This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, November 18, 1999 CB-99-220 Press Copy FT-900 (99-09) For information on goods contact: Bureau of the Census: Haydn R. Mearkle (301) 457-2246 Nick Orsini (301) 457-2311 For information on services contact: Bureau of Economic Analysis: Technical: Christopher Bach (202) 606-9545 Media: Larry Moran (202) 606-2649. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 1999 Goods and Services The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total September exports of $81.7 billion and imports of $106.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $24.4 billion, $0.9 billion more than the deficit of $23.5 billion in August, revised. September exports were $0.7 billion less than August exports of $82.4 billion. September imports were $0.1 billion more than August imports of $106.0 billion. In September, the goods deficit increased $0.5 billion from August to $30.6 billion, and the services surplus decreased $0.4 billion to $6.2 billion. Exports of goods decreased to $58.5 billion from $59.1 billion, and imports of goods decreased to $89.1 billion from $89.3 billion. Exports of services decreased to $23.2 billion from $23.3 billion and imports of services increased to $17.0 billion from $16.7 billion. Goods The August to September change in exports of goods reflected decreases in capital goods of $0.9 billion (primarily civilian aircraft) and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.5 billion). Increases occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($0.5 billion); consumer goods ($0.3 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion); and other goods ($0.1 billion). The August to September change in imports of goods reflected decreases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines of $0.4 billion); other goods ($0.3 billion); and capital goods ($0.2 billion). An increase occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($0.4 billion). Consumer goods and food, feeds, and beverages were virtually unchanged. Note: Total goods are reported on a balance of payments basis; commodity and country detail for goods are on a Census basis. Definitions are explained in the notes starting on page 26 of this release. Services Services exports decreased $0.1 billion from August to September, mainly reflecting decreases in transfers under U.S. military sales contracts and travel. Services imports increased $0.3 billion from August to September, reflecting increases in direct defense expenditures, travel, and other transportation. Goods and Services Moving Average For the three months ending in September, exports of goods and services averaged $81.1 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $105.4 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $24.3 billion. For the three months ending in August, the average trade deficit was $24.3 billion, reflecting average exports of $80.1 billion and average imports of $104.4 billion. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The September figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia $0.6 (for August $0.4), Argentina $0.3 ($0.2), Egypt $0.2 ($0.1), Hong Kong $0.1 ($0.0), and Brazil $0.1 ($0.0). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China -$6.9 (-$6.9), Japan -$6.6 (-$6.4), Western Europe -$3.5 (-$4.4), OPEC -$3.0 (-$2.7), Canada -$2.9 (-$3.3), Mexico -$2.2 (-$2.2), Taiwan -$1.5 (-$1.4), and Korea -$0.9 (-$0.4). Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $17.0 billion in September and imports were $16.1 billion, resulting in a surplus of $0.9 billion. September exports were $0.4 billion more than the $16.6 billion in August, while imports were $0.7 billion more than the $15.4 billion in August. Revisions Goods carry-over in September was $0.7 billion (1.2 percent) for exports and $1.1 billion (1.2 percent) for imports. For August, revised export carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.7 billion (1.2 percent). For August, revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $0.8 billion (0.9 percent). Services exports for August were revised up $0.1 billion to $23.3 billion, reflecting the incorporation of newly available source data. Services imports for August were virtually unrevised at $16.7 billion. NOTICE Scheduled Release Dates for 2000 are Located on Page 29 Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1 International Trade in Goods and Services. . . . . . .........4 Exhibit 2 Goods and Services Centered Three - Month Moving Averages....5 Exhibit 3 U.S. Services by Major Category--Exports . . . . . .........6 Exhibit 4 U.S. Services by Major Category--Imports . . . . . .........7 Exhibit 5 U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........8 Exhibit 6 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category..9 Exhibit 7 Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity ........10 Exhibit 8 Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity ........12 Exhibit 9 Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Category Totals........14 Exhibit 10 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category (Constant Dollars) . . . . . . . ........15 Exhibit 11 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals (Constant Dollars)........................................16 Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 12 U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........17 Exhibit 13 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category ..................................................18 Exhibit 14 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......19 Exhibit 15 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC Commodity Groupings..................................................21 Exhibit 16 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products...................................................23 Exhibit 17 Imports of Energy - Related Petroleum Products, Including Crude Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......24 Exhibit 18 Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts By Selected Countries.........................................25 Information on Goods and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........26 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. -104,731 -196,652 91,921 Jan.- Sep. -76,525 -146,002 69,477 January -9,693 -17,275 7,582 February -8,982 -16,320 7,338 March -7,937 -15,613 7,676 April -7,948 -15,816 7,868 May -8,707 -16,698 7,991 June -7,534 -15,364 7,830 July -7,607 -15,256 7,649 August -8,886 -16,812 7,926 September -9,230 -16,847 7,617 October -8,550 -16,488 7,938 November -9,436 -16,795 7,359 December -10,215 -17,367 7,152 1998 Jan.- Dec. -164,282 -246,932 82,650 Jan.- Sep. -121,022 -183,344 62,322 January -9,850 -17,141 7,291 February -10,706 -17,506 6,800 March -12,782 -20,229 7,447 April -13,217 -20,860 7,643 May -14,901 -22,236 7,335 June -13,843 -20,404 6,561 July -14,689 -21,066 6,377 August -15,860 -22,291 6,431 September -15,174 -21,611 6,437 October -14,358 -20,990 6,632 November -14,664 -21,539 6,875 December -14,241 -21,059 6,818 1999 Jan.- Sep. -191,597 -250,759 59,162 January -16,147 -23,350 7,203 February -18,516 -25,173 6,657 March -19,312 -25,681 6,369 April -18,787 -25,334 6,547 May -21,390 -27,899 6,509 June -24,604 -31,179 6,575 July -24,886 -31,422 6,536 August (R) -23,549 -30,132 6,583 September -24,408 -30,591 6,183 October November December August data as published last month: -24,095 -30,584 6,489 ___________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 938,543 679,715 258,828 Jan.- Sep. 699,727 506,320 193,407 January 73,707 52,796 20,911 February 75,169 54,409 20,760 March 76,884 55,774 21,110 April 77,949 56,575 21,374 May 77,737 56,028 21,709 June 78,997 57,292 21,705 July 80,110 58,379 21,731 August 79,571 57,496 22,075 September 79,604 57,572 22,032 October 80,232 58,044 22,188 November 79,001 57,319 21,682 December 79,586 58,031 21,555 1998 Jan.- Dec. 933,907 670,246 263,661 Jan.- Sep. 697,004 500,122 196,882 January 79,397 57,748 21,649 February 77,999 56,512 21,487 March 78,436 56,406 22,030 April 78,040 55,330 22,710 May 77,126 54,853 22,273 June 76,723 55,015 21,708 July 75,824 54,164 21,660 August 76,227 54,624 21,603 September 77,234 55,472 21,762 October 79,617 57,193 22,424 November 79,126 56,926 22,200 December 78,161 56,005 22,156 1999 Jan.- Sep. 709,888 503,732 206,156 January 77,833 55,263 22,570 February 77,025 54,704 22,321 March 77,047 54,326 22,721 April 78,113 55,269 22,844 May 77,978 55,121 22,857 June 78,623 55,472 23,151 July 79,122 55,890 23,232 August (R) 82,443 59,139 23,304 September 81,705 58,549 23,156 October November December August data as published last month: 82,027 58,782 23,245 ___________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,043,273 876,366 166,907 Jan.- Sep. 776,252 652,322 123,930 January 83,400 70,071 13,329 February 84,151 70,729 13,422 March 84,821 71,387 13,434 April 85,897 72,391 13,506 May 86,444 72,726 13,718 June 86,531 72,656 13,875 July 87,717 73,635 14,082 August 88,457 74,308 14,149 September 88,834 74,419 14,415 October 88,782 74,532 14,250 November 88,437 74,114 14,323 December 89,801 75,398 14,403 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,098,189 917,178 181,011 Jan.- Sep. 818,026 683,466 134,560 January 89,247 74,889 14,358 February 88,705 74,018 14,687 March 91,217 76,634 14,583 April 91,257 76,190 15,067 May 92,027 77,089 14,938 June 90,566 75,419 15,147 July 90,513 75,230 15,283 August 92,086 76,914 15,172 September 92,409 77,084 15,325 October 93,975 78,183 15,792 November 93,789 78,464 15,325 December 92,402 77,064 15,338 1999 Jan.- Sep. 901,485 754,491 146,994 January 93,979 78,612 15,367 February 95,540 79,876 15,664 March 96,358 80,006 16,352 April 96,900 80,603 16,297 May 99,368 83,020 16,348 June 103,227 86,651 16,576 July 104,008 87,312 16,696 August (R) 105,992 89,271 16,721 September 106,113 89,140 16,973 October November December August data as published last month: 106,122 89,366 16,756 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1997 January --- --- --- February -8,871 -16,403 7,532 March -8,289 -15,917 7,627 April -8,197 -16,042 7,845 May -8,063 -15,960 7,896 June -7,949 -15,773 7,823 July -8,009 -15,811 7,802 August -8,574 -16,305 7,731 September -8,889 -16,716 7,827 October -9,072 -16,710 7,638 November -9,400 -16,883 7,483 December -9,834 -17,101 7,267 1998 January -10,257 -17,338 7,081 February -11,113 -18,292 7,179 March -12,235 -19,532 7,297 April -13,633 -21,108 7,475 May -13,987 -21,167 7,180 June -14,478 -21,235 6,758 July -14,797 -21,253 6,456 August -15,241 -21,656 6,415 September -15,131 -21,631 6,500 October -14,732 -21,380 6,648 November -14,421 -21,196 6,775 December -15,017 -21,982 6,965 1999 January -16,301 -23,194 6,893 February -17,991 -24,734 6,743 March -18,871 -25,396 6,524 April -19,830 -26,305 6,475 May -21,594 -28,137 6,544 June -23,627 -30,167 6,540 July (R) -24,346 -30,911 6,565 August -24,281 -30,715 6,434 September October November December ___________________________________ Exports Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1997 January --- --- --- February 75,253 54,326 20,927 March 76,667 55,586 21,081 April 77,523 56,126 21,398 May 78,227 56,631 21,596 June 78,948 57,233 21,715 July 79,559 57,722 21,837 August 79,762 57,816 21,946 September 79,802 57,704 22,098 October 79,612 57,645 21,967 November 79,606 57,798 21,808 December 79,328 57,699 21,629 1998 January 78,994 57,430 21,564 February 78,610 56,888 21,722 March 78,158 56,082 22,076 April 77,867 55,529 22,338 May 77,296 55,066 22,230 June 76,558 54,677 21,880 July 76,258 54,601 21,657 August 76,428 54,753 21,675 September 77,693 55,763 21,930 October 78,659 56,530 22,129 November 78,968 56,708 22,260 December 78,373 56,064 22,309 1999 January 77,673 55,324 22,349 February 77,301 54,764 22,537 March 77,395 54,766 22,629 April 77,712 54,905 22,807 May 78,238 55,287 22,951 June 78,574 55,494 23,080 July (R) 80,063 56,834 23,229 August 81,090 57,860 23,231 September October November December ___________________________________ Imports Center Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1997 January --- --- --- February 84,124 70,729 13,395 March 84,956 71,502 13,454 April 85,721 72,168 13,553 May 86,291 72,591 13,700 June 86,897 73,006 13,892 July 87,568 73,533 14,035 August 88,336 74,121 14,215 September 88,691 74,420 14,271 October 88,684 74,355 14,329 November 89,007 74,681 14,325 December 89,162 74,800 14,361 1998 January 89,251 74,768 14,483 February 89,723 75,180 14,543 March 90,393 75,614 14,779 April 91,500 76,638 14,863 May 91,283 76,233 15,051 June 91,035 75,913 15,123 July 91,055 75,854 15,201 August 91,669 76,409 15,260 September 92,823 77,394 15,430 October 93,391 77,910 15,481 November 93,389 77,904 15,485 December 93,390 78,047 15,343 1999 January 93,974 78,517 15,456 February 95,293 79,498 15,794 March 96,266 80,162 16,104 April 97,542 81,210 16,332 May 99,831 83,424 16,407 June 102,201 85,661 16,540 July (R) 104,409 87,745 16,664 August 105,371 88,574 16,797 September October November December (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and showing the average at the center month of the period. Using this method, an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS JANUARY 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (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 1997 Jan. - Dec. 258,828 73,301 20,789 27,006 Jan.- Sep. 193,407 55,194 15,530 20,153 January 20,911 6,219 1,719 2,203 February 20,760 6,015 1,709 2,219 March 21,110 6,097 1,728 2,279 April 21,374 6,162 1,730 2,284 May 21,709 6,098 1,708 2,273 June 21,705 6,073 1,711 2,204 July 21,731 6,006 1,703 2,220 August 22,075 6,150 1,721 2,249 September 22,032 6,374 1,801 2,222 October 22,188 6,161 1,777 2,354 November 21,682 6,048 1,764 2,242 December 21,555 5,898 1,718 2,259 1998 Jan. - Dec. 263,661 71,250 19,996 25,518 Jan.- Sep. 196,882 53,312 15,153 18,945 January 21,649 6,118 1,709 2,189 February 21,487 5,967 1,643 2,078 March 22,030 5,818 1,564 2,071 April 22,710 6,370 1,812 2,136 May 22,273 6,050 1,731 2,112 June 21,708 5,840 1,642 2,020 July 21,660 5,662 1,653 2,094 August 21,603 5,718 1,682 2,137 September 21,762 5,769 1,717 2,108 October 22,424 5,953 1,627 2,253 November 22,200 5,904 1,626 2,197 December 22,156 6,081 1,590 2,125 1999 Jan.- Sep. 206,156 55,300 15,647 20,118 January 22,570 5,973 1,621 2,128 February 22,321 6,031 1,659 2,129 March 22,721 6,134 1,715 2,244 April 22,844 6,147 1,722 2,235 May 22,857 6,079 1,742 2,212 June 23,151 6,148 1,776 2,268 July 23,232 6,277 1,824 2,261 August (R) 23,304 6,291 1,804 2,322 September 23,156 6,220 1,784 2,319 October November December ___________________________________ Exports Continued Royalties Other Transfers U. S. Period and Private Under U. S. Government License Services Military Sales Misc. Fees Contracts Services 1997 Jan. - Dec. 33,781 85,566 17,561 824 Jan.- Sep. 25,294 63,132 13,470 634 January 2,757 6,575 1,374 64 February 2,740 6,675 1,338 64 March 2,735 6,771 1,434 66 April 2,775 6,889 1,461 73 May 2,788 7,060 1,708 74 June 2,809 7,192 1,641 75 July 2,896 7,270 1,562 74 August 2,903 7,373 1,606 73 September 2,891 7,327 1,346 71 October 2,830 7,534 1,469 63 November 2,823 7,458 1,284 63 December 2,835 7,443 1,338 64 1998 Jan. - Dec. 36,808 92,116 17,155 818 Jan.- Sep. 26,913 68,876 13,074 609 January 2,930 7,327 1,304 72 February 2,964 7,390 1,371 74 March 2,988 7,585 1,931 73 April 2,992 7,771 1,564 65 May 3,002 7,682 1,633 63 June 3,008 7,843 1,292 63 July 2,966 7,778 1,441 66 August 2,999 7,719 1,282 66 September 3,064 7,781 1,256 67 October 3,266 7,821 1,435 69 November 3,314 7,672 1,417 70 December 3,314 7,747 1,229 70 1999 Jan.- Sep. 28,214 73,378 12,843 656 January 3,144 7,879 1,757 68 February 3,105 8,037 1,291 69 March 3,088 8,179 1,292 69 April 3,124 8,213 1,333 70 May 3,132 8,195 1,428 69 June 3,140 8,241 1,473 105 July 3,150 8,242 1,410 68 August (R) 3,160 8,180 1,478 69 September 3,171 8,212 1,381 69 October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (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 1997 Jan. - Dec. 166,907 52,051 18,138 28,959 Jan.- Sep. 123,930 38,896 13,615 21,558 January 13,329 4,306 1,437 2,336 February 13,422 4,306 1,435 2,328 March 13,434 4,289 1,423 2,372 April 13,506 4,214 1,524 2,432 May 13,718 4,293 1,535 2,472 June 13,875 4,337 1,556 2,415 July 14,082 4,360 1,562 2,367 August 14,149 4,380 1,556 2,355 September 14,415 4,411 1,587 2,481 October 14,250 4,303 1,470 2,499 November 14,323 4,442 1,530 2,370 December 14,403 4,410 1,523 2,531 1998 Jan. - Dec. 181,011 56,105 19,797 30,457 Jan.- Sep. 134,560 41,974 14,672 22,611 January 14,358 4,561 1,538 2,450 February 14,687 4,600 1,556 2,340 March 14,583 4,575 1,535 2,531 April 15,067 4,779 1,680 2,531 May 14,938 4,643 1,631 2,522 June 15,147 4,746 1,647 2,537 July 15,283 4,696 1,730 2,564 August 15,172 4,640 1,669 2,598 September 15,325 4,734 1,686 2,538 October 15,792 4,832 1,771 2,760 November 15,325 4,602 1,695 2,588 December 15,338 4,697 1,659 2,501 1999 Jan.- Sep. 146,994 45,059 15,942 24,832 January 15,367 4,742 1,627 2,508 February 15,664 4,890 1,678 2,528 March 16,352 5,215 1,809 2,690 April 16,297 5,068 1,710 2,717 May 16,348 4,952 1,756 2,746 June 16,576 4,975 1,850 2,827 July 16,696 5,042 1,853 2,826 August (R) 16,721 5,051 1,814 2,965 September 16,973 5,124 1,845 3,025 October November December ____________________________________ Imports Continued Royalties Other Direct U. S. Period and Private Defense Government License Services Expenditures Misc. Fees Services 1997 Jan. - Dec. 9,390 43,909 11,698 2,762 Jan.- Sep. 6,855 32,371 8,551 2,084 January 693 3,388 947 222 February 703 3,483 946 221 March 708 3,480 939 223 April 690 3,520 897 229 May 708 3,578 900 232 June 740 3,675 917 235 July 867 3,708 977 241 August 867 3,745 1,004 242 September 879 3,794 1,024 239 October 843 3,851 1,056 228 November 843 3,868 1,044 226 December 849 3,819 1,047 224 1998 Jan. - Dec. 11,292 47,670 12,841 2,849 Jan.- Sep. 8,370 35,394 9,435 2,104 January 851 3,697 1,036 225 February 1,236 3,698 1,033 224 March 868 3,822 1,029 223 April 893 3,954 1,012 218 May 894 4,010 1,017 221 June 907 4,050 1,032 228 July 926 4,046 1,072 249 August 889 4,026 1,093 257 September 906 4,091 1,111 259 October 950 4,108 1,120 251 November 974 4,082 1,135 249 December 999 4,086 1,151 245 1999 Jan.- Sep. 9,706 38,383 10,928 2,144 January 1,040 4,064 1,157 229 February 1,061 4,113 1,168 226 March 1,075 4,158 1,178 227 April 1,074 4,294 1,194 240 May 1,081 4,368 1,201 244 June 1,087 4,387 1,205 245 July 1,092 4,383 1,256 244 August (R) 1,095 4,312 1,239 245 September 1,101 4,304 1,330 244 October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 5. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,652 -180,522 Jan.- Sep. -146,002 -133,009 January -17,275 -16,461 February -16,320 -15,201 March -15,613 -13,153 April -15,816 -14,093 May -16,698 -14,796 June -15,364 -13,625 July -15,256 -14,336 August -16,812 -15,508 September -16,847 -15,836 October -16,488 -15,187 November -16,795 -15,886 December -17,367 -16,439 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 Jan.- Sep. -183,344 -171,552 January -17,141 -15,924 February -17,506 -16,470 March -20,229 -18,831 April -20,860 -19,875 May -22,236 -21,191 June -20,404 -19,141 July -21,066 -19,732 August -22,291 -20,272 September -21,611 -20,116 October -20,990 -19,191 November -21,539 -19,410 December -21,059 -19,606 1999 Jan.- Sep. -250,759 -238,450 January -23,350 -22,225 February -25,173 -23,847 March -25,681 -24,416 April -25,334 -24,069 May -27,899 -26,543 June -31,179 -29,701 July -31,422 -30,193 August (R) -30,132 -28,809 September -30,591 -28,646 October November December August data as published last month. -30,584 -29,135 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 Jan.- Sep. 506,320 -7,261 513,581 January 52,796 -558 53,353 February 54,409 -685 55,094 March 55,774 -999 56,772 April 56,575 -697 57,272 May 56,028 -1,001 57,029 June 57,292 -840 58,132 July 58,379 -686 59,065 August 57,496 -1,051 58,547 September 57,572 -745 58,317 October 58,044 -1,043 59,087 November 57,319 -664 57,983 December 58,031 -501 58,532 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 Jan.- Sep. 500,122 -7,890 508,013 January 57,748 -637 58,385 February 56,512 -808 57,320 March 56,406 -887 57,292 April 55,330 -660 55,990 May 54,853 -754 55,607 June 55,015 -905 55,920 July 54,164 -973 55,137 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 September 55,472 -946 56,419 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 1999 Jan.- Sep. 503,732 -9,416 513,148 January 55,263 -953 56,216 February 54,704 -1,113 55,816 March 54,326 -1,038 55,364 April 55,269 -994 56,263 May 55,121 -1,143 56,263 June 55,472 -1,202 56,673 July 55,890 -1,032 56,922 August (R) 59,139 -855 59,995 September 58,549 -1,086 59,636 October November December August data as published last month. 58,782 -856 59,638 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 Jan.- Sep. 652,322 5,732 646,590 January 70,071 257 69,814 February 70,729 434 70,295 March 71,387 1,461 69,926 April 72,391 1,026 71,365 May 72,726 902 71,824 June 72,656 899 71,757 July 73,635 234 73,401 August 74,308 252 74,055 September 74,419 266 74,153 October 74,532 258 74,274 November 74,114 245 73,869 December 75,398 427 74,971 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 Jan.- Sep. 683,466 3,902 679,565 January 74,889 580 74,309 February 74,018 228 73,790 March 76,634 511 76,124 April 76,190 325 75,865 May 77,089 291 76,799 June 75,419 358 75,061 July 75,230 361 74,868 August 76,914 699 76,215 September 77,084 549 76,535 October 78,183 592 77,591 November 78,464 522 77,943 December 77,064 267 76,797 1999 Jan.- Sep. 754,491 2,894 751,597 January 78,612 171 78,441 February 79,876 213 79,664 March 80,006 226 79,780 April 80,603 271 80,332 May 83,020 213 82,807 June 86,651 277 86,374 July 87,312 197 87,115 August (R) 89,271 468 88,803 September 89,140 858 88,282 October November December August data as published last month. 89,366 593 88,773 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (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) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 46,397 148,266 Jan.- Sep. 500,122 -7,890 508,013 34,520 111,580 January 57,748 -637 58,385 4,142 13,254 February 56,512 -808 57,320 4,215 12,694 March 56,406 -887 57,292 3,993 12,688 April 55,330 -660 55,990 3,811 12,437 May 54,853 -754 55,607 3,788 12,464 June 55,015 -905 55,920 3,867 12,030 July 54,164 -973 55,137 3,718 11,865 August 54,624 -1,320 55,943 3,668 12,127 September 55,472 -946 56,419 3,316 12,021 October 57,193 -1,208 58,401 4,018 12,371 November 56,926 -1,608 58,533 3,866 12,483 December 56,005 -1,186 57,191 3,992 11,832 1999 Jan.- Sep. 503,732 -9,416 513,148 33,899 106,265 January 55,263 -953 56,216 3,641 11,269 February 54,704 -1,113 55,816 3,602 11,383 March 54,326 -1,038 55,364 3,559 11,430 April 55,269 -994 56,263 3,741 11,606 May 55,121 -1,143 56,263 3,736 11,746 June 55,472 -1,202 56,673 3,842 11,720 July 55,890 -1,032 56,922 3,812 11,527 August (R) 59,139 -855 59,995 3,933 12,523 September 58,549 -1,086 59,636 4,031 13,062 October November December ___________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,138 299,612 73,157 79,261 35,444 Jan.- Sep. 508,013 222,329 54,475 59,465 25,644 January 58,385 25,341 6,434 6,648 2,567 February 57,320 24,869 6,358 6,482 2,701 March 57,292 24,623 6,480 6,463 3,046 April 55,990 24,090 6,334 6,554 2,763 May 55,607 23,995 5,995 6,518 2,848 June 55,920 24,659 5,814 6,717 2,833 July 55,137 24,942 5,073 6,706 2,832 August 55,943 24,329 5,872 6,690 3,256 September 56,419 25,480 6,115 6,687 2,798 October 58,401 26,117 6,156 6,620 3,119 November 58,533 25,696 6,341 6,647 3,500 December 57,191 25,470 6,186 6,530 3,181 1999 Jan.- Sep. 513,148 229,897 55,624 59,766 27,697 January 56,216 25,619 6,049 6,573 3,066 February 55,816 24,895 5,969 6,805 3,163 March 55,364 24,900 5,845 6,517 3,113 April 56,263 25,085 6,174 6,737 2,919 May 56,263 24,954 6,086 6,501 3,240 June 56,673 24,842 6,501 6,544 3,225 July 56,922 25,741 6,098 6,653 3,090 August (R) 59,995 27,357 6,692 6,582 2,909 September 59,636 26,503 6,212 6,855 2,972 October November December ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 41,243 200,140 Jan.- Sep. 683,466 3,902 679,565 30,851 152,060 January 74,889 580 74,309 3,300 17,128 February 74,018 228 73,790 3,489 16,835 March 76,634 511 76,124 3,417 16,689 April 76,190 325 75,865 3,394 17,265 May 77,089 291 76,799 3,407 17,481 June 75,419 358 75,061 3,529 16,687 July 75,230 361 74,868 3,476 16,592 August 76,914 699 76,215 3,418 16,876 September 77,084 549 76,535 3,420 16,508 October 78,183 592 77,591 3,432 16,549 November 78,464 522 77,943 3,445 16,241 December 77,064 267 76,797 3,515 15,289 1999 Jan.- Sep. 754,491 2,894 751,597 32,401 158,987 January 78,612 171 78,441 3,528 15,537 February 79,876 213 79,664 3,516 15,388 March 80,006 226 79,780 3,384 16,037 April 80,603 271 80,332 3,548 16,965 May 83,020 213 82,807 3,635 17,974 June 86,651 277 86,374 3,759 18,199 July 87,312 197 87,115 3,674 18,670 August (R) 89,271 468 88,803 3,669 19,932 September 89,140 858 88,282 3,689 20,285 October November December ___________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 Jan.- Sep. 679,565 201,012 108,746 161,282 25,614 January 74,309 21,888 11,842 17,420 2,730 February 73,790 22,073 11,920 16,850 2,622 March 76,124 22,712 12,571 18,042 2,694 April 75,865 22,110 12,136 18,138 2,822 May 76,799 22,916 12,411 17,980 2,603 June 75,061 22,266 11,792 18,134 2,652 July 74,868 22,294 11,030 18,321 3,155 August 76,215 22,321 12,291 18,102 3,207 September 76,535 22,431 12,752 18,295 3,130 October 77,591 22,948 13,045 18,402 3,217 November 77,943 23,132 13,377 18,470 3,278 December 76,797 22,466 13,887 18,362 3,278 1999 Jan.- Sep. 751,597 218,274 133,206 176,140 32,588 January 78,441 23,082 13,989 18,911 3,393 February 79,664 23,645 14,306 19,447 3,364 March 79,780 23,038 14,611 18,925 3,784 April 80,332 23,279 13,706 19,351 3,483 May 82,807 24,199 14,588 18,908 3,503 June 86,374 25,460 15,473 19,919 3,563 July 87,115 25,492 15,466 20,204 3,610 August (R) 88,803 25,134 15,727 20,246 4,095 September 88,282 24,945 15,340 20,228 3,795 October November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 7. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) Item(1) September August (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 58,549 59,139 -590 Net Adjustments -1,086 -855 -231 Total, Census Basis 59,636 59,995 -359 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,031 3,933 98 Soybeans 581 510 70 Meat, poultry, etc. 571 537 35 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 298 268 30 Vegetables 264 238 26 Sorghum, barley, oats 66 49 17 Wine and related products 83 70 13 Oilseeds, food oils 110 98 12 Corn 502 495 7 Bakery products 152 149 3 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 37 37 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 41 -1 Dairy products and eggs 58 60 -2 Other foods 292 297 -4 Rice 59 68 -9 Fruits, frozen juices 326 336 -10 Nuts 87 100 -13 Fish and shellfish 250 267 -17 Wheat 256 315 -60 Industrial supplies and materials 13,062 12,523 540 Nonmonetary gold 960 399 561 Plastic materials 1,056 968 87 Petroleum products, other 521 436 85 Chemicals-other 1,022 960 62 Finished metal shapes 747 699 49 Newsprint 755 716 40 Chemicals-organic 1,203 1,164 39 Nuclear fuel materials 120 88 32 Pulpwood and woodpulp 324 297 26 Natural gas liquids 82 57 25 Fuel oil 180 159 21 Logs and lumber 352 335 17 Precious metals, other 122 107 15 Leather and furs 87 74 13 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 66 8 Wood supplies, manufactured 85 78 6 Other industrial supplies 1,115 1,111 4 Synthetic rubber-primary 113 109 3 Copper 78 75 3 Nontextile floor tiles 29 27 3 Iron and steel mill products 256 254 2 Finished textile supplies 137 135 2 Nonmetallic minerals 31 29 2 Aluminum and alumina 281 281 (-) Gas-natural 17 18 -1 Mineral supplies-manufactured 252 253 -1 Hair, waste materials 37 38 -1 Steelmaking materials 132 135 -3 Cotton fiber cloth 154 159 -4 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 123 127 -4 Iron and steel products, other 235 241 -6 Industrial rubber products 182 188 -6 Shingles, molding, wallboard 150 157 -7 Coal and fuels, other 107 113 -7 Tapes, audio and visual 144 151 -7 Electric energy 11 20 -8 Hides and skins 90 100 -10 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 98 112 -13 Manmade cloth 349 363 -14 Tobacco, unmanufactured 73 98 -25 Cotton, raw 72 98 -26 Metallurgical grade coal 102 132 -30 Chemicals-inorganic 288 346 -58 Nonferrous metals, other 138 208 -71 Crude oil 17 99 -82 Agriculture-manufactured, other 166 254 -88 Chemicals-fertilizers 396 489 -92 Capital goods, except automotive 26,503 27,357 -853 Civilian aircraft 2,194 3,460 -1,266 Semiconductors 4,051 4,115 -64 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,105 1,160 -55 Materials handling equipment 373 402 -29 Medicinal equipment 1,067 1,096 -29 Drilling & oilfield equipment 363 390 -28 Photo, service industry machinery 475 500 -25 Railway transportation equipment 115 138 -23 Business machines and equipment 239 258 -18 Computers 827 842 -15 Electric apparatus 1,945 1,953 -8 Pulp and paper machinery 222 228 -5 Vessels, exc. scrap 4 9 -4 Agricultural machinery, equipment 248 252 -4 Commercial vessels, other 8 8 -1 Laboratory testing instruments 353 351 1 Spacraft, exc. military 2 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,069 1,067 3 Food, tobacco machinery 148 144 4 Specialized mining 32 28 4 Textile, sewing machines 102 97 5 Marine engines, parts 56 51 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 91 18 Computer accessories 3,218 3,189 29 Generators, accessories 581 550 31 Excavating machinery 448 412 36 Wood, glass, plastic 254 218 37 Metalworking machine tools 559 502 57 Industrial engines 1,032 975 57 Engines-civilian aircraft 910 813 97 Industrial machines, other 1,904 1,762 142 Telecommunications equipment 2,492 2,297 195 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,212 6,692 -480 Consumer goods 6,855 6,582 273 Gem diamonds 339 109 230 Tobacco, manufactured 318 253 65 Jewelry, etc 219 181 38 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 203 182 21 Toys/games/sporting goods 503 490 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 291 278 13 Other household goods 513 500 13 Stereo equipment, etc. 162 151 11 Writing and art supplies 417 409 9 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 120 116 4 TV's, VCR's, etc. 299 296 3 Glassware, chinaware 41 38 3 Sports apparel and gear 38 36 2 Books, printed matter 334 333 (-) Numismatic coins 3 3 (-) Cookware, cutlery, tools 56 58 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 344 347 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 22 26 -4 Musical instruments 87 92 -5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 174 182 -7 Rugs 109 117 -8 Apparel, household goods - textile 682 694 -12 Household appliances 405 430 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 93 135 -43 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,082 1,126 -44 Other goods 2,972 2,909 63 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 503,732 500,122 3,609 Net Adjustments -9,416 -7,890 -1,526 Total, Census Basis 513,148 508,013 5,135 Foods, feeds, and beverages 33,899 34,520 -621 Soybeans 3,443 3,395 49 Meat, poultry, etc. 4,831 5,199 -369 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,363 2,969 -606 Vegetables 2,134 2,192 -58 Sorghum, barley, oats 468 511 -44 Wine and related products 585 606 -21 Oilseeds, food oils 1,029 1,470 -441 Corn 4,140 3,509 631 Bakery products 1,315 1,324 -9 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 371 417 -46 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 365 375 -10 Dairy products and eggs 474 533 -60 Other foods 2,688 2,688 (-) Rice 724 913 -189 Fruits, frozen juices 2,868 2,740 128 Nuts 1,056 1,139 -83 Fish and shellfish 2,180 1,732 448 Wheat 2,867 2,809 57 Industrial supplies and materials 106,265 111,580 -5,315 Nonmonetary gold 3,023 3,721 -697 Plastic materials 8,525 8,799 -275 Petroleum products, other 3,720 4,159 -439 Chemicals-other 8,697 8,358 338 Finished metal shapes 6,221 6,181 40 Newsprint 6,239 6,521 -282 Chemicals-organic 9,694 9,961 -268 Nuclear fuel materials 687 728 -42 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,611 2,738 -127 Natural gas liquids 379 284 94 Fuel oil 1,212 1,125 87 Logs and lumber 3,111 2,938 174 Precious metals, other 1,358 1,630 -272 Leather and furs 666 695 -29 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 599 640 -41 Wood supplies, manufactured 701 712 -11 Other industrial supplies 9,493 9,211 281 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,007 1,046 -38 Copper 747 893 -146 Nontextile floor tiles 265 266 (-) Iron and steel mill products 2,078 2,237 -159 Finished textile supplies 1,248 1,118 130 Nonmetallic minerals 288 300 -13 Aluminum and alumina 2,469 2,558 -89 Gas-natural 157 197 -40 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,168 2,263 -95 Hair, waste materials 349 420 -70 Steelmaking materials 1,013 1,186 -173 Cotton fiber cloth 1,435 1,315 120 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,248 1,377 -129 Iron and steel products, other 2,092 2,138 -46 Industrial rubber products 1,555 1,562 -7 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,392 1,431 -39 Coal and fuels, other 966 1,088 -122 Tapes, audio and visual 1,427 1,697 -270 Electric energy 163 123 40 Hides and skins 832 983 -152 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,022 1,098 -76 Manmade cloth 3,121 3,217 -96 Tobacco, unmanufactured 999 1,111 -112 Cotton, raw 648 1,845 -1,197 Metallurgical grade coal 1,113 1,758 -645 Chemicals-inorganic 2,715 2,859 -145 Nonferrous metals, other 1,466 1,628 -162 Crude oil 559 770 -211 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,069 886 183 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,720 3,808 -88 Capital goods, except automotive 229,897 222,329 7,568 Civilian aircraft 21,797 21,725 72 Semiconductors 34,129 27,763 6,365 Measuring, testing, control instru. 9,575 9,424 151 Materials handling equipment 3,375 3,512 -137 Medicinal equipment 9,216 8,928 287 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,964 5,949 -1,985 Photo, service industry machinery 4,276 4,339 -63 Railway transportation equipment 1,219 1,199 20 Business machines and equipment 2,164 2,606 -442 Computers 7,356 7,498 -142 Electric apparatus 16,643 15,531 1,112 Pulp and paper machinery 2,083 2,281 -197 Vessels, exc. scrap 71 66 5 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,384 3,239 -855 Commercial vessels, other 188 358 -171 Laboratory testing instruments 3,188 2,914 274 Spacraft, exc. military 24 66 -41 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,844 8,608 1,237 Food, tobacco machinery 1,353 1,491 -138 Specialized mining 276 424 -149 Textile, sewing machines 897 1,001 -105 Marine engines, parts 481 447 34 Nonfarm tractors and parts 839 1,045 -206 Computer accessories 27,343 26,361 982 Generators, accessories 4,788 4,889 -101 Excavating machinery 3,762 4,331 -569 Wood, glass, plastic 2,022 2,194 -172 Metalworking machine tools 4,585 4,800 -215 Industrial engines 8,866 8,782 84 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,059 7,314 745 Industrial machines, other 15,239 14,571 668 Telecommunications equipment 19,893 18,673 1,220 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 55,624 54,475 1,149 Consumer goods 59,766 59,465 301 Gem diamonds 2,515 2,162 352 Tobacco, manufactured 2,985 3,801 -816 Jewelry, etc 1,750 1,243 508 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,940 2,327 -388 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,258 4,593 -335 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,495 2,549 -54 Other household goods 4,261 3,913 348 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,258 1,269 -11 Writing and art supplies 3,614 3,314 300 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,077 1,048 28 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,482 2,769 -287 Glassware, chinaware 343 381 -38 Sports apparel and gear 324 361 -37 Books, printed matter 2,973 3,071 -98 Numismatic coins 41 44 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 514 545 -31 Records, tapes, and disks 2,972 2,785 186 Nursery stock, etc. 222 224 -2 Musical instruments 752 735 17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,617 1,653 -36 Rugs 1,037 1,126 -89 Apparel, household goods - textile 6,592 6,859 -267 Household appliances 3,675 3,942 -266 Pleasure boats and motors 941 952 -11 Pharmaceutical preparations 9,129 7,798 1,331 Other goods 27,697 25,644 2,053 (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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) Item(1) Septembert August (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 89,140 89,271 -131 Net Adjustments 858 468 391 Total, Census Basis 88,282 88,803 -521 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,689 3,669 20 Fruits, frozen juices 421 360 61 Fish and shellfish 766 750 16 Cane and beet sugar 72 56 15 Meat products 391 379 12 Cocoa beans 32 23 9 Nuts 72 69 3 Other foods 223 220 3 Dairy products and eggs 88 85 3 Vegetables 332 336 -4 Bakery products 215 220 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 51 -6 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 211 221 -11 Feedstuff and foodgrains 115 126 -11 Wine and related products 346 358 -12 Green coffee 201 215 -14 Tea, spices, etc. 57 72 -15 Food oils, oilseeds 101 128 -26 Industrial supplies and materials 20,285 19,932 353 Crude oil 5,397 4,932 465 Fuel oil 693 586 107 Other precious metals 362 317 46 Nickel 106 70 37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 476 442 34 Iron and steel mill products 847 813 34 Finished metal shapes 540 511 29 Nonferrous metals, other 147 119 28 Tobacco, waxes, etc 311 288 23 Copper 201 183 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 183 167 17 Zinc 104 88 16 Plastic materials 553 537 16 Electric energy 125 109 16 Paper and paper products 502 486 15 Industrial supplies, other 1,032 1,017 15 Wool, silk, etc. 74 64 10 Tin 25 18 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 271 264 7 Synthetic rubber--primary 110 104 6 Newsprint 297 291 6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 179 175 4 Steelmaking materials 224 220 3 Hair, waste materials 36 33 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 37 34 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 59 57 2 Plywood and veneers 133 133 1 Pulpwood and woodpulp 232 232 (-) Materials, exc. chemicals 148 148 (-) Hides and skins 11 12 -1 Chemicals-inorganic 338 339 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 161 164 -2 Gas-natural 591 594 -3 Finished textile supplies 151 155 -4 Leather and furs 80 86 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 10 16 -6 Iron and steel, advanced 338 346 -8 Farming materials, livestock 68 77 -10 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 334 345 -10 Coal and related fuels 50 61 -11 Natural rubber 55 69 -13 Chemicals-organic 1,020 1,038 -18 Synthetic cloth 347 366 -20 Shingles, wallboard 598 618 -21 Nonmonetary gold 275 310 -35 Lumber 672 708 -36 Bauxite and aluminum 523 564 -41 Liquified petroleum gases 246 301 -54 Chemicals-fertilizers 223 285 -62 Nuclear fuel materials 76 196 -120 Petroleum products, other 710 843 -133 Capital goods, except automotive 24,945 25,134 -188 Computer accessories 5,676 6,011 -336 Computers 772 1,007 -235 Medicinal equipment 742 815 -73 Parts-civilian aircraft 404 461 -57 Industrial engines 710 752 -42 Semiconductors 3,135 3,176 -42 Photo, service industry 663 689 -26 Materials handling equipment 486 508 -22 Textile, sewing machines 151 168 -17 Generators, accessories 853 869 -15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 266 275 -9 Excavating machinery 397 405 -8 Marine engines, parts 65 71 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 62 66 -4 Measuring, testing, control instru 663 666 -3 Specialized mining 23 25 -1 Commercial vessels, other 3 3 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 441 438 4 Food, tobacco machinery 127 122 4 Business machines and equipment 500 494 6 Engines-civilian aircraft 798 790 9 Railway transpor. equipment 174 160 15 Drilling & oilfield equipment 62 43 18 Telecommunications equipment 2,132 2,101 31 Laboratory testing instruments 228 187 41 Pulp and paper machinery 375 322 54 Industrial machines, other 1,423 1,367 56 Metalworking machine tools 664 607 56 Electric apparatus 2,026 1,933 93 Civilian aircraft 924 605 319 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 15,340 15,727 -387 Consumer goods 20,228 20,246 -17 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 529 781 -252 Gem diamonds 816 1,012 -196 Other household goods 1,485 1,558 -73 Nursery stock, etc. 85 103 -18 Glassware, chinaware 188 205 -17 Motorcycles and parts 165 175 -10 Rugs 104 110 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 100 104 -4 Camping apparel and gear 434 438 -4 Photo equipment 190 192 -2 Gem stones, other 122 124 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 240 237 3 Musical instruments 117 114 3 Numismatic coins 33 29 4 Books, printed matter 267 262 5 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 467 460 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 347 338 9 Footwear 889 877 12 Apparel, household goods - wool 289 272 18 Pharmaceutical prep 1,851 1,829 23 Writing and art supplies 743 715 28 Jewelry 704 672 32 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,015 982 33 Household appliances 643 608 35 Stereo equipment, etc 707 669 37 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,661 1,623 38 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,467 2,426 41 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,380 1,335 45 Pleasure boats and motors 220 174 46 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,973 1,825 148 Other Goods 3,795 4,095 -301 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 754,491 683,466 71,025 Net Adjustments 2,894 3,902 -1,008 Total, Census Basis 751,597 679,565 72,032 Foods, feeds, and beverages 32,401 30,851 1,550 Fruits, frozen juices 3,599 2,997 602 Fish and shellfish 6,485 6,133 352 Cane and beet sugar 496 629 -133 Meat products 3,244 3,200 44 Cocoa beans 431 525 -94 Nuts 590 501 89 Other foods 2,011 1,821 190 Dairy products and eggs 762 645 117 Vegetables 2,753 2,595 158 Bakery products 1,926 1,799 127 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 421 385 36 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,896 1,674 222 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,122 1,186 -64 Wine and related products 3,137 2,686 451 Green coffee 1,921 2,365 -444 Tea, spices, etc. 578 556 22 Food oils, oilseeds 1,029 1,153 -124 Industrial supplies and materials 158,987 152,060 6,927 Crude oil 34,156 29,023 5,133 Fuel oil 4,463 3,537 925 Other precious metals 3,197 2,919 278 Nickel 615 683 -68 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,859 3,788 72 Iron and steel mill products 7,475 9,968 -2,493 Finished metal shapes 4,331 4,032 299 Nonferrous metals, other 1,221 1,332 -112 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,542 2,917 -375 Copper 1,517 1,654 -137 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,549 1,526 24 Zinc 896 782 114 Plastic materials 4,585 4,426 159 Electric energy 969 861 107 Paper and paper products 3,985 3,783 202 Industrial supplies, other 8,779 8,244 536 Wool, silk, etc. 606 648 -41 Tin 199 198 1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,260 1,867 394 Synthetic rubber--primary 942 951 -9 Newsprint 2,657 2,802 -145 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,599 1,650 -51 Steelmaking materials 1,940 2,656 -716 Hair, waste materials 283 253 30 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 320 368 -49 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 442 405 38 Plywood and veneers 1,070 864 206 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,780 1,893 -113 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,235 1,162 73 Hides and skins 109 133 -23 Chemicals-inorganic 2,898 3,144 -246 Nontextile floor tiles 1,359 1,189 170 Gas-natural 4,562 3,990 572 Finished textile supplies 1,323 1,271 52 Leather and furs 711 798 -87 Cotton, natural fibers 220 136 85 Iron and steel, advanced 3,030 2,951 79 Farming materials, livestock 610 574 36 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,923 3,087 -163 Coal and related fuels 505 580 -74 Natural rubber 515 751 -236 Chemicals-organic 8,613 8,149 464 Synthetic cloth 3,094 3,210 -116 Shingles, wallboard 5,149 3,834 1,315 Nonmonetary gold 2,298 2,773 -475 Lumber 5,962 5,146 816 Bauxite and aluminum 4,795 4,720 76 Liquified petroleum gases 1,832 2,184 -353 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,216 2,538 -322 Nuclear fuel materials 1,145 1,005 140 Petroleum products, other 5,642 4,704 937 Capital goods, except automotive 218,274 201,012 17,263 Computer accessories 52,924 47,891 5,034 Computers 7,609 5,911 1,697 Medicinal equipment 6,719 5,799 920 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,149 3,906 243 Industrial engines 6,004 5,396 608 Semiconductors 27,231 25,436 1,796 Photo, service industry 5,873 5,362 511 Materials handling equipment 4,362 3,976 386 Textile, sewing machines 1,418 1,814 -396 Generators, accessories 7,325 6,245 1,080 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,751 3,499 -748 Excavating machinery 3,980 4,071 -92 Marine engines, parts 582 536 47 Nonfarm tractors and parts 570 601 -31 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,760 5,541 219 Specialized mining 261 261 (-) Commercial vessels, other 29 46 -18 Vessels, except scrap 4 4 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 49 9 40 Wood, glass, plastic 3,798 3,591 207 Food, tobacco machinery 1,135 967 168 Business machines and equipment 4,824 5,621 -797 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,922 6,765 157 Railway transpor. equipment 1,613 1,487 126 Drilling & oilfield equipment 536 1,100 -564 Telecommunications equipment 16,914 12,837 4,077 Laboratory testing instruments 1,580 1,193 387 Pulp and paper machinery 3,252 3,088 164 Industrial machines, other 11,327 10,841 486 Metalworking machine tools 5,743 6,593 -850 Electric apparatus 16,665 15,537 1,128 Civilian aircraft 6,365 5,087 1,279 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 133,206 108,746 24,460 Consumer goods 176,140 161,282 14,859 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,803 3,877 926 Gem diamonds 7,106 6,464 642 Other household goods 13,025 11,927 1,098 Nursery stock, etc. 817 816 1 Glassware, chinaware 1,673 1,606 67 Motorcycles and parts 1,329 999 330 Rugs 933 812 121 Records, tapes, and disks 909 847 61 Camping apparel and gear 4,006 3,854 152 Photo equipment 1,691 1,598 94 Gem stones, other 1,044 970 74 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,055 1,872 184 Musical instruments 941 923 18 Numismatic coins 307 251 56 Books, printed matter 2,172 2,051 121 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,144 4,103 41 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,878 2,601 277 Footwear 8,116 8,162 -46 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,309 2,487 -178 Pharmaceutical prep 16,177 12,593 3,584 Writing and art supplies 6,410 5,812 599 Jewelry 5,923 5,560 363 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,656 7,156 1,500 Household appliances 5,440 4,852 588 Stereo equipment, etc 6,143 6,369 -226 Toys/games/sporting goods 14,898 14,275 623 Apparel, household goods - cotton 22,664 20,535 2,129 TV's, VCR's, etc 11,905 10,535 1,371 Pleasure boats and motors 1,375 1,088 287 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 16,290 16,289 1 Other Goods 32,588 25,614 6,974 (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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Net Non Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -17,173 -42,828 -186,931 Jan.- Sep. -183,344 -11,792 -33,111 -138,441 January -17,141 -1,218 -4,051 -11,873 February -17,506 -1,036 -3,736 -12,734 March -20,229 -1,398 -3,488 -15,343 April -20,860 -985 -3,834 -16,041 May -22,236 -1,045 -3,985 -17,206 June -20,404 -1,263 -3,483 -15,659 July -21,066 -1,334 -3,534 -16,198 August -22,291 -2,019 -3,596 -16,676 September -21,611 -1,495 -3,404 -16,712 October -20,990 -1,799 -3,621 -15,570 November -21,539 -2,129 -3,442 -15,967 December -21,059 -1,453 -2,653 -16,953 1999 Jan.- Sep. -250,759 -12,310 -40,223 -198,226 January -23,350 -1,124 -2,965 -19,260 February -25,173 -1,325 -2,863 -20,984 March -25,681 -1,264 -3,151 -21,265 April -25,334 -1,265 -3,992 -20,077 May -27,899 -1,356 -4,966 -21,578 June -31,179 -1,479 -4,908 -24,793 July -31,422 -1,229 -5,221 -24,972 August (R) -30,132 -1,323 -5,911 -22,898 September -30,591 -1,945 -6,246 -22,400 October November December ___________________________________ Exports Non Non Period Total petroleum Petroleum (1) petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 8,076 674,062 Jan.- Sep. 500,122 -7,890 6,338 501,674 January 57,748 -637 860 57,525 February 56,512 -808 753 56,567 March 56,406 -887 712 56,580 April 55,330 -660 738 55,252 May 54,853 -754 695 54,913 June 55,015 -905 657 55,263 July 54,164 -973 635 54,502 August 54,624 -1,320 659 55,284 September 55,472 -946 630 55,789 October 57,193 -1,208 585 57,816 November 56,926 -1,608 542 57,992 December 56,005 -1,186 611 56,580 1999 Jan.- Sep. 503,732 -9,416 5,869 507,279 January 55,263 -953 562 55,654 February 54,704 -1,113 508 55,308 March 54,326 -1,038 545 54,819 April 55,269 -994 668 55,595 May 55,121 -1,143 693 55,571 June 55,472 -1,202 693 55,980 July 55,890 -1,032 652 56,270 August (R) 59,139 -855 750 59,245 September 58,549 -1,086 799 58,836 October November December ___________________________________ Imports Net Non Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 50,903 860,993 Jan.- Sep. 683,466 3,902 39,450 640,115 January 74,889 580 4,911 69,398 February 74,018 228 4,489 69,301 March 76,634 511 4,201 71,923 April 76,190 325 4,573 71,292 May 77,089 291 4,680 72,119 June 75,419 358 4,139 70,922 July 75,230 361 4,168 70,700 August 76,914 699 4,255 71,960 September 77,084 549 4,034 72,501 October 78,183 592 4,205 73,386 November 78,464 522 3,984 73,959 December 77,064 267 3,264 73,533 1999 Jan.- Sep. 754,491 2,894 46,092 705,505 January 78,612 171 3,527 74,915 February 79,876 213 3,371 76,293 March 80,006 226 3,696 76,084 April 80,603 271 4,659 75,673 May 83,020 213 5,658 77,148 June 86,651 277 5,600 80,773 July 87,312 197 5,873 81,242 August (R) 89,271 468 6,661 82,142 September 89,140 858 7,046 81,236 October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. (1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in "Manufactured Goods". SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 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 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 44,354 139,724 496,989 Jan.- Sep. 635,840 32,610 104,197 366,783 January 71,505 3,759 12,166 40,808 February 71,005 3,908 11,621 40,739 March 70,762 3,738 11,728 40,181 April 69,787 3,613 11,481 39,877 May 69,321 3,563 11,605 39,612 June 70,256 3,663 11,261 40,754 July 69,446 3,470 11,176 40,945 August 71,433 3,575 11,589 41,252 September 72,326 3,319 11,571 42,614 October 74,687 4,073 12,009 43,513 November 74,630 3,791 12,093 43,097 December 73,995 3,879 11,425 43,597 1999 Jan.- Sep. 686,191 34,057 102,528 413,798 January 73,336 3,500 10,950 43,991 February 73,038 3,556 11,053 43,288 March 73,107 3,587 11,143 43,668 April 75,182 3,764 11,280 45,091 May 75,583 3,750 11,325 45,479 June 76,416 3,850 11,316 45,836 July 78,035 3,933 11,039 48,046 August (R) 80,956 3,997 11,932 49,679 September 80,539 4,119 12,491 48,719 October November December ___________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles,etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 69,414 75,529 33,142 Jan.- Sep. 635,840 51,693 56,654 23,903 January 71,505 6,097 6,304 2,372 February 71,005 6,030 6,201 2,504 March 70,762 6,150 6,135 2,830 April 69,787 6,009 6,236 2,570 May 69,321 5,688 6,203 2,649 June 70,256 5,513 6,423 2,642 July 69,446 4,815 6,404 2,637 August 71,433 5,579 6,376 3,062 September 72,326 5,811 6,374 2,636 October 74,687 5,836 6,308 2,948 November 74,630 6,014 6,335 3,299 December 73,995 5,871 6,232 2,992 1999 Jan.- Sep. 686,191 52,678 57,018 26,113 January 73,336 5,745 6,268 2,881 February 73,038 5,656 6,503 2,981 March 73,107 5,540 6,223 2,945 April 75,182 5,848 6,442 2,757 May 75,583 5,764 6,210 3,056 June 76,416 6,147 6,227 3,040 July 78,035 5,772 6,331 2,915 August (R) 80,956 6,330 6,284 2,734 September 80,539 5,878 6,529 2,803 October November December ___________________________________ Imports Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 38,369 218,181 504,515 Jan.- Sep. 849,321 28,692 163,933 373,787 January 90,941 3,015 17,309 40,199 February 91,627 3,253 17,446 41,048 March 94,417 3,226 17,795 41,654 April 94,135 3,123 18,529 40,860 May 95,749 3,173 18,786 42,203 June 94,243 3,268 18,191 41,552 July 94,635 3,186 18,442 41,759 August 96,845 3,268 19,036 42,225 September 96,729 3,180 18,398 42,287 October 97,930 3,153 18,283 43,231 November 99,563 3,243 18,277 44,447 December 98,031 3,281 17,688 43,050 1999 Jan.- Sep. 977,245 31,075 166,877 452,292 January 100,873 3,250 18,278 44,706 February 103,738 3,390 17,857 47,069 March 103,566 3,279 18,178 46,475 April 105,465 3,390 18,282 48,760 May 108,349 3,437 18,675 50,825 June 113,426 3,630 18,936 53,576 July 114,421 3,553 18,572 54,698 August (R) 115,026 3,571 19,174 53,955 September 112,381 3,576 18,926 52,227 October November December ___________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles,etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 135,777 214,076 33,927 Jan.- Sep. 849,321 99,086 159,302 24,522 January 90,941 10,760 17,070 2,589 February 91,627 10,836 16,549 2,495 March 94,417 11,422 17,753 2,568 April 94,135 11,039 17,892 2,691 May 95,749 11,318 17,781 2,488 June 94,243 10,747 17,945 2,541 July 94,635 10,057 18,159 3,031 August 96,845 11,243 17,976 3,097 September 96,729 11,664 18,177 3,022 October 97,930 11,913 18,251 3,098 November 99,563 12,166 18,277 3,153 December 98,031 12,612 18,246 3,154 1999 Jan.- Sep. 977,245 120,247 175,359 31,394 January 100,873 12,675 18,708 3,257 February 103,738 12,935 19,253 3,233 March 103,566 13,209 18,778 3,647 April 105,465 12,398 19,272 3,362 May 108,349 13,142 18,894 3,376 June 113,426 13,941 19,903 3,440 July 114,421 13,942 20,180 3,476 August (R) 115,026 14,167 20,211 3,948 September 112,381 13,838 20,159 3,654 October November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -204,327 -59,983 -144,344 Jan.- Sep. -147,841 -45,113 -102,728 January -16,419 -4,422 -11,997 February -15,711 -4,748 -10,963 March -14,523 -5,022 -9,501 April -16,385 -5,057 -11,328 May -16,788 -5,386 -11,402 June -15,593 -4,958 -10,635 July -16,679 -4,956 -11,723 August -17,569 -5,354 -12,215 September -18,174 -5,209 -12,965 October -17,443 -5,141 -12,302 November -18,709 -5,194 -13,515 December -20,335 -4,535 -15,800 1998 Jan.- Dec. -285,693 -65,537 -220,156 Jan.- Sep. -213,481 -49,448 -164,032 January -19,436 -5,036 -14,400 February -20,622 -5,054 -15,569 March -23,655 -5,206 -18,449 April -24,348 -5,741 -18,607 May -26,429 -5,852 -20,577 June -23,987 -5,438 -18,549 July -25,189 -5,717 -19,472 August -25,412 -5,968 -19,444 September -24,403 -5,438 -18,966 October -23,244 -5,418 -17,826 November -24,933 -5,556 -19,377 December -24,035 -5,115 -18,921 1999 Jan.- Sep. -291,053 -50,282 -240,771 January -27,537 -5,736 -21,801 February -30,700 -5,436 -25,264 March -30,460 -5,308 -25,152 April -30,284 -5,438 -24,845 May -32,766 -5,880 -26,885 June -37,010 -5,883 -31,126 July -36,386 -5,553 -30,833 August (R) -34,069 -5,624 -28,445 September -31,843 -5,423 -26,420 October November December ___________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 834,561 7,479 827,083 Jan.- Sep. 617,347 5,514 611,833 January 62,685 612 62,073 February 64,773 600 64,173 March 66,917 578 66,338 April 67,904 618 67,286 May 68,507 553 67,954 June 70,331 621 69,710 July 71,754 660 71,095 August 72,176 648 71,528 September 72,302 624 71,677 October 73,334 652 72,682 November 71,538 595 70,943 December 72,342 717 71,625 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,152 6,899 852,253 Jan.- Sep. 635,840 5,289 630,551 January 71,505 654 70,851 February 71,005 578 70,427 March 70,762 573 70,190 April 69,787 602 69,185 May 69,321 568 68,753 June 70,256 544 69,713 July 69,446 570 68,876 August 71,433 609 70,824 September 72,326 592 71,733 October 74,687 539 74,148 November 74,630 499 74,131 December 73,995 572 73,423 1999 Jan.- Sep. 686,191 5,025 681,166 January 73,336 528 72,808 February 73,038 478 72,560 March 73,107 519 72,588 April 75,182 579 74,603 May 75,583 602 74,981 June 76,416 584 75,832 July 78,035 555 77,479 August (R) 80,956 584 80,372 September 80,539 595 79,944 October November December ___________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,038,888 67,461 971,427 Jan.- Sep. 765,188 50,627 714,561 January 79,104 5,035 74,070 February 80,483 5,347 75,136 March 81,440 5,601 75,839 April 84,289 5,676 78,614 May 85,295 5,939 79,356 June 85,924 5,579 80,345 July 88,433 5,616 82,817 August 89,744 6,002 83,742 September 90,475 5,833 84,642 October 90,777 5,793 84,984 November 90,247 5,789 84,457 December 92,677 5,252 87,425 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 72,436 1,072,409 Jan.- Sep. 849,321 54,738 794,583 January 90,941 5,691 85,250 February 91,627 5,632 85,995 March 94,417 5,778 88,639 April 94,135 6,342 87,793 May 95,749 6,420 89,330 June 94,243 5,981 88,262 July 94,635 6,287 88,348 August 96,845 6,577 90,268 September 96,729 6,030 90,699 October 97,930 5,956 91,974 November 99,563 6,055 93,508 December 98,031 5,687 92,344 1999 Jan.- Sep. 977,245 55,307 921,938 January 100,873 6,264 94,609 February 103,738 5,914 97,823 March 103,566 5,827 97,740 April 105,465 6,018 99,448 May 108,349 6,482 101,867 June 113,426 6,468 106,958 July 114,421 6,109 108,312 August (R) 115,026 6,208 108,817 September 112,381 6,018 106,364 October November December (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. -196,652 -180,522 Jan.- Sep. -145,675 -132,682 January -17,495 -16,681 February -13,057 -11,938 March -11,865 -9,405 April -14,712 -12,989 May -14,594 -12,692 June -15,266 -13,527 July -20,827 -19,907 August -17,567 -16,263 September -20,292 -19,280 October -20,249 -18,948 November -14,795 -13,886 December -15,933 -15,006 1998 Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758 Jan.- Sep. -182,282 -170,490 January -16,270 -15,052 February -14,196 -13,160 March -17,196 -15,799 April -20,054 -19,069 May -18,371 -17,326 June -21,187 -19,924 July -26,094 -24,760 August -24,612 -22,594 September -24,302 -22,807 October -24,198 -22,399 November -21,754 -19,625 December -18,698 -17,245 1999 Jan.- Sep. -250,114 -237,805 January -20,600 -19,475 February -21,991 -20,666 March -24,968 -23,704 April -23,966 -22,702 May -25,640 -24,284 June -31,276 -29,797 July -34,741 -33,512 August (R) -33,578 -32,255 September -33,355 -31,410 October November December August data as published last month : -34,016 -32,567 ___________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,715 -9,468 689,182 Jan.- Sep. 501,693 -7,261 508,953 January 50,033 -558 50,591 February 52,468 -685 53,153 March 60,203 -999 61,201 April 57,483 -697 58,180 May 57,738 -1,001 58,738 June 57,209 -840 58,049 July 54,224 -686 54,909 August 55,611 -1,051 56,662 September 56,725 -745 57,470 October 61,359 -1,043 62,402 November 57,500 -664 58,164 December 59,163 -501 59,664 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 Jan.- Sep. 495,778 -7,890 503,668 January 54,535 -637 55,172 February 54,426 -808 55,234 March 61,410 -887 62,297 April 56,014 -660 56,675 May 55,918 -754 56,672 June 56,089 -905 56,994 July 50,604 -973 51,577 August 52,100 -1,320 53,420 September 54,681 -946 55,627 October 60,105 -1,208 61,313 November 56,787 -1,608 58,395 December 57,576 -1,186 58,762 1999 Jan.- Sep. 498,234 -9,416 507,650 January 51,430 -953 52,383 February 52,330 -1,113 53,443 March 59,584 -1,038 60,622 April 56,256 -994 57,250 May 55,446 -1,143 56,589 June 56,751 -1,202 57,953 July 52,048 -1,032 53,080 August (R) 56,666 -855 57,522 September 57,722 -1,086 58,809 October November December August data as published last month : 56,314 -856 57,170 ___________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 876,366 6,662 869,704 Jan.- Sep. 647,368 5,732 641,636 January 67,529 257 67,272 February 65,525 434 65,091 March 72,068 1,461 70,606 April 72,196 1,026 71,169 May 72,332 902 71,430 June 72,475 899 71,576 July 75,050 234 74,816 August 73,177 252 72,925 September 77,017 266 76,751 October 81,607 258 81,349 November 72,295 245 72,050 December 75,096 427 74,669 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 Jan.- Sep. 678,059 3,902 674,158 January 70,804 580 70,224 February 68,621 228 68,394 March 78,606 511 78,096 April 76,068 325 75,744 May 74,289 291 73,998 June 77,276 358 76,918 July 76,698 361 76,337 August 76,713 699 76,014 September 78,983 549 78,434 October 84,303 592 83,712 November 78,541 522 78,020 December 76,274 267 76,007 1999 Jan.- Sep. 748,349 2,894 745,455 January 72,029 171 71,858 February 74,321 213 74,109 March 84,553 226 84,326 April 80,223 271 79,952 May 81,086 213 80,873 June 88,027 277 87,750 July 86,788 197 86,591 August (R) 90,244 468 89,776 September 91,077 858 90,219 October November December August data as published last month : 90,330 593 89,737 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) Exports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138 46,397 148,266 Jan.- Sep. 495,778 -7,890 503,668 33,570 111,829 January 54,535 -637 55,172 4,155 13,011 February 54,426 -808 55,234 4,274 12,296 March 61,410 -887 62,297 4,193 13,445 April 56,014 -660 56,675 3,631 12,685 May 55,918 -754 56,672 3,518 12,656 June 56,089 -905 56,994 3,586 12,353 July 50,604 -973 51,577 3,541 11,682 August 52,100 -1,320 53,420 3,446 11,869 September 54,681 -946 55,627 3,227 11,831 October 60,105 -1,208 61,313 4,513 12,669 November 56,787 -1,608 58,395 4,166 12,063 December 57,576 -1,186 58,762 4,148 11,705 1999 Jan.- Sep. 498,234 -9,416 507,650 32,713 106,502 January 51,430 -953 52,383 3,540 10,754 February 52,330 -1,113 53,443 3,591 10,962 March 59,584 -1,038 60,622 3,883 12,210 April 56,256 -994 57,250 3,590 11,928 May 55,446 -1,143 56,589 3,402 11,909 June 56,751 -1,202 57,953 3,571 12,017 July 52,048 -1,032 53,080 3,670 11,299 August (R) 56,666 -855 57,522 3,667 12,518 September 57,722 -1,086 58,809 3,799 12,904 October November December ____________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,138 299,612 73,157 79,261 35,444 Jan.- Sep. 503,668 219,586 54,138 58,996 25,549 January 55,172 23,555 5,843 6,095 2,513 February 55,234 23,291 6,624 6,141 2,608 March 62,297 27,351 7,354 6,910 3,043 April 56,675 24,181 6,786 6,548 2,844 May 56,672 24,406 6,523 6,679 2,889 June 56,994 25,272 6,010 6,919 2,854 July 51,577 23,457 3,688 6,392 2,818 August 53,420 23,052 5,248 6,594 3,210 September 55,627 25,019 6,062 6,718 2,770 October 61,313 27,189 6,449 7,344 3,150 November 58,395 25,127 6,750 6,703 3,586 December 58,762 27,710 5,821 6,218 3,160 1999 Jan.- Sep. 507,650 226,459 55,113 59,252 27,611 January 52,383 23,655 5,472 5,960 3,002 February 53,443 23,139 6,253 6,429 3,069 March 60,622 27,659 6,711 7,043 3,117 April 57,250 25,246 6,729 6,766 2,992 May 56,589 24,813 6,616 6,563 3,286 June 57,953 25,558 6,754 6,801 3,251 July 53,080 24,448 4,258 6,325 3,080 August (R) 57,522 25,837 6,149 6,484 2,867 September 58,809 26,105 6,173 6,882 2,945 October November December ____________________________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896 41,243 200,140 Jan.- Sep. 678,059 3,902 674,158 30,606 152,361 January 70,804 580 70,224 3,302 17,133 February 68,621 228 68,394 3,293 15,676 March 78,606 511 78,096 3,651 17,310 April 76,068 325 75,744 3,441 17,697 May 74,289 291 73,998 3,372 17,370 June 77,276 358 76,918 3,608 17,226 July 76,698 361 76,337 3,367 17,092 August 76,713 699 76,014 3,291 16,705 September 78,983 549 78,434 3,282 16,153 October 84,303 592 83,712 3,623 16,911 November 78,541 522 78,020 3,418 15,853 December 76,274 267 76,007 3,595 15,015 1999 Jan.- Sep. 748,349 2,894 745,455 32,094 159,455 January 72,029 171 71,858 3,425 14,972 February 74,321 213 74,109 3,290 14,355 March 84,553 226 84,326 3,689 17,036 April 80,223 271 79,952 3,581 17,398 May 81,086 213 80,873 3,706 18,127 June 88,027 277 87,750 3,795 18,455 July 86,788 197 86,591 3,509 19,030 August (R) 90,244 468 89,776 3,568 20,128 September 91,077 858 90,219 3,530 19,953 October November December ____________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 911,896 269,557 149,054 216,515 35,387 Jan.- Sep. 674,158 198,982 106,996 159,918 25,295 January 70,224 20,237 11,043 15,859 2,651 February 68,394 20,130 11,863 14,983 2,449 March 78,096 24,227 13,570 16,696 2,641 April 75,744 22,274 12,900 16,501 2,930 May 73,998 21,768 12,491 16,470 2,527 June 76,918 23,042 11,696 18,653 2,694 July 76,337 22,649 9,564 20,416 3,249 August 76,014 21,823 11,479 19,658 3,058 September 78,434 22,832 12,390 20,681 3,096 October 83,712 23,953 14,305 21,501 3,418 November 78,020 23,257 13,686 18,482 3,324 December 76,007 23,365 14,067 16,614 3,351 1999 Jan.- Sep. 745,455 216,046 130,778 174,850 32,233 January 71,858 20,832 12,685 16,773 3,170 February 74,109 21,575 14,378 17,384 3,127 March 84,326 25,114 16,297 18,301 3,888 April 79,952 23,195 14,448 17,668 3,661 May 80,873 23,322 14,688 17,628 3,403 June 87,750 26,085 15,486 20,322 3,607 July 86,591 25,333 13,173 21,828 3,720 August (R) 89,776 25,066 14,821 22,302 3,891 September 90,219 25,523 14,802 22,644 3,767 October November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (X) Not applicable. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance Item(1) September August Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -33,355 (R)-33,578 -250,114 Net Adjustments -1,945 (R) -1,323 -12,310 Total Census Basis -31,410 (R)-32,255 -237,805 North America -5,038 (R) -5,437 -41,665 Canada -2,859 (R) -3,264 -22,819 Mexico -2,179 -2,173 -18,847 Western Europe -3,538 -4,438 -32,968 Euro Area (2) -2,744 -3,966 -27,217 European Union -3,486 -4,136 -30,020 Austria -64 42 -257 Belgium 269 321 2,383 Finland -115 -111 -848 France -629 -1,024 -5,089 Germany -2,284 -2,438 -20,244 Italy -894 -1,285 -9,293 Netherlands 986 1,020 8,307 Spain 106 -70 436 Sweden -270 -189 -2,582 United Kingdom -406 97 205 Other EU -186 -497 -3,037 European Free Trade Association -47 -330 -3,367 Norway -301 -210 -1,688 Switzerland 287 -112 -1,479 Other EFTA -34 -8 -200 Other Western Europe -5 27 419 Eastern Europe/FSR -162 -548 -4,123 Hungary -124 -127 -957 Poland -13 -3 -5 Former Soviet Republics 27 -341 -2,868 Russia 98 -305 -2,746 Other FSR -71 -37 -122 Other EE -52 -76 -293 Pacific Rim Countries -17,759 -17,176 -135,113 Australia 628 430 4,426 China -6,902 -6,866 -49,420 Japan -6,638 -6,393 -53,409 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -2,288 -1,704 -17,157 Hong Kong 120 1 1,618 Korea -879 -426 -5,316 Singapore -35 131 -1,336 Taiwan -1,494 -1,410 -12,124 Other Pacific Rim(3) -2,560 -2,643 -19,554 South/Central America -909 -901 -1,466 Argentina 296 175 1,732 Brazil 119 15 1,296 Colombia -300 -343 -1,832 Other S/C A (3) -1,024 -747 -2,661 OPEC -3,033 -2,734 -15,039 Indonesia(3) -756 -710 -5,683 Nigeria -381 -451 -2,693 Saudia Arabia -513 -319 -110 Venezuela(3) -823 -679 -3,644 Other OPEC -561 -574 -2,909 Other Countries -2,589 -2,495 -17,053 Egypt 172 143 1,770 South Africa -65 -72 -414 Other -2,696 -2,566 -18,409 Uniden. ctys (4) 40 21 135 Timing Adjustments (X) 63 159 ____________________________________ Exports Item(1) September August Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 57,722 (R) 56,666 498,234 Net Adjustments -1,086 (R) -855 -9,416 Total Census Basis 58,809 (R) 57,522 507,650 North America 21,832 (R) 21,360 183,886 Canada 14,182 (R) 13,858 122,469 Mexico 7,650 7,502 61,417 Western Europe 13,600 13,069 121,851 Euro Area (2) 8,607 8,226 77,927 European Union 12,168 11,979 112,094 Austria 184 295 1,914 Belgium 1,009 929 9,222 Finland 99 126 1,283 France 1,442 1,296 13,914 Germany 1,995 2,155 19,674 Italy 765 689 7,248 Netherlands 1,647 1,689 14,200 Spain 452 387 4,162 Sweden 368 302 3,159 United Kingdom 2,992 3,290 28,892 Other EU 1,214 819 8,426 European Free Trade Association 1,160 801 6,809 Norway 95 135 1,089 Switzerland 1,044 634 5,490 Other EFTA 21 32 230 Other Western Europe 272 289 2,948 Eastern Europe/FSR 739 443 4,234 Hungary 45 36 374 Poland 64 57 589 Former Soviet Republics 550 287 2,434 Russia 447 178 1,395 Other FSR 103 109 1,039 Other EE 80 63 837 Pacific Rim Countries 15,075 15,127 127,211 Australia 1,127 946 8,345 China 1,312 1,148 9,926 Japan 4,641 4,706 42,160 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 6,187 6,615 51,918 Hong Kong 1,174 1,043 9,305 Korea 2,010 2,254 16,862 Singapore 1,485 1,645 12,094 Taiwan 1,518 1,673 13,657 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,808 1,713 14,861 South/Central America 4,482 4,429 40,675 Argentina 507 414 3,614 Brazil 1,158 1,081 9,624 Colombia 293 246 2,564 Other S/C A (3) 2,523 2,687 24,873 OPEC 1,290 1,342 14,116 Indonesia(3) 157 156 1,370 Nigeria 58 52 501 Saudia Arabia 381 466 5,468 Venezuela(3) 362 423 4,130 Other OPEC 332 245 2,647 Other Countries 2,271 2,208 20,761 Egypt 229 194 2,226 South Africa 221 223 1,880 Other 1,821 1,791 16,656 Uniden. ctys (4) 40 21 135 Timing Adjustments (X) 102 282 _______________________________________________ Imports Item(1) September August Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 91,077 (R) 90,244 748,349 Net Adjustments 858 (R) 468 2,894 Total Census Basis 90,219 (R) 89,776 745,455 North America 26,870 26,797 225,551 Canada 17,041 17,122 145,288 Mexico 9,829 9,675 80,264 Western Europe 17,138 17,507 154,818 Euro Area (2) 11,352 12,192 105,144 European Union 15,654 16,114 142,114 Austria 248 252 2,171 Belgium 740 608 6,839 Finland 214 237 2,131 France 2,071 2,320 19,003 Germany 4,279 4,593 39,918 Italy 1,659 1,974 16,540 Netherlands 661 669 5,893 Spain 346 457 3,727 Sweden 638 492 5,741 United Kingdom 3,398 3,193 28,688 Other EU 1,399 1,317 11,463 European Free Trade Association 1,207 1,131 10,175 Norway 396 345 2,778 Switzerland 757 745 6,969 Other EFTA 55 40 429 Other Western Europe 277 261 2,529 Eastern Europe/FSR 901 991 8,357 Hungary 169 163 1,331 Poland 77 60 595 Former Soviet Republics 523 629 5,302 Russia 350 483 4,141 Other FSR 174 146 1,161 Other EE 132 139 1,130 Pacific Rim Countries 32,835 32,303 262,324 Australia 498 515 3,918 China 8,215 8,013 59,346 Japan 11,279 11,099 95,569 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 8,475 8,319 69,075 Hong Kong 1,054 1,042 7,687 Korea 2,889 2,681 22,178 Singapore 1,520 1,513 13,430 Taiwan 3,012 3,083 25,781 Other Pacific Rim(3) 4,368 4,356 34,415 South/Central America 5,391 5,330 42,140 Argentina 212 239 1,882 Brazil 1,040 1,066 8,328 Colombia 593 590 4,396 Other S/C A (3) 3,547 3,435 27,534 OPEC 4,323 4,076 29,155 Indonesia(3) 913 866 7,053 Nigeria 439 503 3,194 Saudia Arabia 894 785 5,578 Venezuela(3) 1,185 1,103 7,775 Other OPEC 893 819 5,556 Other Countries 4,859 4,703 37,814 Egypt 57 51 456 South Africa 286 295 2,293 Other 4,516 4,357 35,065 Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) 39 123 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union. See Page 27 for a list of countries. (3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14-A. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (X) Not applicable. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance Item(1) September August Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -24,302 -24,612 -182,282 Net Adjustments -1,495 -2,019 -11,792 Total Census Basis -22,807 -22,594 -170,490 North America -3,342 -3,409 -23,163 Canada -1,903 -1,629 -11,531 Mexico -1,439 -1,780 -11,632 Western Europe -1,926 -2,011 -19,717 Euro Area (2) -1,994 -2,645 -19,487 European Union -1,713 -2,085 -17,628 Austria 113 -62 -226 Belgium 340 693 4,447 Finland -69 -30 -440 France -599 -549 -4,529 Germany -1,495 -1,997 -16,534 Italy -633 -1,230 -8,808 Netherlands 759 937 8,475 Spain 100 -31 414 Sweden -288 -204 -2,852 United Kingdom 611 582 4,206 Other EU -550 -193 -1,781 European Free Trade Association -180 20 -2,673 Norway -59 -41 -894 Switzerland -88 76 -1,634 Other EFTA -33 -16 -145 Other Western Europe -32 54 584 Eastern Europe/FSR -652 -332 -2,199 Hungary -143 -80 -726 Poland -8 0 60 Former Soviet Republics -462 -188 -1,306 Russia -439 -157 -1,426 Other FSR -22 -31 120 Other EE -39 -64 -227 Pacific Rim Countries -15,673 -15,593 -119,147 Australia 467 618 4,957 China -5,910 -5,910 -42,406 Japan -5,164 -5,119 -46,398 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -2,501 -2,621 -18,210 Hong Kong 140 -68 1,821 Korea -763 -778 -6,576 Singapore -252 -210 -2,085 Taiwan -1,627 -1,565 -11,369 Other Pacific Rim(3) -2,565 -2,560 -17,090 South/Central America 611 1,072 9,718 Argentina 294 323 2,809 Brazil 330 395 3,394 Colombia -61 -15 255 Other S/C A (3) 49 370 3,260 OPEC -907 -1,315 -8,164 Indonesia(3) -727 -691 -5,387 Nigeria -192 -272 -2,838 Saudia Arabia 446 146 2,287 Venezuela(3) -283 -280 -1,924 Other OPEC -150 -217 -302 Other Countries -1,947 -1,986 -15,204 Egypt 179 243 1,589 South Africa -4 5 204 Other -2,122 -2,234 -16,997 Uniden. ctys (4) 18 9 74 ____________________________________________________________ Exports Item(1) September August Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 54,681 52,100 495,778 Net Adjustments -946 -1,320 -7,890 Total Census Basis 55,627 53,420 503,668 North America 20,151 18,305 174,393 Canada 13,255 12,124 116,354 Mexico 6,896 6,181 58,039 Western Europe 13,481 12,915 120,543 Euro Area (2) 8,236 7,776 76,009 European Union 12,457 11,805 111,195 Austria 338 148 1,655 Belgium 1,106 1,165 10,695 Finland 125 156 1,470 France 1,379 1,267 13,023 Germany 2,264 2,033 19,423 Italy 743 604 6,605 Netherlands 1,377 1,557 13,986 Spain 400 349 3,951 Sweden 404 268 2,692 United Kingdom 3,594 3,361 29,920 Other EU 727 896 7,774 European Free Trade Association 787 792 6,163 Norway 167 147 1,256 Switzerland 606 630 4,708 Other EFTA 13 15 199 Other Western Europe 237 318 3,185 Eastern Europe/FSR 379 567 5,959 Hungary 34 41 358 Poland 59 60 656 Former Soviet Republics 212 403 4,053 Russia 109 288 2,922 Other FSR 103 115 1,131 Other EE 74 63 893 Pacific Rim Countries 13,299 13,030 123,060 Australia 901 1,060 8,980 China 1,215 870 9,689 Japan 4,572 4,770 43,712 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 5,154 4,851 45,688 Hong Kong 1,198 991 9,757 Korea 1,299 1,219 11,056 Singapore 1,337 1,306 11,764 Taiwan 1,320 1,335 13,111 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,457 1,479 14,990 South/Central America 4,759 5,262 47,348 Argentina 462 499 4,486 Brazil 1,198 1,296 11,005 Colombia 323 360 3,681 Other S/C A (3) 2,776 3,108 28,177 OPEC 1,829 1,628 17,898 Indonesia(3) 153 155 1,555 Nigeria 61 71 587 Saudia Arabia 897 656 7,181 Venezuela(3) 426 446 5,095 Other OPEC 293 299 3,480 Other Countries 2,289 2,305 21,043 Egypt 236 318 2,111 South Africa 254 279 2,512 Other 1,799 1,707 16,421 Uniden. ctys (4) 18 9 74 ____________________________________________________________ Imports Item(1) September August Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 78,983 76,713 678,059 Net Adjustments 549 699 3,902 Total Census Basis 78,434 76,014 674,158 North America 23,493 21,714 197,556 Canada 15,158 13,753 127,885 Mexico 8,335 7,961 69,671 Western Europe 15,407 14,926 140,259 Euro Area (2) 10,231 10,421 95,496 European Union 14,170 13,889 128,823 Austria 225 210 1,881 Belgium 766 472 6,248 Finland 194 186 1,910 France 1,978 1,816 17,552 Germany 3,759 4,030 35,957 Italy 1,376 1,834 15,413 Netherlands 619 619 5,511 Spain 301 381 3,537 Sweden 692 472 5,544 United Kingdom 2,982 2,780 25,714 Other EU 1,278 1,089 9,556 European Free Trade Association 967 772 8,836 Norway 227 188 2,150 Switzerland 694 554 6,342 Other EFTA 47 31 344 Other Western Europe 270 264 2,601 Eastern Europe/FSR 1,031 900 8,158 Hungary 177 122 1,084 Poland 67 60 595 Former Soviet Republics 674 591 5,359 Russia 548 445 4,347 Other FSR 126 145 1,012 Other EE 114 127 1,120 Pacific Rim Countries 28,972 28,623 242,207 Australia 434 442 4,023 China 7,125 6,780 52,095 Japan 9,736 9,890 90,110 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,655 7,473 63,898 Hong Kong 1,058 1,059 7,936 Korea 2,062 1,998 17,632 Singapore 1,589 1,516 13,849 Taiwan 2,947 2,900 24,481 Other Pacific Rim(3) 4,022 4,039 32,080 South/Central America 4,148 4,190 37,630 Argentina 168 176 1,677 Brazil 868 901 7,611 Colombia 384 375 3,425 Other S/C A (3) 2,728 2,738 24,917 OPEC 2,736 2,942 26,062 Indonesia(3) 880 846 6,942 Nigeria 253 343 3,425 Saudia Arabia 451 510 4,893 Venezuela(3) 710 726 7,019 Other OPEC 443 517 3,782 Other Countries 4,235 4,291 36,247 Egypt 57 76 522 South Africa 258 274 2,308 Other 3,921 3,941 33,418 Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X) (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union. See Page 27 for a list of countries. (3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1999 AND 1998 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. (X) Not applicable. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) 1999 Item(1) September August Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 57,722 91,077 (R)56,666 (R)90,244 Net Adjustments -1,086 858 (R) -855 (R) 468 Total Census Basis (2) 58,809 90,219 (R)57,522 (R)89,776 Manufactured goods (3) 47,843 77,088 46,788 76,676 Agricultural commodities (3) 3,760 2,809 3,693 2,889 Mineral fuels (3) 836 7,620 876 7,420 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 3,570 7,211 3,248 7,323 Airplane parts 1,184 431 1,219 506 Airplanes 2,186 924 2,799 589 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 34 268 35 216 Aluminum 300 469 297 541 Animal feeds 252 46 231 53 Artwork/antiques 83 385 65 616 Basketware, etc. 236 382 228 405 Cereal flour 124 161 112 143 Chemicals - cosmetics 408 264 415 276 Chemicals - dyeing 303 220 304 231 Chemicals - fertilizers 197 108 301 108 Chemicals - inorganic 417 362 401 471 Chemicals - medicinal 924 1,097 935 1,171 Chemicals - n.e.s. 986 406 1,027 407 Chemicals - organic 1,405 1,813 1,290 1,700 Chemicals - plastics 1,470 782 1,401 801 Cigarettes 265 14 221 12 Clothing 648 5,659 675 5,696 Coal 185 47 210 57 Coffee 1 161 1 191 Copper 89 332 88 292 Cork, wood, lumber 343 778 348 844 Corn 451 4 435 2 Cotton, raw and linters 45 3 76 7 Crude fertilizers 128 109 134 116 Crude oil 17 5,351 99 5,002 Electrical machinery 6,558 7,924 6,447 7,703 Fish and preparations 268 809 276 819 Footwear 56 1,092 54 1,282 Furniture and bedding 368 1,354 382 1,384 Gem diamonds 21 883 23 818 General industrial mach 2,390 2,519 2,473 2,564 Glass 185 189 178 189 Glassware 63 169 62 183 Gold, nonmonetary 960 275 397 267 Hides and skins 79 8 93 8 Iron and steel mill prod 424 1,115 414 1,142 Jewelry 99 554 72 425 Lighting, plumbing 111 430 120 452 Liquified propane/butane 32 60 25 52 Live animals 34 123 46 118 Meat and preparations 532 280 546 278 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 975 1,244 938 1,254 Metal ores; scrap 288 324 358 329 Metalworking machinery 445 513 414 551 Mineral fuels, other 230 113 228 115 Natural gas 17 497 18 528 Nickel 25 107 28 72 Oils/fats, vegetable 92 101 75 100 Optical goods 201 260 207 235 Paper and paperboard 854 1,196 816 1,157 Petroleum preparations 343 1,418 276 1,522 Photographic equipment 323 558 334 533 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 532 605 532 611 Platinum 30 284 20 247 Pottery 8 175 8 175 Power generating mach. 2,596 2,744 2,599 2,736 Printed materials 409 330 399 325 Pulp and waste paper 305 232 298 232 Records/magnetic media 480 449 448 408 Rice 49 13 56 11 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 117 156 122 156 Rubber tires and tubes 215 375 230 381 Scientific instruments 2,147 1,584 2,153 1,487 Ships, boats 66 103 123 56 Silver and bullion 17 42 10 44 Soybeans 376 (-) 285 1 Spacecraft 224 (-) 98 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,114 1,584 1,939 1,641 Sugar 1 68 (-) 52 Television, VCR, etc. 2,047 5,104 2,000 4,642 Textile yearn, fabric 752 1,158 795 1,211 Tobacco, unmanufactured 51 83 64 66 Toys/games/sporting goods 298 2,171 284 2,006 Travel goods 30 380 28 384 Vegetables and fruits 588 590 555 612 Vehicles 4,458 11,827 4,279 12,006 Watches/clocks/parts 27 330 27 270 Wheat 305 16 357 27 Wood manufactures 144 630 147 676 Re-exports 4,459 (X) 3,873 (X) Agricultural commodities 80 (X) 90 (X) Manufactured goods 4,315 (X) 3,738 (X) Mineral fuels 26 (X) 10 (X) ___________________________________ 1998 Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 498,234 748,349 495,778 678,059 Net Adjustments -9,416 2,894 -7,890 3,902 Total Census Basis (2) 507,650 745,455 503,668 674,158 Manufactured goods (3) 412,579 644,876 408,683 582,220 Agricultural commodities (3) 33,637 27,329 36,529 26,852 Mineral fuels (3) 6,808 51,295 7,937 44,087 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 29,751 61,485 29,734 55,905 Airplane parts 11,469 4,525 10,986 4,332 Airplanes 23,878 6,355 23,529 5,090 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 293 1,819 281 1,597 Aluminum 2,622 4,770 2,686 4,619 Animal feeds 2,388 422 3,096 463 Artwork/antiques 839 3,614 825 2,813 Basketware, etc. 2,085 3,198 1,894 2,841 Cereal flour 967 1,125 903 1,023 Chemicals - cosmetics 3,581 2,296 3,612 2,150 Chemicals - dyeing 2,666 1,967 2,612 1,899 Chemicals - fertilizers 2,304 1,099 2,329 1,206 Chemicals - inorganic 3,359 3,713 3,495 3,877 Chemicals - medicinal 8,147 9,828 6,886 7,844 Chemicals - n.e.s. 8,312 3,759 8,201 3,703 Chemicals - organic 11,091 15,929 11,425 14,087 Chemicals - plastics 12,286 6,833 12,573 6,508 Cigarettes 2,439 106 3,244 77 Clothing 6,146 42,347 6,396 40,825 Coal 1,700 485 2,446 547 Coffee 6 1,980 8 2,446 Copper 822 2,373 982 2,285 Cork, wood, lumber 3,197 6,694 3,039 5,742 Corn 3,892 143 3,255 126 Cotton, raw and linters 642 143 1,874 6 Crude fertilizers 1,128 948 1,219 998 Crude oil 545 33,999 764 28,925 Electrical machinery 54,612 63,949 48,398 59,166 Fish and preparations 2,052 6,317 1,626 5,947 Footwear 531 10,741 542 10,679 Furniture and bedding 3,224 11,802 3,180 9,646 Gem diamonds 166 7,141 82 6,554 General industrial mach 22,017 23,474 22,688 21,530 Glass 1,556 1,494 1,527 1,310 Glassware 523 1,338 542 1,196 Gold, nonmonetary 3,015 2,251 3,704 2,748 Hides and skins 747 74 881 85 Iron and steel mill prod 3,643 9,849 4,184 12,962 Jewelry 718 3,883 520 3,613 Lighting, plumbing 953 3,217 1,057 2,458 Liquified propane/butane 179 510 135 754 Live animals 333 1,055 387 1,271 Meat and preparations 4,578 2,391 4,913 2,108 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 8,234 10,735 7,992 10,035 Metal ores; scrap 2,557 2,644 2,707 3,105 Metalworking machinery 3,812 5,037 4,001 5,923 Mineral fuels, other 1,864 875 2,014 877 Natural gas 157 4,337 197 3,842 Nickel 243 634 278 715 Oils/fats, vegetable 883 906 1,311 991 Optical goods 1,592 2,272 1,382 2,021 Paper and paperboard 7,297 9,869 7,608 9,562 Petroleum preparations 2,200 10,103 2,258 8,277 Photographic equipment 2,612 4,303 2,617 4,188 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 4,635 5,182 4,105 4,591 Platinum 326 2,562 280 2,245 Pottery 78 1,252 74 1,277 Power generating mach. 22,633 23,160 21,094 20,387 Printed materials 3,349 2,428 3,462 2,275 Pulp and waste paper 2,486 1,778 2,621 1,888 Records/magnetic media 4,263 3,312 4,387 3,204 Rice 659 133 851 131 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 1,012 1,326 968 1,222 Rubber tires and tubes 1,783 3,407 1,905 3,021 Scientific instruments 18,675 12,826 18,036 11,334 Ships, boats 1,276 772 1,191 826 Silver and bullion 177 476 571 490 Soybeans 2,829 22 2,930 44 Spacecraft 639 244 780 90 Specialized ind. mach. 18,139 16,486 21,083 17,446 Sugar 2 463 2 602 Television, VCR, etc. 17,507 35,483 17,321 30,740 Textile yearn, fabric 6,853 10,163 6,817 9,764 Tobacco, unmanufactured 991 552 1,075 657 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,399 13,549 2,541 12,957 Travel goods 247 3,060 227 2,979 Vegetables and fruits 5,227 7,124 5,300 6,333 Vehicles 39,469 106,230 40,093 85,497 Watches/clocks/parts 245 2,299 218 2,304 Wheat 2,665 226 2,697 215 Wood manufactures 1,271 5,417 1,292 4,230 Re-exports 36,149 (X) 33,266 (X) Agricultural commodities 995 (X) 1,078 (X) Manufactured goods 34,742 (X) 31,804 (X) Mineral fuels 88 (X) 80 (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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS JANUARY 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Period Balance Exports Imports 1997 Jan.- Dec. 32,252 179,538 147,287 Jan.- Sep. 23,871 131,617 107,746 January 1,866 12,359 10,494 February 2,730 12,883 10,152 March 4,739 16,712 11,972 April 3,161 14,954 11,793 May 3,812 15,242 11,430 June 2,472 14,895 12,423 July 1,826 14,917 13,091 August 1,875 14,387 12,511 September 1,389 15,268 13,879 October 1,871 15,787 13,915 November 2,600 14,638 12,037 December 3,909 17,497 13,588 1998 Jan.- Dec. 29,694 186,444 156,750 Jan.- Sep. 18,810 133,823 115,013 January 2,764 14,177 11,413 February 2,942 14,083 11,141 March 3,136 16,971 13,835 April 2,088 14,426 12,338 May 2,317 14,752 12,435 June 2,055 15,448 13,393 July 710 14,047 13,337 August 1,009 14,006 12,997 September 1,790 15,913 14,123 October 2,902 17,177 14,275 November 2,761 16,616 13,855 December 5,221 18,828 13,607 1999 Jan.- Sep. 15,882 145,928 130,046 January 3,465 15,533 12,069 February 2,381 14,921 12,541 March 3,532 18,039 14,507 April 2,359 16,064 13,705 May 1,706 15,688 13,982 June 746 16,541 15,795 July -365 15,609 15,974 August 1,144 16,552 15,408 September 914 16,981 16,067 October November December Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1998 - SEPTEMBER 1999 (Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Quantity Value Quantity 1,000's Value Unit (1,000's (1,000's (1,000's of barrels (1,000's price Period of BBL's) of $) of BBL's) per day avg of $) ($) 1998 Jan-Dec 4,088,027 49,131,751 3,242,711 8,884 37,252,222 11.49 Jan-Sep 3,083,283 37,955,654 2,459,232 9,008 28,925,137 11.76 January 332,557 4,876,618 271,208 8,749 3,880,647 14.31 February 292,678 3,983,303 230,593 8,235 3,001,696 13.02 March 330,542 4,099,083 263,407 8,497 3,128,940 11.88 April 357,373 4,415,302 289,968 9,666 3,412,229 11.77 May 356,929 4,467,270 282,846 9,124 3,337,271 11.80 June 341,622 4,025,877 271,314 9,044 3,018,342 11.12 July 366,139 4,165,324 289,718 9,346 3,122,180 10.78 August 374,808 4,135,575 300,227 9,685 3,166,475 10.55 September 330,636 3,787,301 259,951 8,665 2,857,357 10.99 October 342,903 4,183,402 263,149 8,489 3,068,900 11.66 November 337,814 3,811,407 267,953 8,932 2,890,373 10.79 December 324,027 3,181,289 252,378 8,141 2,367,812 9.38 1999 Jan-Sep 3,107,101 44,612,253 2,445,715 8,959 33,999,405 13.90 January 330,815 3,192,483 262,434 8,466 2,412,950 9.19 February 316,359 3,092,851 247,595 8,843 2,343,134 9.46 March 332,325 3,614,500 263,476 8,499 2,748,139 10.43 April 353,330 4,693,856 274,232 9,141 3,485,593 12.71 May 353,672 5,295,479 275,289 8,880 4,003,468 14.54 June 369,728 5,491,895 290,410 9,680 4,217,774 14.52 July 353,327 5,826,389 277,017 8,936 4,435,369 16.01 August 357,411 6,575,316 281,061 9,066 5,001,610 17.80 September 340,135 6,829,485 274,202 9,140 5,351,367 19.52 October 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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.) Exports Total Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 6,107 6,068 54,405 Australia 65 81 590 Austria 94 117 794 Belgium 75 39 839 Brazil 16 22 327 Canada 3,795 3,712 33,118 Germany 154 157 1,747 Japan 213 226 2,036 Korea 38 44 325 Mexico 1,007 958 8,119 Saudia Arabia 52 62 553 Sweden 35 13 217 Taiwan 12 30 188 United Kingdom 145 179 1,349 Other 407 430 4,203 ___________________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 1,165 1,057 12,042 Australia 9 19 128 Austria (-) (-) 9 Belgium 29 7 309 Brazil (-) (-) 13 Canada 721 614 6,686 Germany 68 77 1,045 Japan 38 34 594 Korea 1 2 12 Mexico 149 77 1,174 Saudia Arabia 22 29 275 Sweden 3 3 44 Taiwan 6 16 109 United Kingdom 39 57 451 Other 80 122 1,193 ___________________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 756 671 6,384 Australia 11 10 80 Austria 1 (-) 2 Belgium 12 2 271 Brazil (-) 1 9 Canada 586 503 4,618 Germany 2 2 31 Japan 10 5 75 Korea (-) (-) 4 Mexico 38 31 255 Saudia Arabia 18 19 148 Sweden 2 3 10 Taiwan 1 9 30 United Kingdom 4 7 47 Other 70 78 804 ___________________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 4,187 4,340 35,979 Australia 44 51 382 Austria 93 116 784 Belgium 34 29 260 Brazil 15 20 305 Canada 2,488 2,595 21,814 Germany 83 78 671 Japan 165 187 1,367 Korea 36 42 308 Mexico 820 849 6,690 Saudia Arabia 12 14 130 Sweden 31 7 163 Taiwan 5 5 49 United Kingdom 103 115 850 Other 257 231 2,206 _______________________________________________________ Imports Total Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 14,868 14,991 131,466 Australia 48 26 304 Austria 19 18 178 Belgium 126 52 1,119 Brazil 130 118 1,013 Canada 5,409 5,724 47,573 Germany 1,111 1,362 11,985 Japan 3,413 3,362 31,187 Korea 347 309 2,634 Mexico 3,011 2,936 24,756 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 194 83 1,678 Taiwan 105 114 919 United Kingdom 326 234 2,599 Other 631 652 5,520 ___________________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 7,664 7,728 69,691 Australia 22 (-) 107 Austria (-) (-) 2 Belgium 107 41 929 Brazil (-) (-) 2 Canada 2,818 2,956 25,031 Germany 792 1,076 9,427 Japan 2,290 2,234 20,903 Korea 268 237 1,920 Mexico 935 940 7,885 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 161 54 1,402 Taiwan 6 5 20 United Kingdom 201 116 1,513 Other 64 69 551 ____________________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 1,590 1,741 14,589 Australia (-) (-) 14 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 12 4 125 Brazil (-) (-) 13 Canada 1,019 1,189 9,496 Germany 3 1 56 Japan 62 62 571 Korea (-) 1 36 Mexico 463 450 3,914 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 1 3 31 Taiwan 1 (-) 15 United Kingdom 19 12 163 Other 11 17 155 ___________________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative September August to-date TOTAL 5,615 5,522 47,186 Australia 26 26 183 Austria 19 18 176 Belgium 7 7 65 Brazil 130 118 999 Canada 1,571 1,579 13,046 Germany 316 285 2,501 Japan 1,061 1,065 9,714 Korea 79 71 679 Mexico 1,613 1,546 12,957 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 33 26 245 Taiwan 98 109 884 United Kingdom 106 106 923 Other 555 566 4,813 ___________________________________________ Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES GOODS CENSUS BASIS The Census basis goods data are compiled from the documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They include government and non-government shipments of goods, and exclude shipments between the United States and its territories and possessions, transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic and consular installations abroad, U.S. goods returned to the United States by its Armed Forces, personal and household effects of travelers, and in-transit shipments. The General imports value reflects the total arrival of merchandise from foreign countries that immediately enters consumption channels, warehouses, or Foreign Trade Zones. For imports, the value reported is the U. S. Customs Service appraised value of merchandise; generally, the price paid for merchandise for export to the United States. Import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing merchandise to the United States are excluded. Exports are valued at the f.a.s.- free alongside ship value of merchandise at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price including inland freight, insurance and other charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. Monthly data include actual month's transactions as well as a small number of transactions for previous months. Each month we revise the aggregate seasonally adjusted (current and constant dollar) and unadjusted export, import and trade balance figures, as well as the end-use totals for the prior month. SITC and country detail data are not revised monthly. The timing adjustment shown in Exhibit 14 is the difference between monthly data as originally reported and as recompiled. Annual revisions for the months are made in June to reflect corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country summary data. The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to Exhibits 6 - 18. U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE AND SUBSTITUTION The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare the two series. 1. Coverage -- Canadian imports are based on country of origin. U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S. exports exclude these foreign shipments. For September 1999, these shipment totaled $ 44.2 million. U.S. export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For September 1999, these shipments totaled $6.8 million. 2. Valuation -- Canadian imports are valued at point of origin in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at the port of exit in the United States and include inland freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported. Inland freight charges for September 1999 account for 1.6 percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada. 3. Reexports -- U.S. exports include reexports of foreign goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly larger. For September 1999, reexports to Canada were $1,557 million. 4. Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For September 1999, the average exchange rate was 1.4771 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar. 5. Other -- There are other minor differences which are statistically insignificant, such as rounding error. AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 14 and 14A) North America - Canada, Mexico Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia..European Union - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Euro Area - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain. European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland. Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Pacific Rim - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan. South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela. OPEC - Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela. Adjustments for Seasonal and Working-Day Variations Goods are initially classified under the Harmonized System (HS) which describes and measures the characteristics of goods traded. Combining trade into approximately 140 export and 140 import end-use categories makes it possible to examine goods according to their principal uses (See Exhibits 7 and 8). These categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 6). These data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product Accounts. The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other methods that redistribute the actual series values over the calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately from other trade. Adjustments for Price Change Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis (1992=100 ) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible, then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. SITC Data Goods data appearing in Exhibit 15 are classified in terms of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3. Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other products of agriculture which have not passed through complex processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches, casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from agricultural goods and are included in manufactured goods where they are classified in the SITC. Manufactured goods conform to the SITC sections that include chemicals and related products, N.S.P.F.; manufactured goods classified chiefly by material; machinery and transport equipment; miscellaneous manufactured articles, N.S.P.F.; and goods and transactions not classified elsewhere. Reexports are foreign merchandise entering the country as imports, and at the time of exportation are in substantially the same condition as when imported. Reexports, included in overall export totals, appear as separate line items in Exhibit 15. Advanced Technology Products (ATP) About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced technology" codes and they meet the following criteria: 1. The code contains products whose technology is from a recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology). 2. These products represent leading edge technology in that field. 3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items covered in the selected classification code. The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced technology trade which appears in Exhibit 16. This product and commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level of technology embodied in the goods. Nonsampling error The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to sampling errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors, undocumented shipments, timeliness and data capture errors, and errors in the estimation of low-valued transactions. For a detailed discussion of errors affecting the goods data, see "U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: A Quality Profile" available on the INTERNET at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ or from the Foreign Trade Division. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the international accounts, and to value transactions according to a standard definition. The export adjustments include: U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census goods exports.) Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that leaves the customs territory. Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports: Deductions for repairs of goods, developed motion picture film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export document is filed. The import adjustments include: Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and freight charges for transporting goods to the United States from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.) Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that enters the customs territory. Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures". BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports: Deductions for repairs of goods, and developed motion picture film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico, conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S. vessels abroad, and valuation of prepackaged software imports at market value. SERVICES The statistics are estimates of services transactions between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic, and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are considered to be part of the U.S. economy. Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is "Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief description of the types of services included in each category: Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a resident. Includes expenditures for food, lodging, recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign visit. Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel between the United States and foreign countries and between two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S. residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United States and foreign countries. Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to and from the United States. Includes freight charges, operating expenses that transportation companies incur in foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft rentals with crew.. Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign residents involving intangible assets and proprietary rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes, formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties" generally refers to payments for the utilization of copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees" generally refers to payments for the use of patents or industrial processes. Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated foreigners, for which no identification by type is available, and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term "affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship, which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent, or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S. enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners consist of education services; financial services (includes commissions and other transactions fees associated with the purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums and losses; telecommunications services (includes transmission services and value-added services); and business, professional, and technical services. Included in the last group are advertising services; computer and data processing services; database and other information services; research, development, and testing services; management, consulting, and public relations services; legal services; construction, engineering, architectural, and mining services; industrial engineering services; installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other services, including medical services and film and tape rental. Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S. Government military agencies participate. Includes both goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair services and training, that cannot be separately identified. Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods. Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately identified. U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents. Most of these transactions involve the provision of services to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of some goods are also included. Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports. Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates. The revision policy is as follows: Each month a preliminary estimate 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 June, 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 transaction accounts, published in the April, July, October, and January issues of the Survey of Current Business. The next release is scheduled for December 14, 1999. The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY. The FT900 and supplement are available on the following; INTERNET The U. S. International Trade in Goods and Services reports for the current month and previous years are available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product information. Additional data and information on goods are obtainable from: Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C. 20233 Additional data and information on services are obtainable from: Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis Washington, D.C. 20230 Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release dates for 1999: 12-16-99, 1-20-00, 2-18-00 Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release dates for 2000: 03-21-00, 04-19-00, 05-19-00, 06-20-00, 07-19-00, 08-18-00, 09-20-00, 10-19-00, 11-21-00, 12-19-00, 01-19-01, 02-21-01 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. News releases from earlier years are also available.