            67,952            24,931
September (R)                  92,793            67,815            24,978
October (R)                    91,425            66,325            25,100
November (R)                   90,825            65,850            24,975
December (R)                   89,201            64,114            25,087

2001

Jan.-                          89,650            64,705            24,945
January                        89,650            64,705            24,945
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
December data as published last month:
                               89,820            64,925            24,895
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                                            Imports

        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services



1999

Jan.- Dec.                  1,221,213         1,029,917           191,296
Jan.-                          92,981            77,863            15,118
January                        92,981            77,863            15,118
February                       94,598            79,400            15,198
March                          95,418            79,710            15,708
April                          96,821            81,255            15,566
May                            98,756            83,096            15,660
June                          102,021            86,077            15,944

July                          103,744            87,612            16,132
August                        105,039            88,920            16,119
September                     105,904            89,667            16,237
October                       107,259            90,769            16,490
November                      108,909            92,082            16,827
December                      109,764            93,466            16,298

2000

Jan.- Dec. (R)              1,437,606         1,222,367           215,239
Jan.- (R)                     110,992            94,415            16,577
January (R)                   110,992            94,415            16,577
February (R)                  112,829            95,581            17,248
March (R)                     117,378            99,706            17,672
April (R)                     116,813            99,506            17,307
May (R)                       116,713            99,269            17,444
June (R)                      121,147           103,375            17,772

July (R)                      121,871           103,665            18,206
August (R)                    122,834           104,702            18,132
September (R)                 126,339           107,210            19,129
October (R)                   124,593           106,279            18,314
November (R)                  123,700           104,974            18,726
December (R)                  122,400           103,683            18,717

2001

Jan.-                         122,912           104,205            18,707
January                       122,912           104,205            18,707
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
December data as published last month:
                              122,814           104,101            18,713

(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1998 TO DECEMBER 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


1999

January                           ---               ---               ---
February                      -17,559           -24,341             6,783
March                         -18,562           -25,326             6,764
April                         -19,444           -26,209             6,765
May                           -21,100           -27,995             6,895
June                          -23,028           -29,787             6,759

July                          -24,004           -30,709             6,704
August                        -24,240           -30,773             6,533
September                     -24,296           -30,889             6,593
October                       -24,890           -31,517             6,627
November                      -25,426           -32,077             6,651
December (R)                  -26,227           -32,924             6,696

2000

January (R)                   -26,833           -33,693             6,860
February (R)                  -28,419           -35,346             6,927
March (R)                     -29,054           -36,295             7,240
April (R)                     -29,761           -36,906             7,144
May (R)                       -29,581           -36,811             7,230
June (R)                      -30,551           -37,353             6,802

July (R)                      -30,652           -37,423             6,772
August (R)                    -31,876           -38,245             6,370
September(R)                  -32,222           -38,700             6,478
October (R)                   -33,196           -39,491             6,295
November (R)                  -33,081           -39,549             6,468
December                      -33,112           -39,398             6,286

2001

January
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
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                                           Exports

       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services


1999

January                           ---               ---               ---
February                       76,774            54,650            22,124
March                          77,050            54,795            22,255
April                          77,555            55,145            22,410
May                            78,099            55,481            22,618
June                           78,479            55,808            22,671

July                           79,597            56,828            22,769
August                         80,656            57,960            22,696
September                      81,771            58,896            22,875
October                        82,468            59,323            23,145
November                       83,218            60,029            23,189
December (R)                   83,661            60,397            23,264

2000

January (R)                    84,362            60,795            23,567
February (R)                   85,314            61,221            24,092
March (R)                      86,619            61,970            24,649
April (R)                      87,207            62,588            24,619
May (R)                        88,644            63,906            24,737
June (R)                       89,360            64,750            24,610

July (R)                       91,299            66,491            24,808
August (R)                     91,806            66,947            24,859
September(R)                   92,367            67,364            25,003
October (R)                    91,681            66,663            25,018
November (R)                   90,484            65,430            25,054
December                       89,892            64,890            25,002

2001

January
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
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                                            Imports

       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)          Services


1999

January                           ---               ---               ---
February                       94,332            78,991            15,341
March                          95,612            80,121            15,491
April                          96,998            81,353            15,645
May                            99,199            83,476            15,723
June                          101,507            85,595            15,912

July                          103,601            87,536            16,065
August                        104,896            88,733            16,163
September                     106,067            89,785            16,282
October                       107,358            90,840            16,518
November                      108,644            92,106            16,538
December (R)                  109,888            93,321            16,567

2000

January (R)                   111,195            94,487            16,708
February (R)                  113,733            96,568            17,166
March (R)                     115,673            98,264            17,409
April (R)                     116,968            99,494            17,474
May (R)                       118,224           100,717            17,508
June (R)                      119,911           102,103            17,807

July (R)                      121,951           103,914            18,037
August (R)                    123,682           105,193            18,489
September(R)                  124,589           106,064            18,525
October (R)                   124,877           106,154            18,723
November (R)                  123,564           104,979            18,586
December                      123,004           104,287            18,717

2001

January
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
Note:   The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed
by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and
showing the average at the center month of the period.  Using this method,
an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving average
is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be
discerned.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1998 TO DECEMBER 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

      1999

Jan. - Dec.            271,884        74,881        19,776        27,033
Jan. -                  22,069         5,947         1,562         2,135

January                 22,069         5,947         1,562         2,135
February                21,944         6,061         1,604         2,133
March                   22,359         6,132         1,648         2,247
April                   22,461         6,149         1,621         2,220
May                     22,410         6,166         1,628         2,201
June                    22,983         6,249         1,653         2,271

July                    22,619         6,181         1,672         2,189
August                  22,706         6,167         1,681         2,299
September               22,763         6,347         1,752         2,240
October                 23,156         6,577         1,672         2,355
November                23,516         6,731         1,693         2,398
December                22,896         6,174         1,590         2,344


      2000

Jan. - Dec. (R)        296,227        85,153        21,313        29,847
Jan. - (R)              23,379         6,628         1,458         2,335

January (R)             23,379         6,628         1,458         2,335
February (R)            24,427         7,010         1,853         2,385
March (R)               24,471         6,828         1,756         2,535
April (R)               25,050         7,406         1,824         2,455
May (R)                 24,335         6,928         1,764         2,463
June (R)                24,827         7,064         1,804         2,520

July (R)                24,667         7,055         1,761         2,500
August (R)              24,931         7,087         1,782         2,560
September (R)           24,978         7,303         1,857         2,576
October (R)             25,100         7,235         1,822         2,570
November (R)            24,975         7,262         1,834         2,497
December (R)            25,087         7,347         1,798         2,453


      2001


Jan. -                  24,945         7,275         1,765         2,436

January                 24,945         7,275         1,765         2,436
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued


                   Royalties                   Transfers       U. S.
                      and          Other      Under U. S.    Government
                    License       Private    Military Sales    Misc.
     Period           Fees        Services     Contracts     Services

      1999

Jan. - Dec.             36,467        96,508        16,334           885
Jan. -                   3,073         7,664         1,615            73

January                  3,073         7,664         1,615            73
February                 3,032         7,800         1,247            67
March                    3,009         7,882         1,378            63
April                    3,053         7,867         1,490            61
May                      3,047         7,892         1,415            61
June                     3,040         8,013         1,656           101

July                     3,044         8,106         1,350            77
August                   3,035         8,057         1,386            81
September                3,027         8,108         1,208            81
October                  3,035         8,228         1,213            76
November                 3,034         8,412         1,175            73
December                 3,038         8,478         1,201            71


      2000

Jan. - Dec. (R)         37,955       106,493        14,604           862
Jan. - (R)               3,090         8,608         1,191            69

January (R)              3,090         8,608         1,191            69
February (R)             3,115         8,816         1,180            68
March (R)                3,143         8,939         1,203            67
April (R)                3,195         8,872         1,228            70
May (R)                  3,199         8,707         1,203            71
June (R)                 3,183         8,916         1,268            72

July (R)                 3,148         8,863         1,267            73
August (R)               3,137         9,019         1,273            73
September (R)            3,139         8,859         1,170            74
October (R)              3,190         8,970         1,239            74
November (R)             3,203         8,896         1,208            75
December (R)             3,212         9,027         1,174            76


      2001


Jan. -                   3,241         8,950         1,202            76

January                  3,241         8,950         1,202            76
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1998 TO DECEMBER 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


      1999

Jan. - Dec.            191,296        59,351        21,405        34,137
Jan. -                  15,118         4,710         1,671         2,524

January                 15,118         4,710         1,671         2,524
February                15,198         4,772         1,708         2,591
March                   15,708         5,078         1,836         2,669
April                   15,566         4,910         1,754         2,637
May                     15,660         4,876         1,746         2,692
June                    15,944         4,932         1,774         2,858

July                    16,132         4,973         1,792         2,876
August                  16,119         4,906         1,768         3,030
September               16,237         4,920         1,788         3,047
October                 16,490         5,175         1,874         2,990
November                16,827         5,236         1,898         3,142
December                16,298         4,863         1,796         3,082

      2000

Jan. - Dec.  (R)       215,239        65,044        23,902        40,713
Jan. - (R)              16,577         4,997         1,776         3,077

January (R)             16,577         4,997         1,776         3,077
February (R)            17,248         5,295         1,944         3,218
March (R)               17,672         5,523         2,047         3,291
April (R)               17,307         5,306         1,954         3,219
May (R)                 17,444         5,235         1,954         3,342
June (R)                17,772         5,481         2,026         3,343

July (R)                18,206         5,546         2,007         3,427
August  (R)             18,132         5,315         1,952         3,542
September (R)           19,129         5,477         2,007         3,585
October (R)             18,314         5,440         1,965         3,599
November (R)            18,726         5,673         2,139         3,552
December (R)            18,717         5,756         2,131         3,520

      2001

Jan. -                  18,707         5,603         2,058         3,601

January                 18,707         5,603         2,058         3,601
February
March
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


      1999

Jan. - Dec.             13,275        46,657        13,650         2,821
Jan. -                   1,026         3,864         1,089           234

January                  1,026         3,864         1,089           234
February                 1,025         3,774         1,098           230
March                    1,030         3,763         1,106           226
April                    1,066         3,871         1,107           221
May                      1,075         3,925         1,122           224
June                     1,083         3,923         1,144           230

July                     1,086         3,945         1,206           254
August                   1,101         3,842         1,215           257
September                1,127         3,895         1,205           255
October                  1,194         3,890         1,134           233
November                 1,221         3,986         1,115           229
December                 1,241         3,979         1,109           228

      2000

Jan. - Dec.  (R)        16,331        52,486        13,884         2,879
Jan. - (R)               1,201         4,181         1,108           237

January (R)              1,201         4,181         1,108           237
February (R)             1,197         4,249         1,107           238
March (R)                1,200         4,265         1,107           239
April (R)                1,211         4,244         1,136           237
May (R)                  1,222         4,308         1,145           238
June (R)                 1,236         4,297         1,150           239

July (R)                 1,358         4,459         1,168           241
August  (R)              1,394         4,511         1,177           241
September (R)            2,081         4,551         1,186           242
October (R)              1,427         4,445         1,196           242
November (R)             1,396         4,523         1,201           242
December (R)             1,407         4,457         1,203           243

      2001

Jan. -                   1,429         4,572         1,203           241

January                  1,429         4,572         1,203           241
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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


1999

Jan.- Dec.                   -345,559          -328,821
Jan.-                         -22,897           -21,774
January                       -22,897           -21,774
February                      -25,104           -23,786
March                         -25,023           -23,773
April                         -25,851           -24,596
May                           -27,753           -26,404
June                          -30,381           -28,907

July                          -31,227           -29,998
August                        -30,518           -29,072
September                     -30,573           -28,474
October                       -31,576           -30,211
November                      -32,401           -31,216
December                      -32,255           -30,611

2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)                -449,853          -434,714
Jan.-(R)                      -34,116           -32,414
January (R)                   -34,116           -32,414
February (R)                  -34,708           -32,740
March (R)                     -37,215           -35,964
April (R)                     -36,962           -36,168
May (R)                       -36,541           -35,579
June (R)                      -36,929           -35,636

July (R)                      -38,590           -37,877
August (R)                    -36,751           -35,664
September (R)                 -39,395           -38,195
October (R)                   -39,954           -38,524
November (R)                  -39,124           -37,665
December (R)                  -39,569           -38,287

2001

Jan.-                         -39,500           -38,201
January                       -39,500           -38,201
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
December data as published last month.
                              -39,176           -37,880
___________________________________


                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1999

Jan.- Dec.                    684,358           -11,439           695,797
Jan.-                          54,966              -952            55,918
January                        54,966              -952            55,918
February                       54,296            -1,105            55,401
March                          54,687            -1,023            55,710
April                          55,403              -985            56,388
May                            55,343            -1,136            56,479
June                           55,696            -1,197            56,893

July                           56,385            -1,033            57,418
August                         58,402              -857            59,259
September                      59,094            -1,147            60,241
October                        59,193              -850            60,043
November                       59,682              -263            59,945
December                       61,211              -891            62,102

2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)                 772,514            -9,136           781,650
Jan.- (R)                      60,300            -1,009            61,309
January (R)                    60,300            -1,009            61,309
February (R)                   60,873            -1,108            61,981
March (R)                      62,492              -576            63,068
April (R)                      62,544              -542            63,087
May (R)                        62,728              -697            63,425
June (R)                       66,446              -889            67,336

July (R)                       65,075              -541            65,616
August (R)                     67,952              -761            68,713
September (R)                  67,815              -582            68,397
October (R)                    66,325              -823            67,148
November (R)                   65,850              -836            66,686
December (R)                   64,114              -772            64,886

2001

Jan.-                          64,705              -793            65,499
January                        64,705              -793            65,499
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
December data as published last month.
                               64,925              -760            65,686
___________________________________


                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis


1999

Jan.- Dec.                  1,029,917             5,299         1,024,618
Jan.-                          77,863               171            77,692
January                        77,863               171            77,692
February                       79,400               213            79,187
March                          79,710               226            79,484
April                          81,255               271            80,984
May                            83,096               213            82,883
June                           86,077               277            85,800

July                           87,612               197            87,415
August                         88,920               589            88,330
September                      89,667               953            88,715
October                        90,769               514            90,255
November                       92,082               922            91,161
December                       93,466               753            92,713

2000

Jan.- Dec. (R)              1,222,367             6,003         1,216,364
Jan.- (R)                      94,415               693            93,723
January (R)                    94,415               693            93,723
February (R)                   95,581               860            94,721
March (R)                      99,706               674            99,032
April (R)                      99,506               251            99,255
May (R)                        99,269               265            99,004
June (R)                      103,375               403           102,972

July (R)                      103,665               173           103,492
August (R)                    104,702               325           104,377
September (R)                 107,210               618           106,592
October (R)                   106,279               607           105,672
November (R)                  104,974               623           104,351
December (R)                  103,683               510           103,173

2001

Jan.-                         104,205               505           103,700
January                       104,205               505           103,700
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
December data as published last month.
                              104,101               536           103,565

NOTE:    See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what
is included in the Net Adjustments.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1999 TO DECEMBER 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)


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)   772,514      -9,136       781,650      47,738     171,944
Jan.- (R)        60,300      -1,009        61,309       3,930      13,271
January (R)      60,300      -1,009        61,309       3,930      13,271
February (R)     60,873      -1,108        61,981       3,843      13,850
March (R)        62,492        -576        63,068       3,931      14,637
April (R)        62,544        -542        63,087       3,829      13,716
May (R)          62,728        -697        63,425       3,956      13,737
June (R)         66,446        -889        67,336       3,978      14,266

July (R)         65,075        -541        65,616       4,063      13,975
August (R)       67,952        -761        68,713       4,258      14,831
September (R)    67,815        -582        68,397       4,133      15,288
October (R)      66,325        -823        67,148       3,987      15,032
November (R)     65,850        -836        66,686       3,891      15,121
December (R)     64,114        -772        64,886       3,938      14,218

2001

Jan.-            64,705        -793        65,499       3,946      14,109
January          64,705        -793        65,499       3,946      14,109
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Exports Continued


               Total    End-Use Commodity Category
               Census     Capital     Autmotive     Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles, etc.   Goods       Goods


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)   781,650     356,573        79,916      89,077      36,402
Jan.- (R)        61,309      27,430         6,643       7,031       3,003
January (R)      61,309      27,430         6,643       7,031       3,003
February (R)     61,981      26,974         6,557       7,377       3,380
March (R)        63,068      27,178         6,909       7,424       2,989
April (R)        63,087      29,058         6,424       7,216       2,842
May (R)          63,425      29,057         6,576       7,167       2,932
June (R)         67,336      31,126         7,040       7,756       3,170

July (R)         65,616      30,664         6,462       7,558       2,894
August (R)       68,713      31,815         7,141       7,694       2,973
September (R)    68,397      31,686         6,637       7,673       2,979
October (R)      67,148      31,066         6,689       7,269       3,104
November (R)     66,686      30,659         6,454       7,429       3,132
December (R)     64,886      29,861         6,384       7,482       3,002

2001

Jan.-            65,499      30,820         5,841       7,829       2,953
January          65,499      30,820         5,841       7,829       2,953
February
March
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)

2000

Jan.- Dec.(R) 1,222,367       6,003     1,216,364      45,966     297,919
Jan.- (R)        94,415         693        93,723       3,648      21,847
January (R)      94,415         693        93,723       3,648      21,847
February (R)     95,581         860        94,721       3,668      23,577
March (R)        99,706         674        99,032       3,827      24,596
April (R)        99,506         251        99,255       3,769      23,399
May (R)          99,269         265        99,004       3,802      23,942
June (R)        103,375         403       102,972       3,836      25,446

July (R)        103,665         173       103,492       3,930      25,818
August (R)      104,702         325       104,377       3,966      25,111
September (R)   107,210         618       106,592       3,928      26,532
October (R)     106,279         607       105,672       3,824      26,086
November (R)    104,974         623       104,351       3,982      25,098
December (R)    103,683         510       103,173       3,784      26,468

2001

Jan.-           104,205         505       103,700       3,953      26,660
January         104,205         505       103,700       3,953      26,660
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued


               Total    End-Use Commodity Category
               Census     Capital     Autmotive     Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles, etc.   Goods       Goods

2000

Jan.- Dec.(R) 1,216,364     352,219       196,283     275,518      48,459
Jan.- (R)        93,723      26,567        16,363      21,419       3,878
January (R)      93,723      26,567        16,363      21,419       3,878
February (R)     94,721      26,792        15,594      21,193       3,897
March (R)        99,032      27,769        16,371      22,550       3,920
April (R)        99,255      28,689        16,500      22,951       3,947
May (R)          99,004      28,832        15,619      23,044       3,765
June (R)        102,972      29,664        16,740      23,143       4,143

July (R)        103,492      29,573        16,999      23,081       4,092
August (R)      104,377      30,789        16,917      23,297       4,296
September (R)   106,592      31,549        16,725      23,699       4,158
October (R)     105,672      31,099        16,770      23,827       4,066
November (R)    104,351      30,355        16,532      24,132       4,251
December (R)    103,173      30,541        15,153      23,183       4,046

2001

Jan.-           103,700      29,049        15,393      24,513       4,132
January         103,700      29,049        15,393      24,513       4,132
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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)                 January     December      Monthly
                                       2001        2000 (R)     Change

Total, Balance Of Payments Basis         64,705       64,114          591
Net Adjustments                            -793         -772          -22
Total, Census Basis                      65,499       64,886          613

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,946        3,938            8

Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        331          260           71
Soybeans                                    438          381           57
Meat, poultry, etc.                         680          639           41
Sorghum, barley, oats                        77           62           15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  51           43            8
Vegetables                                  255          248            7
Corn                                        348          341            6
Wine and related products                    67           61            6
Rice                                         99           96            4
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          50           48            3
Dairy products and eggs                      58           64           -6
Nuts                                        107          117          -10
Other foods                                 316          329          -13
Oilseeds, food oils                          86          101          -15
Bakery products                             174          191          -17
Fish and shellfish                          249          273          -24
Fruits,  frozen juices                      319          355          -37
Wheat                                       241          328          -88

Industrial supplies and materials        14,109       14,218         -109

Nonmonetary gold                            481          610         -129
Other industrial supplies                 1,259        1,324          -66
Petroleum products, other                   666          728          -63
Fuel oil                                    180          236          -56
Finished metal shapes                       782          830          -49
Mineral supplies-manufactured               310          340          -31
Manmade cloth                               395          424          -29
Natural gas liquids                          77          103          -26
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                95          118          -23
Nuclear fuel materials                       53           74          -21
Hides and skins                             139          154          -15
Aluminum and alumina                        270          283          -13
Finished textile supplies                   153          164          -11
Cotton fiber cloth                          212          218           -6
Industrial rubber products                  210          216           -6
Wood supplies, manufactured                  80           85           -5
Logs and lumber                             330          335           -4
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     119          120           -1
Nontextile floor tiles                       31           32           -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     99          100           -1
Hair, waste materials                        49           50           -1
Copper                                      101          100            1
Crude oil                                    20           19            2
Nonmetallic minerals                         30           27            2
Iron and steel products, other              263          260            3
Synthetic rubber-primary                    142          139            3
Leather and furs                             93           89            4
Gas-natural                                  38           34            4
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       377          369            7
Chemicals-other                           1,184        1,177            8
Chemicals-inorganic                         374          365            9
Electric energy                             150          138           11
Chemicals-fertilizers                       309          298           11
Coal and fuels, other                       113          100           13
Tapes, audio and visual                     121          107           14
Shingles, molding, wallboard                178          163           16
Agriculture-manufactured, other             120          104           16
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              131          115           16
Steelmaking materials                       144          121           23
Iron and steel mill products                293          266           26
Newsprint                                   750          721           29
Plastic materials                         1,176        1,146           30
Precious metals, other                      248          217           31
Cotton, raw                                 113           80           33
Chemicals-organic                         1,304        1,262           42
Metallurgical grade coal                    122           79           43
Nonferrous metals, other                    228          177           51

Capital goods, except automotive         30,820       29,861          959

Industrial machines, other                2,591        2,329          262
Semiconductors                            5,170        4,975          195
Telecommunications equipment              2,761        2,575          186
Computer accessories                      3,821        3,705          116
Civilian aircraft                         1,591        1,485          106
Medicinal equipment                       1,306        1,223           83
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,160        1,100           60
Railway transportation equipment            169          110           59
Materials handling equipment                482          431           51
Generators, accessories                     650          606           44
Photo, service industry machinery           523          494           29
Drilling & oilfield equipment               492          464           28
Specialized mining                           60           33           27
Business machines and equipment             285          259           26
Metalworking machine tools                  640          622           18
Computers                                 1,001          992            9
Textile, sewing machines                     97           91            6
Marine engines, parts                        67           61            6
Vessels, excluding scrap                      4          (-)            4
Spacraft, excluding military                  2          (-)            2
Wood, glass, plastic                        256          254            1
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,158        1,157            1
Commercial vessels, other                    13           13          (-)
Agricultural machinery, equipment           289          289          (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                     165          184          -19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   72          100          -28
Electric apparatus                        2,396        2,430          -34
Pulp and paper machinery                    233          271          -38
Laboratory testing instruments              469          520          -51
Industrial engines                        1,025        1,080          -56
Excavating machinery                        482          542          -59
Measuring, testing, control instrum       1,392        1,466          -75

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         5,841        6,384         -543

Consumer goods                            7,829        7,482          347

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             332          201          131
Other household goods                       708          580          128
Gem diamonds                                441          380           60
Household appliances                        469          419           49
Tobacco, manufactured                       372          338           34
Jewelry, etc                                232          206           25
Musical instruments                         125          100           25
Books, printed matter                       359          336           23
Toys/games/sporting goods                   486          465           21
Furniture, household goods, etc.            229          212           18
Rugs                                        123          113           10
Stereo equipment, etc.                      160          156            4
Glassware, chinaware                         35           35            1
Pleasure boats and motors                    86           86          (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          24           24           -1
Sports apparel and gear                      32           34           -3
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           374          377           -3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     70           75           -5
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          127          133           -5
Writing and art supplies                    451          459           -8
Toiletries and cosmetics                    344          362          -18
Numismatic coins                              6           36          -30
Records, tapes, and disks                   294          324          -30
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,271        1,303          -32
Apparel, household goods - textile          679          726          -47

Other goods                               2,953        3,002          -49
____________________________________


              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001       2000 (R)      Change

Total, Balance Of Payments Basis         64,705       60,300        4,406
Net Adjustments                            -793       -1,009          216
Total, Census Basis                      65,499       61,309        4,190

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,946        3,930           16

Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        331          269           62
Soybeans                                    438          393           46
Meat, poultry, etc.                         680          729          -48
Sorghum, barley, oats                        77           71            6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  51           35           16
Vegetables                                  255          235           20
Corn                                        348          411          -63
Wine and related products                    67           76          -10
Rice                                         99          106           -6
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          50           40           10
Dairy products and eggs                      58           49            8
Nuts                                        107          115           -8
Other foods                                 316          313            3
Oilseeds, food oils                          86          110          -23
Bakery products                             174          148           26
Fish and shellfish                          249          248            1
Fruits,  frozen juices                      319          324           -6
Wheat                                       241          258          -18

Industrial supplies and materials        14,109       13,271          838

Nonmonetary gold                            481          727         -247
Other industrial supplies                 1,259        1,204           55
Petroleum products, other                   666          533          133
Fuel oil                                    180          188           -8
Finished metal shapes                       782          783           -2
Mineral supplies-manufactured               310          265           44
Manmade cloth                               395          340           55
Natural gas liquids                          77           91          -13
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                95          117          -21
Nuclear fuel materials                       53           84          -31
Hides and skins                             139          103           36
Aluminum and alumina                        270          277           -7
Finished textile supplies                   153          146            7
Cotton fiber cloth                          212          170           42
Industrial rubber products                  210          201            8
Wood supplies, manufactured                  80           79            1
Logs and lumber                             330          359          -29
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     119          101           18
Nontextile floor tiles                       31           36           -5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     99           70           29
Hair, waste materials                        49           42            7
Copper                                      101          100            1
Crude oil                                    20          135         -114
Nonmetallic minerals                         30           34           -4
Iron and steel products, other              263          240           23
Synthetic rubber-primary                    142          124           18
Leather and furs                             93           70           22
Gas-natural                                  38           22           16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       377          385           -8
Chemicals-other                           1,184        1,022          163
Chemicals-inorganic                         374          307           66
Electric energy                             150           24          125
Chemicals-fertilizers                       309          329          -20
Coal and fuels, other                       113           97           15
Tapes, audio and visual                     121          138          -17
Shingles, molding, wallboard                178          164           15
Agriculture-manufactured, other             120           99           22
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              131          121           10
Steelmaking materials                       144          129           14
Iron and steel mill products                293          298           -5
Newsprint                                   750          764          -13
Plastic materials                         1,176        1,008          168
Precious metals, other                      248          222           26
Cotton, raw                                 113          100           13
Chemicals-organic                         1,304        1,136          167
Metallurgical grade coal                    122          110           12
Nonferrous metals, other                    228          178           50

Capital goods, except automotive         30,820       27,430        3,390

Industrial machines, other                2,591        2,156          435
Semiconductors                            5,170        4,380          790
Telecommunications equipment              2,761        2,600          161
Computer accessories                      3,821        3,112          708
Civilian aircraft                         1,591        2,303         -713
Medicinal equipment                       1,306        1,050          257
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,160          886          274
Railway transportation equipment            169          102           67
Materials handling equipment                482          404           78
Generators, accessories                     650          482          168
Photo, service industry machinery           523          510           13
Drilling & oilfield equipment               492          319          173
Specialized mining                           60           34           27
Business machines and equipment             285          243           42
Metalworking machine tools                  640          555           85
Computers                                 1,001          821          180
Textile, sewing machines                     97           93            4
Marine engines, parts                        67           53           14
Vessels, excluding scrap                      4            1            3
Spacraft, excluding military                  2            2          (-)
Wood, glass, plastic                        256          259           -4
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,158        1,083           74
Commercial vessels, other                    13           72          -59
Agricultural machinery, equipment           289          249           40
Food, tobacco machinery                     165          139           26
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   72           94          -22
Electric apparatus                        2,396        2,060          336
Pulp and paper machinery                    233          265          -32
Laboratory testing instruments              469          394           75
Industrial engines                        1,025          984           40
Excavating machinery                        482          546          -63
Measuring, testing, control instrum       1,392        1,178          213

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         5,841        6,643         -802

Consumer goods                            7,829        7,031          798

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             332          312           21
Other household goods                       708          535          174
Gem diamonds                                441          295          146
Household appliances                        469          395           74
Tobacco, manufactured                       372          273           99
Jewelry, etc                                232          201           31
Musical instruments                         125           91           34
Books, printed matter                       359          342           17
Toys/games/sporting goods                   486          506          -20
Furniture, household goods, etc.            229          197           32
Rugs                                        123          115            8
Stereo equipment, etc.                      160          171          -11
Glassware, chinaware                         35           46          -11
Pleasure boats and motors                    86           93           -7
Nursery stock, etc.                          24           27           -3
Sports apparel and gear                      32           38           -6
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           374          379           -6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     70           63            7
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          127          123            4
Writing and art supplies                    451          455           -4
Toiletries and cosmetics                    344          271           73
Numismatic coins                              6            6          (-)
Records, tapes, and disks                   294          295          (-)
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,271        1,071          200
Apparel, household goods - textile          679          731          -52

Other goods                               2,953        3,003          -50

(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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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)                 January     December      Monthly
                                       2001        2000 (R)     Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        104,205      103,683          522
Net Adjustments                             505          510           -4
Total, Census Basis                     103,700      103,173          527

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,953        3,784          170

Fish and shellfish                          864          795           69
Meat products                               515          467           48
Wine and related products                   428          393           35
Cane and beet sugar                          51           28           23
Dairy products and eggs                      83           64           19
Vegetables                                  333          316           17
Bakery products                             257          243           14
Cocoa beans                                  37           23           13
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    141          129           12
Tea, spices, etc.                            73           66            7
Other foods                                 243          237            6
Fruits, frozen juices                       411          408            3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  35           40           -5
Nuts                                         55           69          -13
Food oils, oilseeds                          92          106          -15
Green coffee                                 95          115          -20
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              242          285          -43

Industrial supplies and materials        26,660       26,468          193

Fuel oil                                  1,753        1,387          366
Petroleum products, other                 1,661        1,305          355
Chemicals-organic                         1,353        1,189          164
Liquified petroleum gases                   596          450          146
Chemicals-fertilizers                       385          289           96
Nuclear fuel materials                      268          189           79
Copper                                      323          254           69
Bauxite and aluminum                        508          442           66
Other precious metals                       699          657           42
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       312          272           39
Steelmaking materials                       194          162           32
Industrial supplies, other                1,196        1,164           32
Plastic materials                           634          603           30
Shingles, wallboard                         560          532           28
Newsprint                                   333          308           26
Iron and steel, advanced                    400          375           25
Nonferrous metals, other                    165          142           23
Finished metal shapes                       633          615           18
Paper and paper products                    533          518           15
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 189          175           14
Tin                                          30           16           14
Plywood and veneers                         121          109           12
Coal and related fuels                       72           61           10
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         314          307            8
Cotton, natural fibers                       13            7            6
Nontextile floor tiles                      164          159            5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   121          119            2
Hair, waste materials                        34           33            1
Finished textile supplies                   175          173            1
Synthetic cloth                             353          352            1
Leather and furs                             94           95           -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   293          295           -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       198          199           -2
Chemicals-inorganic                         372          374           -2
Hides and skins                              14           16           -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 46           49           -4
Zinc                                         87           93           -6
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     469          477           -8
Lumber                                      516          527          -12
Wool, silk, etc.                             62           74          -12
Materials, excluding chemicals              144          156          -13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           74          -13
Nickel                                       96          109          -13
Natural rubber                               54           68          -14
Nonmonetary gold                            179          210          -31
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             362          405          -43
Electric energy                             308          408         -100
Farming materials, livestock                 69          204         -136
Iron and steel mill products                665          801         -136
Gas-natural                               1,860        2,125         -265
Crude oil                                 6,623        7,342         -720

Capital goods, except automotive         29,049       30,541       -1,492

Telecommunications equipment              2,731        3,698         -968
Civilian aircraft                         1,034        1,669         -635
Semiconductors                            3,933        4,261         -328
Industrial machines, other                1,607        1,708         -101
Electric apparatus                        2,384        2,443          -58
Measuring, testing, control instrum         839          885          -46
Computer accessories                      6,041        6,085          -44
Pulp and paper machinery                    349          391          -42
Generators, accessories                   1,001        1,037          -36
Business machines and equipment             473          494          -21
Specialized mining                           24           29           -5
Textile, sewing machines                    124          128           -4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   55           56           -2
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                3            1            2
Commercial vessels, other                     6            3            4
Wood, glass, plastic                        424          408           15
Excavating machinery                        393          377           16
Laboratory testing instruments              301          282           19
Marine engines, parts                       105           83           21
Materials handling equipment                572          551           22
Railway transportation equipment            150          122           28
Drilling & oilfield equipment               120           92           28
Food, tobacco machinery                     160          132           28
Engines-civilian aircraft                   776          736           40
Photo, service industry                     788          741           47
Metalworking machine tools                  770          716           54
Parts-civilian aircraft                     497          442           55
Agricultural machinery, equipment           385          315           70
Industrial engines                          900          827           73
Computers                                 1,037          915          122
Medicinal equipment                       1,070          914          156

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,393       15,153          240

Consumer goods                           24,513       23,183        1,331

Other household goods                     2,335        1,641          694
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             960          573          387
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,379        2,126          253
Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,046        2,924          122
Footwear                                  1,057          987           70
Motorcycles and parts                       282          216           66
Writing and art supplies                    807          764           44
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,994        1,960           35
Household appliances                        687          656           31
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,192        2,162           30
Books, printed matter                       287          259           28
Toiletries and cosmetics                    310          284           26
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    375          358           16
Records, tapes, and disks                   108           96           12
Pleasure boats and motors                   192          183            9
Apparel, household goods - wool             279          271            9
Gem stones, other                           146          138            8
Photo equipment                             210          205            5
Musical instruments                         128          126            2
Glassware, chinaware                        211          210            1
Nursery stock, etc.                          96           95            1
Rugs                                        125          127           -2
Camping apparel and gear                    499          502           -2
Numismatic coins                              8           12           -4
Stereo equipment, etc                       754          765          -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,171        1,217          -47
Jewelry                                     737          789          -52
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          506          582          -76
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,814        1,917         -103
Gem diamonds                                816        1,039         -223

Other Goods                               4,132        4,046           86
___________________________________


              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001       2000 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        104,205       94,415        9,790
Net Adjustments                             505          693         -188
Total, Census Basis                     103,700       93,723        9,977

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,953        3,648          305

Fish and shellfish                          864          740          123
Meat products                               515          386          129
Wine and related products                   428          383           45
Cane and beet sugar                          51           14           36
Dairy products and eggs                      83           86           -2
Vegetables                                  333          272           60
Bakery products                             257          237           20
Cocoa beans                                  37           52          -15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    141          109           32
Tea, spices, etc.                            73           70            4
Other foods                                 243          241            1
Fruits, frozen juices                       411          377           35
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  35           40           -5
Nuts                                         55           65          -10
Food oils, oilseeds                          92          113          -21
Green coffee                                 95          212         -117
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              242          253          -10
Industrial supplies and materials        26,660       21,847        4,813
Fuel oil                                  1,753          827          926
Petroleum products, other                 1,661          887          773
Chemicals-organic                         1,353          866          487
Liquified petroleum gases                   596          340          256
Chemicals-fertilizers                       385          238          147
Nuclear fuel materials                      268          160          108
Copper                                      323          254           68
Bauxite and aluminum                        508          636         -129
Other precious metals                       699          292          407
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       312          266           46
Steelmaking materials                       194          285          -91

Industrial supplies, other                1,196        1,099           97

Plastic materials                           634          586           48
Shingles, wallboard                         560          629          -69
Newsprint                                   333          286           47
Iron and steel, advanced                    400          370           31
Nonferrous metals, other                    165          154           11
Finished metal shapes                       633          556           77
Paper and paper products                    533          542           -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 189          230          -41
Tin                                          30           27            3
Plywood and veneers                         121          131          -10
Coal and related fuels                       72           63            9
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         314          303           11
Cotton, natural fibers                       13           12            1
Nontextile floor tiles                      164          169           -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                   121          101           20
Hair, waste materials                        34           36           -2
Finished textile supplies                   175          165           10
Synthetic cloth                             353          374          -21
Leather and furs                             94           85            9
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   293          265           29
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       198          215          -17
Chemicals-inorganic                         372          392          -20
Hides and skins                              14           13            1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 46           40            6
Zinc                                         87          114          -27
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     469          457           12
Lumber                                      516          720         -204
Wool, silk, etc.                             62           65           -3
Materials, excluding chemicals              144          142            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           55            6
Nickel                                       96          108          -12
Natural rubber                               54           81          -27
Nonmonetary gold                            179          220          -41
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             362          357            5
Electric energy                             308          129          179
Farming materials, livestock                 69           74           -5
Iron and steel mill products                665          889         -224
Gas-natural                               1,860          661        1,199
Crude oil                                 6,623        5,881          741

Capital goods, except automotive         29,049       26,567        2,482

Telecommunications equipment              2,731        2,585          146
Civilian aircraft                         1,034          762          272
Semiconductors                            3,933        3,599          334
Industrial machines, other                1,607        1,379          228
Electric apparatus                        2,384        2,198          186
Measuring, testing, control instrum         839          745           94
Computer accessories                      6,041        5,894          146
Pulp and paper machinery                    349          355           -5
Generators, accessories                   1,001          883          118
Business machines and equipment             473          539          -66
Specialized mining                           24           26           -2
Textile, sewing machines                    124          142          -19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   55           70          -16
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                3            1            2
Commercial vessels, other                     6            3            4
Wood, glass, plastic                        424          421            3
Excavating machinery                        393          388            5
Laboratory testing instruments              301          220           81
Marine engines, parts                       105           75           30
Materials handling equipment                572          492           80
Railway transportation equipment            150          104           46
Drilling & oilfield equipment               120           73           47
Food, tobacco machinery                     160          115           45
Engines-civilian aircraft                   776          676          100
Photo, service industry                     788          693           95
Metalworking machine tools                  770          644          125
Parts-civilian aircraft                     497          420           77
Agricultural machinery, equipment           385          334           51
Industrial engines                          900          813           88
Computers                                 1,037        1,116          -79
Medicinal equipment                       1,070          803          267

Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,393       16,363         -970

Consumer goods                           24,513       21,419        3,095

Other household goods                     2,335        1,622          714
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             960          748          212
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,379        1,632          747
Apparel, household goods - cotton         3,046        2,648          398
Footwear                                  1,057          972           85
Motorcycles and parts                       282          192           90
Writing and art supplies                    807          800            7
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,994        1,758          236
Household appliances                        687          696           -9
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,192        1,928          264
Books, printed matter                       287          263           25
Toiletries and cosmetics                    310          255           55
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    375          356           19
Records, tapes, and disks                   108          117           -9
Pleasure boats and motors                   192          157           35
Apparel, household goods - wool             279          274            5
Gem stones, other                           146          136           10
Photo equipment                             210          212           -2
Musical instruments                         128          124            4
Glassware, chinaware                        211          186           25
Nursery stock, etc.                          96          101           -6
Rugs                                        125          108           17
Camping apparel and gear                    499          448           51
Numismatic coins                              8           16           -8
Stereo equipment, etc                       754          775          -21
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,171        1,061          110
Jewelry                                     737          717           20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          506          509           -3
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,814        1,672          142
Gem diamonds                                816          934         -118

Other Goods                               4,132        3,878          254

(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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1999 TO DECEMBER 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


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)           -449,853      -15,139     -108,077     -326,638
Jan.- (R)                -34,116       -1,702       -6,989      -25,425

January (R)              -34,116       -1,702       -6,989      -25,425
February (R)             -34,708       -1,968       -8,631      -24,109
March (R)                -37,215       -1,251       -8,715      -27,249
April (R)                -36,962         -794       -8,149      -28,019
May (R)                  -36,541         -962       -8,625      -26,954
June (R)                 -36,929       -1,293       -9,923      -25,714

July (R)                 -38,590         -714       -9,793      -28,084
August (R)               -36,751       -1,086       -9,279      -26,385
September (R)            -39,395       -1,200       -9,680      -28,515
October (R)              -39,954       -1,430       -9,602      -28,922
November (R)             -39,124       -1,459       -9,294      -28,371
December (R)             -39,569       -1,281       -9,397      -28,890


2001

Jan.-                    -39,500       -1,299       -9,689      -28,513

January                  -39,500       -1,299       -9,689      -28,513
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
______________________________________________


                       Exports

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)            772,514       -9,136       12,004      769,646
Jan.-(R)                  60,300       -1,009          946       60,363

January (R)               60,300       -1,009          946       60,363
February (R)              60,873       -1,108          776       61,205
March (R)                 62,492         -576        1,009       62,059
April (R)                 62,544         -542          957       62,129
May (R)                   62,728         -697          869       62,557
June (R)                  66,446         -889          798       66,537

July (R)                  65,075         -541          875       64,741
August (R)                67,952         -761        1,043       67,669
September (R)             67,815         -582        1,143       67,254
October (R)               66,325         -823        1,418       65,730
November (R)              65,850         -836        1,082       65,603
December (R)              64,114         -772        1,087       63,799


2001

Jan.-                     64,705         -793          943       64,555

January                   64,705         -793          943       64,555
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________


                       Imports

                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)          1,222,367        6,003      120,081    1,096,283
Jan.-(R)                  94,415          693        7,935       85,787

January (R)               94,415          693        7,935       85,787
February (R)              95,581          860        9,407       85,314
March (R)                 99,706          674        9,724       89,308
April (R)                 99,506          251        9,106       90,149
May (R)                   99,269          265        9,493       89,511
June (R)                 103,375          403       10,721       92,251

July (R)                 103,665          173       10,668       92,825
August (R)               104,702          325       10,323       94,054
September (R)            107,210          618       10,823       95,769
October (R)              106,279          607       11,020       94,651
November (R)             104,974          623       10,376       93,975
December (R)             103,683          510       10,484       92,689


2001

Jan.-                    104,205          505       10,632       93,068

January                  104,205          505       10,632       93,068
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.

(1)  The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification
system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those
aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some
products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in
"Manufactured Goods".

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 2000 TO JANUARY 2001
            1996 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


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)         854,867         61,560        177,648        412,525
Jan.-(R)               66,943          5,082         14,092         31,217
January (R)            66,943          5,082         14,092         31,217
February (R)           67,778          4,893         14,617         31,105
March (R)              68,988          4,999         15,260         31,588
April (R)              68,970          4,847         14,133         33,696
May (R)                69,137          4,998         14,124         33,547
June (R)               73,577          5,069         14,677         36,058

July (R)               71,986          5,421         14,353         35,494
August (R)             75,491          5,825         15,203         36,870
September (R)          74,959          5,473         15,602         36,800
October (R)            73,369          5,088         15,312         36,129
November (R)           72,820          4,938         15,608         35,455
December (R)           70,850          4,927         14,666         34,568

2001

Jan.-                  71,629          4,907         14,572         35,697
January                71,629          4,907         14,572         35,697
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Exports Continued


                    Total     End-Use Commodity Category
                   Census       Automotive      Consumer         Other
    Period        Basis(1)    Vehicles, etc.      Goods          Goods


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)         854,867         77,987         88,238         36,909
Jan.- (R)              66,943          6,504          6,969          3,079
January (R)            66,943          6,504          6,969          3,079
February (R)           67,778          6,421          7,291          3,450
March (R)              68,988          6,740          7,357          3,045
April (R)              68,970          6,271          7,145          2,878
May (R)                69,137          6,417          7,089          2,963
June (R)               73,577          6,871          7,698          3,203

July (R)               71,986          6,308          7,472          2,939
August (R)             75,491          6,960          7,609          3,023
September (R)          74,959          6,465          7,604          3,015
October (R)            73,369          6,513          7,199          3,127
November (R)           72,820          6,293          7,365          3,161
December (R)           70,850          6,224          7,439          3,026

2001

Jan.-                  71,629          5,701          7,779          2,973
January                71,629          5,701          7,779          2,973
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________


                   Imports

                              End-Use Commodity Category
                    Total         Foods,
                   Census        Feeds, &      Industrial       Capital
    Period        Basis(1)       Beverages     Supplies(2)       Goods


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)       1,311,224         48,027        260,826        472,228
Jan.- (R)             102,361          3,743         21,009         35,243
January (R)           102,361          3,743         21,009         35,243
February (R)          102,160          3,804         21,467         35,501
March (R)             106,263          4,002         21,918         36,730
April (R)             107,551          3,889         21,474         38,011
May (R)               107,458          4,014         21,826         38,393
June (R)              111,008          4,058         22,181         39,883

July (R)              111,141          4,128         22,197         39,897
August (R)            112,852          4,163         21,734         41,646
September (R)         114,600          4,129         22,254         42,764
October (R)           113,493          3,980         21,829         42,107
November (R)          112,266          4,232         21,093         41,012
December (R)          110,071          3,885         21,844         41,042

2001

Jan.-                 111,107          4,069         22,851         39,175
January               111,107          4,069         22,851         39,175
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued



                    Total     End-Use Commodity Category
                   Census       Automotive
    Period        Basis(1)    Vehicles, etc.    Consumer         Other


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)       1,311,224        192,658        287,946         49,539
Jan.- (R)             102,361         16,110         22,262          3,994
January (R)           102,361         16,110         22,262          3,994
February (R)          102,160         15,350         22,038          4,000
March (R)             106,263         16,099         23,495          4,018
April (R)             107,551         16,229         23,903          4,045
May (R)               107,458         15,319         24,046          3,861
June (R)              111,008         16,408         24,237          4,242

July (R)              111,141         16,648         24,098          4,173
August (R)            112,852         16,584         24,342          4,383
September (R)         114,600         16,406         24,807          4,241
October (R)           113,493         16,435         24,989          4,153
November (R)          112,266         16,204         25,374          4,352
December (R)          110,071         14,866         24,355          4,078

2001

Jan.-                 111,107         15,090         25,751          4,171
January               111,107         15,090         25,751          4,171
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed
 to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
 (2) Includes petroleum and petroleum products.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1999 TO JANUARY 2001
            1996 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


1999

Jan.- Dec.                      -386,976         -71,975        -315,001
Jan.-                            -27,959          -6,156         -21,803
January                          -27,959          -6,156         -21,803
February                         -29,954          -5,942         -24,012
March                            -29,795          -6,041         -23,754
April                            -30,174          -6,206         -23,968
May                              -31,550          -6,441         -25,109
June                             -34,531          -6,461         -28,070

July                             -35,123          -6,443         -28,680
August                           -33,466          -6,272         -27,193
September                        -31,635          -5,973         -25,662
October                          -34,083          -5,624         -28,459
November                         -35,035          -5,572         -29,463
December                         -33,671          -4,842         -28,828

2000

Jan.- Dec.                      -456,357         -75,724        -380,633
Jan.-                            -35,418          -5,618         -29,800
January                          -35,418          -5,618         -29,800
February                         -34,382          -6,304         -28,079
March                            -37,274          -6,145         -31,130
April                            -38,581          -6,180         -32,401
May                              -38,321          -6,565         -31,756
June                             -37,432          -6,946         -30,486

July                             -39,155          -6,611         -32,544
August                           -37,361          -6,506         -30,855
September                        -39,641          -6,222         -33,419
October                          -40,125          -6,152         -33,973
November                         -39,447          -5,966         -33,481
December (R)                     -39,220          -6,510         -32,710

2001

Jan.-                            -39,478          -7,419         -32,059
January                          -39,478          -7,419         -32,059
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________


                             Exports


                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum


1999

Jan.- Dec.                       761,523           9,764         751,759
Jan.-                             60,737             738          59,999
January                           60,737             738          59,999
February                          60,333             622          59,711
March                             60,872             725          60,147
April                             61,757             775          60,982
May                               61,926             824          61,102
June                              62,520             798          61,721

July                              63,206             743          62,463
August                            65,108             844          64,264
September                         66,359             836          65,522
October                           65,473             951          64,523
November                          65,497             911          64,586
December                          67,735             996          66,739

2000

Jan.- Dec.                       854,867           9,982         844,885
Jan.-                             66,943             906          66,038
January                           66,943             906          66,038
February                          67,778             732          67,045
March                             68,988             814          68,175
April                             68,970             875          68,095
May                               69,137             775          68,362
June                              73,577             698          72,879

July                              71,986             736          71,250
August                            75,491             848          74,642
September                         74,959             836          74,123
October                           73,369           1,076          72,292
November                          72,820             835          71,985
December (R)                      70,850             851          69,999

2001

Jan.-                             71,629             750          70,879
January                           71,629             750          70,879
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________


                             Imports


                              Total
                             Census                            Non-
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum


1999

Jan.- Dec.                     1,148,499          81,739       1,066,760
Jan.-                             88,696           6,895          81,801
January                           88,696           6,895          81,801
February                          90,287           6,564          83,723
March                             90,667           6,766          83,901
April                             91,931           6,982          84,950
May                               93,476           7,265          86,211
June                              97,051           7,259          89,792

July                              98,329           7,186          91,143
August                            98,573           7,116          91,457
September                         97,994           6,810          91,184
October                           99,556           6,575          92,981
November                         100,533           6,483          94,049
December                         101,406           5,839          95,568

2000

Jan.- Dec.                     1,311,224          85,706       1,225,518
Jan.-                            102,361           6,524          95,838
January                          102,361           6,524          95,838
February                         102,160           7,036          95,124
March                            106,263           6,959          99,304
April                            107,551           7,055         100,496
May                              107,458           7,340         100,118
June                             111,008           7,644         103,365

July                             111,141           7,346         103,795
August                           112,852           7,354         105,497
September                        114,600           7,058         107,542
October                          113,493           7,228         106,265
November                         112,266           6,801         105,466
December (R)                     110,071           7,362         102,709

2001

Jan.-                            111,107           8,169         102,938
January                          111,107           8,169         102,938
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

(1)  Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to convert
to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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


1999

Jan.- Dec.                   -345,559          -328,821
Jan.-                         -20,453           -19,330
January                       -20,453           -19,330
February                      -21,888           -20,570
March                         -24,433           -23,183
April                         -23,953           -22,697
May                           -25,826           -24,477
June                          -31,529           -30,055

July                          -35,007           -33,778
August                        -33,756           -32,310
September                     -32,913           -30,813
October                       -32,852           -31,487
November                      -33,817           -32,633
December                      -29,132           -27,489

2000

Jan.- Dec. (R)               -449,853          -434,714
Jan.-                         -31,849           -30,147
January                       -31,849           -30,147
February                      -32,465           -30,497
March                         -35,578           -34,327
April                         -32,822           -32,028
May                           -37,426           -36,464
June                          -37,185           -35,892

July                          -42,790           -42,077
August                        -41,063           -39,976
September                     -39,910           -38,710
October                       -44,530           -43,100
November                      -39,683           -38,224
December (R)                  -34,552           -33,271

2001

Jan.-                         -40,143           -38,845
January                       -40,143           -38,845
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

December data as published last month :
                              -34,167           -32,871
___________________________________


                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1999

Jan.- Dec.                    684,358           -11,439           695,797
Jan.-                          51,484              -952            52,436
January                        51,484              -952            52,436
February                       52,174            -1,105            53,279
March                          59,866            -1,023            60,889
April                          56,298              -985            57,283
May                            55,353            -1,136            56,489
June                           56,628            -1,197            57,825

July                           51,965            -1,033            52,998
August                         56,582              -857            57,439
September                      58,284            -1,147            59,431
October                        62,123              -850            62,973
November                       60,685              -263            60,948
December                       62,917              -891            63,808

2000

Jan.- Dec. (R)                772,514            -9,136           781,650
Jan.-                          56,212            -1,009            57,221
January                        56,212            -1,009            57,221
February                       60,217            -1,108            61,325
March                          68,164              -576            68,740
April                          62,244              -542            62,786
May                            63,565              -697            64,262
June                           67,382              -889            68,271

July                           59,167              -541            59,707
August                         67,204              -761            67,965
September                      67,057              -582            67,639
October                        69,548              -823            70,371
November                       67,074              -836            67,910
December (R)                   64,679              -772            65,451

2001

Jan.-                          61,622              -793            62,416
January                        61,622              -793            62,416
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

December data as published last month :
                               65,470              -760            66,230
____________________________________


                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1999

Jan.- Dec.                  1,029,917             5,299         1,024,618
Jan.-                          71,937               171            71,766
January                        71,937               171            71,766
February                       74,062               213            73,849
March                          84,299               226            84,072
April                          80,251               271            79,980
May                            81,178               213            80,965
June                           88,157               277            87,880

July                           86,972               197            86,775
August                         90,338               589            89,749
September                      91,197               953            90,244
October                        94,974               514            94,460
November                       94,502               922            93,581
December                       92,049               753            91,296

2000

Jan.- Dec. (R)              1,222,367             6,003         1,216,364
Jan.-                          88,061               693            87,368
January                        88,061               693            87,368
February                       92,682               860            91,822
March                         103,742               674           103,067
April                          95,066               251            94,815
May                           100,991               265           100,726
June                          104,567               403           104,164

July                          101,957               173           101,784
August                        108,266               325           107,941
September                     106,967               618           106,349
October                       114,078               607           113,471
November                      106,757               623           106,134
December (R)                   99,232               510            98,722

2001

Jan.-                         101,766               505           101,260
January                       101,766               505           101,260
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

December data as published last month :
                               99,637               536            99,101

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 2000 TO JANUARY 2001

(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)


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)    772,514       -9,136      781,650       47,738      171,944
Jan.-             56,212       -1,009       57,221        3,776       12,804
January           56,212       -1,009       57,221        3,776       12,804
February          60,217       -1,108       61,325        3,959       13,777
March             68,164         -576       68,740        4,321       15,613
April             62,244         -542       62,786        3,580       13,649
May               63,565         -697       64,262        3,678       14,101
June              67,382         -889       68,271        3,689       14,559

July              59,167         -541       59,707        3,718       13,263
August            67,204         -761       67,965        4,048       15,026
September         67,057         -582       67,639        3,920       14,904
October           69,548         -823       70,371        4,627       15,375
November          67,074         -836       67,910        4,354       15,128
December (R)      64,679         -772       65,451        4,068       13,746

2001

Jan.-             61,622         -793       62,416        3,889       13,831
January           61,622         -793       62,416        3,889       13,831
February
March
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


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)    781,650      356,573       79,916       89,077       36,402
Jan.-             57,221       25,338        6,015        6,346        2,942
January           57,221       25,338        6,015        6,346        2,942
February          61,325       26,005        7,070        7,231        3,284
March             68,740       30,034        7,824        7,939        3,010
April             62,786       28,704        6,876        7,056        2,922
May               64,262       28,843        7,362        7,289        2,988
June              68,271       31,537        7,203        8,088        3,194

July              59,707       28,455        4,482        6,925        2,864
August            67,965       31,479        6,700        7,795        2,917
September         67,639       31,665        6,442        7,765        2,943
October           70,371       32,181        7,099        7,963        3,126
November          67,910       30,597        6,909        7,700        3,221
December (R)      65,451       31,734        5,935        6,979        2,990

2001

Jan.-             62,416       29,064        5,549        7,190        2,892
January           62,416       29,064        5,549        7,190        2,892
February
March
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)


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)  1,222,367        6,003    1,216,364       45,966      297,919
Jan.-             88,061          693       87,368        3,546       21,467
January           88,061          693       87,368        3,546       21,467
February          92,682          860       91,822        3,509       22,791
March            103,742          674      103,067        4,020       25,511
April             95,066          251       94,815        3,682       23,107
May              100,991          265      100,726        3,978       24,953
June             104,567          403      104,164        3,874       25,647

July             101,957          173      101,784        3,782       25,927
August           108,266          325      107,941        3,943       25,834
September        106,967          618      106,349        3,713       25,673
October          114,078          607      113,471        4,106       26,607
November         106,757          623      106,134        4,061       24,790
December (R)      99,232          510       98,722        3,752       25,610

2001

Jan.-            101,766          505      101,260        3,921       27,274
January          101,766          505      101,260        3,921       27,274
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued


                Total    End-Use Commodity Category
               Census       Capital    Automotive    Consumer       Other
   Period     Basis(1)       Goods    Vehicles,etc.   Goods,        Goods


2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)  1,216,364      352,219      196,283      275,518       48,459
Jan.-             87,368       24,293       15,188       19,193        3,681
January           87,368       24,293       15,188       19,193        3,681
February          91,822       25,465       16,287       19,966        3,804
March            103,067       29,513       18,520       21,375        4,128
April             94,815       27,364       16,750       20,041        3,871
May              100,726       28,946       16,409       22,638        3,802
June             104,164       30,533       16,569       23,348        4,193

July             101,784       29,418       14,180       24,449        4,030
August           107,941       31,039       16,643       26,178        4,304
September        106,349       31,450       15,593       25,774        4,146
October          113,471       32,884       17,790       27,915        4,169
November         106,134       31,002       17,310       24,592        4,380
December (R)      98,722       30,313       15,045       20,049        3,952

2001

Jan.-            101,260       27,605       14,897       23,462        4,101
January          101,260       27,605       14,897       23,462        4,101
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 -- 2001

(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)                   January           December
                                          2001              2000

Total Balance of Payments Basis              -40,143     (R)   -34,552

Net Adjustments                               -1,299     (R)    -1,281

Total Census Basis                           -38,845     (R)   -33,271
North America                                 -7,876     (R)    -7,701
        Canada                                -5,774     (R)    -5,733
        Mexico                                -2,102            -1,967
Western Europe                                -5,620            -3,637
    Euro Area (2)                             -4,271            -3,232
    European Union                            -5,203            -3,335
        Austria                                  -95               -93
        Belgium                                  283               305
        Finland                                 -170              -100
        France                                  -905              -659
        Germany                               -2,297            -2,266
        Italy                                 -1,179            -1,076
        Netherlands                              988             1,216
        Spain                                    -37                63
        Sweden                                  -408              -507
        United Kingdom                          -482               449
        Other EU                                -903              -666
    European Free Trade
    Association                                 -289              -350
        Norway                                  -328              -294
        Switzerland                               66               -25
        Other EFTA                               -26               -31
    Other Western Europe                        -128                47
Eastern Europe/FSR                              -750              -627
        Hungary                                 -114              -224
        Poland                                    -9                -1
        Former Soviet Republics                 -554              -348
            Russia                              -496              -321
            Other FSR                            -58               -27
        Other EE                                 -73               -53
Pacific Rim Countries                        -17,628           -16,035
        Australia                                322               455
        China                                 -7,231            -6,060
        Japan                                 -5,871            -6,060
        Newly Industralized
        Countries(NICS)                       -2,590            -1,943
            Hong Kong                             63               628
            Korea                             -1,354            -1,277
            Singapore                            -52               -46
            Taiwan                            -1,247            -1,248
        Other Pacific Rim(3)                  -2,257            -2,427
South/Central America                         -1,821              -843
        Argentina                                114               130
        Brazil                                   -38               292
        Colombia                                -338              -223
        Other S/C A (3)                       -1,558            -1,042
OPEC                                          -4,211            -4,253
        Indonesia(3)                            -748              -685
        Nigeria                                 -794              -743
        Saudia Arabia                           -819              -853
        Venezuela(3)                          -1,231            -1,005
        Other OPEC                              -619              -965
Other Countries                               -2,917            -2,279
        Egypt                                    110               168
        South Africa                            -238               -59
        Other                                 -2,790            -2,388
Uniden. ctys (4)                                 (X)                18
Timing Adjustments                               (X)               395
____________________________________


                                        Exports

              Item(1)                   January           December
                                          2001              2000

Total Balance of Payments Basis               61,622     (R)    64,679

Net Adjustments                                 -793     (R)      -772

Total Census Basis                            62,416     (R)    65,451
North America                                 22,412     (R)    21,422
        Canada                                13,760     (R)    13,265
        Mexico                                 8,651             8,157
Western Europe                                15,157            16,697
    Euro Area (2)                              9,879            10,677
    European Union                            13,841            15,329
        Austria                                  214               176
        Belgium                                1,153             1,176
        Finland                                  133               156
        France                                 1,643             2,119
        Germany                                2,601             2,644
        Italy                                    923               965
        Netherlands                            1,821             1,978
        Spain                                    506               548
        Sweden                                   322               384
        United Kingdom                         3,402             4,017
        Other EU                               1,122             1,166
    European Free Trade
    Association                                1,052               995
        Norway                                   102               112
        Switzerland                              938               870
        Other EFTA                                11                14
    Other Western Europe                         264               373
Eastern Europe/FSR                               619               605
        Hungary                                   51                44
        Poland                                    70                75
        Former Soviet Republics                  381               361
            Russia                               198               189
            Other FSR                            182               172
        Other EE                                 117               125
Pacific Rim Countries                         15,808            17,707
        Australia                                863             1,038
        China                                  1,188             1,588
        Japan                                  5,272             5,975
        Newly Industralized
        Countries(NICS)                        6,461             7,064
            Hong Kong                          1,043             1,433
            Korea                              2,149             2,169
            Singapore                          1,447             1,547
            Taiwan                             1,822             1,915
        Other Pacific Rim(3)                   2,023             2,042
South/Central America                          4,751             5,240
        Argentina                                392               387
        Brazil                                 1,280             1,429
        Colombia                                 284               332
        Other S/C A (3)                        2,796             3,093
OPEC                                           1,608             1,593
        Indonesia(3)                             209               190
        Nigeria                                   66                60
        Saudia Arabia                            485               425
        Venezuela(3)                             455               594
        Other OPEC                               394               325
Other Countries                                2,725             2,937
        Egypt                                    184               258
        South Africa                             237               251
        Other                                  2,304             2,427
Uniden. ctys (4)                                 (X)                18
Timing Adjustments                               (X)                16
____________________________________


                                        Imports

              Item(1)                   January           December
                                          2001              2000

Total Balance of Payments Basis              101,766     (R)    99,232

Net Adjustments                                  505     (R)       510

Total Census Basis                           101,260     (R)    98,722
North America                                 30,288            29,122
        Canada                                19,534            18,999
        Mexico                                10,753            10,124
Western Europe                                20,777            20,334
    Euro Area (2)                             14,150            13,909
    European Union                            19,044            18,664
        Austria                                  309               268
        Belgium                                  870               871
        Finland                                  303               255
        France                                 2,548             2,777
        Germany                                4,898             4,911
        Italy                                  2,102             2,042
        Netherlands                              833               762
        Spain                                    543               485
        Sweden                                   730               891
        United Kingdom                         3,883             3,569
        Other EU                               2,025             1,832
    European Free Trade
    Association                                1,341             1,345
        Norway                                   431               405
        Switzerland                              872               895
        Other EFTA                                38                45
    Other Western Europe                         393               325
Eastern Europe/FSR                             1,370             1,232
        Hungary                                  165               269
        Poland                                    79                76
        Former Soviet Republics                  935               709
            Russia                               694               510
            Other FSR                            241               199
        Other EE                                 190               178
Pacific Rim Countries                         33,435            33,742
        Australia                                542               583
        China                                  8,419             7,648
        Japan                                 11,144            12,036
        Newly Industralized
        Countries(NICS)                        9,051             9,007
            Hong Kong                            980               806
            Korea                              3,502             3,446
            Singapore                          1,500             1,592
            Taiwan                             3,069             3,164
        Other Pacific Rim(3)                   4,280             4,468
South/Central America                          6,571             6,084
        Argentina                                278               257
        Brazil                                 1,318             1,137
        Colombia                                 622               555
        Other S/C A (3)                        4,354             4,135
OPEC                                           5,819             5,845
        Indonesia(3)                             957               876
        Nigeria                                  860               803
        Saudia Arabia                          1,304             1,278
        Venezuela(3)                           1,685             1,599
        Other OPEC                             1,013             1,290
Other Countries                                5,642             5,216
        Egypt                                     73                90
        South Africa                             475               311
        Other                                  5,093             4,815
Uniden. ctys (4)                                 (X)               (X)
Timing Adjustments                               (X)              -379

 (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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 -- 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)                   January           December
                                          2000              1999

Total Balance of Payments Basis              -31,849           -29,031

Net Adjustments                               -1,702            -1,644

Total Census Basis                           -30,147           -27,387
North America                                 -5,903            -4,175
        Canada                                -4,136            -3,331
        Mexico                                -1,767              -844
Western Europe                                -3,587            -3,829
    Euro Area (2)                             -3,671            -2,887
    European Union                            -3,861            -3,855
        Austria                                  -80               -53
        Belgium                                  271               340
        Finland                                 -149              -124
        France                                  -850              -288
        Germany                               -2,341            -2,797
        Italy                                 -1,027            -1,004
        Netherlands                              784               911
        Spain                                    -24               289
        Sweden                                  -271              -406
        United Kingdom                            50              -470
        Other EU                                -223              -253
    European Free Trade
    Association                                  157                 8
        Norway                                  -193              -233
        Switzerland                              380               266
        Other EFTA                               -29               -25
    Other Western Europe                         117                17
Eastern Europe/FSR                              -557              -800
        Hungary                                 -114              -171
        Poland                                   -27                -1
        Former Soviet Republics                 -347              -537
            Russia                              -306              -556
            Other FSR                            -42                20
        Other EE                                 -69               -91
Pacific Rim Countries                        -15,704           -15,994
        Australia                                481               516
        China                                 -6,030            -5,602
        Japan                                 -5,576            -7,015
        Newly Industralized
        Countries(NICS)                       -2,536            -1,806
            Hong Kong                            -56               324
            Korea                             -1,002              -831
            Singapore                           -182               -77
            Taiwan                            -1,295            -1,221
        Other Pacific Rim(3)                  -2,043            -2,088
South/Central America                         -1,213              -814
        Argentina                                 75               197
        Brazil                                   -79                58
        Colombia                                -321              -306
        Other S/C A (3)                         -887              -763
OPEC                                          -2,671            -1,202
        Indonesia(3)                            -504              -564
        Nigeria                                 -264              -307
        Saudia Arabia                           -518               606
        Venezuela(3)                            -978              -807
        Other OPEC                              -407              -130
Other Countries                               -2,404            -1,991
        Egypt                                    220               248
        South Africa                             -45               -96
        Other                                 -2,578            -2,143
Uniden. ctys (4)                                 (X)                47
______________________________________________________________________


                                        Exports

              Item(1)                   January           December
                                          2000              1999

Total Balance of Payments Basis               56,212            63,018

Net Adjustments                               -1,009              -891

Total Census Basis                            57,221            63,909
North America                                 21,369            22,262
        Canada                                13,570            13,681
        Mexico                                 7,800             8,581
Western Europe                                13,471            15,186
    Euro Area (2)                              8,072             9,908
    European Union                            11,728            13,551
        Austria                                  173               189
        Belgium                                  967             1,065
        Finland                                  102               122
        France                                 1,471             1,928
        Germany                                2,045             2,392
        Italy                                    775               979
        Netherlands                            1,515             1,815
        Spain                                    455               728
        Sweden                                   354               362
        United Kingdom                         3,019             3,079
        Other EU                                 850               891
    European Free Trade
    Association                                1,339             1,283
        Norway                                   160               130
        Switzerland                            1,166             1,124
        Other EFTA                                13                29
    Other Western Europe                         404               352
Eastern Europe/FSR                               650               468
        Hungary                                   34                42
        Poland                                    48                75
        Former Soviet Republics                  498               283
            Russia                               405               120
            Other FSR                             93               163
        Other EE                                  70                68
Pacific Rim Countries                         14,172            16,127
        Australia                                991               996
        China                                    873             1,088
        Japan                                  4,726             5,170
        Newly Industralized
        Countries(NICS)                        5,857             7,055
            Hong Kong                            906             1,207
            Korea                              1,965             2,320
            Singapore                          1,221             1,495
            Taiwan                             1,766             2,034
        Other Pacific Rim(3)                   1,724             1,818
South/Central America                          4,283             4,731
        Argentina                                357               461
        Brazil                                 1,018             1,058
        Colombia                                 288               365
        Other S/C A (3)                        2,619             2,847
OPEC                                           1,600             3,080
        Indonesia(3)                             277               197
        Nigeria                                  136                50
        Saudia Arabia                            600             1,558
        Venezuela(3)                             354               414
        Other OPEC                               232               862
Other Countries                                2,179             2,617
        Egypt                                    269               306
        South Africa                             200               219
        Other                                  1,710             2,093
Uniden. ctys (4)                                 (X)                47
_______________________________________________________________________


                                        Imports

              Item(1)                   January           December
                                          2000              1999

Total Balance of Payments Basis               88,061            92,049

Net Adjustments                                  693               753

Total Census Basis                            87,368            91,296
North America                                 27,272            26,438
        Canada                                17,705            17,012
        Mexico                                 9,567             9,426
Western Europe                                17,058            19,015
    Euro Area (2)                             11,743            12,795
    European Union                            15,589            17,405
        Austria                                  253               243
        Belgium                                  696               724
        Finland                                  251               246
        France                                 2,321             2,216
        Germany                                4,385             5,189
        Italy                                  1,802             1,983
        Netherlands                              731               903
        Spain                                    480               438
        Sweden                                   625               768
        United Kingdom                         2,970             3,549
        Other EU                               1,073             1,145
    European Free Trade
    Association                                1,182             1,275
        Norway                                   353               363
        Switzerland                              786               858
        Other EFTA                                43                54
    Other Western Europe                         288               335
Eastern Europe/FSR                             1,207             1,268
        Hungary                                  147               213
        Poland                                    75                77
        Former Soviet Republics                  845               819
            Russia                               711               677
            Other FSR                            134               143
        Other EE                                 139               159
Pacific Rim Countries                         29,875            32,122
        Australia                                510               479
        China                                  6,903             6,690
        Japan                                 10,302            12,185
        Newly Industralized
        Countries(NICS)                        8,393             8,861
            Hong Kong                            962               883
            Korea                              2,968             3,151
            Singapore                          1,403             1,572
            Taiwan                             3,061             3,255
        Other Pacific Rim(3)                   3,766             3,906
South/Central America                          5,496             5,545
        Argentina                                283               265
        Brazil                                 1,098             1,000
        Colombia                                 609               671
        Other S/C A (3)                        3,507             3,610
OPEC                                           4,270             4,282
        Indonesia(3)                             781               761
        Nigeria                                  400               357
        Saudia Arabia                          1,118               952
        Venezuela(3)                           1,332             1,221
        Other OPEC                               639               992
Other Countries                                4,583             4,608
        Egypt                                     49                57
        South Africa                             245               315
        Other                                  4,288             4,236
Uniden. ctys (4)                                 (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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 - 2001 AND 2000 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.)


                                  2001

            Item(1)              January
                                 Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     61,622    101,766

Net Adjustments                      -793        505

Total Census Basis (2)             62,416    101,260

Manufactured goods (3)             49,489     82,185
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,373      3,412
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,177     13,276

Selected commodities (3)

  ADP equipment; office machine     3,729      6,582
  Airplane parts                    1,354        557
  Airplanes                         1,392      1,033
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             34        217
  Aluminum                            283        529
  Animal feeds                        399         60
  Artwork/antiques                    104        823
  Basketware, etc.                    266        437
  Cereal flour                        104        138
  Chemicals - cosmetics               450        292
  Chemicals - dyeing                  305        205

  Chemicals - fertilizers             182        184
  Chemicals - inorganic               429        664
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,064      1,204
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,017        543
  Chemicals - organic               1,508      3,004
  Chemicals - plastics              1,618        877
  Cigarettes                          221         17
  Clothing                            552      5,630
  Coal                                197         70
  Coffee                              (-)        127
  Copper                              109        487
  Cork, wood, lumber                  326        548
  Corn                                355          6
  Cotton, raw and linters             173          2
  Crude fertilizers                   132        127
  Crude oil                            20      6,745

  Electrical machinery              7,332      8,536
  Fish and preparations               128        830
  Footwear                             46      1,433
  Furniture and bedding               368      1,627
  Gem diamonds                        193        875
  General industrial mach           2,752      2,921
  Glass                               223        183
  Glassware                            70        142
  Gold, nonmonetary                   478        179
  Hides and skins                     133          9
  Iron and steel mill prod            493      1,056
  Jewelry                             137        443
  Lighting, plumbing                  107        380
  Liquified propane/butane             53        328
  Live animals                         58        182

  Meat and preparations               588        345
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,001      1,358
  Metal ores; scrap                   338        299
  Metalworking machinery              503        719
  Mineral fuels, other                337        213
  Natural gas                          38      2,254
  Nickel                               38        102
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 62         91
  Optical goods                       256        312
  Paper and paperboard                875      1,293
  Petroleum preparations              381      3,417
  Photographic equipment              262        449
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            601        677

  Platinum                            117        673
  Pottery                               8        138
  Power generating mach.            2,693      2,858
  Printed materials                   392        297
  Pulp and waste paper                340        311
  Records/magnetic media              403        382
  Rice                                100         16
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             143        159
  Rubber tires and tubes              162        337
  Scientific instruments            2,563      1,790
  Ships, boats                         65        159
  Silver and bullion                   19         48

  Soybeans                            575          2
  Spacecraft                            2        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,733      1,893
  Sugar                               (-)         47
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,107      5,270
  Textile yearn, fabric               822      1,300
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             115         78
  Toys/games/sporting goods           243      1,446
  Travel goods                         26        364
  Vegetables and fruits               550        973
  Vehicles                          3,832     12,481
  Watches/clocks/parts                 23        254
  Wheat                               221         17
  Wood manufactures                   134        543

Re-exports                          5,697        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            134        (X)
  Manufactured goods                5,506        (X)
  Mineral fuels                        15        (X)
____________________________________


                                  2000

            Item(1)             December               January
                              Exports (R)   Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     64,679  (R)99,232     56,212     88,061

Net Adjustments                      -772  (R)   510     -1,009        693

Total Census Basis (2)             65,451  (R)98,722     57,221     87,368

Manufactured goods (3)             52,218     80,032     45,436     73,285
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,414      3,140      4,119      3,072
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,240     13,547      1,021      8,790

Selected commodities (3)

  ADP equipment; office machine     4,614      7,579      3,016      6,451
  Airplane parts                    1,332        439      1,150        424
  Airplanes                         2,464      1,646      2,391        730
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             32        250         22        201
  Aluminum                            272        408        279        618
  Animal feeds                        326         51        309         43
  Artwork/antiques                     70        403        157        652
  Basketware, etc.                    275        403        243        392
  Cereal flour                        107        144         96        131
  Chemicals - cosmetics               436        280        341        237
  Chemicals - dyeing                  319        194        292        216

  Chemicals - fertilizers             193        162        182        140
  Chemicals - inorganic               458        530        377        453
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,114      1,189        841      1,121
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,005        500        860        410
  Chemicals - organic               1,423      2,190      1,271      1,554
  Chemicals - plastics              1,532        806      1,361        800
  Cigarettes                          255         18        191         11
  Clothing                            546      4,449        569      4,460
  Coal                                149         60        180         60
  Coffee                                1        122        (-)        263
  Copper                               91        343         94        372
  Cork, wood, lumber                  322        510        352        695
  Corn                                362          2        410          8
  Cotton, raw and linters             162          1        168          3
  Crude fertilizers                   136        113        127        110
  Crude oil                            19      7,650        135      5,849

  Electrical machinery              7,451      8,906      6,142      7,585
  Fish and preparations               187        861        125        702
  Footwear                             54      1,079         51      1,264
  Furniture and bedding               337      1,533        315      1,424
  Gem diamonds                        127        749         68        921
  General industrial mach           2,639      2,614      2,478      2,679
  Glass                               193        174        179        172
  Glassware                            75        137         53        133
  Gold, nonmonetary                   607        210        721        221
  Hides and skins                     131          8        101          8
  Iron and steel mill prod            419      1,036        444      1,196
  Jewelry                             126        517        100        400
  Lighting, plumbing                  102        343         99        315
  Liquified propane/butane             82        206         73        131
  Live animals                         95        279         71        111

  Meat and preparations               556        312        616        286
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          950      1,201        940      1,214
  Metal ores; scrap                   296        218        304        374
  Metalworking machinery              537        654        432        578
  Mineral fuels, other                332        145        237        176
  Natural gas                          34      2,364         22        794
  Nickel                               37        111         34        103
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 82         87         88         98
  Optical goods                       261        349        259        264
  Paper and paperboard                789      1,113        824      1,189
  Petroleum preparations              486      2,746        351      1,680
  Photographic equipment              307        532        342        443
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            585        605        536        610

  Platinum                             69        569        118        320
  Pottery                               9        127          7        121
  Power generating mach.            2,694      2,555      2,460      2,587
  Printed materials                   373        268        361        266
  Pulp and waste paper                379        272        325        266
  Records/magnetic media              490        366        397        410
  Rice                                 73         19        101         17
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             130        149        124        148
  Rubber tires and tubes              167        323        192        410
  Scientific instruments            2,894      1,913      2,079      1,406
  Ships, boats                         66         94        131        129
  Silver and bullion                   15         50         21         55

  Soybeans                            562          2        539          2
  Spacecraft                          (-)        (-)        102         53
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,656      1,893      2,282      1,672
  Sugar                               (-)         26        (-)         11
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,369      6,101      1,859      4,427
  Textile yearn, fabric               793      1,113        711      1,189
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             139         67        115         56
  Toys/games/sporting goods           268      1,563        252      1,213
  Travel goods                         23        309         24        316
  Vegetables and fruits               643        847        533        873
  Vehicles                          4,407     12,780      4,180     12,503
  Watches/clocks/parts                 24        259         24        234
  Wheat                               322         21        235         10
  Wood manufactures                   135        485        139        562

Re-exports                          5,681        (X)      4,715        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            127        (X)        157        (X)
  Manufactured goods                5,504        (X)      4,502        (X)
  Mineral fuels                         5        (X)          3        (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-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 1999 TO DECEMBER 2001

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)



          Period              Balance         Exports         Imports



1999

Jan.- Dec.                         19,098         200,277         181,179
Jan.-                               3,448          15,594          12,147
January                             3,448          15,594          12,147
February                            2,384          14,975          12,591
March                               3,485          18,082          14,597
April                               2,236          16,050          13,814
May                                 1,774          15,740          13,965
June                                  852          16,680          15,828

July                                 -550          15,429          15,978
August                              1,093          16,571          15,478
September                             939          17,049          16,110
October                             1,120          17,824          16,704
November                             -923          16,000          16,923
December                            3,238          20,283          17,044

2000

Jan.- Dec.(R)                   (R) 4,940      (R)227,086         222,146
Jan.-                               1,696          16,386          14,691
January                             1,696          16,386          14,691
February                              881          16,394          15,512
March                               1,174          18,745          17,571
April                               1,490          18,014          16,524
May                                   469          18,289          17,820
June                                1,236          20,285          19,049

July                                 -374          18,141          18,514
August                               -373          19,696          20,069
September                          -1,062          20,112          21,174
October                              -896          20,482          21,378
November                             -771          19,573          20,344
December (R)                    (R) 1,469      (R) 20,969          19,500

2001

Jan.-                                 734          18,402          17,668
January                               734          18,402          17,668
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

Note:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 2000 - DECEMBER 2001
            (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 $)     ($)


2000


Jan.- Dec 4,299,726 116,898,789  3,399,161      9,287 89,785,632  26.41
Jan.-       324,531   7,660,406    252,342      8,140  5,849,073  23.18
January     324,531   7,660,406    252,342      8,140  5,849,073  23.18
February    340,100   8,823,527    258,020      8,897  6,453,738  25.01
March       360,692   9,778,668    288,289      9,300  7,604,736  26.38
April       347,216   8,694,102    281,594      9,386  6,877,891  24.42
May         369,453   9,271,045    297,032      9,582  7,174,992  24.16
June        379,447  10,324,987    300,902     10,030  8,018,252  26.65

July        373,484  10,520,884    301,375      9,722  8,366,474  27.76
August      376,083  10,241,863    309,975      9,999  8,241,718  26.59
September   345,011  10,265,542    271,793      9,060  7,875,893  28.98
October     368,995  10,915,405    295,283      9,525  8,452,176  28.62
November    331,048   9,800,055    254,199      8,473  7,220,490  28.40
December    383,666  10,602,305    288,356      9,302  7,650,198  26.53


2001


Jan.-       415,486  10,489,342    291,656      9,408  6,744,556  23.13
January     415,486  10,489,342    291,656      9,408  6,744,556  23.13
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

(1)  Details shown for these Energy-Related Petroleum Products are not
available on a Balance of Payments Basis.  These products include the
following SITC commodity groupings; crude oil, petroleum preparations,
and liquified propane and butane gas.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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

                          Totals

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                           5,598         (R) 5,913

Australia                          77               101
Austria                           105                77
Belgium                            50                60
Brazil                             32                35
Canada                          2,807             2,925
Germany                           220               161
Japan                             243               413
Korea                              46                38
Mexico                          1,210             1,208
Saudia Arabia                     108                47
Sweden                             18                21
Taiwan                             11                12
United Kingdom                    149               134

Other                             524               679
____________________________________


                           Cars

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                             928         (R) 1,267

Australia                          15                34
Austria                             1                 2
Belgium                             7                 9
Brazil                            (-)                 1
Canada                            370               658
Germany                           118                67
Japan                              34                62
Korea                               1                 2
Mexico                            171               246
Saudia Arabia                      44                11
Sweden                              1                 3
Taiwan                              3                 4
United Kingdom                     40                35

Other                             121               134
___________________________________


                          Trucks

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                             542           (R) 860

Australia                          19                11
Austria                           (-)               (-)
Belgium                            11                19
Brazil                            (-)               (-)
Canada                            283               442
Germany                             3                 2
Japan                              11               147
Korea                             (-)                 1
Mexico                             76               106
Saudia Arabia                      49                17
Sweden                              4                 3
Taiwan                            (-)                 1
United Kingdom                      3                 3

Other                              83               108
________________________________________________________


                          Parts

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                           4,129         (R) 3,786

Australia                          43                56
Austria                           104                76
Belgium                            32                32
Brazil                             32                34
Canada                          2,154             1,825
Germany                            99                92
Japan                             198               204
Korea                              45                35
Mexico                            963               856
Saudia Arabia                      15                19
Sweden                             13                15
Taiwan                              8                 8
United Kingdom                    105                97

Other                             319               438
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                         Imports

                          Totals

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                          15,020            15,095

Australia                          40                41
Austria                            52                65
Belgium                            89               159
Brazil                            128                96
Canada                          4,717             4,250
Germany                         1,487             1,563
Japan                           3,571             3,943
Korea                             687               659
Mexico                          3,043             2,781
Saudia Arabia                     (-)               (-)
Sweden                            150               301
Taiwan                            106               103
United Kingdom                    267               422

Other                             682               712
____________________________________


                           Cars

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                           8,690             9,354

Australia                          24                25
Austria                            38                55
Belgium                            69               132
Brazil                             56                20
Canada                          2,569             2,360
Germany                         1,175             1,275
Japan                           2,380             2,850
Korea                             586               573
Mexico                          1,381             1,321
Saudia Arabia                     (-)               (-)
Sweden                            121               276
Taiwan                              5                 9
United Kingdom                    146               299

Other                             141               159
____________________________________


                          Trucks

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                           1,178             1,096

Australia                         (-)               (-)
Austria                           (-)               (-)
Belgium                            13                17
Brazil                              1               (-)
Canada                            825               755
Germany                             5                 3
Japan                              25                36
Korea                               2               (-)
Mexico                            255               253
Saudia Arabia                     (-)               (-)
Sweden                             10                 4
Taiwan                              2                 3
United Kingdom                     27                16

Other                              14                 9
____________________________________


                          Parts

      Country            January           December
                           2001              2000

TOTAL                           5,152             4,645

Australia                          16                16
Austria                            15                10
Belgium                             7                10
Brazil                             71                76
Canada                          1,323             1,135
Germany                           308               285
Japan                           1,166             1,057
Korea                              99                86
Mexico                          1,407             1,207
Saudia Arabia                     (-)               (-)
Sweden                             19                20
Taiwan                             99                91
United Kingdom                     94               107

Other                             527               545

Note:  Data not available on a Balance Of Payments Basis.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  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 January
     2001, these shipments totaled $ 55.9 million. U.S. export
     coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments.
     For January 2001, these shipments totaled $8.9 million.

2.   Valuation -- Canadian imports are valued at point of origin
     in the United States.  However, U.S. exports are valued at
     the port of exit in the United States and include inland
     freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly
     larger.  Canada requires inland freight to be reported.
     Inland freight charges for January 2001 account for 1.7
     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 January 2001, reexports to Canada were
     $1,635 million.

4.   Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied
     to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For January
     2001, the average exchange rate was 1.5032 Canadian dollars
     per U.S. dollar.

5.   Other -- There are other minor differences which are
     statistically insignificant, such as rounding error.

Canadian Estimates

Effective with January 2001 statistics, the current month
data for exports to Canada contains an estimate for late arrivals
and corrections.  The following month, this estimate will be
replaced, in the press release tables only, with the actual
value of late receipts and corrections.  This estimate will
improve the current month data for exports to Canada and treat
late receipts for exports to Canada in a manner more consistent
with the treatment of late receipts for exports to other countries.

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 of 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 of the U.S. international
transactions accounts is scheduled for June 21, 2001. 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:  12-19-00, 01-19-01, 02-21-01, 03-20-01, 04-18-01,
05-18-01, 06-21-01, 07-19-01, 08-17-01, 09-19-01, 10-19-01, 11-20-01,
12-19-01, 01-18-02, 02-21-02

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-48), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January  2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
        Trade Division.