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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: April 2002




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                             United States Department of
                                    COMMERCE NEWS  
                                Washington, D.C. 20230             

                                       ECONOMICS
                                          AND
                                      STATISTICS
                                    ADMINISTRATION
                                     ------------
                                  U.S. Census Bureau
                             Bureau of Economic Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                
                                
This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 
8:30 a.m. Thursday,
June 20, 2002                                     
                                
CB-02-79 Press Copy 
FT-900 (02-04)      

For information on goods contact:
U.S. Census Bureau:
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
                                    April 2002 

Goods and Services

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the 
Department of Commerce, announced today that total April exports of $80.1 
billion and imports of $116.0 billion resulted in a goods and services 
deficit of $35.9 billion, $3.5 billion more than the $32.5 billion in 
March, revised.  April exports were $1.7 billion more than March exports 
of $78.4 billion.  April imports were $5.2 billion more than March imports 
of $110.9 billion.  

In April, the goods deficit increased $3.3 billion from March to $39.9 
billion, and the services surplus decreased $0.2 billion to $4.0 billion.  
Exports of goods increased to $56.9 billion from $55.0 billion, and imports 
of goods increased to $96.8 billion from $91.6 billion.  Exports of services 
decreased to $23.2 billion from $23.4 billion, and imports of services
decreased to $19.2 billion from $19.3 billion.

Goods
     
The March to April change in exports of goods reflected increases in 
industrial supplies and materials ($0.8 billion); automotive vehicles, parts,  
and engines ($0.4 billion); consumer goods ($0.3 billion); and other goods 
($0.1 billion).   Capital goods and foods, feeds, and beverages were 
virtually unchanged.  
 
The March to April change in imports of goods reflected increases in 
industrial supplies and materials ($3.0 billion); consumer goods ($1.3
billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.8 billion); capital 
goods ($0.4 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion).  A
decrease occurred in other goods ($0.3 billion).      

Services
     
Services exports decreased $0.2 billion from March to April.  Decreases in 
travel, passenger fares, and other private services (which includes items 
such as business, professional, and technical services, insurance services, 
and financial services) were partly offset by an increase in transfers under
U.S. military sales contracts.  Changes in the other categories of services 
exports were small.

Services imports decreased $0.1 billion from March to April.  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 April, exports of goods and services averaged 
$78.7 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $112.4 billion, 
resulting in an average trade deficit of $33.8 billion.  For the three months 
ending in March, the average trade deficit was $31.6 billion, reflecting
average exports of $77.9 billion and average imports of $109.5 billion.

Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details 

The April figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia 
$0.4 (for March $0.6), Hong Kong $0.4 ($0.5), Egypt $0.2 ($0.3), and
Singapore $0.1 ($0.5).  Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with 
China $7.6 ($5.6), Western Europe $7.2 ($5.5), Japan $6.8 ($5.7), Canada 
$4.1 ($3.9), Mexico $3.3 ($3.5), OPEC $3.0 ($2.4), Taiwan $1.2 ($0.9), 
Korea $1.1 ($1.1), Argentina $0.1 ($0.1), and Brazil $0.1 (virtually zero).

Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $14.4 billion in April and 
imports were $15.5 billion resulting in a deficit of $1.1 billion.  April
exports were $2.6 billion less than the $17.0 billion in March, while imports 
were $0.7 billion less than the $16.2 billion in March.

Revisions
     
Goods carry-over in April was $0.2 billion (0.3 percent) for exports and 
$0.5 billion (0.5 percent) for imports.  For March, revised export carry-over
was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.2 billion (0.3 percent).  
For March, revised import carry-over was virtually zero, revised down from 
$0.3 billion (0.3 percent).

Goods and services exports and imports for the month of March and for all 
months shown in this release reflect the incorporation of annual revisions 
to the U.S. international transactions accounts.  See the "Notice" in this 
release for a description of the major revisions to goods and services exports 
and imports.
                                                                        
          

                                 NOTICE
      
In this release and the accompanying "U.S. International Trade in Goods and 
Services:  Annual Revision for 2001," the Census Bureau and the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis (BEA) are jointly publishing revised data on U.S. trade in 
goods for 1999-2001 and the first three months of 2002 and revised data for 
services for 1998-2001 and the first three months of 2002.  The data in these 
releases are also reflected in today's BEA release of "U.S. International 
Transactions: First Quarter 2002."  More detailed information on U.S.
international transactions is available on BEA's Web site at www.bea.gov and 
in the July issue of the Survey of Current Business.  
 
Goods

The 2001 not seasonally adjusted Census-basis goods data were revised to 
eliminate "carry-over" (that portion of the monthly statistics that arrives 
too late for inclusion in the transaction month) and to include errata 
(corrections to the published monthly data).  Once these corrections were 
completed, factors for seasonal adjustments and trading-day adjustments were 
recomputed, and the seasonally adjusted current-dollar series were revised
for 1999-2001 and the first three months of 2002.  Similar changes were made 
to the constant-dollar series, which were also revised for 1999-2001 and the 
first three months of 2002.    

Services

The services estimates were revised for 1998-2001 and the first three months 
of 2002.  The revisions resulted from the incorporation of results from BEA's 
annual and quarterly surveys, from BEA's Benchmark Survey of Selected Services 
Transactions for 2001 (covering mainly business, professional, and technical 
services), and from other newly available and updated source data.  The 
estimates for other private services exports and for other private services 
imports included significant revisions to business, professional, and
technical services in 2000 and 2001, and to insurance in 2001.  The revisions 
in 2001 largely reflected new data reported on BEA annual surveys for 
construction services (which are a component of business, professional, and 
technical services) and for insurance.  These estimates had previously been 
based largely on press reports and other industry information.

                       

                                  Table of Contents

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-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2000 TO April 2002

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

 
                                           Balance
 
        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -378,681          -452,423            73,742
Jan.- Apr.                   -116,275          -142,847            26,572
January                       -26,637           -33,217             6,580
February                      -29,299           -35,727             6,428
March                         -31,237           -37,511             6,274
April                         -29,101           -36,391             7,290
May                           -31,070           -37,476             6,406
June                          -31,755           -38,303             6,548
 
July                          -32,453           -38,393             5,940
August                        -30,988           -36,869             5,881
September                     -34,884           -39,876             4,992
October                       -34,281           -40,206             5,925
November                      -33,054           -38,786             5,732
December                      -33,922           -39,668             5,746
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -358,290          -427,165            68,875
Jan.- Apr.                   -129,559          -150,302            20,743
January                       -34,642           -39,820             5,178
February                      -29,434           -34,770             5,336
March                         -33,083           -38,441             5,358
April                         -32,399           -37,270             4,871
May                           -30,148           -34,690             4,542
June                          -30,778           -35,760             4,982
 
July                          -30,848           -35,633             4,785
August                        -29,451           -34,458             5,007
September                     -19,481           -35,660            16,179
October                       -30,840           -35,034             4,194
November                      -29,908           -34,095             4,187
December                      -27,279           -31,534             4,255
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                   -130,799          -146,343            15,544
January                       -29,506           -33,467             3,961
February                      -32,888           -36,353             3,465
March                         -32,466           -36,604             4,138
April                         -35,938           -39,918             3,980
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month:
                              -31,633           -37,097             5,464
___________________________________
 
 
 
                                           Exports
 
        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,064,239           771,994           292,245
Jan.- Apr.                    344,155           247,632            96,523
January                        84,704            61,256            23,448
February                       84,934            60,939            23,995
March                          86,456            62,290            24,166
April                          88,061            63,147            24,914
May                            87,097            62,820            24,277
June                           90,128            65,445            24,683
 
July                           89,597            65,248            24,349
August                         91,651            67,272            24,379
September                      91,450            67,121            24,329
October                        90,560            65,963            24,597
November                       90,405            65,819            24,586
December                       89,197            64,674            24,523
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                    998,022           718,762           279,260
Jan.- Apr.                    352,291           255,228            97,063
January                        89,217            64,845            24,372
February                       89,067            64,937            24,130
March                          87,720            63,502            24,218
April                          86,286            61,943            24,343
May                            86,094            62,344            23,750
June                           84,385            60,558            23,827
 
July                           82,199            58,610            23,589
August                         83,092            58,939            24,153
September                      77,033            55,725            21,308
October                        77,549            56,360            21,189
November                       77,905            56,007            21,898
December                       77,477            54,991            22,486
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                    313,717           221,539            92,178
January                        77,701            55,014            22,687
February                       77,484            54,656            22,828
March                          78,422            54,978            23,444
April                          80,110            56,891            23,219
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month:
                               79,185            55,057            24,128
___________________________________
 
 
 
                                            Imports
 
        Period            Total           Goods (1)          Services
 
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,442,920         1,224,417           218,503
Jan.- Apr.                    460,430           390,479            69,951
January                       111,341            94,473            16,868
February                      114,233            96,666            17,567
March                         117,693            99,801            17,892
April                         117,162            99,538            17,624
May                           118,167           100,296            17,871
June                          121,883           103,748            18,135
 
July                          122,049           103,640            18,409
August                        122,639           104,141            18,498
September                     126,334           106,997            19,337
October                       124,841           106,169            18,672
November                      123,459           104,605            18,854
December                      123,119           104,342            18,777
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,356,312         1,145,927           210,385
Jan.- Apr.                    481,850           405,530            76,320
January                       123,860           104,666            19,194
February                      118,502            99,708            18,794
March                         120,803           101,943            18,860
April                         118,685            99,213            19,472
May                           116,242            97,034            19,208
June                          115,163            96,318            18,845
 
July                          113,047            94,243            18,804
August                        112,542            93,396            19,146
September                      96,514            91,385             5,129
October                       108,389            91,394            16,995
November                      107,813            90,102            17,711
December                      104,756            86,525            18,231
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                    444,516           367,882            76,634
January                       107,207            88,481            18,726
February                      110,372            91,009            19,363
March                         110,889            91,583            19,306
April                         116,048            96,809            19,239
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month:
                              110,818            92,154            18,664
 
NOTE:  (1)  Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.  For information 
on data sources and methodology, see the information section on page 26 of this 
release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.
htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2000 TO APRIL 2002

(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
 
 
2000
 
January                            ---               ---             ---
February                      -29,058           -35,485           6,427
March                         -29,879           -36,543           6,664
April                         -30,469           -37,126           6,657
May                           -30,642           -37,390           6,748
June                          -31,759           -38,057           6,298
 
July                          -31,732           -37,855           6,123
August                        -32,775           -38,379           5,604
September                     -33,384           -38,983           5,599
October                       -34,073           -39,623           5,550
November                      -33,752           -39,553           5,801
December                      -33,873           -39,425           5,552
 
2001
 
January                       -32,666           -38,086           5,420
February                      -32,387           -37,677           5,291
March                         -31,639           -36,827           5,188
April                         -31,877           -36,800           4,924
May                           -31,108           -35,906           4,798
June                          -30,591           -35,361           4,770
 
July                          -30,359           -35,284           4,925
August                        -26,593           -35,250           8,657
September                     -26,591           -35,051           8,460
October                       -26,743           -34,929           8,187
November                      -29,342           -33,554           4,212
December                      -28,898           -33,032           4,134
 
2002
 
January                       -29,891           -33,785           3,894
February                      -31,620           -35,475           3,855
March                         -33,764           -37,625           3,861
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
                                           Exports
 
       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)         Services
 
 
2000
 
January                            ---               ---             ---
February                       85,365            61,495          23,870
March                          86,484            62,125          24,358
April                          87,205            62,752          24,452
May                            88,428            63,804          24,625
June                           88,940            64,504          24,436
 
July                           90,458            65,988          24,470
August                         90,899            66,547          24,352
September                      91,221            66,786          24,435
October                        90,805            66,301          24,504
November                       90,054            65,485          24,569
December                       89,606            65,113          24,494
 
2001
 
January                        89,160            64,819          24,342
February                       88,668            64,428          24,240
March                          87,691            63,461          24,230
April                          86,700            62,596          24,104
May                            85,589            61,615          23,973
June                           84,226            60,504          23,722
 
July                           83,225            59,369          23,856
August                         80,775            57,758          23,017
September                      79,225            57,008          22,217
October                        77,496            56,031          21,465
November                       77,644            55,786          21,858
December                       77,694            55,337          22,357
 
2002
 
January                        77,554            54,887          22,667
February                       77,869            54,883          22,986
March                          78,672            55,508          23,164
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
                                            Imports
 
       Center
      Month of
       Moving
      Average             Total           Goods (1)         Services
 
 
2000
 
January                            ---               ---             ---
February                      114,423            96,980          17,442
March                         116,363            98,669          17,694
April                         117,674            99,878          17,796
May                           119,070           101,194          17,877
June                          120,700           102,561          18,138
 
July                          122,190           103,843          18,347
August                        123,674           104,926          18,748
September                     124,605           105,769          18,836
October                       124,878           105,924          18,954
November                      123,806           105,039          18,768
December                      123,479           104,538          18,942
 
2001
 
January                       121,827           102,905          18,922
February                      121,055           102,105          18,949
March                         119,330           100,288          19,042
April                         118,577            99,397          19,180
May                           116,697            97,522          19,175
June                          114,817            95,865          18,952
 
July                          113,584            94,653          18,932
August                        107,368            93,008          14,360
September                     105,815            92,058          13,757
October                       104,239            90,960          13,278
November                      106,986            89,340          17,646
December                      106,592            88,369          18,223
 
2002
 
January                       107,445            88,672          18,773
February                      109,489            90,358          19,132
March                         112,436            93,134          19,303
April
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
NOTE:  (1)  Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.  For information 
on data sources and methodology, see the information section on page 26 of this 
release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea.
rels.htm.
 
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-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2000 TO APRIL 2002

(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
 
 
 
      2000
 
Jan. - Dec.            292,245        82,267        20,760        30,137
Jan.-Apr.               96,523        27,670         6,904         9,830
 
January                 23,448         6,661         1,610         2,386
February                23,995         6,951         1,727         2,398
March                   24,166         6,849         1,676         2,538
April                   24,914         7,209         1,891         2,508
May                     24,277         6,801         1,709         2,523
June                    24,683         6,991         1,742         2,564
 
July                    24,349         6,818         1,732         2,503
August                  24,379         6,698         1,722         2,554
September               24,329         6,784         1,759         2,571
October                 24,597         6,722         1,725         2,598
November                24,586         6,894         1,766         2,535
December                24,523         6,889         1,701         2,459
 
 
      2001
 
Jan. - Dec.            279,260        73,119        18,007        28,306
Jan. - Apr.             97,063        27,672         6,669         9,951
 
January                 24,372         6,929         1,756         2,546
February                24,130         6,866         1,641         2,448
March                   24,218         6,940         1,610         2,501
April                   24,343         6,937         1,662         2,456
May                     23,750         6,425         1,595         2,384
June                    23,827         6,441         1,592         2,330
 
July                    23,589         6,386         1,613         2,359
August                  24,153         6,721         1,754         2,443
September               21,308         4,738         1,155         2,166
October                 21,189         4,359         1,120         2,296
November                21,898         5,011         1,198         2,199
December                22,486         5,366         1,311         2,179
 
 
      2002
 
Jan. - Apr.             92,178        22,880         5,512         9,015
Jan. -
 
January                 22,687         5,563         1,373         2,230
February                22,828         5,673         1,376         2,209
March                   23,444         5,931         1,422         2,275
April                   23,219         5,713         1,341         2,301
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Exports Continued
 
 
 
                   Royalties                   Transfers       U. S.
                      and          Other      Under U. S.    Government
                    License       Private    Military Sales    Misc.
     Period           Fees        Services     Contracts     Services
 
 
 
      2000
 
Jan. - Dec.             39,607       104,707        13,981           786
Jan.-Apr.               13,074        34,349         4,461           235
 
January                  3,216         8,472         1,037            66
February                 3,254         8,558         1,045            62
March                    3,287         8,652         1,106            58
April                    3,317         8,667         1,273            49
May                      3,336         8,591         1,267            50
June                     3,345         8,733         1,254            54
 
July                     3,339         8,730         1,153            74
August                   3,335         8,851         1,140            79
September                3,324         8,762         1,049            80
October                  3,299         8,919         1,262            72
November                 3,285         8,807         1,228            71
December                 3,270         8,966         1,167            71
 
 
      2001
 
Jan. - Dec.             38,668       108,109        12,220           831
Jan. - Apr.             12,973        35,634         3,875           289
 
January                  3,246         8,857           963            75
February                 3,237         8,943           921            74
March                    3,234         8,938           922            73
April                    3,256         8,896         1,069            67
May                      3,251         8,961         1,067            67
June                     3,236         9,070         1,091            67
 
July                     3,185         8,946         1,029            71
August                   3,175         8,976         1,012            72
September                3,177         8,963         1,038            71
October                  3,196         9,146         1,006            66
November                 3,220         9,209           997            64
December                 3,256         9,205         1,105            64
 
 
      2002
 
Jan. - Apr.             13,480        36,953         4,076           262
Jan. -
 
January                  3,336         9,111         1,010            64
February                 3,368         9,135         1,002            65
March                    3,386         9,374           990            66
April                    3,390         9,333         1,074            67
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
NOTE: For information on data sources, methodology, and details of what is 
included in each service category, see the information section on page 26 of 
this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.
gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2000 TO APRIL 2002

(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
 
 
 
      2000
 
Jan. - Dec.            218,503        64,788        24,306        41,598
Jan. - Apr.             69,951        21,746         7,837        13,081
 
January                 16,868         5,228         1,804         3,149
February                17,567         5,539         1,970         3,269
March                   17,892         5,632         2,031         3,349
April                   17,624         5,347         2,032         3,314
May                     17,871         5,322         2,040         3,425
June                    18,135         5,454         2,074         3,444
 
July                    18,409         5,414         2,075         3,527
August                  18,498         5,285         2,053         3,637
September               19,337         5,376         2,098         3,707
October                 18,672         5,347         2,029         3,675
November                18,854         5,398         2,078         3,628
December                18,777         5,446         2,022         3,477
 
      2001
 
Jan. - Dec.            210,385        60,117        22,418        38,823
Jan. - Apr.             76,320        21,848         7,903        13,980
 
January                 19,194         5,374         1,952         3,771
February                18,794         5,283         1,913         3,401
March                   18,860         5,346         1,945         3,349
April                   19,472         5,845         2,093         3,459
May                     19,208         5,571         2,043         3,430
June                    18,845         5,282         2,077         3,241
 
July                    18,804         5,192         2,164         3,142
August                  19,146         5,374         2,256         3,114
September                5,129         3,902         1,524         2,922
October                 16,995         3,846         1,365         3,007
November                17,711         4,411         1,488         2,945
December                18,231         4,691         1,598         3,045
 
      2002
 
Jan. - Apr.             76,634        19,617         6,832        12,114
Jan. -
 
January                 18,726         4,779         1,685         3,012
February                19,363         4,864         1,707         2,953
March                   19,306         5,067         1,736         3,053
April                   19,239         4,907         1,704         3,096
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued
 
 
 
                   Royalties                                   U. S.
                      and          Other         Direct      Government
                    License       Private       Defense        Misc.
     Period           Fees        Services    Expenditures   Services
 
 
 
      2000
 
Jan. - Dec.             16,115        55,253        13,560         2,883
Jan. - Apr.              4,869        17,096         4,374           948
 
January                  1,190         4,180         1,082           235
February                 1,213         4,253         1,086           237
March                    1,233         4,315         1,094           238
April                    1,233         4,348         1,112           238
May                      1,252         4,466         1,127           239
June                     1,278         4,501         1,143           241
 
July                     1,325         4,641         1,179           248
August                   1,350         4,741         1,184           248
September                1,881         4,850         1,178           247
October                  1,402         4,853         1,127           239
November                 1,378         5,014         1,121           237
December                 1,379         5,090         1,127           236
 
      2001
 
Jan. - Dec.             16,359        54,588        15,198         2,882
Jan. - Apr.              5,443        21,474         4,707           965
 
January                  1,371         5,312         1,174           240
February                 1,366         5,405         1,185           241
March                    1,360         5,429         1,189           242
April                    1,346         5,328         1,159           242
May                      1,345         5,410         1,167           242
June                     1,347         5,470         1,186           242
 
July                     1,371         5,475         1,217           243
August                   1,373         5,529         1,258           242
September                1,369        -6,139         1,310           241
October                  1,367         5,759         1,416           235
November                 1,367         5,807         1,458           235
December                 1,376         5,805         1,479           237
 
      2002
 
Jan. - Apr.              6,143        25,092         5,855           981
Jan. -
 
January                  1,383         6,181         1,445           241
February                 1,943         6,195         1,455           246
March                    1,408         6,338         1,450           254
April                    1,409         6,378         1,505           240
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
NOTE: For information on data sources, methodology, and details of what is 
included in each service category, see the information section on page 26 of 
this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.
gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -452,423          -436,104
Jan.- Apr.                   -142,847          -136,579
January                       -33,217           -31,364
February                      -35,727           -33,693
March                         -37,511           -36,098
April                         -36,391           -35,425
May                           -37,476           -36,406
June                          -38,303           -37,079
July                          -38,393           -37,450
August                        -36,869           -35,729
September                     -39,876           -38,530
October                       -40,206           -38,759
November                      -38,786           -37,240
December                      -39,668           -38,331
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -427,165          -411,899
Jan.- Apr.                   -150,302          -144,938
January                       -39,820           -38,393
February                      -34,770           -33,463
March                         -38,441           -37,094
April                         -37,270           -35,987
May                           -34,690           -32,887
June                          -35,760           -34,282
July                          -35,633           -34,392
August                        -34,458           -33,452
September                     -35,660           -34,564
October                       -35,034           -33,887
November                      -34,095           -33,011
December                      -31,534           -30,487
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                   -146,343          -141,812
January                       -33,467           -32,500
February                      -36,353           -35,242
March (R)                     -36,604           -35,282
April                         -39,918           -38,788
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month.
                              -37,097           -35,771
___________________________________
 
 
 
                         Exports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                    771,994            -9,924           781,918
Jan.- Apr.                    247,632            -3,605           251,237
January                        61,256            -1,131            62,388
February                       60,939            -1,095            62,034
March                          62,290              -694            62,984
April                          63,147              -685            63,832
May                            62,820              -785            63,605
June                           65,445              -797            66,242
July                           65,248              -724            65,972
August                         67,272              -776            68,048
September                      67,121              -715            67,836
October                        65,963              -838            66,801
November                       65,819              -894            66,713
December                       64,674              -790            65,464
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                    718,762           -10,339           729,100
Jan.- Apr.                    255,228            -3,040           258,268
January                        64,845              -844            65,689
February                       64,937              -744            65,681
March                          63,502              -766            64,267
April                          61,943              -687            62,630
May                            62,344            -1,045            63,389
June                           60,558              -901            61,459
July                           58,610            -1,029            59,639
August                         58,939              -763            59,701
September                      55,725              -871            56,596
October                        56,360              -934            57,294
November                       56,007              -878            56,885
December                       54,991              -878            55,869
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                    221,539            -3,477           225,016
January                        55,014              -732            55,747
February                       54,656              -881            55,538
March (R)                      54,978            -1,048            56,026
April                          56,891              -815            57,706
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month.
                               55,057            -1,047            56,104
___________________________________
 
 
 
                         Imports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis           Adjustments         Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022
Jan.- Apr.                    390,479             2,662           387,817
January                        94,473               722            93,751
February                       96,666               939            95,727
March                          99,801               720            99,082
April                          99,538               281            99,257
May                           100,296               285           100,011
June                          103,748               427           103,321
July                          103,640               219           103,422
August                        104,141               364           103,777
September                     106,997               631           106,367
October                       106,169               609           105,560
November                      104,605               652           103,953
December                      104,342               547           103,795
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,145,927             4,928         1,140,999
Jan.- Apr.                    405,530             2,324           403,206
January                       104,666               583           104,083
February                       99,708               563            99,144
March                         101,943               582           101,361
April                          99,213               596            98,617
May                            97,034               758            96,276
June                           96,318               577            95,741
July                           94,243               212            94,031
August                         93,396               243            93,153
September                      91,385               225            91,160
October                        91,394               213            91,181
November                       90,102               206            89,896
December                       86,525               169            86,356
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                    367,882             1,053           366,828
January                        88,481               235            88,246
February                       91,009               229            90,780
March (R)                      91,583               274            91,308
April                          96,809               315            96,494
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
March data as published last month.
                               92,154               279            91,875
 
NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and 
details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the information 
section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.
html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2001 TO APRIL 2002 

(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)
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.      718,762     -10,339     729,100      49,407     160,104
Jan.- Apr.      255,228      -3,040     258,268      16,697      56,890
January          64,845        -844      65,689       4,008      14,237
February         64,937        -744      65,681       4,194      14,372
March            63,502        -766      64,267       4,268      14,220
April            61,943        -687      62,630       4,226      14,062
May              62,344      -1,045      63,389       4,085      13,950
June             60,558        -901      61,459       4,013      13,459
 
July             58,610      -1,029      59,639       4,040      12,894
August           58,939        -763      59,701       4,157      13,143
September        55,725        -871      56,596       3,995      12,249
October          56,360        -934      57,294       4,149      12,611
November         56,007        -878      56,885       4,168      12,464
December         54,991        -878      55,869       4,104      12,445
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.      221,539      -3,477     225,016      16,306      49,916
January          55,014        -732      55,747       4,232      12,296
February         54,656        -881      55,538       4,289      12,244
March (R)        54,978      -1,048      56,026       3,901      12,291
April            56,891        -815      57,706       3,884      13,085
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Exports Continued
 
 
 
                        End-Use Commodity Category
               Total
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles, et   Goods       Goods
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.      729,100     321,714      75,435      88,331      34,110
Jan.- Apr.      258,268     118,375      24,575      30,696      11,035
January          65,689      30,716       6,103       7,721       2,904
February         65,681      30,726       6,020       7,671       2,697
March            64,267      29,213       6,184       7,662       2,721
April            62,630      27,719       6,268       7,642       2,713
May              63,389      28,100       6,399       7,822       3,033
June             61,459      26,908       6,611       7,302       3,167
 
July             59,639      26,099       6,368       7,298       2,941
August           59,701      25,726       6,513       7,133       3,029
September        56,596      24,328       6,405       6,955       2,663
October          57,294      24,373       6,285       7,054       2,821
November         56,885      24,294       6,269       6,945       2,746
December         55,869      23,511       6,009       7,126       2,674
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.      225,016      95,235      25,149      27,643      10,767
January          55,747      23,661       6,018       6,955       2,584
February         55,538      23,310       6,200       6,856       2,638
March (R)        56,026      24,129       6,244       6,748       2,714
April            57,706      24,135       6,688       7,084       2,831
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
              Imports
 
               Total                            End-Use Commodity Category
             Balance of                Total       Foods,
              Payments      Net        Census      Feeds,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.    1,145,927       4,928   1,140,999      46,641     273,870
Jan.- Apr.      405,530       2,324     403,206      15,241     101,374
January         104,666         583     104,083       3,902      27,024
February         99,708         563      99,144       3,812      24,893
March           101,943         582     101,361       3,753      24,991
April            99,213         596      98,617       3,774      24,466
May              97,034         758      96,276       3,784      24,123
June             96,318         577      95,741       3,910      23,210
 
July             94,243         212      94,031       4,024      22,432
August           93,396         243      93,153       3,928      22,129
September        91,385         225      91,160       3,984      21,686
October          91,394         213      91,181       3,966      21,021
November         90,102         206      89,896       3,983      19,637
December         86,525         169      86,356       3,821      18,258
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.      367,882       1,053     366,828      15,948      80,809
January          88,481         235      88,246       3,870      18,934
February         91,009         229      90,780       4,029      18,993
March (R)        91,583         274      91,308       3,975      19,936
April            96,809         315      96,494       4,074      22,946
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued
 
 
 
                        End-Use Commodity Category
               Total
               Census     Capital    Automotive   Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Vehicles, et   Goods       Goods
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.    1,140,999     297,993     189,782     284,293      48,421
Jan.- Apr.      403,206     110,497      63,055      96,879      16,160
January         104,083      28,720      15,936      24,376       4,124
February         99,144      27,754      15,487      23,211       3,986
March           101,361      28,146      15,659      24,912       3,899
April            98,617      25,876      15,972      24,380       4,150
May              96,276      24,791      15,780      23,588       4,211
June             95,741      24,703      16,117      23,801       4,000
 
July             94,031      23,860      16,048      23,623       4,044
August           93,153      23,569      16,198      23,417       3,912
September        91,160      22,501      15,698      23,379       3,912
October          91,181      22,838      15,555      23,765       4,036
November         89,896      22,771      15,823      23,620       4,062
December         86,356      22,464      15,507      22,222       4,085
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.      366,828      93,110      64,388      96,274      16,300
January          88,246      22,859      15,275      23,244       4,064
February         90,780      23,066      16,351      24,414       3,928
March (R)        91,308      23,413      15,984      23,672       4,328
April            96,494      23,771      16,778      24,944       3,981
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed 
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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)                  April        March       Monthly
                                       2002         2002        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis         56,891       54,978        1,912
Net Adjustments                            -815       -1,048          232
Total, Census Basis                      57,706       56,026        1,680
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,884        3,901          -17
 
Corn                                        432          484          -52
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        247          284          -37
Meat, poultry, etc.                         536          558          -23
Fruits,  frozen juices                      353          368          -15
Vegetables                                  235          245          -10
Wheat                                       328          336           -8
Bakery products                             154          160           -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  57           63           -6
Sorghum, barley, oats                        44           48           -3
Nuts                                        141          144           -3
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          48           48           (-)
Oilseeds, food oils                          99           97            2
Other foods                                 365          358            7
Wine and related products                    65           58            7
Dairy products and eggs                      70           54           16
Rice                                         88           70           17
Fish and shellfish                          274          240           33
Soybeans                                    349          286           63
 
Industrial supplies and materials        13,085       12,291          794
 
Chemicals-organic                         1,179        1,045          134
Petroleum products, other                   617          497          120
Precious metals, other                      291          184          107
Other industrial supplies                 1,231        1,137           94
Chemicals-other                           1,122        1,049           73
Nonmonetary gold                            285          224           62
Manmade cloth                               424          364           60
Cotton, raw                                 197          146           51
Steelmaking materials                       173          137           36
Gas-natural                                  69           33           35
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       357          322           35
Tapes, audio and visual                     119           88           30
Cotton fiber cloth                          227          198           29
Newsprint                                   655          628           27
Iron and steel products, other              241          216           25
Plastic materials                         1,166        1,144           22
Iron and steel mill products                262          242           20
Chemicals-inorganic                         348          329           19
Coal and fuels, other                        93           76           17
Metallurgical grade coal                     91           74           17
Industrial rubber products                  194          178           16
Nonferrous metals, other                    177          162           15
Shingles, molding, wallboard                165          151           14
Mineral supplies-manufactured               258          246           13
Logs and lumber                             301          292            9
Fuel oil                                    184          177            7
Leather and furs                             71           64            7
Finished metal shapes                       726          719            7
Wood supplies, manufactured                  73           67            6
Nontextile floor tiles                       27           23            4
Hair, waste materials                        35           31            4
Aluminum and alumina                        241          239            2
Finished textile supplies                   191          194           -3
Nonmetallic minerals                         32           36           -4
Hides and skins                             138          142           -4
Crude oil                                     6           10           -5
Synthetic rubber-primary                    133          140           -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     73           81           -8
Natural gas liquids                          40           49           -9
Copper                                       92          102          -11
Electric energy                              21           33          -13
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      66           79          -13
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               77           95          -18
Agriculture-manufactured, other             134          156          -22
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               134          156          -23
Chemicals-fertilizers                       287          365          -78
Nuclear fuel materials                       63          169         -106
 
Capital goods, except automotive         24,135       24,129            6
 
Industrial machines, other                1,860        1,584          276
Semiconductors                            3,544        3,386          158
Electric apparatus                        1,796        1,665          131
Food, tobacco machinery                     187          147           40
Measuring, testing, control instrum       1,122        1,083           38
Drilling & oilfield equipment               553          519           34
Wood, glass, plastic                        243          211           32
Generators, accessories                     521          495           26
Agricultural machinery, equipment           305          280           25
Railway transportation equipment            105           82           23
Metalworking machine tools                  438          420           19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   82           66           16
Specialized mining                           36           29            8
Spacecraft, excluding military                8            1            7
Photo, service industry machinery           462          458            4
Commercial vessels, other                    16           13            3
Vessels, excluding scrap                      2            1            1
Laboratory testing instruments              383          385           -2
Pulp and paper machinery                    200          203           -2
Textile, sewing machines                     82           88           -5
Business machines and equipment             178          184           -5
Marine engines, parts                        65           70           -6
Materials handling equipment                369          378           -9
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,004        1,015          -12
Excavating machinery                        440          461          -21
Medicinal equipment                       1,146        1,207          -62
Engines-civilian aircraft                   880          955          -75
Computers                                   719          799          -80
Telecommunications equipment              1,912        2,010          -98
Computer accessories                      2,402        2,518         -116
Industrial engines                          878          994         -117
Civilian aircraft                         2,197        2,424         -226
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng       6,688        6,244          444
 
Consumer goods                            7,084        6,748          336
 
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,529        1,379          150
Gem diamonds                                438          320          118
Writing and art supplies                    406          361           44
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             215          195           20
Jewelry, etc                                258          238           20
Pleasure boats and motors                    99           80           19
Toys/games/sporting goods                   435          423           12
Glassware, chinaware                         44           33           12
Stereo equipment, etc.                      137          126           11
Furniture, household goods, etc.            176          166           10
Musical instruments                          92           86            6
Apparel, household goods - textile          504          500            5
Numismatic coins                              8            3            5
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           344          341            4
Sports apparel and gear                      37           34            3
Rugs                                         57           55            2
Household appliances                        389          387            2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     60           58            1
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          110          112           -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          22           25           -3
Other household goods                       684          700          -17
Records, tapes, and disks                   249          266          -17
Toiletries and cosmetics                    328          348          -19
Books, printed matter                       315          338          -23
Tobacco, manufactured                       148          173          -25
 
Other goods                               2,831        2,714          117
___________________________________
 
 
 
              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        221,539      255,228      -33,688
Net Adjustments                          -3,477       -3,040         -436
Total, Census Basis                     225,016      258,268      -33,252
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages              16,306       16,697         -391
 
Corn                                      1,791        1,720           71
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      1,095        1,232         -137
Meat, poultry, etc.                       2,356        2,627         -272
Fruits,  frozen juices                    1,397        1,368           29
Vegetables                                  958          975          -17
Wheat                                     1,259        1,226           33
Bakery products                             654          725          -71
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 222          200           22
Sorghum, barley, oats                       248          271          -23
Nuts                                        559          456          103
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine         185          211          -27
Oilseeds, food oils                         454          314          140
Other foods                               1,466        1,479          -13
Wine and related products                   246          259          -12
Dairy products and eggs                     229          236           -8
Rice                                        291          271           20
Fish and shellfish                        1,149        1,126           23
Soybeans                                  1,747        2,000         -253
 
Industrial supplies and materials        49,916       56,890       -6,974
 
Chemicals-organic                         4,368        5,037         -669
Petroleum products, other                 2,121        2,575         -454
Precious metals, other                      867        1,111         -243
Other industrial supplies                 4,678        5,023         -345
Chemicals-other                           4,279        4,621         -342
Nonmonetary gold                            917        2,329       -1,411
Manmade cloth                             1,527        1,731         -203
Cotton, raw                                 723          598          126
Steelmaking materials                       603          582           21
Gas-natural                                 225          203           23
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,326        1,404          -78
Tapes, audio and visual                     409          424          -15
Cotton fiber cloth                          811          871          -59
Newsprint                                 2,580        2,881         -301
Iron and steel products, other              912        1,002          -89
Plastic materials                         4,520        4,639         -119
Iron and steel mill products              1,019        1,153         -134
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,291        1,627         -336
Coal and fuels, other                       355          395          -40
Metallurgical grade coal                    305          393          -88
Industrial rubber products                  727          806          -80
Nonferrous metals, other                    677          821         -144
Shingles, molding, wallboard                625          662          -37
Mineral supplies-manufactured               970        1,190         -220
Logs and lumber                           1,173        1,314         -140
Fuel oil                                    743          730           13
Leather and furs                            239          326          -86
Finished metal shapes                     2,869        3,092         -223
Wood supplies, manufactured                 287          298          -11
Nontextile floor tiles                      100          118          -18
Hair, waste materials                       135          185          -51
Aluminum and alumina                        944        1,101         -157
Finished textile supplies                   753          723           30
Nonmetallic minerals                        132          175          -43
Hides and skins                             558          644          -86
Crude oil                                    32           62          -30
Synthetic rubber-primary                    537          550          -13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    310          387          -77
Natural gas liquids                         184          235          -50
Copper                                      351          419          -68
Electric energy                              80          746         -666
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     377          388          -11
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              393          322           71
Agriculture-manufactured, other             639          586           54
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               518          486           32
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,307        1,444         -137
Nuclear fuel materials                      417          484          -67
 
Capital goods, except automotive         95,235      118,375      -23,140
 
Industrial machines, other                6,781        9,185       -2,403
Semiconductors                           13,409       17,975       -4,566
Electric apparatus                        6,901        8,980       -2,079
Food, tobacco machinery                     619          618            2
Measuring, testing, control instrum       4,282        5,259         -977
Drilling & oilfield equipment             2,210        1,916          294
Wood, glass, plastic                        856        1,069         -213
Generators, accessories                   2,019        2,533         -514
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,146        1,111           35
Railway transportation equipment            368          589         -221
Metalworking machine tools                1,621        2,363         -742
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  317          339          -22
Specialized mining                          125          168          -43
Spacecraft, excluding military               11            7            4
Photo, service industry machinery         1,785        2,005         -221
Commercial vessels, other                    56           56           (-)
Vessels, excluding scrap                     48            9           39
Laboratory testing instruments            1,571        1,879         -308
Pulp and paper machinery                    762          954         -192
Textile, sewing machines                    339          390          -51
Business machines and equipment             730        1,097         -367
Marine engines, parts                       247          243            3
Materials handling equipment              1,480        1,849         -370
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,985        4,790         -805
Excavating machinery                      1,771        1,971         -200
Medicinal equipment                       4,731        4,986         -254
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,826        4,421         -595
Computers                                 3,088        3,851         -763
Telecommunications equipment              8,007       10,431       -2,424
Computer accessories                      9,787       14,204       -4,417
Industrial engines                        3,745        4,060         -316
Civilian aircraft                         8,612        9,068         -455
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      25,149       24,575          574
 
Consumer goods                           27,643       30,696       -3,052
 
Pharmaceutical preparations               5,572        5,327          245
Gem diamonds                              1,504        1,623         -119
Writing and art supplies                  1,499        1,659         -160
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             916        1,667         -751
Jewelry, etc                                930          980          -50
Pleasure boats and motors                   329          370          -41
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,733        1,925         -193
Glassware, chinaware                        205          141           65
Stereo equipment, etc.                      511          592          -81
Furniture, household goods, etc.            694          839         -145
Musical instruments                         389          381            7
Apparel, household goods - textile        2,062        2,630         -568
Numismatic coins                             26           14           12
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         1,470        1,461            8
Sports apparel and gear                     144          153           -9
Rugs                                        225          245          -21
Household appliances                      1,547        1,718         -171
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    239          272          -33
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          446          505          -58
Nursery stock, etc.                          94           96           -2
Other household goods                     2,727        2,807          -80
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,011        1,218         -208
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,407        1,416          -10
Books, printed matter                     1,295        1,438         -143
Tobacco, manufactured                       672        1,218         -547
 
Other goods                              10,767       11,035         -269
 
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to 
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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)                  April        March       Monthly
                                       2002         2002        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis         96,809       91,583        5,226
Net Adjustments                             315          274           41
Total, Census Basis                      96,494       91,308        5,186
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,074        3,975           99
 
Tea, spices, etc.                            90           66           24
Meat products                               508          484           24
Cane and beet sugar                          50           28           22
Bakery products                             294          278           16
Green coffee                                105           89           16
Wine and related products                   456          442           15
Dairy products and eggs                     102           90           12
Other foods                                 301          292            9
Fish and shellfish                          827          821            6
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine              293          288            5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  27           24            3
Vegetables                                  343          343           (-)
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    121          125           -4
Nuts                                         59           63           -4
Cocoa beans                                  21           33          -12
Food oils, oilseeds                          89          105          -16
Fruits, frozen juices                       389          406          -18
 
Industrial supplies and materials        22,946       19,936        3,009
 
Crude oil                                 6,906        5,053        1,853
Fuel oil                                    826          572          253
Petroleum products, other                 1,203          978          225
Chemicals-organic                         1,153          953          199
Other precious metals                       406          271          135
Chemicals-fertilizers                       359          253          106
Industrial supplies, other                1,178        1,118           60
Steelmaking materials                       201          147           54
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                     464          417           47
Liquefied petroleum gases                   313          271           42
Plastic materials                           597          556           42
Finished metal shapes                       582          541           41
Paper and paper products                    516          479           37
Copper                                      218          183           35
Zinc                                        123           96           27
Iron and steel, advanced                    370          345           25
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             352          329           23
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 206          189           17
Shingles, wallboard                         613          597           16
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       181          167           14
Nonmonetary gold                            212          198           14
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                   306          293           13
Materials, excluding chemicals              134          122           12
Synthetic rubber--primary                    97           87           10
Plywood and veneers                         141          131           10
Finished textile supplies                   195          186            9
Chemicals-inorganic                         320          311            9
Farming materials, livestock                 77           69            8
Tobacco, waxes, etc                         297          290            7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     73           66            7
Natural rubber                               48           41            6
Synthetic cloth                             351          345            6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       178          174            4
Hair, waste materials                        39           36            4
Nonferrous metals, other                    114          111            3
Wool, silk, etc.                             50           49            1
Tin                                          14           13           (-)
Leather and furs                             78           78           (-)
Hides and skins                               9           11           -2
Nuclear fuel materials                       88           90           -2
Cotton, natural fibers                        5            9           -3
Newsprint                                   258          262           -4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 45           50           -5
Nontextile floor tiles                      167          173           -5
Nickel                                       52           58           -6
Bauxite and aluminum                        480          501          -21
Coal and related fuels                       64           91          -27
Electric energy                             117          155          -38
Lumber                                      672          723          -51
Iron and steel mill products                538          597          -59
Gas-natural                                 960        1,102         -142
 
Capital goods, except automotive         23,771       23,413          358
 
Computers                                 1,322        1,118          204
Photo, service industry machinery           804          654          150
Measuring, testing, control instrum         769          686           83
Materials handling equipment                524          441           82
Electric apparatus                        1,860        1,787           72
Medicinal equipment                       1,151        1,093           58
Computer accessories                      5,092        5,050           42
Metalworking machine tools                  453          423           30
Specialized mining                           57           37           20
Business machines and equipment             330          315           15
Agricultural machinery, equipment           335          321           14
Pulp and paper machinery                    267          254           13
Drilling & oilfield equipment               116          105           12
Excavating machinery                        355          346            9
Wood, glass, plastic                        326          319            7
Railway transportation equipment             85           80            5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   58           55            3
Industrial engines                          774          772            2
Food, tobacco machinery                     124          123            1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)          (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                1           (-)          (-)
Textile, sewing machines                     78           79           (-)
Marine engines, parts                        45           48           -3
Commercial vessels, other                     4            7           -3
Laboratory testing instruments              160          163           -4
Telecommunications equipment              1,841        1,849           -7
Industrial machines, other                1,519        1,555          -36
Generators, accessories                     919          966          -47
Engines-civilian aircraft                   749          802          -53
Parts-civilian aircraft                     376          451          -74
Semiconductors                            2,197        2,295          -99
Civilian aircraft                         1,082        1,219         -138
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      16,778       15,984          795
 
Consumer goods                           24,944       23,672        1,272
 
Other household goods                     2,650        2,392          257
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             704          486          217
Gem diamonds                              1,110          987          123
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       1,978        1,857          121
TV's, VCR's, etc                          1,903        1,783          120
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,929        1,824          105
Stereo equipment, etc                       689          586          102
Apparel, household goods - cotton         2,831        2,730          101
Pleasure boats and motors                   219          143           75
Footwear                                    924          854           70
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,321        1,253           68
Household appliances                        875          819           56
Jewelry                                     766          737           29
Motorcycles and parts                       258          230           28
Glassware, chinaware                        183          155           28
Gem stones, other                           150          123           26
Camping apparel and gear                    480          457           23
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          488          468           20
Toiletries and cosmetics                    314          300           15
Musical instruments                         119          106           13
Books, printed matter                       263          250           12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    348          343            5
Records, tapes, and disks                   102           98            4
Rugs                                        130          128            2
Numismatic coins                              8            7            2
Writing and art supplies                    779          782           -3
Photo equipment                             151          163          -12
Apparel, household goods - wool             218          230          -12
Nursery stock, etc.                          83          117          -33
Pharmaceutical preparations               2,973        3,264         -292
 
Other goods                               3,981        4,328         -347
___________________________________
 
 
 
              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        367,882      405,530      -37,648
Net Adjustments                           1,053        2,324       -1,270
Total, Census Basis                     366,828      403,206      -36,377
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages              15,948       15,241          706
 
Tea, spices, etc.                           296          277           19
Meat products                             1,988        1,963           25
Cane and beet sugar                         165          149           16
Bakery products                           1,132        1,030          102
Green coffee                                347          428          -82
Wine and related products                 1,742        1,581          162
Dairy products and eggs                     366          316           50
Other foods                               1,172        1,017          155
Fish and shellfish                        3,303        3,212           91
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine            1,099        1,049           50
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 110          124          -15
Vegetables                                1,361        1,359            2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                    496          483           13
Nuts                                        236          240           -4
Cocoa beans                                 137          129            8
Food oils, oilseeds                         357          384          -26
Fruits, frozen juices                     1,641        1,501          140
 
Industrial supplies and materials        80,809      101,374      -20,565
 
Crude oil                                21,146       26,239       -5,093
Fuel oil                                  2,396        4,801       -2,405
Petroleum products, other                 3,758        5,759       -2,000
Chemicals-organic                         4,033        4,405         -372
Other precious metals                     1,156        3,044       -1,888
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,123        1,730         -606
Industrial supplies, other                4,488        4,608         -120
Steelmaking materials                       676          797         -121
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   1,738        1,879         -141
Liquefied petroleum gases                 1,113        1,969         -856
Plastic materials                         2,260        2,525         -265
Finished metal shapes                     2,191        2,426         -236
Paper and paper products                  1,931        2,087         -156
Copper                                      858          968         -110
Zinc                                        363          339           23
Iron and steel, advanced                  1,420        1,463          -43
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           1,430        1,468          -38
Blank tapes, audio & visual                 775          725           50
Shingles, wallboard                       2,381        2,081          299
Cotton cloth, fabrics                       691          757          -65
Nonmonetary gold                            713          654           59
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                 1,205        1,154           51
Materials, excluding chemicals              515          568          -53
Synthetic rubber--primary                   363          406          -43
Plywood and veneers                         498          451           47
Finished textile supplies                   757          715           42
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,250        1,428         -178
Farming materials, livestock                290          286            4
Tobacco, waxes, etc                       1,145        1,157          -11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    264          258            6
Natural rubber                              181          216          -35
Synthetic cloth                           1,354        1,359           -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       714        1,075         -361
Hair, waste materials                       143          141            2
Nonferrous metals, other                    435          612         -178
Wool, silk, etc.                            196          252          -56
Tin                                          52          107          -55
Leather and furs                            299          351          -52
Hides and skins                              45           56          -11
Nuclear fuel materials                      542          626          -84
Cotton, natural fibers                       30           45          -15
Newsprint                                 1,040        1,293         -253
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                180          204          -24
Nontextile floor tiles                      663          626           37
Nickel                                      266          396         -130
Bauxite and aluminum                      2,033        2,150         -117
Coal and related fuels                      296          298           -2
Electric energy                             497        1,802       -1,305
Lumber                                    2,663        2,191          471
Iron and steel mill products              2,803        2,811           -8
Gas-natural                               3,450        7,616       -4,166
 
Capital goods, except automotive         93,110      110,497      -17,387
 
Computers                                 5,104        4,458          646
Photo, service industry machinery         2,885        3,067         -182
Measuring, testing, control instrum       2,846        3,275         -428
Materials handling equipment              1,890        2,248         -358
Electric apparatus                        7,151        8,749       -1,598
Medicinal equipment                       4,467        4,127          339
Computer accessories                     20,220       22,991       -2,770
Metalworking machine tools                1,794        2,891       -1,097
Specialized mining                          150           89           61
Business machines and equipment           1,322        1,839         -517
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,280        1,348          -68
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,078        1,535         -457
Drilling & oilfield equipment               440          491          -51
Excavating machinery                      1,339        1,531         -192
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,281        1,553         -272
Railway transportation equipment            321          620         -300
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  217          218           -1
Industrial engines                        3,055        3,359         -304
Food, tobacco machinery                     487          495           -8
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           1           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                8            7            1
Textile, sewing machines                    294          467         -173
Marine engines, parts                       180          199          -19
Commercial vessels, other                    17           42          -24
Laboratory testing instruments              663        1,089         -425
Telecommunications equipment              7,126        9,881       -2,755
Industrial machines, other                5,858        6,349         -491
Generators, accessories                   3,677        3,998         -322
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,019        3,577         -558
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,649        1,931         -283
Semiconductors                            8,508       13,271       -4,764
Civilian aircraft                         4,784        4,801          -16
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      64,388       63,055        1,333
 
Consumer goods                           96,274       96,879         -606
 
Other household goods                     9,962        9,305          656
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,352        2,766         -414
Gem diamonds                              4,049        3,455          594
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto       7,765        8,954       -1,189
TV's, VCR's, etc                          7,248        7,244            4
Toys/games/sporting goods                 7,239        7,538         -299
Stereo equipment, etc                     2,553        2,595          -42
Apparel, household goods - cotton        11,097       11,666         -568
Pleasure boats and motors                   679          729          -50
Footwear                                  3,657        4,110         -453
Furniture, household goods, etc.          5,047        4,721          326
Household appliances                      3,316        2,857          458
Jewelry                                   2,920        2,868           51
Motorcycles and parts                     1,007        1,010           -3
Glassware, chinaware                        667          819         -152
Gem stones, other                           537          530            6
Camping apparel and gear                  1,907        2,105         -198
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,921        2,066         -144
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,243        1,192           51
Musical instruments                         444          500          -56
Books, printed matter                     1,046        1,106          -60
Cookware, cutlery, tools                  1,388        1,403          -15
Records, tapes, and disks                   400          427          -27
Rugs                                        504          485           19
Numismatic coins                             36           41           -6
Writing and art supplies                  3,146        3,172          -26
Photo equipment                             585          789         -204
Apparel, household goods - wool             937        1,160         -223
Nursery stock, etc.                         381          393          -12
Pharmaceutical preparations              12,241       10,872        1,369
 
Other goods                              16,300       16,160          141
 
(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to 
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2001 TO APRIL 2002

(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
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.              -427,165      -15,266      -92,950     -318,949
Jan.- Apr.              -150,302       -5,364      -35,165     -109,772
 
January                  -39,820       -1,427       -9,504      -28,890
February                 -34,770       -1,307       -8,725      -24,738
March                    -38,441       -1,348       -8,281      -28,813
April                    -37,270       -1,283       -8,656      -27,331
May                      -34,690       -1,803       -8,712      -24,174
June                     -35,760       -1,478       -8,419      -25,863
 
July                     -35,633       -1,241       -7,727      -26,665
August                   -34,458       -1,006       -7,587      -25,864
September                -35,660       -1,096       -7,711      -26,852
October                  -35,034       -1,147       -7,099      -26,788
November                 -34,095       -1,084       -5,786      -27,224
December                 -31,534       -1,047       -4,742      -25,745
 
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.              -146,343       -4,530      -25,333     -116,479
 
January                  -33,467         -967       -5,626      -26,874
February                 -36,353       -1,111       -5,165      -30,078
March (R)                -36,604       -1,322       -6,142      -29,140
April                    -39,918       -1,130       -8,401      -30,387
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
                       Exports
 
                                      Net                      Non-
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.               718,762      -10,339       10,637      718,463
Jan.- Apr.               255,228       -3,040        3,602      254,666
 
January                   64,845         -844          956       64,733
February                  64,937         -744          818       64,863
March                     63,502         -766          880       63,387
April                     61,943         -687          948       61,683
May                       62,344       -1,045          930       62,459
June                      60,558         -901          880       60,579
 
July                      58,610       -1,029          829       58,810
August                    58,939         -763          992       58,710
September                 55,725         -871          788       55,809
October                   56,360         -934          824       56,470
November                  56,007         -878          780       56,106
December                  54,991         -878        1,014       54,855
 
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.               221,539       -3,477        3,080      221,937
 
January                   55,014         -732          754       54,993
February                  54,656         -881          746       54,791
March (R)                 54,978       -1,048          733       55,293
April                     56,891         -815          847       56,859
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
                       Imports
 
                                      Net                      Non-
       Period           Total     Adjustments Petroleum (1)  petroleum
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.             1,145,927        4,928      103,587    1,037,412
Jan.- Apr.               405,530        2,324       38,767      364,439
 
January                  104,666          583       10,460       93,623
February                  99,708          563        9,543       89,601
March                    101,943          582        9,161       92,201
April                     99,213          596        9,604       89,014
May                       97,034          758        9,642       86,633
June                      96,318          577        9,299       86,442
 
July                      94,243          212        8,556       85,475
August                    93,396          243        8,579       84,574
September                 91,385          225        8,499       82,661
October                   91,394          213        7,922       83,258
November                  90,102          206        6,566       83,330
December                  86,525          169        5,756       80,600
 
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.               367,882        1,053       28,413      338,415
 
January                   88,481          235        6,380       81,867
February                  91,009          229        5,911       84,869
March (R)                 91,583          274        6,875       84,434
April                     96,809          315        9,248       87,246
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
(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".
 
NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and 
details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the information 
section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2001 TO APRIL 2002
            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
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.              795,663        63,197       170,332       366,376
Jan.- Apr.              281,618        21,333        59,254       135,425
January                  71,745         4,975        14,798        35,425
February                 71,670         5,422        14,966        35,059
March                    70,091         5,494        14,784        33,418
April                    68,112         5,442        14,706        31,523
May                      68,766         5,246        14,659        31,781
June                     66,835         5,146        14,300        30,486
 
July                     64,860         5,134        13,786        29,519
August                   64,994         5,240        14,092        29,182
September                61,653         5,009        13,165        27,654
October                  62,791         5,335        13,723        27,744
November                 62,500         5,458        13,651        27,586
December                 61,647         5,296        13,702        26,999
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.              247,431        21,189        54,591       108,613
January                  61,380         5,468        13,547        26,946
February                 61,292         5,647        13,489        26,573
March                    61,539         5,066        13,428        27,475
April                    63,219         5,008        14,126        27,618
May
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
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.              795,663        73,383        87,737        34,638
Jan.- Apr.              281,618        23,950        30,505        11,150
January                  71,745         5,949         7,669         2,928
February                 71,670         5,876         7,620         2,727
March                    70,091         6,030         7,615         2,750
April                    68,112         6,094         7,601         2,746
May                      68,766         6,217         7,798         3,065
June                     66,835         6,423         7,268         3,212
 
July                     64,860         6,192         7,248         2,981
August                   64,994         6,326         7,080         3,075
September                61,653         6,227         6,894         2,704
October                  62,791         6,107         6,997         2,883
November                 62,500         6,099         6,890         2,816
December                 61,647         5,842         7,057         2,751
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.              247,431        24,381        27,617        11,041
January                  61,380         5,833         6,930         2,656
February                 61,292         6,014         6,847         2,722
March                    61,539         6,047         6,747         2,777
April                    63,219         6,488         7,093         2,886
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
                     Imports
 
                                End-Use Commodity Category
                      Total         Foods,
                      Census       Feeds, &     Industrial     Capital
      Period         Basis(1)     Beverages    Supplies(2)      Goods
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,242,998        49,370       256,997       401,256
Jan.- Apr.              431,761        15,782        87,899       148,248
January                 110,559         4,024        22,604        38,609
February                106,328         3,990        21,378        37,378
March                   108,658         3,841        21,895        37,513
April                   106,216         3,927        22,022        34,749
May                     103,158         3,983        21,434        33,145
June                    103,386         4,169        21,037        33,164
 
July                    102,470         4,340        21,352        31,958
August                  101,649         4,242        21,178        31,594
September                99,471         4,287        20,633        30,431
October                 101,438         4,226        21,586        31,077
November                101,306         4,224        21,314        30,984
December                 98,360         4,118        20,564        30,653
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.              415,143        16,982        84,914       130,597
January                 100,846         4,074        20,971        31,948
February                103,890         4,369        21,068        32,373
March                   103,279         4,233        20,689        32,889
April                   107,128         4,306        22,187        33,387
May
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
 
 
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.            1,242,998       186,285       299,483        49,608
Jan.- Apr.              431,761        61,843       101,710        16,279
January                 110,559        15,614        25,582         4,127
February                106,328        15,183        24,377         4,023
March                   108,658        15,358        26,132         3,919
April                   106,216        15,688        25,619         4,211
May                     103,158        15,512        24,805         4,278
June                    103,386        15,838        25,089         4,088
 
July                    102,470        15,793        24,862         4,166
August                  101,649        15,939        24,654         4,041
September                99,471        15,413        24,656         4,051
October                 101,438        15,223        25,128         4,198
November                101,306        15,521        25,028         4,235
December                 98,360        15,202        23,552         4,271
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.              415,143        63,184       102,393        17,074
January                 100,846        15,001        24,606         4,246
February                103,890        16,014        25,939         4,128
March                   103,279        15,691        25,239         4,538
April                   107,128        16,478        26,609         4,161
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to 
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum and petroleum products.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2000 TO APRIL 2002 
            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
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                 -456,008         -75,848        -380,160
Jan.- Apr.                 -144,789         -24,216        -120,573
January                     -34,269          -5,625         -28,643
March                       -35,403          -6,207         -29,196
March                       -37,397          -6,150         -31,247
April                       -37,721          -6,234         -31,487
May                         -39,150          -6,608         -32,541
June                        -38,770          -6,956         -31,814
 
July                        -38,553          -6,603         -31,951
August                      -37,151          -6,590         -30,561
September                   -40,007          -6,282         -33,725
October                     -40,022          -6,222         -33,800
November                    -38,543          -5,975         -32,568
December                    -39,023          -6,396         -32,627
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                 -447,336         -80,625        -366,711
Jan.- Apr.                 -150,144         -27,968        -122,176
January                     -38,814          -7,283         -31,531
February                    -34,658          -6,683         -27,975
March                       -38,567          -6,755         -31,812
April                       -38,104          -7,246         -30,858
May                         -34,392          -7,010         -27,382
June                        -36,550          -6,862         -29,688
 
July                        -37,611          -6,624         -30,987
August                      -36,656          -6,469         -30,186
September                   -37,817          -6,309         -31,508
October                     -38,647          -6,869         -31,778
November                    -38,806          -6,537         -32,268
December                    -36,713          -5,976         -30,737
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                 -167,713         -25,758        -141,955
January                     -39,466          -6,663         -32,803
February                    -42,598          -6,023         -36,575
March                       -41,740          -6,007         -35,733
April                       -43,909          -7,065         -36,844
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
                        Exports
 
 
                         Total
                        Census                            Non-
       Period          Basis (1)       Petroleum        petroleum
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                  855,549           9,993         845,555
Jan.- Apr.                  274,405           3,330         271,076
January                      68,016             907          67,109
March                        67,761             734          67,027
March                        68,870             819          68,051
April                        69,758             869          68,889
May                          69,342             782          68,560
June                         72,481             710          71,771
 
July                         72,482             728          71,754
August                       74,863             865          73,998
September                    74,338             824          73,515
October                      73,032           1,075          71,957
November                     72,954             849          72,104
December                     71,652             831          70,821
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                  795,663           8,506         787,157
Jan.- Apr.                  281,618           2,823         278,794
January                      71,745             753          70,991
February                     71,670             640          71,030
March                        70,091             693          69,398
April                        68,112             737          67,375
May                          68,766             691          68,075
June                         66,835             657          66,178
 
July                         64,860             656          64,203
August                       64,994             786          64,208
September                    61,653             616          61,037
October                      62,791             679          62,111
November                     62,500             676          61,824
December                     61,647             921          60,726
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                  247,431           2,673         244,757
January                      61,380             669          60,711
February                     61,292             671          60,622
March                        61,539             642          60,897
April                        63,219             691          62,528
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
 
 
 
                        Imports
 
 
                         Total
                        Census                            Non-
       Period          Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                1,311,557          85,842       1,225,715
Jan.- Apr.                  419,194          27,546         391,649
January                     102,284           6,532          95,752
March                       103,164           6,942          96,222
March                       106,267           6,969          99,298
April                       107,479           7,103         100,376
May                         108,491           7,390         101,101
June                        111,251           7,666         103,585
 
July                        111,036           7,331         103,705
August                      112,014           7,455         104,559
September                   114,345           7,106         107,240
October                     113,053           7,297         105,756
November                    111,496           6,824         104,672
December                    110,675           7,227         103,448
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                1,242,998          89,131       1,153,868
Jan.- Apr.                  431,761          30,791         400,970
January                     110,559           8,037         102,522
February                    106,328           7,323          99,005
March                       108,658           7,448         101,210
April                       106,216           7,982          98,234
May                         103,158           7,701          95,457
June                        103,386           7,520          95,866
 
July                        102,470           7,280          95,190
August                      101,649           7,255          94,394
September                    99,471           6,925          92,546
October                     101,438           7,549          93,889
November                    101,306           7,213          94,093
December                     98,360           6,897          91,463
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                  415,143          28,431         386,712
January                     100,846           7,332          93,514
February                    103,890           6,694          97,196
March                       103,279           6,649          96,631
April                       107,128           7,756          99,371
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to convert to a 
BOP basis is not available.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -452,423          -436,104
Jan.- Apr.                   -132,420          -126,153
January                       -31,363           -29,510
February                      -32,542           -30,508
March                         -35,710           -34,296
April                         -32,805           -31,838
May                           -37,463           -36,394
June                          -37,749           -36,525
 
July                          -42,899           -41,957
August                        -41,051           -39,911
September                     -40,311           -38,965
October                       -45,624           -44,177
November                      -40,327           -38,781
December                      -34,578           -33,242
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                   -427,165          -411,899
Jan.- Apr.                   -141,397          -136,033
January                       -41,135           -39,708
February                      -30,203           -28,896
March                         -34,526           -33,179
April                         -35,533           -34,250
May                           -33,476           -31,674
June                          -33,807           -32,330
 
July                          -41,256           -40,015
August                        -37,622           -36,616
September                     -35,348           -34,252
October                       -41,622           -40,475
November                      -34,889           -33,805
December                      -27,747           -26,700
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                   -137,209          -132,679
January                       -33,523           -32,556
February                      -31,576           -30,465
March (R)                     -32,270           -30,948
April                         -39,840           -38,709
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
March data as published last month :
                              -32,130           -30,804
___________________________________
 
 
 
                         Exports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                    771,994            -9,924           781,918
Jan.- Apr.                    247,503            -3,605           251,108
January                        56,547            -1,131            57,679
February                       60,085            -1,095            61,179
March                          68,254              -694            68,948
April                          62,617              -685            63,302
May                            63,888              -785            64,673
June                           67,205              -797            68,002
 
July                           59,306              -724            60,029
August                         67,479              -776            68,255
September                      66,675              -715            67,391
October                        68,797              -838            69,635
November                       66,719              -894            67,614
December                       64,421              -790            65,211
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                    718,762           -10,339           729,100
Jan.- Apr.                    254,236            -3,040           257,277
January                        61,317              -844            62,161
February                       62,000              -744            62,743
March                          69,592              -766            70,358
April                          61,328              -687            62,015
May                            63,887            -1,045            64,931
June                           62,433              -901            63,333
 
July                           53,582            -1,029            54,611
August                         59,349              -763            60,111
September                      54,361              -871            55,232
October                        59,767              -934            60,701
November                       57,022              -878            57,900
December                       54,125              -878            55,003
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                    221,061            -3,477           224,538
January                        51,987              -732            52,720
February                       52,239              -881            53,121
March (R)                      59,583            -1,048            60,631
April                          57,251              -815            58,067
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
March data as published last month :
                               59,584            -1,047            60,631
___________________________________
 
 
 
                         Imports
 
                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                  1,224,417             6,395         1,218,022
Jan.- Apr.                    379,923             2,662           377,261
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.- Dec.                  1,145,927             4,928         1,140,999
Jan.- Apr.                    395,633             2,324           393,310
January                       102,452               583           101,869
February                       92,203               563            91,639
March                         104,118               582           103,536
April                          96,860               596            96,265
May                            97,363               758            96,605
June                           96,240               577            95,663
 
July                           94,838               212            94,625
August                         96,971               243            96,728
September                      89,709               225            89,484
October                       101,390               213           101,177
November                       91,911               206            91,705
December                       81,872               169            81,703
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                    358,270             1,053           357,217
January                        85,510               235            85,276
February                       83,815               229            83,586
March (R)                      91,854               274            91,580
April                          97,091               315            96,776
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
March data as published last month :
                               91,713               279            91,434
 
NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and 
details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the information 
section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.
html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2001 TO APRIL 2002

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



SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 -- 2002

(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)                  April        March     Cumulative
                                       2002         2002        to-date
 
Total Balance of Payments Basis         -39,840      -32,270     -137,209
 
Net Adjustments                          -1,130       -1,322       -4,530
 
Total Census Basis                      -38,709      -30,948     -132,679
North America                            -7,456       -7,362      -28,180
        Canada                           -4,112       -3,903      -16,387
        Mexico                           -3,344       -3,459      -11,793
Western Europe                           -7,244       -5,515      -22,531
    Euro Area (2)                        -5,141       -4,415      -17,371
    European Union                       -6,605       -5,316      -21,138
        Austria                            -115          126         -144
        Belgium                             305          218        1,061
        Finland                            -101         -108         -463
        France                             -951         -678       -2,853
        Germany                          -2,815       -2,510       -9,652
        Italy                            -1,147       -1,051       -4,209
        Netherlands                         823          945        3,300
        Spain                              -137          -44           15
        Sweden                             -583         -567       -1,995
        United Kingdom                     -731         -232       -1,341
        Other EU                         -1,153       -1,416       -4,858
    European Free Trade
    Association                            -765         -347       -1,570
        Norway                             -558         -312       -1,093
        Switzerland                        -169          -80         -432
        Other EFTA                          -38           45          -45
    Other Western Europe                    127          147          177
Eastern Europe/FSR                         -737         -428       -1,671
        Hungary                            -332         -115         -603
        Poland                              -26          -12          -73
        Former Soviet Republics            -279         -211         -638
            Russia                         -349         -194         -807
            Other FSR                        70          -16          169
        Other EE                           -100          -91         -358
Pacific Rim Countries                   -17,756      -13,287      -61,753
        Australia                           373          579        1,888
        China                            -7,552       -5,629      -26,536
        Japan                            -6,792       -5,705      -22,912
        Newly Industrialized
        Countries(NICS)                  -1,822         -920       -6,675
            Hong Kong                       373          537        1,284
            Korea                        -1,104       -1,065       -4,259
            Singapore                       135          523          841
            Taiwan                       -1,225         -916       -4,541
        Other Pacific Rim(3)             -1,962       -1,612       -7,518
South/Central America                    -1,105         -757       -3,390
        Argentina                           -76         -136         -467
        Brazil                             -140          -37         -274
        Colombia                           -126         -167         -539
        Other S/C A (3)                    -762         -417       -2,110
OPEC                                     -3,039       -2,396       -9,926
        Indonesia(3)                       -568         -563       -2,190
        Nigeria                            -445         -319       -1,209
        Saudi Arabia                       -768         -462       -2,225
        Venezuela(3)                       -746         -684       -2,356
        Other OPEC                         -511         -368       -1,945
Other Countries                          -2,698       -2,299       -9,981
        Egypt                               167          297          918
        South Africa                       -110          -54         -432
        Other                            -2,756       -2,542      -10,468
Uniden. ctys (4)                             11           (-)          11
Timing Adjustments                           (X)        -150          198
___________________________________
 
 
 
                                      Exports
 
              Item(1)                  April        March     Cumulative
                                       2002         2002        to-date
 
Total Balance of Payments Basis          57,251       59,583      221,061
 
Net Adjustments                            -815       -1,048       -3,477
 
Total Census Basis                       58,067       60,631      224,538
North America                            22,289       21,564       83,279
        Canada                           14,139       13,951       52,495
        Mexico                            8,151        7,613       30,784
Western Europe                           13,369       14,702       53,584
    Euro Area (2)                         8,757        9,805       35,839
    European Union                       12,080       13,283       48,986
        Austria                             219          438        1,029
        Belgium                           1,072        1,088        4,208
        Finland                             179          198          584
        France                            1,574        1,796        6,784
        Germany                           2,132        2,528        8,856
        Italy                               824          884        3,239
        Netherlands                       1,717        1,707        6,378
        Spain                               398          427        1,827
        Sweden                              242          305        1,074
        United Kingdom                    2,959        3,005       11,516
        Other EU                            764          904        3,493
    European Free Trade
    Association                             793          935        3,076
        Norway                              101          128          523
        Switzerland                         683          716        2,423
        Other EFTA                           10           92          130
    Other Western Europe                    496          484        1,522
Eastern Europe/FSR                          628          498        2,261
        Hungary                              65           62          246
        Poland                               56           74          241
        Former Soviet Republics             419          275        1,454
            Russia                          196          192          804
            Other FSR                       224           83          650
        Other EE                             87           86          320
Pacific Rim Countries                    14,111       15,900       55,802
        Australia                           955        1,041        3,862
        China                             1,541        1,614        6,250
        Japan                             3,901        4,729       16,424
        Newly Industrialized
        Countries(NICS)                   5,828        6,250       21,924
            Hong Kong                     1,047        1,126        3,986
            Korea                         1,928        1,869        7,001
            Singapore                     1,341        1,693        5,489
            Taiwan                        1,512        1,563        5,448
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              1,887        2,266        7,342
South/Central America                     4,327        4,534       16,722
        Argentina                           160          103          467
        Brazil                            1,057        1,069        4,161
        Colombia                            315          318        1,166
        Other S/C A (3)                   2,795        3,044       10,929
OPEC                                      1,590        1,437        5,630
        Indonesia(3)                        195          202          756
        Nigeria                              97           82          373
        Saudi Arabia                        364          376        1,349
        Venezuela(3)                        328          372        1,451
        Other OPEC                          607          406        1,701
Other Countries                           2,265        2,575        9,473
        Egypt                               254          371        1,199
        South Africa                        186          213          737
        Other                             1,825        1,992        7,538
Uniden. ctys (4)                             11           (-)          11
Timing Adjustments                           (X)          -5          -19
___________________________________
 
 
 
                                      Imports
 
              Item(1)                  April        March     Cumulative
                                       2002         2002        to-date
 
Total Balance of Payments Basis          97,091       91,854      358,270
 
Net Adjustments                             315          274        1,053
 
Total Census Basis                       96,776       91,580      357,217
North America                            29,745       28,926      111,459
        Canada                           18,251       17,854       68,882
        Mexico                           11,495       11,072       42,577
Western Europe                           20,613       20,217       76,115
    Euro Area (2)                        13,898       14,220       53,210
    European Union                       18,685       18,598       70,124
        Austria                             333          312        1,173
        Belgium                             768          870        3,147
        Finland                             280          306        1,046
        France                            2,524        2,474        9,637
        Germany                           4,948        5,038       18,508

        Italy                             1,971        1,935        7,447
        Netherlands                         894          762        3,078
        Spain                               535          471        1,812
        Sweden                              825          872        3,068
        United Kingdom                    3,690        3,237       12,857
        Other EU                          1,917        2,320        8,351
    European Free Trade
    Association                           1,559        1,282        4,646
        Norway                              659          440        1,617
        Switzerland                         852          795        2,855
        Other EFTA                           48           46          175
    Other Western Europe                    369          337        1,345
Eastern Europe/FSR                        1,365          926        3,933
        Hungary                             397          177          849
        Poland                               83           86          313
        Former Soviet Republics             698          486        2,092
            Russia                          545          387        1,611
            Other FSR                       153           99          481
        Other EE                            188          177          678
Pacific Rim Countries                    31,867       29,187      117,555
        Australia                           582          463        1,974
        China                             9,093        7,242       32,786
        Japan                            10,693       10,434       39,337
        Newly Industrialized
        Countries(NICS)                   7,649        7,170       28,598
            Hong Kong                       674          588        2,703
            Korea                         3,033        2,933       11,261
            Singapore                     1,206        1,169        4,647
            Taiwan                        2,737        2,479        9,988
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              3,849        3,878       14,859
South/Central America                     5,431        5,291       20,113
        Argentina                           236          239          934
        Brazil                            1,197        1,106        4,435
        Colombia                            441          485        1,705
        Other S/C A (3)                   3,557        3,462       13,039
OPEC                                      4,628        3,833       15,556
        Indonesia(3)                        763          764        2,946
        Nigeria                             542          401        1,583
        Saudi Arabia                      1,132          839        3,574
        Venezuela(3)                      1,074        1,056        3,807
        Other OPEC                        1,118          773        3,646
Other Countries                           4,963        4,875       19,455
        Egypt                                87           74          280
        South Africa                        295          267        1,169
        Other                             4,580        4,533       18,005
Uniden. ctys (4)                             (X)          (X)          (X)
Timing Adjustments                           (X)         145         -216
 
 (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.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the 
information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/
www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 -- 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)                  April        March     Cumulative
                                       2001         2001        to-date
 
Total Balance of Payments Basis         -35,533      -34,526     -141,397
Net Adjustments                          -1,283       -1,348       -5,364
Total Census Basis                      -34,250      -33,179     -136,033
North America                            -6,612       -7,225      -29,106
        Canada                           -4,330       -4,452      -20,464
        Mexico                           -2,282       -2,773       -8,642
Western Europe                           -5,856       -4,678      -19,577
    Euro Area (2)                        -5,033       -4,347      -16,446
    European Union                       -5,587       -4,826      -18,993
        Austria                             -37         -121         -368
        Belgium                             389          249        1,211
        Finland                            -182         -135         -643
        France                           -1,124       -1,267       -3,646
        Germany                          -2,870       -2,452       -9,569
        Italy                            -1,136       -1,205       -4,565
        Netherlands                         925        1,052        4,046
        Spain                               -16          192          207
        Sweden                             -452         -438       -1,732
        United Kingdom                       34           66         -443
        Other EU                         -1,116         -767       -3,491
    European Free Trade
    Association                            -422            1         -766
        Norway                             -332         -284       -1,259
        Switzerland                         -72          236          513
        Other EFTA                          -18           49          -20
    Other Western Europe                    153          146          181
Eastern Europe/FSR                         -356       -1,185       -3,116
        Hungary                            -109         -142         -637
        Poland                              -19          -12          -58
        Former Soviet Republics            -209       -1,009       -2,211
            Russia                         -173         -890       -1,910
            Other FSR                       -36         -119         -301
        Other EE                            -20          -23         -210
Pacific Rim Countries                   -16,115      -14,757      -62,004
        Australia                           308          468        1,617
        China                            -6,288       -5,734      -24,348
        Japan                            -6,530       -6,179      -24,756
        Newly Industrialized
        Countries(NICS)                  -1,828       -1,428       -6,655
            Hong Kong                       656          627        1,901
            Korea                        -1,197         -908       -4,256
            Singapore                       -57          317          430
            Taiwan                       -1,229       -1,464       -4,730
        Other Pacific Rim(3)             -1,778       -1,883       -7,862
South/Central America                      -734         -896       -4,254
        Argentina                           133           97          479
        Brazil                              218          211          453
        Colombia                           -164         -133         -773
        Other S/C A (3)                    -921       -1,070       -4,413
OPEC                                     -3,751       -3,356      -14,493
        Indonesia(3)                       -546         -700       -2,528
        Nigeria                            -846         -953       -3,135
        Saudi Arabia                       -525         -345       -2,590
        Venezuela(3)                       -959         -959       -4,048
        Other OPEC                         -874         -399       -2,192
Other Countries                          -2,338       -2,741      -10,066
        Egypt                               115          164          608
        South Africa                       -192          -98         -528
        Other                            -2,261       -2,807      -10,146
Unidentified countries (4)                    6           (-)           6
____________________________________________________________
 
 
 
                                      Exports
 
              Item(1)                  April        March     Cumulative
                                           2001         2001    to-date
 
Total Balance of Payments Basis          61,328       69,592      254,236
Net Adjustments                            -687         -766       -3,040
Total Census Basis                       62,015       70,358      257,277
North America                            22,602       24,796       91,837
        Canada                           14,403       15,524       56,950
        Mexico                            8,198        9,272       34,887
Western Europe                           15,284       17,311       63,704
    Euro Area (2)                         9,475       11,032       40,798
    European Union                       13,632       15,346       57,154
        Austria                             263          227          890
        Belgium                           1,205        1,285        4,776
        Finland                             139          155          559
        France                            1,609        2,042        7,265
        Germany                           2,508        2,892       10,875
        Italy                               792          968        3,566
        Netherlands                       1,756        1,912        7,298
        Spain                               420          617        2,026
        Sweden                              299          417        1,401
        United Kingdom                    3,719        3,700       14,279
        Other EU                            921        1,130        4,218
    European Free Trade
    Association                           1,144        1,433        4,909
        Norway                              113          170          524
        Switzerland                       1,011        1,174        4,252
        Other EFTA                           20           90          133
    Other Western Europe                    508          532        1,641
Eastern Europe/FSR                          711          615        2,392
        Hungary                              57           57          231
        Poland                               65           72          268
        Former Soviet Republics             423          310        1,359
            Russia                          333          224          912
            Other FSR                        90           87          448
        Other EE                            166          175          534
Pacific Rim Countries                    15,029       18,059       64,629
        Australia                           876          990        3,645
        China                             1,399        1,856        5,732
        Japan                             5,033        5,897       21,405
        Newly Industrialized
        Countries(NICS)                   5,841        6,988       25,780
            Hong Kong                     1,317        1,379        4,912
            Korea                         1,627        2,217        8,019
            Singapore                     1,233        1,689        5,898
            Taiwan                        1,664        1,703        6,952
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              1,880        2,327        8,066
South/Central America                     4,968        5,323       19,618
        Argentina                           354          431        1,512
        Brazil                            1,295        1,412        5,141
        Colombia                            320          327        1,269
        Other S/C A (3)                   2,999        3,152       11,695
OPEC                                      1,688        2,286        7,162
        Indonesia(3)                        217          218          872
        Nigeria                              80           74          321
        Saudi Arabia                        595          874        2,334
        Venezuela(3)                        451          517        1,840
        Other OPEC                          345          604        1,795
Other Countries                           2,395        2,702       10,640
        Egypt                               210          237          919
        South Africa                        212          280          997
        Other                             1,973        2,186        8,723
Unidentified countries (4)                    6           (-)           6
____________________________________________________________
 
 
 
                                      Imports
 
              Item(1)                  April        March     Cumulative
                                           2001         2001    to-date
 
Total Balance of Payments Basis          96,860      104,118      395,633
Net Adjustments                             596          582        2,324
Total Census Basis                       96,265      103,536      393,310
North America                            29,214       32,021      120,943
        Canada                           18,733       19,976       77,414
        Mexico                           10,481       12,045       43,529
Western Europe                           21,139       21,989       83,281
    Euro Area (2)                        14,508       15,379       57,244
    European Union                       19,218       20,172       76,147
        Austria                             300          348        1,258
        Belgium                             816        1,036        3,565
        Finland                             321          289        1,202
        France                            2,734        3,309       10,912
        Germany                           5,378        5,345       20,444
        Italy                             1,928        2,173        8,131
        Netherlands                         831          860        3,252
        Spain                               436          425        1,820
        Sweden                              751          855        3,132
        United Kingdom                    3,685        3,634       14,722
        Other EU                          2,037        1,898        7,709
    European Free Trade
    Association                           1,566        1,432        5,674
        Norway                              445          453        1,783
        Switzerland                       1,083          937        3,739
        Other EFTA                           38           41          152
    Other Western Europe                    355          385        1,460
Eastern Europe/FSR                        1,067        1,800        5,508
        Hungary                             166          199          868
        Poland                               84           83          326
        Former Soviet Republics             632        1,320        3,570
            Russia                          506        1,114        2,821
            Other FSR                       126          206          749
        Other EE                            186          198          744
Pacific Rim Countries                    31,144       32,815      126,633
        Australia                           568          523        2,028
        China                             7,687        7,590       30,080
        Japan                            11,562       12,076       46,161
        Newly Industrialized
        Countries(NICS)                   7,669        8,416       32,435
            Hong Kong                       661          751        3,011
            Korea                         2,824        3,125       12,275
            Singapore                     1,290        1,373        5,467
            Taiwan                        2,893        3,167       11,682
        Other Pacific Rim(3)              3,658        4,210       15,928
South/Central America                     5,702        6,219       23,872
        Argentina                           221          334        1,033
        Brazil                            1,077        1,202        4,688
        Colombia                            484          460        2,042
        Other S/C A (3)                   3,920        4,223       16,108
OPEC                                      5,439        5,642       21,655
        Indonesia(3)                        764          918        3,401
        Nigeria                             925        1,027        3,456
        Saudi Arabia                      1,120        1,219        4,924
        Venezuela(3)                      1,410        1,475        5,888
        Other OPEC                        1,219        1,003        3,987
Other Countries                           4,734        5,443       20,706
        Egypt                                94           73          311
        South Africa                        404          377        1,526
        Other                             4,235        4,993       18,869
Unidentified countries (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.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 - 2002 AND 2001 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.)

 
                                  2002
 
            Item(1)               April                 March
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports
 
Total Balance of Payment Basis     57,251     97,091     59,583     91,854
 
Net Adjustments                      -815        315     -1,048        274
 
Total Census Basis (2)             58,067     96,776     60,631     91,580
 
Manufactured goods (3)             46,228     80,544     48,462     77,397
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,035      3,696      4,436      3,522
Mineral fuels (3)                     915     10,117        773      8,204
 
Selected commodities (3)
 
  ADP equipment; office machine     2,338      6,288      3,058      6,353
  Airplane parts                    1,141        434      1,218        504
  Airplanes                         2,355      1,081      3,146      1,236
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             32        270         36        255
  Aluminum                            243        548        259        530
  Animal feeds                        282         48        375         46
  Artwork/antiques                     78        604         78        407
  Basketware, etc.                    300        551        351        480
  Cereal flour                        118        151        126        150
  Chemicals - cosmetics               480        342        523        314
  Chemicals - dyeing                  336        212        325        194
 
  Chemicals - fertilizers             140        163        167        136
  Chemicals - inorganic               422        410        498        390
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,299      1,909      1,251      1,631
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,058        562      1,117        534
  Chemicals - organic               1,368      2,602      1,286      2,665
  Chemicals - plastics              1,644        893      1,653        850
  Cigarettes                          121         23        147         26
  Clothing                            471      4,272        488      4,399
  Coal                                149         63        117         89
  Coffee                                1        118          2        104
  Copper                               86        330         84        259
  Cork, wood, lumber                  292        861        313        798
  Corn                                397         62        462         37
  Cotton, raw and linters             202          1        211          4
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          134        111        123        105
  Crude oil                             6      6,996         10      5,241
 
  Electrical machinery              5,556      6,737      5,747      6,666
  Fish and preparations               265        674        348        656
  Footwear                             46      1,114         53      1,057
  Furniture and bedding               333      1,854        353      1,675
  Gem diamonds                        127        940         85      1,059
  General industrial mach           2,637      3,242      2,580      2,972
  Glass                               192        197        197        170
  Glassware                            56        156         66        135
  Gold, nonmonetary                   235        212        220        199
  Hides and skins                     120          8        127          7
  Iron and steel mill prod            428        875        430        875
  Jewelry                             153        606        219        541
  Lighting, plumbing                  102        430        117        367
  Liquified propane/butane             20         85         30        100
  Live animals                         36        190         36        202
 
  Meat and preparations               467        394        508        361
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          950      1,443        973      1,284
  Metal ores; scrap                   376        227        326        232
  Metalworking machinery              349        436        346        368
  Mineral fuels, other                176        114        165        114
  Natural gas                          69        908         33      1,140
  Nickel                               33         67         44         62
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 81         86         85         82
  Optical goods                       178        267        180        229
  Paper and paperboard                793      1,202        801      1,153
  Petroleum preparations              487      1,874        402      1,433
  Photographic equipment              293        539        285        435
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            603        788        564        691
 
  Platinum                            143        354         48        181
  Pottery                               7        132          7        108
  Power generating mach.            2,581      3,075      2,801      3,118
  Printed materials                   359        299        372        265
  Pulp and waste paper                325        172        322        184
  Records/magnetic media              359        406        377        353
  Rice                                 86         13         70         11
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             132        185        122        175
  Rubber tires and tubes              185        415        188        401
  Scientific instruments            2,248      1,751      2,537      1,687
  Ships, boats                        102        145         75         82
  Silver and bullion                   19         69         23         55
 
  Soybeans                            246          4        346          2
  Spacecraft                            1         (-)       158         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,265      1,666      2,092      1,635
  Sugar                                (-)        43         (-)        24
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,670      5,186      1,791      4,836
  Textile yearn, fabric               886      1,366        872      1,210
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              78         51         97         52
  Toys/games/sporting goods           255      1,359        286      1,147
  Travel goods                         22        321         28        250
  Vegetables and fruits               595        958        662        996
  Vehicles                          5,237     14,445      5,226     14,247
  Watches/clocks/parts                 18        231         21        195
  Wheat                               303         23        287         27
  Wood manufactures                   137        677        130        619
 
Re-exports                          5,219         (X)     5,222         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            149         (X)       170         (X)
  Manufactured goods                5,030         (X)     5,011         (X)
  Mineral fuels                         4         (X)         3         (X)
___________________________________
 
 
 
                                     2002                  2001
 
            Item(1)            Cumulative                         Cumulative
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports
 
Total Balance of Payment Basis    221,061    358,270    254,236    395,633
 
Net Adjustments                    -3,477      1,053     -3,040      2,324
 
Total Census Basis (2)            224,538    357,217    257,277    393,310
 
Manufactured goods (3)            177,246    302,609    204,569    323,065
Agricultural commodities (3)       17,815     13,751     18,004     13,327
Mineral fuels (3)                   3,374     32,134      4,597     47,968
 
Selected commodities (3)
 
  ADP equipment; office machine    10,100     24,282     14,744     26,615
  Airplane parts                    4,552      1,837      5,328      2,090
  Airplanes                         9,049      4,993      9,175      4,800
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled            127        946        139        906
  Aluminum                            971      2,122      1,152      2,209
  Animal feeds                      1,374        190      1,545        206
  Artwork/antiques                    400      2,032        671      2,446
  Basketware, etc.                  1,231      2,027      1,183      1,734
  Cereal flour                        487        600        447        541
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,932      1,260      1,927      1,212
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,220        749      1,303        871
 
  Chemicals - fertilizers             616        602        645        951
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,703      1,736      2,120      2,191
  Chemicals - medicinal             4,758      7,060      4,626      5,437
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                4,172      2,029      4,368      2,145
  Chemicals - organic               5,012     10,148      5,832     10,801
  Chemicals - plastics              6,206      3,262      6,403      3,530
  Cigarettes                          539         94        965         64
  Clothing                          1,807     18,143      2,398     20,169
  Coal                                532        290        624        292
  Coffee                                4        399          3        502
  Copper                              325      1,240        403      1,588
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,165      2,893      1,329      2,422
  Corn                              1,661        108      1,623        109
  Cotton, raw and linters             839         10        733         10
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          474        412        571        428
  Crude oil                            33     21,443         62     25,894
 
  Electrical machinery             21,620     25,147     27,717     31,594
  Fish and preparations             1,032      2,738      1,045      2,709
  Footwear                            181      4,693        213      5,196
  Furniture and bedding             1,346      6,769      1,443      6,341
  Gem diamonds                        455      3,988        684      3,455
  General industrial mach           9,889     11,480     11,413     11,966
  Glass                               744        697        872        716
  Glassware                           229        550        318        584
  Gold, nonmonetary                   860        713      2,318        651
  Hides and skins                     483         28        582         36
  Iron and steel mill prod          1,699      3,959      1,875      4,121
  Jewelry                             687      2,044        760      1,891
  Lighting, plumbing                  422      1,549        431      1,439
  Liquified propane/butane            117        392        137        968
  Live animals                        156        770        195        770
 
  Meat and preparations             2,051      1,378      2,297      1,351
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        3,681      5,225      4,000      5,202
  Metal ores; scrap                 1,374        894      1,336      1,108
  Metalworking machinery            1,249      1,570      1,874      2,635
  Mineral fuels, other                686        390      1,250        680
  Natural gas                         225      3,690        203      8,230
  Nickel                              156        291        165        412
  Oils/fats, vegetable                396        322        227        332
  Optical goods                       727        934      1,156      1,381
  Paper and paperboard              3,102      4,535      3,448      4,953
  Petroleum preparations            1,761      5,614      1,576     10,510
  Photographic equipment            1,108      1,764      1,114      1,921
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          2,217      2,843      2,431      2,703
 
  Platinum                            287        889        557      2,782
  Pottery                              26        475         35        528
  Power generating mach.           10,523     11,703     10,841     12,247
  Printed materials                 1,406      1,124      1,643      1,155
  Pulp and waste paper              1,229        734      1,305      1,100
  Records/magnetic media            1,375      1,454      1,611      1,484
  Rice                                282         46        262         59
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             472        679        573        663
  Rubber tires and tubes              708      1,502        734      1,347
  Scientific instruments            8,893      6,499     10,415      7,387
  Ships, boats                        479        471        337        516
  Silver and bullion                  105        234         70        178
 
  Soybeans                          2,046          9      2,201         12
  Spacecraft                          263         (-)         3         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            7,805      6,043      9,918      7,499
  Sugar                                 1        153          1        138
  Television, VCR, etc.             6,578     18,459      8,465     20,021
  Textile yearn, fabric             3,271      4,948      3,521      4,863
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             444        226        479        242
  Toys/games/sporting goods           991      4,892      1,100      5,245
  Travel goods                         92      1,149        109      1,398
  Vegetables and fruits             2,382      3,863      2,331      3,706
  Vehicles                         18,726     53,600     18,050     53,059
  Watches/clocks/parts                 73        792        100        932
  Wheat                             1,104        101      1,076         73
  Wood manufactures                   503      2,386        548      2,156
 
Re-exports                         19,833         (X)    22,807         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            598         (X)       585         (X)
  Manufactured goods               19,054         (X)    21,964         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        36         (X)        76         (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
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2000 TO APRIL 2002 

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


 
          Period              Balance         Exports         Imports
 
 
 
2000
 
Jan.- Dec.                          5,313         227,393         222,080
Jan.- Apr.                          5,508          69,759          64,252
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.- Dec.                          4,451         199,628         195,177
Jan.- Apr.                          4,988          73,520          68,533
January                               616          18,287          17,671
February                            1,944          18,062          16,118
March                               2,017          20,628          18,610
April                                 410          16,543          16,133
May                                 1,997          17,254          15,257
June                                1,064          17,715          16,651
 
July                               -1,616          14,870          16,485
August                                337          15,753          15,416
September                              31          14,804          14,773
October                            -1,339          15,677          17,016
November                           -1,238          14,923          16,161
December                              226          15,112          14,886
 
2002
 
Jan.- Apr.                         -3,095          58,041          61,136
January                            -1,314          13,491          14,805
February                           -1,469          13,104          14,573
March                                 794          17,033          16,239
April                              -1,105          14,414          15,519
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
NOTE:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.  For information on data 
sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page 26 
of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/
bea/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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 2001 - APRIL 2002 
            (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 $)     ($)
 
 
2001
 
 
Jan.- Dec 4,475,026 100,792,128  3,471,066      9,510 74,292,894  21.40
Jan.- Apr 1,528,634  37,371,168  1,135,571      9,463 25,893,839  22.80
January     407,653  10,328,610    284,112      9,165  6,587,525  23.19
February    343,372   8,705,522    247,331      8,833  5,898,237  23.85
March       381,192   9,085,479    298,120      9,617  6,781,360  22.75
April       396,417   9,251,557    306,008     10,200  6,626,718  21.66
May         393,691   9,564,967    306,813      9,897  6,948,021  22.65
June        371,745   8,918,180    288,550      9,618  6,663,067  23.09
 
July        370,199   8,437,810    301,636      9,730  6,735,350  22.33
August      371,249   8,509,619    293,215      9,459  6,492,209  22.14
September   344,231   8,199,657    270,713      9,024  6,231,952  23.02
October     385,580   7,826,543    311,803     10,058  6,197,131  19.88
November    356,776   6,278,843    281,316      9,377  4,781,081  17.00
December    352,921   5,685,340    281,450      9,079  4,350,243  15.46
 
 
2002
 
 
Jan.- Apr 1,405,264  27,254,824  1,114,541      9,288 20,872,465  18.73
January     377,460   6,360,213    301,049      9,711  4,908,983  16.31
February    307,812   5,272,224    243,528      8,697  4,031,814  16.56
March       335,070   6,720,794    267,254      8,621  5,125,403  19.18
April       384,923   8,901,593    302,711     10,090  6,806,265  22.48
May
June
 
July
August
September
October
November
December
 
(1)  Details shown for these Energy-Related Petroleum Products are not available 
on a Balance of Payments basis.  These products include the following SITC 
commodity groupings; crude oil, petroleum preparations, and liquefied propane 
and butane gas.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  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
                         April           March          to-date
 
TOTAL                         7,164           6,989          25,708
 
Australia                        80              87             306
Austria                         118             115             430
Belgium                          48              53             177
Brazil                           66              44             171
Canada                        4,113           3,969          14,535
Germany                         295             355           1,144
Japan                           211             236             833
Korea                            37              36             125
Mexico                        1,392           1,292           4,990
Saudi Arabia                     79              58             242
Sweden                           15              15              59
Taiwan                           12               9              33
United Kingdom                  150             162             644
Other                           549             558           2,020
___________________________________
 
 
                          Cars
      Country                                          Cumulative
                         April           March          to-date
 
TOTAL                         1,837           2,014           6,423
 
Australia                        12              29              78
Austria                           3               2               8
Belgium                          12              21              50
Brazil                           (-)              1               1
Canada                          982           1,070           3,307
Germany                         218             267             818
Japan                            26              60             140
Korea                             5               6              18
Mexico                          284             277             957
Saudi  Arabia                    57              40             174
Sweden                            2               3              10
Taiwan                            3               3               9
United Kingdom                   58              55             230
Other                           174             182             622
___________________________________
 
 
                         Trucks
      Country                                          Cumulative
                         April           March          to-date
 
TOTAL                           704             724           2,550
 
Australia                        12               8              30
Austria                          (-)             (-)              1
Belgium                           5               1               8
Brazil                           (-)             (-)              1
Canada                          501             543           1,881
Germany                           3               3              13
Japan                             5               5              13
Korea                             4              (-)              5
Mexico                           90              75             283
Saudi Arabia                     11               6              26
Sweden                           (-)             (-)              1
Taiwan                           (-)             (-)              1
United Kingdom                    2               5              19
Other                            71              77             268
___________________________________
 
 
                         Parts
      Country                                          Cumulative
                         April           March          to-date
 
TOTAL                         4,623           4,251          16,734
 
Australia                        56              51             197
Austria                         115             113             421
Belgium                          31              31             119
Brazil                           65              43             170
Canada                        2,630           2,357           9,347
Germany                          74              85             313
Japan                           180             171             679
Korea                            28              29             101
Mexico                        1,018             941           3,751
Saudi Arabia                     11              12              41
Sweden                           12              12              48
Taiwan                            9               6              22
United Kingdom                   89             103             395
Other                           303             299           1,130
___________________________________
 
 
                        Imports
 
                         Total
      Country                                          Cumulative
                         April           March          to-date
 
 
TOTAL                        17,749          17,261          65,381
 
Australia                        41              32             145
Austria                          56              55             206
Belgium                         126              87             405
Brazil                          163             139             527
Canada                        5,381           5,321          20,188
Germany                       1,583           1,617           5,910
Japan                         4,430           4,382          16,087
Korea                           723             599           2,588
Mexico                        3,656           3,540          13,517
Saudi Arabia                     (-)             (-)             (-)
Sweden                          219             265             870
Taiwan                          129              98             432
United Kingdom                  381             345           1,438
Other                           860             781           3,069
___________________________________
 
 
                          Cars
      Country                                          Cumulative
                         April           March          to-date
 
 
TOTAL                         9,716           9,654          35,989
 
Australia                        26              17              87
Austria                          38              37             138
Belgium                         112              78             356
Brazil                           53              50             165
Canada                        2,814           2,825          10,486
Germany                       1,211           1,283           4,569
Japan                         3,089           3,108          11,353
Korea                           606             487           2,161
Mexico                        1,178           1,170           4,420
Saudi Arabia                     (-)             (-)             (-)
Sweden                          198             240             779
Taiwan                            6               4              16
United Kingdom                  253             219             964
Other                           131             136             496
___________________________________
 
 
                         Trucks
      Country                                          Cumulative
                         April           March          to-date
 
 
TOTAL                         1,676           1,761           6,415
 
Australia                        (-)             (-)             (-)
Austria                          (-)             (-)             (-)
Belgium                           4               2              17
Brazil                           (-)             (-)             (-)
Canada                          944             995           3,701
Germany                           6               5              29
Japan                            59              28             124
Korea                            (-)             (-)             (-)
Mexico                          621             689           2,398
Saudi Arabia                     (-)             (-)             (-)
Sweden                            1               3               8
Taiwan                            1              (-)              2
United Kingdom                   22              20              71
Other                            17              19              64
___________________________________
 
 
                         Parts
      Country                                          Cumulative
                         April           March          to-date
 
 
TOTAL                         6,356           5,845          22,977
 
Australia                        16              16              58
Austria                          18              17              68
Belgium                          10               7              33
Brazil                          110              89             362
Canada                        1,623           1,501           6,000
Germany                         365             329           1,312
Japan                         1,282           1,246           4,610
Korea                           117             112             427
Mexico                        1,857           1,682           6,699
Saudi Arabia                     (-)             (-)             (-)
Sweden                           20              21              83
Taiwan                          122              93             414
United Kingdom                  105             106             403
Other                           711             626           2,508
 
NOTE:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.  For information on 
data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information on
page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or 
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


 
               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 April  
     2002, these shipments totaled $52.9 million. U.S. export
     coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. 
     For April 2002, these shipments totaled $11.0 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 April 2002 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 April 2002, reexports to Canada were 
     $1,603 million.
   
4.   Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied
     to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For April
     2002, the average exchange rate was 1.5815 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.

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.  
Quality assurance procedures are performed at every stage of 
collection, processing and tabulation; however the data are still
subject to several types of nonsampling errors.  The most significant
of these include reporting errors, undocumented shipments, timeliness,
data capture errors, and errors in the estimation of low-valued
transactions:

Reporting Errors:  Reporting errors are mistakes or omissions made 
by importers, exporters or their agents in their import or export 
declarations.  Most errors involve missing or invalid commodity
classification codes and missing or incorrect quantities or 
shipping weights.  They have a negligible effect on import, export
and balance of trade statistics.  However, they can affect the 
detailed commodity statistics.

Undocumented Shipments:  Federal regulations require importers,
exporters or their agents to report all merchandise shipments
above established exemption levels.  The U.S. Census Bureau has 
determined that not all required documents are filed, particularly
for exports.

Timeliness and Data Capture Errors:  The U.S. Census Bureau captures
import and export information from administrative documents and 
through various automated collection programs.  Documents may be
lost, data may be incorrectly keyed, coded or recorded.  Transactions
may be included in a subsequent month's statistics if received late.

Low-valued Transactions:  The total values of transactions valued
as much as or below $2,500 for exports and $2,000 ($250 for certain 
quota items) for imports are estimated for each country, using
factors based on the ratios of low-valued shipments to individual
country totals for past periods.

The U.S. Census Bureau recommends that data users incorporate this
information into their analyses, as nonsampling errors could
impact the conclusion drawn from the results. 

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, Greece,
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, from the 
U.S. Census Bureau, for use in the Balance of Payments and the 
National Income and Product Accounts.

The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, that
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
(1996 base year) 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 NAICS industry-based measures which include all goods
produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level
of technology embodied in the goods.

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 U.S. 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 estimates with the 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 transactions  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 September 12, 2002. The Survey is available from the Superintendent of 
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY

The FT-900 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:  www.census.gov/foreign-trade/
     www/ or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/rels.htm.                      
     
     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, U.S. Census 
     Bureau 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 2002:  02-21-02, 03-19-02, 04-17-02, 05-17-02, 06-20-02, 
07-19-02, 08-20-02, 09-18-02, 10-18-02, 11-19-02, 12-18-02, 01-17-03, 
02-20-03

  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.