News Release
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2000
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CB-00-83 Press Copy
FT-900 (00-03)
For information on goods contact:
Bureau of the Census:
Haydn R. Mearkle (301) 457-2246
Nick Orsini (301) 457-2311
For information on services contact:
Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Technical: Christopher Bach (202) 606-9545
Media: Larry Moran (202) 606-2649
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
March 2000
Goods and Services
The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the
Department of Commerce, announced today that total March exports of $87.3
billion and imports of $117.4 billion resulted in a goods and services
deficit of $30.2 billion, $1.5 billion more than the deficit of $28.7
billion in February, revised. March exports were $2.4 billion more than
February exports of $84.8 billion. March imports were $3.9 billion more
than February imports of $113.6 billion.
In March, the goods deficit increased $1.7 billion from February to $37.0
billion, and the services surplus increased $0.2 billion to $6.9 billion.
Exports of goods increased to $62.7 billion from $60.8 billion, and imports
of goods increased to $99.7 billion from $96.2 billion. Exports of services
increased to $24.6 billion from $24.0 billion, and imports of services
increased to $17.7 billion from $17.3 billion.
Goods
The February to March change in exports of goods reflected increases in
industrial supplies and materials of $1.0 billion (the largest were fuel oil
and other industrial supplies); capital goods ($0.6 billion); automotive
vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.3 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages
($0.1 billion). A decrease occurred in other goods ($0.7 billion). Consumer
goods were virtually unchanged.
The February to March change in imports of goods reflected increases in
consumer goods of $1.2 billion (primarily pharmaceutical preparations and
apparel); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($1.0 billion); industrial
supplies and materials ($0.8 billion); capital goods ($0.5 billion); and
foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.2 billion). Other goods were virtually
unchanged.
Note: Total goods are reported on a balance of payments basis; commodity
and country detail for goods are on a Census basis. Definitions are
explained in the notes starting on page 26 of this release.
Services
Services exports increased $0.6 billion from February to March. The increase
was mostly attributable to other private services, as stepped-up activity in
U.S. financial markets increased commission receipts from nonresidents, and
travel, which reflected an increase in the number of foreign visitors to the
United States. Changes in the other categories of services exports were small.
Services imports increased $0.4 billion from February to March. The increase
was mostly attributable to travel, reflecting an increase in the number of U.S.
travelers abroad, other transportation, and passenger fares. Changes in the
other categories of services imports were small.
Goods and Services Moving Average
For the three months ending in March, exports of goods and services averaged
$85.5 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $114.3 billion,
resulting in an average trade deficit of $28.8 billion. For the three months
ending in February, the average trade deficit was $26.9 billion, reflecting
average exports of $84.9 billion and average imports of $111.8 billion.
Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details
The March figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia
$0.6 (for February $0.6), Hong Kong $0.5 ($0.2), Singapore $0.2 (-$0.2),
Argentina $0.2 ($0.1), Egypt $0.1 ($0.4), and Brazil $0.1 ($0.0). Deficits
were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$6.8 (-$6.7), Western
Europe -$5.9 (-$3.5), China -$5.1 (-$5.6), OPEC -$4.2 (-$3.2), Canada
-$3.9 (-$3.1), Mexico -$1.9 (-$2.0), Taiwan -$1.2 (-$1.3), and Korea -$0.7
(-$0.7).
Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $18.7 billion in March and
imports were $17.6 billion, resulting in a surplus of $1.2 billion. March
exports were $2.4 billion more than the $16.4 billion in February, while
imports were $2.1 billion more than the $15.5 billion in February.
Revisions
Goods carry-over in March was $1.3 billion (1.9 percent) for exports and $1.0
billion (1.0 percent) for imports. For February, revised export carry-over
was $0.4 billion (0.7 percent), revised down from $1.2 billion (2.0 percent).
For February, revised import carry-over was $0.3 billion (0.3 percent),
revised down from $1.2 billion (1.3 percent).
Services exports for February were virtually unrevised at $24.0 billion.
Services imports for February were revised slightly upward to $17.3 billion.
*NOTICE*
Beginning with the April 2000 statistical data, which will be released on
June 20, 2000, the Bureau of the Census will begin publishing Exhibits 10
and 11 of the FT-900, using 1996 as the base year for the constant dollar
series. Historical data for 1996 through 1998, with 1996 as the base year,
will be available upon request. Contact the Data Dissemination Branch at
(301) 457-2311 or visit the Foreign Trade Division's website at:
www.census.gov/foreign-trade.
Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 1 International Trade in Goods and Services. . . . . . .........4
Exhibit 2 Goods and Services Centered Three - Month Moving Averages.....5
Exhibit 3 U.S. Services by Major Category--Exports . . . . . ...........6
Exhibit 4 U.S. Services by Major Category--Imports . . . . . ...........7
Exhibit 5 U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........8
Exhibit 6 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category....9
Exhibit 7 Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity ..........10
Exhibit 8 Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity ..........12
Exhibit 9 Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Category Totals......... 14
Exhibit 10 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use
Category (Constant Dollars) . . . . . . .....................15
Exhibit 11 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-
Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals
(Constant Dollars)...........................................16
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 12 U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............17
Exhibit 13 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category...18
Exhibit 14 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected
Countries and Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........19
Exhibit 15 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC Commodity
Groupings....................................................21
Exhibit 16 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology
Products.....................................................23
Exhibit 17 Imports of Energy - Related Petroleum Products,
Including Crude Petroleum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........24
Exhibit 18 Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts By Selected
Countries....................................................25
Information on Goods and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .........26
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. -164,282 -246,932 82,650
Jan.- Mar. -33,338 -54,876 21,538
January -9,850 -17,141 7,291
February -10,706 -17,506 6,800
March -12,782 -20,229 7,447
April -13,217 -20,860 7,643
May -14,901 -22,236 7,335
June -13,843 -20,404 6,561
July -14,689 -21,066 6,377
August -15,860 -22,291 6,431
September -15,174 -21,611 6,437
October -14,358 -20,990 6,632
November -14,664 -21,539 6,875
December -14,241 -21,059 6,818
1999
Jan.- Dec. -267,575 -347,158 79,583
Jan.- Mar. -54,179 -74,383 20,204
January -16,213 -23,409 7,196
February -18,583 -25,233 6,650
March -19,383 -25,741 6,358
April -18,950 -25,394 6,444
May -21,550 -27,959 6,409
June -24,791 -31,239 6,448
July -25,295 -31,482 6,187
August -23,747 -30,192 6,445
September -23,548 -30,271 6,723
October -24,934 -31,875 6,941
November -25,975 -32,870 6,895
December -24,610 -31,494 6,884
2000
Jan.- Mar. -86,338 -106,597 20,259
January -27,448 -34,155 6,707
February (R) -28,714 -35,393 6,679
March -30,176 -37,049 6,873
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month:
-29,241 -35,953 6,712
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Exports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. 933,907 670,246 263,661
Jan.- Mar. 235,831 170,665 65,166
January 79,397 57,748 21,649
February 77,999 56,512 21,487
March 78,436 56,406 22,030
April 78,040 55,330 22,710
May 77,126 54,853 22,273
June 76,723 55,015 21,708
July 75,824 54,164 21,660
August 76,227 54,624 21,603
September 77,234 55,472 21,762
October 79,617 57,193 22,424
November 79,126 56,926 22,200
December 78,161 56,005 22,156
1999
Jan.- Dec. 960,288 683,221 277,067
Jan.- Mar. 231,566 164,007 67,559
January 77,720 55,168 22,552
February 76,912 54,609 22,303
March 76,935 54,231 22,704
April 77,950 55,174 22,776
May 77,781 55,026 22,755
June 78,443 55,377 23,066
July 78,798 55,795 23,003
August 82,188 59,044 23,144
September 82,266 58,839 23,427
October 82,711 58,832 23,879
November 83,021 59,184 23,837
December 85,562 61,942 23,620
2000
Jan.- Mar. 256,442 184,202 72,240
January 84,342 60,714 23,628
February (R) 84,836 60,818 24,018
March 87,263 62,669 24,594
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month:
84,186 60,206 23,980
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Imports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1998
Jan.- Dec. 1,098,189 917,178 181,011
Jan.- Mar. 269,169 225,541 43,628
January 89,247 74,889 14,358
February 88,705 74,018 14,687
March 91,217 76,634 14,583
April 91,257 76,190 15,067
May 92,027 77,089 14,938
June 90,566 75,419 15,147
July 90,513 75,230 15,283
August 92,086 76,914 15,172
September 92,409 77,084 15,325
October 93,975 78,183 15,792
November 93,789 78,464 15,325
December 92,402 77,064 15,338
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,227,863 1,030,379 197,484
Jan.- Mar. 285,745 238,390 47,355
January 93,933 78,577 15,356
February 95,494 79,841 15,653
March 96,317 79,971 16,346
April 96,900 80,568 16,332
May 99,331 82,985 16,346
June 103,234 86,616 16,618
July 104,093 87,277 16,816
August 105,935 89,236 16,699
September 105,814 89,110 16,704
October 107,646 90,708 16,938
November 108,995 92,053 16,942
December 110,172 93,436 16,736
2000
Jan.- Mar. 342,779 290,798 51,981
January 111,789 94,868 16,921
February (R) 113,551 96,212 17,339
March 117,439 99,718 17,721
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month:
113,427 96,159 17,268
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February -11,113 -18,292 7,179
March -12,235 -19,532 7,297
April -13,633 -21,108 7,475
May -13,987 -21,167 7,180
June -14,478 -21,235 6,758
July -14,797 -21,253 6,456
August -15,241 -21,656 6,415
September -15,131 -21,631 6,500
October -14,732 -21,380 6,648
November -14,421 -21,196 6,775
December -15,039 -22,002 6,963
1999
January -16,346 -23,234 6,888
February -18,060 -24,794 6,735
March -18,972 -25,456 6,484
April -19,961 -26,364 6,404
May -21,764 -28,197 6,434
June -23,879 -30,227 6,348
July -24,611 -30,971 6,360
August -24,196 -30,648 6,452
September -24,076 -30,779 6,703
October -24,819 -31,672 6,853
November -25,173 -32,080 6,907
December -26,011 -32,839 6,829
2000
January (R) -26,924 -33,681 6,757
February -28,779 -35,532 6,753
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February 78,610 56,888 21,722
March 78,158 56,082 22,076
April 77,867 55,529 22,338
May 77,296 55,066 22,230
June 76,558 54,677 21,880
July 76,258 54,601 21,657
August 76,428 54,753 21,675
September 77,693 55,763 21,930
October 78,659 56,530 22,129
November 78,968 56,708 22,260
December 78,335 56,033 22,303
1999
January 77,597 55,260 22,337
February 77,189 54,669 22,520
March 77,266 54,671 22,594
April 77,555 54,810 22,745
May 78,058 55,192 22,866
June 78,341 55,399 22,941
July 79,810 56,739 23,071
August 81,084 57,893 23,191
September 82,389 58,905 23,483
October 82,666 58,952 23,714
November 83,765 59,986 23,779
December 84,308 60,613 23,695
2000
January (R) 84,913 61,158 23,755
February 85,481 61,401 24,080
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1998
January --- --- ---
February 89,723 75,180 14,543
March 90,393 75,614 14,779
April 91,500 76,638 14,863
May 91,283 76,233 15,051
June 91,035 75,913 15,123
July 91,055 75,854 15,201
August 91,669 76,409 15,260
September 92,823 77,394 15,430
October 93,391 77,910 15,481
November 93,389 77,904 15,485
December 93,375 78,035 15,340
1999
January 93,943 78,494 15,449
February 95,248 79,463 15,785
March 96,237 80,127 16,110
April 97,516 81,175 16,341
May 99,821 83,389 16,432
June 102,219 85,626 16,593
July 104,421 87,710 16,711
August 105,281 88,541 16,740
September 106,465 89,685 16,780
October 107,485 90,624 16,861
November 108,938 92,066 16,872
December 110,319 93,453 16,866
2000
January (R) 111,837 94,839 16,999
February 114,260 96,933 17,327
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed
by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and
showing the average at the center month of the period. Using this method,
an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving average
is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be
discerned.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS
JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Total Passenger Other
Period Services Travel Fares Transportation
1998
Jan. - Dec. 263,661 71,250 19,996 25,518
Jan.- Mar. 65,166 17,903 4,916 6,338
January 21,649 6,118 1,709 2,189
February 21,487 5,967 1,643 2,078
March 22,030 5,818 1,564 2,071
April 22,710 6,370 1,812 2,136
May 22,273 6,050 1,731 2,112
June 21,708 5,840 1,642 2,020
July 21,660 5,662 1,653 2,094
August 21,603 5,718 1,682 2,137
September 21,762 5,769 1,717 2,108
October 22,424 5,953 1,627 2,253
November 22,200 5,904 1,626 2,197
December 22,156 6,081 1,590 2,125
1999
Jan. - Dec. 277,067 74,448 21,123 27,313
Jan.- Mar. 67,559 18,130 4,996 6,504
January 22,552 5,971 1,621 2,129
February 22,303 6,029 1,659 2,130
March 22,704 6,130 1,716 2,245
April 22,776 6,181 1,732 2,240
May 22,755 6,095 1,744 2,213
June 23,066 6,153 1,766 2,281
July 23,003 6,141 1,746 2,224
August 23,144 6,091 1,753 2,331
September 23,427 6,379 1,845 2,269
October 23,879 6,587 1,894 2,401
November 23,837 6,451 1,848 2,444
December 23,620 6,241 1,799 2,406
2000
Jan.- Mar. 72,240 19,560 5,587 7,351
January 23,628 6,351 1,824 2,402
February (R) 24,018 6,507 1,861 2,432
March 24,594 6,702 1,902 2,517
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
Royalties Transfers U. S.
and Other Under U. S. Government
License Private Military Sales Misc.
Period Fees Services Contracts Services
1998
Jan. - Dec. 36,808 92,116 17,155 818
Jan.- Mar. 8,882 22,302 4,606 219
January 2,930 7,327 1,304 72
February 2,964 7,390 1,371 74
March 2,988 7,585 1,931 73
April 2,992 7,771 1,564 65
May 3,002 7,682 1,633 63
June 3,008 7,843 1,292 63
July 2,966 7,778 1,441 66
August 2,999 7,719 1,282 66
September 3,064 7,781 1,256 67
October 3,266 7,821 1,435 69
November 3,314 7,672 1,417 70
December 3,314 7,747 1,229 70
1999
Jan. - Dec. 37,213 99,357 16,688 925
Jan.- Mar. 9,318 24,065 4,340 206
January 3,138 7,868 1,757 68
February 3,099 8,026 1,291 69
March 3,081 8,171 1,292 69
April 3,116 8,148 1,289 70
May 3,117 8,135 1,380 71
June 3,113 8,217 1,430 106
July 3,087 8,352 1,381 72
August 3,082 8,340 1,473 74
September 3,082 8,397 1,378 77
October 3,098 8,480 1,337 82
November 3,100 8,583 1,328 83
December 3,099 8,639 1,352 84
2000
Jan.- Mar. 9,296 26,619 3,602 225
January 3,102 8,681 1,194 74
February (R) 3,100 8,853 1,190 75
March 3,094 9,085 1,218 76
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS
JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Total Passenger Other
Period Services Travel Fares Transportation
1998
Jan. - Dec. 181,011 56,105 19,797 30,457
Jan.- Mar. 43,628 13,736 4,629 7,321
January 14,358 4,561 1,538 2,450
February 14,687 4,600 1,556 2,340
March 14,583 4,575 1,535 2,531
April 15,067 4,779 1,680 2,531
May 14,938 4,643 1,631 2,522
June 15,147 4,746 1,647 2,537
July 15,283 4,696 1,730 2,564
August 15,172 4,640 1,669 2,598
September 15,325 4,734 1,686 2,538
October 15,792 4,832 1,771 2,760
November 15,325 4,602 1,695 2,588
December 15,338 4,697 1,659 2,501
1999
Jan. - Dec. 197,484 60,092 21,305 34,500
Jan.- Mar. 47,355 14,815 5,112 7,734
January 15,356 4,731 1,626 2,510
February 15,653 4,879 1,677 2,530
March 16,346 5,205 1,809 2,694
April 16,332 5,047 1,766 2,697
May 16,346 4,941 1,757 2,741
June 16,618 4,941 1,791 2,932
July 16,816 5,057 1,810 2,963
August 16,699 4,944 1,764 3,105
September 16,704 4,956 1,788 3,070
October 16,938 5,226 1,861 3,055
November 16,942 5,137 1,863 3,100
December 16,736 5,028 1,794 3,103
2000
Jan.- Mar. 51,981 15,790 5,771 9,483
January 16,921 5,131 1,837 3,065
February (R) 17,339 5,262 1,923 3,148
March 17,721 5,397 2,011 3,270
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports Continued
Royalties U. S.
and Other Direct Government
License Private Defense Misc.
Period Fees Services Expenditures Services
1998
Jan. - Dec. 11,292 47,670 12,841 2,849
Jan.- Mar. 2,955 11,217 3,098 672
January 851 3,697 1,036 225
February 1,236 3,698 1,033 224
March 868 3,822 1,029 223
April 893 3,954 1,012 218
May 894 4,010 1,017 221
June 907 4,050 1,032 228
July 926 4,046 1,072 249
August 889 4,026 1,093 257
September 906 4,091 1,111 259
October 950 4,108 1,120 251
November 974 4,082 1,135 249
December 999 4,086 1,151 245
1999
Jan. - Dec. 12,437 51,591 14,604 2,955
Jan.- Mar. 3,174 12,335 3,503 682
January 1,039 4,064 1,157 229
February 1,060 4,113 1,168 226
March 1,075 4,158 1,178 227
April 1,076 4,321 1,186 239
May 1,069 4,398 1,197 243
June 1,050 4,447 1,210 247
July 1,003 4,461 1,262 260
August 991 4,359 1,273 263
September 991 4,363 1,273 263
October 1,021 4,280 1,240 255
November 1,028 4,330 1,232 252
December 1,034 4,298 1,228 251
2000
Jan.- Mar. 3,104 13,377 3,700 756
January 1,031 4,373 1,233 251
February (R) 1,035 4,486 1,233 252
March 1,038 4,518 1,234 253
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is
included in each service category.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 5. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Census
Period Basis Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758
Jan.- Mar. -54,876 -51,225
January -17,141 -15,924
February -17,506 -16,470
March -20,229 -18,831
April -20,860 -19,875
May -22,236 -21,191
June -20,404 -19,141
July -21,066 -19,732
August -22,291 -20,272
September -21,611 -20,116
October -20,990 -19,191
November -21,539 -19,410
December -21,059 -19,606
1999
Jan.- Dec. -347,158 -330,078
Jan.- Mar. -74,383 -70,669
January -23,409 -22,285
February -25,233 -23,907
March -25,741 -24,476
April -25,394 -24,129
May -27,959 -26,603
June -31,239 -29,761
July -31,482 -30,253
August -30,192 -28,869
September -30,271 -28,260
October -31,875 -30,461
November -32,870 -31,272
December -31,494 -29,803
2000
Jan.- Mar. -106,597 -101,675
January -34,155 -32,453
February (R) -35,393 -33,425
March -37,049 -35,797
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month.
-35,953 -33,944
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Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138
Jan.- Mar. 170,665 -2,332 172,997
January 57,748 -637 58,385
February 56,512 -808 57,320
March 56,406 -887 57,292
April 55,330 -660 55,990
May 54,853 -754 55,607
June 55,015 -905 55,920
July 54,164 -973 55,137
August 54,624 -1,320 55,943
September 55,472 -946 56,419
October 57,193 -1,208 58,401
November 56,926 -1,608 58,533
December 56,005 -1,186 57,191
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213
Jan.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 167,111
January 55,168 -953 56,121
February 54,609 -1,113 55,721
March 54,231 -1,038 55,269
April 55,174 -994 56,168
May 55,026 -1,143 56,169
June 55,377 -1,202 56,578
July 55,795 -1,032 56,827
August 59,044 -855 59,900
September 58,839 -1,149 59,988
October 58,832 -900 59,732
November 59,184 -676 59,860
December 61,942 -938 62,880
2000
Jan.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 186,894
January 60,714 -1,008 61,722
February (R) 60,818 -1,108 61,927
March 62,669 -576 63,245
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month.
60,206 -1,148 61,354
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Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896
Jan.- Mar. 225,541 1,319 224,222
January 74,889 580 74,309
February 74,018 228 73,790
March 76,634 511 76,124
April 76,190 325 75,865
May 77,089 291 76,799
June 75,419 358 75,061
July 75,230 361 74,868
August 76,914 699 76,215
September 77,084 549 76,535
October 78,183 592 77,591
November 78,464 522 77,943
December 77,064 267 76,797
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292
Jan.- Mar. 238,390 610 237,780
January 78,577 171 78,406
February 79,841 213 79,629
March 79,971 226 79,745
April 80,568 271 80,297
May 82,985 213 82,772
June 86,616 277 86,339
July 87,277 197 87,080
August 89,236 468 88,768
September 89,110 863 88,247
October 90,708 514 90,193
November 92,053 922 91,132
December 93,436 753 92,683
2000
Jan.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 288,569
January 94,868 693 94,176
February (R) 96,212 860 95,351
March 99,718 676 99,042
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month.
96,159 861 95,298
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what
is included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Exports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213 45,366 147,019
Jan.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 167,111 10,761 34,032
January 55,168 -953 56,121 3,627 11,252
February 54,609 -1,113 55,721 3,588 11,366
March 54,231 -1,038 55,269 3,545 11,413
April 55,174 -994 56,168 3,727 11,589
May 55,026 -1,143 56,169 3,722 11,730
June 55,377 -1,202 56,578 3,828 11,704
July 55,795 -1,032 56,827 3,799 11,511
August 59,044 -855 59,900 3,919 12,506
September 58,839 -1,149 59,988 4,018 13,110
October 58,832 -900 59,732 4,025 13,296
November 59,184 -676 59,860 3,703 13,804
December 61,942 -938 62,880 3,864 13,737
2000
Jan.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 186,894 11,730 41,886
January 60,714 -1,008 61,722 3,946 13,435
February (R) 60,818 -1,108 61,927 3,824 13,746
March 62,669 -576 63,245 3,960 14,705
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 695,213 310,663 74,691 80,627 36,848
Jan.- Mar. 167,111 75,285 17,832 19,863 9,339
January 56,121 25,576 6,039 6,562 3,065
February 55,721 24,852 5,958 6,794 3,162
March 55,269 24,857 5,835 6,507 3,112
April 56,168 25,042 6,164 6,727 2,918
May 56,169 24,911 6,076 6,490 3,239
June 56,578 24,799 6,490 6,533 3,224
July 56,827 25,698 6,087 6,643 3,089
August 59,900 27,314 6,681 6,571 2,908
September 59,988 26,680 6,193 6,901 3,085
October 59,732 26,316 6,301 6,738 3,057
November 59,860 26,222 6,240 6,902 2,990
December 62,880 28,395 6,627 7,259 2,999
2000
Jan.- Mar. 186,894 82,146 20,181 21,883 9,068
January 61,722 27,600 6,677 7,060 3,004
February (R) 61,927 26,974 6,592 7,403 3,388
March 63,245 27,573 6,913 7,420 2,675
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 43,588 221,629
Jan.- Mar. 238,390 610 237,780 10,420 46,970
January 78,577 171 78,406 3,525 15,540
February 79,841 213 79,629 3,513 15,390
March 79,971 226 79,745 3,381 16,040
April 80,568 271 80,297 3,546 16,967
May 82,985 213 82,772 3,632 17,977
June 86,616 277 86,339 3,757 18,201
July 87,277 197 87,080 3,671 18,672
August 89,236 468 88,768 3,667 19,934
September 89,110 863 88,247 3,707 20,254
October 90,708 514 90,193 3,634 20,842
November 92,053 922 91,132 3,722 20,703
December 93,436 753 92,683 3,832 21,108
2000
Jan.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 288,569 11,077 70,045
January 94,868 693 94,176 3,624 21,828
February (R) 96,212 860 95,351 3,649 23,724
March 99,718 676 99,042 3,803 24,492
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,025,292 296,898 179,697 239,587 43,893
Jan.- Mar. 237,780 69,787 42,803 57,253 10,547
January 78,406 23,090 13,955 18,901 3,395
February 79,629 23,652 14,271 19,436 3,366
March 79,745 23,046 14,577 18,915 3,786
April 80,297 23,286 13,672 19,341 3,485
May 82,772 24,206 14,553 18,898 3,505
June 86,339 25,467 15,439 19,909 3,565
July 87,080 25,499 15,432 20,194 3,612
August 88,768 25,141 15,693 20,236 4,098
September 88,247 24,935 15,325 20,256 3,771
October 90,193 25,851 15,040 20,919 3,907
November 91,132 26,274 15,515 21,188 3,730
December 92,683 26,453 16,223 21,394 3,673
2000
Jan.- Mar. 288,569 80,876 49,205 65,483 11,884
January 94,176 26,563 16,736 21,502 3,922
February (R) 95,351 26,889 15,724 21,396 3,969
March 99,042 27,424 16,745 22,585 3,993
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 7. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised.)
Item(1) March February (R) Monthly
2000 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 62,669 60,818 1,851
Net Adjustments -576 -1,108 533
Total, Census Basis 63,245 61,927 1,318
Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,960 3,824 137
Fish and shellfish 265 154 110
Soybeans 494 434 59
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 299 252 47
Wheat 270 247 23
Corn 381 363 18
Vegetables 247 230 17
Fruits, frozen juices 323 307 16
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 49 41 7
Other foods 313 307 5
Bakery products 154 150 3
Nuts 106 104 2
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 42 42 1
Sorghum, barley, oats 65 65 (-)
Wine and related products 60 64 -4
Dairy products and eggs 73 76 -4
Oilseeds, food oils 81 85 -4
Rice 83 105 -22
Meat, poultry, etc. 655 795 -140
Industrial supplies and materials 14,705 13,746 959
Fuel oil 288 180 108
Other industrial supplies 1,316 1,213 104
Plastic materials 1,191 1,092 99
Crude oil 119 24 96
Chemicals-organic 1,327 1,241 86
Finished metal shapes 850 766 84
Chemicals-other 1,089 1,031 58
Chemicals-inorganic 384 333 51
Chemicals-fertilizers 378 328 50
Copper 163 123 40
Cotton, raw 188 149 38
Metallurgical grade coal 125 90 35
Newsprint 816 786 30
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 147 119 28
Logs and lumber 383 356 27
Precious metals, other 190 166 24
Agriculture-manufactured, other 115 91 24
Steelmaking materials 155 131 24
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 130 107 23
Industrial rubber products 212 190 22
Natural gas liquids 96 75 21
Manmade cloth 422 401 21
Petroleum products, other 529 508 21
Coal and fuels, other 116 96 20
Cotton fiber cloth 191 175 16
Mineral supplies-manufactured 284 269 15
Aluminum and alumina 302 293 9
Nonmetallic minerals 40 31 9
Gas-natural 29 22 7
Nuclear fuel materials 94 87 7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 76 70 7
Leather and furs 75 70 5
Nontextile floor tiles 35 30 4
Wood supplies, manufactured 84 81 3
Hair, waste materials 45 42 3
Iron and steel mill products 309 306 3
Hides and skins 117 117 (-)
Finished textile supplies 151 152 -1
Shingles, molding, wallboard 170 172 -2
Electric energy 9 11 -2
Iron and steel products, other 268 271 -3
Synthetic rubber-primary 148 156 -8
Pulpwood and woodpulp 369 380 -11
Nonferrous metals, other 175 187 -12
Tobacco, unmanufactured 107 123 -16
Tapes, audio and visual 144 171 -28
Nonmonetary gold 756 931 -175
Capital goods, except automotive 27,573 26,974 599
Semiconductors 4,622 4,213 409
Telecommunications equipment 2,648 2,298 350
Electric apparatus 2,354 2,065 289
Industrial machines, other 2,095 1,954 141
Computer accessories 3,499 3,422 78
Medicinal equipment 1,101 1,038 63
Excavating machinery 518 480 38
Computers 953 918 35
Generators, accessories 585 553 32
Pulp and paper machinery 291 261 30
Drilling & oilfield equipment 404 381 24
Parts-civilian aircraft 1,162 1,139 23
Food, tobacco machinery 186 165 21
Spacraft, exc. military 10 1 10
Textile, sewing machines 109 100 10
Railway transportation equipment 145 136 8
Nonfarm tractors and parts 96 89 7
Laboratory testing instruments 409 402 7
Specialized mining 39 33 6
Marine engines, parts 62 58 5
Metalworking machine tools 605 600 5
Wood, glass, plastic 284 280 4
Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,207 1,205 2
Industrial engines 1,024 1,022 2
Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 2
Agricultural machinery, equipment 303 303 (-)
Commercial vessels, other 14 19 -5
Business machines and equipment 261 270 -8
Photo, service industry machinery 507 531 -24
Materials handling equipment 356 389 -33
Engines-civilian aircraft 884 1,008 -125
Civilian aircraft 835 1,643 -807
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,913 6,592 321
Consumer goods 7,420 7,403 16
Other household goods 569 510 59
Gem diamonds 404 349 55
Records, tapes, and disks 308 287 21
Pharmaceutical preparations 1,106 1,089 17
Apparel, household goods - textile 759 743 16
Toiletries and cosmetics 282 269 13
Jewelry, etc 265 253 12
Pleasure boats and motors 105 94 11
Rugs 131 121 10
Furniture, household goods, etc. 211 202 9
Tobacco, manufactured 358 353 5
Sports apparel and gear 44 40 4
Numismatic coins 6 3 4
Stereo equipment, etc. 166 163 3
Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 61 2
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 122 121 1
Nursery stock, etc. 23 24 -1
Musical instruments 95 97 -1
Books, printed matter 351 358 -7
Writing and art supplies 450 465 -16
Glassware, chinaware 47 72 -25
Toys/games/sporting goods 499 536 -37
Household appliances 402 443 -41
TV's, VCR's, etc. 304 349 -44
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 348 401 -53
Other goods 2,675 3,388 -714
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Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2000 1999 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 184,202 164,007 20,194
Net Adjustments -2,692 -3,104 412
Total, Census Basis 186,894 167,111 19,783
Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,730 10,761 970
Fish and shellfish 643 669 -26
Soybeans 1,324 954 370
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 822 735 87
Wheat 769 853 -84
Corn 1,161 1,146 14
Vegetables 709 713 -4
Fruits, frozen juices 963 964 -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 125 116 9
Other foods 931 900 31
Bakery products 450 432 18
Nuts 330 352 -22
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 125 129 -4
Sorghum, barley, oats 202 181 21
Wine and related products 203 195 8
Dairy products and eggs 199 150 49
Oilseeds, food oils 277 373 -96
Rice 293 313 -19
Meat, poultry, etc. 2,205 1,585 620
Industrial supplies and materials 41,886 34,032 7,854
Fuel oil 657 267 391
Other industrial supplies 3,708 3,029 680
Plastic materials 3,295 2,778 516
Crude oil 278 146 132
Chemicals-organic 3,713 3,165 548
Finished metal shapes 2,408 2,013 395
Chemicals-other 3,164 2,837 327
Chemicals-inorganic 1,031 884 147
Chemicals-fertilizers 1,063 1,211 -148
Copper 390 253 137
Cotton, raw 483 137 347
Metallurgical grade coal 331 425 -95
Newsprint 2,372 2,019 353
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 392 462 -70
Logs and lumber 1,115 1,053 62
Precious metals, other 580 509 70
Agriculture-manufactured, other 305 276 29
Steelmaking materials 426 300 126
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 351 337 15
Industrial rubber products 606 511 95
Natural gas liquids 263 99 165
Manmade cloth 1,155 966 189
Petroleum products, other 1,560 1,108 452
Coal and fuels, other 308 313 -5
Cotton fiber cloth 534 457 76
Mineral supplies-manufactured 824 712 112
Aluminum and alumina 878 818 60
Nonmetallic minerals 106 93 13
Gas-natural 72 54 18
Nuclear fuel materials 266 194 72
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 214 193 21
Leather and furs 215 217 -2
Nontextile floor tiles 102 88 14
Wood supplies, manufactured 246 225 21
Hair, waste materials 129 121 7
Iron and steel mill products 919 651 268
Hides and skins 337 281 56
Finished textile supplies 449 425 24
Shingles, molding, wallboard 508 459 50
Electric energy 44 51 -7
Iron and steel products, other 778 676 103
Synthetic rubber-primary 430 333 97
Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,147 846 301
Nonferrous metals, other 538 478 60
Tobacco, unmanufactured 333 360 -28
Tapes, audio and visual 447 514 -67
Nonmonetary gold 2,415 688 1,727
Capital goods, except automotive 82,146 75,285 6,861
Semiconductors 13,136 10,515 2,621
Telecommunications equipment 7,580 6,612 968
Electric apparatus 6,451 5,327 1,124
Industrial machines, other 6,219 4,612 1,606
Computer accessories 10,005 8,806 1,199
Medicinal equipment 3,166 3,055 111
Excavating machinery 1,563 1,249 314
Computers 2,668 2,216 452
Generators, accessories 1,614 1,576 37
Pulp and paper machinery 831 722 109
Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,103 1,350 -248
Parts-civilian aircraft 3,368 3,313 55
Food, tobacco machinery 492 461 31
Spacraft, exc. military 13 14 -1
Textile, sewing machines 303 292 12
Railway transportation equipment 383 506 -123
Nonfarm tractors and parts 278 298 -20
Laboratory testing instruments 1,203 1,034 170
Specialized mining 105 88 17
Marine engines, parts 172 175 -3
Metalworking machine tools 1,767 1,404 364
Wood, glass, plastic 827 650 177
Measuring, testing, control instru. 3,586 3,020 566
Industrial engines 3,042 3,094 -52
Vessels, exc. scrap 5 22 -17
Agricultural machinery, equipment 860 802 58
Commercial vessels, other 105 102 3
Business machines and equipment 767 709 58
Photo, service industry machinery 1,546 1,435 111
Materials handling equipment 1,153 1,092 62
Engines-civilian aircraft 2,765 2,689 76
Civilian aircraft 5,071 8,047 -2,976
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 20,181 17,832 2,350
Consumer goods 21,883 19,863 2,020
Other household goods 1,616 1,356 260
Gem diamonds 1,036 841 195
Records, tapes, and disks 894 942 -49
Pharmaceutical preparations 3,217 3,033 184
Apparel, household goods - textile 2,245 2,250 -5
Toiletries and cosmetics 815 832 -16
Jewelry, etc 731 566 164
Pleasure boats and motors 290 309 -20
Rugs 371 356 16
Furniture, household goods, etc. 615 547 68
Tobacco, manufactured 983 1,176 -193
Sports apparel and gear 123 105 18
Numismatic coins 15 22 -6
Stereo equipment, etc. 505 376 129
Cookware, cutlery, tools 189 163 26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 370 372 -3
Nursery stock, etc. 73 74 -1
Musical instruments 283 239 44
Books, printed matter 1,047 983 64
Writing and art supplies 1,378 1,186 192
Glassware, chinaware 166 114 53
Toys/games/sporting goods 1,547 1,426 121
Household appliances 1,238 1,213 25
TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,038 769 269
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,098 613 485
Other goods 9,068 9,339 -271
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised.)
Item(1) March February (R) Monthly
2000 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 99,718 96,212 3,507
Net Adjustments 676 860 -184
Total, Census Basis 99,042 95,351 3,691
Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,803 3,649 154
Fish and shellfish 783 703 80
Meat products 464 414 51
Fruits, frozen juices 427 388 39
Green coffee 233 209 24
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 221 204 17
Food oils, oilseeds 133 116 17
Nuts 72 61 11
Feedstuff and foodgrains 125 116 10
Other foods 232 224 7
Bakery products 236 229 7
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 44 2
Cane and beet sugar 42 42 1
Tea, spices, etc. 60 65 -5
Dairy products and eggs 88 100 -11
Vegetables 254 276 -22
Cocoa beans 34 65 -31
Wine and related products 352 393 -41
Industrial supplies and materials 24,492 23,724 768
Crude oil 7,316 6,762 554
Nonmonetary gold 424 216 208
Chemicals-organic 1,238 1,122 117
Other precious metals 621 540 81
Shingles, wallboard 630 553 76
Chemicals-fertilizers 305 247 58
Lumber 696 653 44
Nickel 150 114 36
Industrial supplies, other 1,114 1,078 35
Plastic materials 599 565 34
Petroleum products, other 1,206 1,179 27
Copper 188 161 27
Finished metal shapes 576 550 26
Bauxite and aluminum 558 540 18
Natural rubber 78 61 17
Newsprint 294 277 16
Nontextile floor tiles 164 149 14
Coal and related fuels 76 63 13
Plywood and veneers 124 111 13
Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 277 12
Zinc 120 108 12
Farming materials, livestock 79 69 11
Iron and steel, advanced 376 367 9
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 387 379 8
Materials, exc. chemicals 156 149 8
Tobacco, waxes, etc 285 279 6
Wool, silk, etc. 71 65 6
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 442 437 6
Steelmaking materials 312 308 4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 61 57 4
Synthetic cloth 377 375 2
Hides and skins 16 14 1
Finished textile supplies 168 167 1
Blank tapes, audio & visual 202 201 1
Synthetic rubber--primary 107 107 (-)
Leather and furs 87 87 (-)
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 33 34 -1
Cotton, natural fibers 10 12 -2
Nonferrous metals, other 123 125 -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics 205 207 -2
Hair, waste materials 36 39 -3
Paper and paper products 542 546 -4
Tin 27 34 -8
Chemicals-inorganic 354 374 -20
Liquified petroleum gases 334 357 -24
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 269 296 -27
Gas-natural 571 604 -32
Electric energy 106 148 -42
Iron and steel mill products 1,053 1,128 -75
Nuclear fuel materials 88 205 -117
Fuel oil 848 1,227 -380
Capital goods, except automotive 27,424 26,889 535
Civilian aircraft 934 573 361
Telecommunications equipment 2,846 2,583 263
Electric apparatus 2,240 2,088 152
Computers 1,155 1,079 76
Semiconductors 3,608 3,550 58
Drilling & oilfield equipment 126 68 57
Pulp and paper machinery 414 360 54
Industrial engines 859 815 44
Laboratory testing instruments 281 255 26
Engines-civilian aircraft 810 801 10
Marine engines, parts 95 85 9
Textile, sewing machines 149 141 8
Excavating machinery 425 418 6
Railway transpor. equipment 197 190 6
Vessels, except scrap 6 6
Specialized mining 32 30 2
Commercial vessels, other 4 2 2
Food, tobacco machinery 138 138 (-)
Parts-civilian aircraft 400 401 -1
Materials handling equipment 506 508 -2
Agricultural machinery, equipment 353 358 -5
Nonfarm tractors and parts 68 75 -7
Business machines and equipment 511 522 -11
Medicinal equipment 841 855 -14
Measuring, testing, control instru 709 727 -18
Generators, accessories 865 892 -27
Spacecraft, exc. military 1 35 -33
Wood, glass, plastic 393 429 -37
Industrial machines, other 1,401 1,446 -45
Photo, service industry 699 758 -59
Metalworking machine tools 648 728 -80
Computer accessories 5,714 5,980 -266
Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 16,745 15,724 1,021
Consumer goods 22,585 21,396 1,189
Pharmaceutical prep 2,345 1,877 468
Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,979 2,773 206
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,145 1,967 177
Numismatic coins 108 9 99
Other household goods 1,585 1,489 96
Gem diamonds 1,066 972 94
Footwear 1,008 947 61
Camping apparel and gear 508 450 58
TV's, VCR's, etc 1,644 1,593 51
Household appliances 719 684 34
Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,092 1,062 30
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 533 505 28
Rugs 111 98 14
Stereo equipment, etc 803 789 13
Gem stones, other 120 107 13
Toiletries and cosmetics 258 246 12
Records, tapes, and disks 119 110 8
Jewelry 721 717 4
Motorcycles and parts 163 164 -1
Musical instruments 114 116 -1
Photo equipment 193 198 -5
Cookware, cutlery, tools 344 353 -9
Writing and art supplies 770 784 -14
Books, printed matter 259 278 -19
Glassware, chinaware 168 188 -20
Nursery stock, etc. 76 98 -22
Apparel, household goods - wool 235 261 -26
Pleasure boats and motors 144 174 -30
Toys/games/sporting goods 1,701 1,750 -49
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 554 635 -82
Other Goods 3,993 3,969 23
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Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2000 1999 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 290,798 238,390 52,408
Net Adjustments 2,229 610 1,619
Total, Census Basis 288,569 237,780 50,789
Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,077 10,420 657
Fish and shellfish 2,208 2,079 129
Meat products 1,252 1,020 232
Fruits, frozen juices 1,177 1,125 52
Green coffee 657 643 14
Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 685 594 91
Food oils, oilseeds 361 350 12
Nuts 196 189 7
Feedstuff and foodgrains 349 367 -18
Other foods 705 660 45
Bakery products 703 637 66
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 129 124 5
Cane and beet sugar 99 131 -33
Tea, spices, etc. 191 166 25
Dairy products and eggs 275 263 12
Vegetables 794 817 -23
Cocoa beans 151 211 -60
Wine and related products 1,143 1,042 100
Industrial supplies and materials 70,045 46,970 23,074
Crude oil 20,023 7,819 12,204
Nonmonetary gold 860 810 51
Chemicals-organic 3,200 2,795 405
Other precious metals 1,434 1,244 191
Shingles, wallboard 1,801 1,541 260
Chemicals-fertilizers 794 762 31
Lumber 2,046 1,736 310
Nickel 370 189 181
Industrial supplies, other 3,308 2,811 496
Plastic materials 1,743 1,455 289
Petroleum products, other 3,282 1,242 2,040
Copper 598 543 55
Finished metal shapes 1,682 1,373 309
Bauxite and aluminum 1,737 1,466 271
Natural rubber 222 177 46
Newsprint 859 952 -93
Nontextile floor tiles 476 426 49
Coal and related fuels 201 177 25
Plywood and veneers 366 303 63
Pulpwood and woodpulp 832 557 275
Zinc 345 312 33
Farming materials, livestock 222 198 24
Iron and steel, advanced 1,115 994 121
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,126 990 136
Materials, exc. chemicals 448 409 39
Tobacco, waxes, etc 849 846 3
Wool, silk, etc. 205 198 7
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,336 1,240 96
Steelmaking materials 912 671 241
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 174 126 48
Synthetic cloth 1,131 1,012 119
Hides and skins 45 37 8
Finished textile supplies 500 423 76
Blank tapes, audio & visual 639 519 119
Synthetic rubber--primary 319 302 17
Leather and furs 259 226 34
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 107 112 -5
Cotton, natural fibers 34 52 -17
Nonferrous metals, other 397 383 14
Cotton cloth, fabrics 638 542 96
Hair, waste materials 113 97 16
Paper and paper products 1,639 1,272 367
Tin 88 67 21
Chemicals-inorganic 1,124 974 151
Liquified petroleum gases 1,025 525 500
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 829 728 102
Gas-natural 1,800 1,322 478
Electric energy 362 250 112
Iron and steel mill products 3,077 2,465 613
Nuclear fuel materials 453 241 212
Fuel oil 2,898 1,060 1,838
Capital goods, except automotive 80,876 69,787 11,089
Civilian aircraft 2,268 1,787 482
Telecommunications equipment 7,974 4,742 3,232
Electric apparatus 6,535 5,255 1,281
Computers 3,320 2,296 1,024
Semiconductors 10,763 8,349 2,415
Drilling & oilfield equipment 267 186 81
Pulp and paper machinery 1,131 1,125 6
Industrial engines 2,486 1,932 555
Laboratory testing instruments 764 502 262
Engines-civilian aircraft 2,287 2,329 -42
Marine engines, parts 257 192 65
Textile, sewing machines 438 512 -75
Excavating machinery 1,234 1,438 -204
Railway transpor. equipment 491 639 -149
Vessels, except scrap 6 (-) 6
Specialized mining 88 80 8
Commercial vessels, other 9 8 1
Food, tobacco machinery 390 396 -6
Parts-civilian aircraft 1,216 1,418 -202
Materials handling equipment 1,503 1,422 81
Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,050 975 75
Nonfarm tractors and parts 217 201 16
Business machines and equipment 1,596 1,725 -128
Medicinal equipment 2,495 2,162 332
Measuring, testing, control instru 2,192 1,842 350
Generators, accessories 2,653 2,388 265
Spacecraft, exc. military 37 8 29
Wood, glass, plastic 1,233 1,288 -55
Industrial machines, other 4,233 3,564 669
Photo, service industry 2,150 1,936 215
Metalworking machine tools 2,029 1,990 39
Computer accessories 17,561 17,100 461
Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 49,205 42,803 6,402
Consumer goods 65,483 57,253 8,230
Pharmaceutical prep 5,852 5,201 651
Apparel, household goods - cotton 8,409 7,677 732
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 6,053 5,447 605
Numismatic coins 133 125 8
Other household goods 4,677 4,104 574
Gem diamonds 2,935 2,126 809
Footwear 2,931 2,776 156
Camping apparel and gear 1,399 1,317 82
TV's, VCR's, etc 4,932 3,784 1,148
Household appliances 2,100 1,695 405
Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,222 2,770 452
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,553 1,384 170
Rugs 316 304 13
Stereo equipment, etc 2,398 1,996 403
Gem stones, other 367 341 26
Toiletries and cosmetics 757 658 99
Records, tapes, and disks 348 280 68
Jewelry 2,160 1,938 221
Motorcycles and parts 529 424 105
Musical instruments 354 300 54
Photo equipment 606 519 87
Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,056 951 105
Writing and art supplies 2,354 2,115 240
Books, printed matter 799 696 103
Glassware, chinaware 538 531 7
Nursery stock, etc. 277 259 18
Apparel, household goods - wool 767 813 -45
Pleasure boats and motors 472 382 90
Toys/games/sporting goods 5,213 4,784 429
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,975 1,558 416
Other Goods 11,884 10,547 1,337
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM
AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS,
JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Net Non-
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. -347,158 -17,080 -59,080 -270,998
Jan.- Mar. -74,383 -3,714 -9,028 -61,641
January -23,409 -1,124 -2,981 -19,304
February -25,233 -1,325 -2,879 -21,028
March -25,741 -1,264 -3,167 -21,309
April -25,394 -1,265 -4,008 -20,121
May -27,959 -1,356 -4,982 -21,622
June -31,239 -1,479 -4,924 -24,837
July -31,482 -1,229 -5,237 -25,016
August -30,192 -1,323 -5,927 -22,942
September -30,271 -2,012 -6,258 -22,001
October -31,875 -1,414 -6,545 -23,916
November -32,870 -1,598 -6,234 -25,038
December -31,494 -1,691 -5,938 -23,865
2000
Jan.- Mar. -106,597 -4,921 -24,469 -77,206
January -34,155 -1,701 -7,059 -25,394
February (R) -35,393 -1,969 -8,739 -24,686
March -37,049 -1,251 -8,671 -27,126
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Net Non-
Period Total Adjustments Petroleum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 8,618 686,595
Jan.- Mar. 164,007 -3,104 1,619 165,493
January 55,168 -953 563 55,558
February 54,609 -1,113 509 55,212
March 54,231 -1,038 547 54,722
April 55,174 -994 669 55,499
May 55,026 -1,143 694 55,475
June 55,377 -1,202 694 55,884
July 55,795 -1,032 654 56,174
August 59,044 -855 751 59,148
September 58,839 -1,149 801 59,186
October 58,832 -900 875 58,857
November 59,184 -676 849 59,011
December 61,942 -938 1,012 61,868
2000
Jan.- Mar. 184,202 -2,692 2,758 184,135
January 60,714 -1,008 940 60,782
February (R) 60,818 -1,108 786 61,140
March 62,669 -576 1,032 62,213
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Net Petro- Non-
Period Total Adjustments leum (1) petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 67,699 957,593
Jan.- Mar. 238,390 610 10,646 227,133
January 78,577 171 3,544 74,862
February 79,841 213 3,389 76,240
March 79,971 226 3,714 76,031
April 80,568 271 4,677 75,620
May 82,985 213 5,676 77,096
June 86,616 277 5,618 80,721
July 87,277 197 5,891 81,189
August 89,236 468 6,678 82,090
September 89,110 863 7,060 81,188
October 90,708 514 7,420 82,774
November 92,053 922 7,082 84,050
December 93,436 753 6,951 85,732
2000
Jan.- Mar. 290,798 2,229 27,227 261,342
January 94,868 693 7,999 86,176
February (R) 96,212 860 9,525 85,826
March 99,718 676 9,703 89,339
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.
(1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification
system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those
aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some
products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in
"Manufactured Goods".
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
(CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 2000
1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Exports
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Foods,
Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital
Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 930,786 45,714 140,609 562,327
Jan.- Mar. 219,158 10,600 33,099 130,779
January 73,230 3,486 10,935 43,935
February 72,930 3,542 11,037 43,232
March 72,998 3,572 11,127 43,612
April 75,073 3,748 11,264 45,035
May 75,475 3,734 11,309 45,422
June 76,307 3,835 11,300 45,779
July 77,973 3,917 11,000 48,062
August 80,906 3,983 11,926 49,669
September 81,030 4,090 12,592 48,998
October 79,383 4,109 12,348 47,746
November 80,746 3,758 12,993 48,768
December 84,735 3,940 12,779 52,069
2000
Jan.- Mar. 253,553 11,838 38,651 154,966
January 82,459 4,016 12,481 50,187
February (R) 84,128 3,846 12,755 51,184
March 86,966 3,975 13,415 53,595
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Vehicles etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 930,786 70,641 76,830 34,664
Jan.- Mar. 219,158 16,911 18,964 8,805
January 73,230 5,735 6,258 2,881
February 72,930 5,646 6,493 2,980
March 72,998 5,530 6,213 2,944
April 75,073 5,838 6,432 2,757
May 75,475 5,754 6,200 3,055
June 76,307 6,137 6,217 3,039
July 77,973 5,762 6,320 2,912
August 80,906 6,320 6,274 2,734
September 81,030 5,859 6,578 2,913
October 79,383 5,932 6,399 2,851
November 80,746 5,869 6,558 2,799
December 84,735 6,261 6,887 2,799
2000
Jan.- Mar. 253,553 18,930 20,729 8,439
January 82,459 6,279 6,694 2,802
February (R) 84,128 6,184 7,005 3,153
March 86,966 6,467 7,031 2,484
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Foods,
Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital
Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,328,279 41,883 223,302 620,054
Jan.- Mar. 308,115 9,907 54,353 138,271
January 100,855 3,247 18,293 44,713
February 103,717 3,386 17,871 47,076
March 103,543 3,274 18,189 46,482
April 105,438 3,386 18,289 48,767
May 108,319 3,434 18,679 50,833
June 113,396 3,626 18,939 53,583
July 114,388 3,550 18,580 54,697
August 114,956 3,566 19,173 53,923
September 112,174 3,599 18,868 52,065
October 115,470 3,601 18,982 54,737
November 117,447 3,626 18,748 56,416
December 118,575 3,589 18,691 56,764
2000
Jan.- Mar. 363,090 10,576 58,482 172,669
January 119,856 3,445 19,027 56,973
February (R) 120,073 3,492 19,583 57,600
March 123,161 3,639 19,872 58,095
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Vehicles etc. Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,328,279 162,110 238,675 42,254
Jan.- Mar. 308,115 38,726 56,714 10,144
January 100,855 12,644 18,699 3,259
February 103,717 12,904 19,245 3,235
March 103,543 13,178 18,770 3,649
April 105,438 12,367 19,264 3,365
May 108,319 13,111 18,885 3,378
June 113,396 13,910 19,895 3,442
July 114,388 13,912 20,172 3,478
August 114,956 14,137 20,206 3,950
September 112,174 13,828 20,186 3,629
October 115,470 13,550 20,840 3,760
November 117,447 13,968 21,106 3,583
December 118,575 14,601 21,405 3,525
2000
Jan.- Mar. 363,090 44,229 65,735 11,398
January 119,856 15,049 21,590 3,772
February (R) 120,073 14,138 21,457 3,804
March 123,161 15,042 22,689 3,823
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS
(CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 2000
1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Trade Balance
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. -285,693 -65,537 -220,156
Jan.- Mar. -63,713 -15,296 -48,418
January -19,436 -5,036 -14,400
February -20,622 -5,054 -15,569
March -23,655 -5,206 -18,449
April -24,348 -5,741 -18,607
May -26,429 -5,852 -20,577
June -23,987 -5,438 -18,549
July -25,189 -5,717 -19,472
August -25,412 -5,968 -19,444
September -24,403 -5,438 -18,966
October -23,244 -5,418 -17,826
November -24,933 -5,556 -19,377
December -24,035 -5,115 -18,921
1999
Jan.- Dec. -397,493 -65,299 -332,194
Jan.- Mar. -88,957 -16,565 -72,392
January -27,625 -5,766 -21,860
February -30,787 -5,466 -25,322
March -30,545 -5,334 -25,211
April -30,364 -5,460 -24,905
May -32,844 -5,899 -26,946
June -37,088 -5,902 -31,186
July -36,415 -5,589 -30,826
August -34,050 -5,623 -28,427
September -31,145 -5,395 -25,749
October -36,087 -5,357 -30,730
November -36,701 -5,044 -31,658
December -33,841 -4,466 -29,375
2000
Jan.- Mar. -109,536 -16,437 -93,099
January -37,397 -5,153 -32,243
February (R) -35,945 -5,752 -30,193
March -36,194 -5,532 -30,662
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. 859,152 6,899 852,253
Jan.- Mar. 213,272 1,805 211,467
January 71,505 654 70,851
February 71,005 578 70,427
March 70,762 573 70,190
April 69,787 602 69,185
May 69,321 568 68,753
June 70,256 544 69,713
July 69,446 570 68,876
August 71,433 609 70,824
September 72,326 592 71,733
October 74,687 539 74,148
November 74,630 499 74,131
December 73,995 572 73,423
1999
Jan.- Dec. 930,786 7,143 923,643
Jan.- Mar. 219,158 1,529 217,629
January 73,230 529 72,700
February 72,930 479 72,451
March 72,998 520 72,478
April 75,073 580 74,493
May 75,475 603 74,872
June 76,307 586 75,722
July 77,973 537 77,436
August 80,906 602 80,304
September 81,030 635 80,395
October 79,383 674 78,709
November 80,746 661 80,084
December 84,735 735 83,999
2000
Jan.- Mar. 253,553 1,811 251,742
January 82,459 660 81,799
February (R) 84,128 546 83,582
March 86,966 606 86,361
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1998
Jan.- Dec. 1,144,844 72,436 1,072,409
Jan.- Mar. 276,985 17,100 259,884
January 90,941 5,691 85,250
February 91,627 5,632 85,995
March 94,417 5,778 88,639
April 94,135 6,342 87,793
May 95,749 6,420 89,330
June 94,243 5,981 88,262
July 94,635 6,287 88,348
August 96,845 6,577 90,268
September 96,729 6,030 90,699
October 97,930 5,956 91,974
November 99,563 6,055 93,508
December 98,031 5,687 92,344
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,328,279 72,442 1,255,837
Jan.- Mar. 308,115 18,094 290,021
January 100,855 6,295 94,560
February 103,717 5,945 97,772
March 103,543 5,854 97,689
April 105,438 6,040 99,398
May 108,319 6,502 101,817
June 113,396 6,488 106,908
July 114,388 6,127 108,262
August 114,956 6,225 108,731
September 112,174 6,030 106,145
October 115,470 6,031 109,439
November 117,447 5,705 111,742
December 118,575 5,201 113,374
2000
Jan.- Mar. 363,090 18,249 344,841
January 119,856 5,813 114,042
February (R) 120,073 6,298 113,776
March 123,161 6,138 117,023
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert
to a BOP basis is not available.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Census
Period Basis Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. -246,932 -229,758
Jan.- Mar. -47,662 -44,011
January -16,270 -15,052
February -14,196 -13,160
March -17,196 -15,799
April -20,054 -19,069
May -18,371 -17,326
June -21,187 -19,924
July -26,094 -24,760
August -24,612 -22,594
September -24,302 -22,807
October -24,198 -22,399
November -21,754 -19,625
December -18,698 -17,245
1999
Jan.- Dec. -347,158 -330,078
Jan.- Mar. -67,559 -63,845
January -20,600 -19,475
February -21,991 -20,666
March -24,968 -23,704
April -23,966 -22,702
May -25,640 -24,284
June -31,276 -29,797
July -34,741 -33,512
August -33,578 -32,255
September -32,986 -30,975
October -33,532 -32,117
November -34,644 -33,047
December -29,236 -27,545
2000
Jan.- Mar. -100,000 -95,079
January -31,848 -30,147
February (R) -32,466 -30,497
March -35,686 -34,434
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month :
-33,020 -31,011
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Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 670,246 -11,892 682,138
Jan.- Mar. 170,370 -2,332 172,702
January 54,535 -637 55,172
February 54,426 -808 55,234
March 61,410 -887 62,297
April 56,014 -660 56,675
May 55,918 -754 56,672
June 56,089 -905 56,994
July 50,604 -973 51,577
August 52,100 -1,320 53,420
September 54,681 -946 55,627
October 60,105 -1,208 61,313
November 56,787 -1,608 58,395
December 57,576 -1,186 58,762
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213
Jan.- Mar. 163,344 -3,104 166,448
January 51,430 -953 52,383
February 52,330 -1,113 53,443
March 59,584 -1,038 60,622
April 56,256 -994 57,250
May 55,446 -1,143 56,589
June 56,751 -1,202 57,953
July 52,048 -1,032 53,080
August 56,666 -855 57,522
September 58,095 -1,149 59,244
October 61,406 -900 62,306
November 60,237 -676 60,913
December 62,971 -938 63,909
2000
Jan.- Mar. 184,873 -2,692 187,565
January 56,213 -1,008 57,221
February (R) 60,216 -1,108 61,325
March 68,444 -576 69,019
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month :
59,605 -1,148 60,753
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Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1998
Jan.- Dec. 917,178 5,282 911,896
Jan.- Mar. 218,032 1,319 216,713
January 70,804 580 70,224
February 68,621 228 68,394
March 78,606 511 78,096
April 76,068 325 75,744
May 74,289 291 73,998
June 77,276 358 76,918
July 76,698 361 76,337
August 76,713 699 76,014
September 78,983 549 78,434
October 84,303 592 83,712
November 78,541 522 78,020
December 76,274 267 76,007
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292
Jan.- Mar. 230,903 610 230,293
January 72,029 171 71,858
February 74,321 213 74,109
March 84,553 226 84,326
April 80,223 271 79,952
May 81,086 213 80,873
June 88,027 277 87,750
July 86,788 197 86,591
August 90,244 468 89,776
September 91,081 863 90,219
October 94,937 514 94,423
November 94,881 922 93,960
December 92,207 753 91,454
2000
Jan.- Mar. 284,873 2,229 282,644
January 88,061 693 87,368
February (R) 92,682 860 91,822
March 104,130 676 103,454
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month :
92,625 861 91,764
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding. (R) Revised.)
Exports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 683,221 -11,993 695,213 45,366 147,019
Jan.- Mar. 163,344 -3,104 166,448 11,014 33,926
January 51,430 -953 52,383 3,540 10,754
February 52,330 -1,113 53,443 3,591 10,962
March 59,584 -1,038 60,622 3,883 12,210
April 56,256 -994 57,250 3,590 11,928
May 55,446 -1,143 56,589 3,402 11,909
June 56,751 -1,202 57,953 3,571 12,017
July 52,048 -1,032 53,080 3,670 11,299
August 56,666 -855 57,522 3,667 12,518
September 58,095 -1,149 59,244 3,803 12,968
October 61,406 -900 62,306 4,450 13,365
November 60,237 -676 60,913 4,124 13,669
December 62,971 -938 63,909 4,075 13,420
2000
Jan.- Mar. 184,873 -2,692 187,565 12,071 42,338
January 56,213 -1,008 57,221 3,776 12,804
February (R) 60,216 -1,108 61,325 3,959 13,777
March 68,444 -576 69,019 4,336 15,758
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Exports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 695,213 310,663 74,691 80,627 36,848
Jan.- Mar. 166,448 74,452 18,435 19,432 9,188
January 52,383 23,655 5,472 5,960 3,002
February 53,443 23,139 6,253 6,429 3,069
March 60,622 27,659 6,711 7,043 3,117
April 57,250 25,246 6,729 6,766 2,992
May 56,589 24,813 6,616 6,563 3,286
June 57,953 25,558 6,754 6,801 3,251
July 53,080 24,448 4,258 6,325 3,080
August 57,522 25,837 6,149 6,484 2,867
September 59,244 26,312 6,163 6,938 3,060
October 62,306 27,511 6,569 7,321 3,090
November 60,913 26,084 6,887 7,083 3,066
December 63,909 30,401 6,132 6,915 2,966
2000
Jan.- Mar. 187,565 81,701 20,932 21,624 8,900
January 57,221 25,338 6,015 6,346 2,942
February (R) 61,325 26,005 7,070 7,231 3,284
March 69,019 30,358 7,848 8,047 2,674
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Balance of Total Foods,
Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial
Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2)
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,030,379 5,087 1,025,292 43,588 221,629
Jan.- Mar. 230,903 610 230,293 10,404 46,364
January 72,029 171 71,858 3,425 14,972
February 74,321 213 74,109 3,290 14,355
March 84,553 226 84,326 3,689 17,036
April 80,223 271 79,952 3,581 17,398
May 81,086 213 80,873 3,706 18,127
June 88,027 277 87,750 3,795 18,455
July 86,788 197 86,591 3,509 19,030
August 90,244 468 89,776 3,568 20,128
September 91,081 863 90,219 3,550 19,919
October 94,937 514 94,423 3,781 20,565
November 94,881 922 93,960 3,819 20,831
December 92,207 753 91,454 3,874 20,812
2000
Jan.- Mar. 284,873 2,229 282,644 11,089 69,868
January 88,061 693 87,368 3,546 21,467
February (R) 92,682 860 91,822 3,509 22,791
March 104,130 676 103,454 4,033 25,609
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
___________________________________
Imports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles, etc Goods Goods
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,025,292 296,898 179,697 239,587 43,893
Jan.- Mar. 230,293 67,522 43,360 52,459 10,185
January 71,858 20,832 12,685 16,773 3,170
February 74,109 21,575 14,378 17,384 3,127
March 84,326 25,114 16,297 18,301 3,888
April 79,952 23,195 14,448 17,668 3,661
May 80,873 23,322 14,688 17,628 3,403
June 87,750 26,085 15,486 20,322 3,607
July 86,591 25,333 13,173 21,828 3,720
August 89,776 25,066 14,821 22,302 3,891
September 90,219 25,508 14,826 22,675 3,741
October 94,423 26,466 16,081 23,554 3,976
November 93,960 27,024 16,461 21,910 3,915
December 91,454 27,377 16,353 19,242 3,796
2000
Jan.- Mar. 282,644 79,248 50,129 60,694 11,616
January 87,368 24,293 15,188 19,193 3,681
February (R) 91,822 25,465 16,287 19,966 3,804
March 103,454 29,491 18,655 21,534 4,132
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Includes petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
Balance
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis -35,686 (R)-32,466 -100,000
Net Adjustments -1,251 (R) -1,969 -4,921
Total Census Basis -34,434 (R)-30,497 -95,079
North America -5,781 (R) -5,168 -16,852
Canada -3,851 (R) -3,142 -11,128
Mexico -1,931 -2,027 -5,725
Western Europe -5,863 -3,522 -12,972
Euro Area (2) -4,544 -3,098 -11,312
European Union -5,665 -3,533 -13,059
Austria -48 -21 -149
Belgium 333 261 864
Finland -181 -161 -491
France -815 -561 -2,226
Germany -2,708 -2,211 -7,260
Italy -1,260 -1,086 -3,373
Netherlands 1,035 1,063 2,882
Spain -86 -90 -200
Sweden -522 -424 -1,216
United Kingdom -554 91 -414
Other EU -859 -394 -1,475
European Free Trade
Association -185 -35 -63
Norway -370 -286 -850
Switzerland 225 283 887
Other EFTA -39 -32 -100
Other Western Europe -14 47 150
Eastern Europe/FSR -1,173 -608 -2,338
Hungary -357 -101 -572
Poland -31 -20 -78
Former Soviet Republics -705 -492 -1,545
Russia -566 -358 -1,230
Other FSR -139 -135 -315
Other EE -79 5 -143
Pacific Rim Countries -14,928 -15,995 -46,626
Australia 600 597 1,678
China -5,096 -5,620 -16,746
Japan -6,825 -6,732 -19,133
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) -1,187 -2,106 -5,828
Hong Kong 482 157 583
Korea -682 -745 -2,429
Singapore 167 -225 -240
Taiwan -1,153 -1,293 -3,742
Other Pacific Rim(3) -2,420 -2,134 -6,597
South/Central America -1,273 -1,614 -4,100
Argentina 164 109 347
Brazil 82 -31 -28
Colombia -235 -322 -878
Other S/C A (3) -1,284 -1,369 -3,541
OPEC -4,197 -3,242 -10,110
Indonesia(3) -600 -533 -1,637
Nigeria -977 -599 -1,840
Saudia Arabia -922 -216 -1,657
Venezuela(3) -1,093 -1,041 -3,112
Other OPEC -605 -852 -1,864
Other Countries -2,912 -2,237 -7,553
Egypt 129 356 705
South Africa -93 -63 -201
Other -2,948 -2,530 -8,056
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
Timing Adjustments (X) 313 723
____________________________________
Exports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 68,444 (R) 60,216 184,873
Net Adjustments -576 (R) -1,108 -2,692
Total Census Basis 69,019 (R) 61,325 187,565
North America 26,518 (R) 23,312 71,199
Canada 16,768 (R) 14,946 45,283
Mexico 9,750 8,366 25,916
Western Europe 16,088 14,789 44,348
Euro Area (2) 10,299 8,940 27,312
European Union 14,522 13,160 39,409
Austria 226 219 618
Belgium 1,317 1,039 3,324
Finland 138 107 347
France 1,783 1,564 4,817
Germany 2,792 2,197 7,033
Italy 899 864 2,537
Netherlands 1,949 1,790 5,254
Spain 452 409 1,316
Sweden 386 401 1,141
United Kingdom 3,572 3,625 10,216
Other EU 1,009 945 2,804
European Free Trade
Association 1,216 1,251 3,807
Norway 121 134 415
Switzerland 1,079 1,102 3,348
Other EFTA 16 15 44
Other Western Europe 350 378 1,132
Eastern Europe/FSR 393 636 1,678
Hungary 41 40 115
Poland 64 53 166
Former Soviet Republics 208 387 1,093
Russia 130 290 825
Other FSR 78 97 268
Other EE 79 155 304
Pacific Rim Countries 17,751 14,444 46,367
Australia 1,054 981 3,026
China 1,358 973 3,204
Japan 6,005 4,972 15,703
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 7,388 5,841 19,087
Hong Kong 1,280 997 3,184
Korea 2,463 2,060 6,489
Singapore 1,640 1,200 4,061
Taiwan 2,004 1,584 5,353
Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,947 1,677 5,348
South/Central America 4,999 4,211 13,494
Argentina 406 347 1,110
Brazil 1,150 1,046 3,214
Colombia 365 261 914
Other S/C A (3) 3,079 2,557 8,255
OPEC 1,381 1,673 4,654
Indonesia(3) 232 196 706
Nigeria 45 73 254
Saudia Arabia 348 742 1,690
Venezuela(3) 475 405 1,234
Other OPEC 280 257 770
Other Countries 2,597 2,489 7,266
Egypt 229 420 918
South Africa 221 208 629
Other 2,147 1,861 5,718
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
Timing Adjustments (X) 371 500
___________________________________
Imports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 104,130 (R)92,682 284,873
Net Adjustments 676 (R) 860 2,229
Total Census Basis 103,454 (R)91,822 282,644
North America 32,299 28,480 88,052
Canada 20,618 18,087 56,411
Mexico 11,681 10,393 31,641
Western Europe 21,951 18,311 57,320
Euro Area (2) 14,843 12,038 38,624
European Union 20,186 16,693 52,468
Austria 274 240 767
Belgium 985 779 2,460
Finland 319 268 838
France 2,598 2,125 7,044
Germany 5,499 4,408 14,293
Italy 2,158 1,950 5,910
Netherlands 914 727 2,373
Spain 538 499 1,516
Sweden 908 824 2,357
United Kingdom 4,126 3,534 10,630
Other EU 1,867 1,339 4,280
European Free Trade
Association 1,401 1,286 3,869
Norway 491 420 1,264
Switzerland 855 820 2,460
Other EFTA 55 46 144
Other Western Europe 363 332 983
Eastern Europe/FSR 1,565 1,244 4,016
Hungary 398 141 687
Poland 95 73 244
Former Soviet Republics 914 880 2,638
Russia 696 648 2,055
Other FSR 217 232 583
Other EE 158 150 447
Pacific Rim Countries 32,679 30,439 92,993
Australia 454 384 1,348
China 6,454 6,593 19,949
Japan 12,830 11,704 34,836
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 8,575 7,947 24,915
Hong Kong 798 841 2,601
Korea 3,146 2,805 8,918
Singapore 1,473 1,424 4,301
Taiwan 3,158 2,877 9,095
Other Pacific Rim(3) 4,367 3,812 11,945
South/Central America 6,272 5,825 17,594
Argentina 242 238 763
Brazil 1,067 1,077 3,243
Colombia 600 583 1,792
Other S/C A (3) 4,363 3,926 11,796
OPEC 5,578 4,915 14,764
Indonesia(3) 832 729 2,343
Nigeria 1,022 672 2,094
Saudia Arabia 1,271 958 3,347
Venezuela(3) 1,568 1,446 4,346
Other OPEC 885 1,109 2,634
Other Countries 5,509 4,726 14,818
Egypt 101 64 214
South Africa 314 271 830
Other 5,095 4,392 13,775
Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X)
Timing Adjustments (X) 58 -223
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union.
See Page 27 for a list of countries.
(3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more
than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Rim; Venezuela
is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America.
(4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 14-A. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1999
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
Balance
Item(1) March February Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis -24,968 -21,991 -67,559
Net Adjustments -1,264 -1,325 -3,714
Total Census Basis -23,704 -20,666 -63,845
North America -4,709 -4,254 -12,901
Canada -2,183 -2,245 -6,935
Mexico -2,527 -2,009 -5,966
Western Europe -3,162 -2,245 -6,771
Euro Area (2) -2,369 -2,175 -6,099
European Union -2,634 -2,020 -5,770
Austria 3 -52 4
Belgium 269 417 886
Finland -73 -72 -232
France -434 -363 -946
Germany -2,047 -1,905 -5,538
Italy -1,143 -899 -2,907
Netherlands 953 1,103 2,950
Spain 41 64 158
Sweden -414 -208 -783
United Kingdom 76 380 997
Other EU 135 -486 -357
European Free Trade
Association -570 -227 -1,016
Norway -155 -62 -283
Switzerland -371 -135 -632
Other EFTA -44 -30 -101
Other Western Europe 42 3 15
Eastern Europe/FSR -412 -457 -1,188
Hungary -120 -80 -275
Poland -1 2 8
Former Soviet Republics -383 -379 -952
Russia -383 -395 -931
Other FSR 0 16 -21
Other EE 91 0 31
Pacific Rim Countries -13,579 -12,917 -39,125
Australia 582 481 1,482
China -4,136 -4,623 -13,636
Japan -6,489 -5,269 -16,418
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) -1,544 -1,812 -4,934
Hong Kong 527 164 783
Korea -464 -621 -1,612
Singapore -228 -108 -251
Taiwan -1,379 -1,248 -3,854
Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,993 -1,694 -5,620
South/Central America 115 316 1,102
Argentina 142 206 543
Brazil 101 159 605
Colombia -142 -110 -371
Other S/C A (3) 13 61 325
OPEC -612 -462 -1,954
Indonesia(3) -567 -533 -1,755
Nigeria -273 -175 -631
Saudia Arabia 560 369 1,102
Venezuela(3) -82 -101 -352
Other OPEC -249 -21 -317
Other Countries -1,746 -1,497 -5,040
Egypt 233 156 569
South Africa -32 -13 -112
Other -1,947 -1,641 -5,497
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
_____________________________________________________________
Exports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 59,584 52,330 163,344
Net Adjustments -1,038 -1,113 -3,104
Total Census Basis 60,622 53,443 166,448
North America 21,734 18,974 58,817
Canada 14,954 13,034 40,094
Mexico 6,781 5,940 18,723
Western Europe 15,188 13,610 41,889
Euro Area (2) 10,066 8,717 27,157
European Union 14,124 12,672 39,033
Austria 242 200 713
Belgium 1,231 1,101 3,271
Finland 157 156 436
France 1,767 1,605 5,074
Germany 2,764 2,192 6,937
Italy 821 771 2,322
Netherlands 1,669 1,641 4,815
Spain 485 455 1,409
Sweden 313 370 1,013
United Kingdom 3,353 3,326 9,926
Other EU 1,322 855 3,117
European Free Trade
Association 665 689 1,988
Norway 150 105 361
Switzerland 500 570 1,583
Other EFTA 15 14 43
Other Western Europe 400 248 868
Eastern Europe/FSR 532 383 1,211
Hungary 41 38 115
Poland 74 60 200
Former Soviet Republics 218 176 537
Russia 112 88 281
Other FSR 105 88 256
Other EE 199 109 360
Pacific Rim Countries 14,781 12,692 40,561
Australia 925 825 2,579
China 1,068 945 2,792
Japan 5,288 4,786 14,703
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 5,900 4,651 15,907
Hong Kong 1,223 892 3,015
Korea 1,899 1,419 4,844
Singapore 1,321 1,118 3,921
Taiwan 1,457 1,222 4,127
Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,600 1,484 4,580
South/Central America 4,646 4,368 13,457
Argentina 385 387 1,150
Brazil 973 910 2,992
Colombia 323 277 879
Other S/C A (3) 2,965 2,794 8,436
OPEC 2,083 1,836 5,474
Indonesia(3) 164 120 419
Nigeria 44 56 188
Saudia Arabia 1,055 822 2,471
Venezuela(3) 523 483 1,456
Other OPEC 297 354 941
Other Countries 2,369 2,152 6,779
Egypt 290 203 715
South Africa 236 189 615
Other 1,843 1,759 5,448
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
_____________________________________________________________
Imports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
1999 1999 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 84,553 74,321 230,903
Net Adjustments 226 213 610
Total Census Basis 84,326 74,109 230,293
North America 26,444 23,228 71,718
Canada 17,136 15,279 47,028
Mexico 9,308 7,950 24,690
Western Europe 18,350 15,854 48,660
Euro Area (2) 12,436 10,892 33,256
European Union 16,757 14,692 44,803
Austria 239 252 710
Belgium 962 684 2,386
Finland 229 227 668
France 2,201 1,968 6,020
Germany 4,811 4,097 12,475
Italy 1,964 1,670 5,229
Netherlands 716 538 1,865
Spain 445 391 1,251
Sweden 727 578 1,795
United Kingdom 3,276 2,946 8,930
Other EU 1,188 1,341 3,475
European Free Trade
Association 1,235 917 3,004
Norway 305 167 644
Switzerland 872 705 2,215
Other EFTA 58 44 144
Other Western Europe 358 245 853
Eastern Europe/FSR 944 839 2,399
Hungary 161 118 390
Poland 74 58 192
Former Soviet Republics 601 555 1,488
Russia 495 483 1,212
Other FSR 106 72 276
Other EE 108 108 329
Pacific Rim Countries 28,361 25,609 79,686
Australia 343 345 1,096
China 5,204 5,568 16,428
Japan 11,777 10,056 31,122
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 7,444 6,463 20,841
Hong Kong 696 727 2,232
Korea 2,363 2,040 6,457
Singapore 1,549 1,226 4,172
Taiwan 2,836 2,470 7,981
Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,593 3,178 10,199
South/Central America 4,531 4,051 12,355
Argentina 242 181 608
Brazil 872 751 2,387
Colombia 465 387 1,250
Other S/C A (3) 2,952 2,733 8,111
OPEC 2,694 2,298 7,428
Indonesia(3) 731 654 2,174
Nigeria 317 231 819
Saudia Arabia 495 453 1,369
Venezuela(3) 604 585 1,809
Other OPEC 546 375 1,258
Other Countries 4,115 3,649 11,819
Egypt 57 47 146
South Africa 268 202 727
Other 3,791 3,400 10,945
Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X)
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union.
See Page 27 for a list of countries.
(3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more
than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific
Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America.
(4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and
satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
GROUPINGS - 2000 AND 1999 DATA
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised. (X) Not applicable.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
2000
Item(1) March February
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 68,444 104,130 (R)60,216 (R)92,682
Net Adjustments -576 676 (R)-1,108 (R) 860
Total Census Basis (2) 69,019 103,454 (R)61,325 (R)91,822
Manufactured goods (3) 54,930 86,537 48,660 76,492
Agricultural commodities (3) 4,557 3,586 4,289 3,109
Mineral fuels (3) 1,117 10,696 796 9,799
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 4,357 7,546 3,512 6,671
Airplane parts 1,323 452 1,166 424
Airplanes 1,169 934 2,103 617
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 28 224 32 174
Aluminum 339 618 305 536
Animal feeds 369 52 302 49
Artwork/antiques 157 500 94 426
Basketware, etc. 330 385 262 384
Cereal flour 112 136 108 125
Chemicals - cosmetics 453 299 375 267
Chemicals - dyeing 345 224 305 208
Chemicals - fertilizers 200 200 197 155
Chemicals - inorganic 479 444 417 524
Chemicals - medicinal 1,049 1,199 971 1,162
Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,096 538 925 456
Chemicals - organic 1,655 2,781 1,385 1,931
Chemicals - plastics 1,805 953 1,520 810
Cigarettes 311 21 285 23
Clothing 773 5,047 641 4,870
Coal 203 74 139 61
Coffee (-) 296 1 250
Copper 164 339 119 307
Cork, wood, lumber 417 807 355 718
Corn 429 52 386 8
Cotton, raw and linters 252 2 184 4
Crude fertilizers 143 115 129 93
Crude oil 101 7,605 24 6,454
Electrical machinery 7,579 8,971 6,273 7,874
Fish and preparations 325 682 149 607
Footwear 58 1,184 50 1,255
Furniture and bedding 435 1,586 386 1,482
Gem diamonds 88 1,163 79 1,020
General industrial mach 2,919 3,189 2,612 2,794
Glass 204 184 195 166
Glassware 74 159 66 141
Gold, nonmonetary 709 423 916 215
Hides and skins 104 9 99 10
Iron and steel mill prod 520 1,377 478 1,316
Jewelry 144 505 155 434
Lighting, plumbing 118 338 106 322
Liquified propane/butane 80 109 55 139
Live animals 46 177 47 129
Meat and preparations 623 341 736 274
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,170 1,391 988 1,256
Metal ores; scrap 336 315 318 327
Metalworking machinery 531 636 483 580
Mineral fuels, other 251 164 241 192
Natural gas 29 591 22 613
Nickel 35 150 30 116
Oils/fats, vegetable 73 122 83 95
Optical goods 264 321 200 302
Paper and paperboard 1,003 1,257 908 1,144
Petroleum preparations 445 2,065 305 2,231
Photographic equipment 378 568 382 494
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 682 665 597 612
Platinum 69 518 44 356
Pottery 10 130 7 132
Power generating mach. 2,905 3,147 2,726 2,873
Printed materials 415 289 396 295
Pulp and waste paper 369 289 352 276
Records/magnetic media 504 420 442 385
Rice 88 16 110 15
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 143 172 130 155
Rubber tires and tubes 242 440 217 398
Scientific instruments 2,694 1,847 2,185 1,654
Ships, boats 89 97 76 122
Silver and bullion 24 79 13 182
Soybeans 598 5 567 2
Spacecraft (-) 64 (-) 34
Specialized ind. mach. 2,740 2,205 2,186 1,764
Sugar (-) 38 (-) 37
Television, VCR, etc. 2,507 5,289 1,938 4,459
Textile yearn, fabric 932 1,306 819 1,178
Tobacco, unmanufactured 149 37 136 47
Toys/games/sporting goods 346 1,152 304 1,200
Travel goods 34 321 28 343
Vegetables and fruits 599 975 519 853
Vehicles 5,593 15,244 5,123 13,209
Watches/clocks/parts 30 255 32 221
Wheat 243 22 213 20
Wood manufactures 183 657 156 542
Re-exports 6,152 (X) 5,120 (X)
Agricultural commodities 209 (X) 168 (X)
Manufactured goods 5,817 (X) 4,891 (X)
Mineral fuels 39 (X) 3 (X)
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2000 1999
Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 184,873 284,873 163,344 230,903
Net Adjustments -2,692 2,229 -3,104 610
Total Census Basis (2) 187,565 282,644 166,448 230,293
Manufactured goods (3) 149,025 236,313 135,162 202,449
Agricultural commodities (3) 12,965 9,766 11,562 9,286
Mineral fuels (3) 2,934 29,285 1,941 11,970
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 10,885 20,668 9,848 19,171
Airplane parts 3,638 1,300 3,959 1,457
Airplanes 5,662 2,282 8,798 1,704
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 82 600 87 511
Aluminum 923 1,771 861 1,462
Animal feeds 980 144 905 136
Artwork/antiques 408 1,577 213 1,242
Basketware, etc. 835 1,161 681 968
Cereal flour 316 391 319 347
Chemicals - cosmetics 1,168 804 1,171 703
Chemicals - dyeing 942 649 827 597
Chemicals - fertilizers 579 495 707 466
Chemicals - inorganic 1,274 1,422 1,044 1,107
Chemicals - medicinal 2,862 3,482 2,751 3,020
Chemicals - n.e.s. 2,881 1,403 2,662 1,231
Chemicals - organic 4,311 6,266 3,560 5,461
Chemicals - plastics 4,686 2,563 3,971 2,150
Cigarettes 787 55 957 38
Clothing 1,983 14,376 2,015 12,958
Coal 522 195 560 171
Coffee 2 808 2 782
Copper 377 1,019 273 745
Cork, wood, lumber 1,124 2,219 1,100 1,852
Corn 1,226 67 1,214 81
Cotton, raw and linters 604 9 202 22
Crude fertilizers 399 318 360 289
Crude oil 260 19,908 132 7,504
Electrical machinery 19,994 24,430 17,570 19,530
Fish and preparations 600 1,992 647 1,847
Footwear 160 3,703 184 3,490
Furniture and bedding 1,136 4,492 1,090 3,840
Gem diamonds 235 3,104 33 2,273
General industrial mach 8,009 8,661 7,347 7,603
Glass 578 522 498 438
Glassware 193 433 167 372
Gold, nonmonetary 2,346 859 686 800
Hides and skins 304 27 247 25
Iron and steel mill prod 1,442 3,889 1,177 3,136
Jewelry 399 1,338 226 1,179
Lighting, plumbing 324 975 294 847
Liquified propane/butane 207 379 63 175
Live animals 164 416 101 368
Meat and preparations 1,974 902 1,426 702
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 3,098 3,861 2,659 3,406
Metal ores; scrap 957 1,017 760 829
Metalworking machinery 1,446 1,794 1,172 1,707
Mineral fuels, other 728 532 551 228
Natural gas 72 1,998 54 1,465
Nickel 98 369 83 196
Oils/fats, vegetable 244 315 364 305
Optical goods 723 888 486 692
Paper and paperboard 2,735 3,590 2,374 3,199
Petroleum preparations 1,101 5,976 529 2,220
Photographic equipment 1,102 1,505 780 1,266
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 1,815 1,886 1,468 1,620
Platinum 231 1,194 118 1,027
Pottery 25 382 27 362
Power generating mach. 8,090 8,607 7,537 7,620
Printed materials 1,172 850 1,064 713
Pulp and waste paper 1,046 830 771 556
Records/magnetic media 1,343 1,215 1,451 982
Rice 298 48 307 50
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 396 476 330 417
Rubber tires and tubes 651 1,248 596 1,086
Scientific instruments 6,959 4,907 6,071 3,951
Ships, boats 296 348 341 293
Silver and bullion 58 316 68 171
Soybeans 1,704 10 1,275 8
Spacecraft 102 151 56 1
Specialized ind. mach. 7,208 5,642 5,726 5,703
Sugar 1 85 (-) 118
Television, VCR, etc. 6,304 14,176 5,750 9,662
Textile yearn, fabric 2,462 3,672 2,202 3,167
Tobacco, unmanufactured 400 140 406 187
Toys/games/sporting goods 902 3,565 761 3,311
Travel goods 86 980 78 867
Vegetables and fruits 1,651 2,701 1,716 2,640
Vehicles 14,896 40,956 13,129 35,408
Watches/clocks/parts 86 710 83 650
Wheat 690 52 748 79
Wood manufactures 478 1,761 403 1,524
Re-exports 15,987 (X) 11,603 (X)
Agricultural commodities 534 (X) 381 (X)
Manufactured goods 15,210 (X) 11,092 (X)
Mineral fuels 46 (X) 28 (X)
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed
to convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Total exports (Domestic and Foreign)
(3) Domestic exports
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 2000
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)
Period Balance Exports Imports
1998
Jan.- Dec. 29,694 186,444 156,750
Jan.- Mar. 8,841 45,231 36,389
January 2,764 14,177 11,413
February 2,942 14,083 11,141
March 3,136 16,971 13,835
April 2,088 14,426 12,338
May 2,317 14,752 12,435
June 2,055 15,448 13,393
July 710 14,047 13,337
August 1,009 14,006 12,997
September 1,790 15,913 14,123
October 2,902 17,177 14,275
November 2,761 16,616 13,855
December 5,221 18,828 13,607
1999
Jan.- Dec. 19,362 200,008 180,646
Jan.- Mar. 9,377 48,493 39,116
January 3,465 15,533 12,069
February 2,381 14,921 12,541
March 3,532 18,039 14,507
April 2,359 16,064 13,705
May 1,706 15,688 13,982
June 746 16,541 15,795
July -365 15,609 15,974
August 1,144 16,552 15,408
September 914 16,981 16,067
October 743 17,453 16,709
November -582 16,242 16,825
December 3,319 20,385 17,066
2000
Jan.- Mar. 3,751 51,525 47,774
January 1,696 16,386 14,691
February 881 16,394 15,512
March 1,174 18,745 17,571
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING
CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1998 - MARCH 2000
(Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)
Total energy-related
petroleum products (1) Crude petroleum
Quantity Value Quantity 1,000's Value Unit
(1,000's (1,000's (1,000's of barrels (1,000's price
Period of BBL's) of $) of BBL's) per day avg of $) ($)
1999
Jan.- Dec 4,076,511 65,674,567 3,223,755 8,832 50,661,646 15.72
Jan.- Mar 979,498 9,899,834 773,505 8,595 7,504,224 9.70
January 330,815 3,192,483 262,434 8,466 2,412,950 9.19
February 316,359 3,092,851 247,595 8,843 2,343,134 9.46
March 332,325 3,614,500 263,476 8,499 2,748,139 10.43
April 353,330 4,693,856 274,232 9,141 3,485,593 12.71
May 353,672 5,295,479 275,289 8,880 4,003,468 14.54
June 369,728 5,491,895 290,410 9,680 4,217,774 14.52
July 353,327 5,826,389 277,017 8,936 4,435,369 16.01
August 357,411 6,575,316 281,061 9,066 5,001,610 17.80
September 340,135 6,829,485 274,202 9,140 5,351,367 19.52
October 330,323 6,953,342 264,306 8,526 5,481,262 20.74
November 329,595 7,015,800 263,070 8,769 5,499,049 20.90
December 309,492 7,093,172 250,664 8,086 5,681,930 22.67
2000
Jan.- Mar 1,025,322 26,262,601 798,651 8,776 19,907,547 24.93
January 324,531 7,660,406 252,342 8,140 5,849,073 23.18
February 340,100 8,823,527 258,020 8,897 6,453,738 25.01
March 360,692 9,778,668 288,289 9,300 7,604,736 26.38
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(1) Details shown for these Energy-Related Petroleum Products are not
available on a Balance of Payments basis. These products include the
following SITC commodity groupings; crude oil, petroleum preparations,
and liquified propane and butane gas.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED
COUNTRIES DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may
not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero or less
than one half unit of measurement shown.)
Exports
Total
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 7,803 7,026 20,827
Australia 93 70 235
Austria 104 113 289
Belgium 58 50 158
Brazil 34 27 86
Canada 4,643 4,322 12,527
Germany 221 183 545
Japan 280 230 727
Korea 41 39 120
Mexico 1,507 1,266 3,929
Saudia Arabia 72 76 192
Sweden 24 13 49
Taiwan 34 25 81
United Kingdom 161 154 458
Other 530 459 1,432
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Cars
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 1,656 1,614 4,401
Australia 14 11 34
Austria 3 3 8
Belgium 4 6 19
Brazil 1 1 3
Canada 957 1,026 2,598
Germany 126 96 287
Japan 70 50 171
Korea 3 4 8
Mexico 251 213 629
Saudia Arabia 16 24 68
Sweden 14 4 24
Taiwan 24 19 59
United Kingdom 34 38 101
Other 138 119 392
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Trucks
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 1,008 869 2,461
Australia 16 11 30
Austria (-) 1 1
Belgium 12 11 32
Brazil 1 1 2
Canada 691 657 1,757
Germany 5 7 15
Japan 10 9 33
Korea 1 (-) 1
Mexico 126 42 223
Saudia Arabia 41 40 88
Sweden 1 1 2
Taiwan 3 1 6
United Kingdom 7 5 17
Other 95 83 253
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Parts
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 5,139 4,544 13,965
Australia 63 47 171
Austria 101 109 280
Belgium 42 33 106
Brazil 33 26 81
Canada 2,995 2,638 8,172
Germany 89 81 242
Japan 200 171 523
Korea 37 35 111
Mexico 1,130 1,011 3,077
Saudia Arabia 15 12 37
Sweden 9 8 23
Taiwan 7 5 16
United Kingdom 121 110 340
Other 298 257 787
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Imports
Total
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 18,732 16,275 50,410
Australia 23 16 116
Austria 22 24 65
Belgium 164 119 357
Brazil 109 115 332
Canada 6,558 5,706 17,871
Germany 1,942 1,432 4,890
Japan 4,297 3,820 11,413
Korea 452 439 1,377
Mexico 3,575 3,264 9,797
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 282 215 622
Taiwan 93 91 288
United Kingdom 421 344 1,091
Other 794 690 2,193
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Cars
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 10,095 8,628 26,951
Australia (-) (-) 51
Austria (-) (-) 1
Belgium 137 96 289
Brazil (-) (-) (-)
Canada 3,436 3,028 9,540
Germany 1,557 1,114 3,812
Japan 2,804 2,464 7,468
Korea 355 362 1,103
Mexico 1,149 1,039 3,064
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 250 185 537
Taiwan 3 3 9
United Kingdom 259 212 676
Other 146 125 401
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Trucks
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 1,986 1,752 5,415
Australia (-) (-) (-)
Austria (-) (-) (-)
Belgium 19 16 44
Brazil (-) 1 1
Canada 1,285 1,093 3,415
Germany 9 3 15
Japan 88 49 164
Korea 3 (-) 18
Mexico 532 564 1,643
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 3 2 6
Taiwan 3 1 5
United Kingdom 30 14 62
Other 14 9 41
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Parts
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 6,651 5,894 18,044
Australia 23 16 65
Austria 22 23 65
Belgium 7 8 24
Brazil 108 114 331
Canada 1,836 1,585 4,915
Germany 377 315 1,062
Japan 1,406 1,307 3,781
Korea 95 77 255
Mexico 1,895 1,661 5,091
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 29 28 79
Taiwan 88 87 274
United Kingdom 132 117 352
Other 634 556 1,750
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
*** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE ***
INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES
GOODS
CENSUS BASIS
The Census basis goods data are compiled from the documents
collected by the U.S. Customs Service and reflect the movement
of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They include government and
non-government shipments of goods, and exclude shipments between
the United States and its territories and possessions,
transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic and consular
installations abroad, U.S. goods returned to the United States
by its Armed Forces, personal and household effects of
travelers, and in-transit shipments. The General imports value
reflects the total arrival of merchandise from foreign countries
that immediately enters consumption channels, warehouses, or
Foreign Trade Zones.
For imports, the value reported is the U. S. Customs Service
appraised value of merchandise; generally, the price paid for
merchandise for export to the United States. Import duties,
freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing
merchandise to the United States are excluded.
Exports are valued at the f.a.s.- free alongside ship value of
merchandise at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction
price including inland freight, insurance and other charges
incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the
U.S. port of exportation.
Monthly data include actual month's transactions as well as a
small number of transactions for previous months. Each month we
revise the aggregate seasonally adjusted (current and constant
dollar) and unadjusted export, import and trade balance figures,
as well as the end-use totals for the prior month. SITC and
country detail data are not revised monthly. The timing
adjustment shown in Exhibit 14 is the difference between monthly
data as originally reported and as recompiled.
Annual revisions for the months are made in June to reflect
corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These
revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country
summary data.
The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data
presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to
Exhibits 6 - 18.
U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE
AND SUBSTITUTION
The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data
compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce
U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare
the two series.
1. Coverage -- Canadian imports are based on country of origin.
U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S.
exports exclude these foreign shipments. For March
2000, these shipment totaled $ 72.2 million. U.S. export
coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments.
For March 2000, these shipments totaled $8.5 million.
2. Valuation -- Canadian imports are valued at point of origin
in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at
the port of exit in the United States and include inland
freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly
larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported.
Inland freight charges for March 2000 account for 1.6
percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada.
3. Reexports -- U.S. exports include reexports of foreign
goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly
larger. For March 2000, reexports to Canada were
$1,891 million.
4. Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied
to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For March
2000, the average exchange rate was 1.4608 Canadian dollars
per U.S. dollar.
5. Other -- There are other minor differences which are
statistically insignificant, such as rounding error.
AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 14 and 14A)
North America - Canada, Mexico
Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France,
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain,
Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United
Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia..European Union - Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom.
Euro Area - Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany,
Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain.
European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein,
Norway, Switzerland.
Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Pacific Rim - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan.
South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia,
Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El
Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique,
Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay,
Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos
Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela.
OPEC - Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.
Adjustments for Seasonal and Working-Day Variations
Goods are initially classified under the Harmonized System (HS)
which describes and measures the characteristics of goods
traded. Combining trade into approximately 140 export and 140
import end-use categories makes it possible to examine goods
according to their principal uses (See Exhibits 7 and 8). These
categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and
working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed
to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 6). These
data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in
the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product
Accounts.
The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which
estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below
the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other
methods that redistribute the actual series values over the
calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are
adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely
variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users
studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately
from other trade.
Adjustments for Price Change
Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis
(1992=100 ) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment
for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible,
then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The
deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques
developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the
Bureau of Economic Analysis.
SITC Data
Goods data appearing in Exhibit 15 are classified in terms of the
Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3.
Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other
products of agriculture which have not passed through complex
processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and
oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches,
casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from agricultural
goods and are included in manufactured goods where they are
classified in the SITC.
Manufactured goods conform to the SITC sections that include
chemicals and related products, N.S.P.F.; manufactured goods
classified chiefly by material; machinery and transport
equipment; miscellaneous manufactured articles, N.S.P.F.; and
goods and transactions not classified elsewhere.
Reexports are foreign merchandise entering the country as
imports, and at the time of exportation are in substantially the
same condition as when imported. Reexports, included in overall
export totals, appear as separate line items in Exhibit 15.
Advanced Technology Products (ATP)
About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in
reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced
technology" codes and they meet the following criteria:
1. The code contains products whose technology is from a
recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology).
2. These products represent leading edge technology in that
field.
3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items
covered in the selected classification code.
The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced
technology trade which appears in Exhibit 16. This product and
commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from
broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods
produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level
of technology embodied in the goods.
Nonsampling error
The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected
by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to sampling
errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling
errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors,
undocumented shipments, timeliness and data capture errors,
and errors in the estimation of low-valued transactions. For a
detailed discussion of errors affecting the goods data, see
"U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: A Quality Profile" available
on the INTERNET at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ or
from the Foreign Trade Division.
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS
Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic
Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with
the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international
and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes
in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the
customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are
necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to
eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the
international accounts, and to value transactions according to
a standard definition.
The export adjustments include:
U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S.
military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has
included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes
them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military
Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts
is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods
and services.
Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels
mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal
Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census
goods exports.)
Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold
that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private
dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that
leaves the customs territory.
Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports:
Deductions for repairs of goods, developed motion picture
film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in
U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and
vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export
document is filed.
The import adjustments include:
Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland
freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are
valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight
charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should
be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the
customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the
point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the
inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to
the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs
value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and
freight charges for transporting goods to the United States
from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in
services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as
an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.)
Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold
sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out
of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The
Census data only includes gold that enters the customs
territory.
Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S.
military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has
included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes
them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures".
BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no
distinction between goods and services.
Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports:
Deductions for repairs of goods, and developed motion picture
film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico,
conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S.
vessels abroad, and valuation of prepackaged software imports
at market value.
SERVICES
The statistics are estimates of services transactions between
foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories
and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic,
and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are
considered to be part of the U.S. economy.
Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services
for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven
categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S.
Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is
"Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief
description of the types of services included in each category:
Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers
abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A
traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less
than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a
resident. Includes expenditures for food, lodging,
recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign
visit.
Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to
residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares
received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel
between the United States and foreign countries and between
two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S.
residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United
States and foreign countries.
Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of
goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to
and from the United States. Includes freight charges,
operating expenses that transportation companies incur in
foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft
rentals with crew..
Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign
residents involving intangible assets and proprietary
rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes,
formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights,
franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties"
generally refers to payments for the utilization of
copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees"
generally refers to payments for the use of patents or
industrial processes.
Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated
foreigners, for which no identification by type is available,
and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term
"affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship,
which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control,
directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign
business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent,
or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S.
enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners
consist of education services; financial services (includes
commissions and other transactions fees associated with the
purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of
banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums
and losses; telecommunications services (includes
transmission services and value-added services); and
business, professional, and technical services. Included in
the last group are advertising services; computer and data
processing services; database and other information
services; research, development, and testing services;
management, consulting, and public relations services; legal
services; construction, engineering, architectural, and
mining services; industrial engineering services;
installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other
services, including medical services and film and tape
rental.
Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports
only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S.
Government military agencies participate. Includes both
goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair
services and training, that cannot be separately identified.
Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures
incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including
expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign
residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign
contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods.
Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately
identified.
U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of
U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents.
Most of these transactions involve the provision of services
to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of
some goods are also included.
Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark
surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports.
Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates
are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal
patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due
to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates.
The revision policy is as follows: Each month, a preliminary
estimate for the current month and a revised estimate for the
immediately preceding month are released. After a revised month is
released, no further changes are made to that month until the
quarterly international transactions accounts are released; the
quarterly international transactions accounts, which are based on
more complete source data, are released in March, June, September
and December. To align the monthly estimated with quarterly
international transactions accounts, the monthly releases in March,
June, September, and December contain revised estimates for the
previous six months. (The monthly release in March also contains
revisions for all months of the previous year in order to align the
seasonally adjusted monthly estimates with the annual totals published
in the quarterly international transactions release in March.) Annual
revisions to the months and quarters, which reflect the incorporation
of updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies, are
made in June.
Quarterly and annual estimates of services are included as part
of the U.S. international transaction accounts, published
in the April, July, October, and January issues of the Survey of
Current Business. The next release is scheduled for June 20, 2000.
The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
ELECTRONIC
AVAILABILITY.
The FT900 and supplement are available on the following;
INTERNET The U. S. International Trade in Goods
and Services reports for the current month and previous
years are available at:
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic
information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product
information.
Additional data and information on goods are obtainable from:
Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C.
20233
Additional data and information on services are obtainable from:
Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Washington, D.C. 20230
Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release
dates for 2000: 03-21-00, 04-19-00, 05-19-00, 06-20-00, 07-19-00,
08-18-00, 09-20-00, 10-19-00, 11-21-00, 12-19-00,
01-19-01, 02-21-01
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2000. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
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