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




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                         United States Department of
                                COMMERCE NEWS
                            Washington, D.C. 20230
                                 ECONOMICS
                                    AND
                                 STATISTICS
                               ADMINISTRATION
                                ------------
                            Bureau of the Census
                         Bureau of Economic Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 
                                
This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before
8:30 a.m. Thursday,
July 19, 2001                                       
                                
CB-01-117 Press Copy 
FT-900 (01-05)
For information on goods contact:
Bureau of the Census:
Haydn R. Mearkle  (301) 457-2246 
Nick Orsini       (301) 457-2311
For information on services contact:
Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Technical:  Christopher Bach (202) 606-9545
Media:      Larry Moran      (202) 606-2649
          U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
                             May 2001
Goods and Services
The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the
Department of Commerce, announced today that total May exports of $87.7
billion and imports of $116.1 billion resulted in a goods and services
deficit of $28.3 billion, $3.7 billion less than the $32.0 billion in April,
revised.  May exports were $0.8 billion more than April exports of $86.9
billion.  May imports were $2.9 billion less than April imports of $118.9
billion.
In May, the goods deficit decreased $3.3 billion from April to $34.4 billion,
and the services surplus increased $0.4 billion to $6.1 billion.  Exports of
goods increased to $62.8 billion from $62.2 billion, and imports of goods
decreased to $97.2 billion from $99.8 billion.  Exports of services increased
to $24.9 billion from $24.8 billion, and imports of services decreased to
$18.8 billion from $19.1 billion.
Goods
     
The April to May change in exports of goods reflected increases in capital
goods ($0.3 billion); other goods ($0.3 billion); automotive vehicles,
parts, and engines ($0.2 billion); and consumer goods ($0.2 billion).
Decreases occurred in foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.2 billion) and
industrial supplies and materials ($0.1 billion).
 
The April to May change in imports of goods reflected decreases in capital
goods ($1.3 billion); consumer goods ($0.7 billion); automotive vehicles,
parts, and engines ($0.5 billion); and industrial supplies and materials
($0.3 billion).  Other goods and foods, feeds, and beverages were virtually
unchanged.
Services
     
Services exports increased $0.1 billion from April to May, mostly reflecting
increases in travel, passenger fares, and other private services (which
includes items such as business, professional, and technical services and
financial services).  Changes in the other categories of services exports
were small.
Services imports decreased $0.3 billion from April to May.  The decrease was
more than accounted for by decreases in travel and passenger fares.  Changes
in the other categories of services imports were small.
Goods and Services Moving Average 
For the three months ending in May, exports of goods and services averaged
$87.8 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $118.9 billion,
resulting in an average trade deficit of $31.1 billion.  For the three months
ending in April, the average trade deficit was $31.2 billion, reflecting
average exports of $88.7 billion and average imports of $119.9 billion.
Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details 
The May figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Hong Kong
$0.4 (for April $0.7), Australia $0.4 ($0.3), Singapore $0.3 (-$0.1), Egypt
$0.2 ($0.1), Brazil $0.2  ($0.2), and Argentina $0.1 ($0.1).  Deficits were
recorded, in billions of dollars, with China -$6.1 (-$6.3), Canada -$4.9
(-$4.5), Japan -$4.8 (-$6.4), Western Europe -$4.6 (-$5.8), OPEC -$4.1
(-$3.7), Mexico -$2.7 (-$2.2), Taiwan -$1.3 (-$1.2), and Korea -$1.1 (-$1.2).
Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $17.2 billion in May and
imports were $15.3 billion, resulting in a surplus of $2.0 billion.  May
exports were $0.6 billion more than the $16.6 billion in April, while
imports were $0.9 billion less than the $16.2 billion in April.
Revisions
     
Goods carry-over in May was $0.3 billion (0.5 percent) for exports and $0.5
billion (0.5 percent) for imports.  For April, revised export carry-over
was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.3 billion (0.5 percent).
For April, revised import carry-over was virtually zero, revised down from
$0.6 billion (0.6 percent).
Services exports for April were virtually unrevised at $24.8 billion.
Services imports for April were also virtually unrevised at $19.1 billion.
                               

 
                             Table of Contents
                                                                             
                                 May 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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 MAY 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.                   -261,838          -345,434            83,596
Jan.- May                     -92,476          -127,668            35,192
January                       -15,534           -22,756             7,222
February                      -18,944           -25,822             6,878
March                         -18,395           -25,416             7,021
April                         -18,711           -25,771             7,060
May                           -20,893           -27,904             7,011
June                          -23,262           -30,615             7,353
July                          -24,081           -30,947             6,866
August                        -23,599           -30,489             6,890
September                     -23,454           -30,295             6,841
October                       -24,236           -31,136             6,900
November                      -25,453           -32,300             6,847
December                      -25,280           -31,984             6,704
2000           
Jan.- Dec.                   -375,739          -452,207            76,468
Jan.- May                    -147,080          -181,249            34,169
January                       -26,359           -33,135             6,776
February                      -29,497           -36,237             6,740
March                         -31,467           -38,034             6,567
April                         -29,442           -36,934             7,492
May                           -30,316           -36,910             6,594
June                          -31,026           -37,827             6,801
July                          -32,032           -38,091             6,059
August                        -30,803           -36,839             6,036
September                     -34,506           -39,682             5,176
October                       -34,025           -40,205             6,180
November                      -32,978           -38,955             5,977
December                      -33,290           -39,360             6,070
2001           
Jan.- May                    -155,345          -184,575            29,230
January                       -33,331           -39,126             5,795
February                      -28,609           -34,613             6,004
March                         -33,076           -38,781             5,705
April (R)                     -31,994           -37,657             5,663
May                           -28,335           -34,398             6,063
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
April data as published last month:
                              -32,174           -37,833             5,659
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                                           Exports
        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 

1999           
Jan.- Dec.                    957,353           684,553           272,800
Jan.- May                     387,181           275,717           111,464
January                        77,504            55,351            22,153
February                       76,541            54,598            21,943
March                          77,272            54,767            22,505
April                          77,983            55,602            22,381
May                            77,881            55,399            22,482
June                           78,313            55,266            23,047
July                           78,963            56,206            22,757
August                         80,877            57,993            22,884
September                      81,753            58,846            22,907
October                        82,492            59,203            23,289
November                       83,369            59,658            23,711
December                       84,405            61,665            22,740
2000           
Jan.- Dec.                  1,065,702           772,210           293,492
Jan.- May                     432,787           311,255           121,532
January                        85,082            61,533            23,549
February                       85,336            61,130            24,206
March                          86,838            62,479            24,359
April                          87,991            62,961            25,030
May                            87,539            63,151            24,388
June                           90,291            65,445            24,846
July                           89,519            65,123            24,396
August                         91,818            67,377            24,441
September                      91,160            66,773            24,387
October                        90,412            65,807            24,605
November                       90,478            65,856            24,622
December                       89,241            64,574            24,667
2001           
Jan.- May                     443,956           319,940           124,016
January                        90,104            65,309            24,795
February                       90,475            65,748            24,727
March                          88,716            63,884            24,832
April (R)                      86,929            62,170            24,759
May                            87,731            62,828            24,903
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
April data as published last month:
                               86,917            62,123            24,794
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                                            Imports
        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
                                                                 

1999           
Jan.- Dec.                  1,219,191         1,029,987           189,204
Jan.- May                     479,657           403,385            76,272
January                        93,038            78,107            14,931
February                       95,485            80,420            15,065
March                          95,666            80,182            15,484
April                          96,694            81,373            15,321
May                            98,773            83,302            15,471
June                          101,575            85,881            15,694
July                          103,045            87,154            15,891
August                        104,476            88,482            15,994
September                     105,207            89,141            16,066
October                       106,727            90,338            16,389
November                      108,821            91,957            16,864
December                      109,685            93,649            16,036
2000           
Jan.- Dec.                  1,441,441         1,224,417           217,024
Jan.- May                     579,867           492,504            87,363
January                       111,441            94,668            16,773
February                      114,832            97,366            17,466
March                         118,305           100,513            17,792
April                         117,433            99,895            17,538
May                           117,856           100,062            17,794
June                          121,317           103,272            18,045
July                          121,551           103,214            18,337
August                        122,620           104,215            18,405
September                     125,666           106,455            19,211
October                       124,437           106,012            18,425
November                      123,456           104,811            18,645
December                      122,532           103,935            18,597
2001           
Jan.- May                     599,301           504,515            94,786
January                       123,436           104,436            19,000
February                      119,085           100,362            18,723
March                         121,792           102,665            19,127
April (R)                     118,922            99,826            19,096
May                           116,066            97,226            18,840
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
April data as published last month:
                              119,091            99,956            19,135
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 1999 TO MAY 2001
(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                      -17,624           -24,664             7,040
March                         -18,683           -25,670             6,986
April                         -19,333           -26,363             7,031
May                           -20,955           -28,097             7,141
June                          -22,746           -29,822             7,077
July                          -23,648           -30,684             7,036
August                        -23,712           -30,577             6,866
September                     -23,763           -30,640             6,877
October                       -24,381           -31,243             6,863
November                      -24,989           -31,806             6,817
December                      -25,697           -32,473             6,776
2000           
January                       -27,045           -33,785             6,740
February                      -29,107           -35,802             6,694
March                         -30,135           -37,068             6,933
April                         -30,408           -37,293             6,884
May                           -30,261           -37,224             6,962
June                          -31,125           -37,609             6,485
July                          -31,287           -37,585             6,299
August                        -32,447           -38,204             5,757
September                     -33,111           -38,909             5,797
October                       -33,836           -39,614             5,778
November                      -33,431           -39,507             6,076
December                      -33,200           -39,147             5,947
2001           
January                       -31,744           -37,700             5,956
February                      -31,672           -37,507             5,835
March (R)                     -31,226           -37,017             5,791
April                         -31,135           -36,945             5,810
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                       77,106            54,905            22,200
March                          77,265            54,989            22,276
April                          77,712            55,256            22,456
May                            78,059            55,422            22,637
June                           78,386            55,624            22,762
July                           79,384            56,488            22,896
August                         80,531            57,682            22,849
September                      81,707            58,681            23,027
October                        82,538            59,236            23,302
November                       83,422            60,175            23,247
December                       84,285            60,952            23,333
2000           
January                        84,941            61,442            23,498
February                       85,752            61,714            24,038
March                          86,722            62,190            24,532
April                          87,456            62,864            24,592
May                            88,607            63,853            24,755
June                           89,116            64,573            24,543
July                           90,543            65,982            24,561
August                         90,832            66,424            24,408
September                      91,130            66,652            24,478
October                        90,683            66,145            24,538
November                       90,044            65,412            24,631
December                       89,941            65,247            24,695
2001           
January                        89,940            65,211            24,730
February                       89,765            64,981            24,785
March (R)                      88,707            63,934            24,773
April                          87,792            62,961            24,831
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                       94,730            79,570            15,160
March                          95,949            80,659            15,290
April                          97,045            81,619            15,425
May                            99,014            83,519            15,495
June                          101,131            85,446            15,685
July                          103,032            87,172            15,860
August                        104,243            88,259            15,984
September                     105,470            89,321            16,150
October                       106,919            90,479            16,440
November                      108,411            91,981            16,430
December                      109,982            93,425            16,558
2000           
January                       111,986            95,228            16,758
February                      114,859            97,516            17,344
March                         116,857            99,258            17,599
April                         117,865           100,157            17,708
May                           118,869           101,076            17,792
June                          120,241           102,182            18,059
July                          121,829           103,567            18,262
August                        123,279           104,628            18,651
September                     124,241           105,561            18,680
October                       124,519           105,759            18,760
November                      123,475           104,919            18,556
December                      123,141           104,394            18,747
2001           
January                       121,684           102,911            18,773
February                      121,437           102,487            18,950
March (R)                     119,933           100,951            18,982
April                         118,927            99,906            19,021
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 1999 TO MAY 2001
(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.            272,800        74,731        19,785        26,916
Jan. - May             111,464        30,234         8,060        10,875
January                 22,153         5,967         1,580         2,117
February                21,943         5,990         1,594         2,116
March                   22,505         6,144         1,665         2,236
April                   22,381         6,010         1,595         2,216
May                     22,482         6,123         1,626         2,190
June                    23,047         6,206         1,643         2,260
July                    22,757         6,228         1,672         2,189
August                  22,884         6,221         1,687         2,284
September               22,907         6,359         1,753         2,234
October                 23,289         6,633         1,694         2,353
November                23,711         6,816         1,741         2,392
December                22,740         6,034         1,535         2,329
      2000
Jan. - Dec.            293,492        82,042        20,745        30,185
Jan. - May             121,532        34,438         8,613        12,405
January                 23,549         6,654         1,610         2,385
February                24,206         6,961         1,727         2,414
March                   24,359         6,833         1,676         2,566
April                   25,030         7,193         1,891         2,518
May                     24,388         6,797         1,709         2,522
June                    24,846         6,986         1,742         2,579
July                    24,396         6,801         1,732         2,485
August                  24,441         6,688         1,722         2,546
September               24,387         6,737         1,759         2,562
October                 24,605         6,701         1,714         2,614
November                24,622         6,842         1,750         2,541
December                24,667         6,849         1,713         2,454
      2001
Jan. - May             124,016        33,817         8,234        12,193
January                 24,795         6,783         1,730         2,500
February                24,727         6,752         1,619         2,399
March                   24,832         6,774         1,584         2,458
April  (R)              24,759         6,717         1,631         2,428
May                     24,903         6,791         1,670         2,408
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.             36,420        98,143        15,920           885
Jan. - May              15,182        39,687         7,101           325
January                  3,077         7,737         1,602            73
February                 3,043         7,892         1,241            67
March                    3,017         8,006         1,374            63
April                    3,025         7,994         1,480            61
May                      3,020         8,058         1,404            61
June                     3,018         8,177         1,642           101
July                     3,030         8,231         1,330            77
August                   3,031         8,220         1,360            81
September                3,036         8,279         1,165            81
October                  3,028         8,388         1,117            76
November                 3,037         8,568         1,084            73
December                 3,057         8,593         1,121            71
      2000
Jan. - Dec.             38,030       107,568        14,060           862
Jan. - May              15,685        44,015         6,031           345
January                  3,092         8,632         1,107            69
February                 3,116         8,802         1,118            68
March                    3,137         8,904         1,176            67
April                    3,163         8,871         1,324            70
May                      3,177         8,806         1,306            71
June                     3,185         9,002         1,280            72
July                     3,174         8,963         1,168            73
August                   3,179         9,096         1,137            73
September                3,185         9,046         1,024            74
October                  3,193         9,154         1,155            74
November                 3,207         9,071         1,136            75
December                 3,224         9,222         1,129            76
      2001
Jan. - May              16,564        47,143         5,688           377
January                  3,270         9,309         1,127            76
February                 3,296         9,455         1,130            76
March                    3,317         9,492         1,131            76
April  (R)               3,335         9,420         1,154            74
May                      3,346         9,467         1,146            75
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 1999 TO MAY 2001
(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.            189,204        58,865        21,315        34,139
Jan. - May              76,272        24,017         8,672        13,112
January                 14,931         4,660         1,674         2,523
February                15,065         4,710         1,702         2,590
March                   15,484         4,960         1,811         2,671
April                   15,321         4,833         1,739         2,634
May                     15,471         4,854         1,746         2,694
June                    15,694         4,866         1,757         2,859
July                    15,891         4,927         1,782         2,875
August                  15,994         4,933         1,778         3,030
September               16,066         4,903         1,786         3,047
October                 16,389         5,167         1,881         2,993
November                16,864         5,319         1,933         3,144
December                16,036         4,733         1,726         3,079
      2000
 
Jan. - Dec.            217,024        64,537        24,197        41,058
Jan. - May              87,363        27,068         9,877        16,400
January                 16,773         5,228         1,804         3,123
February                17,466         5,539         1,970         3,248
March                   17,792         5,632         2,031         3,322
April                   17,538         5,347         2,032         3,295
May                     17,794         5,322         2,040         3,412
June                    18,045         5,454         2,074         3,390
July                    18,337         5,414         2,075         3,444
August                  18,405         5,285         2,053         3,531
September               19,211         5,376         2,098         3,579
October                 18,425         5,245         1,953         3,607
November                18,645         5,356         2,030         3,566
December                18,597         5,339         2,037         3,545
      2001
Jan. - May              94,786        26,879        10,205        17,291
January                 19,000         5,304         1,966         3,761
February                18,723         5,297         1,963         3,386
March                   19,127         5,575         2,065         3,380
April  (R)              19,096         5,438         2,154         3,399
May                     18,840         5,265         2,057         3,365
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.             12,613        46,117        13,334         2,821
Jan. - May               4,996        18,972         5,368         1,135
January                    978         3,804         1,058           234
February                   980         3,793         1,060           230
March                      988         3,760         1,068           226
April                    1,018         3,794         1,082           221
May                      1,032         3,821         1,100           224
June                     1,041         3,817         1,124           230
July                     1,033         3,836         1,184           254
August                   1,047         3,756         1,193           257
September                1,069         3,824         1,182           255
October                  1,117         3,885         1,113           233
November                 1,144         4,004         1,091           229
December                 1,167         4,024         1,079           228
      2000
 
Jan. - Dec.             16,106        54,687        13,560         2,879
Jan. - May               6,057        21,271         5,501         1,189
January                  1,185         4,114         1,082           237
February                 1,202         4,183         1,086           238
March                    1,217         4,257         1,094           239
April                    1,217         4,298         1,112           237
May                      1,236         4,419         1,127           238
June                     1,262         4,483         1,143           239
July                     1,311         4,673         1,179           241
August                   1,341         4,770         1,184           241
September                1,883         4,855         1,178           242
October                  1,409         4,843         1,126           242
November                 1,407         4,923         1,121           242
December                 1,437         4,868         1,128           243
      2001
Jan. - May               7,633        25,632         5,927         1,219
January                  1,484         5,067         1,173           245
February                 1,512         5,135         1,185           245
March                    1,533         5,137         1,192           245
April  (R)               1,546         5,125         1,192           242
May                      1,558         5,168         1,185           242
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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.                   -345,434          -328,821
Jan.- May                    -127,668          -121,244
January                       -22,756           -21,526
February                      -25,822           -24,484
March                         -25,416           -24,110
April                         -25,771           -24,611
May                           -27,904           -26,513
June                          -30,615           -29,228
July                          -30,947           -29,800
August                        -30,489           -29,100
September                     -30,295           -28,349
October                       -31,136           -29,776
November                      -32,300           -30,957
December                      -31,984           -30,367
2000           
                                       
Jan.- Dec.                   -452,207          -436,104
Jan.- May                    -181,249          -174,058
January                       -33,135           -31,387
February                      -36,237           -34,209
March                         -38,034           -36,629
April                         -36,934           -35,979
May                           -36,910           -35,854
June                          -37,827           -36,565
July                          -38,091           -37,158
August                        -36,839           -35,708
September                     -39,682           -38,344
October                       -40,205           -38,759
November                      -38,955           -37,475
December                      -39,360           -38,036
2001           
 
Jan.- May                    -184,575          -177,487
January                       -39,126           -37,707
February                      -34,613           -33,297
March                         -38,781           -37,402
April (R)                     -37,657           -36,322
May                           -34,398           -32,759
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
April data as published last month.
                              -37,833           -36,511
___________________________________
                         Exports
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis
1999                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    684,553           -11,244           695,797
Jan.- May                     275,717            -5,285           281,002
January                        55,351            -1,039            56,390
February                       54,598            -1,124            55,722
March                          54,767            -1,076            55,843
April                          55,602              -882            56,484
May                            55,399            -1,164            56,563
June                           55,266            -1,107            56,372
July                           56,206              -952            57,158
August                         57,993              -798            58,791
September                      58,846              -976            59,823
October                        59,203              -826            60,029
November                       59,658              -414            60,072
December                       61,665              -885            62,550
2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                    772,210            -9,708           781,918
Jan.- May                     311,255            -4,245           315,499
January                        61,533            -1,026            62,559
February                       61,130            -1,089            62,219
March                          62,479              -685            63,164
April                          62,961              -674            63,635
May                            63,151              -771            63,922
June                           65,445              -835            66,280
July                           65,123              -714            65,837
August                         67,377              -767            68,143
September                      66,773              -707            67,480
October                        65,807              -836            66,643
November                       65,856              -828            66,683
December                       64,574              -777            65,352
2001           
                                                         
Jan.- May                     319,940            -3,925           323,865
January                        65,309              -842            66,151
February                       65,748              -730            66,479
March                          63,884              -769            64,653
April (R)                      62,170              -731            62,901
May                            62,828              -853            63,681
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
April data as published last month.
                               62,123              -717            62,840
___________________________________
                         Imports
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis
1999                                                     
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                  1,029,987             5,369         1,024,618
Jan.- May                     403,385             1,139           402,246
January                        78,107               191            77,916
February                       80,420               215            80,206
March                          80,182               229            79,953
April                          81,373               279            81,094
May                            83,302               226            83,076
June                           85,881               281            85,601
July                           87,154               195            86,958
August                         88,482               591            87,891
September                      89,141               970            88,172
October                        90,338               533            89,805
November                       91,957               929            91,029
December                       93,649               732            92,917
2000           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022
Jan.- May                     492,504             2,947           489,557
January                        94,668               722            93,946
February                       97,366               939            96,427
March                         100,513               720            99,793
April                          99,895               281            99,614
May                           100,062               285            99,777
June                          103,272               427           102,845
July                          103,214               219           102,995
August                        104,215               364           103,851
September                     106,455               631           105,824
October                       106,012               609           105,402
November                      104,811               652           104,159
December                      103,935               547           103,388
2001           
                                                         
Jan.- May                     504,515             3,164           501,351
January                       104,436               577           103,858
February                      100,362               586            99,775
March                         102,665               610           102,055
April (R)                      99,826               604            99,222
May                            97,226               786            96,440
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
April data as published last month.
                               99,956               605            99,351
NOTE:    See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what
is included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 2000 TO MAY 2001 
(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.      772,210      -9,708     781,918      47,452     171,932
Jan.- May       311,255      -4,245     315,499      19,406      69,509
January          61,533      -1,026      62,559       3,890      13,595
February         61,130      -1,089      62,219       3,777      13,955
March            62,479        -685      63,164       3,957      14,565
April            62,961        -674      63,635       3,828      13,747
May              63,151        -771      63,922       3,954      13,648
June             65,445        -835      66,280       3,967      14,155
July             65,123        -714      65,837       4,058      14,047
August           67,377        -767      68,143       4,151      14,733
September        66,773        -707      67,480       4,018      15,140
October          65,807        -836      66,643       4,001      14,971
November         65,856        -828      66,683       3,940      15,076
December         64,574        -777      65,352       3,913      14,302
2001           
Jan.- May       319,940      -3,925     323,865      20,421      71,018
January          65,309        -842      66,151       3,952      14,303
February         65,748        -730      66,479       4,136      14,453
March            63,884        -769      64,653       4,228      14,398
April (R)        62,170        -731      62,901       4,129      13,983
May              62,828        -853      63,681       3,976      13,881
June                                                         
July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
___________________________________                                    
Exports Continued

               Total    End-Use Commodity Category 
             Balance of              Automotive              
              Payments    Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period      Basis       Goods        etc.       Goods       Goods
             
2000           
Jan.- Dec.      772,210     357,034      80,169      90,555      34,775
Jan.- May       311,255     141,463      33,768      37,025      14,328
January          61,533      28,019       6,871       7,266       2,919
February         61,130      27,105       6,745       7,414       3,223
March            62,479      27,484       6,932       7,500       2,725
April            62,961      29,355       6,541       7,465       2,699
May              63,151      29,500       6,678       7,380       2,762
June             65,445      30,474       6,930       7,745       3,010
July             65,123      30,853       6,511       7,620       2,748
August           67,377      31,596       7,021       7,776       2,868
September        66,773      31,181       6,629       7,708       2,803
October          65,807      30,586       6,621       7,467       2,997
November         65,856      30,678       6,416       7,598       2,977
December         64,574      30,203       6,274       7,616       3,044
2001           
Jan.- May       319,940     147,984      30,387      39,552      14,502
January          65,309      31,216       5,970       7,799       2,912
February         65,748      31,260       5,879       7,856       2,894
March            63,884      29,356       6,095       7,855       2,720
April (R)        62,170      27,916       6,107       7,914       2,851
May              62,828      28,236       6,336       8,128       3,126
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.    1,224,417       6,395   1,218,022      45,975     299,788
Jan.- May       492,504       2,947     489,557      18,830     117,972
January          94,668         722      93,946       3,645      21,712
February         97,366         939      96,427       3,721      23,686
March           100,513         720      99,793       3,856      24,715
April            99,895         281      99,614       3,780      23,574
May             100,062         285      99,777       3,828      24,285
June            103,272         427     102,845       3,852      25,803
July            103,214         219     102,995       3,899      25,922
August          104,215         364     103,851       3,921      25,397
September       106,455         631     105,824       3,893      26,455
October         106,012         609     105,402       3,824      26,327
November        104,811         652     104,159       3,943      25,490
December        103,935         547     103,388       3,813      26,422
2001           
Jan.- May       504,515       3,164     501,351      18,950     125,638
January         104,436         577     103,858       3,919      26,550
February        100,362         586      99,775       3,817      24,770
March           102,665         610     102,055       3,728      24,867
April (R)        99,826         604      99,222       3,745      24,887
May              97,226         786      96,440       3,742      24,565
June                                                         
July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
____________________________________
Imports Continued

               Total    End-Use Commodity Category 
             Balance of              Automotive              
              Payments    Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period      Basis       Goods        etc.       Goods       Goods
2000           
Jan.- Dec.    1,224,417     346,663     195,858     281,405      48,333
Jan.- May       492,504     138,505      81,544     113,234      19,472
January          94,668      26,454      16,585      21,660       3,890
February         97,366      27,075      15,993      22,033       3,918
March           100,513      27,872      16,437      22,995       3,918
April            99,895      28,518      16,557      23,224       3,962
May             100,062      28,586      15,972      23,321       3,784
June            103,272      29,166      16,465      23,472       4,087
July            103,214      29,133      16,452      23,541       4,048
August          104,215      29,846      16,679      23,801       4,206
September       106,455      30,676      16,463      24,206       4,132
October         106,012      30,029      16,570      24,547       4,106
November        104,811      29,539      16,280      24,702       4,205
December        103,935      29,769      15,406      23,902       4,077
2001           
Jan.- May       504,515     137,002      78,494     120,823      20,444
January         104,436      29,174      15,716      24,347       4,151
February        100,362      28,492      15,560      23,137       4,000
March           102,665      28,746      15,460      25,439       3,814
April (R)        99,826      25,945      16,112      24,278       4,256
May              97,226      24,644      15,646      23,621       4,223
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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)                   May       April (R)     Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis         62,828       62,170          659
Net Adjustments                            -853         -731         -122
Total, Census Basis                      63,681       62,901          781
Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,976        4,129         -153
Corn                                        343          446         -103
Fish and shellfish                          271          343          -72
Wheat                                       280          333          -53
Fruits,  frozen juices                      327          352          -25
Other foods                                 328          340          -13
Wine and related products                    61           64           -4
Rice                                         57           59           -2
Nuts                                        124          122            3
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          54           51            4
Bakery products                             197          193            4
Soybeans                                    350          346            5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  57           50            6
Vegetables                                  247          238            8
Dairy products and eggs                      77           68            9
Meat, poultry, etc.                         665          651           14
Oilseeds, food oils                          92           79           14
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        361          338           23
Sorghum, barley, oats                        83           54           28
Industrial supplies and materials        13,881       13,983         -102
Petroleum products, other                   583          712         -129
Nuclear fuel materials                      120          239         -119
Chemicals-other                           1,062        1,114          -52
Coal and fuels, other                        89          129          -40
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               107          146          -39
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              109          143          -35
Gas-natural                                  23           52          -29
Logs and lumber                             309          331          -22
Chemicals-fertilizers                       335          356          -21
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      85          105          -19
Plastic materials                         1,130        1,147          -16
Precious metals, other                      224          239          -16
Mineral supplies-manufactured               279          289          -11
Aluminum and alumina                        266          276          -10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     91           99           -8
Shingles, molding, wallboard                159          166           -7
Industrial rubber products                  190          196           -6
Tapes, audio and visual                      94          100           -6
Cotton fiber cloth                          214          219           -4
Natural gas liquids                          46           49           -3
Hair, waste materials                        40           42           -2
Finished textile supplies                   144          145          (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                       27           27          (-)
Wood supplies, manufactured                  74           73            2
Agriculture-manufactured, other             162          161            2
Iron and steel mill products                266          264            2
Hides and skins                             167          165            2
Synthetic rubber-primary                    148          145            3
Copper                                      110          105            5
Leather and furs                             78           73            5
Electric energy                             183          177            6
Iron and steel products, other              244          237            7
Nonmetallic minerals                         37           30            7
Finished metal shapes                       746          738            8
Nonmonetary gold                            660          651            9
Nonferrous metals, other                    198          188            9
Chemicals-inorganic                         406          394           11
Steelmaking materials                       132          120           12
Newsprint                                   713          701           12
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       333          320           13
Metallurgical grade coal                    113           95           18
Other industrial supplies                 1,211        1,192           18
Manmade cloth                               406          381           25
Cotton, raw                                 178          138           40
Crude oil                                    62            6           56
Fuel oil                                    260          194           66
Chemicals-organic                         1,267        1,114          153
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         28,236       27,916          320
Drilling & oilfield equipment               900          490          410
Civilian aircraft                         2,391        2,049          341
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,234        1,143           91
Medicinal equipment                       1,307        1,239           68
Semiconductors                            4,095        4,051           44
Business machines and equipment             265          233           32
Photo, service industry machinery           499          471           28
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,228        1,208           19
Wood, glass, plastic                        280          265           15
Pulp and paper machinery                    235          224           12
Railway transportation equipment            125          118            7
Excavating machinery                        474          467            7
Materials handling equipment                464          458            6
Specialized mining                           40           36            4
Vessels, excluding scrap                      6            3            4
Marine engines, parts                        54           53            1
Spacraft, excluding military                  1            1          (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   73           76           -3
Commercial vessels, other                    12           16           -3
Textile, sewing machines                     96          101           -5
Measuring, testing, control instrum       1,251        1,259           -8
Food, tobacco machinery                     175          185          -10
Agricultural machinery, equipment           253          265          -12
Generators, accessories                     613          633          -20
Laboratory testing instruments              434          480          -46
Computer accessories                      3,088        3,145          -58
Industrial machines, other                1,825        1,889          -64
Telecommunications equipment              2,425        2,498          -74
Metalworking machine tools                  458          540          -82
Electric apparatus                        1,953        2,076         -123
Industrial engines                        1,089        1,220         -131
Computers                                   893        1,024         -132
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,336        6,107          228
Consumer goods                            8,128        7,914          214
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,538        1,403          135
Jewelry, etc                                264          173           92
Other household goods                       748          683           65
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             603          546           58
Musical instruments                         126          111           16
Household appliances                        435          420           16
Rugs                                        127          118            9
Toiletries and cosmetics                    364          357            8
Sports apparel and gear                      42           38            4
Glassware, chinaware                         38           37            1
Pleasure boats and motors                    92           91            1
Nursery stock, etc.                          25           25            1
Writing and art supplies                    421          422           -1
Numismatic coins                              2            3           -1
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          126          128           -2
Stereo equipment, etc.                      126          129           -3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     69           74           -5
Furniture, household goods, etc.            197          203           -6
Records, tapes, and disks                   290          300          -10
Toys/games/sporting goods                   489          503          -14
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           358          378          -20
Gem diamonds                                418          438          -20
Apparel, household goods - textile          610          636          -26
Tobacco, manufactured                       290          331          -41
Books, printed matter                       329          371          -42
Other goods                               3,126        2,851          275
 


              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        319,940      311,255        8,685
Net Adjustments                          -3,925       -4,245          320
Total, Census Basis                     323,865      315,499        8,365
Foods, feeds, and beverages              20,421       19,406        1,015
Corn                                      1,970        2,060          -91
Fish and shellfish                        1,407        1,256          150
Wheat                                     1,515        1,416           98
Fruits,  frozen juices                    1,706        1,619           87
Other foods                               1,629        1,576           53
Wine and related products                   321          296           25
Rice                                        329          412          -83
Nuts                                        578          567           10
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine         262          208           55
Bakery products                             921          763          158
Soybeans                                  2,252        2,163           89
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 257          205           52
Vegetables                                1,226        1,193           33
Dairy products and eggs                     314          291           22
Meat, poultry, etc.                       3,279        3,186           93
Oilseeds, food oils                         413          443          -30
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      1,690        1,423          268
Sorghum, barley, oats                       353          327           26
Industrial supplies and materials        71,018       69,509        1,509
Petroleum products, other                 3,164        2,712          453
Nuclear fuel materials                      604          376          228
Chemicals-other                           5,682        5,402          280
Coal and fuels, other                       501          516          -15
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               556          561           -5
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              647          652           -5
Gas-natural                                 226          123          103
Logs and lumber                           1,634        1,845         -210
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,672        1,732          -60
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     484          505          -20
Plastic materials                         6,026        5,547          479
Precious metals, other                    1,336          920          417
Mineral supplies-manufactured             1,510        1,408          101
Aluminum and alumina                      1,368        1,540         -172
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    478          357          121
Shingles, molding, wallboard                831          836           -5
Industrial rubber products                  993        1,036          -43
Tapes, audio and visual                     518          700         -182
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,099          898          200
Natural gas liquids                         280          373          -93
Hair, waste materials                       225          217            7
Finished textile supplies                   751          778          -28
Nontextile floor tiles                      150          156           -5
Wood supplies, manufactured                 375          416          -41
Agriculture-manufactured, other             749          538          211
Iron and steel mill products              1,422        1,515          -92
Hides and skins                             806          586          219
Synthetic rubber-primary                    699          677           22
Copper                                      530          664         -134
Leather and furs                            402          377           25
Electric energy                           1,012           90          922
Iron and steel products, other            1,245        1,308          -62
Nonmetallic minerals                        179          183           -5
Finished metal shapes                     3,846        4,366         -520
Nonmonetary gold                          2,986        2,907           79
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,028          947           81
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,019        1,715          304
Steelmaking materials                       722          705           17
Newsprint                                 3,580        3,901         -320
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,760        1,981         -221
Metallurgical grade coal                    508          529          -20
Other industrial supplies                 6,094        6,259         -165
Manmade cloth                             1,999        1,998            1
Cotton, raw                                 740          784          -44
Crude oil                                   139          416         -278
Fuel oil                                    984        1,075          -90
Chemicals-organic                         6,457        6,383           73
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        147,984      141,463        6,521
Drilling & oilfield equipment             2,843        1,845          999
Civilian aircraft                        11,568        9,355        2,213
Engines-civilian aircraft                 5,713        4,653        1,060
Medicinal equipment                       6,258        5,581          677
Semiconductors                           22,642       23,103         -461
Business machines and equipment           1,378        1,317           61
Photo, service industry machinery         2,503        2,619         -116
Parts-civilian aircraft                   5,986        5,608          377
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,366        1,344           21
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,191        1,342         -151
Railway transportation equipment            697          627           70
Excavating machinery                      2,419        2,425           -6
Materials handling equipment              2,287        2,289           -2
Specialized mining                          217          194           24
Vessels, excluding scrap                     16           25           -9
Marine engines, parts                       283          272           11
Spacraft, excluding military                  7           13           -6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  409          511         -102
Commercial vessels, other                    68          127          -59
Textile, sewing machines                    490          507          -17
Measuring, testing, control instrum       6,532        6,319          213
Food, tobacco machinery                     887          831           56
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,367        1,457          -90
Generators, accessories                   3,223        2,799          423
Laboratory testing instruments            2,354        2,045          309
Computer accessories                     17,226       17,271          -44
Industrial machines, other               10,673       10,686          -13
Telecommunications equipment             12,954       12,414          540
Metalworking machine tools                2,843        2,943         -100
Electric apparatus                       11,135       11,319         -184
Industrial engines                        5,524        5,040          485
Computers                                 4,925        4,581          344
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        30,387       33,768       -3,381
Consumer goods                           39,552       37,025        2,527
Pharmaceutical preparations               6,862        5,563        1,299
Jewelry, etc                              1,263          989          274
Other household goods                     3,544        3,248          296
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,293        1,717          576
Musical instruments                         593          483          109
Household appliances                      2,156        2,103           53
Rugs                                        615          616           -1
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,794        1,453          340
Sports apparel and gear                     192          214          -21
Glassware, chinaware                        184          247          -63
Pleasure boats and motors                   484          532          -48
Nursery stock, etc.                         122          121            1
Writing and art supplies                  2,138        2,287         -149
Numismatic coins                             16           38          -22
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          632          594           38
Stereo equipment, etc.                      724          831         -108
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    355          320           36
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,047        1,044            2
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,502        1,521          -19
Toys/games/sporting goods                 2,421        2,501          -80
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         1,839        1,737          102
Gem diamonds                              2,104        1,724          381
Apparel, household goods - textile        3,280        3,745         -464
Tobacco, manufactured                     1,618        1,645          -27
Books, printed matter                     1,776        1,753           23
Other goods                              14,502       14,328          174
(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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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)                   May       April (R)     Monthly
                                       2001         2001        Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis         97,226       99,826       -2,600
Net Adjustments                             786          604          182
Total, Census Basis                      96,440       99,222       -2,782
Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,742        3,745           -3
Fruits, frozen juices                       324          366          -42
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              242          276          -34
Wine and related products                   382          404          -22
Meat products                               483          499          -16
Nuts                                         52           59           -7
Food oils, oilseeds                          98          103           -4
Dairy products and eggs                      79           82           -3
Bakery products                             262          264           -2
Other foods                                 255          257           -1
Tea, spices, etc.                            72           70            2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  31           27            5
Vegetables                                  350          341           10
Cane and beet sugar                          37           23           14
Cocoa beans                                  20            6           14
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    128          110           18
Green coffee                                128          108           20
Fish and shellfish                          798          751           47
Industrial supplies and materials        24,565       24,887         -322
Fuel oil                                    924        1,021          -97
Iron and steel mill products                622          701          -78
Gas-natural                               1,935        1,999          -64
Copper                                      195          254          -59
Nonferrous metals, other                    132          177          -45
Industrial supplies, other                1,108        1,150          -42
Iron and steel, advanced                    332          369          -37
Finished metal shapes                       539          573          -34
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       213          246          -34
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     431          464          -33
Liquified petroleum gases                   394          420          -26
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             344          366          -21
Materials, excluding chemicals              123          144          -21
Paper and paper products                    511          531          -20
Nickel                                       85          100          -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       189          204          -15
Finished textile supplies                   166          178          -12
Newsprint                                   311          322          -11
Nuclear fuel materials                      122          132          -10
Nontextile floor tiles                      147          157           -9
Nonmonetary gold                            126          135           -8
Synthetic cloth                             331          336           -5
Plywood and veneers                         115          120           -5
Tin                                          29           33           -5
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   288          292           -4
Hair, waste materials                        34           37           -3
Chemicals-fertilizers                       338          340           -2
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         290          291           -2
Natural rubber                               49           51           -2
Wool, silk, etc.                             58           59           -1
Coal and related fuels                       78           79           -1
Cotton, natural fibers                       10           10          (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                   112          112          (-)
Lumber                                      638          638          (-)
Farming materials, livestock                 70           70          (-)
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 35           35            1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     71           70            1
Hides and skins                              15           13            1
Steelmaking materials                       198          196            2
Leather and furs                             80           77            3
Plastic materials                           623          619            5
Other precious metals                       475          459           16
Bauxite and aluminum                        502          484           18
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 202          182           20
Chemicals-inorganic                         366          347           20
Zinc                                        102           81           21
Electric energy                             484          461           23
Shingles, wallboard                         568          525           42
Petroleum products, other                 1,508        1,449           59
Chemicals-organic                         1,153        1,093           61
Crude oil                                 6,791        6,686          105
Capital goods, except automotive         24,644       25,945       -1,301
Semiconductors                            2,413        2,775         -361
Telecommunications equipment              1,883        2,129         -245
Computer accessories                      5,257        5,443         -187
Engines-civilian aircraft                   778          951         -173
Computers                                 1,027        1,183         -156
Electric apparatus                        1,914        2,028         -114
Metalworking machine tools                  570          662          -92
Industrial machines, other                1,364        1,431          -68
Photo, service industry                     695          762          -67
Business machines and equipment             411          455          -43
Excavating machinery                        337          376          -39
Pulp and paper machinery                    352          374          -22
Industrial engines                          831          852          -21
Materials handling equipment                543          559          -15
Wood, glass, plastic                        344          358          -14
Laboratory testing instruments              219          231          -12
Textile, sewing machines                    100          112          -12
Railway transportation equipment            117          125           -8
Measuring, testing, control instrum         781          789           -8
Marine engines, parts                       102          104           -2
Parts-civilian aircraft                     489          491           -2
Vessels, except scrap                       (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                1          (-)          (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   58           57            1
Commercial vessels, other                     6            4            2
Drilling & oilfield equipment               166          161            6
Food, tobacco machinery                     129          120            8
Specialized mining                           34           24            9
Agricultural machinery, equipment           326          311           15
Medicinal equipment                       1,047        1,028           19
Generators, accessories                   1,034          949           85
Civilian aircraft                         1,316        1,100          216
Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      15,646       16,112         -465
Consumer goods                           23,621       24,278         -658
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,607        2,894         -287
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,629        1,831         -202
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       2,181        2,296         -115
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,086        1,193         -108
Motorcycles and parts                       227          272          -45
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          523          568          -45
Other household goods                     2,223        2,268          -44
Footwear                                    981        1,022          -42
Pleasure boats and motors                   143          179          -37
Glassware, chinaware                        179          209          -30
Toiletries and cosmetics                    287          312          -26
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    335          356          -21
Records, tapes, and disks                    93          110          -16
Books, printed matter                       268          279          -11
Musical instruments                         119          130          -11
Gem stones, other                           133          142           -9
Stereo equipment, etc                       657          660           -4
Apparel, household goods - wool             272          276           -4
Rugs                                        113          117           -4
Writing and art supplies                    780          782           -1
Jewelry                                     722          722          (-)
Photo equipment                             187          186            1
Numismatic coins                             14           12            2
Nursery stock, etc.                         105          102            3
Camping apparel and gear                    505          493           12
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,893        2,864           28
Household appliances                        740          705           35
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,839        1,782           57
Gem diamonds                              1,009          900          110
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             771          616          155
Other Goods                               4,223        4,256          -33
___________________________________              

              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2001         2000        Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        504,515      492,504       12,011
Net Adjustments                           3,164        2,947          217
Total, Census Basis                     501,351      489,557       11,794
Foods, feeds, and beverages              18,950       18,830          120
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,829        1,904          -75
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            1,297        1,176          121
Wine and related products                 1,986        1,867          119
Meat products                             2,462        2,136          327
Nuts                                        296          354          -58
Food oils, oilseeds                         480          611         -130
Dairy products and eggs                     390          432          -42
Bakery products                           1,285        1,186           99
Other foods                               1,259        1,233           25
Tea, spices, etc.                           361          330           31
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 156          137           19
Vegetables                                1,704        1,461          243
Cane and beet sugar                         189          185            4
Cocoa beans                                 144          221          -76
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    611          609            1
Green coffee                                539        1,103         -564
Fish and shellfish                        3,962        3,888           74
Industrial supplies and materials       125,638      117,972        7,666
Fuel oil                                  5,732        4,558        1,174
Iron and steel mill products              3,496        5,290       -1,795
Gas-natural                               8,967        3,575        5,392
Copper                                    1,163          946          217
Nonferrous metals, other                    749          690           59
Industrial supplies, other                5,739        5,573          166
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,809        1,909         -100
Finished metal shapes                     2,955        2,832          123
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,309        1,382          -73
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   2,317        2,253           64
Liquified petroleum gases                 2,363        1,612          750
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,817        1,875          -58
Materials, excluding chemicals              698          765          -67
Paper and paper products                  2,619        2,715          -96
Nickel                                      479          676         -197
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       958        1,033          -75
Finished textile supplies                   880          849           31
Newsprint                                 1,602        1,453          149
Nuclear fuel materials                      748          758           -9
Nontextile floor tiles                      779          824          -46
Nonmonetary gold                            780        1,252         -472
Synthetic cloth                           1,688        1,899         -211
Plywood and veneers                         567          601          -34
Tin                                         137          129            8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,448        1,393           54
Hair, waste materials                       175          179           -5
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,901        1,262          639
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,438        1,441           -3
Natural rubber                              266          384         -118
Wool, silk, etc.                            308          348          -40
Coal and related fuels                      377          339           37
Cotton, natural fibers                       55           69          -14
Synthetic rubber--primary                   566          562            5
Lumber                                    2,823        3,390         -566
Farming materials, livestock                339          349          -10
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                198          176           21
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    329          301           28
Hides and skins                              69           69          (-)
Steelmaking materials                       998        1,427         -429
Leather and furs                            432          446          -14
Plastic materials                         3,093        2,989          103
Other precious metals                     3,483        2,387        1,096
Bauxite and aluminum                      2,660        2,946         -287
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 916        1,037         -122
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,796        1,856          -59
Zinc                                        451          550          -99
Electric energy                           2,114          724        1,390
Shingles, wallboard                       2,662        3,011         -349
Petroleum products, other                 7,283        5,388        1,896
Chemicals-organic                         5,989        5,367          622
Crude oil                                33,122       34,132       -1,009
Capital goods, except automotive        137,002      138,505       -1,503
Semiconductors                           16,264       18,802       -2,539
Telecommunications equipment             11,844       12,507         -664
Computer accessories                     28,782       30,534       -1,753
Engines-civilian aircraft                 4,359        3,735          623
Computers                                 5,547        5,817         -270
Electric apparatus                       10,799       11,422         -623
Metalworking machine tools                3,448        3,489          -41
Industrial machines, other                7,494        7,239          255
Photo, service industry                   3,786        3,730           56
Business machines and equipment           2,274        2,641         -366
Excavating machinery                      1,870        2,038         -167
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,896        1,845           51
Industrial engines                        4,433        4,177          256
Materials handling equipment              2,785        2,749           36
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,900        2,114         -214
Laboratory testing instruments            1,362        1,361            1
Textile, sewing machines                    572          713         -141
Railway transportation equipment            704          789          -85
Measuring, testing, control instrum       4,070        3,721          349
Marine engines, parts                       511          435           76
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,409        2,046          363
Vessels, except scrap                         1            6           -6
Spacecraft, excluding military                8           45          -37
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  281          359          -78
Commercial vessels, other                    48           18           30
Drilling & oilfield equipment               657          490          167
Food, tobacco machinery                     659          629           29
Specialized mining                          125          140          -16
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,695        1,732          -37
Medicinal equipment                       5,210        4,520          690
Generators, accessories                   5,090        4,497          593
Civilian aircraft                         6,119        4,162        1,958
Automotive vehicles, parts and engi      78,494       81,544       -3,050
Consumer goods                          120,823      113,234        7,589
Pharmaceutical preparations              12,982       10,045        2,936
Toys/games/sporting goods                 9,139        8,656          482
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto      11,208       10,356          852
Furniture, household goods, etc.          5,866        5,576          290
Motorcycles and parts                     1,234          998          236
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        2,664        2,388          275
Other household goods                    11,538       10,145        1,393
Footwear                                  5,122        4,765          357
Pleasure boats and motors                   890          787          104
Glassware, chinaware                      1,007          953           54
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,503        1,303          199
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,784        1,792           -7
Records, tapes, and disks                   528          611          -83
Books, printed matter                     1,375        1,326           49
Musical instruments                         624          609           15
Gem stones, other                           664          656            8
Stereo equipment, etc                     3,360        4,020         -660
Apparel, household goods - wool           1,403        1,360           43
Rugs                                        593          561           32
Writing and art supplies                  3,944        3,942            3
Jewelry                                   3,613        3,687          -74
Photo equipment                             989        1,078          -89
Numismatic coins                             56          444         -388
Nursery stock, etc.                         495          486           10
Camping apparel and gear                  2,574        2,412          162
Apparel, household goods - cotton        14,744       14,055          689
Household appliances                      3,580        3,571            8
TV's, VCR's, etc                          9,225        8,317          908
Gem diamonds                              4,544        5,073         -529
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,574        3,258          316
Other Goods                              20,444       19,472          972
(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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 2000 TO MAY 2001
(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.              -452,207      -16,103     -108,266     -327,839
Jan.- May               -181,249       -7,192      -41,114     -132,943
January                  -33,135       -1,748       -6,988      -24,399
February                 -36,237       -2,028       -8,508      -25,701
March                    -38,034       -1,405       -8,719      -27,910
April                    -36,934         -955       -8,211      -27,767
May                      -36,910       -1,056       -8,688      -27,167
June                     -37,827       -1,261       -9,945      -26,620
July                     -38,091         -933       -9,765      -27,393
August                   -36,839       -1,131       -9,416      -26,292
September                -39,682       -1,337       -9,778      -28,566
October                  -40,205       -1,446       -9,705      -29,054
November                 -38,955       -1,479       -9,309      -28,166
December                 -39,360       -1,324       -9,232      -28,804
2001                
Jan.- May               -184,575       -7,089      -43,933     -133,554
January                  -39,126       -1,419       -9,619      -28,088
February                 -34,613       -1,317       -8,744      -24,553
March                    -38,781       -1,379       -8,287      -29,115
April (R)                -37,657       -1,335       -8,616      -27,706
May                      -34,398       -1,639       -8,667      -24,092
June                                                        
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December                                                    
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                       Exports
                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum
2000                
Jan.- Dec.               772,210       -9,708       12,013      769,905
Jan.- May                311,255       -4,245        4,575      310,924
January                   61,533       -1,026          957       61,601
February                  61,130       -1,089          772       61,446
March                     62,479         -685        1,019       62,146
April                     62,961         -674          957       62,678
May                       63,151         -771          870       63,052
June                      65,445         -835          808       65,472
July                      65,123         -714          880       64,957
August                    67,377         -767        1,048       67,095
September                 66,773         -707        1,118       66,362
October                   65,807         -836        1,421       65,222
November                  65,856         -828        1,103       65,581
December                  64,574         -777        1,060       64,292
2001                
Jan.- May                319,940       -3,925        4,567      319,297
January                   65,309         -842          952       65,199
February                  65,748         -730          815       65,664
March                     63,884         -769          889       63,764
April (R)                 62,170         -731          960       61,940
May                       62,828         -853          951       62,730
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                       Imports
                                      Net                       Non
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum
                     
2000                
Jan.- Dec.             1,224,417        6,395      120,279    1,097,743
Jan.- May                492,504        2,947       45,690      443,867
January                   94,668          722        7,946       86,000
February                  97,366          939        9,280       87,147
March                    100,513          720        9,738       90,055
April                     99,895          281        9,168       90,446
May                      100,062          285        9,558       90,219
June                     103,272          427       10,753       92,092
July                     103,214          219       10,645       92,351
August                   104,215          364       10,464       93,387
September                106,455          631       10,897       94,928
October                  106,012          609       11,126       94,277
November                 104,811          652       10,412       93,747
December                 103,935          547       10,292       93,095
2001                
Jan.- May                504,515        3,164       48,500      452,851
January                  104,436          577       10,571       93,287
February                 100,362          586        9,559       90,216
March                    102,665          610        9,176       92,879
April (R)                 99,826          604        9,577       89,646
May                       97,226          786        9,618       86,822
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 MAY 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.              855,029        61,251       177,625       412,899
Jan.- May               344,467        24,740        72,466       163,004
January                  68,245         5,042        14,450        31,831
February                 67,988         4,839        14,716        31,199
March                    69,065         5,041        15,148        31,899
April                    69,491         4,830        14,142        34,009
May                      69,678         4,988        14,010        34,066
June                     72,407         5,070        14,576        35,266
July                     72,268         5,384        14,435        35,770
August                   74,812         5,661        15,106        36,596
September                73,864         5,287        15,456        36,184
October                  72,806         5,150        15,240        35,549
November                 72,891         5,030        15,572        35,487
December                 71,514         4,928        14,775        35,044
2001                
Jan.- May               352,868        26,041        73,975       169,283
January                  72,377         4,902        14,825        36,153
February                 72,644         5,344        15,065        35,773
March                    70,487         5,446        14,925        33,621
April (R)                68,329         5,277        14,599        31,757
May                      69,031         5,072        14,561        31,979
June                                                         
July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
____________________________________
Exports Continued

                                End-Use Commodity Category 
                      Total       Automotive
                      Census       Vehicles      Consumer       Other
      Period         Basis(1)        etc.         Goods         Goods
         
                                                             
2000                
Jan.- Dec.              855,029        78,298        89,712        35,245
Jan.- May               344,467        33,021        36,666        14,570
January                  68,245         6,731         7,201         2,990
February                 67,988         6,612         7,332         3,290
March                    69,065         6,768         7,436         2,773
April                    69,491         6,389         7,392         2,729
May                      69,678         6,521         7,305         2,788
June                     72,407         6,769         7,683         3,043
July                     72,268         6,361         7,531         2,788
August                   74,812         6,845         7,692         2,913
September                73,864         6,462         7,642         2,833
October                  72,806         6,452         7,395         3,019
November                 72,891         6,262         7,534         3,007
December                 71,514         6,126         7,569         3,071
2001                
Jan.- May               352,868        29,600        39,329        14,640
January                  72,377         5,819         7,745         2,933
February                 72,644         5,738         7,797         2,927
March                    70,487         5,947         7,801         2,747
April (R)                68,329         5,940         7,875         2,881
May                      69,031         6,156         8,111         3,153
June                                                         
July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
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                     Imports
                                End-Use Commodity Category 
                      Total         Foods,
                      Census       Feeds, &     Industrial     Capital
      Period         Basis(1)     Beverages    Supplies(2)      Goods
                                                             
2000                
Jan.- Dec.            1,311,496        48,067       262,005       465,716
Jan.- May               530,187        19,571       108,180       184,355
January                 102,618         3,748        20,870        35,149
February                104,189         3,857        21,609        36,050
March                   107,205         4,032        22,011        37,016
April                   107,951         3,898        21,581        37,936
May                     108,224         4,037        22,109        38,203
June                    110,598         4,072        22,383        39,244
July                    110,429         4,103        22,179        39,323
August                  111,935         4,127        21,944        40,359
September               113,638         4,099        22,165        41,667
October                 112,878         3,985        21,968        40,764
November                111,767         4,202        21,381        39,975
December                110,065         3,909        21,805        40,029
2001                
Jan.- May               538,895        19,845       109,741       184,667
January                 111,220         4,082        22,607        39,385
February                107,694         4,025        21,417        38,618
March                   109,927         3,843        21,856        38,520
April (R)               106,873         3,912        22,275        35,046
May                     103,181         3,983        21,586        33,098
June                                                         
July                                                         
August                                                       
September                                                    
October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     
____________________________________
Imports Continued

                                End-Use Commodity Category 
                      Total       Automotive
                      Census       Vehicles      Consumer       Other
      Period         Basis(1)        etc.         Goods         Goods
                                                             
2000                
Jan.- Dec.            1,311,496       192,258       294,107        49,343
Jan.- May               530,187        80,188       117,926        19,967
January                 102,618        16,330        22,518         4,004
February                104,189        15,742        22,910         4,020
March                   107,205        16,169        23,963         4,013
April                   107,951        16,284        24,197         4,054
May                     108,224        15,662        24,337         3,875
June                    110,598        16,138        24,587         4,174
July                    110,429        16,115        24,587         4,121
August                  111,935        16,350        24,869         4,286
September               113,638        16,152        25,343         4,212
October                 112,878        16,243        25,733         4,185
November                111,767        15,962        25,952         4,296
December                110,065        15,111        25,109         4,102
2001                
Jan.- May               538,895        77,012       126,969        20,661
January                 111,220        15,395        25,567         4,184
February                107,694        15,250        24,334         4,051
March                   109,927        15,154        26,710         3,843
April (R)               106,873        15,824        25,509         4,308
May                     103,181        15,389        24,849         4,276
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 MAY 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.                 -386,794         -71,977        -314,817
Jan.- May                  -150,814         -30,791        -120,023
January                     -27,724          -6,162         -21,562
February                    -30,793          -5,940         -24,853
March                       -30,284          -6,047         -24,237
April                       -30,279          -6,198         -24,081
May                         -31,733          -6,443         -25,290
June                        -34,854          -6,472         -28,382
July                        -34,886          -6,444         -28,442
August                      -33,436          -6,271         -27,165
September                   -31,513          -5,960         -25,553
October                     -33,563          -5,632         -27,930
November                    -34,551          -5,578         -28,974
December                    -33,176          -4,828         -28,348
2000                
Jan.- Dec.                 -456,467         -75,847        -380,620
Jan.- May                  -185,720         -30,823        -154,897
January                     -34,373          -5,616         -28,757
February                    -36,201          -6,218         -29,983
March                       -38,140          -6,147         -31,993
April                       -38,461          -6,230         -32,231
May                         -38,546          -6,612         -31,934
June                        -38,191          -6,956         -31,234
July                        -38,161          -6,594         -31,567
August                      -37,122          -6,603         -30,520
September                   -39,774          -6,286         -33,488
October                     -40,073          -6,219         -33,854
November                    -38,876          -5,974         -32,902
December                    -38,552          -6,392         -32,159
2001                
Jan.- May                  -186,027         -35,019        -151,007
January                     -38,843          -7,371         -31,472
February                    -35,050          -6,697         -28,353
March                       -39,440          -6,762         -32,678
April (R)                   -38,544          -7,213         -31,332
May                         -34,150          -6,976         -27,174
June                                                 
July                                                 
August                                               
September                                            
October                                              
November                                             
December                                             
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                        Exports
                                                     
                                                     
                         Total
                        Census                            Non
       Period          Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum
1999                
Jan.- Dec.                  761,496           9,762         751,733
Jan.- May                   306,762           3,681         303,081
January                      61,212             732          60,480
February                     60,701             625          60,076
March                        61,003             719          60,284
April                        61,855             784          61,071
May                          61,992             822          61,170
June                         61,947             788          61,160
July                         62,930             742          62,188
August                       64,541             844          63,696
September                    65,849             849          64,999
October                      65,428             942          64,485
November                     65,717             906          64,811
December                     68,323           1,010          67,313
2000                
Jan.- Dec.                  855,029           9,994         845,035
Jan.- May                   344,467           4,113         340,354
January                      68,245             916          67,329
February                     67,988             724          67,264
March                        69,065             822          68,244
April                        69,491             873          68,617
May                          69,678             778          68,900
June                         72,407             710          71,697
July                         72,268             737          71,531
August                       74,812             853          73,960
September                    73,864             819          73,045
October                      72,806           1,078          71,727
November                     72,891             850          72,041
December                     71,514             834          70,679
2001                
Jan.- May                   352,868           3,540         349,328
January                      72,377             751          71,626
February                     72,644             638          72,006
March                        70,487             698          69,788
April (R)                    68,329             747          67,582
May                          69,031             705          68,326
June                                                 
July                                                 
August                                               
September                                            
October                                              
November                                             
December                                             
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                        Imports
                                                     
                                                     
                         Total
                        Census                            Non-
       Period          Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum
1999                
Jan.- Dec.                1,148,290          81,739       1,066,551
Jan.- May                   457,576          34,472         423,104
January                      88,936           6,895          82,042
February                     91,494           6,565          84,929
March                        91,287           6,766          84,521
April                        92,134           6,982          85,152
May                          93,725           7,265          86,460
June                         96,802           7,260          89,542
July                         97,816           7,186          90,630
August                       97,977           7,116          90,862
September                    97,362           6,810          90,552
October                      98,990           6,574          92,416
November                    100,268           6,483          93,785
December                    101,500           5,838          95,661
2000                
Jan.- Dec.                1,311,496          85,842       1,225,655
Jan.- May                   530,187          34,936         495,251
January                     102,618           6,532          96,086
February                    104,189           6,941          97,247
March                       107,205           6,969         100,236
April                       107,951           7,103         100,848
May                         108,224           7,390         100,833
June                        110,598           7,666         102,931
July                        110,429           7,331         103,098
August                      111,935           7,455         104,479
September                   113,638           7,106         106,532
October                     112,878           7,297         105,581
November                    111,767           6,824         104,943
December                    110,065           7,227         102,839
2001                
Jan.- May                   538,895          38,560         500,336
January                     111,220           8,122         103,098
February                    107,694           7,336         100,358
March                       109,927           7,461         102,466
April (R)                   106,873           7,960          98,913
May                         103,181           7,681          95,500
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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.                   -345,434          -328,821
Jan.- May                    -116,681          -110,257
January                       -20,560           -19,330
February                      -21,908           -20,570
March                         -24,489           -23,183
April                         -23,858           -22,697
May                           -25,867           -24,477
June                          -31,442           -30,055
July                          -34,925           -33,778
August                        -33,699           -32,310
September                     -32,759           -30,813
October                       -32,846           -31,487
November                      -33,976           -32,633
December                      -29,106           -27,489
2000                
Jan.- Dec.                   -452,207          -436,104
Jan.- May                    -169,738          -162,546
January                       -31,258           -29,510
February                      -32,536           -30,508
March                         -35,701           -34,296
April                         -32,794           -31,838
May                           -37,450           -36,394
June                          -37,786           -36,525
July                          -42,890           -41,957
August                        -41,042           -39,911
September                     -40,302           -38,965
October                       -45,623           -44,177
November                      -40,261           -38,781
December                      -34,566           -33,242
2001                
Jan.- May                    -173,218          -166,129
January                       -40,185           -38,766
February                      -29,495           -28,178
March                         -34,207           -32,828
April (R)                     -35,506           -34,171
May                           -33,824           -32,185
June                                   
July                                   
August                                 
September                              
October                                
November                               
December                               
 April data as published last month :
                              -35,678           -34,356
____________________________________

                         Exports
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis
1999                
Jan.- Dec.                    684,553           -11,244           695,797
Jan.- May                     275,091            -5,285           280,376
January                        51,397            -1,039            52,436
February                       52,156            -1,124            53,279
March                          59,813            -1,076            60,889
April                          56,401              -882            57,283
May                            55,324            -1,164            56,489
June                           56,718            -1,107            57,825
July                           52,045              -952            52,998
August                         56,641              -798            57,439
September                      58,455              -976            59,431
October                        62,147              -826            62,973
November                       60,533              -414            60,948
December                       62,923              -885            63,808
2000                
Jan.- Dec.                    772,210            -9,708           781,918
Jan.- May                     311,536            -4,245           315,781
January                        56,653            -1,026            57,679
February                       60,091            -1,089            61,179
March                          68,263              -685            68,948
April                          62,628              -674            63,302
May                            63,902              -771            64,673
June                           67,168              -835            68,002
July                           59,315              -714            60,029
August                         67,488              -767            68,255
September                      66,684              -707            67,391
October                        68,799              -836            69,635
November                       66,786              -828            67,614
December                       64,433              -777            65,211
2001                
Jan.- May                     319,211            -3,925           323,136
January                        61,498              -842            62,340
February                       62,385              -730            63,115
March                          69,817              -769            70,586
April (R)                      61,493              -731            62,224
May                            64,018              -853            64,871
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
 April data as published last month :
                               61,445              -717            62,162
____________________________________

                         Imports
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis
1999                
Jan.- Dec.                  1,029,987             5,369         1,024,618
Jan.- May                     391,772             1,139           390,633
January                        71,957               191            71,766
February                       74,064               215            73,849
March                          84,301               229            84,072
April                          80,259               279            79,980
May                            81,191               226            80,965
June                           88,160               281            87,880
July                           86,970               195            86,775
August                         90,340               591            89,749
September                      91,214               970            90,244
October                        94,993               533            94,460
November                       94,509               929            93,581
December                       92,028               732            91,296
2000                
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022
Jan.- May                     481,275             2,947           478,328
January                        87,910               722            87,188
February                       92,627               939            91,688
March                         103,964               720           103,244
April                          95,422               281            95,141
May                           101,352               285           101,067
June                          104,954               427           104,527
July                          102,205               219           101,986
August                        108,530               364           108,166
September                     106,986               631           106,355
October                       114,421               609           113,812
November                      107,047               652           106,395
December                       98,999               547            98,452
2001                
Jan.- May                     492,429             3,164           489,265
January                       101,684               577           101,106
February                       91,880               586            91,294
March                         104,024               610           103,414
April (R)                      96,999               604            96,395
May                            97,842               786            97,056
June                                                     
July                                                     
August                                                   
September                                                
October                                                  
November                                                 
December                                                 
 April data as published last month :
                               97,123               605            96,518
NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 MAY 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.     772,210       -9,708      781,918       47,452      171,932
Jan.- May      311,536       -4,245      315,781       19,096       70,295
January         56,653       -1,026       57,679        3,709       12,942
February        60,091       -1,089       61,179        3,812       13,816
March           68,263         -685       68,948        4,316       15,693
April           62,628         -674       63,302        3,584       13,722
May             63,902         -771       64,673        3,675       14,123
June            67,168         -835       68,002        3,671       14,499
July            59,315         -714       60,029        3,725       13,308
August          67,488         -767       68,255        4,053       15,016
September       66,684         -707       67,391        3,912       14,849
October         68,799         -836       69,635        4,597       15,258
November        66,786         -828       67,614        4,357       15,040
December        64,433         -777       65,211        4,042       13,667
2001                
Jan.- May      319,211       -3,925      323,136       20,157       71,632
January         61,498         -842       62,340        3,867       13,865
February        62,385         -730       63,115        4,070       13,906
March           69,817         -769       70,586        4,606       15,379
April (R)       61,493         -731       62,224        3,874       14,023
May             64,018         -853       64,871        3,740       14,458
June                                                           
July                                                           
August                                                         
September                                                      
October                                                        
November                                                       
December                                                       
___________________________________
Exports Continued

                       End-Use Commodity Category
              Total                  Automotive
             Census       Capital     Vehicles,    Consumer       Other
  Period    Basis(1)       Goods        etc.         Goods        Goods
                                                  
2000                
Jan.- Dec.     781,918      357,034       80,169       90,555       34,775
Jan.- May      315,781      139,918       35,442       36,750       14,279
January         57,679       25,520        6,112        6,547        2,849
February        61,179       25,956        7,117        7,361        3,117
March           68,948       30,208        7,877        8,119        2,736
April           63,302       29,072        6,889        7,258        2,777
May             64,673       29,162        7,447        7,465        2,801
June            68,002       31,420        7,257        8,140        3,016
July            60,029       28,799        4,459        6,999        2,739
August          68,255       31,638        6,807        7,925        2,815
September       67,391       31,494        6,499        7,859        2,778
October         69,635       31,711        7,067        7,983        3,019
November        67,614       30,462        6,880        7,815        3,060
December        65,211       31,591        5,758        7,084        3,068
2001                
Jan.- May      323,136      145,853       31,886       39,164       14,445
January         62,340       29,045        5,534        7,192        2,837
February        63,115       28,782        5,963        7,610        2,783
March           70,586       32,547        6,855        8,465        2,734
April (R)       62,224       27,290        6,482        7,633        2,922
May             64,871       28,189        7,052        8,264        3,168
June                                                           
July                                                           
August                                                         
September                                                      
October                                                        
November                                                       
December                                                       
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             Imports
              Total                              End-Use Commodity Category
           Balance of                   Total       Foods,
            Payments        Net        Census       Feeds ,    Industrial
  Period      Basis     Adjustments   Basis(1)     Beverages   Supplies(2)
2000                
Jan.- Dec.   1,224,417        6,395    1,218,022       45,975      299,788
Jan.- May      481,275        2,947      478,328       18,744      118,242
January         87,910          722       87,188        3,548       21,326
February        92,627          939       91,688        3,505       22,713
March          103,964          720      103,244        4,028       25,645
April           95,422          281       95,141        3,685       23,305
May            101,352          285      101,067        3,979       25,253
June           104,954          427      104,527        3,873       26,064
July           102,205          219      101,986        3,783       26,175
August         108,530          364      108,166        3,940       26,110
September      106,986          631      106,355        3,714       25,735
October        114,421          609      113,812        4,115       26,907
November       107,047          652      106,395        4,065       25,130
December        98,999          547       98,452        3,742       25,424
2001                
Jan.- May      492,429        3,164      489,265       18,743      125,886
January        101,684          577      101,106        3,918       27,169
February        91,880          586       91,294        3,438       23,084
March          104,024          610      103,414        3,829       25,499
April (R)       96,999          604       96,395        3,708       24,778
May             97,842          786       97,056        3,849       25,356
June                                                           
July                                                           
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September                                                      
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November                                                       
December                                                       
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Imports Continued

                       End-Use Commodity Category
              Total                  Automotive
             Census       Capital     Vehicles,    Consumer       Other
  Period    Basis(1)       Goods        etc.         Goods        Goods
2000                
Jan.- Dec.   1,218,022      346,663      195,858      281,405       48,333
Jan.- May      478,328      134,279       83,105      104,756       19,201
January         87,188       24,061       15,116       19,470        3,667
February        91,688       25,179       16,265       20,272        3,753
March          103,244       29,252       18,512       21,703        4,104
April           95,141       27,161       16,799       20,315        3,875
May            101,067       28,626       16,412       22,995        3,802
June           104,527       30,199       16,477       23,719        4,195
July           101,986       29,019       14,081       24,920        4,008
August         108,166       30,534       16,639       26,663        4,280
September      106,355       30,804       15,572       26,388        4,141
October        113,812       32,065       17,755       28,793        4,177
November       106,395       30,186       17,190       25,436        4,389
December        98,452       29,577       15,039       20,729        3,942
2001                
Jan.- May      489,265      132,650       79,771      112,071       20,144
January        101,106       27,642       14,810       23,485        4,082
February        91,294       25,473       15,230       20,376        3,693
March          103,414       29,547       17,213       23,338        3,988
April (R)       96,395       25,467       16,360       21,891        4,190
May             97,056       24,521       16,159       22,980        4,192
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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)                   May         April     Cumulative
                                       2001         2001        to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis         -33,824   (R)-35,506     -173,218
Net Adjustments                          -1,639   (R) -1,335       -7,089
Total Census Basis                      -32,185   (R)-34,171     -166,129
North America                            -7,672   (R) -6,788      -35,394
        Canada                           -4,930   (R) -4,548      -24,052
        Mexico                           -2,742       -2,241      -11,342
Western Europe                           -4,573       -5,796      -23,983
    Euro Area (2)                        -4,851       -5,133      -21,478
    European Union                       -4,963       -5,586      -23,894
        Austria                            -124          -36         -473
        Belgium                             312          400        1,546
        Finland                            -172         -180         -815
        France                             -909       -1,211       -4,607
        Germany                          -2,616       -2,866      -12,168
        Italy                            -1,192       -1,136       -5,786
        Netherlands                         705          925        4,783
        Spain                                17          -18          276
        Sweden                             -449         -455       -2,185
        United Kingdom                      446           90           45
        Other EU                           -981       -1,099       -4,512
    European Free Trade         
    Association                             321         -360         -349
        Norway                              -53         -334       -1,314
        Switzerland                         395           -8        1,006
        Other EFTA                          -21          -18          -41
    Other Western Europe                     69          150          260
Eastern Europe/FSR                         -554         -356       -3,652
        Hungary                            -206         -109         -842
        Poland                               -2          -18          -60
        Former Soviet Republics            -206         -210       -2,400
            Russia                         -154         -174       -2,059
            Other FSR                       -52          -37         -341
        Other EE                           -140          -19         -350
Pacific Rim Countries                   -14,107      -16,022      -75,965
        Australia                           353          308        1,976
        China                            -6,143       -6,294      -30,481
        Japan                            -4,811       -6,430      -29,477
        Newly Industralized     
        Countries(NICS)                  -1,791       -1,820       -8,425
            Hong Kong                       357          664        2,259
            Korea                        -1,064       -1,196       -5,326
            Singapore                       260          -62          717
            Taiwan                       -1,343       -1,226       -6,075
        Other Pacific Rim(3)             -1,714       -1,787       -9,559
South/Central America                      -610         -798       -4,854
        Argentina                           132          131          618
        Brazil                              186          198          652
        Colombia                           -210         -152         -968
        Other S/C A (3)                    -719         -976       -5,156
OPEC                                     -4,143       -3,737      -18,664
        Indonesia(3)                       -633         -554       -3,171
        Nigeria                            -837         -847       -3,985
        Saudia Arabia                      -910         -504       -3,505
        Venezuela(3)                       -837         -999       -4,877
        Other OPEC                         -926         -832       -3,125
Other Countries                          -2,007       -2,372      -11,849
        Egypt                               207          110        1,006
        South Africa                        -87         -203         -581
        Other                            -2,127       -2,279      -12,273
Uniden. ctys (4)                             11            6           17
Timing Adjustments                          (X)          139          165
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                                      Exports
              Item(1)                   May         April     Cumulative
                                       2001         2001        to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis          64,018   (R) 61,493      319,211
Net Adjustments                            -853   (R)   -731       -3,925
Total Census Basis                       64,871   (R) 62,224      323,136
North America                            23,812   (R) 22,715      115,943
        Canada                           15,196   (R) 14,467       72,324
        Mexico                            8,617        8,248       43,619
Western Europe                           16,198       15,297       80,116
    Euro Area (2)                         9,503        9,398       50,099
    European Union                       14,063       13,648       71,420
        Austria                             216          263        1,125
        Belgium                           1,254        1,213        6,050
        Finland                             127          138          685
        France                            1,681        1,605        8,946
        Germany                           2,602        2,505       13,531
        Italy                               843          794        4,412
        Netherlands                       1,584        1,757        8,909
        Spain                               492          418        2,565
        Sweden                              310          296        1,711
        United Kingdom                    4,046        3,720       18,338
        Other EU                            909          938        5,147
    European Free Trade         
    Association                           1,728        1,141        6,638
        Norway                              482          113        1,008
        Switzerland                       1,234        1,008        5,484
        Other EFTA                           12           20          145
    Other Western Europe                    407          509        2,059
Eastern Europe/FSR                          579          713        2,985
        Hungary                              66           56          298
        Poland                               70           66          337
        Former Soviet Republics             371          424        1,741
            Russia                          264          334        1,178
            Other FSR                       106           90          563
        Other EE                             72          167          609
Pacific Rim Countries                    15,204       15,067       80,010
        Australia                           883          876        4,535
        China                             1,615        1,384        7,355
        Japan                             4,878        5,094       26,403
        Newly Industralized     
        Countries(NICS)                   5,788        5,840       31,600
            Hong Kong                     1,111        1,325        6,028
            Korea                         1,701        1,619        9,709
            Singapore                     1,540        1,228        7,466
            Taiwan                        1,436        1,668        8,397
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              2,040        1,872       10,116
South/Central America                     5,172        4,940       24,946
        Argentina                           400          352        1,918
        Brazil                            1,435        1,271        6,584
        Colombia                            296          318        1,573
        Other S/C A (3)                   3,040        2,999       14,871
OPEC                                      1,659        1,745        8,847
        Indonesia(3)                        223          208        1,082
        Nigeria                              71           78          393
        Saudia Arabia                       465          594        2,801
        Venezuela(3)                        494          451        2,368
        Other OPEC                          405          413        2,202
Other Countries                           2,952        2,385       13,793
        Egypt                               298          205        1,409
        South Africa                        312          212        1,311
        Other                             2,342        1,968       11,073
Uniden. ctys (4)                             11            6           17
Timing Adjustments                          (X)           16          -70
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                                      Imports
              Item(1)                   May         April     Cumulative
                                       2001         2001        to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis          97,842   (R) 96,999      492,429
Net Adjustments                             786   (R)    604        3,164
Total Census Basis                       97,056   (R) 96,395      489,265
North America                            31,484       29,503      151,336
        Canada                           20,126       19,015       96,375
        Mexico                           11,358       10,489       54,961
Western Europe                           20,771       21,094      104,099
    Euro Area (2)                        14,354       14,531       71,577
    European Union                       19,026       19,234       95,314
        Austria                             340          299        1,597
        Belgium                             942          813        4,504
        Finland                             299          318        1,500
        France                            2,590        2,817       13,553
        Germany                           5,218        5,370       25,699
        Italy                             2,035        1,930       10,198
        Netherlands                         879          832        4,125
        Spain                               475          436        2,289
        Sweden                              759          752        3,896
        United Kingdom                    3,600        3,630       18,293
        Other EU                          1,890        2,037        9,659
    European Free Trade         
    Association                           1,407        1,501        6,987
        Norway                              535          448        2,323
        Switzerland                         839        1,015        4,479
        Other EFTA                           33           38          186
    Other Western Europe                    338          359        1,799
Eastern Europe/FSR                        1,133        1,069        6,638
        Hungary                             272          165        1,139
        Poland                               71           84          398
        Former Soviet Republics             577          634        4,141
            Russia                          418          508        3,237
            Other FSR                       159          126          904
        Other EE                            213          186          959
Pacific Rim Countries                    29,311       31,089      155,975
        Australia                           530          568        2,559
        China                             7,758        7,678       37,836
        Japan                             9,690       11,524       55,880
        Newly Industralized     
        Countries(NICS)                   7,580        7,660       40,025
            Hong Kong                       755          661        3,769
            Korea                         2,765        2,816       15,035
            Singapore                     1,281        1,290        6,749
            Taiwan                        2,779        2,893       14,472
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              3,754        3,660       19,676
South/Central America                     5,782        5,738       29,799
        Argentina                           268          221        1,300
        Brazil                            1,249        1,073        5,932
        Colombia                            506          470        2,541
        Other S/C A (3)                   3,758        3,974       20,026
OPEC                                      5,801        5,482       27,511
        Indonesia(3)                        855          762        4,254
        Nigeria                             908          925        4,378
        Saudia Arabia                     1,376        1,098        6,306
        Venezuela(3)                      1,331        1,450        7,245
        Other OPEC                        1,332        1,246        5,327
Other Countries                           4,959        4,756       25,641
        Egypt                                91           94          403
        South Africa                        399          415        1,893
        Other                             4,469        4,247       23,346
Uniden. ctys (4)                            (X)          (X)          (X)
Timing Adjustments                          (X)         -124         -235
 (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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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)                   May         April     Cumulative
                                       2000         2000        to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis         -37,450      -32,794     -169,738
Net Adjustments                          -1,056         -955       -7,192
Total Census Basis                      -36,394      -31,838     -162,546
North America                            -6,225       -5,355      -27,884
        Canada                           -4,002       -3,844      -18,619
        Mexico                           -2,223       -1,511       -9,265
Western Europe                           -5,415       -4,443      -22,100
    Euro Area (2)                        -4,018       -3,547      -18,287
    European Union                       -4,752       -4,210      -21,286
        Austria                             -13          -48         -192
        Belgium                             217          353        1,438
        Finland                            -190          -97         -775
        France                             -986         -740       -3,829
        Germany                          -2,331       -2,234      -11,485
        Italy                            -1,240       -1,103       -5,668
        Netherlands                         927          880        4,714
        Spain                               302          141          252
        Sweden                             -409         -455       -2,072
        United Kingdom                     -263         -229         -775
        Other EU                           -767         -678       -2,894
    European Free Trade         
    Association                            -717         -408       -1,174
        Norway                             -346         -358       -1,552
        Switzerland                        -341         -101          452
        Other EFTA                          -31           52          -74
    Other Western Europe                     54          175          360
Eastern Europe/FSR                         -944         -576       -4,088
        Hungary                            -140         -119         -831
        Poland                              -41          -21         -137
        Former Soviet Republics            -691         -397       -2,870
            Russia                         -519         -327       -2,299
            Other FSR                      -172          -69         -571
        Other EE                            -72          -40         -250
Pacific Rim Countries                   -17,223      -15,990      -79,736
        Australia                           510          590        2,817
        China                            -6,324       -5,843      -28,911
        Japan                            -6,838       -7,484      -33,394
        Newly Industralized     
        Countries(NICS)                  -2,219       -1,378       -9,363
            Hong Kong                       219          439        1,231
            Korea                          -738         -530       -3,717
            Singapore                      -243          -61         -546
            Taiwan                       -1,457       -1,225       -6,331
        Other Pacific Rim(3)             -2,353       -1,876      -10,885
South/Central America                    -1,295         -667       -5,843
        Argentina                           146          168          662
        Brazil                               82           31           76
        Colombia                           -317         -239       -1,454
        Other S/C A (3)                  -1,206         -626       -5,127
OPEC                                     -4,086       -3,562      -17,663
        Indonesia(3)                       -653         -536       -2,908
        Nigeria                            -713         -834       -3,362
        Saudia Arabia                      -958         -664       -3,263
        Venezuela(3)                     -1,104         -859       -4,985
        Other OPEC                         -658         -668       -3,145
Other Countries                          -2,983       -2,654      -13,159
        Egypt                               200          112        1,020
        South Africa                       -127         -145         -479
        Other                            -3,057       -2,621      -13,700
Uniden. ctys (4)                             21           14           35
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                                      Exports
              Item(1)                   May         April     Cumulative
                                       2000         2000        to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis          63,902       62,628      311,536
Net Adjustments                            -771         -674       -4,245
Total Census Basis                       64,673       63,302      315,781
North America                            24,978       23,838      120,544
        Canada                           15,834       14,794       76,287
        Mexico                            9,144        9,044       44,257
Western Europe                           15,139       15,091       74,942
    Euro Area (2)                         9,821        9,777       47,249
    European Union                       14,009       13,591       67,381
        Austria                             275          219        1,126
        Belgium                           1,100        1,147        5,573
        Finland                             120          126          596
        France                            1,639        1,702        8,295
        Germany                           2,498        2,784       12,452
        Italy                               822          883        4,283
        Netherlands                       1,786        1,675        8,711
        Spain                               766          595        2,674
        Sweden                              435          345        1,923
        United Kingdom                    3,533        3,193       16,975
        Other EU                          1,035          921        4,772
    European Free Trade         
    Association                             694          973        5,481
        Norway                              107          158          681
        Switzerland                         569          711        4,634
        Other EFTA                           17          104          166
    Other Western Europe                    436          528        2,080
Eastern Europe/FSR                          415          467        2,338
        Hungary                              44           49          208
        Poland                               50           51          268
        Former Soviet Republics             216          251        1,334
            Russia                          135          107          841
            Other FSR                        82          144          492
        Other EE                            105          116          528
Pacific Rim Countries                    16,364       16,171       78,833
        Australia                         1,073        1,117        5,255
        China                             1,526        1,228        5,920
        Japan                             5,109        4,968       25,740
        Newly Industralized     
        Countries(NICS)                   6,773        6,845       32,753
            Hong Kong                     1,135        1,170        5,476
            Korea                         2,384        2,425       11,281
            Singapore                     1,274        1,325        6,653
            Taiwan                        1,981        1,925        9,343
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              1,883        2,014        9,166
South/Central America                     4,747        4,775       23,127
        Argentina                           374          386        1,868
        Brazil                            1,184        1,055        5,444
        Colombia                            294          305        1,487
        Other S/C A (3)                   2,895        3,030       14,328
OPEC                                      1,366        1,438        7,411
        Indonesia(3)                        177          201          984
        Nigeria                              33           37          326
        Saudia Arabia                       376          403        2,476
        Venezuela(3)                        437          531        2,242
        Other OPEC                          343          266        1,383
Other Countries                           2,257        2,240       11,778
        Egypt                               249          186        1,356
        South Africa                        219          190        1,036
        Other                             1,789        1,865        9,387
Uniden. ctys (4)                             21           14           35
_____________________________________________________________

                                      Imports
              Item(1)                   May         April     Cumulative
                                       2000         2000        to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis         101,352       95,422      481,275
Net Adjustments                             285          281        2,947
Total Census Basis                      101,067       95,141      478,328
North America                            31,203       29,193      148,429
        Canada                           19,836       18,638       94,906
        Mexico                           11,367       10,555       53,523
Western Europe                           20,555       19,535       97,042
    Euro Area (2)                        13,839       13,324       65,537
    European Union                       18,762       17,801       88,667
        Austria                             288          267        1,318
        Belgium                             883          795        4,135
        Finland                             310          223        1,371
        France                            2,625        2,442       12,125
        Germany                           4,829        5,018       23,937
        Italy                             2,063        1,986        9,951
        Netherlands                         859          795        3,997
        Spain                               464          454        2,422
        Sweden                              843          801        3,995
        United Kingdom                    3,796        3,422       17,750
        Other EU                          1,802        1,599        7,667
    European Free Trade         
    Association                           1,411        1,381        6,655
        Norway                              452          516        2,233
        Switzerland                         910          813        4,182
        Other EFTA                           48           52          240
    Other Western Europe                    382          353        1,720
Eastern Europe/FSR                        1,359        1,043        6,426
        Hungary                             185          168        1,039
        Poland                               91           71          404
        Former Soviet Republics             907          648        4,204
            Russia                          654          435        3,140
            Other FSR                       254          213        1,063
        Other EE                            177          156          779
Pacific Rim Countries                    33,587       32,162      158,569
        Australia                           563          526        2,437
        China                             7,850        7,071       34,831
        Japan                            11,946       12,452       59,133
        Newly Industralized     
        Countries(NICS)                   8,992        8,223       42,115
            Hong Kong                       916          731        4,246
            Korea                         3,121        2,956       14,998
            Singapore                     1,517        1,386        7,199
            Taiwan                        3,438        3,150       15,673
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              4,235        3,890       20,051
South/Central America                     6,042        5,442       28,970
        Argentina                           228          218        1,206
        Brazil                            1,101        1,024        5,368
        Colombia                            611          544        2,941
        Other S/C A (3)                   4,101        3,657       19,455
OPEC                                      5,452        5,000       25,074
        Indonesia(3)                        830          737        3,892
        Nigeria                             746          872        3,688
        Saudia Arabia                     1,334        1,067        5,740
        Venezuela(3)                      1,541        1,390        7,227
        Other OPEC                        1,001          934        4,528
Other Countries                           5,240        4,894       24,938
        Egypt                                49           74          336
        South Africa                        345          335        1,514
        Other                             4,846        4,486       23,087
Uniden. ctys (4)                            (X)          (X)          (X)
 (1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed
 to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
 (2)  Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union.
 See Page 27 for a list of countries.
 (3)  This exhibit is not additive.  Selected countries are included in more
 than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific
 Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America.
 (4)  The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
 satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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)                May                  April
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis     64,018     97,842  (R)61,493  (R)96,999
Net Adjustments                      -853        786  (R)  -731  (R)   604
Total Census Basis (2)             64,871     97,056  (R)62,224  (R)96,395
Manufactured goods (3)             51,794     79,190     49,567     79,019
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,143      3,353      4,285      3,388
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,176     12,076      1,170     11,775
Selected commodities (3)        
  ADP equipment; office machine     3,158      5,966      3,168      6,347
  Airplane parts                    1,374        558      1,241        536
  Airplanes                         2,693      1,316      2,213      1,157
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             42        246         32        242
  Aluminum                            287        549        279        538
  Animal feeds                        349         47        360         47
  Artwork/antiques                    211        711        214        534
  Basketware, etc.                    305        451        295        457
  Cereal flour                        114        141        112        136
  Chemicals - cosmetics               499        311        471        310
  Chemicals - dyeing                  327        222        333        225
  Chemicals - fertilizers             171        167        147        223
  Chemicals - inorganic               526        500        633        494
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,440      1,583      1,222      1,540
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,082        536      1,115        514
  Chemicals - organic               1,465      2,464      1,316      2,518
  Chemicals - plastics              1,636        938      1,565        898
  Cigarettes                          248         15        236         17
  Clothing                            594      4,804        599      4,412
  Coal                                182         77        177         78
  Coffee                                2        129          1        124
  Copper                              101        308         94        394
  Cork, wood, lumber                  307        755        331        750
  Corn                                278          7        427         59
  Cotton, raw and linters             186          2        162          2
  Crude fertilizers                   150        133        144         99
  Crude oil                            14      6,917          6      6,660
  Electrical machinery              6,260      6,893      6,296      7,054
  Fish and preparations               216        764        296        640
  Footwear                             56      1,305         50      1,177
  Furniture and bedding               396      1,574        349      1,615
  Gem diamonds                        162      1,060        157        723
  General industrial mach           2,857      2,976      2,741      3,016
  Glass                               218        190        214        186
  Glassware                            81        145         77        148
  Gold, nonmonetary                   659        126        649        134
  Hides and skins                     163         11        150         10
  Iron and steel mill prod            469      1,068        422      1,094
  Jewelry                             148        544        127        523
  Lighting, plumbing                  114        405        104        375
  Liquified propane/butane             21        164         23        161
  Live animals                         43        177         51        221
  Meat and preparations               640        344        581        342
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,021      1,325        963      1,333
  Metal ores; scrap                   393        276        333        281
  Metalworking machinery              361        534        426        647
  Mineral fuels, other                277        162        282        178
  Natural gas                          21      1,846         52      1,803
  Nickel                               40         96         41         96
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 62         76         51         91
  Optical goods                       294        331        277        365
  Paper and paperboard                869      1,278        840      1,239
  Petroleum preparations              479      2,448        453      2,484
  Photographic equipment              311        433        265        499
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            637        729        604        708
  Platinum                             75        426         98        426
  Pottery                               8        120          8        136
  Power generating mach.            3,006      2,995      2,763      3,119
  Printed materials                   400        285        430        293
  Pulp and waste paper                319        197        292        235
  Records/magnetic media              354        383        385        387
  Rice                                 45         13         51         14
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             136        176        140        175
  Rubber tires and tubes              188        358        173        347
  Scientific instruments            2,491      1,796      2,476      1,774
  Ships, boats                        447         88         85        106
  Silver and bullion                   14         40         20         38
  Soybeans                            204          5        284          5
  Spacecraft                          105        (-)          1        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,201      1,785      2,336      1,821
  Sugar                               (-)         33        (-)         20
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,011      4,964      2,029      4,863
  Textile yearn, fabric               907      1,304        859      1,235
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             105         50        131         52
  Toys/games/sporting goods           277      1,297        288      1,339
  Travel goods                         25        405         25        360
  Vegetables and fruits               649        810        588        911
  Vehicles                          5,158     13,173      4,813     13,576
  Watches/clocks/parts                 26        243         22        245
  Wheat                               250         20        295         18
  Wood manufactures                   138        647        135        588
Re-exports                          5,954        (X)      5,348        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            132        (X)        146        (X)
  Manufactured goods                5,701        (X)      5,140        (X)
  Mineral fuels                        79        (X)         24        (X)
____________________________________

                                  2001                   2000
            Item(1)            Cumulative                         Cumulative
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis    319,211    492,429    311,536    481,275
Net Adjustments                    -3,925      3,164     -4,245      2,947
Total Census Basis (2)            323,136    489,265    315,781    478,328
Manufactured goods (3)            257,289    402,374    254,126    399,548
Agricultural commodities (3)       22,208     16,686     20,926     17,017
Mineral fuels (3)                   5,852     59,038      4,873     49,528
Selected commodities (3)        
  ADP equipment; office machine    17,926     32,589     17,922     34,824
  Airplane parts                    6,704      2,665      6,085      2,221
  Airplanes                        11,873      6,133     10,748      4,161
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled            180      1,157        141      1,037
  Aluminum                          1,437      2,754      1,606      3,020
  Animal feeds                      1,901        251      1,548        239
  Artwork/antiques                    881      3,159        702      2,809
  Basketware, etc.                  1,486      2,184      1,405      1,967
  Cereal flour                        562        683        516        642
  Chemicals - cosmetics             2,430      1,522      2,013      1,367
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,627      1,094      1,613      1,093
  Chemicals - fertilizers             838      1,117        897        772
  Chemicals - inorganic             2,644      2,694      2,080      2,418
  Chemicals - medicinal             6,153      7,026      4,886      5,735
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                5,447      2,679      5,040      2,392
  Chemicals - organic               7,367     13,190      7,374     10,949
  Chemicals - plastics              8,327      4,458      7,895      4,385
  Cigarettes                        1,213         79      1,330        101
  Clothing                          3,014     24,982      3,440     23,304
  Coal                                804        369        840        329
  Coffee                                6        630          4      1,275
  Copper                              505      1,954        634      1,664
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,652      3,178      1,869      3,754
  Corn                              1,903        116      2,016        145
  Cotton, raw and linters             919         12        972         18
  Crude fertilizers                   719        560        705        556
  Crude oil                            67     32,958        381     34,006
  Electrical machinery             34,036     38,496     34,605     41,535
  Fish and preparations             1,244      3,482      1,038      3,415
  Footwear                            269      6,501        267      6,038
  Furniture and bedding             1,838      7,916      1,924      7,705
  Gem diamonds                        846      4,523        376      5,055
  General industrial mach          14,268     14,928     13,694     14,822
  Glass                             1,081        906        971        894
  Glassware                           399        730        325        744
  Gold, nonmonetary                 2,975        777      2,835      1,248
  Hides and skins                     748         47        527         48
  Iron and steel mill prod          2,351      5,190      2,373      6,839
  Jewelry                             909      2,424        595      2,391
  Lighting, plumbing                  546      1,845        526      1,785
  Liquified propane/butane            158      1,131        280        550
  Live animals                        237        947        246        734
  Meat and preparations             2,943      1,695      2,916      1,558
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        5,010      6,537      5,563      6,635
  Metal ores; scrap                 1,740      1,383      1,656      1,727
  Metalworking machinery            2,240      3,169      2,421      3,173
  Mineral fuels, other              1,526        846      1,252        835
  Natural gas                         224      8,938        123      3,503
  Nickel                              205        508        157        663
  Oils/fats, vegetable                292        409        371        524
  Optical goods                     1,450      1,709      1,196      1,569
  Paper and paperboard              4,327      6,237      4,563      6,054
  Petroleum preparations            2,061     12,986      1,907      9,712
  Photographic equipment            1,422      2,351      1,863      2,670
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          3,068      3,435      3,071      3,278
  Platinum                            630      3,193        355      1,905
  Pottery                              43        648         43        659
  Power generating mach.           13,925     15,281     13,530     14,323
  Printed materials                 2,053      1,440      1,934      1,400
  Pulp and waste paper              1,630      1,298      1,803      1,361
  Records/magnetic media            1,963      1,873      2,174      2,060
  Rice                                330         72        394         76
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             713        840        681        809
  Rubber tires and tubes              922      1,709      1,032      2,110
  Scientific instruments           12,902      9,200     11,985      8,327
  Ships, boats                        789        604        502        546
  Silver and bullion                   85        219         98        420
  Soybeans                          2,425         17      2,264         19
  Spacecraft                          108        (-)        102        151
  Specialized ind. mach.           12,153      9,284     12,358      9,681
  Sugar                                 1        173          2        169
  Television, VCR, etc.            10,502     24,966     10,850     24,958
  Textile yearn, fabric             4,427      6,168      4,293      6,287
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             584        287        624        214
  Toys/games/sporting goods         1,381      6,551      1,582      6,076
  Travel goods                        134      1,804        150      1,700
  Vegetables and fruits             2,977      4,521      2,841      4,440
  Vehicles                         23,084     66,254     25,661     67,920
  Watches/clocks/parts                128      1,172        138      1,257
  Wheat                             1,326         93      1,224         95
  Wood manufactures                   690      2,805        795      3,039
Re-exports                         28,797        (X)     26,477        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            719        (X)        819        (X)
  Manufactured goods               27,670        (X)     25,240        (X)
  Mineral fuels                       182        (X)        115        (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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 MAY 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.- May                          13,327          80,441          67,114
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.                          5,313         227,393         222,080
Jan.- May                           6,306          88,379          82,073
January                             1,986          16,659          14,673
February                              993          16,435          15,442
March                                 918          18,550          17,631
April                               1,610          18,116          16,506
May                                   799          18,620          17,822
June                                1,069          20,177          19,107
July                                 -258          18,255          18,514
August                               -279          19,760          20,038
September                          -1,002          20,115          21,117
October                            -1,141          20,258          21,399
November                             -834          19,543          20,377
December                            1,451          20,907          19,456
2001                            
Jan.- May                           7,160          90,992          83,832
January                               734          18,402          17,668
February                            1,974          18,132          16,158
March                               2,049          20,611          18,563
April                                 442          16,622          16,180
May                                 1,961          17,225          15,264
June                                       
July                                       
August                                     
September                                  
October                                    
November                                   
December                                   
Note:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 - MAY 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. 4,314,825 117,057,022  3,399,239      9,288 89,876,433  26.44
Jan.- May  1,739,755  44,267,514  1,375,902      9,052 34,005,628  24.72
January      328,944   7,798,812    256,840      8,285  5,986,952  23.31
February     331,029   8,632,800    250,914      8,652  6,306,821  25.14
March        352,420   9,572,150    279,334      9,011  7,376,263  26.41
April        352,645   8,822,627    286,549      9,552  6,995,605  24.41
May          374,717   9,441,126    302,266      9,751  7,339,987  24.28
June         376,676  10,292,532    298,205      9,940  7,986,628  26.78
July         372,219  10,476,318    300,843      9,705  8,342,710  27.73
August       382,898  10,346,489    312,955     10,095  8,320,435  26.59
September    352,047  10,405,294    275,962      9,199  8,012,324  29.03
October      376,156  11,038,941    299,561      9,663  8,557,200  28.57
November     342,202  10,021,308    260,975      8,699  7,395,423  28.34
December     372,872  10,208,627    274,836      8,866  7,256,085  26.40
2001                            
                                                                   
Jan.- May  1,929,816  47,074,218  1,449,033      9,596 32,957,777  22.74
January      415,486  10,489,342    291,656      9,408  6,744,556  23.13
February     347,900   8,794,027    251,831      8,994  5,983,413  23.76
March        375,360   8,956,627    292,251      9,427  6,652,830  22.76
April        398,754   9,305,318    307,577     10,253  6,660,124  21.65
May          392,317   9,528,906    305,720      9,862  6,916,854  22.62
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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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
                             Total
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                            7,077         6,554        32,126
                                                                   
Australia                           76            64           346
Austria                             81            80           452
Belgium                             50            43           248
Brazil                              41            45           201
Canada                           4,018         3,751        17,529
Germany                            287           261         1,259
Japan                              231           206         1,134
Korea                               32            30           184
Mexico                           1,349         1,236         6,604
Saudia Arabia                      133            91           449
Sweden                              15            16            82
Taiwan                              17            17            72
United Kingdom                     141           125           723
                                                                  
Other                              607           589         2,843
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                              Cars
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                            1,741         1,564         7,143
                                                                   
Australia                           19            11            70
Austria                              4             1            12
Belgium                             18             7            58
Brazil                             (-)             3             9
Canada                             956           898         3,683
Germany                            187           165           753
Japan                               46            52           229
Korea                                6             2            14
Mexico                             243           188         1,161
Saudia Arabia                       55            47           201
Sweden                               3             3            14
Taiwan                              10            12            41
United Kingdom                      32            31           188
                                                                  
Other                              160           145           711
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                             Trucks
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                              770           740         3,397
                                                                   
Australia                            9             2            41
Austria                            (-)           (-)             1
Belgium                              5            12            38
Brazil                               1             2             5
Canada                             502           529         2,206
Germany                              3             4            21
Japan                                8            19            51
Korea                                1             2             4
Mexico                              79            52           375
Saudia Arabia                       66            22           171
Sweden                               1           (-)             5
Taiwan                               1           (-)             2
United Kingdom                       3             5            26
                                                                  
Other                               92            93           450
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                             Parts
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                            4,566         4,250        21,585
                                                                   
Australia                           48            50           235
Austria                             76            79           439
Belgium                             27            25           152
Brazil                              40            41           187
Canada                           2,560         2,324        11,639
Germany                             96            92           485
Japan                              176           136           855
Korea                               25            27           166
Mexico                           1,026           997         5,068
Saudia Arabia                       13            22            77
Sweden                              11            13            63
Taiwan                               6             4            29
United Kingdom                     106            90           509
                                                                  
Other                              355           351         1,682
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                            Imports
                             Total
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                           16,245        16,445        80,299
                                                                   
Australia                           38            40           162
Austria                             81            67           345
Belgium                            111           122           615
Brazil                             140           107           611
Canada                           5,483         4,936        25,286
Germany                          1,680         1,881         8,450
Japan                            3,330         3,936        18,556
Korea                              516           654         2,910
Mexico                           3,435         3,242        16,399
Saudia Arabia                      (-)           (-)           (-)
Sweden                             225           203         1,131
Taiwan                             119           108           530
United Kingdom                     283           305         1,488
                                                                   
Other                              806           846         3,815
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                              Cars
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                            8,752         9,349        45,601
                                                                   
Australia                           23            23            91
Austria                             60            48           257
Belgium                             90           103           497
Brazil                              52            27           225
Canada                           2,882         2,614        13,645
Germany                          1,341         1,538         6,735
Japan                            2,239         2,648        12,500
Korea                              404           558         2,434
Mexico                           1,126         1,232         6,489
Saudia Arabia                      (-)           (-)           (-)
Sweden                             203           181         1,011
Taiwan                               2             4            24
United Kingdom                     163           181           895
                                                                   
Other                              166           192           797
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                             Trucks
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                            1,705         1,461         7,170
                                                                   
Australia                          (-)           (-)           (-)
Austria                            (-)           (-)           (-)
Belgium                             15            14            85
Brazil                             (-)           (-)             1
Canada                           1,031           898         4,564
Germany                              8            11            44
Japan                               38            51           215
Korea                                1           (-)             3
Mexico                             570           438         2,041
Saudia Arabia                      (-)           (-)           (-)
Sweden                               2             2            22
Taiwan                               2             2             9
United Kingdom                      26            29           115
                                                                   
Other                               12            16            71
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                             Parts
        Country                                        Cumulative
                              May          April        to-date
TOTAL                            5,788         5,634        27,527
                                                                   
Australia                           15            18            71
Austria                             21            18            88
Belgium                              6             5            33
Brazil                              88            79           385
Canada                           1,569         1,424         7,077
Germany                            331           332         1,672
Japan                            1,053         1,236         5,841
Korea                              111            96           472
Mexico                           1,739         1,571         7,869
Saudia Arabia                      (-)           (-)           (-)
Sweden                              20            20            98
Taiwan                             115           102           496
United Kingdom                      94            95           478
                                                                   
Other                              627           638         2,946
Note:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 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 May  
     2001, these shipments totaled $ 78.6 million. U.S. export
     coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. 
     For May 2001, these shipments totaled $9.3 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 May 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 May 2001, reexports to Canada were 
     $1,770 million.
   
4.   Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied
     to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For May
     2001, the average exchange rate was 1.5411 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-01-117), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 2001.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.