SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES: OCTOBER 1996 This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, December 19, 1996 CB-96-218 Press Copy FT-900 (96-10) For information on goods contact: Bureau of the Census: Haydn R. Mearkle (301) 457-2246 Richard M. Preuss (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 -- October 1996 The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total October exports of $71.7 billion and imports of $79.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $8.0 billion, $3.5 billion less than the $11.4 billion in September, revised. October exports were $2.9 billion more than September exports of $68.8 billion. October imports were $0.6 billion less than September imports of $80.3 billion. In October, the goods deficit decreased $3.4 billion from September to $14.1 billion, and the services surplus was virtually unchanged at $6.1 billion. Exports of goods increased to $52.9 billion from $50.3 billion, and imports of goods decreased to $67.0 billion from $67.8 billion. Exports of services increased to $18.8 billion from $18.5 billion, and imports of services increased to $12.7 billion from $12.5 billion. The September to October change in exports of goods reflected increases in capital goods of $2.3 billion (primarily civilian aircraft and telecommunications equipment); industrial supplies and materials ($0.7 billion); consumer goods ($0.3 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines decreased ($0.6 billion) and other goods decreased ($0.5 billion). The September to October change in imports of goods reflected decreases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines $1.0 billion (primarily Canadian cars and trucks) and capital goods ($0.2 billion). Industrial supplies and materials increased ($0.1 billion) and consumer goods increased ($0.1 billion). Foods, feeds, and beverages and other goods were virtually unchanged. Note: Total goods are reported on a balance of payments basis; commodity and country detail for goods are on a Census basis. Definitions are explained in the notes starting on page 26 of this release. For the three months ending in October, exports of goods and services, using a centered three-month moving average, were $70.1 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $80.1 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $10.0 billion. For the three months ending in September, the average trade deficit was $11.2 billion, reflecting average exports of $68.6 billion and average imports of $79.8 billion. Services exports increased $0.3 billion from September to October. Travel increased $0.1 billion, and small increases in the other categories of services exports resulted in an increase of $0.2 billion. Services imports increased $0.3 billion from September to October. Other transportation increased $0.1 billion, and other categories of services imports also registered small increases that totaled $0.2 billion. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $13.9 billion in October and imports were $11.6 billion, resulting in a surplus of $2.4 billion, $1.3 billion more than the September surplus of $1.0 billion. October exports were $1.6 billion more than the $12.3 billion in September, while imports were $0.2 billion more than the $11.3 billion in September. The October figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia $0.7 (for September $0.7), Brazil $0.5 ($0.5), Hong Kong $0.4 ($0.2), Korea $0.3 ($0.3), Egypt $0.2 ($0.2), and Argentina $0.2 ($0.1). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$5.0 (-$3.8), China -$4.9 (-$4.7), OPEC -$2.0 (-$2.2), Western Europe -$1.8 ( -$1.0), Canada -$1.6 (-$1.9), Taiwan -$1.3 (-$1.3), Mexico -$1.1 (-$1.7), and Singapore -$0.4 (-$0.6). Carry-over in October was $0.7 billion (1.2 percent) for exports and $0.3 billion (0.4 percent) for imports. For September, revised export carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $0.6 billion (1.2 percent). For September, revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $0.2 billion (0.3 percent). Scheduled Release Dates for 1997 in Explain.txt file Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1 International Trade in Goods and Services 4 Exhibit 2 Goods and Services 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 - 1996 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-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1994 TO OCTOBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. -104,381 -166,123 61,742 Jan. - Oct. -86,889 -137,388 50,499 January -7,201 -11,611 4,411 February -9,409 -13,774 4,365 March -6,096 -11,455 5,359 April -8,408 -13,280 4,871 May -8,958 -13,942 4,984 June -8,518 -13,863 5,345 July -10,073 -15,578 5,505 August -9,088 -14,367 5,279 September -9,286 -14,470 5,184 October -9,851 -15,047 5,196 November -9,855 -15,457 5,602 December -7,638 -13,279 5,640 1995 Jan. - Dec. -105,064 -173,424 68,360 Jan. - Oct. -92,571 -148,499 55,928 January -10,660 -16,014 5,354 February -9,531 -14,367 4,837 March -9,323 -14,541 5,218 April -10,719 -16,051 5,332 May -10,480 -16,010 5,530 June -10,623 -15,862 5,239 July -10,067 -15,887 5,820 August -7,372 -13,415 6,043 September -6,894 -13,243 6,349 October -6,902 -13,108 6,207 November -6,098 -12,324 6,226 December -6,398 -12,600 6,202 1996 Jan. - Oct. -94,472 -155,254 60,782 January -9,568 -15,497 5,929 February -6,784 -12,785 6,001 March -7,873 -14,448 6,575 April (R) -9,528 -15,584 6,056 May (R) -10,677 -16,791 6,114 June (R) -8,370 -14,620 6,250 July (R) -11,755 -17,492 5,737 August (R) -10,493 -16,423 5,930 September (R) -11,437 -17,524 6,087 October -7,986 -14,089 6,103 November December September Data as published last month: -11,341 -17,677 6,336 ____________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 698,301 502,462 195,839 Jan. - Oct. 573,914 411,944 161,970 January 53,981 38,885 15,096 February 52,911 37,459 15,452 March 58,686 42,118 16,569 April 56,181 40,263 15,918 May 56,689 40,552 16,137 June 58,652 42,094 16,558 July 57,430 40,710 16,720 August 59,907 43,323 16,584 September 59,737 43,203 16,534 October 59,740 43,338 16,402 November 61,334 44,433 16,901 December 63,053 46,085 16,968 1995 Jan. - Dec. 786,529 575,939 210,590 Jan. - Oct. 650,444 476,041 174,402 January 61,867 44,939 16,928 February 62,019 45,572 16,448 March 65,093 48,033 17,060 April 64,340 47,180 17,160 May 65,460 48,050 17,410 June 64,915 47,750 17,165 July 64,335 46,581 17,754 August 66,833 48,735 18,098 September 68,046 49,672 18,374 October 67,534 49,528 18,006 November 67,997 49,777 18,220 December 68,089 50,120 17,968 1996 Jan. - Oct. 691,653 506,188 185,465 January 66,594 48,653 17,941 February 69,226 50,883 18,343 March 69,332 50,492 18,840 April (R) 69,154 50,741 18,413 May (R) 70,120 51,384 18,736 June (R) 69,726 50,972 18,754 July (R) 67,249 48,779 18,470 August (R) 69,679 51,095 18,584 September (R) 68,839 50,297 18,542 October 71,735 52,893 18,842 November December September Data as published last month: 68,785 50,064 18,721 ____________________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 802,682 668,585 134,097 Jan. - Oct. 660,803 549,332 111,471 January 61,181 50,496 10,685 February 62,320 51,233 11,087 March 64,783 53,573 11,210 April 64,589 53,542 11,047 May 65,647 54,494 11,153 June 67,170 55,957 11,213 July 67,503 56,288 11,215 August 68,995 57,690 11,305 September 69,023 57,673 11,350 October 69,591 58,385 11,206 November 71,188 59,889 11,299 December 70,692 59,364 11,328 1995 Jan. - Dec. 891,593 749,363 142,230 Jan. - Oct. 743,015 624,541 118,474 January 72,527 60,953 11,574 February 71,550 59,939 11,611 March 74,416 62,574 11,842 April 75,060 63,232 11,828 May 75,940 64,060 11,880 June 75,538 63,612 11,926 July 74,402 62,468 11,934 August 74,205 62,150 12,055 September 74,940 62,915 12,025 October 74,436 62,637 11,799 November 74,095 62,101 11,994 December 74,487 62,721 11,766 1996 Jan. - Oct. 786,125 661,442 124,683 January 76,162 64,150 12,012 February 76,009 63,667 12,342 March 77,205 64,940 12,265 April (R) 78,682 66,325 12,357 May (R) 80,797 68,175 12,622 June (R) 78,096 65,592 12,504 July (R) 79,004 66,271 12,733 August (R) 80,172 67,518 12,654 September (R) 80,276 67,821 12,455 October 79,721 66,982 12,739 November December September Data as published last month: 80,126 67,741 12,385 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES JANUARY 1994 TO OCTOBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Center Month of Balance Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1994 January February -7,569 -12,280 4,712 March -7,971 -12,836 4,865 April -7,821 -12,892 5,071 May -8,628 -13,695 5,067 June -9,183 -14,461 5,278 July -9,226 -14,603 5,376 August -9,482 -14,805 5,323 September -9,408 -14,628 5,220 October -9,664 -14,991 5,327 November -9,115 -14,594 5,480 December -9,384 -14,916 5,532 1995 January -9,276 -14,553 5,277 February -9,838 -14,974 5,136 March -9,858 -14,987 5,129 April -10,174 -15,534 5,360 May -10,607 -15,974 5,367 June -10,390 -15,920 5,530 July -9,354 -15,055 5,701 August -8,111 -14,182 6,071 September -7,056 -13,256 6,199 October -6,631 -12,892 6,261 November -6,466 -12,678 6,212 December -7,394 -13,476 6,082 1996 January -7,583 -13,627 6,044 February -8,075 -14,243 6,168 March -8,061 -14,272 6,211 April (R) -9,359 -15,607 6,248 May (R) -9,525 -15,665 6,140 June (R) -10,267 -16,301 6,034 July (R) -10,206 -16,178 5,972 August (R) -11,228 -17,146 5,918 September -9,972 -16,012 6,040 October November December ______________________________________________________________ Center Month of Exports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1994 January February 55,193 39,487 15,706 March 55,926 39,946 15,980 April 57,185 40,977 16,208 May 57,174 40,970 16,204 June 57,590 41,119 16,471 July 58,663 42,042 16,621 August 59,025 42,412 16,613 September 59,795 43,288 16,507 October 60,270 43,658 16,612 November 61,376 44,618 16,757 December 62,085 45,152 16,933 1995 January 62,313 45,532 16,781 February 62,993 46,181 16,812 March 63,818 46,928 16,889 April 64,965 47,755 17,210 May 64,905 47,660 17,245 June 64,904 47,461 17,443 July 65,361 47,689 17,672 August 66,405 48,329 18,075 September 67,471 49,312 18,159 October 67,859 49,659 18,200 November 67,873 49,809 18,065 December 67,526 49,514 18,012 1996 January 67,969 49,885 18,084 February 68,384 50,009 18,375 March 69,237 50,705 18,532 April (R) 69,535 50,872 18,663 May (R) 69,667 51,032 18,634 June (R) 69,032 50,378 18,653 July (R) 68,885 50,282 18,603 August (R) 68,589 50,057 18,532 September 70,084 51,428 18,656 October November December ______________________________________________________________ Center Month of Imports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1994 January February 62,761 51,767 10,994 March 63,897 52,783 11,115 April 65,006 53,870 11,137 May 65,802 54,664 11,138 June 66,773 55,580 11,194 July 67,889 56,645 11,244 August 68,507 57,217 11,290 September 69,203 57,916 11,287 October 69,934 58,649 11,285 November 70,490 59,213 11,278 December 71,469 60,069 11,400 1995 January 71,590 60,085 11,504 February 72,831 61,156 11,676 March 73,675 61,915 11,760 April 75,139 63,289 11,850 May 75,513 63,635 11,878 June 75,293 63,380 11,913 July 74,715 62,743 11,972 August 74,516 62,511 12,005 September 74,527 62,567 11,960 October 74,490 62,551 11,939 November 74,339 62,486 11,853 December 74,920 62,991 11,930 1996 January 75,553 63,513 12,040 February 76,459 64,252 12,206 March 77,299 64,977 12,321 April (R) 78,894 66,480 12,415 May (R) 79,191 66,697 12,494 June (R) 79,299 66,679 12,620 July (R) 79,091 66,460 12,630 August (R) 79,817 67,203 12,614 September 80,056 67,440 12,616 October November December 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-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS JANUARY 1994 TO OCTOBER 1996 (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 1994 Jan. - Dec. 195,839 58,417 17,083 25,861 Jan. - Oct. 161,970 48,304 14,137 21,209 January 15,096 4,504 1,320 1,950 February 15,452 4,637 1,369 1,937 March 16,569 5,259 1,548 2,170 April 15,918 4,838 1,408 2,075 May 16,137 4,804 1,381 2,091 June 16,558 5,071 1,464 2,122 July 16,720 5,023 1,477 2,116 August 16,584 4,769 1,397 2,232 September 16,534 4,701 1,404 2,227 October 16,402 4,698 1,369 2,289 November 16,901 5,072 1,472 2,292 December 16,968 5,040 1,475 2,362 1995 Jan. - Dec. 210,590 61,137 18,534 28,063 Jan. - Oct. 174,402 50,509 15,291 23,237 January 16,928 5,208 1,468 2,210 February 16,448 4,724 1,373 2,200 March 17,060 4,831 1,407 2,374 April 17,160 5,029 1,541 2,311 May 17,410 5,063 1,556 2,354 June 17,165 4,733 1,538 2,286 July 17,754 5,070 1,566 2,310 August 18,098 5,214 1,606 2,385 September 18,374 5,399 1,643 2,421 October 18,006 5,240 1,593 2,384 November 18,220 5,406 1,653 2,418 December 17,968 5,222 1,590 2,409 1996 Jan. - Oct. 185,465 53,375 16,248 23,982 January 17,941 5,171 1,556 2,302 February 18,343 5,444 1,656 2,326 March 18,840 5,620 1,657 2,338 April (R) 18,413 5,279 1,583 2,404 May (R) 18,736 5,419 1,662 2,470 June (R) 18,754 5,435 1,666 2,414 July (R) 18,470 5,181 1,593 2,412 August (R) 18,584 5,245 1,614 2,434 September (R) 18,542 5,224 1,607 2,429 October 18,842 5,356 1,653 2,454 November December ____________________________________________________________________ EXPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties Transfers U. S. and Other Under U. S. Government License Private Military Sales Misc. Period Fees Services Contracts Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 22,272 59,071 12,255 880 Jan. - Oct. 18,375 48,834 10,404 708 January 1,731 4,667 842 83 February 1,743 4,762 919 85 March 1,763 4,826 923 80 April 1,801 4,790 954 51 May 1,827 4,965 1,022 47 June 1,853 4,898 1,100 49 July 1,899 4,929 1,207 69 August 1,918 4,944 1,249 76 September 1,929 4,981 1,211 82 October 1,911 5,072 977 86 November 1,931 5,097 951 87 December 1,966 5,139 902 85 1995 Jan. - Dec. 26,953 61,724 13,405 775 Jan. - Oct. 22,280 51,223 11,208 655 January 2,061 4,972 939 70 February 2,105 4,998 985 62 March 2,143 5,019 1,231 56 April 2,170 5,033 1,030 46 May 2,204 5,073 1,116 44 June 2,241 5,141 1,182 45 July 2,317 5,241 1,166 85 August 2,343 5,247 1,212 91 September 2,354 5,255 1,211 90 October 2,342 5,244 1,137 66 November 2,339 5,222 1,121 61 December 2,334 5,279 1,076 59 1996 Jan. - Oct. 23,903 55,965 11,303 690 January 2,390 5,398 1,036 87 February 2,398 5,485 942 93 March 2,398 5,618 1,115 94 April (R) 2,392 5,571 1,127 58 May (R) 2,388 5,590 1,156 50 June (R) 2,385 5,586 1,218 49 July (R) 2,388 5,653 1,181 62 August (R) 2,386 5,673 1,167 64 September (R) 2,386 5,669 1,162 65 October 2,391 5,722 1,199 68 November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1994 TO OCTOBER 1996 (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 1994 Jan. - Dec. 134,097 43,782 12,885 27,983 Jan. - Oct. 111,471 36,426 10,723 23,267 January 10,685 3,516 1,018 2,146 February 11,087 3,650 1,058 2,156 March 11,210 3,714 1,076 2,344 April 11,047 3,611 1,069 2,265 May 11,153 3,650 1,072 2,309 June 11,213 3,622 1,064 2,374 July 11,215 3,649 1,087 2,361 August 11,305 3,671 1,093 2,467 September 11,350 3,725 1,119 2,415 October 11,206 3,618 1,067 2,430 November 11,299 3,672 1,081 2,389 December 11,328 3,686 1,082 2,325 1995 Jan. - Dec. 142,230 45,855 14,313 29,205 Jan. - Oct. 118,474 38,157 11,934 24,513 January 11,574 3,789 1,114 2,378 February 11,611 3,805 1,128 2,339 March 11,842 3,803 1,134 2,534 April 11,828 3,875 1,217 2,425 May 11,880 3,818 1,212 2,499 June 11,926 3,846 1,230 2,456 July 11,934 3,764 1,227 2,466 August 12,055 3,783 1,250 2,524 September 12,025 3,830 1,239 2,445 October 11,799 3,844 1,184 2,448 November 11,994 3,900 1,211 2,397 December 11,766 3,798 1,168 2,295 1996 Jan. - Oct. 124,683 40,312 11,829 23,996 January 12,012 3,942 1,150 2,337 February 12,342 4,224 1,228 2,244 March 12,265 4,109 1,163 2,308 April (R) 12,357 3,997 1,163 2,418 May (R) 12,622 4,091 1,208 2,484 June (R) 12,504 4,045 1,196 2,382 July (R) 12,733 3,877 1,153 2,426 August (R) 12,654 4,023 1,189 2,443 September (R) 12,455 3,959 1,175 2,419 October 12,739 4,045 1,204 2,534 November December _____________________________________________________________ IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties U. S. and Other Direct Government License Private Defense Misc. Period Fees Services Expenditures Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 5,518 30,980 10,292 2,657 Jan. - Oct. 4,570 25,533 8,713 2,239 January 433 2,442 920 210 February 632 2,467 905 219 March 430 2,524 897 225 April 417 2,550 914 221 May 418 2,576 905 223 June 437 2,601 889 226 July 460 2,569 852 237 August 439 2,568 831 236 September 450 2,597 812 232 October 454 2,639 788 210 November 467 2,697 785 208 December 480 2,751 792 212 1995 Jan. - Dec. 6,312 33,970 9,820 2,755 Jan. - Oct. 5,180 28,139 8,249 2,298 January 489 2,724 835 245 February 500 2,745 845 249 March 507 2,773 847 244 April 496 2,773 826 216 May 502 2,818 822 209 June 511 2,857 820 206 July 539 2,881 827 230 August 535 2,904 825 234 September 545 2,913 817 236 October 558 2,751 785 229 November 564 2,912 782 228 December 568 2,919 789 229 1996 Jan. - Oct. 6,082 31,123 9,122 2,218 January 538 2,966 849 230 February 531 3,014 870 230 March 528 3,042 884 231 April (R) 570 3,091 913 205 May (R) 577 3,133 927 202 June (R) 577 3,165 935 205 July (R) 964 3,156 932 226 August (R) 672 3,161 934 232 September (R) 553 3,180 935 235 October 574 3,214 944 223 November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. 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 1994 Jan. - Dec. -166,122 -150,629 Jan. - Oct. -137,388 -124,257 January -11,611 -10,468 February -13,774 -12,280 March -11,455 -9,581 April -13,280 -11,952 May -13,942 -12,521 June -13,863 -12,824 July -15,578 -14,511 August -14,367 -12,990 September -14,470 -13,352 October -15,047 -13,777 November -15,457 -14,360 December -13,279 -12,012 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -158,703 Jan. - Oct. -148,499 -135,900 January -16,014 -15,140 February -14,367 -13,462 March -14,541 -12,905 April -16,051 -14,528 May -16,010 -14,108 June -15,862 -14,113 July -15,887 -14,965 August -13,415 -12,435 September -13,243 -12,354 October -13,108 -11,890 November -12,324 -11,217 December -12,600 -11,587 1996 Jan. - Oct. -155,254 -137,346 January -15,497 -14,529 February -12,785 -11,610 March -14,448 -12,331 April (R) -15,584 -13,095 May (R) -16,791 -14,412 June (R) -14,620 -12,859 July (R) -17,492 -15,619 August (R) -16,423 -14,296 September (R) -17,524 -15,896 October -14,089 -12,698 November December September data as published last month. -17,677 -16,050 ______________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,463 -10,164 512,626 Jan. - Oct. 411,944 -8,333 420,277 January 38,885 -739 39,624 February 37,459 -707 38,165 March 42,118 -754 42,872 April 40,263 -744 41,007 May 40,552 -860 41,412 June 42,094 -828 42,922 July 40,710 -812 41,522 August 43,323 -1,013 44,335 September 43,203 -891 44,094 October 43,338 -985 44,323 November 44,433 -825 45,258 December 46,085 -1,007 47,092 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 Jan. - Oct. 476,041 -7,209 483,251 January 44,939 -631 45,570 February 45,572 -675 46,246 March 48,033 -764 48,798 April 47,180 -642 47,822 May 48,050 -749 48,799 June 47,750 -835 48,585 July 46,581 -711 47,292 August 48,735 -748 49,483 September 49,672 -657 50,329 October 49,528 -797 50,325 November 49,777 -799 50,576 December 50,120 -795 50,915 1996 Jan. - Oct. 506,188 -10,458 516,645 January 48,653 -690 49,344 February 50,883 -784 51,667 March 50,492 -902 51,394 April (R) 50,741 -876 51,616 May (R) 51,384 -1,130 52,514 June (R) 50,972 -886 51,857 July (R) 48,779 -1,443 50,222 August (R) 51,095 -1,355 52,450 September (R) 50,297 -1,320 51,617 October 52,893 -1,071 53,964 November December September data as published last month. 50,064 -1,319 51,384 ______________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 Jan. - Oct. 549,332 4,798 544,534 January 50,496 404 50,092 February 51,233 788 50,445 March 53,573 1,120 52,452 April 53,542 583 52,959 May 54,494 561 53,933 June 55,957 210 55,746 July 56,288 255 56,034 August 57,690 364 57,326 September 57,673 227 57,446 October 58,385 285 58,100 November 59,889 272 59,618 December 59,364 260 59,104 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 Jan. - Oct. 624,541 5,390 619,150 January 60,953 244 60,709 February 59,939 231 59,708 March 62,574 872 61,703 April 63,232 881 62,350 May 64,060 1,153 62,907 June 63,612 913 62,699 July 62,468 211 62,257 August 62,150 232 61,918 September 62,915 232 62,683 October 62,637 421 62,216 November 62,101 309 61,793 December 62,721 219 62,502 1996 Jan. - Oct. 661,442 7,450 653,992 January 64,150 277 63,873 February 63,667 390 63,277 March 64,940 1,215 63,725 April (R) 66,325 1,614 64,711 May (R) 68,175 1,249 66,926 June (R) 65,592 875 64,717 July (R) 66,271 430 65,842 August (R) 67,518 772 66,746 September (R) 67,821 308 67,513 October 66,982 320 66,663 November December September data as published last month. 67,741 307 67,434 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 50,466 146,255 Jan. - Oct. 476,041 -7,209 483,251 41,541 122,283 January 44,939 -631 45,570 3,828 11,564 February 45,572 -675 46,246 3,959 11,729 March 48,033 -764 48,798 4,126 12,575 April 47,180 -642 47,822 4,076 12,355 May 48,050 -749 48,799 3,987 12,409 June 47,750 -835 48,585 3,869 12,665 July 46,581 -711 47,292 4,098 11,919 August 48,735 -748 49,483 4,495 12,127 September 49,672 -657 50,329 4,730 12,418 October 49,528 -797 50,325 4,374 12,523 November 49,777 -799 50,576 4,447 11,866 December 50,120 -795 50,915 4,477 12,106 1996 Jan. - Oct. 506,188 -10,458 516,645 46,113 122,428 January 48,653 -690 49,344 4,662 11,856 February 50,883 -784 51,667 4,459 12,202 March 50,492 -902 51,394 4,881 12,540 April (R) 50,741 -876 51,616 4,670 12,725 May (R) 51,384 -1,130 52,514 4,707 12,456 June (R) 50,972 -886 51,857 4,520 12,274 July (R) 48,779 -1,443 50,222 4,674 11,438 August (R) 51,095 -1,355 52,450 4,709 12,158 September (R) 50,297 -1,320 51,617 4,368 12,033 October 52,893 -1,071 53,964 4,463 12,747 November December _________________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods & parts Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 584,742 233,046 61,828 64,425 28,723 Jan. - Oct. 483,251 191,139 51,491 53,487 23,309 January 45,570 17,117 5,477 5,123 2,461 February 46,246 17,965 5,247 5,234 2,112 March 48,798 19,064 5,196 5,362 2,475 April 47,822 18,894 5,032 5,254 2,211 May 48,799 19,415 5,090 5,471 2,427 June 48,585 19,524 4,773 5,432 2,322 July 47,292 19,103 4,807 5,169 2,196 August 49,483 19,993 5,099 5,499 2,270 September 50,329 19,787 5,610 5,433 2,352 October 50,325 20,276 5,159 5,510 2,483 November 50,576 20,747 5,093 5,467 2,954 December 50,915 21,160 5,243 5,470 2,459 1996 Jan. - Oct. 516,645 208,356 53,435 58,045 28,268 January 49,344 19,897 5,220 5,485 2,225 February 51,667 21,297 5,355 5,765 2,590 March 51,394 20,773 4,923 5,714 2,563 April (R) 51,616 21,074 4,874 5,766 2,508 May (R) 52,514 21,095 5,359 5,910 2,987 June (R) 51,857 20,747 5,527 5,939 2,850 July (R) 50,222 19,956 5,187 5,542 3,426 August (R) 52,450 21,049 5,438 5,839 3,256 September (R) 51,617 20,075 6,096 5,881 3,165 October 53,964 22,393 5,457 6,205 2,699 November December _________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 33,176 180,668 Jan. - Oct. 624,541 5,390 619,150 27,750 150,962 January 60,953 244 60,709 2,825 14,483 February 59,939 231 59,708 2,797 14,333 March 62,574 872 61,703 2,906 15,292 April 63,232 881 62,350 2,735 15,332 May 64,060 1,153 62,907 2,703 15,794 June 63,612 913 62,699 2,764 15,666 July 62,468 211 62,257 2,725 15,227 August 62,150 232 61,918 2,741 14,843 September 62,915 232 62,683 2,782 15,262 October 62,637 421 62,216 2,772 14,731 November 62,101 309 61,793 2,724 14,868 December 62,721 219 62,502 2,702 14,839 1996 Jan. - Oct. 661,442 7,450 653,992 29,514 164,510 January 64,150 277 63,873 2,782 15,594 February 63,667 390 63,277 2,816 14,736 March 64,940 1,215 63,725 2,964 15,335 April (R) 66,325 1,614 64,711 3,016 16,583 May (R) 68,175 1,249 66,926 3,030 17,022 June (R) 65,592 875 64,717 2,934 16,326 July (R) 66,271 430 65,842 2,936 17,014 August (R) 67,518 772 66,746 3,036 16,900 September (R) 67,821 308 67,513 2,983 17,426 October 66,982 320 66,663 3,016 17,572 November December _________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods & parts Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,445 221,431 124,774 160,009 23,387 Jan. - Oct. 619,150 182,930 104,592 133,740 19,176 January 60,709 17,129 11,168 13,314 1,790 February 59,708 17,054 10,785 13,028 1,712 March 61,703 17,680 10,665 13,314 1,845 April 62,350 18,126 10,977 13,439 1,742 May 62,907 18,173 10,581 13,632 2,024 June 62,699 18,621 10,339 13,320 1,989 July 62,257 18,841 10,040 13,446 1,979 August 61,918 18,767 10,213 13,433 1,921 September 62,683 19,047 10,186 13,434 1,971 October 62,216 19,491 9,639 13,379 2,203 November 61,793 19,195 9,853 13,083 2,070 December 62,502 19,306 10,330 13,186 2,140 1996 Jan. - Oct. 653,992 189,812 108,177 140,435 21,545 January 63,873 19,481 10,562 13,507 1,947 February 63,277 19,393 10,639 13,663 2,030 March 63,725 19,527 10,042 13,671 2,185 April (R) 64,711 18,836 10,506 13,518 2,250 May (R) 66,926 18,992 11,479 14,215 2,188 June (R) 64,717 18,607 10,784 13,850 2,216 July (R) 65,842 18,632 11,134 13,906 2,219 August (R) 66,746 18,761 11,574 14,408 2,067 September (R) 67,513 18,889 11,215 14,793 2,206 October 66,663 18,693 10,242 14,902 2,237 November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. 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. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) October September Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 52,893 50,297 2,596 Net Adjustments -1,071 -1,320 249 Total, Census Basis 53,964 51,617 2,347 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,463 4,368 95 Corn 624 470 154 Fish and shellfish 280 199 80 Other foods 305 266 39 Meat, poultry, etc. 572 539 33 Soybeans 565 542 24 Bakery products 153 137 16 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 68 60 8 Dairy products and eggs 51 47 4 Sorghum, barley, oats 89 85 3 Vegetables 221 221 (-) Animal feeds, n.e.c. 303 305 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 52 -4 Rice 89 95 -6 Wine and related products 60 66 -7 Oilseeds, food oils 77 84 -8 Fruits, frozen juices 315 323 -8 Nuts 151 202 -51 Wheat 493 674 -181 Industrial supplies and materials 12,747 12,033 715 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 599 472 127 Pulpwood and woodpulp 377 302 75 Fuel oil 320 251 69 Other industrial supplies 796 734 62 Chemicals-inorganic 343 296 47 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 160 116 43 Newsprint 730 687 43 Nonferrous metals, other 146 112 34 Logs and lumber 527 493 33 Chemicals-organic 1,136 1,104 32 Metallurgical grade coal 248 223 25 Plastic materials 924 901 23 Manmade cloth 354 332 22 Crude oil 110 88 22 Chemicals-other 859 838 21 Tapes, audio and visual 248 228 20 Agriculture-manufactured, other 105 85 20 Cotton, raw 159 139 20 Finished textile supplies 243 227 16 Gas-natural 41 26 15 Tobacco, unmanufactured 170 157 13 Mineral supplies-manufactured 242 230 12 Aluminum and alumina 273 263 9 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 152 143 8 Iron and steel mill products 214 206 8 Finished metal shapes 634 626 8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 227 221 6 Steelmaking materials 167 163 4 Wood supplies, manufactured 94 91 4 Nonmetallic minerals 38 35 3 Hair, waste materials 51 50 1 Leather and furs 66 65 1 Nontextile floor tiles 25 24 1 Shingles, molding, wallboard 146 146 (-) Electric energy 8 8 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 79 (-) Natural gas liquids 40 41 -1 Synthetic rubber-primary 127 128 -1 Cotton fiber cloth 139 140 -1 Industrial rubber products 144 146 -2 Precious metals, other 144 146 -2 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 102 107 -5 Hides and skins 135 141 -6 Copper 153 162 -9 Nonmonetary gold 359 377 -18 Chemicals-fertilizers 306 345 -39 Nuclear fuel materials 87 136 -49 Capital goods, except automotive 22,393 20,075 2,318 Civilian aircraft 1,749 759 990 Telecommunications equipment 1,903 1,632 271 Semiconductors 3,064 2,844 220 Industrial engines 959 813 146 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,521 1,414 107 Computers 1,010 905 105 Parts-civilian aircraft 788 702 85 Generators, accessories 534 467 67 Medicinal equipment 982 922 60 Agricultural machinery, equipment 335 283 52 Photo, service industry machinery 492 445 47 Metalworking machine tools 511 474 37 Wood, glass, plastic 215 181 34 Food, tobacco machinery 192 169 23 Materials handling equip 374 351 23 Drilling & oilfield equipment 529 506 22 Pulp and paper machinery 252 230 21 Engines-civilian aircraft 540 522 18 Textile, sewing machines 114 97 16 Laboratory testing instruments 301 289 12 Railway transportation equipment 89 78 11 Specialized mining 56 46 10 Marine engines, parts 50 41 9 Commercial vessels, other 11 5 5 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 109 1 Spacraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Business machines and equipment 245 246 -1 Computer accessories 2,668 2,679 -11 Electric apparatus 1,589 1,602 -13 Measuring, testing, control instru 797 817 -19 Excavating machinery 411 444 -33 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,457 6,096 -639 Consumer goods 6,205 5,881 324 Pharmaceutical preparations 723 649 74 Gem diamonds 255 210 46 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 185 150 35 Apparel, household goods - textiles 681 655 26 Household appliances 412 391 21 Records, tapes, and disks 322 301 21 Writing and art supplies 370 354 16 Jewelry, etc 130 117 13 Musical instruments 96 84 13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 64 53 12 Pleasure boats and motors 117 105 12 Stereo equipment, etc. 174 163 11 Other household goods 394 383 11 TV's, VCR's, etc. 262 251 11 Furniture, household goods, etc. 161 153 8 Toys/games/sporting goods 478 470 7 Sports apparel and gear 47 41 6 Rugs 126 123 2 Numismatic coins 6 5 2 Glassware, chinaware 37 36 1 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 126 125 1 Toiletries and cosmetics 250 251 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 21 22 -1 Tobacco, manufactured 443 445 -2 Books, printed matter 323 342 -19 Other goods 2,699 3,165 -466 ____________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 506,188 476,041 30,146 Net Adjustments -10,458 -7,209 -3,249 Total, Census Basis 516,645 483,251 33,395 Foods, feeds, and beverages 46,113 41,541 4,572 Corn 7,290 6,217 1,073 Fish and shellfish 2,616 2,780 -164 Other foods 2,679 2,478 202 Meat, poultry, etc. 5,999 5,429 570 Soybeans 5,823 4,509 1,314 Bakery products 1,323 1,210 113 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 482 405 77 Dairy products and eggs 554 622 -68 Sorghum, barley, oats 814 685 130 Vegetables 2,137 2,173 -36 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,177 2,805 371 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 480 454 26 Rice 845 847 -2 Wine and related products 575 535 41 Oilseeds, food oils 878 1,444 -566 Fruits, frozen juices 3,172 3,119 53 Nuts 1,483 1,260 223 Wheat 5,787 4,571 1,216 Industrial supplies and materials 122,428 122,283 145 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 5,141 4,623 518 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,507 5,436 -1,929 Fuel oil 1,823 1,520 303 Other industrial supplies 7,558 6,989 569 Chemicals-inorganic 3,049 3,022 28 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,495 1,576 -81 Newsprint 6,825 6,770 55 Nonferrous metals, other 1,600 1,395 206 Logs and lumber 4,428 4,697 -270 Chemicals-organic 10,901 11,613 -713 Metallurgical grade coal 2,151 2,048 103 Plastic materials 9,196 9,071 124 Manmade cloth 3,289 3,156 133 Crude oil 301 2 300 Chemicals-other 8,133 8,201 -68 Tapes, audio and visual 2,352 1,806 546 Agriculture-manufactured, other 886 803 82 Cotton, raw 1,982 2,970 -988 Finished textile supplies 2,154 2,307 -153 Gas-natural 220 230 -11 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,163 1,146 17 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,358 2,214 145 Aluminum and alumina 2,771 3,176 -405 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 1,580 1,514 66 Iron and steel mill products 2,287 2,884 -597 Finished metal shapes 5,888 5,145 743 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,316 1,971 345 Steelmaking materials 1,785 2,304 -519 Wood supplies, manufactured 823 721 102 Nonmetallic minerals 340 370 -30 Hair, waste materials 511 504 7 Leather and furs 628 602 26 Nontextile floor tiles 243 238 4 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,459 1,375 83 Electric energy 60 45 15 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 672 567 104 Natural gas liquids 415 413 2 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,224 1,136 88 Cotton fiber cloth 1,340 1,206 134 Industrial rubber products 1,355 1,146 209 Precious metals, other 1,292 1,393 -101 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,096 983 113 Hides and skins 1,405 1,483 -78 Copper 1,552 2,121 -568 Nonmonetary gold 6,117 4,583 1,534 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,858 4,007 -149 Nuclear fuel materials 903 803 100 Capital goods, except automotive 208,356 191,139 17,217 Civilian aircraft 12,322 10,756 1,567 Telecommunications equipment 16,509 16,033 476 Semiconductors 29,579 27,775 1,804 Industrial engines 8,397 8,379 18 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 15,093 13,595 1,498 Computers 9,582 8,396 1,186 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,146 6,331 815 Generators, accessories 4,625 4,789 -165 Medicinal equipment 9,324 8,065 1,258 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,048 2,545 503 Photo, service industry machinery 4,497 4,202 295 Metalworking machine tools 4,857 4,253 604 Wood, glass, plastic 1,961 1,793 168 Food, tobacco machinery 1,854 1,659 196 Materials handling equip 3,319 3,280 39 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,896 4,087 809 Pulp and paper machinery 2,529 2,350 179 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,258 4,617 641 Textile, sewing machines 1,004 1,014 -9 Laboratory testing instruments 2,879 2,633 246 Railway transportation equipment 814 782 33 Specialized mining 455 622 -168 Marine engines, parts 510 462 48 Commercial vessels, other 199 102 97 Vessels, exc. scrap 30 40 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 979 1,070 -92 Spacraft, exc. military 130 48 82 Business machines and equipment 2,421 2,234 187 Computer accessories 27,021 23,953 3,068 Electric apparatus 15,097 14,276 821 Measuring, testing, control instru 8,060 7,459 600 Excavating machinery 3,963 3,539 424 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 53,435 51,491 1,944 Consumer goods 58,045 53,487 4,557 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,165 6,917 248 Gem diamonds 2,197 2,055 142 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,519 1,635 -117 Apparel, household goods - textiles 6,338 5,629 710 Household appliances 4,165 3,827 338 Records, tapes, and disks 2,904 3,241 -337 Writing and art supplies 3,508 3,103 404 Jewelry, etc 1,216 1,106 110 Musical instruments 853 778 75 Cookware, cutlery, tools 581 513 67 Pleasure boats and motors 1,030 1,049 -18 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,503 1,246 257 Other household goods 3,348 2,495 853 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,174 1,736 438 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,490 1,419 72 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,452 4,161 291 Sports apparel and gear 426 403 23 Rugs 1,142 599 543 Numismatic coins 87 119 -32 Glassware, chinaware 362 372 -10 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,202 1,103 99 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,369 2,082 287 Nursery stock, etc. 205 198 7 Tobacco, manufactured 4,519 4,435 84 Books, printed matter 3,289 3,268 21 Other goods 28,268 23,309 4,959 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. 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. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) October September Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 66,982 67,821 -839 Net Adjustments 320 308 11 Total, Census Basis 66,663 67,513 -851 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,016 2,983 33 Food oils, oilseeds 141 85 56 Vegetables 252 216 36 Feedstuff and foodgrains 165 138 27 Meat products 325 305 19 Wine and related products 244 226 18 Bakery products 172 160 12 Tea, spices, etc. 57 46 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 41 2 Fruits, frozen juices 306 305 1 Dairy products and eggs 68 68 (-) Cocoa beans 25 27 -2 Other foods 166 169 -3 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 163 168 -5 Nuts 43 50 -8 Fish and shellfish 605 614 -9 Green coffee 170 184 -14 Cane and beet sugar 73 182 -109 Industrial supplies and materials 17,572 17,426 146 Fuel oil 565 428 137 Liquified petroleum gases 387 298 89 Tobacco, waxes, etc 330 291 39 Natural rubber 148 109 39 Pulpwood and woodpulp 229 191 38 Chemicals-fertilizers 268 231 36 Nonmonetary gold 263 227 36 Steelmaking materials 249 227 22 Bauxite and aluminum 410 390 20 Other precious metals 203 185 18 Chemicals-inorganic 300 283 17 Nuclear fuel materials 166 152 14 Chemicals-organic 800 786 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 163 151 13 Plywood and veneers 102 89 12 Petroleum products, other 717 707 10 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 146 138 9 Nonferrous metals, other 157 148 9 Iron and steel mill prod 953 945 8 Newsprint 315 308 7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 181 176 5 Wool, silk, etc. 72 67 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 99 95 4 Farming materials, livestock 47 44 3 Coal and related fuels 62 60 3 Leather and furs 82 80 2 Materials, exc. chemicals 125 123 2 Hair, waste materials 26 24 1 Hides and skins 19 19 (-) Tin 21 22 -1 Finished textile supplies 120 121 -2 Shingles, wallboard 317 320 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 107 110 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 33 36 -3 Electric energy 76 81 -5 Nickel 82 88 -5 Iron and steel, advanced 302 308 -6 Lumber 638 644 -6 Synthetic cloth 309 316 -7 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 286 293 -7 Paper and paper products 353 360 -8 Zinc 88 96 -8 Finished metal shapes 366 384 -18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 25 45 -20 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 382 404 -21 Plastic materials 427 451 -24 Industrial supplies, other 820 850 -30 Copper 145 179 -34 Gas-natural 345 392 -47 Cotton, natural fibers 24 76 -52 Crude oil 4,718 4,875 -157 Capital goods, except automotive 18,693 18,889 -196 Semiconductors 2,651 2,833 -183 Civilian aircraft 238 359 -121 Computers 616 694 -77 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,088 1,141 -53 Electric apparatus 1,501 1,535 -34 Railway transpor. equip 77 104 -27 Photo, service industry 509 527 -18 Generators, accessories 608 622 -14 Industrial engines 508 522 -14 Measuring, testing, control instru 492 503 -11 Pulp and paper machinery 310 320 -10 Medicinal equipment 527 536 -9 Materials handling equipment 294 300 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 73 76 -3 Marine engines, parts 38 41 -3 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 2 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 1 1 (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 296 293 2 Business machines and equipment 600 597 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 57 44 13 Computer accessories 4,419 4,403 16 Specialized mining 70 52 18 Nonfarm tractors and parts 63 44 18 Food, tobacco machinery 120 99 21 Textile, sewing machines 182 159 22 Wood, glass, plastic 350 325 24 Engines-civilian aircraft 508 477 31 Excavating machinery 314 282 32 Parts-civilian aircraft 303 267 36 Metalworking machine tools 592 523 69 Telecommunications equipment 1,287 1,206 81 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,242 11,215 -973 Consumer goods 14,902 14,793 109 Gem diamonds 630 526 104 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 423 348 75 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,350 1,305 45 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,789 1,758 31 Footwear 830 814 16 Gem stones, other 119 104 15 Motorcycles and parts 122 112 11 Writing and art supplies 543 533 10 Cookware, cutlery, tools 246 238 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 175 169 7 Glassware, chinaware 159 154 6 Rugs 73 71 3 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,487 1,484 3 Books, printed matter 206 203 2 Musical instruments 80 78 1 Photo equipment 194 193 1 Camping apparel and gear 414 413 1 Numismatic coins 13 14 -2 Pleasure boats and motors 136 138 -2 Apparel, household goods - wool 216 219 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 72 76 -4 Jewelry 526 532 -5 Other household goods 1,125 1,132 -7 TV's, VCR's, etc 880 894 -13 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 424 442 -18 Records, tapes, and disks 84 104 -20 Furniture, household goods, etc. 597 619 -23 Pharmaceutical prep 904 943 -39 Household appliances 461 506 -45 Stereo equipment, etc 623 670 -48 Other goods 2,237 2,206 30 _______________________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 661,442 624,541 36,901 Net Adjustments 7,450 5,390 2,060 Total, Census Basis 653,992 619,150 34,841 Foods, feeds, and beverages 29,514 27,750 1,763 Food oils, oilseeds 1,319 1,100 219 Vegetables 2,365 2,127 238 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,283 1,061 222 Meat products 3,166 3,336 -170 Wine and related products 2,308 1,957 351 Bakery products 1,548 1,464 84 Tea, spices, etc. 484 443 41 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 431 443 -12 Fruits, frozen juices 3,258 2,836 422 Dairy products and eggs 556 499 57 Cocoa beans 484 292 192 Other foods 1,629 1,413 216 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,754 1,571 183 Nuts 507 430 76 Fish and shellfish 5,429 5,608 -180 Green coffee 2,042 2,521 -479 Cane and beet sugar 951 649 301 Industrial supplies and materials 164,510 150,962 13,548 Fuel oil 4,758 3,456 1,303 Liquified petroleum gases 3,178 2,641 537 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,152 2,458 695 Natural rubber 1,261 1,428 -167 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,241 3,149 -908 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,684 2,682 2 Nonmonetary gold 2,330 1,840 490 Steelmaking materials 2,591 2,422 170 Bauxite and aluminum 4,276 5,401 -1,125 Other precious metals 1,975 2,090 -115 Chemicals-inorganic 3,171 3,028 143 Nuclear fuel materials 1,086 956 130 Chemicals-organic 8,361 7,938 422 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,464 1,604 -140 Plywood and veneers 908 857 51 Petroleum products, other 6,157 4,065 2,092 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,343 1,227 116 Nonferrous metals, other 1,466 1,208 259 Iron and steel mill prod 8,458 8,099 359 Newsprint 3,479 3,621 -142 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,714 1,623 91 Wool, silk, etc. 644 686 -42 Synthetic rubber--primary 929 950 -20 Farming materials, livestock 441 369 72 Coal and related fuels 560 617 -57 Leather and furs 763 820 -57 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,228 1,274 -46 Hair, waste materials 254 196 58 Hides and skins 171 168 3 Tin 220 231 -11 Finished textile supplies 1,157 1,112 45 Shingles, wallboard 2,928 2,605 323 Nontextile floor tiles 1,026 968 58 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 308 249 59 Electric energy 733 749 -16 Nickel 968 1,025 -57 Iron and steel, advanced 2,947 3,014 -67 Lumber 5,692 4,680 1,011 Synthetic cloth 2,937 2,798 139 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 2,745 2,562 183 Paper and paper products 3,477 3,823 -346 Zinc 762 817 -56 Finished metal shapes 3,571 3,291 280 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 332 351 -19 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,841 3,613 228 Plastic materials 4,172 4,159 13 Industrial supplies, other 8,119 7,491 628 Copper 1,884 1,904 -20 Gas-natural 3,478 2,614 865 Cotton, natural fibers 467 238 229 Crude oil 41,699 35,795 5,905 Capital goods, except automotive 189,812 182,930 6,883 Semiconductors 31,193 31,541 -347 Civilian aircraft 3,133 3,161 -28 Computers 5,371 4,399 971 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 11,056 10,227 829 Electric apparatus 14,396 14,201 195 Railway transpor. equip 1,016 1,074 -58 Photo, service industry 4,877 4,478 399 Generators, accessories 5,958 5,887 72 Industrial engines 5,204 5,134 71 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,904 4,660 244 Pulp and paper machinery 3,205 3,133 72 Medicinal equipment 5,173 4,833 341 Materials handling equipment 2,929 2,790 139 Laboratory testing instruments 784 677 107 Marine engines, parts 455 442 13 Spacecraft, exc. military 137 2 135 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 17 31 -13 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,981 3,153 -172 Business machines and equipment 5,581 5,725 -144 Drilling & oilfield equipment 539 407 132 Computer accessories 45,682 41,555 4,127 Specialized mining 652 652 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 523 512 12 Food, tobacco machinery 1,016 939 76 Textile, sewing machines 1,576 1,951 -375 Wood, glass, plastic 3,533 3,995 -462 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,595 3,898 697 Excavating machinery 2,900 3,054 -154 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,527 2,094 433 Metalworking machine tools 6,156 5,519 637 Telecommunications equipment 11,741 12,807 -1,065 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 108,177 104,592 3,585 Consumer goods 140,435 133,740 6,694 Gem diamonds 5,494 4,926 569 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,379 3,260 119 Toys/games/sporting goods 12,645 11,547 1,098 Apparel, household goods - cotton 16,564 16,059 506 Footwear 7,886 7,808 77 Gem stones, other 1,001 1,113 -112 Motorcycles and parts 1,069 1,016 53 Writing and art supplies 5,348 5,341 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,325 2,319 6 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,750 1,613 138 Glassware, chinaware 1,512 1,603 -91 Rugs 688 736 -48 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 13,538 13,657 -118 Books, printed matter 1,980 1,902 78 Musical instruments 860 881 -21 Photo equipment 1,712 1,653 59 Camping apparel and gear 4,125 4,053 72 Numismatic coins 197 112 85 Pleasure boats and motors 1,345 1,195 151 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,168 1,996 172 Nursery stock, etc. 809 708 101 Jewelry 5,234 4,984 250 Other household goods 10,437 8,820 1,616 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,328 8,320 8 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 4,057 3,954 104 Records, tapes, and disks 839 767 71 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,765 5,219 546 Pharmaceutical prep 8,603 6,758 1,845 Household appliances 4,664 4,439 226 Stereo equipment, etc 6,112 6,983 -872 Other goods 21,545 19,176 2,369 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised. Balance Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -14,721 -46,982 -111,721 Jan. - Oct. -148,499 -12,599 -39,399 -96,501 January -16,014 -874 -3,514 -11,626 February -14,367 -906 -3,692 -9,769 March -14,541 -1,636 -3,923 -8,982 April -16,051 -1,523 -3,802 -10,726 May -16,010 -1,902 -4,373 -9,735 June -15,862 -1,749 -4,418 -9,695 July -15,887 -922 -4,037 -10,928 August -13,415 -980 -3,924 -8,511 September -13,243 -889 -4,185 -8,169 October -13,108 -1,218 -3,531 -8,359 November -12,324 -1,108 -3,859 -7,358 December -12,600 -1,014 -3,725 -7,862 1996 Jan. - Oct. -155,254 -17,908 -48,113 -89,233 January -15,497 -968 -4,230 -10,299 February -12,785 -1,175 -3,628 -7,982 March -14,448 -2,117 -3,728 -8,603 April (R) -15,584 -2,490 -5,215 -7,879 May (R) -16,791 -2,379 -5,343 -9,070 June (R) -14,620 -1,761 -5,033 -7,826 July (R) -17,492 -1,873 -5,333 -10,287 August (R) -16,423 -2,127 -4,828 -9,468 September (R) -17,524 -1,628 -5,457 -10,439 October -14,089 -1,391 -5,318 -7,380 November December _____________________________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 8,097 576,645 Jan. - Oct. 476,041 -7,209 6,557 476,693 January 44,939 -631 614 44,955 February 45,572 -675 642 45,604 March 48,033 -764 699 48,099 April 47,180 -642 660 47,162 May 48,050 -749 704 48,095 June 47,750 -835 667 47,918 July 46,581 -711 627 46,666 August 48,735 -748 626 48,858 September 49,672 -657 590 49,739 October 49,528 -797 729 49,596 November 49,777 -799 683 49,893 December 50,120 -795 856 50,059 1996 Jan. - Oct. 506,188 -10,458 7,680 508,965 January 48,653 -690 884 48,459 February 50,883 -784 770 50,897 March 50,492 -902 741 50,653 April (R) 50,741 -876 632 50,985 May (R) 51,384 -1,130 699 51,814 June (R) 50,972 -886 593 51,264 July (R) 48,779 -1,443 690 49,533 August (R) 51,095 -1,355 750 51,700 September (R) 50,297 -1,320 852 50,765 October 52,893 -1,071 1,069 52,895 November December _____________________________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 55,079 688,366 Jan. - Oct. 624,541 5,390 45,956 573,194 January 60,953 244 4,128 56,581 February 59,939 231 4,334 55,374 March 62,574 872 4,622 57,081 April 63,232 881 4,462 57,889 May 64,060 1,153 5,076 57,831 June 63,612 913 5,086 57,613 July 62,468 211 4,663 57,594 August 62,150 232 4,549 57,369 September 62,915 232 4,775 57,908 October 62,637 421 4,260 57,955 November 62,101 309 4,542 57,250 December 62,721 219 4,581 57,921 1996 Jan. - Oct. 661,442 7,450 55,793 598,199 January 64,150 277 5,114 58,758 February 63,667 390 4,398 58,879 March 64,940 1,215 4,469 59,256 April (R) 66,325 1,614 5,847 58,864 May (R) 68,175 1,249 6,042 60,884 June (R) 65,592 875 5,627 59,090 July (R) 66,271 430 6,022 59,819 August (R) 67,518 772 5,578 61,168 September (R) 67,821 308 6,309 61,204 October 66,982 320 6,387 60,275 November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. (1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in "Manufactured Goods". SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1996 1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators. (R) Revised) EXPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 588,739 44,654 119,767 274,149 Jan. - Oct. 484,885 37,395 99,467 223,588 January 45,949 3,708 9,619 19,862 February 46,590 3,811 9,587 20,937 March 48,918 3,917 10,242 22,077 April 47,527 3,769 9,862 21,771 May 48,588 3,658 9,870 22,477 June 48,389 3,506 10,095 22,648 July 47,315 3,549 9,573 22,414 August 49,848 3,903 9,872 23,605 September 50,792 3,978 10,280 23,572 October 50,968 3,596 10,467 24,226 November 51,756 3,620 10,036 25,068 December 52,098 3,639 10,265 25,494 1996 Jan. - Oct. 537,877 36,099 106,280 261,380 January 50,764 3,712 10,021 24,589 February 53,290 3,592 10,418 26,099 March 52,975 3,840 10,834 25,627 April 53,328 3,565 11,053 26,098 May 54,275 3,511 10,835 26,266 June 53,874 3,453 10,717 25,987 July 52,542 3,559 10,030 25,359 August 54,995 3,608 10,693 26,756 September (R) 54,648 3,543 10,551 26,028 October 57,185 3,715 11,127 28,572 November December _______________________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles & Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 588,739 60,133 62,385 27,651 Jan. - Oct. 484,885 50,175 51,831 22,429 January 45,949 5,347 5,011 2,403 February 46,590 5,106 5,096 2,054 March 48,918 5,075 5,212 2,395 April 47,527 4,916 5,091 2,118 May 48,588 4,968 5,289 2,325 June 48,389 4,660 5,263 2,217 July 47,315 4,691 4,988 2,100 August 49,848 4,978 5,311 2,178 September 50,792 5,457 5,249 2,256 October 50,968 4,977 5,320 2,381 November 51,756 4,907 5,274 2,852 December 52,098 5,051 5,280 2,369 1996 Jan. - Oct. 537,877 51,445 55,520 27,152 January 50,764 5,031 5,272 2,139 February 53,290 5,165 5,529 2,486 March 52,975 4,739 5,475 2,459 April 53,328 4,706 5,512 2,394 May 54,275 5,159 5,656 2,847 June 53,874 5,318 5,670 2,730 July 52,542 5,005 5,297 3,293 August 54,995 5,226 5,583 3,129 September (R) 54,648 5,857 5,607 3,063 October 57,185 5,239 5,919 2,613 November December _______________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 744,339 30,044 171,483 251,254 Jan. - Oct. 618,015 25,090 143,304 205,699 January 60,804 2,467 14,167 19,018 February 59,723 2,535 13,836 18,993 March 61,484 2,554 14,672 19,657 April 61,666 2,546 14,311 20,010 May 61,810 2,468 14,517 20,065 June 62,011 2,526 14,576 20,689 July 61,935 2,421 14,408 21,109 August 62,169 2,495 14,192 21,380 September 63,315 2,514 14,612 22,058 October 63,098 2,565 14,013 22,721 November 62,860 2,505 14,202 22,606 December 63,464 2,449 13,977 22,949 1996 Jan. - Oct. 671,886 27,219 149,520 240,734 January 65,085 2,654 14,512 23,475 February 64,975 2,549 13,825 23,845 March 65,175 2,741 14,078 23,974 April 66,012 2,676 14,783 23,820 May 68,480 2,724 15,329 24,202 June 66,700 2,758 15,045 23,579 July 68,283 2,770 15,715 24,090 August 69,175 2,883 15,446 24,409 September (R) 69,518 2,713 15,500 24,750 October 68,482 2,752 15,286 24,591 November December _______________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles & Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 744,339 114,899 154,450 22,209 Jan. - Oct. 618,015 96,478 129,236 18,208 January 60,804 10,431 13,005 1,717 February 59,723 10,045 12,676 1,638 March 61,484 9,908 12,935 1,758 April 61,666 10,134 13,011 1,654 May 61,810 9,726 13,125 1,910 June 62,011 9,509 12,831 1,880 July 61,935 9,203 12,928 1,867 August 62,169 9,379 12,904 1,818 September 63,315 9,333 12,927 1,870 October 63,098 8,810 12,893 2,096 November 62,860 8,994 12,586 1,968 December 63,464 9,427 12,629 2,033 1996 Jan. - Oct. 671,886 98,959 134,835 20,618 January 65,085 9,661 12,928 1,855 February 64,975 9,721 13,102 1,933 March 65,175 9,186 13,106 2,090 April 66,012 9,617 12,971 2,146 May 68,480 10,503 13,632 2,090 June 66,700 9,889 13,306 2,123 July 68,283 10,198 13,380 2,130 August 69,175 10,585 13,863 1,988 September (R) 69,518 10,228 14,213 2,115 October 68,482 9,370 14,335 2,148 November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1994 TO OCTOBER 1996 1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators. (R) Revised) Trade Balance Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1994 Jan. - Dec. -153,200 -54,241 -98,959 Jan. - Oct. -127,794 -45,688 -82,106 January -11,552 -4,082 -7,470 February -13,365 -4,312 -9,053 March -10,754 -4,511 -6,244 April -12,764 -4,517 -8,248 May -12,947 -4,347 -8,600 June -12,910 -4,996 -7,914 July -14,437 -4,891 -9,546 August -12,512 -4,903 -7,609 September -13,153 -4,995 -8,158 October -13,398 -4,133 -9,265 November -13,726 -4,540 -9,186 December -11,681 -4,013 -7,667 1995 Jan. - Dec. -155,600 -51,777 -103,822 Jan. - Oct. -133,130 -43,185 -89,945 January -14,855 -4,079 -10,776 February -13,132 -4,136 -8,996 March -12,566 -4,346 -8,220 April -14,139 -3,952 -10,187 May -13,222 -4,325 -8,897 June -13,621 -4,514 -9,107 July -14,621 -4,491 -10,129 August -12,321 -4,482 -7,839 September -12,523 -4,762 -7,761 October -12,130 -4,097 -8,033 November -11,103 -4,466 -6,637 December -11,366 -4,126 -7,240 1996 Jan. - Oct. -134,009 -44,806 -89,203 January -14,321 -4,455 -9,866 February -11,685 -3,908 -7,777 March -12,200 -3,712 -8,488 April -12,684 -4,600 -8,084 May -14,205 -4,797 -9,408 June -12,826 -4,823 -8,003 July -15,741 -5,070 -10,671 August -14,180 -4,462 -9,718 September (R) -14,870 -4,701 -10,169 October -11,297 -4,277 -7,020 November December ______________________________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1994 Jan. - Dec. 521,004 6,509 514,495 Jan. - Oct. 427,517 5,275 422,241 January 40,584 571 40,014 February 39,168 467 38,701 March 43,604 550 43,053 April 41,836 522 41,313 May 42,126 534 41,592 June 43,662 493 43,169 July 42,082 495 41,587 August 44,831 522 44,309 September 44,697 531 44,166 October 44,926 590 44,337 November 45,907 534 45,373 December 47,580 700 46,881 1995 Jan. - Dec. 588,739 7,154 581,586 Jan. - Oct. 484,885 5,822 479,063 January 45,949 552 45,398 February 46,590 578 46,012 March 48,918 638 48,280 April 47,527 591 46,937 May 48,588 612 47,976 June 48,389 576 47,814 July 47,315 559 46,756 August 49,848 559 49,288 September 50,792 518 50,274 October 50,968 639 50,328 November 51,756 595 51,161 December 52,098 737 51,361 1996 Jan. - Oct. 537,877 5,903 531,974 January 50,764 716 50,048 February 53,290 626 52,664 March 52,975 589 52,386 April 53,328 475 52,853 May 54,275 531 53,744 June 53,874 460 53,414 July 52,542 537 52,005 August 54,995 577 54,418 September (R) 54,648 632 54,016 October 57,185 760 56,425 November December ______________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1994 Jan. - Dec. 674,204 60,750 613,454 Jan. - Oct. 555,310 50,963 504,347 January 52,137 4,653 47,484 February 52,534 4,779 47,754 March 54,358 5,061 49,297 April 54,600 5,039 49,561 May 55,074 4,881 50,192 June 56,572 5,489 51,083 July 56,519 5,387 51,133 August 57,343 5,425 51,918 September 57,850 5,526 52,324 October 58,325 4,723 53,602 November 59,633 5,074 54,559 December 59,261 4,713 54,548 1995 Jan. - Dec. 744,339 58,931 685,408 Jan. - Oct. 618,015 49,006 569,008 January 60,804 4,631 56,173 February 59,723 4,714 55,008 March 61,484 4,984 56,500 April 61,666 4,542 57,124 May 61,810 4,937 56,873 June 62,011 5,090 56,921 July 61,935 5,050 56,885 August 62,169 5,041 57,128 September 63,315 5,280 58,035 October 63,098 4,737 58,361 November 62,860 5,061 57,798 December 63,464 4,863 58,601 1996 Jan. - Oct. 671,886 50,709 621,177 January 65,085 5,171 59,914 February 64,975 4,534 60,440 March 65,175 4,301 60,874 April 66,012 5,075 60,937 May 68,480 5,328 63,152 June 66,700 5,283 61,417 July 68,283 5,607 62,676 August 69,175 5,039 64,136 September (R) 69,518 5,333 64,185 October 68,482 5,037 63,445 November December (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (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 seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. -166,123 -150,629 Jan. - Oct. -137,584 -124,451 January -10,100 -8,954 February -11,028 -9,528 March -10,417 -8,524 April -11,214 -9,885 May -12,200 -10,772 June -14,750 -13,714 July -16,649 -15,589 August -17,080 -15,715 September -16,220 -15,114 October -17,926 -16,657 November -16,754 -15,660 December -11,783 -10,518 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -158,703 Jan. - Oct. -149,660 -137,061 January -14,569 -13,695 February -11,164 -10,258 March -12,677 -11,041 April -13,557 -12,033 May -15,262 -13,360 June -16,406 -14,657 July -18,262 -17,340 August -16,429 -15,449 September -14,545 -13,655 October -16,789 -15,571 November -13,962 -12,854 December -9,801 -8,788 1996 Jan. - Oct. -158,623 -140,715 January -14,976 -14,008 February -10,780 -9,605 March -10,607 -8,490 April (R) -14,853 -12,363 May (R) -15,535 -13,156 June (R) -14,172 -12,411 July (R) -21,435 -19,562 August (R) -18,286 -16,159 September (R) -19,043 -17,414 October -18,936 -17,546 November December September data as published last month : -19,207 -17,581 _________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,462 -10,164 512,626 Jan. - Oct. 411,600 -8,340 419,940 January 36,819 -742 37,561 February 36,415 -711 37,126 March 45,366 -774 46,139 April 40,841 -746 41,587 May 41,347 -868 42,215 June 42,598 -827 43,425 July 38,412 -806 39,218 August 42,588 -1,001 43,589 September 42,886 -880 43,766 October 44,328 -985 45,314 November 44,851 -822 45,674 December 46,011 -1,002 47,013 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 Jan. - Oct. 475,970 -7,209 483,179 January 43,002 -631 43,633 February 44,324 -675 44,999 March 51,815 -764 52,579 April 47,166 -642 47,808 May 49,106 -749 49,855 June 48,558 -835 49,393 July 43,678 -711 44,390 August 48,224 -748 48,972 September 49,066 -657 49,723 October 51,031 -797 51,828 November 49,911 -799 50,710 December 50,058 -795 50,853 1996 Jan. - Oct. 506,016 -10,458 516,473 January 47,020 -690 47,710 February 50,053 -784 50,837 March 53,813 -902 54,715 April (R) 51,210 -876 52,085 May (R) 52,398 -1,130 53,527 June (R) 50,722 -886 51,608 July (R) 46,357 -1,443 47,801 August (R) 50,188 -1,355 51,543 September (R) 49,279 -1,320 50,599 October 54,978 -1,071 56,049 November December September data as published last month : 49,036 -1,319 50,355 _________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 Jan. - Oct. 549,184 4,794 544,390 January 46,919 404 46,514 February 47,444 790 46,654 March 55,783 1,120 54,663 April 52,054 583 51,472 May 53,548 560 52,987 June 57,348 210 57,139 July 55,061 254 54,807 August 59,668 364 59,304 September 59,106 226 58,880 October 62,254 284 61,970 November 61,606 272 61,334 December 57,795 264 57,531 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 Jan. - Oct. 625,630 5,390 620,240 January 57,572 244 57,328 February 55,488 231 55,257 March 64,492 872 63,620 April 60,723 881 59,842 May 64,368 1,153 63,215 June 64,963 913 64,050 July 61,940 211 61,729 August 64,653 232 64,421 September 63,611 232 63,379 October 67,820 421 67,399 November 63,873 309 63,564 December 59,859 219 59,641 1996 Jan. - Oct. 664,639 7,450 657,188 January 61,996 277 61,718 February 60,833 390 60,443 March 64,420 1,215 63,205 April (R) 66,062 1,614 64,448 May (R) 67,932 1,249 66,683 June (R) 64,894 875 64,019 July (R) 67,792 430 67,363 August (R) 68,474 772 67,702 September (R) 68,322 308 68,013 October 73,914 320 73,594 November December September data as published last month : 68,243 307 67,936 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds,& Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 50,466 146,255 Jan. - Oct. 475,970 -7,209 483,179 41,235 122,837 January 43,002 -631 43,633 3,780 11,357 February 44,324 -675 44,999 4,070 11,422 March 51,815 -764 52,579 4,375 13,363 April 47,166 -642 47,808 3,900 12,360 May 49,106 -749 49,855 3,837 12,830 June 48,558 -835 49,393 3,669 12,908 July 43,678 -711 44,390 4,001 11,559 August 48,224 -748 48,972 4,315 12,272 September 49,066 -657 49,723 4,545 12,289 October 51,031 -797 51,828 4,743 12,479 November 49,911 -799 50,710 4,661 11,615 December 50,058 -795 50,853 4,570 11,803 1996 Jan. - Oct. 506,016 -10,458 516,473 45,535 123,281 January 47,020 -690 47,710 4,662 11,806 February 50,053 -784 50,837 4,612 12,166 March 53,813 -902 54,715 5,143 12,998 April (R) 51,210 -876 52,085 4,520 12,923 May (R) 52,398 -1,130 53,527 4,484 12,828 June (R) 50,722 -886 51,608 4,105 12,214 July (R) 46,357 -1,443 47,801 4,487 11,373 August (R) 50,188 -1,355 51,543 4,428 12,257 September (R) 49,279 -1,320 50,599 4,174 11,787 October 54,978 -1,071 56,049 4,920 12,928 November December ____________________________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles & Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts Goods, Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 584,742 233,046 61,828 64,425 28,723 Jan. - Oct. 483,179 190,634 51,656 53,537 23,280 January 43,633 16,394 4,985 4,684 2,433 February 44,999 17,135 5,349 4,974 2,049 March 52,579 20,638 5,952 5,768 2,483 April 47,808 18,743 5,322 5,193 2,291 May 49,855 19,321 5,895 5,519 2,454 June 49,393 19,940 5,079 5,455 2,342 July 44,390 18,257 3,468 4,922 2,183 August 48,972 19,685 4,869 5,595 2,235 September 49,723 19,795 5,227 5,553 2,315 October 51,828 20,728 5,510 5,873 2,496 November 50,710 20,589 5,218 5,624 3,003 December 50,853 21,823 4,954 5,264 2,439 1996 Jan. - Oct. 516,473 207,818 53,428 58,171 28,240 January 47,710 19,064 4,928 5,056 2,194 February 50,837 20,394 5,590 5,559 2,517 March 54,715 22,577 5,360 6,066 2,570 April (R) 52,085 20,825 5,496 5,723 2,598 May (R) 53,527 21,128 6,040 6,033 3,014 June (R) 51,608 21,061 5,498 5,855 2,875 July (R) 47,801 19,227 3,957 5,340 3,415 August (R) 51,543 20,707 4,975 5,956 3,220 September (R) 50,599 19,911 5,693 5,911 3,123 October 56,049 22,925 5,891 6,671 2,714 November December ____________________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds,& Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 33,176 180,668 Jan. - Oct. 625,630 5,390 620,240 27,697 151,456 January 57,572 244 57,328 2,803 14,533 February 55,488 231 55,257 2,666 13,562 March 64,492 872 63,620 3,003 15,807 April 60,723 881 59,842 2,663 15,236 May 64,368 1,153 63,215 2,775 16,286 June 64,963 913 64,050 2,766 15,774 July 61,940 211 61,729 2,642 15,223 August 64,653 232 64,421 2,707 15,208 September 63,611 232 63,379 2,704 14,800 October 67,820 421 67,399 2,967 15,027 November 63,873 309 63,564 2,829 14,832 December 59,859 219 59,641 2,650 14,381 1996 Jan. - Oct. 664,639 7,450 657,188 29,524 165,471 January 61,996 277 61,718 2,799 15,786 February 60,833 390 60,443 2,736 14,363 March 64,420 1,215 63,205 2,954 15,450 April (R) 66,062 1,614 64,448 3,074 16,855 May (R) 67,932 1,249 66,683 3,072 17,461 June (R) 64,894 875 64,019 2,841 16,079 July (R) 67,792 430 67,363 2,900 17,439 August (R) 68,474 772 67,702 2,956 16,965 September (R) 68,322 308 68,013 2,935 16,926 October 73,914 320 73,594 3,256 18,146 November December ____________________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles & Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts Goods, Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,445 221,431 124,774 160,009 23,387 Jan. - Oct. 620,240 182,545 104,226 135,185 19,131 January 57,328 15,968 9,941 12,334 1,749 February 55,257 15,467 10,377 11,496 1,690 March 63,620 18,690 11,919 12,351 1,849 April 59,842 17,398 11,323 11,494 1,726 May 63,215 18,125 10,919 13,067 2,044 June 64,050 19,192 10,650 13,634 2,034 July 61,729 18,691 8,537 14,696 1,941 August 64,421 19,109 9,993 15,447 1,956 September 63,379 19,158 9,949 14,780 1,988 October 67,399 20,746 10,618 15,886 2,155 November 63,564 19,756 10,446 13,554 2,148 December 59,641 19,129 10,102 11,271 2,108 1996 Jan. - Oct. 657,188 189,852 107,872 142,927 21,542 January 61,718 18,522 9,840 12,821 1,950 February 60,443 18,207 10,634 12,464 2,038 March 63,205 19,781 10,813 12,094 2,112 April (R) 64,448 18,862 11,128 12,254 2,275 May (R) 66,683 18,650 11,772 13,484 2,245 June (R) 64,019 18,567 10,852 13,517 2,161 July (R) 67,363 19,241 9,603 15,937 2,243 August (R) 67,702 18,575 11,055 16,051 2,099 September (R) 68,013 19,156 10,526 16,345 2,125 October 73,594 20,290 11,647 17,962 2,292 November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a Bop Basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, -- 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance October September Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -18,936 (R) -19,043 -158,623 Net adjustments -1,391 (R) -1,629 -17,908 Total Census Basis -17,546 (R) -17,414 -140,715 North America -2,643 (R) -3,617 -32,931 Canada -1,550 (R) -1,941 -18,913 Mexico -1,093 -1,676 -14,019 Western Europe -1,816 -1,037 -12,439 European Union -1,666 -1,153 -12,187 Austria 4 -15 -175 Belgium 397 496 4,660 Finland 5 -23 69 France -472 -428 -3,688 Germany -1,419 -1,050 -12,588 Italy -871 -591 -7,759 Netherlands 1,192 689 8,023 Spain 51 68 1,025 Sweden -369 -285 -3,154 United Kingdom -150 130 2,448 Other EU -34 -145 -1,048 European Free Trade Association -171 -48 -1,198 Norway -222 -212 -2,081 Switzerland 66 163 926 Other EFTA -15 -43 Other Western Europe 21 164 946 Eastern Europe/FSR -57 -56 421 Hungary -41 -31 -260 Poland 17 32 243 Former Soviet Republics -29 -37 490 Russia -125 -57 -27 Other FSR 96 20 517 Other EE -4 -20 -51 Pacific Rim Countries -11,942 -11,076 -86,311 Australia 683 651 6,999 China -4,899 -4,732 -33,876 Japan -4,958 -3,789 -39,102 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -1,104 -1,326 -6,784 Hong Kong 376 226 3,241 Korea 296 308 2,900 Singapore -441 -555 -3,050 Taiwan -1,335 -1,305 -9,875 Other Pacific Rim (2) -1,663 -1,880 -13,548 South/Central America 424 202 2,675 Argentina 170 145 1,775 Brazil 508 477 3,019 Colombia 24 33 446 Other S/C A (2) -278 -452 -2,565 OPEC -2,001 -2,200 -16,519 Indonesia (2) -588 -477 -3,715 Nigeria -456 -560 -4,461 Saudia Arabia -132 -286 -1,177 Venezuela (2) -790 -851 -6,570 Other OPEC -36 -25 -597 Other Countries -991 -1,091 -6,970 Egypt 170 238 1,939 South Africa 61 99 712 Other -1,223 -1,428 -9,621 Uniden. Ctys (3) 104 48 452 Timing Adjustments (X) 84 622 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Exports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 54,978 (R) 49,279 506,016 Net adjustments -1,071 (R) -1,320 -10,458 Total Census Basis 56,049 (R) 50,599 516,473 North America 17,801 (R) 16,349 157,912 Canada 11,973 (R) 11,677 111,358 Mexico 5,828 4,672 46,554 Western Europe 12,604 11,155 117,567 European Union 11,397 9,897 105,673 Austria 217 166 1,653 Belgium 1,094 1,064 10,318 Finland 200 198 2,022 France 1,339 1,123 11,807 Germany 2,035 1,914 19,383 Italy 733 615 7,370 Netherlands 1,832 1,238 13,532 Spain 470 365 4,548 Sweden 313 269 2,690 United Kingdom 2,462 2,362 26,229 Other EU 702 583 6,121 European Free Trade Association 943 913 8,859 Norway 156 101 1,250 Switzerland 772 793 7,378 Other EFTA 16 19 231 Other Western Europe 264 346 3,035 Eastern Europe/FSR 650 534 5,922 Hungary 26 27 261 Poland 78 82 767 Former Soviet Republics 473 360 4,176 Russia 266 245 2,782 Other FSR 207 116 1,394 Other EE 72 65 717 Pacific Rim Countries 16,064 14,390 155,274 Australia 1,023 961 10,028 China 913 755 9,097 Japan 5,815 5,396 56,791 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,406 5,829 62,353 Hong Kong 1,394 1,130 11,514 Korea 2,213 2,028 21,846 Singapore 1,313 1,246 13,984 Taiwan 1,486 1,424 15,008 Other Pacific Rim (2) 1,908 1,450 17,006 South/Central America 4,846 4,469 42,963 Argentina 403 395 3,712 Brazil 1,221 1,202 10,291 Colombia 445 386 3,943 Other S/C A (2) 2,777 2,488 25,017 OPEC 2,032 1,810 18,258 Indonesia (2) 309 239 3,097 Nigeria 67 79 650 Saudia Arabia 657 612 6,015 Venezuela (2) 433 376 3,942 Other OPEC 566 504 4,554 Other Countries 2,690 2,297 24,557 Egypt 228 269 2,489 South Africa 255 283 2,629 Other 2,207 1,744 19,440 Uniden. Ctys (3) 104 48 452 Timing Adjustments (X) 162 609 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Imports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 73,914 (R) 68,322 664,639 Net adjustments 320 (R) 308 7,450 Total Census Basis 73,594 (R) 68,013 657,188 North America 20,444 19,966 190,843 Canada 13,523 13,618 130,271 Mexico 6,922 6,348 60,572 Western Europe 14,420 12,192 130,006 European Union 13,063 11,049 117,860 Austria 213 180 1,828 Belgium 698 568 5,658 Finland 195 222 1,954 France 1,811 1,551 15,496 Germany 3,454 2,963 31,970 Italy 1,604 1,206 15,129 Netherlands 640 549 5,509 Spain 419 297 3,523 Sweden 682 554 5,844 United Kingdom 2,612 2,233 23,781 Other EU 736 728 7,169 European Free Trade Association 1,115 962 10,057 Norway 377 313 3,331 Switzerland 707 630 6,452 Other EFTA 31 19 274 Other Western Europe 243 181 2,089 Eastern Europe/FSR 707 590 5,501 Hungary 68 58 522 Poland 61 51 524 Former Soviet Republics 502 397 3,686 Russia 392 302 2,809 Other FSR 110 95 878 Other EE 76 85 768 Pacific Rim Countries 28,007 25,466 241,585 Australia 341 310 3,028 China 5,812 5,487 42,972 Japan 10,773 9,185 95,893 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 7,510 7,155 69,137 Hong Kong 1,017 904 8,274 Korea 1,918 1,720 18,946 Singapore 1,754 1,801 17,034 Taiwan 2,821 2,729 24,883 Other Pacific Rim (2) 3,571 3,330 30,554 South/Central America 4,422 4,267 40,287 Argentina 234 250 1,937 Brazil 713 725 7,272 Colombia 421 353 3,497 Other S/C A (2) 3,055 2,940 27,582 OPEC 4,033 4,010 34,777 Indonesia (2) 896 716 6,812 Nigeria 523 639 5,111 Saudia Arabia 788 899 7,192 Venezuela (2) 1,223 1,228 10,512 Other OPEC 602 529 5,151 Other Countries 3,682 3,388 31,528 Egypt 58 32 549 South Africa 194 184 1,917 Other 3,430 3,172 29,061 Uniden. Ctys (3) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) 78 -13 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available (2) 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. (3) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 14-A. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1995 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance October September Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -16,789 -14,545 -149,660 Net adjustments -1,218 -889 -12,599 Total Census Basis -15,571 -13,655 -137,061 North America -3,202 -3,052 -27,082 Canada -1,835 -1,764 -14,384 Mexico -1,367 -1,288 -12,699 Western Europe -1,192 -21 -9,722 European Union -1,037 260 -7,860 Austria 2 -38 69 Belgium 563 602 5,318 Finland -66 -80 -852 France -492 -152 -2,737 Germany -867 -753 -11,844 Italy -656 -329 -6,245 Netherlands 775 725 8,167 Spain 88 257 1,316 Sweden -241 -226 -2,663 United Kingdom -115 247 1,244 Other EU -28 7 368 European Free Trade Association -301 -368 -2,660 Norway -78 -143 -1,490 Switzerland -206 -212 -1,018 Other EFTA -17 -14 -152 Other Western Europe 146 88 798 Eastern Europe/FSR 54 7 -1,466 Hungary -26 -17 -215 Poland 4 18 71 Former Soviet Republics 68 14 -1,222 Russia 32 -14 -1,213 Other FSR 36 28 -9 Other EE 9 -8 -100 Pacific Rim Countries -10,963 -10,183 -93,236 Australia 697 693 6,254 China -3,617 -3,625 -29,043 Japan -4,725 -4,365 -51,540 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -1,758 -1,347 -6,400 Hong Kong 146 157 3,204 Korea -269 -116 988 Singapore -279 -487 -2,630 Taiwan -1,356 -901 -7,962 Other Pacific Rim (2) -1,560 -1,540 -12,507 South/Central America 676 762 6,181 Argentina 214 245 1,949 Brazil 137 162 2,120 Colombia 66 109 765 Other S/C A (2) 258 246 1,348 OPEC -1,148 -1,409 -13,053 Indonesia (2) -333 -346 -3,494 Nigeria -379 -390 -3,518 Saudia Arabia -87 -196 -1,724 Venezuela (2) -324 -437 -4,092 Other OPEC -25 -41 -226 Other Countries -560 -632 -6,652 Egypt 270 203 1,922 South Africa 99 82 504 Other -928 -917 -9,078 Uniden. Ctys (3) 106 91 383 _____________________________________________________________________________ Exports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 51,031 49,066 475,970 Net adjustments -797 -657 -7,209 Total Census Basis 51,828 49,723 483,179 North America 15,742 14,840 144,906 Canada 11,429 10,778 106,416 Mexico 4,313 4,062 38,490 Western Europe 12,029 11,114 110,812 European Union 10,996 10,324 101,413 Austria 183 122 1,682 Belgium 1,115 1,063 10,321 Finland 132 127 1,016 France 1,215 1,112 11,818 Germany 2,070 1,912 18,320 Italy 873 727 7,302 Netherlands 1,491 1,217 13,484 Spain 451 526 4,555 Sweden 308 268 2,481 United Kingdom 2,451 2,557 23,699 Other EU 708 693 6,734 European Free Trade Association 731 523 6,545 Norway 157 106 1,057 Switzerland 554 399 5,336 Other EFTA 20 18 152 Other Western Europe 302 267 2,855 Eastern Europe/FSR 508 516 4,531 Hungary 24 26 240 Poland 62 67 619 Former Soviet Republics 350 354 3,025 Russia 250 258 2,296 Other FSR 100 96 730 Other EE 72 68 647 Pacific Rim Countries 15,623 15,528 148,847 Australia 958 964 9,015 China 1,097 960 9,499 Japan 5,510 5,685 53,027 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,278 6,205 61,399 Hong Kong 1,223 1,181 11,849 Korea 2,126 2,065 20,926 Singapore 1,541 1,306 12,495 Taiwan 1,389 1,654 16,129 Other Pacific Rim (2) 1,780 1,714 15,906 South/Central America 4,254 4,232 41,256 Argentina 376 395 3,444 Brazil 912 854 9,379 Colombia 407 403 3,854 Other S/C A (2) 2,559 2,581 24,579 OPEC 1,726 1,615 16,221 Indonesia (2) 339 311 2,746 Nigeria 57 48 522 Saudia Arabia 543 526 5,035 Venezuela (2) 405 422 3,959 Other OPEC 382 309 3,959 Other Countries 2,584 2,519 22,930 Egypt 309 245 2,423 South Africa 265 280 2,316 Other 2,010 1,994 18,192 Uniden. Ctys (3) 106 91 383 _____________________________________________________________________________ Imports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 67,820 63,611 625,630 Net adjustments 421 232 5,390 Total Census Basis 67,399 63,379 620,240 North America 18,943 17,892 171,988 Canada 13,264 12,542 120,800 Mexico 5,680 5,350 51,188 Western Europe 13,221 11,135 120,534 European Union 12,033 10,064 109,273 Austria 181 160 1,614 Belgium 552 461 5,003 Finland 198 207 1,868 France 1,708 1,264 14,555 Germany 2,937 2,665 30,164 Italy 1,529 1,056 13,547 Netherlands 716 492 5,318 Spain 363 269 3,239 Sweden 549 494 5,143 United Kingdom 2,566 2,309 22,456 Other EU 736 686 6,366 European Free Trade Association 1,032 891 9,205 Norway 235 249 2,547 Switzerland 761 611 6,354 Other EFTA 37 32 304 Other Western Europe 156 179 2,056 Eastern Europe/FSR 454 509 5,996 Hungary 51 43 454 Poland 59 50 548 Former Soviet Republics 282 341 4,247 Russia 219 272 3,508 Other FSR 63 69 739 Other EE 63 76 747 Pacific Rim Countries 26,586 25,712 242,082 Australia 261 271 2,762 China 4,714 4,584 38,541 Japan 10,235 10,050 104,567 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 8,036 7,552 67,799 Hong Kong 1,077 1,024 8,645 Korea 2,395 2,181 19,938 Singapore 1,819 1,793 15,125 Taiwan 2,745 2,554 24,091 Other Pacific Rim (2) 3,340 3,254 28,413 South/Central America 3,578 3,471 35,074 Argentina 162 150 1,496 Brazil 775 692 7,259 Colombia 340 294 3,089 Other S/C A (2) 2,301 2,335 23,231 OPEC 2,874 3,024 29,274 Indonesia (2) 672 657 6,240 Nigeria 436 438 4,040 Saudia Arabia 630 722 6,759 Venezuela (2) 729 859 8,051 Other OPEC 407 349 4,184 Other Countries 3,143 3,152 29,582 Egypt 40 42 501 South Africa 166 198 1,812 Other 2,938 2,911 27,269 Uniden. Ctys (3) (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) 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. (3) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1996 AND 1995 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) 1996 Data Item(1) October September Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 54,978 73,914 (R) 49,279 (R) 68,322 Net Adjustments -1,071 320 (R) -1,320 (R) 308 Total Census Basis (2) 56,049 73,594 (R) 50,599 (R) 68,013 Manufactured goods (3) 43,209 61,397 39,123 56,489 Agricultural commodities(3) 5,136 2,800 4,290 2,538 Mineral fuels (3) 1,304 6,907 1,080 6,586 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machin 3,368 6,031 3,225 5,943 Airplane parts 1,025 332 929 295 Airplanes 1,994 241 1,196 374 Alcoholic bev., distilled 36 256 40 218 Aluminum 304 410 280 352 Animal feeds 335 53 299 56 Artwork/antiques 88 295 59 225 Basketware, etc. 204 276 175 258 Cereal flour 112 137 108 113 Chemicals - cosmetics 399 223 364 201 Chemicals - dyeing 241 201 235 178 Chemicals - fertilizers 186 116 226 94 Chemicals - inorganic 434 490 425 426 Chemicals - medicinal 635 669 562 645 Chemicals - n.e.s. 862 362 772 347 Chemicals - organic 1,314 1,174 1,191 1,139 Chemicals - plastics 1,356 667 1,253 613 Cigarettes 460 5 444 6 Clothing 705 4,366 644 4,072 Coal 346 56 343 55 Coffee 1 170 (-) 185 Copper 128 215 119 232 Cork, wood, lumber 535 742 476 697 Corn 589 3 446 8 Cotton, raw and linters 108 9 67 66 Crude fertilizers 135 90 135 105 Crude oil 110 4,805 81 4,774 Electrical machinery 4,962 6,698 4,557 6,377 Fish and preparations 275 680 245 639 Footwear 76 1,142 66 1,010 Furniture and bedding 310 892 291 815 Gem diamonds 11 750 9 594 General industrial mach 2,410 2,143 2,068 1,936 Glass 159 162 156 148 Glassware 61 155 55 121 Gold, nonmonetary 352 258 374 224 Hides and skins 122 13 131 11 Iron and steel mill prod 388 1,212 369 1,134 Jewelry 74 558 47 413 Lighting, plumbing 133 271 126 250 Liquified propane/butane 21 131 24 89 Live animals 73 142 51 130 Meat and preparations 602 203 517 187 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 853 1,036 773 911 Metal ores; scrap 352 335 320 311 Metalworking machinery 455 550 421 462 Mineral fuels, other 302 181 236 153 Natural gas 41 322 26 331 Nickel 26 80 21 86 Oils/fats, vegetable 72 126 71 79 Optical goods 117 218 108 188 Paper and paperboard 875 1,045 833 956 Petroleum preparations 475 1,335 362 1,104 Photographic equipment 305 540 305 476 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 419 504 367 469 Platinum 22 152 22 121 Pottery 9 165 7 159 Power generating mach. 2,057 2,049 1,855 1,819 Printed materials 411 266 376 253 Pulp and waste paper 351 229 296 194 Records/magnetic media 625 391 526 380 Rice 85 17 93 12 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 92 138 81 120 Rubber tires and tubes 189 262 163 224 Scientific instruments 1,776 1,162 1,648 1,056 Ships, boats 58 89 46 31 Silver and bullion 75 40 70 45 Soybeans 741 4 350 (-) Spacecraft 56 113 (-) (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,243 1,567 2,038 1,330 Sugar 1 65 (-) 173 Television, VCR, etc., 1,891 3,668 1,662 3,421 Textile yarn, fabric 730 972 673 862 Tobacco, unmanufactured 156 97 91 74 Toys/games/sporting goods 376 1,845 323 1,741 Travel goods 32 390 25 344 Vegetables and fruits 801 521 676 441 Vehicles 4,616 9,198 4,284 8,381 Watches/clocks/parts 25 322 24 285 Wheat 491 27 663 14 Wood manufactures 150 385 132 349 Re-exports 3,927 (X) 3,614 (X) Agricultural commodities 96 (X) 82 (X) Manufactured goods 3,768 (X) 3,465 (X) Mineral fuels 18 (X) 29 (X) __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Cumulative 1996 Cumulative 1995 Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 506,016 664,639 475,970 625,630 Net Adjustments -10,458 7,450 -7,209 5,390 Total Census Basis (2) 516,473 657,188 483,179 620,240 Manufactured goods (3) 400,771 548,738 373,844 525,402 Agricultural commodities(3) 48,372 27,106 44,446 24,421 Mineral fuels (3) 9,774 59,868 8,465 49,190 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machin 32,588 54,574 29,050 50,648 Airplane parts 9,668 2,786 8,535 2,262 Airplanes 14,866 3,214 11,374 3,219 Alcoholic bev., distilled 320 1,738 323 1,558 Aluminum 2,955 4,090 3,187 5,050 Animal feeds 3,374 531 3,028 385 Artwork/antiques 696 2,350 895 2,244 Basketware, etc. 1,856 2,515 1,662 2,467 Cereal flour 973 995 958 882 Chemicals - cosmetics 3,590 2,045 3,229 1,929 Chemicals - dyeing 2,268 1,815 2,200 1,763 Chemicals - fertilizers 2,520 1,175 2,712 1,134 Chemicals - inorganic 3,873 4,133 3,742 3,937 Chemicals - medicinal 5,988 5,785 5,323 4,565 Chemicals - n.e.s. 7,998 3,847 7,638 3,243 Chemicals - organic 12,362 12,434 13,495 11,296 Chemicals - plastics 12,928 6,212 12,609 6,057 Cigarettes 3,993 58 3,946 51 Clothing 6,090 35,153 5,462 34,110 Coal 3,210 513 3,093 576 Coffee 3 2,042 14 2,521 Copper 1,315 2,483 1,472 2,462 Cork, wood, lumber 4,587 6,295 4,785 5,172 Corn 7,042 102 6,104 49 Cotton, raw and linters 2,164 290 2,924 26 Crude fertilizers 1,267 974 1,291 996 Crude oil 294 41,811 1 35,776 Electrical machinery 47,041 63,365 43,916 61,584 Fish and preparations 2,540 5,430 2,798 5,583 Footwear 635 10,606 556 10,347 Furniture and bedding 2,766 7,786 2,610 6,934 Gem diamonds 121 5,658 151 5,054 General industrial mach 22,120 21,291 20,242 20,346 Glass 1,501 1,410 1,379 1,244 Glassware 568 1,177 515 1,117 Gold, nonmonetary 6,091 2,273 4,558 1,781 Hides and skins 1,259 110 1,386 122 Iron and steel mill prod 4,044 10,998 4,440 10,448 Jewelry 492 3,499 477 3,446 Lighting, plumbing 1,132 2,123 1,061 1,899 Liquified propane/butane 239 969 257 701 Live animals 403 1,347 372 1,465 Meat and preparations 5,811 1,929 5,277 1,968 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 7,757 9,036 6,724 8,423 Metal ores; scrap 3,600 3,348 4,818 3,343 Metalworking machinery 4,415 5,595 3,758 4,898 Mineral fuels, other 2,638 1,518 2,273 1,343 Natural gas 220 3,323 230 2,522 Nickel 251 954 233 1,011 Oils/fats, vegetable 773 1,170 1,302 988 Optical goods 1,148 1,906 928 1,779 Paper and paperboard 8,220 9,838 8,068 10,299 Petroleum preparations 3,114 11,001 2,566 7,524 Photographic equipment 3,154 4,400 2,812 4,302 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 3,691 4,431 3,238 4,296 Platinum 210 1,333 275 1,410 Pottery 78 1,331 84 1,420 Power generating mach. 18,321 18,768 18,059 17,269 Printed materials 3,613 2,253 3,574 2,155 Pulp and waste paper 3,412 2,231 5,334 3,140 Records/magnetic media 5,347 3,399 5,094 3,261 Rice 812 125 815 96 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 811 1,227 745 1,190 Rubber tires and tubes 1,633 2,562 1,538 2,662 Scientific instruments 16,980 10,248 15,323 9,615 Ships, boats 832 862 991 685 Silver and bullion 600 471 606 479 Soybeans 5,345 28 4,155 24 Spacecraft 484 232 298 169 Specialized ind. mach. 21,341 15,452 19,196 16,150 Sugar 4 913 4 620 Television, VCR, etc., 16,215 28,139 15,563 28,882 Textile yarn, fabric 6,546 8,530 6,031 8,506 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,114 903 1,104 418 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,047 12,206 2,943 10,794 Travel goods 258 2,991 211 2,925 Vegetables and fruits 6,084 6,242 5,855 5,535 Vehicles 41,020 85,712 40,406 83,552 Watches/clocks/parts 228 2,352 203 2,361 Wheat 5,694 184 4,373 205 Wood manufactures 1,385 3,367 1,350 3,096 Re-exports 33,490 (X) 29,903 (X) Agricultural commodities 1,040 (X) 977 (X) Manufactured goods 31,900 (X) 28,474 (X) Mineral fuels 155 (X) 92 (X) (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available (2) Total exports (Domestic and Foreign) (3) Domestic exports SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS JANUARY 1994 TO OCTOBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Period Balance Exports Imports 1994 Jan. - Dec. 22,627 120,743 98,116 Jan. - Oct. 19,375 98,784 79,409 January 2,890 9,526 6,635 February 2,157 8,862 6,705 March 2,711 11,036 8,325 April 2,555 9,881 7,326 May 1,901 9,357 7,456 June 2,210 10,455 8,244 July 1,299 9,080 7,781 August 1,637 9,965 8,328 September 1,341 10,588 9,247 October 673 10,034 9,361 November 1,024 10,440 9,416 December 2,228 11,519 9,291 1995 Jan. - Dec. 13,629 138,416 124,787 Jan. - Oct. 9,967 111,801 101,834 January 783 9,225 8,443 February 1,779 10,122 8,342 March 2,137 12,320 10,184 April 1,857 11,058 9,201 May 1,200 11,010 9,809 June 1,354 11,969 10,615 July 241 10,626 10,385 August 718 11,722 11,004 September -39 11,549 11,588 October -63 12,200 12,262 November 1,251 12,888 11,637 December 2,411 13,727 11,316 1996 Jan. - Oct. 19,021 126,856 107,836 January 558 11,279 10,721 February 1,951 12,079 10,128 March 2,644 13,998 11,354 April 1,965 12,556 10,591 May 2,399 12,839 10,440 June 2,647 13,195 10,548 July 1,285 11,893 10,608 August 2,210 12,750 10,540 September 1,009 12,341 11,332 October 2,353 13,927 11,574 November December Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1995 - OCTOBER 1996 (Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Total energy-related Petroleum Products (1) C R U D E P E T R O L E U M (1,000 of Quantity Value Quantity barrels) Value Unit (1,000 of (1,000 of (1,000 of per day (1,000 of Price Period barrels) dollars) barrels) (avg.) dollars) ($) 1995 Jan - Dec 3,291,524 52,760,673 2,705,287 7,412 42,813,520 15.83 Jan - Oct 2,735,835 44,000,696 2,250,895 7,404 35,775,910 15.89 January 258,532 3,956,038 210,565 6,792 3,170,513 15.06 February 242,185 3,823,042 194,970 6,963 3,027,076 15.53 March 285,472 4,543,633 237,207 7,652 3,742,011 15.78 April 249,126 4,208,703 210,450 7,015 3,528,186 16.76 May 282,406 4,983,680 235,508 7,597 4,101,972 17.42 June 282,372 4,833,269 233,525 7,784 3,922,193 16.80 July 288,844 4,547,399 235,459 7,595 3,650,666 15.50 August 286,927 4,439,273 234,037 7,550 3,573,971 15.27 September 291,728 4,520,718 237,961 7,932 3,681,246 15.47 October 268,244 4,144,941 221,212 7,136 3,378,075 15.27 November 278,921 4,287,927 225,647 7,522 3,412,571 15.12 December 276,768 4,472,050 228,745 7,379 3,625,039 15.85 1996 Jan - Oct 2,848,380 53,780,849 2,258,299 7,404 41,811,227 18.51 January 297,319 5,043,908 230,168 7,425 3,786,040 16.45 February 239,576 3,987,329 185,999 6,414 3,010,262 16.18 March 242,487 4,322,101 190,017 6,130 3,292,845 17.33 April 282,303 5,575,092 223,637 7,455 4,322,116 19.33 May 305,171 5,934,908 243,099 7,842 4,607,281 18.95 June 291,866 5,331,524 235,384 7,846 4,240,698 18.02 July 319,661 5,889,631 255,944 8,256 4,669,076 18.24 August 287,385 5,457,611 230,757 7,444 4,303,202 18.65 September 294,229 5,967,359 238,543 7,951 4,774,465 20.02 October 288,383 6,271,386 224,751 7,250 4,805,242 21.38 November December (1) Details shown for these Energy-Related Petroleum Products are not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. These products include the following SITC commodity groupings; crude oil, petroleum preparations, and liquified propane and butane gas. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES - 1996 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS TOTAL Cumulative Country October September to-date total 5,891 5,497 53,178 Australia 129 70 937 Austria 129 77 748 Belgium 80 62 629 Brazil 39 60 490 Canada 2,797 3,202 28,689 Germany 212 166 1,752 Japan 394 372 3,876 Korea 50 43 604 Mexico 1,115 552 6,724 Saudia Arabia 140 128 1,020 Sweden 22 20 190 Taiwan 48 43 602 United Kingdom 86 78 755 Other 649 624 6,164 ________________________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country October September to-date total 1,482 1,468 13,966 Australia 27 13 161 Austria 1 1 12 Belgium 24 12 183 Brazil 7 15 116 Canada 690 748 6,442 Germany 113 68 831 Japan 152 193 2,094 Korea 6 5 119 Mexico 119 84 642 Saudia Arabia 76 61 510 Sweden 3 3 31 Taiwan 40 34 515 United Kingdom 27 22 229 Other 197 209 2,081 ________________________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country October September to-date total 783 718 6,851 Australia 33 5 156 Austria (-) (-) 3 Belgium 9 5 38 Brazil (-) 10 37 Canada 437 432 3,947 Germany 16 20 181 Japan 36 24 251 Korea 8 1 38 Mexico 31 22 307 Saudia Arabia 45 51 338 Sweden 2 3 22 Taiwan 1 2 14 United Kingdom 4 2 27 Other 161 141 1,493 ________________________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country October September to-date total 3,626 3,311 32,361 Australia 69 52 620 Austria 128 76 733 Belgium 47 45 408 Brazil 32 35 337 Canada 1,670 2,022 18,300 Germany 83 78 740 Japan 206 155 1,531 Korea 36 37 447 Mexico 965 446 5,775 Saudia Arabia 19 16 172 Sweden 17 14 137 Taiwan 7 7 73 United Kingdom 55 54 499 Other 291 274 2,590 ________________________________________________________ IMPORTS TOTAL Cumulative Country October September to-date total 11,647 10,518 107,857 Australia 25 10 103 Austria 28 23 209 Belgium 87 59 720 Brazil 95 73 758 Canada 3,584 4,255 39,445 Germany 989 683 7,936 Japan 3,438 2,464 28,786 Korea 253 118 1,935 Mexico 2,139 1,991 19,666 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 256 181 1,824 Taiwan 72 72 721 United Kingdom 225 212 1,892 Other 453 376 3,864 ________________________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country October September to-date total 6,032 5,221 55,064 Australia 15 (-) 15 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 77 53 586 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 1,845 2,351 21,343 Germany 740 490 5,741 Japan 2,083 1,313 16,386 Korea 207 74 1,425 Mexico 672 629 6,728 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 232 156 1,564 Taiwan 1 (-) 4 United Kingdom 153 151 1,192 Other 7 4 79 ________________________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country October September to-date total 992 1,200 10,794 Australia (-) (-) (-) Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 4 1 72 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 558 756 7,105 Germany 1 (-) 13 Japan 97 115 734 Korea (-) (-) 1 Mexico 317 308 2,676 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden (-) 2 20 Taiwan (-) 1 4 United Kingdom 11 10 112 Other 3 6 57 ________________________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country October September to-date total 4,623 4,097 41,999 Australia 10 10 88 Austria 28 23 209 Belgium 6 5 62 Brazil 95 73 758 Canada 1,181 1,148 10,997 Germany 248 193 2,182 Japan 1,258 1,036 11,666 Korea 46 44 509 Mexico 1,150 1,054 10,262 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 24 23 240 Taiwan 71 71 713 United Kingdom 61 51 588 Other 443 366 3,728 Note: Data not available on a Balance Of Payments Basis SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (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 October 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 7 - 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 October 1996, these shipments totaled $30.6 million. U.S.export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For October 1996, these shipments totaled $8.6 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. When it is not, an estimate of 4.5 percent is used. Inland freight charges for October 1996 account for 3.8 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 October 1996, reexports to Canada were $1,256 million. 4. Exchange Rate--Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For October 1996, the average exchange rate was 1.3508 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar. 5. Other--There are other minor differences which are statistically insignificant, such as rounding error. AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 15 and 15A) 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 Octoberen 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. European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, 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, Gabon, 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 8 and 9). 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 7). These data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product Accounts. The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other methods that redistribute the actual series values over the calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately from other trade. Adjustments for Price Change Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis (1992=100) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible, then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. SITC Data Goods data appearing in Exhibit 16 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 agriculture 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 which 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 16. 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 17. This product and commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level of technology embodied in the goods. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the international accounts, and to value transactions according to a standard definition. The export adjustments include: U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census goods exports.) Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only include gold that leaves the customs territory. Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports: Deductions for repairs of goods, exposed 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 exposed motion picture film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico, conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S. vessels abroad. 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. Travel includes expenditures for food, lodging, recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign visit. Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel between the United States and foreign countries and between two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S. residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United States and foreign countries. Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to and from the United States. Includes freight charges, operating expenses that transportation companies incur in foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft and freight car rentals. 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 will be released for the current month and a revised estimate for the immediately preceding month. After a revised month is released, no further changes will be made until the quarterly international transactions estimates, based on more complete source data, are released. The first monthly release that follows the quarterly international transactions release will contain revised estimates for the previous six months, in order to align the monthly estimates with the quarterly estimates. Annual revisions for the months and quarters are made in October, which incorporate updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies. 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. Releases are scheduled for March 13, June 19, September 11, and December 10, 1997. The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY. The FT900 and supplement are available on the following: INTERNET The U.S. Internetional Trade in Goods and Services reports for the current month and previous years are available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product information. Additional data and information on goods is obtainable from: Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C. 20233 Additional data and information on services is 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 1997: 1-17-97, 2-19-97, 3-20-97, 4-17-97, 5-21-97, 6-19-97, 7-18-97, 8-20-97, 9-18-97, 10-21-97, 11-20-97, 12-18-97, 1-21-98, 2-19-98 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.