This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 1997 CB-97-188 Press Copy FT-900 (97-09) For information on goods contact: Bureau of the Census: Haydn R. Mearkle (301) 457-2246 Richard M. Preuss (301) 457-2311 For information on services contact: Bureau of Economic Analysis: Technical: Christopher Bach (202) 606-9545 Media: Larry Moran (202) 606-2649 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 1997 The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total September exports of $78.0 billion and imports of $89.1 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $11.1 billion, $1.6 billion more than the $9.5 billion in August, revised. September exports were $0.6 billion less than August exports of $78.6 billion. September imports were $1.0 billion more than August imports of $88.0 billion. In September, the goods deficit increased $1.6 billion from August to $18.1 billion, and the services surplus was virtually unchanged at $7.1 billion. Exports of goods decreased to $56.5 billion from $57.3 billion, and imports of goods increased to $74.7 billion from $73.9 billion. Exports of services increased to $21.5 billion from $21.3 billion, and imports of services increased to $14.4 billion from $14.2 billion. The August to September change in exports of goods reflected decreases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines of $0.3 billion (primarily passenger cars); other goods ($0.2 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($0.2 billion); and capital goods ($0.1 billion). An increase occurred in foods, feeds, and beverages of $0.1 billion. Consumer goods were virtually unchanged. The August to September change in imports of goods reflected increases in consumer goods of $0.6 billion (primarily apparel products, gem diamonds, and artwork) and industrial supplies and materials ($0.4 billion). Decreases occurred in capital goods of $0.2 billion and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.1 billion). Other goods and foods, 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. For the three months ending in September, exports of goods and services averaged $78.1 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $88.3 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $10.2 billion. For the three months ending in August, the average trade deficit was $9.3 billion, reflecting average exports of $78.3 billion and average imports of $87.5 billion. Services exports increased $0.2 billion from August to September, mainly reflecting an increase in travel. Services imports increased $0.3 billion from August to September, reflecting small increases in several categories. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The September figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Brazil $0.7 (for August $0.5), Australia $0.6 ($0.6), Argentina $0.3 ($0.3), Egypt $0.2 ($0.5), and Hong Kong $0.1 ($0.4). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China -$5.5 (-$5.2), Japan -$5.1 (-$4.5), OPEC -$1.8 (-$2.0), Taiwan -$1.4 (-$1.1), Mexico -$1.3 (-$1.0), Canada -$1.3 (-$1.3), Western Europe -$1.1 (-$2.0), Korea -$0.4 (virtually zero), and Singapore -$0.4 (-$0.2). Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $15.2 billion in September and imports were $13.8 billion, resulting in a surplus of $1.4 billion, $0.3 billion less than the August surplus of $1.7 billion. September exports were $0.9 billion more than the $14.3 billion in August, while imports were $1.2 billion more than the $12.6 billion in August. Carry-over in September was $0.8 billion (1.4 percent) for exports and $0.7 billion (0.9 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 $0.2 billion (0.3 percent), revised down from $1.0 billion (1.4 percent). 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 - 1996 19 Exhibit 15 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC Commodity Groupings 21 Exhibit 16 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products 23 Exhibit 17 Imports of Energy - Related Petroleum Products, Including Crude Petroleum 24 Exhibit 18 Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts By Selected Countries 25 Information on Goods and Services 26 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 September to reflect corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country summary data. The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to Exhibits 7 - 18. U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE AND SUBSTITUTION The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare the two series. 1. Coverage--Canadian imports are based on country of origin. U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S. exports exlude these foreign shipments. For September 1997, these shipments totaled $30.3 million. U.S.export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For September 1997, these shipments totaled $7.3 million. 2. Valuation--Canadian imports are valued at point of origin in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at the port of exit in the United States and include inland freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported. When it is not, an estimate of 4.5 percent is used. Inland freight charges for September 1997 account for 1.7 percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada. 3. Reexports--U.S. exports include reexports of foreign goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly larger. For September 1997, reexports to Canada were $1,409 million. 4. Exchange Rate--Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For September 1997, the average exchange rate was 1.3872 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar. 5. Other--There are other minor differences which are statistically insignificant, such as rounding error. AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 15 and 15A) North America - Canada, Mexico Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Septemberen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia. European Union - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Pacific Rim - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan. South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands,Uruguay,Venezuela. OPEC - Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela. Adjustments for Seasonal and Working-Day Variations Goods are initially classified under the Harmonized System (HS) which describes and measures the characteristics of goods traded. Combining trade into approximately 140 export and 140 import end-use categories makes it possible to examine goods according to their principal uses (See Exhibits 8 and 9). These categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 7). These data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product Accounts. The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other methods that redistribute the actual series values over the calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately from other trade. Adjustments for Price Change Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis (1992=100) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible, then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. SITC Data Goods data appearing in Exhibit 16 are classified in terms of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3. Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other products of agriculture which have not passed through complex processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches, casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from agriculture goods and are included in manufactured goods where they are classified in the SITC. Manufactured goods conform to the SITC sections that include chemicals and related products, N.S.P.F.; manufactured goods classified chiefly by material; machinery and transport equipment; miscellaneous manufactured articles, N.S.P.F.; and goods and transactions not classified elsewhere. Reexports are foreign merchandise entering the country as imports and which at the time of exportation are in substantially the same condition as when imported. Reexports, included in overall export totals, appear as separate line items in Exhibit 16. Advanced Technology Products (ATP) About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced technology" codes and they meet the following criteria: 1. The code contains products whose technology is from a recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology). 2. These products represent leading edge technology in that field. 3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items covered in the selected classification code. The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced technology trade which appears in Exhibit 17. This product and commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level of technology embodied in the goods. NONSAMPLING ERROR The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to samplinf errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors, undocumented shipments, timeliness, and data captuer errors. For a detailed discussion of errors effecting 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 include gold that leaves the customs territory. Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports: Deductions for repairs of goods, exposed motion picture film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export document is filed. The import adjustments include: Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and freight charges for transporting goods to the United States from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.) Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that enters the customs territory. Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures". BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports: Deductions for repairs of goods, and exposed motion picture film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico, conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S. vessels abroad. SERVICES The statistics are estimates of services transactions between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic, and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are considered to be part of the U.S. economy. Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is "Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief description of the types of services included in each category: Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a resident. Travel includes expenditures for food, lodging, recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign visit. Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel between the United States and foreign countries and between two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S. residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United States and foreign countries. Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to and from the United States. Includes freight charges, operating expenses that transportation companies incur in foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft and freight car rentals. Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign residents involving intangible assets and proprietary rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes, formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties" generally refers to payments for the utilization of copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees" generally refers to payments for the use of patents or industrial processes. Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated foreigners, for which no identification by type is available, and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term "affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship, which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent, or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S. enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners consist of education services; financial services (includes commissions and other transactions fees associated with the purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums and losses; telecommunications services (includes transmission services and value-added services); and business, professional, and technical services. Included in the last group are advertising services; computer and data processing services; database and other information services; research, development, and testing services; management, consulting, and public relations services;legal services; construction, engineering, architectural, and mining services; industrial engineering services; installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other services, including medical services and film and tape rental. Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S. Government military agencies participate. Includes both goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair services and training, that cannot be separately identified. Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods. Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately identified. U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents. Most of these transactions involve the provision of services to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of some goods are also included. Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports. Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates. The revision policy is as follows: Each month a preliminary estimate will be released for the current month and a revised estimate for the immediately preceding month. After a revised month is released, no further changes will be made until the quarterly international transactions estimates, based on more complete source data, are released. The first monthly release that follows the quarterly international transactions release will contain revised estimates for the previous six months, in order to align the monthly estimates with the quarterly estimates. Annual revisions for the months and quarters are made in September, which incorporate updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies. Quarterly and annual estimates of services are included as part of the U.S. international transactions accounts, published in the April, September, October, and January issues of the Survey of Current Business. Next release is scheduled for September 11, and December 10, 1997. The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY. The FT900 and supplement are available on the following: INTERNET The U.S. Internetional Trade in Goods and Services reports for the current month and previous years are available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product information. Additional data and information on goods is obtainable from: Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C. 20233 Additional data and information on services is obtainable from: Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis Washington D.C. 20230 Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release dates for 1997: 12-18-97, 1-21-98, 2-19-98 Exhibit 1 Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1995 Jan.- Dec. -101,857 -173,560 71,703 Jan.- Sep. -82,984 -134,779 51,795 January -10,093 -15,794 5,701 February -9,054 -14,133 5,079 March -9,156 -14,473 5,317 April -9,825 -15,661 5,836 May -9,900 -15,820 5,920 June -11,074 -16,078 5,004 July -9,405 -15,550 6,145 August -7,535 -13,675 6,140 September -6,942 -13,595 6,653 October -6,903 -13,363 6,460 November -6,271 -12,860 6,589 December -5,703 -12,559 6,856 1996 Jan.- Dec. -111,040 -191,170 80,130 Jan.- Sep. -84,839 -142,979 58,140 January -9,510 -15,508 5,998 February -7,657 -13,080 5,423 March -7,372 -14,335 6,963 April -9,676 -15,897 6,221 May -9,973 -16,826 6,853 June -8,132 -14,839 6,707 July -11,623 -17,757 6,134 August -10,007 -16,759 6,752 September -10,887 -17,976 7,089 October -7,935 -15,320 7,385 November -7,665 -15,176 7,511 December -10,601 -17,695 7,094 1997 Jan.- Sep. -86,485 -148,470 61,985 January -11,611 -18,149 6,538 February -9,856 -16,761 6,905 March -7,831 -14,877 7,046 April -8,795 -15,528 6,733 May -9,557 -16,363 6,806 June -8,293 -15,244 6,951 July -10,019 -16,849 6,830 August (R) -9,457 -16,559 7,102 September -11,068 -18,142 7,074 October November December August data as published last month: -10,358 -17,375 7,017 ________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1995 Jan.- Dec. 794,610 575,871 218,739 Jan.- Sep. 588,460 426,930 161,530 January 62,621 45,060 17,561 February 62,515 45,544 16,971 March 65,233 47,785 17,448 April 65,468 47,508 17,960 May 66,019 47,953 18,066 June 64,998 47,720 17,278 July 65,583 47,062 18,521 August 67,272 48,663 18,609 September 68,751 49,635 19,116 October 68,074 49,277 18,797 November 68,480 49,408 19,072 December 69,599 50,256 19,343 1996 Jan.- Dec. 848,833 612,069 236,764 Jan.- Sep. 629,339 454,224 175,115 January 67,630 48,899 18,731 February 68,818 50,433 18,385 March 70,657 50,716 19,941 April 69,982 50,794 19,188 May 71,277 51,282 19,995 June 70,889 51,335 19,554 July 68,500 49,087 19,413 August 71,150 51,254 19,896 September 70,435 50,423 20,012 October 73,088 52,503 20,585 November 73,969 53,209 20,760 December 72,444 52,133 20,311 1997 Jan.- Sep. 692,666 504,518 188,148 January 71,848 51,686 20,162 February 74,282 53,687 20,595 March 78,124 57,155 20,969 April 77,791 57,162 20,629 May 77,742 56,871 20,871 June 78,515 57,378 21,137 July 77,787 56,745 21,042 August (R) 78,578 57,326 21,252 September 77,999 56,508 21,491 October November December August data as published last month: 77,957 56,819 21,138 ________________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1995 Jan.- Dec. 896,467 749,431 147,036 Jan.- Sep. 671,444 561,709 109,735 January 72,714 60,854 11,860 February 71,570 59,678 11,892 March 74,389 62,258 12,131 April 75,292 63,168 12,124 May 75,919 63,773 12,146 June 76,072 63,798 12,274 July 74,988 62,612 12,376 August 74,807 62,338 12,469 September 75,692 63,229 12,463 October 74,977 62,640 12,337 November 74,751 62,268 12,483 December 75,301 62,814 12,487 1996 Jan.- Dec. 959,873 803,239 156,634 Jan.- Sep. 714,177 597,202 116,975 January 77,140 64,407 12,733 February 76,476 63,514 12,962 March 78,030 65,052 12,978 April 79,658 66,691 12,967 May 81,250 68,108 13,142 June 79,021 66,174 12,847 July 80,123 66,844 13,279 August 81,157 68,013 13,144 September 81,323 68,400 12,923 October 81,023 67,823 13,200 November 81,634 68,385 13,249 December 83,045 69,828 13,217 1997 Jan.- Sep. 779,150 652,987 126,163 January 83,458 69,834 13,624 February 84,138 70,448 13,690 March 85,955 72,032 13,923 April 86,585 72,689 13,896 May 87,299 73,234 14,065 June 86,808 72,622 14,186 July 87,805 73,593 14,212 August (R) 88,035 73,885 14,150 September 89,067 74,650 14,417 October November December August data as published last month: 88,315 74,194 14,121 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. Exhibit 2 Center Month of Balance Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1995 January February -9,435 -14,800 5,366 March -9,345 -14,756 5,411 April -9,627 -15,318 5,691 May -10,266 -15,853 5,587 June -10,126 -15,816 5,690 July -9,338 -15,101 5,763 August -7,961 -14,273 6,313 September -7,126 -13,544 6,418 October -6,705 -13,272 6,567 November -6,292 -12,927 6,635 December -7,161 -13,642 6,481 1996 January -7,623 -13,716 6,092 February -8,180 -14,308 6,128 March -8,235 -14,438 6,202 April -9,007 -15,686 6,679 May -9,260 -15,854 6,594 June -9,909 -16,474 6,565 July -9,921 -16,452 6,531 August -10,839 -17,498 6,658 September -9,610 -16,685 7,075 October -8,829 -16,157 7,328 November -8,734 -16,064 7,330 December -9,959 -17,007 7,048 1997 January -10,689 -17,535 6,846 February -9,766 -16,596 6,830 March -8,827 -15,722 6,895 April -8,728 -15,589 6,862 May -8,881 -15,711 6,830 June -9,289 -16,152 6,862 July (R) -9,256 -16,217 6,961 August -10,181 -17,183 7,002 September October November December _______________________________________________________ Center Month of Exports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1995 January February 63,456 46,130 17,327 March 64,405 46,946 17,460 April 65,573 47,748 17,825 May 65,495 47,727 17,768 June 65,533 47,578 17,955 July 65,951 47,815 18,136 August 67,202 48,453 18,749 September 68,032 49,192 18,841 October 68,435 49,440 18,995 November 68,718 49,647 19,071 December 68,570 49,521 19,049 1996 January 68,682 49,863 18,820 February 69,035 50,016 19,019 March 69,819 50,648 19,171 April 70,639 50,931 19,708 May 70,716 51,137 19,579 June 70,222 50,568 19,654 July 70,180 50,559 19,621 August 70,028 50,255 19,774 September 71,558 51,393 20,164 October 72,497 52,045 20,452 November 73,167 52,615 20,552 December 72,754 52,343 20,411 1997 January 72,858 52,502 20,356 February 74,751 54,176 20,575 March 76,732 56,001 20,731 April 77,886 57,063 20,823 May 78,016 57,137 20,879 June 78,015 56,998 21,017 July (R) 78,293 57,150 21,144 August 78,121 56,860 21,262 September October November December _______________________________________________________ Center Month of Imports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1995 January February 72,891 60,930 11,961 March 73,750 61,701 12,049 April 75,200 63,066 12,134 May 75,761 63,580 12,181 June 75,660 63,394 12,265 July 75,289 62,916 12,373 August 75,163 62,727 12,436 September 75,159 62,736 12,423 October 75,140 62,712 12,428 November 75,010 62,574 12,436 December 75,731 63,163 12,568 1996 January 76,306 63,578 12,727 February 77,215 64,324 12,891 March 78,054 65,085 12,969 April 79,646 66,617 13,029 May 79,976 66,991 12,985 June 80,132 67,042 13,089 July 80,101 67,011 13,090 August 80,868 67,752 13,115 September 81,168 68,079 13,089 October 81,327 68,203 13,124 November 81,901 68,679 13,222 December 82,713 69,349 13,363 1997 January 83,547 70,037 13,510 February 84,517 70,771 13,746 March 85,559 71,723 13,836 April 86,613 72,652 13,961 May 86,897 72,848 14,049 June 87,304 73,150 14,154 July (R) 87,549 73,367 14,183 August 88,302 74,043 14,260 September October November December Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and showing the average at the center month of the period. Using this method, an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned. Exhibit 3 EXPORTS Total Passenger Other Period Services Travel Fares Transportation 1995 Jan. - Dec. 218,739 63,395 19,125 27,412 Jan. - Sept. 161,530 46,264 14,033 20,378 January 17,561 5,338 1,612 2,158 February 16,971 4,789 1,485 2,122 March 17,448 4,737 1,476 2,325 April 17,960 5,325 1,601 2,304 May 18,066 5,223 1,574 2,339 June 17,278 4,494 1,396 2,265 July 18,521 5,368 1,608 2,241 August 18,609 5,304 1,589 2,315 September 19,116 5,686 1,692 2,309 October 18,797 5,537 1,644 2,306 November 19,072 5,696 1,703 2,372 December 19,343 5,901 1,745 2,359 1996 Jan. - Dec. 236,764 69,908 20,557 27,216 Jan. - Sept. 175,115 51,727 15,276 20,076 January 18,731 5,426 1,657 2,199 February 18,385 5,179 1,613 2,125 March 19,941 6,107 1,817 2,231 April 19,188 5,512 1,557 2,310 May 19,995 6,090 1,747 2,270 June 19,554 5,754 1,648 2,225 July 19,413 5,667 1,682 2,193 August 19,896 5,945 1,766 2,293 September 20,012 6,047 1,789 2,230 October 20,585 6,145 1,791 2,400 November 20,760 6,215 1,801 2,393 December 20,311 5,823 1,690 2,349 1997 Jan. - Sept. 188,148 55,200 16,027 21,359 January 20,162 5,947 1,711 2,291 February 20,595 6,243 1,797 2,321 March 20,969 6,366 1,811 2,387 April 20,629 5,957 1,742 2,364 May 20,871 6,028 1,765 2,358 June 21,137 6,106 1,801 2,417 July 21,042 6,056 1,776 2,387 August (R) 21,252 6,150 1,776 2,410 September 21,491 6,347 1,848 2,424 October November December __________________________________________________________ EXPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties Transfers U. S. and Other Under U. S. Government License Private Military Sales Misc. Period Fees Services Contracts Services 1995 Jan. - Dec. 27,383 66,850 13,756 818 Jan. - Sept. 20,301 49,473 10,459 622 January 2,127 5,282 971 73 February 2,165 5,333 1,010 67 March 2,195 5,385 1,268 62 April 2,219 5,394 1,067 50 May 2,244 5,477 1,158 51 June 2,273 5,566 1,227 57 July 2,341 5,646 1,232 85 August 2,364 5,677 1,271 89 September 2,373 5,713 1,255 88 October 2,346 5,763 1,136 65 November 2,356 5,776 1,106 63 December 2,380 5,835 1,055 68 1996 Jan. - Dec. 29,974 73,569 14,647 893 Jan. - Sept. 22,272 54,453 10,625 686 January 2,462 5,881 1,011 95 February 2,483 5,950 936 99 March 2,487 6,059 1,145 95 April 2,450 5,994 1,298 67 May 2,445 6,067 1,315 61 June 2,450 6,070 1,348 59 July 2,483 6,091 1,228 69 August 2,498 6,145 1,179 70 September 2,514 6,196 1,165 71 October 2,559 6,321 1,299 70 November 2,570 6,370 1,342 69 December 2,574 6,426 1,381 68 1997 Jan. - Sept. 23,695 61,049 10,222 596 January 2,561 6,510 1,074 68 February 2,563 6,588 1,015 68 March 2,575 6,662 1,101 67 April 2,633 6,702 1,167 64 May 2,647 6,808 1,202 63 June 2,655 6,882 1,213 63 July 2,674 6,955 1,127 67 August (R) 2,687 7,012 1,149 68 September 2,700 6,930 1,174 68 October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. Exhibit 4 IMPORTS Total Passenger Other Period Services Travel Fares Transportation 1995 Jan. - Dec. 147,036 46,053 14,433 28,249 Jan. - Sept. 109,735 34,272 10,669 21,330 January 11,860 3,780 1,115 2,318 February 11,892 3,762 1,122 2,284 March 12,131 3,739 1,121 2,487 April 12,124 3,866 1,201 2,322 May 12,146 3,772 1,186 2,406 June 12,274 3,856 1,218 2,360 July 12,376 3,807 1,226 2,378 August 12,469 3,805 1,241 2,432 September 12,463 3,885 1,239 2,343 October 12,337 3,889 1,239 2,391 November 12,483 3,923 1,262 2,314 December 12,487 3,973 1,263 2,214 1996 Jan. - Dec. 156,634 48,739 15,776 28,453 Jan. - Sept. 116,975 36,501 11,723 21,290 January 12,733 4,026 1,255 2,328 February 12,962 4,256 1,327 2,194 March 12,978 4,203 1,278 2,294 April 12,967 4,022 1,298 2,443 May 13,142 4,113 1,347 2,460 June 12,847 3,965 1,298 2,351 July 13,279 3,915 1,291 2,445 August 13,144 4,046 1,324 2,403 September 12,923 3,955 1,305 2,372 October 13,200 4,025 1,344 2,478 November 13,249 4,156 1,367 2,323 December 13,217 4,061 1,342 2,366 1997 Jan. - Sept. 126,163 39,312 13,005 22,559 January 13,624 4,295 1,411 2,448 February 13,690 4,312 1,425 2,439 March 13,923 4,411 1,447 2,491 April 13,896 4,286 1,427 2,526 May 14,065 4,381 1,434 2,550 June 14,186 4,426 1,453 2,486 July 14,212 4,367 1,455 2,532 August (R) 14,150 4,369 1,457 2,517 September 14,417 4,465 1,496 2,570 October November December _______________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties U. S. and Other Direct Government License Private Defense Misc. Period Fees Services Expenditures Services 1995 Jan. - Dec. 6,503 39,285 9,890 2,623 Jan. - Sept. 4,764 29,246 7,464 1,990 January 492 3,091 835 229 February 505 3,142 845 232 March 514 3,192 847 231 April 513 3,182 826 214 May 520 3,229 822 211 June 530 3,279 820 211 July 564 3,353 827 221 August 559 3,386 825 221 September 567 3,392 817 220 October 578 3,226 802 212 November 581 3,387 806 210 December 581 3,427 818 211 1996 Jan. - Dec. 7,322 42,796 10,861 2,687 Jan. - Sept. 5,552 31,768 8,134 2,007 January 579 3,478 850 217 February 575 3,520 870 220 March 570 3,525 887 221 April 566 3,516 905 217 May 561 3,525 917 219 June 557 3,530 925 221 July 930 3,542 927 229 August 658 3,554 928 231 September 556 3,578 925 232 October 577 3,640 909 227 November 589 3,680 907 227 December 604 3,707 911 226 1997 Jan. - Sept. 5,815 35,058 8,370 2,044 January 588 3,739 914 229 February 598 3,770 917 229 March 613 3,811 922 228 April 651 3,851 930 225 May 666 3,875 934 225 June 674 3,987 936 224 July 683 4,009 938 228 August (R) 665 3,975 939 228 September 677 4,041 940 228 October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. Exhibit 5 Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -158,801 Jan.- Sep. -134,779 -123,362 January -15,794 -14,917 February -14,133 -13,223 March -14,473 -12,832 April -15,661 -14,132 May -15,820 -13,912 June -16,078 -14,328 July -15,550 -14,623 August -13,675 -12,692 September -13,595 -12,702 October -13,363 -12,138 November -12,860 -11,747 December -12,559 -11,553 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 Jan.- Sep. -142,979 -126,522 January -15,508 -14,538 February -13,080 -11,902 March -14,335 -12,218 April -15,897 -13,441 May -16,826 -14,449 June -14,839 -13,083 July -17,757 -15,893 August -16,759 -14,637 September -17,976 -16,361 October -15,320 -13,940 November -15,176 -13,608 December -17,695 -16,144 1997 Jan.- Sep. -148,470 -134,844 January -18,149 -17,350 February -16,761 -15,661 March -14,877 -12,433 April -15,528 -13,812 May -16,363 -14,471 June -15,244 -13,496 July -16,849 -15,590 August (R) -16,559 -15,273 September -18,142 -16,757 October November December August data as published last month. -17,375 -16,085 _______________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 584,742 Jan.- Sep. 426,930 -6,461 433,391 January 45,060 -635 45,695 February 45,544 -680 46,224 March 47,785 -770 48,555 April 47,508 -649 48,156 May 47,953 -755 48,707 June 47,720 -843 48,563 July 47,062 -718 47,779 August 48,663 -751 49,414 September 49,635 -662 50,297 October 49,277 -804 50,081 November 49,408 -805 50,213 December 50,256 -801 51,056 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 Jan.- Sep. 454,224 -9,346 463,570 January 48,899 -695 49,594 February 50,433 -791 51,224 March 50,716 -904 51,620 April 50,794 -843 51,637 May 51,282 -1,130 52,412 June 51,335 -882 52,217 July 49,087 -1,440 50,527 August 51,254 -1,352 52,606 September 50,423 -1,309 51,732 October 52,503 -1,065 53,568 November 53,209 -1,279 54,488 December 52,133 -1,316 53,449 1997 Jan.- Sep. 504,518 -7,960 512,478 January 51,686 -551 52,237 February 53,687 -671 54,358 March 57,155 -988 58,142 April 57,162 -697 57,859 May 56,871 -995 57,866 June 57,378 -857 58,235 July 56,745 -1,031 57,776 August (R) 57,326 -1,044 58,370 September 56,508 -1,127 57,635 October November December August data as published last month. 56,819 -1,046 57,866 _______________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 Jan.- Sep. 561,709 4,956 556,753 January 60,854 243 60,612 February 59,678 230 59,448 March 62,258 870 61,388 April 63,168 880 62,288 May 63,773 1,153 62,620 June 63,798 907 62,891 July 62,612 210 62,402 August 62,338 232 62,107 September 63,229 231 62,998 October 62,640 420 62,220 November 62,268 308 61,960 December 62,814 204 62,610 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 Jan.- Sep. 597,202 7,111 590,092 January 64,407 275 64,132 February 63,514 388 63,126 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 June 66,174 874 65,301 July 66,844 425 66,419 August 68,013 770 67,243 September 68,400 307 68,093 October 67,823 315 67,508 November 68,385 289 68,096 December 69,828 235 69,593 1997 Jan.- Sep. 652,987 5,666 647,322 January 69,834 247 69,587 February 70,448 429 70,019 March 72,032 1,456 70,576 April 72,689 1,019 71,670 May 73,234 897 72,337 June 72,622 891 71,731 July 73,593 227 73,366 August (R) 73,885 242 73,643 September 74,650 258 74,392 October November December August data as published last month. 74,194 243 73,951 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. Exhibit 6 EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 55,534 147,652 Jan.- Sep. 454,224 -9,346 463,570 41,579 110,258 January 48,899 -695 49,594 4,680 11,911 February 50,433 -791 51,224 4,492 12,104 March 50,716 -904 51,620 4,860 12,598 April 50,794 -843 51,637 4,600 12,707 May 51,282 -1,130 52,412 4,678 12,451 June 51,335 -882 52,217 4,484 12,340 July 49,087 -1,440 50,527 4,675 11,618 August 51,254 -1,352 52,606 4,686 12,339 September 50,423 -1,309 51,732 4,424 12,189 October 52,503 -1,065 53,568 4,545 12,679 November 53,209 -1,279 54,488 5,012 12,252 December 52,133 -1,316 53,449 4,398 12,463 1997 Jan.- Sep. 504,518 -7,960 512,478 37,331 119,060 January 51,686 -551 52,237 4,327 12,091 February 53,687 -671 54,358 4,272 12,706 March 57,155 -988 58,142 4,181 13,731 April 57,162 -697 57,859 4,162 13,507 May 56,871 -995 57,866 4,052 13,399 June 57,378 -857 58,235 3,929 13,885 July 56,745 -1,031 57,776 3,832 13,169 August (R) 57,326 -1,044 58,370 4,234 13,373 September 56,508 -1,127 57,635 4,342 13,197 October November December _____________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 252,895 65,021 70,138 33,836 Jan.- Sep. 463,570 186,583 48,268 51,911 24,971 January 49,594 20,040 5,268 5,550 2,144 February 51,224 21,074 5,308 5,795 2,451 March 51,620 20,767 5,093 5,733 2,570 April 51,637 21,107 5,051 5,733 2,438 May 52,412 21,050 5,428 5,861 2,944 June 52,217 20,861 5,568 5,890 3,075 July 50,527 20,110 5,348 5,589 3,187 August 52,606 21,158 5,485 5,868 3,071 September 51,732 20,417 5,719 5,892 3,092 October 53,568 22,049 5,410 6,141 2,744 November 54,488 22,211 5,878 6,070 3,064 December 53,449 22,052 5,465 6,015 3,056 1997 Jan.- Sep. 512,478 217,810 54,406 57,781 26,091 January 52,237 21,555 5,600 6,068 2,595 February 54,358 22,715 5,907 6,264 2,493 March 58,142 24,713 6,228 6,481 2,808 April 57,859 24,971 6,171 6,339 2,709 May 57,866 24,760 5,935 6,663 3,057 June 58,235 24,482 6,251 6,720 2,968 July 57,776 24,898 6,261 6,397 3,218 August (R) 58,370 24,913 6,174 6,448 3,228 September 57,635 24,802 5,877 6,401 3,015 October November December _____________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 Jan.- Sep. 597,202 7,111 590,092 26,537 149,972 January 64,407 275 64,132 2,815 15,881 February 63,514 388 63,126 2,810 14,954 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 2,979 15,625 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 3,051 16,889 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 3,015 17,356 June 66,174 874 65,301 2,913 16,698 July 66,844 425 66,419 2,947 17,346 August 68,013 770 67,243 3,015 17,384 September 68,400 307 68,093 2,991 17,841 October 67,823 315 67,508 3,009 18,250 November 68,385 289 68,096 2,976 17,562 December 69,828 235 69,593 3,189 18,698 1997 Jan.- Sep. 652,987 5,666 647,322 29,620 160,164 January 69,834 247 69,587 3,074 17,944 February 70,448 429 70,019 3,105 17,641 March 72,032 1,456 70,576 3,328 17,969 April 72,689 1,019 71,670 3,358 17,575 May 73,234 897 72,337 3,378 17,905 June 72,622 891 71,731 3,251 17,565 July 73,593 227 73,366 3,395 17,456 August (R) 73,885 242 73,643 3,347 17,878 September 74,650 258 74,392 3,384 18,229 October November December _______________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 Jan.- Sep. 590,092 171,195 96,702 126,157 19,529 January 64,132 19,337 10,409 13,589 2,102 February 63,126 18,982 10,481 13,790 2,108 March 63,839 19,457 10,118 13,565 2,095 April 65,079 18,714 10,486 13,691 2,246 May 66,861 19,017 11,033 14,271 2,168 June 65,301 18,841 10,755 13,943 2,151 July 66,419 18,704 11,044 14,101 2,277 August 67,243 19,010 11,216 14,438 2,181 September 68,093 19,133 11,160 14,769 2,199 October 67,508 18,943 10,156 14,952 2,198 November 68,096 19,330 11,234 14,749 2,245 December 69,593 19,581 10,846 15,149 2,130 1997 Jan.- Sep. 647,322 187,792 106,022 142,030 21,694 January 69,587 19,466 11,763 15,117 2,224 February 70,019 19,439 12,113 15,256 2,465 March 70,576 20,422 11,685 14,927 2,244 April 71,670 20,686 11,366 16,214 2,472 May 72,337 20,988 11,625 16,079 2,361 June 71,731 21,250 11,594 15,716 2,355 July 73,366 21,574 12,291 16,100 2,549 August (R) 73,643 22,060 11,817 16,009 2,531 September 74,392 21,908 11,767 16,611 2,493 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. Exhibit 7 September August (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 56,508 57,326 -818 Net Adjustments -1,127 -1,044 -84 Total, Census Basis 57,635 58,370 -734 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,342 4,234 109 Soybeans 533 472 62 Nuts 196 135 61 Fish and shellfish 227 200 26 Sorghum, barley, oats 87 70 17 Wine and related products 71 56 15 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 56 45 11 Other foods 301 292 9 Bakery products 155 148 6 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 310 308 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 42 (-) Wheat 516 518 -1 Corn 456 458 -3 Meat, poultry, etc. 634 637 -3 Rice 52 57 -5 Dairy products and eggs 66 81 -15 Oilseeds, food oils 111 128 -17 Vegetables 216 244 -28 Fruits, frozen juices 313 342 -29 Industrial supplies and materials 13,197 13,373 -176 Petroleum products, other 551 642 -91 Plastic materials 1,022 1,101 -79 Chemicals-fertilizers 328 405 -78 Metallurgical grade coal 200 259 -59 Coal and fuels, other 125 164 -39 Chemicals-inorganic 314 352 -38 Copper 121 152 -31 Finished metal shapes 675 700 -25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 319 343 -23 Hides and skins 120 142 -23 Manmade cloth 362 384 -22 Iron and steel mill products 261 281 -20 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 132 151 -19 Logs and lumber 416 429 -14 Synthetic rubber-primary 116 129 -14 Cotton, raw 284 294 -10 Industrial rubber products 161 169 -8 Aluminum and alumina 293 299 -7 Fuel oil 141 148 -7 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 146 152 -6 Wood supplies, manufactured 89 93 -4 Hair, waste materials 54 56 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 30 30 (-) Gas-natural 19 18 (-) Electric energy 10 8 1 Natural gas liquids 39 37 1 Leather and furs 78 76 2 Nonmetallic minerals 36 34 2 Cotton fiber cloth 150 147 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 75 4 Precious metals, other 149 144 5 Mineral supplies-manufactured 270 263 7 Other industrial supplies 868 859 9 Chemicals-other 949 939 10 Nonferrous metals, other 183 172 11 Tapes, audio and visual 221 210 12 Iron and steel products, other 253 237 16 Newsprint 746 729 17 Nonmonetary gold 299 280 19 Finished textile supplies 290 269 21 Shingles, molding, wallboard 175 153 22 Tobacco, unmanufactured 117 91 26 Crude oil 116 88 28 Agriculture-manufactured, other 187 157 30 Steelmaking materials 234 190 44 Chemicals-organic 1,293 1,238 55 Nuclear fuel materials 179 84 95 Capital goods, except automotive 24,802 24,913 -111 Drilling & oilfield equipment 564 678 -114 Computers 983 1,086 -103 Telecommunications equipment 2,070 2,150 -80 Industrial engines 1,017 1,071 -54 Excavating machinery 481 523 -42 Electric apparatus 1,803 1,835 -33 Materials handling equipment 406 438 -32 Generators, accessories 556 589 -32 Industrial machines, other 1,815 1,844 -30 Nonfarm tractors and parts 101 130 -28 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 28 -27 Computer accessories 3,340 3,362 -22 Wood, glass, plastic 250 260 -10 Parts-civilian aircraft 835 843 -8 Agricultural machinery, equipment 380 384 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 174 178 -4 Spacraft, exc. military 3 2 (-) Textile, sewing machines 122 119 3 Metalworking machine tools 588 584 4 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,000 994 6 Business machines and equipment 285 278 7 Specialized mining 54 46 8 Marine engines, parts 60 50 10 Laboratory testing instruments 334 319 15 Railway transportation equipment 109 92 16 Engines-civilian aircraft 698 678 20 Commercial vessels, other 29 9 20 Pulp and paper machinery 305 275 30 Photo, service industry machinery 528 496 32 Medicinal equipment 1,086 1,045 42 Semiconductors 3,422 3,364 57 Civilian aircraft 1,403 1,162 241 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 5,877 6,174 -297 Consumer goods 6,401 6,448 -46 Jewelry, etc 105 204 -99 Gem diamonds 220 262 -43 Tobacco, manufactured 379 396 -17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 168 183 -15 Toiletries and cosmetics 279 291 -12 Toys/games/sporting goods 475 487 -11 Apparel, household goods - textile 761 765 -4 Rugs 134 138 -3 Glassware, chinaware 51 53 -2 Writing and art supplies 384 386 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 125 124 1 Sports apparel and gear 44 43 1 Numismatic coins 8 5 3 Musical instruments 91 87 4 Nursery stock, etc. 26 22 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 67 61 6 Records, tapes, and disks 324 319 6 Stereo equipment, etc. 154 145 8 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 129 118 11 Books, printed matter 361 350 11 TV's, VCR's, etc. 296 285 12 Other household goods 450 438 12 Pharmaceutical preparations 741 722 20 Household appliances 473 452 21 Pleasure boats and motors 154 113 40 Other goods 3,015 3,228 -213 _______________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 504,518 454,224 50,294 Net Adjustments -7,960 -9,346 1,386 Total, Census Basis 512,478 463,570 48,908 Foods, feeds, and beverages 37,331 41,579 -4,248 Soybeans 4,591 5,226 -635 Nuts 1,191 1,333 -141 Fish and shellfish 2,156 2,310 -154 Sorghum, barley, oats 586 726 -140 Wine and related products 552 514 38 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 468 415 53 Other foods 2,672 2,377 295 Bakery products 1,313 1,178 136 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,091 2,864 227 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 429 432 -4 Wheat 3,143 5,291 -2,148 Corn 4,395 6,666 -2,271 Meat, poultry, etc. 5,411 5,429 -19 Rice 688 756 -68 Dairy products and eggs 571 503 68 Oilseeds, food oils 1,029 801 228 Vegetables 2,062 1,897 165 Fruits, frozen juices 2,985 2,862 124 Industrial supplies and materials 119,060 110,258 8,802 Petroleum products, other 4,997 4,548 449 Plastic materials 9,142 8,221 922 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,749 3,553 197 Metallurgical grade coal 1,880 1,906 -26 Coal and fuels, other 1,251 1,419 -168 Chemicals-inorganic 2,970 2,773 197 Copper 1,242 1,462 -220 Finished metal shapes 5,831 5,220 611 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,935 3,146 -211 Hides and skins 1,277 1,253 24 Manmade cloth 3,236 2,937 299 Iron and steel mill products 2,292 2,078 215 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,177 983 194 Logs and lumber 4,000 3,932 69 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,106 1,098 9 Cotton, raw 2,239 2,029 210 Industrial rubber products 1,458 1,226 232 Aluminum and alumina 2,689 2,501 189 Fuel oil 1,396 1,509 -113 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,343 1,365 -22 Wood supplies, manufactured 840 721 119 Hair, waste materials 466 461 5 Nontextile floor tiles 254 218 36 Gas-natural 225 179 46 Electric energy 53 57 -4 Natural gas liquids 426 374 52 Leather and furs 649 561 88 Nonmetallic minerals 339 302 37 Cotton fiber cloth 1,282 1,197 85 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 679 593 85 Precious metals, other 1,314 1,156 159 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,342 2,101 241 Other industrial supplies 7,674 6,774 900 Chemicals-other 8,340 7,303 1,037 Nonferrous metals, other 1,687 1,430 256 Tapes, audio and visual 2,067 2,112 -44 Iron and steel products, other 2,124 2,097 26 Newsprint 6,534 6,148 386 Nonmonetary gold 4,844 5,757 -913 Finished textile supplies 2,334 1,920 415 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,455 1,318 138 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,243 996 247 Crude oil 683 287 396 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,203 804 398 Steelmaking materials 1,693 1,622 72 Chemicals-organic 11,020 9,812 1,208 Nuclear fuel materials 1,076 799 276 Capital goods, except automotive 217,810 186,583 31,227 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,037 4,368 668 Computers 9,171 8,554 617 Telecommunications equipment 17,411 14,900 2,511 Industrial engines 9,450 7,579 1,871 Excavating machinery 4,258 3,557 701 Electric apparatus 15,557 13,603 1,954 Materials handling equipment 3,596 2,959 637 Generators, accessories 5,106 4,097 1,009 Industrial machines, other 15,165 13,617 1,548 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,034 875 159 Vessels, exc. scrap 65 28 37 Computer accessories 28,057 24,336 3,721 Wood, glass, plastic 2,130 1,741 389 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,387 6,364 1,023 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,357 2,710 648 Food, tobacco machinery 1,577 1,680 -103 Spacraft, exc. military 12 129 -117 Textile, sewing machines 1,029 901 128 Metalworking machine tools 4,771 4,389 382 Measuring, testing, control instru. 8,542 7,279 1,264 Business machines and equipment 2,395 2,177 218 Specialized mining 420 398 22 Marine engines, parts 515 460 55 Laboratory testing instruments 2,901 2,575 326 Railway transportation equipment 790 719 72 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,795 4,720 1,075 Commercial vessels, other 156 186 -30 Pulp and paper machinery 2,400 2,284 116 Photo, service industry machinery 4,457 4,003 454 Medicinal equipment 9,023 8,354 669 Semiconductors 29,100 26,515 2,585 Civilian aircraft 17,147 10,526 6,620 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 54,406 48,268 6,137 Consumer goods 57,781 51,911 5,870 Jewelry, etc 1,313 1,095 218 Gem diamonds 2,058 1,940 118 Tobacco, manufactured 3,816 4,050 -233 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,541 1,335 206 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,521 2,115 406 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,382 4,003 379 Apparel, household goods - textile 6,687 5,674 1,013 Rugs 1,170 1,017 153 Glassware, chinaware 465 324 141 Writing and art supplies 3,399 3,160 238 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,137 1,081 56 Sports apparel and gear 384 380 4 Numismatic coins 75 81 -5 Musical instruments 792 759 33 Nursery stock, etc. 204 182 23 Cookware, cutlery, tools 571 520 51 Records, tapes, and disks 2,927 2,625 301 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,449 1,358 91 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,742 1,330 412 Books, printed matter 3,115 2,970 144 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,508 1,926 582 Other household goods 3,752 3,352 399 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,745 5,953 792 Household appliances 4,024 3,763 261 Pleasure boats and motors 1,004 917 87 Other goods 26,091 24,971 1,120 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. Exhibit 8 September August (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 74,650 73,885 765 Net Adjustments 258 242 16 Total, Census Basis 74,392 73,643 749 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,384 3,347 36 Fish and shellfish 723 694 29 Cane and beet sugar 143 117 26 Meat products 361 337 24 Cocoa beans 36 16 20 Feedstuff and foodgrains 162 146 16 Vegetables 257 243 14 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 180 174 6 Dairy products and eggs 60 58 1 Tea, spices, etc. 56 56 (-) Other foods 196 195 (-) Nuts 40 43 -2 Wine and related products 279 284 -4 Bakery products 177 182 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 46 -5 Food oils, oilseeds 112 126 -14 Fruits, frozen juices 319 344 -25 Green coffee 241 286 -45 Industrial supplies and materials 18,229 17,878 351 Petroleum products, other 749 614 135 Iron and steel mill products 930 832 98 Other precious metals 292 215 78 Chemicals-fertilizers 284 227 57 Nonmonetary gold 273 219 55 Finished metal shapes 458 419 38 Nuclear fuel materials 130 95 35 Liquified petroleum gases 266 240 26 Fuel oil 409 384 25 Gas-natural 453 430 23 Industrial supplies, other 899 878 21 Newsprint 297 281 16 Plastic materials 496 480 16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 439 423 16 Shingles, wallboard 367 352 15 Synthetic cloth 364 349 15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 227 213 13 Nontextile floor tiles 122 112 10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 179 170 9 Iron and steel, advanced 312 303 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 184 176 8 Farming materials, livestock 50 44 6 Finished textile supplies 144 140 4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 307 303 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 45 42 4 Hair, waste materials 28 25 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 41 39 1 Chemicals-inorganic 351 350 1 Cotton, natural fibers 13 13 (-) Paper and paper products 381 381 (-) Leather and furs 87 88 (-) Hides and skins 16 16 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 76 77 -2 Bauxite and aluminum 460 463 -3 Coal and related fuels 60 63 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 150 154 -3 Synthetic rubber--primary 98 101 -3 Zinc 130 134 -5 Materials, exc. chemicals 129 134 -5 Tin 17 23 -5 Nickel 99 105 -5 Plywood and veneers 86 98 -12 Natural rubber 94 107 -14 Blank tapes, audio & visual 158 172 -14 Electric energy 86 101 -15 Tobacco, waxes, etc 320 345 -25 Steelmaking materials 230 268 -38 Lumber 619 658 -39 Crude oil 4,620 4,672 -52 Copper 202 268 -66 Chemicals-organic 1,002 1,081 -78 Capital goods, except automotive 21,908 22,060 -153 Computer accessories 5,424 5,594 -170 Business machines and equipment 574 666 -93 Pulp and paper machinery 300 392 -91 Agricultural machinery, equipment 338 388 -49 Excavating machinery 369 415 -46 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 43 -42 Telecommunications equipment 1,336 1,366 -30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 72 96 -24 Semiconductors 3,274 3,291 -18 Measuring, testing, control instru 566 583 -17 Civilian aircraft 407 419 -12 Generators, accessories 671 684 -12 Laboratory testing instruments 130 140 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 57 58 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Commercial vessels, other 2 2 -1 Marine engines, parts 60 60 (-) Railway transpor. equipment 100 99 2 Industrial engines 528 523 5 Specialized mining 30 26 5 Parts-civilian aircraft 375 371 5 Medicinal equipment 581 574 7 Materials handling equipment 392 375 17 Food, tobacco machinery 125 108 17 Photo, service industry 577 551 25 Industrial machines, other 1,137 1,110 27 Textile, sewing machines 187 159 29 Wood, glass, plastic 390 342 48 Electric apparatus 1,730 1,679 51 Engines-civilian aircraft 745 693 52 Metalworking machine tools 690 629 61 Computers 739 624 114 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 11,767 11,817 -49 Consumer goods 16,611 16,009 601 Gem diamonds 754 592 162 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,121 1,962 160 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 500 363 137 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,812 1,678 134 Other household goods 1,209 1,155 54 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,509 1,466 44 Camping apparel and gear 478 436 42 Writing and art supplies 618 599 19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 270 255 14 Records, tapes, and disks 87 74 13 Stereo equipment, etc 632 623 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 197 188 9 Apparel, household goods - wool 258 249 9 Photo equipment 170 164 6 Pleasure boats and motors 130 124 6 Gem stones, other 110 105 6 Footwear 861 856 5 Jewelry 563 558 4 Household appliances 506 503 3 Glassware, chinaware 178 175 2 TV's, VCR's, etc 897 895 2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 432 431 1 Rugs 85 84 1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 702 701 (-) Numismatic coins 16 16 (-) Books, printed matter 210 210 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 82 83 -2 Musical instruments 89 92 -3 Motorcycles and parts 69 78 -10 Pharmaceutical prep 1,067 1,294 -227 Other Goods 2,493 2,531 -39 ________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 652,987 597,202 55,785 Net Adjustments 5,666 7,111 -1,445 Total, Census Basis 647,322 590,092 57,230 Foods, feeds, and beverages 29,620 26,537 3,083 Fish and shellfish 5,610 4,898 713 Cane and beet sugar 866 878 -11 Meat products 3,115 2,842 273 Cocoa beans 345 459 -114 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,333 1,120 213 Vegetables 2,138 2,090 48 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,652 1,553 99 Dairy products and eggs 538 506 31 Tea, spices, etc. 482 427 55 Other foods 1,657 1,470 188 Nuts 473 453 20 Wine and related products 2,420 2,072 348 Bakery products 1,551 1,393 158 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 392 389 3 Food oils, oilseeds 1,231 1,181 50 Fruits, frozen juices 3,033 2,933 100 Green coffee 2,783 1,872 911 Industrial supplies and materials 160,164 149,972 10,192 Petroleum products, other 6,277 5,520 757 Iron and steel mill products 8,297 7,542 755 Other precious metals 1,754 1,781 -27 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,358 2,455 -98 Nonmonetary gold 2,318 2,066 252 Finished metal shapes 3,710 3,193 516 Nuclear fuel materials 943 925 18 Liquified petroleum gases 3,140 2,797 342 Fuel oil 4,270 4,221 48 Gas-natural 3,837 3,173 663 Industrial supplies, other 7,829 7,315 514 Newsprint 2,674 3,156 -482 Plastic materials 4,217 3,744 473 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,755 3,468 287 Shingles, wallboard 3,074 2,617 458 Synthetic cloth 3,114 2,631 484 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,974 2,012 -38 Nontextile floor tiles 1,043 919 124 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,533 1,314 219 Iron and steel, advanced 2,772 2,653 119 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,523 1,204 319 Farming materials, livestock 443 395 48 Finished textile supplies 1,216 1,041 175 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,599 2,469 129 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 367 357 10 Hair, waste materials 244 227 17 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 407 307 100 Chemicals-inorganic 3,080 2,889 190 Cotton, natural fibers 153 447 -294 Paper and paper products 3,265 3,129 135 Leather and furs 768 687 81 Hides and skins 150 149 1 Wool, silk, etc. 659 575 84 Bauxite and aluminum 4,294 3,879 415 Coal and related fuels 513 497 15 Nonferrous metals, other 1,378 1,312 66 Synthetic rubber--primary 893 833 61 Zinc 982 674 307 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,142 1,105 37 Tin 191 199 -7 Nickel 888 891 -3 Plywood and veneers 846 807 39 Natural rubber 962 1,112 -150 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,571 1,536 34 Electric energy 709 664 45 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,091 2,821 270 Steelmaking materials 2,150 2,326 -176 Lumber 5,683 5,070 613 Crude oil 40,770 39,652 1,118 Copper 1,878 1,743 135 Chemicals-organic 8,467 7,473 994 Capital goods, except automotive 187,792 171,195 16,597 Computer accessories 46,421 41,019 5,401 Business machines and equipment 5,501 5,033 467 Pulp and paper machinery 3,001 2,909 91 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,012 2,691 321 Excavating machinery 3,188 2,636 552 Spacecraft, exc. military 48 136 -88 Telecommunications equipment 11,479 10,575 904 Drilling & oilfield equipment 688 521 167 Semiconductors 27,430 28,317 -887 Measuring, testing, control instru 4,875 4,425 450 Civilian aircraft 3,241 2,871 370 Generators, accessories 6,013 5,394 618 Laboratory testing instruments 880 701 180 Nonfarm tractors and parts 506 462 44 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Commercial vessels, other 19 16 3 Marine engines, parts 491 417 74 Railway transpor. equipment 896 958 -62 Industrial engines 4,820 4,719 101 Specialized mining 542 581 -38 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,271 2,225 1,046 Medicinal equipment 5,055 4,664 390 Materials handling equipment 3,090 2,649 442 Food, tobacco machinery 976 905 71 Photo, service industry 4,966 4,387 579 Industrial machines, other 10,261 10,011 249 Textile, sewing machines 1,595 1,424 171 Wood, glass, plastic 3,483 3,184 300 Electric apparatus 14,527 12,927 1,600 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,490 4,080 1,410 Metalworking machine tools 6,059 5,562 497 Computers 5,968 4,797 1,172 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 106,022 96,702 9,320 Consumer goods 142,030 126,157 15,873 Gem diamonds 5,573 4,875 698 Apparel, household goods - cotton 17,633 14,842 2,792 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,572 2,959 613 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 14,525 12,132 2,393 Other household goods 10,517 9,411 1,106 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,202 11,394 1,809 Camping apparel and gear 4,150 3,705 446 Writing and art supplies 5,288 4,829 458 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,345 2,088 257 Records, tapes, and disks 712 757 -45 Stereo equipment, etc 5,543 5,554 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,728 1,583 146 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,210 1,929 281 Photo equipment 1,585 1,545 39 Pleasure boats and motors 1,060 1,216 -156 Gem stones, other 937 878 58 Footwear 8,040 7,102 938 Jewelry 4,990 4,737 253 Household appliances 4,367 4,198 169 Glassware, chinaware 1,509 1,363 147 TV's, VCR's, etc 7,926 7,514 412 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,885 3,668 217 Rugs 716 623 93 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,067 5,184 883 Numismatic coins 218 184 33 Books, printed matter 1,881 1,792 90 Nursery stock, etc. 743 719 24 Musical instruments 812 776 36 Motorcycles and parts 815 926 -111 Pharmaceutical prep 9,481 7,675 1,807 Other Goods 21,694 19,529 2,164 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. Exhibit 9 Balance Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -20,956 -63,119 -107,095 Jan.- Sep. -142,979 -16,457 -45,473 -81,050 January -15,508 -970 -4,426 -10,113 February -13,080 -1,178 -3,854 -8,048 March -14,335 -2,117 -3,938 -8,280 April -15,897 -2,456 -5,526 -7,915 May -16,826 -2,377 -5,722 -8,727 June -14,839 -1,756 -5,329 -7,754 July -17,757 -1,865 -5,638 -10,254 August -16,759 -2,123 -5,171 -9,466 September -17,976 -1,616 -5,868 -10,493 October -15,320 -1,380 -5,870 -8,070 November -15,176 -1,567 -5,455 -8,153 December -17,695 -1,551 -6,321 -9,823 1997 Jan.- Sep. -148,470 -13,626 -46,954 -87,890 January -18,149 -799 -5,768 -11,582 February -16,761 -1,100 -5,623 -10,039 March -14,877 -2,444 -5,272 -7,161 April -15,528 -1,716 -4,846 -8,966 May -16,363 -1,892 -5,407 -9,064 June -15,244 -1,748 -5,160 -8,336 July -16,849 -1,258 -4,685 -10,905 August (R) -16,559 -1,285 -4,996 -10,277 September -18,142 -1,385 -5,197 -11,560 October November December ______________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 9,631 615,444 Jan.- Sep. 454,224 -9,346 6,718 456,852 January 48,899 -695 885 48,709 February 50,433 -791 758 50,466 March 50,716 -904 756 50,864 April 50,794 -843 637 51,000 May 51,282 -1,130 674 51,738 June 51,335 -882 626 51,591 July 49,087 -1,440 719 49,808 August 51,254 -1,352 794 51,813 September 50,423 -1,309 869 50,863 October 52,503 -1,065 1,094 52,474 November 53,209 -1,279 851 53,637 December 52,133 -1,316 968 52,481 1997 Jan.- Sep. 504,518 -7,960 7,502 504,976 January 51,686 -551 879 51,358 February 53,687 -671 800 53,558 March 57,155 -988 828 57,315 April 57,162 -697 824 57,035 May 56,871 -995 708 57,158 June 57,378 -857 805 57,431 July 56,745 -1,031 897 56,879 August (R) 57,326 -1,044 915 57,455 September 56,508 -1,127 847 56,788 October November December ______________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 72,750 722,539 Jan.- Sep. 597,202 7,111 52,191 537,901 January 64,407 275 5,311 58,821 February 63,514 388 4,613 58,513 March 65,052 1,213 4,695 59,144 April 66,691 1,613 6,163 58,916 May 68,108 1,247 6,395 60,466 June 66,174 874 5,955 59,345 July 66,844 425 6,357 60,062 August 68,013 770 5,965 61,279 September 68,400 307 6,737 61,356 October 67,823 315 6,964 60,544 November 68,385 289 6,307 61,790 December 69,828 235 7,289 62,304 1997 Jan.- Sep. 652,987 5,666 54,456 592,866 January 69,834 247 6,648 62,940 February 70,448 429 6,423 63,596 March 72,032 1,456 6,100 64,476 April 72,689 1,019 5,670 66,001 May 73,234 897 6,115 66,222 June 72,622 891 5,965 65,767 July 73,593 227 5,582 67,784 August (R) 73,885 242 5,911 67,732 September 74,650 258 6,044 68,348 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". Exhibit 10 EXPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 43,949 128,960 355,629 Jan.- Sep. 506,116 32,201 96,106 256,767 January 52,825 3,717 10,130 26,472 February 54,646 3,614 10,406 27,552 March 55,491 3,811 10,932 27,819 April 55,905 3,490 11,082 28,577 May 56,944 3,471 10,880 28,839 June 57,192 3,408 10,824 28,906 July 56,035 3,541 10,226 28,565 August 58,483 3,573 10,891 30,042 September 58,595 3,576 10,736 29,997 October 60,804 3,768 11,094 32,066 November 62,883 4,223 10,811 33,227 December 62,466 3,757 10,950 33,568 1997 Jan.- Sep. 620,144 31,804 104,895 348,996 January 62,187 3,713 10,648 33,938 February 64,282 3,593 11,174 35,292 March 68,371 3,493 12,120 37,717 April 68,670 3,472 11,927 38,519 May 69,610 3,412 11,820 39,153 June 70,829 3,385 12,256 39,707 July 71,034 3,336 11,549 40,683 August (R) 72,837 3,652 11,748 41,985 September 72,323 3,748 11,652 42,002 October November December _______________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 62,272 67,001 34,457 Jan.- Sep. 506,116 46,273 49,625 25,143 January 52,825 5,049 5,328 2,129 February 54,646 5,094 5,551 2,429 March 55,491 4,882 5,487 2,560 April 55,905 4,852 5,473 2,432 May 56,944 5,202 5,606 2,946 June 57,192 5,333 5,623 3,098 July 56,035 5,133 5,333 3,236 August 58,483 5,251 5,604 3,122 September 58,595 5,476 5,619 3,192 October 60,804 5,173 5,857 2,845 November 62,883 5,612 5,791 3,221 December 62,466 5,215 5,727 3,247 1997 Jan.- Sep. 620,144 51,690 54,943 27,814 January 62,187 5,338 5,768 2,782 February 64,282 5,623 5,954 2,646 March 68,371 5,918 6,177 2,947 April 68,670 5,857 6,039 2,857 May 69,610 5,639 6,344 3,243 June 70,829 5,934 6,388 3,158 July 71,034 5,944 6,082 3,440 August (R) 72,837 5,855 6,120 3,475 September 72,323 5,582 6,073 3,267 October November December _______________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 32,963 184,317 331,080 Jan.- Sep. 629,614 24,501 137,521 237,984 January 66,973 2,687 14,814 24,825 February 66,313 2,541 14,081 24,762 March 67,424 2,756 14,436 25,838 April 68,424 2,708 15,117 25,590 May 70,969 2,708 15,789 26,466 June 70,123 2,739 15,455 26,454 July 71,882 2,778 16,040 27,028 August 73,349 2,863 15,877 28,168 September 74,158 2,722 15,912 28,852 October 74,256 2,741 15,864 29,620 November 75,934 2,746 15,168 31,115 December 77,916 2,975 15,764 32,362 1997 Jan.- Sep. 768,479 26,648 147,718 335,779 January 79,181 2,869 15,331 33,217 February 80,220 2,833 15,497 33,402 March 82,350 2,920 16,330 35,493 April 84,656 3,040 16,526 36,267 May 85,809 3,018 16,794 37,176 June 86,300 2,909 16,543 38,414 July 88,568 3,029 16,609 39,309 August (R) 90,191 3,020 16,845 41,193 September 91,204 3,009 17,242 41,307 October November December _______________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 117,919 165,069 26,373 Jan.- Sep. 629,614 88,466 121,667 19,476 January 66,973 9,523 13,070 2,053 February 66,313 9,583 13,286 2,061 March 67,424 9,255 13,068 2,070 April 68,424 9,598 13,195 2,216 May 70,969 10,100 13,751 2,154 June 70,123 9,862 13,458 2,155 July 71,882 10,110 13,628 2,299 August 73,349 10,261 13,958 2,222 September 74,158 10,174 14,253 2,246 October 74,256 9,292 14,453 2,286 November 75,934 10,263 14,284 2,359 December 77,916 9,897 14,666 2,253 1997 Jan.- Sep. 768,479 96,706 138,284 23,344 January 79,181 10,735 14,656 2,372 February 80,220 11,048 14,814 2,626 March 82,350 10,659 14,543 2,405 April 84,656 10,388 15,782 2,652 May 85,809 10,632 15,664 2,525 June 86,300 10,574 15,311 2,549 July 88,568 11,188 15,683 2,749 August (R) 90,191 10,761 15,616 2,755 September 91,204 10,721 16,215 2,711 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. Exhibit 11 Trade Balance Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. -155,514 -53,185 -102,330 Jan.- Sep. -120,118 -40,091 -80,026 January -14,893 -4,119 -10,774 February -13,074 -4,187 -8,887 March -12,549 -4,448 -8,100 April -13,778 -3,977 -9,801 May -13,012 -4,426 -8,586 June -13,704 -4,707 -8,997 July -13,989 -4,659 -9,330 August -12,314 -4,644 -7,670 September -12,805 -4,924 -7,881 October -12,488 -4,207 -8,281 November -11,655 -4,616 -7,038 December -11,254 -4,270 -6,984 1996 Jan.- Dec. -165,452 -56,987 -108,465 Jan.- Sep. -123,498 -43,289 -80,209 January -14,148 -4,619 -9,529 February -11,667 -4,132 -7,535 March -11,933 -3,951 -7,982 April -12,518 -4,891 -7,627 May -14,025 -5,262 -8,763 June -12,931 -5,161 -7,770 July -15,847 -5,373 -10,474 August -14,866 -4,789 -10,077 September -15,563 -5,112 -10,452 October -13,453 -4,729 -8,724 November -13,051 -4,261 -8,790 December -15,451 -4,708 -10,742 1997 Jan.- Sep. -148,335 -45,119 -103,216 January -16,994 -4,444 -12,550 February -15,938 -4,741 -11,197 March -13,979 -4,851 -9,128 April -15,986 -4,896 -11,089 May -16,199 -5,430 -10,769 June -15,471 -5,254 -10,218 July -17,533 -5,005 -12,528 August (R) -17,354 -5,131 -12,223 September -18,881 -5,368 -13,513 October November December _____________________________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. 599,186 6,987 592,199 Jan.- Sep. 439,840 5,058 434,782 January 45,988 552 45,436 February 46,473 572 45,901 March 48,876 597 48,279 April 48,196 605 47,591 May 49,056 596 48,461 June 49,239 539 48,700 July 48,896 571 48,324 August 51,069 523 50,547 September 52,046 503 51,543 October 52,172 632 51,540 November 53,034 562 52,472 December 54,139 734 53,405 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 7,074 685,195 Jan.- Sep. 506,116 5,065 501,051 January 52,825 697 52,128 February 54,646 599 54,047 March 55,491 581 54,909 April 55,905 463 55,442 May 56,944 494 56,450 June 57,192 468 56,724 July 56,035 541 55,494 August 58,483 589 57,894 September 58,595 631 57,963 October 60,804 759 60,045 November 62,883 587 62,297 December 62,466 663 61,803 1997 Jan.- Sep. 620,144 5,353 614,791 January 62,187 608 61,579 February 64,282 571 63,711 March 68,371 591 67,781 April 68,670 592 68,078 May 69,610 507 69,103 June 70,829 583 70,246 July 71,034 644 70,390 August (R) 72,837 653 72,184 September 72,323 604 71,719 October November December _____________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. 754,700 60,172 694,528 Jan.- Sep. 559,958 45,149 514,808 January 60,881 4,671 56,210 February 59,547 4,760 54,788 March 61,425 5,045 56,379 April 61,974 4,582 57,392 May 62,069 5,022 57,047 June 62,943 5,246 57,697 July 62,885 5,230 57,655 August 63,383 5,167 58,216 September 64,851 5,427 59,424 October 64,660 4,839 59,820 November 64,689 5,179 59,510 December 65,394 5,005 60,389 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 64,061 793,660 Jan.- Sep. 629,614 48,354 581,260 January 66,973 5,316 61,657 February 66,313 4,731 61,582 March 67,424 4,532 62,891 April 68,424 5,354 63,069 May 70,969 5,756 65,213 June 70,123 5,629 64,494 July 71,882 5,914 65,968 August 73,349 5,378 67,971 September 74,158 5,743 68,415 October 74,256 5,488 68,769 November 75,934 4,847 71,087 December 77,916 5,371 72,545 1997 Jan.- Sep. 768,479 50,472 718,006 January 79,181 5,051 74,129 February 80,220 5,312 74,908 March 82,350 5,441 76,909 April 84,656 5,489 79,167 May 85,809 5,937 79,872 June 86,300 5,836 80,464 July 88,568 5,650 82,918 August (R) 90,191 5,783 84,407 September 91,204 5,972 85,232 October November December (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. Exhibit 12 Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -158,801 Jan.- Sep. -132,963 -121,546 January -14,538 -13,661 February -11,128 -10,218 March -12,645 -11,004 April -13,513 -11,984 May -15,251 -13,343 June -16,447 -14,697 July -18,392 -17,464 August -16,463 -15,480 September -14,586 -13,693 October -16,786 -15,562 November -13,979 -12,867 December -9,831 -8,826 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 Jan.- Sep. -141,387 -124,930 January -15,112 -14,142 February -10,646 -9,468 March -10,529 -8,412 April -15,248 -12,792 May -15,874 -13,498 June -14,131 -12,375 July -21,948 -20,084 August -18,573 -16,450 September -19,326 -17,710 October -19,391 -18,010 November -14,567 -13,000 December -15,826 -14,274 1997 Jan.- Sep. -146,344 -132,718 January -17,158 -16,359 February -13,093 -11,993 March -11,814 -9,370 April -14,553 -12,837 May -14,651 -12,759 June -15,478 -13,730 July -21,374 -20,116 August (R) -17,582 -16,297 September -20,641 -19,256 October November December August data as published last month : -18,387 -17,098 ________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 584,742 Jan.- Sep. 424,890 -6,461 431,351 January 42,998 -635 43,633 February 44,319 -680 44,999 March 51,809 -770 52,579 April 47,160 -649 47,808 May 49,100 -755 49,855 June 48,550 -843 49,393 July 43,672 -718 44,390 August 48,221 -751 48,972 September 49,061 -662 49,723 October 51,024 -804 51,828 November 49,906 -805 50,710 December 50,052 -801 50,853 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 Jan.- Sep. 451,310 -9,346 460,656 January 47,072 -695 47,767 February 50,322 -791 51,112 March 54,048 -904 54,952 April 51,029 -843 51,872 May 52,230 -1,130 53,359 June 50,939 -882 51,821 July 46,158 -1,440 47,598 August 50,223 -1,352 51,575 September 49,289 -1,309 50,598 October 55,042 -1,065 56,107 November 53,737 -1,279 55,016 December 51,980 -1,316 53,295 1997 Jan.- Sep. 501,051 -7,960 509,011 January 49,993 -551 50,544 February 52,531 -671 53,202 March 60,288 -988 61,275 April 57,644 -697 58,341 May 57,724 -995 58,719 June 57,180 -857 58,037 July 53,798 -1,031 54,829 August (R) 55,661 -1,044 56,705 September 56,232 -1,127 57,360 October November December August data as published last month : 55,161 -1,046 56,207 ________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 Jan.- Sep. 557,853 4,956 552,897 January 57,536 243 57,293 February 55,447 230 55,217 March 64,454 870 63,583 April 60,672 880 59,792 May 64,351 1,153 63,198 June 64,997 907 64,090 July 62,064 210 61,854 August 64,684 232 64,452 September 63,648 231 63,417 October 67,810 420 67,390 November 63,885 308 63,577 December 59,883 204 59,679 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 Jan.- Sep. 592,697 7,111 585,586 January 62,184 275 61,910 February 60,968 388 60,580 March 64,577 1,213 63,364 April 66,277 1,613 64,664 May 68,104 1,247 66,857 June 65,070 874 64,196 July 68,107 425 67,682 August 68,795 770 68,025 September 68,616 307 68,309 October 74,433 315 74,118 November 68,304 289 68,016 December 67,805 235 67,570 1997 Jan.- Sep. 647,395 5,666 641,729 January 67,150 247 66,903 February 65,624 429 65,196 March 72,102 1,456 70,645 April 72,197 1,019 71,178 May 72,375 897 71,478 June 72,658 891 71,767 July 75,172 227 74,945 August (R) 73,243 242 73,001 September 76,874 258 76,616 October November December August data as published last month : 73,548 243 73,304 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. Exhibit 13 EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 55,534 147,652 Jan.- Sep. 451,310 -9,346 460,656 40,617 110,568 January 47,072 -695 47,767 4,672 11,851 February 50,322 -791 51,112 4,643 12,218 March 54,048 -904 54,952 5,148 13,022 April 51,029 -843 51,872 4,489 12,882 May 52,230 -1,130 53,359 4,473 12,809 June 50,939 -882 51,821 4,102 12,181 July 46,158 -1,440 47,598 4,488 11,405 August 50,223 -1,352 51,575 4,427 12,373 September 49,289 -1,309 50,598 4,176 11,829 October 55,042 -1,065 56,107 4,977 12,971 November 53,737 -1,279 55,016 5,376 11,940 December 51,980 -1,316 53,295 4,564 12,173 1997 Jan.- Sep. 501,051 -7,960 509,011 36,641 119,066 January 49,993 -551 50,544 4,333 12,012 February 52,531 -671 53,202 4,425 12,481 March 60,288 -988 61,275 4,442 14,151 April 57,644 -697 58,341 4,080 13,754 May 57,724 -995 58,719 3,840 13,687 June 57,180 -857 58,037 3,655 13,788 July 53,798 -1,031 54,829 3,744 12,966 August (R) 55,661 -1,044 56,705 3,994 13,162 September 56,232 -1,127 57,360 4,130 13,066 October November December _____________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods, Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 252,895 65,021 70,138 33,836 Jan.- Sep. 460,656 185,005 48,094 51,472 24,901 January 47,767 19,072 4,980 5,072 2,120 February 51,112 20,528 5,697 5,641 2,385 March 54,952 22,689 5,407 6,101 2,586 April 51,872 20,761 5,529 5,692 2,519 May 53,359 21,078 6,082 5,946 2,972 June 51,821 21,055 5,552 5,838 3,095 July 47,598 19,210 4,004 5,337 3,153 August 51,575 20,690 5,104 5,957 3,024 September 50,598 19,921 5,738 5,887 3,047 October 56,107 22,971 5,733 6,697 2,758 November 55,016 22,360 5,938 6,258 3,144 December 53,295 22,559 5,256 5,711 3,032 1997 Jan.- Sep. 509,011 215,848 54,202 57,244 26,010 January 50,544 20,697 5,343 5,593 2,568 February 53,202 21,652 6,206 6,012 2,426 March 61,275 26,520 6,544 6,798 2,820 April 58,341 24,767 6,576 6,368 2,796 May 58,719 24,865 6,511 6,726 3,090 June 58,037 24,499 6,452 6,657 2,986 July 54,829 24,054 4,735 6,148 3,182 August (R) 56,705 24,224 5,655 6,494 3,176 September 57,360 24,569 6,181 6,449 2,965 October November December _____________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 Jan.- Sep. 592,697 7,111 585,586 26,276 150,175 January 62,184 275 61,910 2,801 16,080 February 60,968 388 60,580 2,739 14,581 March 64,577 1,213 63,364 2,958 15,709 April 66,277 1,613 64,664 3,073 17,173 May 68,104 1,247 66,857 3,070 17,754 June 65,070 874 64,196 2,843 16,391 July 68,107 425 67,682 2,901 17,797 August 68,795 770 68,025 2,953 17,380 September 68,616 307 68,309 2,937 17,310 October 74,433 315 74,118 3,269 18,748 November 68,304 289 68,016 2,991 17,091 December 67,805 235 67,570 3,175 18,469 1997 Jan.- Sep. 647,395 5,666 641,729 29,291 160,361 January 67,150 247 66,903 3,047 18,105 February 65,624 429 65,196 2,936 16,729 March 72,102 1,456 70,645 3,392 18,180 April 72,197 1,019 71,178 3,317 17,916 May 72,375 897 71,478 3,406 18,230 June 72,658 891 71,767 3,255 17,533 July 75,172 227 74,945 3,356 18,021 August (R) 73,243 242 73,001 3,212 17,659 September 76,874 258 76,616 3,370 17,988 October November December _____________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods, Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 Jan.- Sep. 585,586 169,624 95,351 124,926 19,235 January 61,910 18,485 9,782 12,805 1,957 February 60,580 18,208 10,540 12,464 2,048 March 63,364 19,786 10,703 12,098 2,109 April 64,664 18,883 11,018 12,252 2,265 May 66,857 18,658 11,659 13,474 2,241 June 64,196 18,565 10,729 13,511 2,157 July 67,682 19,268 9,537 15,939 2,240 August 68,025 18,599 10,952 16,047 2,093 September 68,309 19,172 10,432 16,334 2,124 October 74,118 20,301 11,565 17,929 2,305 November 68,016 19,079 11,661 14,772 2,423 December 67,570 20,046 10,361 13,380 2,140 1997 Jan.- Sep. 641,729 185,987 103,970 140,785 21,334 January 66,903 18,398 11,161 14,103 2,089 February 65,196 17,975 11,785 13,438 2,332 March 70,645 21,089 12,210 13,537 2,238 April 71,178 20,775 12,188 14,479 2,504 May 71,478 20,363 12,107 14,957 2,416 June 71,767 21,426 11,476 15,697 2,380 July 74,945 22,239 10,633 18,176 2,519 August (R) 73,001 21,081 11,202 17,460 2,389 September 76,616 22,640 11,209 18,940 2,468 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. Exhibit 14 Balance September August Cumulative Item(1) 1997 1997 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -20,641 (R) -17,582 -146,344 Net Adjustments -1,385 (R) -1,285 -13,626 Total Census Basis -19,256 (R) -16,297 -132,718 North America -2,616 (R) -2,292 -23,531 Canada -1,304 (R) -1,300 -12,032 Mexico -1,313 -992 -11,500 Western Europe -1,137 -1,972 -10,681 European Union -776 -1,853 -11,040 Austria 94 -44 -201 Belgium 377 607 4,104 Finland -61 -54 -646 France -450 -538 -3,437 Germany -1,056 -1,486 -13,025 Italy -612 -1,046 -7,603 Netherlands 1,189 914 9,127 Spain 67 -94 599 Sweden -314 -148 -2,921 United Kingdom 214 -33 3,603 Other EU -223 67 -641 European Free Trade Association -416 -243 -759 Norway -191 -127 -1,434 Switzerland -209 -109 761 Other EFTA -16 -8 -86 Other Western Europe 54 125 1,118 Eastern Europe/FSR -172 -122 -394 Hungary -60 -68 -422 Poland 20 26 407 Former Soviet Republics -90 -7 -158 Russia -130 -98 -713 Other FSR 40 91 554 Other EE -42 -72 -220 Pacific Rim Countries -14,036 -11,723 -87,363 Australia 622 595 5,737 China -5,516 -5,159 -36,555 Japan -5,132 -4,525 -40,503 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -2,023 -956 -4,756 Hong Kong 103 367 3,786 Korea -408 -31 2,326 Singapore -355 -159 -1,639 Taiwan -1,364 -1,133 -9,229 Other Pacific Rim(2) -1,987 -1,677 -11,286 South/Central America 713 893 5,225 Argentina 310 344 2,438 Brazil 691 504 3,975 Colombia 15 45 385 Other S/C A (2) -304 0 -1,573 OPEC -1,845 -1,980 -16,503 Indonesia(2) -606 -496 -3,553 Nigeria -433 -502 -4,333 Saudia Arabia -105 -311 -1,538 Venezuela(2) -649 -468 -5,180 Other OPEC -52 -204 -1,898 Other Countries -1,449 -611 -8,033 Egypt 249 509 2,589 South Africa 30 71 434 Other -1,728 -1,190 -11,056 Uniden. ctys (3) 32 12 78 Timing Adjustments (X) 533 -249 ________________________________________________________________ Exports September August Cumulative Item(1) 1997 1997 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 56,232 (R) 55,661 501,051 Net Adjustments -1,127 (R) -1,044 -7,960 Total Census Basis 57,360 (R) 56,705 509,011 North America 19,611 (R) 18,632 163,891 Canada 13,255 (R) 12,367 112,563 Mexico 6,356 6,266 51,328 Western Europe 12,588 11,672 115,599 European Union 11,684 10,657 103,953 Austria 287 143 1,556 Belgium 1,096 1,133 9,951 Finland 131 134 1,149 France 1,302 1,201 11,670 Germany 2,066 1,922 18,329 Italy 689 628 6,605 Netherlands 1,853 1,489 14,433 Spain 378 329 4,013 Sweden 277 250 2,418 United Kingdom 2,930 2,602 27,368 Other EU 675 828 6,461 European Free Trade Association 624 662 8,324 Norway 112 139 1,339 Switzerland 500 507 6,835 Other EFTA 12 16 149 Other Western Europe 281 353 3,322 Eastern Europe/FSR 651 651 5,812 Hungary 39 27 349 Poland 85 88 918 Former Soviet Republics 456 458 3,748 Russia 313 266 2,385 Other FSR 143 192 1,362 Other EE 72 77 797 Pacific Rim Countries 15,095 16,072 144,717 Australia 1,047 1,018 9,086 China 1,067 898 8,868 Japan 5,034 5,551 49,513 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 6,013 6,641 58,771 Hong Kong 1,217 1,339 11,241 Korea 1,684 1,911 19,477 Singapore 1,513 1,650 13,439 Taiwan 1,599 1,741 14,614 Other Pacific Rim(2) 1,933 1,964 18,479 South/Central America 5,372 5,406 45,527 Argentina 514 528 4,102 Brazil 1,424 1,344 11,350 Colombia 399 455 3,834 Other S/C A (2) 3,035 3,079 26,241 OPEC 2,297 2,058 18,014 Indonesia(2) 322 310 3,258 Nigeria 71 139 624 Saudia Arabia 749 518 5,308 Venezuela(2) 627 619 4,806 Other OPEC 528 472 4,018 Other Countries 2,663 2,900 23,379 Egypt 301 559 3,047 South Africa 286 275 2,253 Other 2,076 2,067 18,080 Uniden. ctys (3) 32 12 78 Timing Adjustments (X) 230 59 ________________________________________________________________ Imports September August Cumulative Item(1) 1997 1997 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 76,874 (R) 73,243 647,395 Net Adjustments 258 (R) 242 5,666 Total Census Basis 76,616 (R) 73,001 641,729 North America 22,228 (R) 20,925 187,422 Canada 14,559 13,667 124,595 Mexico 7,669 7,257 62,827 Western Europe 13,725 13,644 126,280 European Union 12,459 12,510 114,993 Austria 193 187 1,757 Belgium 719 526 5,847 Finland 192 188 1,794 France 1,752 1,738 15,106 Germany 3,121 3,408 31,354 Italy 1,301 1,673 14,208 Netherlands 664 575 5,306 Spain 311 423 3,414 Sweden 591 398 5,339 United Kingdom 2,716 2,635 23,765 Other EU 898 760 7,102 European Free Trade Association 1,039 905 9,083 Norway 303 266 2,773 Switzerland 708 617 6,074 Other EFTA 28 23 236 Other Western Europe 226 228 2,203 Eastern Europe/FSR 823 773 6,206 Hungary 99 95 771 Poland 64 62 512 Former Soviet Republics 546 465 3,906 Russia 443 365 3,098 Other FSR 102 100 808 Other EE 114 150 1,017 Pacific Rim Countries 29,130 27,794 232,081 Australia 425 423 3,349 China 6,582 6,057 45,422 Japan 10,166 10,077 90,017 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 8,036 7,597 63,527 Hong Kong 1,114 972 7,454 Korea 2,092 1,942 17,151 Singapore 1,868 1,809 15,078 Taiwan 2,963 2,874 23,843 Other Pacific Rim(2) 3,920 3,641 29,765 South/Central America 4,659 4,513 40,302 Argentina 204 184 1,664 Brazil 733 840 7,374 Colombia 383 409 3,449 Other S/C A (2) 3,339 3,079 27,814 OPEC 4,142 4,038 34,516 Indonesia(2) 928 806 6,811 Nigeria 504 640 4,957 Saudia Arabia 854 829 6,846 Venezuela(2) 1,275 1,087 9,986 Other OPEC 580 676 5,917 Other Countries 4,112 3,511 31,413 Egypt 52 50 458 South Africa 256 203 1,819 Other 3,804 3,257 29,136 Uniden. ctys (3) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) -303 307 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (3) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. Exhibit 14A Balance September August Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -19,326 -18,573 -141,387 Net Adjustments -1,616 -2,123 -16,457 Total Census Basis -17,710 -16,450 -124,930 North America -3,362 -3,870 -29,720 Canada -1,815 -2,228 -16,248 Mexico -1,547 -1,642 -13,472 Western Europe -1,112 -1,468 -10,831 European Union -1,193 -1,461 -10,599 Austria -16 -35 -180 Belgium 481 665 4,263 Finland -24 -24 18 France -419 -427 -3,197 Germany -1,051 -1,415 -11,179 Italy -590 -1,068 -6,989 Netherlands 685 780 6,913 Spain 71 27 984 Sweden -297 -84 -2,795 United Kingdom 114 291 2,582 Other EU -148 -172 -1,019 European Free Trade Association -83 -110 -1,120 Norway -237 -219 -1,929 Switzerland 154 117 837 Other EFTA 0 -9 -28 Other Western Europe 165 103 888 Eastern Europe/FSR -55 80 476 Hungary -32 -34 -220 Poland 30 16 227 Former Soviet Republics -32 108 517 Russia -51 -34 97 Other FSR 19 142 420 Other EE -21 -10 -47 Pacific Rim Countries -11,155 -9,992 -74,289 Australia 633 709 6,319 China -4,727 -4,717 -28,974 Japan -3,846 -3,712 -34,141 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,333 -557 -5,632 Hong Kong 227 326 2,866 Korea 300 649 2,624 Singapore -551 -364 -2,602 Taiwan -1,309 -1,167 -8,520 Other Pacific Rim(2) -1,881 -1,715 -11,860 South/Central America 93 466 1,986 Argentina 145 184 1,610 Brazil 471 379 2,533 Colombia 9 41 336 Other S/C A (2) -532 -138 -2,493 OPEC -2,434 -1,900 -15,806 Indonesia(2) -474 -455 -3,119 Nigeria -569 -425 -4,109 Saudia Arabia -459 -198 -2,075 Venezuela(2) -892 -577 -5,880 Other OPEC -40 -245 -623 Other Countries -1,099 -832 -6,093 Egypt 237 279 1,760 South Africa 101 90 664 Other -1,437 -1,201 -8,518 Uniden. ctys (3) 47 33 348 ________________________________________________________________ Exports September August Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 49,289 50,223 451,310 Net Adjustments -1,309 -1,352 -9,346 Total Census Basis 50,598 51,575 460,656 North America 16,623 15,765 140,650 Canada 11,673 10,935 99,643 Mexico 4,950 4,830 41,007 Western Europe 11,125 11,168 105,019 European Union 9,868 10,042 94,370 Austria 165 146 1,436 Belgium 1,051 1,087 9,229 Finland 198 173 1,822 France 1,112 1,106 10,471 Germany 1,907 1,853 17,359 Italy 614 613 6,641 Netherlands 1,238 1,322 11,749 Spain 373 362 4,085 Sweden 268 254 2,379 United Kingdom 2,359 2,620 23,776 Other EU 582 506 5,423 European Free Trade Association 911 817 7,915 Norway 100 125 1,095 Switzerland 792 670 6,605 Other EFTA 19 22 215 Other Western Europe 346 310 2,734 Eastern Europe/FSR 532 743 5,280 Hungary 27 24 235 Poland 81 69 690 Former Soviet Republics 360 575 3,710 Russia 248 323 2,519 Other FSR 113 252 1,191 Other EE 65 74 646 Pacific Rim Countries 14,343 15,524 139,362 Australia 957 1,062 9,021 China 753 778 8,193 Japan 5,359 5,741 51,027 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 5,826 6,368 55,996 Hong Kong 1,129 1,215 10,121 Korea 2,025 2,419 19,655 Singapore 1,249 1,335 12,677 Taiwan 1,422 1,400 13,543 Other Pacific Rim(2) 1,448 1,575 15,125 South/Central America 4,447 4,614 38,176 Argentina 395 389 3,312 Brazil 1,203 1,239 9,089 Colombia 387 385 3,509 Other S/C A (2) 2,461 2,601 22,266 OPEC 1,801 1,936 16,260 Indonesia(2) 240 281 2,796 Nigeria 79 74 584 Saudia Arabia 609 734 5,366 Venezuela(2) 371 453 3,515 Other OPEC 502 394 4,000 Other Countries 2,291 2,525 21,872 Egypt 268 320 2,266 South Africa 285 294 2,388 Other 1,738 1,911 17,218 Uniden. ctys (3) 47 33 348 ________________________________________________________________ Imports September August Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 68,616 68,795 592,697 Net Adjustments 307 770 7,111 Total Census Basis 68,309 68,025 585,586 North America 19,985 19,635 170,370 Canada 13,488 13,163 115,891 Mexico 6,497 6,472 54,479 Western Europe 12,236 12,636 115,850 European Union 11,061 11,503 104,968 Austria 181 181 1,616 Belgium 570 422 4,966 Finland 222 197 1,804 France 1,531 1,533 13,668 Germany 2,958 3,268 28,538 Italy 1,204 1,680 13,630 Netherlands 554 541 4,836 Spain 302 335 3,101 Sweden 565 338 5,174 United Kingdom 2,245 2,329 21,194 Other EU 730 678 6,443 European Free Trade Association 994 927 9,036 Norway 337 344 3,024 Switzerland 638 553 5,768 Other EFTA 19 31 243 Other Western Europe 181 207 1,846 Eastern Europe/FSR 587 663 4,804 Hungary 59 59 454 Poland 51 53 463 Former Soviet Republics 392 467 3,193 Russia 299 357 2,422 Other FSR 93 110 771 Other EE 85 84 693 Pacific Rim Countries 25,498 25,516 213,651 Australia 325 353 2,701 China 5,481 5,496 37,167 Japan 9,205 9,453 85,169 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,159 6,925 61,628 Hong Kong 902 889 7,255 Korea 1,725 1,770 17,031 Singapore 1,801 1,699 15,279 Taiwan 2,731 2,567 22,063 Other Pacific Rim(2) 3,329 3,290 26,985 South/Central America 4,353 4,148 36,191 Argentina 250 205 1,702 Brazil 732 859 6,556 Colombia 378 344 3,173 Other S/C A (2) 2,993 2,739 24,759 OPEC 4,235 3,835 32,066 Indonesia(2) 715 736 5,915 Nigeria 648 499 4,693 Saudia Arabia 1,068 932 7,440 Venezuela(2) 1,262 1,030 9,395 Other OPEC 542 638 4,623 Other Countries 3,391 3,358 27,966 Egypt 32 42 507 South Africa 184 204 1,724 Other 3,175 3,112 25,735 Uniden. ctys (3) (X) (X) (X) (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (3) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. Exhibit 15 1997 Data September August Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 56,232 76,874 (R) 55,661 (R) 73,243 Net Adjustments -1,127 258 (R) -1,044 (R) 242 Total Census Basis (2) 57,360 76,616 (R) 56,705 (R) 73,001 Manufactured goods (3) 46,181 64,819 44,890 61,565 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,299 2,768 4,266 2,761 Mineral fuels (3) 976 6,423 1,112 6,532 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 3,871 7,043 3,584 6,441 Airplane parts 1,055 417 1,082 379 Airplanes 1,921 407 1,408 478 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 45 237 27 174 Aluminum 310 444 321 429 Animal feeds 299 58 306 55 Artwork/antiques 75 371 68 223 Basketware, etc. 192 303 205 275 Cereal flour 110 127 100 116 Chemicals - cosmetics 407 233 411 234 Chemicals - dyeing 290 211 280 204 Chemicals - fertilizers 196 113 266 90 Chemicals - inorganic 478 450 411 414 Chemicals - medicinal 603 747 664 873 Chemicals - n.e.s. 954 391 913 367 Chemicals - organic 1,449 1,430 1,320 1,435 Chemicals - plastics 1,444 715 1,504 689 Cigarettes 364 6 401 10 Clothing 744 5,100 748 4,841 Coal 291 54 365 59 Coffee 1 241 286 Copper 111 266 118 327 Cork, wood, lumber 413 706 443 726 Corn 443 4 440 4 Cotton, raw and linters 113 1 167 1 Crude fertilizers 145 119 134 101 Crude oil 59 4,554 64 4,787 Electrical machinery 5,751 7,396 5,772 6,749 Fish and preparations 234 779 214 701 Footwear 68 1,133 67 1,228 Furniture and bedding 345 926 346 935 Gem diamonds 13 840 8 500 General industrial mach 2,587 2,077 2,561 2,031 Glass 186 150 187 141 Glassware 68 147 70 137 Gold, nonmonetary 297 271 279 216 Hides and skins 110 10 131 10 Iron and steel mill prod 508 1,180 470 1,144 Jewelry 58 453 59 304 Lighting, plumbing 157 279 144 273 Liquified propane/butane 12 85 15 83 Live animals 56 155 69 118 Meat and preparations 594 217 616 221 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 868 1,035 879 988 Metal ores; scrap 482 355 436 346 Metalworking machinery 510 547 492 544 Mineral fuels, other 288 125 289 125 Natural gas 19 384 18 369 Nickel 27 100 29 99 Oils/fats, vegetable 101 106 123 111 Optical goods 127 205 141 199 Paper and paperboard 879 1,011 876 973 Petroleum preparations 297 1,137 354 1,007 Photographic equipment 323 554 315 475 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 449 495 435 482 Platinum 31 252 41 159 Pottery 11 170 7 172 Power generating mach. 2,203 2,127 2,243 2,050 Printed materials 424 269 400 255 Pulp and waste paper 316 227 355 213 Records/magnetic media 542 378 500 351 Rice 49 22 53 20 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 107 130 112 128 Rubber tires and tubes 200 288 207 281 Scientific instruments 2,013 1,259 1,974 1,122 Ships, boats 92 38 156 52 Silver and bullion 63 36 38 36 Soybeans 336 1 307 1 Spacecraft 127 1 76 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,499 1,581 2,435 1,692 Sugar 139 116 Television, VCR, etc. 2,034 3,688 2,078 3,279 Textile yearn, fabric 785 1,043 800 1,020 Tobacco, unmanufactured 94 83 69 101 Toys/games/sporting goods 330 1,988 317 1,793 Travel goods 27 349 26 337 Vegetables and fruits 659 464 582 516 Vehicles 4,679 8,897 4,169 8,975 Watches/clocks/parts 23 300 24 242 Wheat 511 19 509 25 Wood manufactures 163 416 167 420 Re-exports 3,618 (X) 3,619 (X) Agricultural commodities 102 (X) 98 (X) Manufactured goods 3,414 (X) 3,441 (X) Mineral fuels 67 (X) 43 (X) _____________________________________________________________ Cumulative 1997 Data Cumulative 1996 Data Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 501,051 647,395 451,310 592,697 Net Adjustments -7,960 5,666 -9,346 7,111 Total Census Basis (2) 509,011 641,729 460,656 585,586 Manufactured goods (3) 405,913 535,478 359,119 486,575 Agricultural commodities (3) 39,727 26,383 43,255 24,315 Mineral fuels (3) 9,094 58,634 8,563 55,717 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 31,941 54,916 29,233 48,532 Airplane parts 9,740 3,550 8,633 2,455 Airplanes 18,566 3,315 12,885 2,891 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 279 1,567 285 1,480 Aluminum 2,826 4,084 2,656 3,683 Animal feeds 3,325 470 3,043 477 Artwork/antiques 819 2,555 607 2,056 Basketware, etc. 1,856 2,434 1,654 2,238 Cereal flour 918 931 863 858 Chemicals - cosmetics 3,686 1,969 3,196 1,826 Chemicals - dyeing 2,464 1,854 2,034 1,615 Chemicals - fertilizers 2,363 1,020 2,334 1,059 Chemicals - inorganic 3,908 3,876 3,490 3,648 Chemicals - medicinal 5,901 6,305 5,331 5,144 Chemicals - n.e.s. 8,409 3,657 7,168 3,497 Chemicals - organic 12,429 12,650 11,111 11,250 Chemicals - plastics 12,960 6,188 11,547 5,541 Cigarettes 3,228 57 3,534 53 Clothing 6,261 36,192 5,397 30,791 Coal 2,687 473 2,867 457 Coffee 5 2,783 3 1,872 Copper 1,085 2,510 1,223 2,271 Cork, wood, lumber 4,037 6,266 4,063 5,552 Corn 4,187 95 6,453 99 Cotton, raw and linters 2,054 15 2,060 285 Crude fertilizers 1,221 1,017 1,135 884 Crude oil 602 40,527 255 39,565 Electrical machinery 48,471 58,767 42,312 56,631 Fish and preparations 2,055 5,440 2,267 4,749 Footwear 614 10,790 560 9,468 Furniture and bedding 2,898 8,036 2,463 6,896 Gem diamonds 85 5,658 110 4,908 General industrial mach 22,688 19,669 19,788 19,157 Glass 1,592 1,315 1,354 1,248 Glassware 599 1,154 507 1,022 Gold, nonmonetary 4,821 2,289 5,737 2,014 Hides and skins 1,168 98 1,137 97 Iron and steel mill prod 4,173 10,806 3,661 9,798 Jewelry 538 3,178 417 2,941 Lighting, plumbing 1,122 2,156 1,000 1,853 Liquified propane/butane 213 881 218 839 Live animals 419 1,194 328 1,202 Meat and preparations 5,093 2,016 5,210 1,725 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 7,627 9,042 6,892 8,002 Metal ores; scrap 3,575 3,061 3,314 2,996 Metalworking machinery 4,106 5,349 3,964 5,056 Mineral fuels, other 2,562 1,523 2,344 1,344 Natural gas 225 3,789 179 3,094 Nickel 254 870 226 877 Oils/fats, vegetable 928 1,035 701 1,046 Optical goods 1,250 1,835 1,032 1,689 Paper and paperboard 7,734 8,557 7,351 8,794 Petroleum preparations 2,752 10,732 2,644 9,756 Photographic equipment 2,956 4,141 2,851 3,861 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 3,784 4,244 3,274 3,927 Platinum 339 1,275 187 1,186 Pottery 73 1,248 69 1,166 Power generating mach. 20,175 18,074 16,387 16,740 Printed materials 3,432 2,111 3,205 1,987 Pulp and waste paper 2,853 1,972 3,064 2,002 Records/magnetic media 4,950 3,035 4,722 3,009 Rice 656 159 726 109 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 912 1,155 728 1,090 Rubber tires and tubes 1,801 2,491 1,447 2,300 Scientific instruments 17,619 10,033 15,233 9,117 Ships, boats 1,145 682 773 813 Silver and bullion 434 343 525 430 Soybeans 4,218 78 4,604 25 Spacecraft 605 1 428 120 Specialized ind. mach. 21,203 15,685 19,122 13,893 Sugar 2 841 4 849 Television, VCR, etc. 17,240 26,214 14,329 24,493 Textile yearn, fabric 6,678 8,920 5,836 7,567 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,180 991 959 811 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,820 11,997 2,673 10,352 Travel goods 250 2,869 226 2,603 Vegetables and fruits 5,436 5,873 5,286 5,721 Vehicles 40,662 83,179 36,978 75,651 Watches/clocks/parts 221 2,014 202 2,031 Wheat 3,113 268 5,194 157 Wood manufactures 1,451 3,444 1,236 2,985 Re-exports 33,304 (X) 29,447 (X) Agricultural commodities 1,089 (X) 945 (X) Manufactured goods 31,623 (X) 27,999 (X) Mineral fuels 237 (X) 160 (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 Exhibit 16 Period Balance Exports Imports 1995 Jan.- Dec. 13,694 138,481 124,787 Jan.- Sep. 10,054 99,625 89,572 January 787 9,230 8,443 February 1,792 10,135 8,342 March 2,137 12,321 10,184 April 1,858 11,059 9,201 May 1,201 11,011 9,809 June 1,354 11,970 10,615 July 242 10,627 10,385 August 720 11,724 11,004 September -39 11,549 11,588 October -62 12,200 12,262 November 1,266 12,904 11,637 December 2,436 13,751 11,316 1996 Jan.- Dec. 24,548 154,909 130,362 Jan.- Sep. 16,608 112,859 96,251 January 580 11,213 10,633 February 2,112 12,256 10,144 March 2,599 13,983 11,385 April 1,877 12,451 10,574 May 2,401 12,843 10,441 June 2,667 13,207 10,540 July 1,168 11,817 10,649 August 2,210 12,751 10,541 September 994 12,339 11,345 October 2,356 13,946 11,590 November 2,955 13,730 10,775 December 2,628 14,374 11,746 1997 Jan.- Sep. 23,856 131,498 107,642 January 1,874 12,446 10,572 February 2,742 12,914 10,173 March 4,404 16,258 11,854 April 3,689 15,424 11,735 May 3,676 15,206 11,531 June 2,423 14,867 12,444 July 1,931 14,883 12,952 August 1,688 14,284 12,596 September 1,429 15,215 13,786 October November December Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. Exhibit 17 Total Energy-Related Petroleum Products (1) C R U D E P E T R O L E U M Quantity Value Quantity 1,000 of Value Unit (1,000 of (1,000 of (1,000 of barrels 1,000 of Price Period barrels) dollars) barrels) per day dollars) ($) 1996 Jan- Dec 3,622,385 70,198,675 2,893,647 7,906 54,930,859 18.98 Jan- Sep 2,709,636 50,159,638 2,178,184 7,950 39,564,636 18.16 January 306,887 5,196,253 238,990 7,709 3,926,552 16.43 February 252,634 4,181,363 198,120 6,832 3,189,228 16.10 March 255,345 4,543,881 201,663 6,505 3,491,666 17.31 April 297,886 5,861,235 238,198 7,940 4,589,427 19.27 May 323,841 6,273,672 261,641 8,440 4,944,722 18.90 June 309,546 5,636,729 253,014 8,434 4,544,250 17.96 July 339,099 6,220,921 275,225 8,878 4,998,154 18.16 August 307,806 5,843,627 250,957 8,095 4,680,889 18.65 September 316,593 6,401,956 260,375 8,679 5,199,747 19.97 October 314,661 6,841,579 250,694 8,087 5,367,469 21.41 November 275,355 5,998,188 216,953 7,232 4,637,834 21.38 December 322,733 7,199,269 247,816 7,994 5,360,919 21.63 1997 Jan- Sep 2,818,964 52,140,760 2,263,825 8,292 40,527,432 17.90 January 287,411 6,491,986 216,778 6,993 4,774,598 22.03 February 264,834 5,566,305 206,100 7,361 4,222,377 20.49 March 302,844 5,811,473 233,845 7,543 4,378,508 18.72 April 309,942 5,489,660 249,824 8,327 4,289,441 17.17 May 335,350 5,923,999 270,814 8,736 4,603,533 17.00 June 316,421 5,544,112 257,206 8,574 4,390,152 17.07 July 334,066 5,660,722 274,349 8,850 4,527,644 16.50 August 335,274 5,877,456 282,547 9,114 4,787,492 16.94 September 332,822 5,775,046 272,362 9,079 4,553,687 16.72 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. Exhibit 18 EXPORTS TOTAL Cumulative Country September August to-date Total 6,064 5,482 53,049 Australia 102 71 713 Austria 50 71 566 Belgium 93 98 924 Brazil 121 51 556 Canada 3,380 3,006 29,056 Germany 167 163 1,668 Japan 240 331 2,920 Korea 37 50 543 Mexico 1,034 887 8,173 Saudia Arabia 64 54 839 Sweden 22 17 168 Taiwan 23 12 429 United Kingdom 85 68 772 Other 648 605 5,722 ___________________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country September August to-date Total 1,224 1,097 12,538 Australia 6 6 86 Austria 1 (-) 4 Belgium 5 2 166 Brazil 29 14 151 Canada 743 660 6,966 Germany 65 81 804 Japan 64 107 1,152 Korea 2 3 75 Mexico 111 61 613 Saudia Arabia 35 19 370 Sweden 4 1 29 Taiwan 14 4 329 United Kingdom 20 7 206 Other 127 131 1,588 ___________________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country September August to-date Total 964 712 7,208 Australia 28 17 164 Austria 1 2 9 Belgium 44 58 380 Brazil 4 3 43 Canada 554 423 3,933 Germany 13 9 154 Japan 6 12 161 Korea 1 3 25 Mexico 124 33 607 Saudia Arabia 11 6 282 Sweden 7 1 30 Taiwan 4 1 36 United Kingdom 4 8 70 Other 162 138 1,315 ___________________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country September August to-date Total 3,876 3,673 33,303 Australia 67 47 464 Austria 48 69 553 Belgium 44 38 378 Brazil 89 34 362 Canada 2,083 1,923 18,158 Germany 88 73 710 Japan 170 212 1,607 Korea 34 44 444 Mexico 799 793 6,953 Saudia Arabia 17 29 186 Sweden 12 15 109 Taiwan 5 7 64 United Kingdom 61 52 496 Other 359 336 2,819 ___________________________________________________ IMPORTS TOTAL Cumulative Country September August to-date Total 11,202 11,174 103,767 Australia 49 46 343 Austria 21 22 229 Belgium 106 68 936 Brazil 104 100 925 Canada 4,253 4,069 37,491 Germany 569 766 8,257 Japan 2,844 3,177 26,876 Korea 138 158 1,903 Mexico 2,255 2,119 18,941 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 182 67 1,590 Taiwan 67 72 679 United Kingdom 210 124 1,919 Other 405 385 3,677 ___________________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country September August to-date TOTAL 5,585 5,768 53,946 Australia 33 32 239 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 89 52 766 Brazil (-) (-) 1 Canada 2,148 1,988 19,550 Germany 344 576 6,281 Japan 1,855 2,253 17,094 Korea 88 112 1,424 Mexico 740 660 6,078 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 153 47 1,317 Taiwan 1 3 United Kingdom 127 38 1,105 Other 7 9 88 ___________________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country September August to-date TOTAL 1,279 1,322 11,439 Australia (-) (-) (-) Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 11 11 106 Brazil 1 1 3 Canada 865 897 7,515 Germany 6 7 50 Japan 54 71 650 Korea (-) (-) (-) Mexico 318 309 2,837 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 1 2 31 Taiwan ( 1 6 United Kingdom 16 16 163 Other 8 7 78 ___________________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country September August to-date TOTAL 4,338 4,083 38,381 Australia 16 14 104 Austria 21 22 229 Belgium 6 6 65 Brazil 103 99 921 Canada 1,240 1,183 10,425 Germany 219 183 1,926 Japan 934 853 9,133 Korea 50 46 480 Mexico 1,197 1,151 10,027 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 28 18 241 Taiwan 66 71 670 United Kingdom 67 69 651 Other 390 369 3,511 Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis.