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ECONOMICS
AND
STATISTICS
ADMINISTRATION
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Bureau of the Census
Bureau of Economic Analysis
This release contains sensitive economic
data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Friday,
May 18, 2001
CB-01-84 Press Copy
FT-900 (01-03) 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 2001
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 $89.5
billion and imports of $120.6 billion resulted in a goods and services
deficit of $31.2 billion, $4.3 billion more than the $26.9 billion in
February, revised. March exports were $0.9 billion less than February
exports of $90.4 billion. March imports were $3.4 billion more than
February imports of $117.2 billion.
In March, the goods deficit increased $4.4 billion from February to
$37.6 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.1 billion to $6.5
billion. Exports of goods decreased to $64.1 billion from $65.2 billion,
and imports of goods increased to $101.7 billion from $98.4 billion.
Exports of services increased to $25.4 billion from $25.2 billion, and
imports of services increased to $18.9 billion from $18.8 billion.
Goods
The February to March change in exports of goods reflected decreases in
capital goods ($1.6 billion) and other goods ($0.1 billion). Increases
occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.4 billion);
industrial supplies and materials ($0.2 billion); and foods, feeds, and
beverages ($0.2 billion). Consumer goods were virtually unchanged.
The February to March change in imports of goods reflected increases in
consumer goods ($2.8 billion); capital goods ($0.6 billion); and automotive
vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.2 billion). Decreases occurred in other
goods ($0.1 billion) and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion).
Industrial supplies and materials were virtually unchanged.
Services
Services exports increased $0.2 billion from February to March, mostly
reflecting increases in travel and passenger fares. Services imports
increased $0.1 billion from February to March as increases in travel and
passenger fares were partly offset by a decrease in other transportation.
Goods and Services Moving Average
For the three months ending in March, exports of goods and services averaged
$89.8 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $120.2 billion,
resulting in an average trade deficit of $30.4 billion. For the three months
ending in February, the average trade deficit was $31.1 billion, reflecting
average exports of $89.7 billion and average imports of $120.8 billion.
Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details
The March figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Hong Kong
$0.6 (for February $0.5), Australia $0.5 ($0.5), Egypt $0.4 ($0.2),
Singapore $0.3 ($0.2), Brazil $0.2 ($0.1), and Argentina $0.1 ($0.1).
Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$6.2 (-$6.1),
China -$5.7 (-$5.1), Western Europe -$4.7 (-$3.3), Canada -$4.3 (-$4.4),
OPEC -$3.2 (-$3.3), Mexico -$2.8 (-$1.5), Taiwan -$1.5 (-$0.8), and Korea
-$0.9 (-$0.8).
Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $20.6 billion in March and
imports were $18.6 billion, resulting in a surplus of $2.0 billion. March
exports were $2.5 billion more than the $18.1 billion in February, while
imports were $2.4 billion more than the $16.2 billion in February.
Revisions
Goods carry-over in March was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent) for exports and
$0.4 billion (0.4 percent) for imports. For February, revised export
carry-over was $0.3 billion (0.5 percent), revised down from $0.6 billion
(0.9 percent). For February, revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion
(0.1 percent), revised down from $0.6 billion (0.7 percent).
Services exports for February were virtually unrevised at $25.2 billion.
Services imports for February were also virtually unrevised at $18.8
billion.
Table of Contents
March 2001
March 1995
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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 1999 TO MARCH 2001
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)
Balance
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1999
Jan.- Dec. -264,971 -345,559 80,588
Jan.- Mar. -52,676 -73,024 20,348
January -15,946 -22,897 6,951
February -18,358 -25,104 6,746
March -18,372 -25,023 6,651
April -18,956 -25,851 6,895
May -21,003 -27,753 6,750
June -23,342 -30,381 7,039
July -24,740 -31,227 6,487
August -23,931 -30,518 6,587
September -24,047 -30,573 6,526
October -24,910 -31,576 6,666
November -25,712 -32,401 6,689
December -25,657 -32,255 6,598
2000
Jan.- Dec. -368,865 -449,853 80,988
Jan.- Mar. -85,258 -106,038 20,780
January -27,314 -34,116 6,802
February -27,529 -34,708 7,179
March -30,416 -37,215 6,799
April -29,219 -36,962 7,743
May -29,650 -36,541 6,891
June -29,874 -36,929 7,055
July -32,129 -38,590 6,461
August -29,952 -36,751 6,799
September -33,546 -39,395 5,849
October -33,168 -39,954 6,786
November -32,875 -39,124 6,249
December -33,199 -39,569 6,370
2001
Jan.- Mar. -91,280 -110,357 19,077
January -33,251 -39,490 6,239
February (R) -26,855 -33,223 6,368
March -31,174 -37,644 6,470
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month:
-26,987 -33,354 6,367
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Exports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1999
Jan.- Dec. 956,242 684,358 271,884
Jan.- Mar. 230,321 163,949 66,372
January 77,035 54,966 22,069
February 76,240 54,296 21,944
March 77,046 54,687 22,359
April 77,864 55,403 22,461
May 77,753 55,343 22,410
June 78,679 55,696 22,983
July 79,004 56,385 22,619
August 81,108 58,402 22,706
September 81,857 59,094 22,763
October 82,349 59,193 23,156
November 83,198 59,682 23,516
December 84,107 61,211 22,896
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,068,741 772,514 296,227
Jan.- Mar. 255,941 183,664 72,277
January 83,679 60,300 23,379
February 85,300 60,873 24,427
March 86,963 62,492 24,471
April 87,594 62,544 25,050
May 87,063 62,728 24,335
June 91,273 66,446 24,827
July 89,742 65,075 24,667
August 92,883 67,952 24,931
September 92,793 67,815 24,978
October 91,425 66,325 25,100
November 90,825 65,850 24,975
December 89,201 64,114 25,087
2001
Jan.- Mar. 269,437 193,868 75,569
January 89,580 64,578 25,002
February (R) 90,392 65,193 25,199
March 89,464 64,096 25,368
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month:
90,458 65,243 25,215
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Imports
Period Total Goods (1) Services
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,221,213 1,029,917 191,296
Jan.- Mar. 282,997 236,973 46,024
January 92,981 77,863 15,118
February 94,598 79,400 15,198
March 95,418 79,710 15,708
April 96,821 81,255 15,566
May 98,756 83,096 15,660
June 102,021 86,077 15,944
July 103,744 87,612 16,132
August 105,039 88,920 16,119
September 105,904 89,667 16,237
October 107,259 90,769 16,490
November 108,909 92,082 16,827
December 109,764 93,466 16,298
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,437,606 1,222,367 215,239
Jan.- Mar. 341,200 289,703 51,497
January 110,992 94,415 16,577
February 112,829 95,581 17,248
March 117,378 99,706 17,672
April 116,813 99,506 17,307
May 116,713 99,269 17,444
June 121,147 103,375 17,772
July 121,871 103,665 18,206
August 122,834 104,702 18,132
September 126,339 107,210 19,129
October 124,593 106,279 18,314
November 123,700 104,974 18,726
December 122,400 103,683 18,717
2001
Jan.- Mar. 360,717 304,225 56,492
January 122,831 104,068 18,763
February (R) 117,247 98,416 18,831
March 120,639 101,741 18,898
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month:
117,445 98,597 18,848
(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 1999 TO MARCH 2001
(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
1999
January --- --- ---
February -17,559 -24,341 6,783
March -18,562 -25,326 6,764
April -19,444 -26,209 6,765
May -21,100 -27,995 6,895
June -23,028 -29,787 6,759
July -24,004 -30,709 6,704
August -24,240 -30,773 6,533
September -24,296 -30,889 6,593
October -24,890 -31,517 6,627
November -25,426 -32,077 6,651
December -26,227 -32,924 6,696
2000
January -26,833 -33,693 6,860
February -28,419 -35,346 6,927
March -29,054 -36,295 7,240
April -29,761 -36,906 7,144
May -29,581 -36,811 7,230
June -30,551 -37,353 6,802
July -30,652 -37,423 6,772
August -31,876 -38,245 6,370
September -32,222 -38,700 6,478
October -33,196 -39,491 6,295
November -33,081 -39,549 6,468
December -33,108 -39,394 6,286
2001
January (R) -31,102 -37,427 6,326
February -30,427 -36,786 6,359
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1999
January --- --- ---
February 76,774 54,650 22,124
March 77,050 54,795 22,255
April 77,555 55,145 22,410
May 78,099 55,481 22,618
June 78,479 55,808 22,671
July 79,597 56,828 22,769
August 80,656 57,960 22,696
September 81,771 58,896 22,875
October 82,468 59,323 23,145
November 83,218 60,029 23,189
December 83,661 60,397 23,264
2000
January 84,362 60,795 23,567
February 85,314 61,221 24,092
March 86,619 61,970 24,649
April 87,207 62,588 24,619
May 88,644 63,906 24,737
June 89,360 64,750 24,610
July 91,299 66,491 24,808
August 91,806 66,947 24,859
September 92,367 67,364 25,003
October 91,681 66,663 25,018
November 90,484 65,430 25,054
December 89,869 64,847 25,021
2001
January (R) 89,724 64,628 25,096
February 89,812 64,623 25,190
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Center
Month of
Moving
Average Total Goods (1) Services
1999
January --- --- ---
February 94,332 78,991 15,341
March 95,612 80,121 15,491
April 96,998 81,353 15,645
May 99,199 83,476 15,723
June 101,507 85,595 15,912
July 103,601 87,536 16,065
August 104,896 88,733 16,163
September 106,067 89,785 16,282
October 107,358 90,840 16,518
November 108,644 92,106 16,538
December 109,888 93,321 16,567
2000
January 111,195 94,487 16,708
February 113,733 96,568 17,166
March 115,673 98,264 17,409
April 116,968 99,494 17,474
May 118,224 100,717 17,508
June 119,911 102,103 17,807
July 121,951 103,914 18,037
August 123,682 105,193 18,489
September 124,589 106,064 18,525
October 124,877 106,154 18,723
November 123,564 104,979 18,586
December 122,977 104,242 18,735
2001
January (R) 120,826 102,056 18,770
February 120,239 101,408 18,831
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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 1999 TO MARCH 2001
(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
1999
Jan. - Dec. 271,884 74,881 19,776 27,033
Jan. - Mar. 66,372 18,140 4,814 6,515
January 22,069 5,947 1,562 2,135
February 21,944 6,061 1,604 2,133
March 22,359 6,132 1,648 2,247
April 22,461 6,149 1,621 2,220
May 22,410 6,166 1,628 2,201
June 22,983 6,249 1,653 2,271
July 22,619 6,181 1,672 2,189
August 22,706 6,167 1,681 2,299
September 22,763 6,347 1,752 2,240
October 23,156 6,577 1,672 2,355
November 23,516 6,731 1,693 2,398
December 22,896 6,174 1,590 2,344
2000
Jan. - Dec. 296,227 85,153 21,313 29,847
Jan. - Mar. 72,277 20,466 5,067 7,255
January 23,379 6,628 1,458 2,335
February 24,427 7,010 1,853 2,385
March 24,471 6,828 1,756 2,535
April 25,050 7,406 1,824 2,455
May 24,335 6,928 1,764 2,463
June 24,827 7,064 1,804 2,520
July 24,667 7,055 1,761 2,500
August 24,931 7,087 1,782 2,560
September 24,978 7,303 1,857 2,576
October 25,100 7,235 1,822 2,570
November 24,975 7,262 1,834 2,497
December 25,087 7,347 1,798 2,453
2001
Jan. - Mar. 75,569 22,058 5,432 7,298
January 25,002 7,306 1,786 2,445
February (R) 25,199 7,336 1,802 2,423
March 25,368 7,416 1,844 2,430
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
1999
Jan. - Dec. 36,467 96,508 16,334 885
Jan. - Mar. 9,114 23,346 4,240 203
January 3,073 7,664 1,615 73
February 3,032 7,800 1,247 67
March 3,009 7,882 1,378 63
April 3,053 7,867 1,490 61
May 3,047 7,892 1,415 61
June 3,040 8,013 1,656 101
July 3,044 8,106 1,350 77
August 3,035 8,057 1,386 81
September 3,027 8,108 1,208 81
October 3,035 8,228 1,213 76
November 3,034 8,412 1,175 73
December 3,038 8,478 1,201 71
2000
Jan. - Dec. 37,955 106,493 14,604 862
Jan. - Mar. 9,348 26,363 3,574 204
January 3,090 8,608 1,191 69
February 3,115 8,816 1,180 68
March 3,143 8,939 1,203 67
April 3,195 8,872 1,228 70
May 3,199 8,707 1,203 71
June 3,183 8,916 1,268 72
July 3,148 8,863 1,267 73
August 3,137 9,019 1,273 73
September 3,139 8,859 1,170 74
October 3,190 8,970 1,239 74
November 3,203 8,896 1,208 75
December 3,212 9,027 1,174 76
2001
Jan. - Mar. 9,745 27,177 3,629 230
January 3,241 8,946 1,202 76
February (R) 3,248 9,103 1,210 77
March 3,256 9,128 1,217 77
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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 1999 TO MARCH 2001
(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
1999
Jan. - Dec. 191,296 59,351 21,405 34,137
Jan. - Mar. 46,024 14,560 5,215 7,784
January 15,118 4,710 1,671 2,524
February 15,198 4,772 1,708 2,591
March 15,708 5,078 1,836 2,669
April 15,566 4,910 1,754 2,637
May 15,660 4,876 1,746 2,692
June 15,944 4,932 1,774 2,858
July 16,132 4,973 1,792 2,876
August 16,119 4,906 1,768 3,030
September 16,237 4,920 1,788 3,047
October 16,490 5,175 1,874 2,990
November 16,827 5,236 1,898 3,142
December 16,298 4,863 1,796 3,082
2000
Jan. - Dec. 215,239 65,044 23,902 40,713
Jan. - Mar. 51,497 15,815 5,767 9,586
January 16,577 4,997 1,776 3,077
February 17,248 5,295 1,944 3,218
March 17,672 5,523 2,047 3,291
April 17,307 5,306 1,954 3,219
May 17,444 5,235 1,954 3,342
June 17,772 5,481 2,026 3,343
July 18,206 5,546 2,007 3,427
August 18,132 5,315 1,952 3,542
September 19,129 5,477 2,007 3,585
October 18,314 5,440 1,965 3,599
November 18,726 5,673 2,139 3,552
December 18,717 5,756 2,131 3,520
2001
Jan. - Mar. 56,492 17,123 6,468 10,412
January 18,763 5,635 2,090 3,593
February (R) 18,831 5,707 2,159 3,441
March 18,898 5,781 2,219 3,378
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
1999
Jan. - Dec. 13,275 46,657 13,650 2,821
Jan. - Mar. 3,081 11,401 3,293 690
January 1,026 3,864 1,089 234
February 1,025 3,774 1,098 230
March 1,030 3,763 1,106 226
April 1,066 3,871 1,107 221
May 1,075 3,925 1,122 224
June 1,083 3,923 1,144 230
July 1,086 3,945 1,206 254
August 1,101 3,842 1,215 257
September 1,127 3,895 1,205 255
October 1,194 3,890 1,134 233
November 1,221 3,986 1,115 229
December 1,241 3,979 1,109 228
2000
Jan. - Dec. 16,331 52,486 13,884 2,879
Jan. - Mar. 3,598 12,695 3,322 714
January 1,201 4,181 1,108 237
February 1,197 4,249 1,107 238
March 1,200 4,265 1,107 239
April 1,211 4,244 1,136 237
May 1,222 4,308 1,145 238
June 1,236 4,297 1,150 239
July 1,358 4,459 1,168 241
August 1,394 4,511 1,177 241
September 2,081 4,551 1,186 242
October 1,427 4,445 1,196 242
November 1,396 4,523 1,201 242
December 1,407 4,457 1,203 243
2001
Jan. - Mar. 4,340 13,819 3,600 730
January 1,429 4,572 1,203 241
February (R) 1,446 4,633 1,201 244
March 1,465 4,614 1,196 245
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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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
1999
Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821
Jan.- Mar. -73,024 -69,333
January -22,897 -21,774
February -25,104 -23,786
March -25,023 -23,773
April -25,851 -24,596
May -27,753 -26,404
June -30,381 -28,907
July -31,227 -29,998
August -30,518 -29,072
September -30,573 -28,474
October -31,576 -30,211
November -32,401 -31,216
December -32,255 -30,611
2000
Jan.- Dec. -449,853 -434,714
Jan.- Mar. -106,038 -101,118
January -34,116 -32,414
February -34,708 -32,740
March -37,215 -35,964
April -36,962 -36,168
May -36,541 -35,579
June -36,929 -35,636
July -38,590 -37,877
August -36,751 -35,664
September -39,395 -38,195
October -39,954 -38,524
November -39,124 -37,665
December -39,569 -38,287
2001
Jan.- Mar. -110,357 -106,365
January -39,490 -38,123
February (R) -33,223 -31,934
March -37,644 -36,308
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month.
-33,354 -32,004
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Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1999
Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797
Jan.- Mar. 163,949 -3,081 167,030
January 54,966 -952 55,918
February 54,296 -1,105 55,401
March 54,687 -1,023 55,710
April 55,403 -985 56,388
May 55,343 -1,136 56,479
June 55,696 -1,197 56,893
July 56,385 -1,033 57,418
August 58,402 -857 59,259
September 59,094 -1,147 60,241
October 59,193 -850 60,043
November 59,682 -263 59,945
December 61,211 -891 62,102
2000
Jan.- Dec. 772,514 -9,136 781,650
Jan.- Mar. 183,664 -2,693 186,358
January 60,300 -1,009 61,309
February 60,873 -1,108 61,981
March 62,492 -576 63,068
April 62,544 -542 63,087
May 62,728 -697 63,425
June 66,446 -889 67,336
July 65,075 -541 65,616
August 67,952 -761 68,713
September 67,815 -582 68,397
October 66,325 -823 67,148
November 65,850 -836 66,686
December 64,114 -772 64,886
2001
Jan.- Mar. 193,868 -2,337 196,205
January 64,578 -843 65,422
February (R) 65,193 -730 65,923
March 64,096 -764 64,860
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month.
65,243 -795 66,038
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Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618
Jan.- Mar. 236,973 610 236,363
January 77,863 171 77,692
February 79,400 213 79,187
March 79,710 226 79,484
April 81,255 271 80,984
May 83,096 213 82,883
June 86,077 277 85,800
July 87,612 197 87,415
August 88,920 589 88,330
September 89,667 953 88,715
October 90,769 514 90,255
November 92,082 922 91,161
December 93,466 753 92,713
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,222,367 6,003 1,216,364
Jan.- Mar. 289,703 2,227 287,476
January 94,415 693 93,723
February 95,581 860 94,721
March 99,706 674 99,032
April 99,506 251 99,255
May 99,269 265 99,004
June 103,375 403 102,972
July 103,665 173 103,492
August 104,702 325 104,377
September 107,210 618 106,592
October 106,279 607 105,672
November 104,974 623 104,351
December 103,683 510 103,173
2001
Jan.- Mar. 304,225 1,655 302,570
January 104,068 524 103,545
February (R) 98,416 558 97,857
March 101,741 573 101,168
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month.
98,597 556 98,042
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what
is included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 2000 TO MARCH 2001
(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)
2000
Jan.- Dec. 772,514 -9,136 781,650 47,738 171,944
Jan.- Mar. 183,664 -2,693 186,358 11,705 41,758
January 60,300 -1,009 61,309 3,930 13,271
February 60,873 -1,108 61,981 3,843 13,850
March 62,492 -576 63,068 3,931 14,637
April 62,544 -542 63,087 3,829 13,716
May 62,728 -697 63,425 3,956 13,737
June 66,446 -889 67,336 3,978 14,266
July 65,075 -541 65,616 4,063 13,975
August 67,952 -761 68,713 4,258 14,831
September 67,815 -582 68,397 4,133 15,288
October 66,325 -823 67,148 3,987 15,032
November 65,850 -836 66,686 3,891 15,121
December 64,114 -772 64,886 3,938 14,218
2001
Jan.- Mar. 193,868 -2,337 196,205 12,196 43,083
January 64,578 -843 65,422 3,925 14,143
February (R) 65,193 -730 65,923 4,060 14,389
March 64,096 -764 64,860 4,211 14,551
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, et Goods Goods
2000
Jan.- Dec. 781,650 356,573 79,916 89,077 36,402
Jan.- Mar. 186,358 81,582 20,109 21,832 9,372
January 61,309 27,430 6,643 7,031 3,003
February 61,981 26,974 6,557 7,377 3,380
March 63,068 27,178 6,909 7,424 2,989
April 63,087 29,058 6,424 7,216 2,842
May 63,425 29,057 6,576 7,167 2,932
June 67,336 31,126 7,040 7,756 3,170
July 65,616 30,664 6,462 7,558 2,894
August 68,713 31,815 7,141 7,694 2,973
September 68,397 31,686 6,637 7,673 2,979
October 67,148 31,066 6,689 7,269 3,104
November 66,686 30,659 6,454 7,429 3,132
December 64,886 29,861 6,384 7,482 3,002
2001
Jan.- Mar. 196,205 90,974 17,648 23,738 8,565
January 65,422 30,798 5,825 7,833 2,898
February (R) 65,923 30,906 5,723 7,960 2,884
March 64,860 29,270 6,100 7,946 2,783
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)
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,222,367 6,003 1,216,364 45,966 297,919
Jan.- Mar. 289,703 2,227 287,476 11,143 70,020
January 94,415 693 93,723 3,648 21,847
February 95,581 860 94,721 3,668 23,577
March 99,706 674 99,032 3,827 24,596
April 99,506 251 99,255 3,769 23,399
May 99,269 265 99,004 3,802 23,942
June 103,375 403 102,972 3,836 25,446
July 103,665 173 103,492 3,930 25,818
August 104,702 325 104,377 3,966 25,111
September 107,210 618 106,592 3,928 26,532
October 106,279 607 105,672 3,824 26,086
November 104,974 623 104,351 3,982 25,098
December 103,683 510 103,173 3,784 26,468
2001
Jan.- Mar. 304,225 1,655 302,570 11,396 75,935
January 104,068 524 103,545 3,951 26,555
February (R) 98,416 558 97,857 3,752 24,711
March 101,741 573 101,168 3,694 24,669
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, et Goods Goods
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,216,364 352,219 196,283 275,518 48,459
Jan.- Mar. 287,476 81,128 48,327 65,161 11,696
January 93,723 26,567 16,363 21,419 3,878
February 94,721 26,792 15,594 21,193 3,897
March 99,032 27,769 16,371 22,550 3,920
April 99,255 28,689 16,500 22,951 3,947
May 99,004 28,832 15,619 23,044 3,765
June 102,972 29,664 16,740 23,143 4,143
July 103,492 29,573 16,999 23,081 4,092
August 104,377 30,789 16,917 23,297 4,296
September 106,592 31,549 16,725 23,699 4,158
October 105,672 31,099 16,770 23,827 4,066
November 104,351 30,355 16,532 24,132 4,251
December 103,173 30,541 15,153 23,183 4,046
2001
Jan.- Mar. 302,570 85,093 45,828 72,478 11,840
January 103,545 29,088 15,301 24,537 4,113
February (R) 97,857 27,700 15,167 22,594 3,934
March 101,168 28,305 15,359 25,347 3,794
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 and petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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
2001 2001 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 64,096 65,193 -1,096
Net Adjustments -764 -730 -34
Total, Census Basis 64,860 65,923 -1,063
Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,211 4,060 151
Fish and shellfish 290 203 87
Corn 440 366 74
Soybeans 626 579 47
Fruits, frozen juices 374 331 43
Rice 77 51 26
Dairy products and eggs 61 49 12
Other foods 320 311 9
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 51 48 3
Vegetables 240 240 -1
Nuts 103 105 -2
Wine and related products 64 67 -3
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 51 57 -6
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 319 326 -7
Sorghum, barley, oats 63 71 -8
Bakery products 174 182 -8
Oilseeds, food oils 70 79 -10
Meat, poultry, etc. 621 631 -10
Wheat 269 364 -94
Industrial supplies and materials 14,551 14,389 162
Plastic materials 1,372 1,206 166
Nuclear fuel materials 165 33 131
Cotton, raw 200 128 72
Petroleum products, other 638 566 72
Nonmonetary gold 630 563 67
Pulpwood and woodpulp 377 334 42
Fuel oil 182 154 28
Chemicals-inorganic 422 395 27
Nonferrous metals, other 215 196 18
Other industrial supplies 1,226 1,208 18
Copper 116 99 17
Chemicals-other 1,165 1,153 12
Metallurgical grade coal 94 84 9
Nonmetallic minerals 45 38 7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 96 90 6
Cotton fiber cloth 231 225 6
Synthetic rubber-primary 134 130 4
Hides and skins 156 152 4
Agriculture-manufactured, other 154 151 3
Hair, waste materials 48 46 2
Nontextile floor tiles 33 31 2
Wood supplies, manufactured 73 73 (-)
Shingles, molding, wallboard 168 168 (-)
Manmade cloth 409 410 (-)
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 104 106 -2
Crude oil 24 26 -2
Steelmaking materials 163 166 -3
Leather and furs 77 81 -4
Industrial rubber products 198 203 -5
Electric energy 248 254 -6
Aluminum and alumina 273 282 -9
Newsprint 711 721 -10
Coal and fuels, other 77 91 -14
Iron and steel products, other 242 257 -16
Logs and lumber 319 336 -17
Finished textile supplies 143 162 -19
Natural gas liquids 45 65 -20
Tapes, audio and visual 96 118 -23
Iron and steel mill products 287 311 -24
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 122 147 -26
Gas-natural 42 70 -27
Mineral supplies-manufactured 299 330 -30
Chemicals-fertilizers 315 347 -32
Finished metal shapes 743 776 -33
Tobacco, unmanufactured 71 121 -50
Chemicals-organic 1,349 1,421 -72
Precious metals, other 254 363 -109
Capital goods, except automotive 29,270 30,906 -1,637
Telecommunications equipment 2,332 2,815 -483
Industrial machines, other 1,935 2,390 -455
Civilian aircraft 2,450 2,760 -310
Semiconductors 4,402 4,700 -298
Computer accessories 3,460 3,661 -200
Electric apparatus 2,221 2,365 -144
Engines-civilian aircraft 1,068 1,167 -99
Measuring, testing, control instrum 1,234 1,313 -79
Photo, service industry machinery 490 529 -39
Agricultural machinery, equipment 261 299 -38
Medicinal equipment 1,188 1,219 -30
Pulp and paper machinery 239 258 -19
Excavating machinery 477 489 -12
Materials handling equipment 438 450 -12
Commercial vessels, other 13 15 -2
Textile, sewing machines 97 99 -2
Vessels, excluding scrap (-) 2 -2
Spacraft, excluding military 1 3 -2
Specialized mining 42 40 2
Metalworking machine tools 606 598 8
Business machines and equipment 308 298 10
Food, tobacco machinery 187 175 12
Nonfarm tractors and parts 98 86 12
Marine engines, parts 61 47 15
Laboratory testing instruments 479 465 15
Wood, glass, plastic 291 273 18
Railway transportation equipment 159 125 34
Industrial engines 1,118 1,067 51
Drilling & oilfield equipment 513 441 72
Parts-civilian aircraft 1,255 1,182 73
Computers 1,112 990 123
Generators, accessories 732 588 144
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,100 5,723 376
Consumer goods 7,946 7,960 -14
Apparel, household goods - textile 635 705 -70
Books, printed matter 348 387 -40
Pharmaceutical preparations 1,283 1,322 -39
Tobacco, manufactured 310 339 -29
Other household goods 702 721 -19
Furniture, household goods, etc. 201 216 -15
Household appliances 423 435 -11
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 121 129 -8
Toiletries and cosmetics 358 366 -8
Musical instruments 113 120 -7
Jewelry, etc 333 340 -6
Glassware, chinaware 36 38 -2
Numismatic coins 2 2 (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools 68 69 (-)
Nursery stock, etc. 24 23 1
Stereo equipment, etc. 158 157 2
Toys/games/sporting goods 482 479 3
Writing and art supplies 431 427 3
Sports apparel and gear 40 36 4
Records, tapes, and disks 305 301 4
TV's, VCR's, etc. 371 364 7
Rugs 127 119 9
Pleasure boats and motors 113 92 20
Gem diamonds 456 374 82
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 504 399 105
Other goods 2,783 2,884 -101
____________________________________
Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2001 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 193,868 183,664 10,203
Net Adjustments -2,337 -2,693 356
Total, Census Basis 196,205 186,358 9,847
Foods, feeds, and beverages 12,196 11,705 492
Fish and shellfish 741 649 92
Corn 1,154 1,138 16
Soybeans 1,643 1,385 258
Fruits, frozen juices 1,024 962 61
Rice 208 293 -84
Dairy products and eggs 168 200 -31
Other foods 947 920 28
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 150 125 25
Vegetables 735 706 29
Nuts 315 318 -4
Wine and related products 198 200 -2
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 157 126 31
Animal feeds, n.e.c. 973 829 143
Sorghum, barley, oats 211 201 10
Bakery products 530 455 75
Oilseeds, food oils 235 274 -38
Meat, poultry, etc. 1,933 2,146 -213
Wheat 873 778 95
Industrial supplies and materials 43,083 41,758 1,325
Plastic materials 3,758 3,308 450
Nuclear fuel materials 245 266 -21
Cotton, raw 441 444 -3
Petroleum products, other 1,866 1,539 326
Nonmonetary gold 1,675 2,405 -730
Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,091 1,148 -57
Fuel oil 534 653 -119
Chemicals-inorganic 1,218 1,023 195
Nonferrous metals, other 637 550 87
Other industrial supplies 3,692 3,737 -45
Copper 315 386 -71
Chemicals-other 3,502 3,171 331
Metallurgical grade coal 301 331 -31
Nonmetallic minerals 112 105 7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 285 213 72
Cotton fiber cloth 669 532 137
Synthetic rubber-primary 406 427 -20
Hides and skins 447 321 126
Agriculture-manufactured, other 426 305 121
Hair, waste materials 144 128 16
Nontextile floor tiles 95 100 -5
Wood supplies, manufactured 226 248 -22
Shingles, molding, wallboard 514 509 5
Manmade cloth 1,213 1,169 44
Agric. farming-unmanufactured 305 347 -42
Crude oil 71 278 -207
Steelmaking materials 478 419 59
Leather and furs 251 212 38
Industrial rubber products 603 599 4
Electric energy 652 44 608
Aluminum and alumina 826 877 -52
Newsprint 2,183 2,373 -190
Coal and fuels, other 285 316 -31
Iron and steel products, other 762 782 -21
Logs and lumber 983 1,089 -106
Finished textile supplies 458 448 10
Natural gas liquids 187 261 -73
Tapes, audio and visual 335 450 -116
Iron and steel mill products 890 915 -25
Agric. industry-unmanufactured 400 382 18
Gas-natural 150 72 78
Mineral supplies-manufactured 938 821 117
Chemicals-fertilizers 967 1,065 -98
Finished metal shapes 2,300 2,382 -81
Tobacco, unmanufactured 311 336 -25
Chemicals-organic 4,069 3,694 375
Precious metals, other 867 576 291
Capital goods, except automotive 90,974 81,582 9,391
Telecommunications equipment 7,904 7,412 492
Industrial machines, other 6,915 6,212 703
Civilian aircraft 6,786 4,637 2,149
Semiconductors 14,280 13,182 1,098
Computer accessories 10,942 10,022 920
Electric apparatus 6,983 6,438 545
Engines-civilian aircraft 3,378 2,809 570
Measuring, testing, control instrum 3,937 3,595 342
Photo, service industry machinery 1,542 1,534 8
Agricultural machinery, equipment 849 839 10
Medicinal equipment 3,710 3,153 558
Pulp and paper machinery 731 819 -88
Excavating machinery 1,467 1,541 -75
Materials handling equipment 1,370 1,150 220
Commercial vessels, other 40 105 -65
Textile, sewing machines 294 302 -9
Vessels, excluding scrap 7 5 2
Spacraft, excluding military 5 13 -8
Specialized mining 142 105 37
Metalworking machine tools 1,842 1,753 89
Business machines and equipment 893 786 107
Food, tobacco machinery 527 490 37
Nonfarm tractors and parts 256 281 -25
Marine engines, parts 176 170 5
Laboratory testing instruments 1,412 1,190 222
Wood, glass, plastic 820 820 (-)
Railway transportation equipment 454 382 72
Industrial engines 3,209 3,028 181
Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,446 1,078 368
Parts-civilian aircraft 3,591 3,332 259
Computers 3,097 2,819 278
Generators, accessories 1,969 1,581 388
Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 17,648 20,109 -2,460
Consumer goods 23,738 21,832 1,906
Apparel, household goods - textile 2,020 2,238 -218
Books, printed matter 1,093 1,055 38
Pharmaceutical preparations 3,876 3,245 631
Tobacco, manufactured 1,022 961 61
Other household goods 2,129 1,604 524
Furniture, household goods, etc. 647 606 42
Household appliances 1,327 1,248 80
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 378 365 13
Toiletries and cosmetics 1,067 827 240
Musical instruments 357 281 76
Jewelry, etc 908 690 218
Glassware, chinaware 110 170 -60
Numismatic coins 11 16 -5
Cookware, cutlery, tools 208 189 19
Nursery stock, etc. 71 72 -1
Stereo equipment, etc. 475 501 -26
Toys/games/sporting goods 1,448 1,533 -85
Writing and art supplies 1,310 1,368 -58
Sports apparel and gear 108 121 -14
Records, tapes, and disks 899 899 (-)
TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,109 1,034 75
Rugs 369 368 2
Pleasure boats and motors 290 290 (-)
Gem diamonds 1,271 1,053 217
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,236 1,099 137
Other goods 8,565 9,372 -806
(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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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
2001 2001 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 101,741 98,416 3,325
Net Adjustments 573 558 15
Total, Census Basis 101,168 97,857 3,310
Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,694 3,752 -58
Cane and beet sugar 27 51 -24
Food oils, oilseeds 82 104 -22
Cocoa beans 30 49 -19
Dairy products and eggs 67 85 -18
Tea, spices, etc. 67 84 -17
Fish and shellfish 737 753 -16
Fruits, frozen juices 371 381 -11
Vegetables 323 329 -6
Nuts 63 64 -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 33 30 3
Wine and related products 386 383 4
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 267 260 7
Bakery products 254 245 9
Feedstuff and foodgrains 121 109 12
Meat products 499 487 12
Green coffee 108 95 13
Other foods 257 242 15
Industrial supplies and materials 24,669 24,711 -42
Petroleum products, other 1,123 1,547 -425
Electric energy 371 577 -206
Fuel oil 916 1,119 -203
Chemicals-organic 1,142 1,317 -176
Gas-natural 1,458 1,552 -93
Finished metal shapes 585 612 -27
Chemicals-fertilizers 420 441 -21
Paper and paper products 506 527 -21
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 464 484 -20
Tobacco, waxes, etc 262 281 -19
Newsprint 306 323 -17
Synthetic rubber--primary 100 114 -14
Lumber 506 519 -12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 34 45 -11
Wool, silk, etc. 59 66 -7
Zinc 89 94 -5
Chemicals-inorganic 350 354 -3
Leather and furs 89 91 -3
Nickel 100 101 -1
Hair, waste materials 35 35 (-)
Hides and skins 15 14 1
Nonferrous metals, other 137 135 2
Plywood and veneers 107 105 2
Farming materials, livestock 64 62 2
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 369 366 2
Cotton, natural fibers 13 9 3
Synthetic cloth 332 329 4
Liquified petroleum gases 478 474 4
Nontextile floor tiles 155 152 4
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 289 284 4
Industrial supplies, other 1,145 1,140 5
Iron and steel, advanced 355 348 7
Natural rubber 58 51 7
Materials, excluding chemicals 147 138 8
Plastic materials 606 597 8
Tin 28 19 9
Finished textile supplies 185 175 10
Coal and related fuels 80 67 13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 70 57 13
Nonmonetary gold 177 163 15
Blank tapes, audio & visual 184 165 19
Iron and steel mill products 751 730 22
Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 266 23
Cotton cloth, fabrics 196 171 26
Shingles, wallboard 522 494 27
Copper 242 211 30
Steelmaking materials 220 188 32
Bauxite and aluminum 589 543 46
Nuclear fuel materials 154 73 81
Crude oil 6,533 6,418 115
Other precious metals 1,264 564 700
Capital goods, except automotive 28,305 27,700 605
Civilian aircraft 1,527 1,073 454
Engines-civilian aircraft 1,032 823 208
Computers 1,192 1,002 190
Telecommunications equipment 2,490 2,312 178
Generators, accessories 1,079 992 87
Medicinal equipment 1,088 1,038 50
Laboratory testing instruments 311 276 34
Measuring, testing, control instrum 827 799 27
Drilling & oilfield equipment 117 91 26
Excavating machinery 391 366 25
Photo, service industry 779 754 25
Business machines and equipment 467 446 21
Marine engines, parts 111 90 21
Food, tobacco machinery 137 127 10
Specialized mining 23 20 3
Nonfarm tractors and parts 56 54 2
Spacecraft, excluding military 2 2 (-)
Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-)
Materials handling equipment 544 547 -3
Industrial engines 928 933 -6
Railway transportation equipment 154 160 -6
Industrial machines, other 1,537 1,544 -7
Parts-civilian aircraft 462 471 -9
Textile, sewing machines 113 122 -9
Agricultural machinery, equipment 338 356 -18
Pulp and paper machinery 402 425 -24
Commercial vessels, other 3 28 -25
Metalworking machine tools 698 757 -59
Wood, glass, plastic 342 426 -83
Electric apparatus 2,121 2,207 -86
Computer accessories 5,771 5,895 -124
Semiconductors 3,265 3,562 -297
Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 15,359 15,167 192
Consumer goods 25,347 22,594 2,753
Toys/games/sporting goods 2,080 1,647 433
Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,176 2,811 365
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 2,380 2,087 292
Other household goods 2,474 2,200 274
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 790 537 253
TV's, VCR's, etc 1,942 1,749 193
Pharmaceutical preparations 2,640 2,454 187
Footwear 1,144 971 173
Gem diamonds 955 843 112
Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,214 1,124 89
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 519 440 79
Writing and art supplies 817 742 75
Stereo equipment, etc 675 601 74
Camping apparel and gear 566 493 74
Household appliances 751 694 57
Cookware, cutlery, tools 365 334 31
Pleasure boats and motors 194 167 27
Gem stones, other 122 104 18
Toiletries and cosmetics 301 286 15
Apparel, household goods - wool 271 258 13
Photo equipment 196 192 3
Numismatic coins 12 10 2
Musical instruments 120 118 2
Glassware, chinaware 201 204 -3
Records, tapes, and disks 104 111 -7
Jewelry 695 703 -8
Rugs 113 126 -13
Books, printed matter 265 280 -15
Nursery stock, etc. 87 103 -16
Motorcycles and parts 181 206 -26
Other Goods 3,794 3,934 -140
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Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
2001 2000 Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis 304,225 289,703 14,522
Net Adjustments 1,655 2,227 -573
Total, Census Basis 302,570 287,476 15,095
Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,396 11,143 253
Cane and beet sugar 129 99 30
Food oils, oilseeds 277 357 -80
Cocoa beans 115 152 -37
Dairy products and eggs 236 271 -35
Tea, spices, etc. 225 201 24
Fish and shellfish 2,355 2,256 99
Fruits, frozen juices 1,162 1,190 -28
Vegetables 984 817 167
Nuts 182 200 -17
Nonagricultural foods, etc. 98 128 -30
Wine and related products 1,198 1,118 80
Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 767 689 77
Bakery products 755 701 55
Feedstuff and foodgrains 371 350 21
Meat products 1,502 1,262 240
Green coffee 298 651 -354
Other foods 741 701 40
Industrial supplies and materials 75,935 70,020 5,915
Petroleum products, other 4,334 3,296 1,038
Electric energy 1,255 411 844
Fuel oil 3,780 2,875 904
Chemicals-organic 3,822 3,188 634
Gas-natural 4,870 1,880 2,990
Finished metal shapes 1,832 1,684 148
Chemicals-fertilizers 1,240 773 468
Paper and paper products 1,565 1,626 -61
Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,415 1,340 75
Tobacco, waxes, etc 856 857 -1
Newsprint 962 847 115
Synthetic rubber--primary 335 316 19
Lumber 1,541 2,078 -538
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 125 106 19
Wool, silk, etc. 187 204 -16
Zinc 270 333 -62
Chemicals-inorganic 1,076 1,112 -35
Leather and furs 274 262 12
Nickel 297 368 -71
Hair, waste materials 105 110 -5
Hides and skins 43 44 -1
Nonferrous metals, other 437 391 46
Plywood and veneers 333 362 -29
Farming materials, livestock 196 217 -22
Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,098 1,116 -19
Cotton, natural fibers 35 34 (-)
Synthetic cloth 1,015 1,126 -111
Liquified petroleum gases 1,549 1,021 527
Nontextile floor tiles 471 482 -11
Stone, sand, cement, etc. 867 834 32
Industrial supplies, other 3,475 3,301 174
Iron and steel, advanced 1,101 1,113 -12
Natural rubber 163 222 -59
Materials, excluding chemicals 428 443 -15
Plastic materials 1,838 1,748 91
Tin 77 85 -8
Finished textile supplies 536 501 35
Coal and related fuels 219 201 18
Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 189 172 17
Nonmonetary gold 519 859 -340
Blank tapes, audio & visual 536 626 -90
Iron and steel mill products 2,150 3,088 -939
Pulpwood and woodpulp 866 831 36
Cotton cloth, fabrics 564 621 -57
Shingles, wallboard 1,576 1,827 -251
Copper 722 596 126
Steelmaking materials 604 862 -258
Bauxite and aluminum 1,641 1,771 -129
Nuclear fuel materials 495 453 42
Crude oil 19,519 19,873 -355
Other precious metals 2,533 1,532 1,001
Capital goods, except automotive 85,093 81,128 3,964
Civilian aircraft 3,660 2,325 1,335
Engines-civilian aircraft 2,627 2,263 365
Computers 3,230 3,305 -75
Telecommunications equipment 7,529 8,135 -606
Generators, accessories 3,102 2,640 462
Medicinal equipment 3,200 2,517 683
Laboratory testing instruments 887 763 124
Measuring, testing, control instrum 2,466 2,179 287
Drilling & oilfield equipment 329 266 63
Excavating machinery 1,152 1,214 -63
Photo, service industry 2,321 2,148 174
Business machines and equipment 1,386 1,567 -181
Marine engines, parts 305 257 48
Food, tobacco machinery 425 386 39
Specialized mining 68 88 -21
Nonfarm tractors and parts 165 213 -47
Spacecraft, excluding military 7 37 -31
Vessels, except scrap (-) 6 -5
Materials handling equipment 1,663 1,502 161
Industrial engines 2,762 2,484 278
Railway transportation equipment 464 491 -27
Industrial machines, other 4,662 4,234 428
Parts-civilian aircraft 1,431 1,215 215
Textile, sewing machines 357 433 -76
Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,080 1,058 22
Pulp and paper machinery 1,176 1,122 54
Commercial vessels, other 38 9 29
Metalworking machine tools 2,225 2,021 204
Wood, glass, plastic 1,191 1,225 -34
Electric apparatus 6,717 6,528 189
Computer accessories 17,705 17,672 33
Semiconductors 10,765 10,827 -62
Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 45,828 48,327 -2,500
Consumer goods 72,478 65,161 7,317
Toys/games/sporting goods 5,720 5,229 491
Apparel, household goods - cotton 9,034 8,288 746
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 6,660 6,044 615
Other household goods 7,016 4,744 2,272
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,285 1,964 322
TV's, VCR's, etc 5,505 4,865 640
Pharmaceutical preparations 7,486 5,705 1,781
Footwear 3,173 2,924 249
Gem diamonds 2,616 2,951 -335
Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,509 3,212 297
Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,465 1,540 -75
Writing and art supplies 2,365 2,343 22
Stereo equipment, etc 2,031 2,383 -353
Camping apparel and gear 1,558 1,403 155
Household appliances 2,136 2,103 33
Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,074 1,039 35
Pleasure boats and motors 550 450 101
Gem stones, other 372 363 10
Toiletries and cosmetics 898 758 140
Apparel, household goods - wool 810 785 25
Photo equipment 598 617 -19
Numismatic coins 30 133 -104
Musical instruments 366 355 11
Glassware, chinaware 616 545 71
Records, tapes, and disks 323 346 -23
Jewelry 2,134 2,157 -23
Rugs 364 322 42
Books, printed matter 832 807 25
Nursery stock, etc. 285 280 6
Motorcycles and parts 668 507 161
Other Goods 11,840 11,696 145
(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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 2000 TO MARCH 2001
(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
2000
Jan.- Dec. -449,853 -15,139 -108,077 -326,638
Jan.- Mar. -106,038 -4,921 -24,335 -76,783
January -34,116 -1,702 -6,989 -25,425
February -34,708 -1,968 -8,631 -24,109
March -37,215 -1,251 -8,715 -27,249
April -36,962 -794 -8,149 -28,019
May -36,541 -962 -8,625 -26,954
June -36,929 -1,293 -9,923 -25,714
July -38,590 -714 -9,793 -28,084
August -36,751 -1,086 -9,279 -26,385
September -39,395 -1,200 -9,680 -28,515
October -39,954 -1,430 -9,602 -28,922
November -39,124 -1,459 -9,294 -28,371
December -39,569 -1,281 -9,397 -28,890
2001
Jan.- Mar. -110,357 -3,992 -26,522 -79,843
January -39,490 -1,367 -9,613 -28,511
February (R) -33,223 -1,288 -8,749 -23,186
March -37,644 -1,337 -8,161 -28,146
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Net Petro- Non
Period Total Adjustments leum (1) petroleum
2000
Jan.- Dec. 772,514 -9,136 12,004 769,646
Jan.- Mar. 183,664 -2,693 2,731 183,627
January 60,300 -1,009 946 60,363
February 60,873 -1,108 776 61,205
March 62,492 -576 1,009 62,059
April 62,544 -542 957 62,129
May 62,728 -697 869 62,557
June 66,446 -889 798 66,537
July 65,075 -541 875 64,741
August 67,952 -761 1,043 67,669
September 67,815 -582 1,143 67,254
October 66,325 -823 1,418 65,730
November 65,850 -836 1,082 65,603
December 64,114 -772 1,087 63,799
2001
Jan.- Mar. 193,868 -2,337 2,658 193,547
January 64,578 -843 959 64,462
February (R) 65,193 -730 811 65,113
March 64,096 -764 888 63,972
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Net Petro- Non
Period Total Adjustments leum (1) petroleum
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,222,367 6,003 120,081 1,096,283
Jan.- Mar. 289,703 2,227 27,066 260,410
January 94,415 693 7,935 85,787
February 95,581 860 9,407 85,314
March 99,706 674 9,724 89,308
April 99,506 251 9,106 90,149
May 99,269 265 9,493 89,511
June 103,375 403 10,721 92,251
July 103,665 173 10,668 92,825
August 104,702 325 10,323 94,054
September 107,210 618 10,823 95,769
October 106,279 607 11,020 94,651
November 104,974 623 10,376 93,975
December 103,683 510 10,484 92,689
2001
Jan.- Mar. 304,225 1,655 29,181 273,389
January 104,068 524 10,572 92,973
February (R) 98,416 558 9,559 88,298
March 101,741 573 9,050 92,118
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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 2000 TO MARCH 2001
1996 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Exports
End-Use Commodity Category
Total Foods,
Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital
Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods
2000
Jan.- Dec. (R) 854,908 61,556 177,681 412,529
Jan.- Mar. 203,709 14,974 43,969 93,910
January 66,943 5,082 14,092 31,217
February 67,778 4,893 14,617 31,105
March 68,988 4,999 15,260 31,588
April 68,970 4,847 14,133 33,696
May 69,137 4,998 14,124 33,547
June 73,577 5,069 14,677 36,058
July 71,986 5,421 14,353 35,494
August 75,491 5,825 15,203 36,870
September 74,959 5,473 15,602 36,800
October (R) 73,351 5,089 15,313 36,111
November (R) 72,804 4,936 15,615 35,433
December (R) 70,924 4,924 14,690 34,612
2001
Jan.- Mar. 214,365 15,574 44,751 104,619
January (R) 71,592 4,874 14,653 35,691
February (R) 72,028 5,271 15,002 35,355
March 70,744 5,428 15,096 33,573
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
2000
Jan.- Dec. (R) 854,908 77,987 88,243 36,912
Jan.- Mar. 203,709 19,666 21,616 9,574
January 66,943 6,504 6,969 3,079
February 67,778 6,421 7,291 3,450
March 68,988 6,740 7,357 3,045
April 68,970 6,271 7,145 2,878
May 69,137 6,417 7,089 2,963
June 73,577 6,871 7,698 3,203
July 71,986 6,308 7,472 2,939
August 75,491 6,960 7,609 3,023
September 74,959 6,465 7,604 3,015
October (R) 73,351 6,513 7,199 3,126
November (R) 72,804 6,293 7,365 3,162
December (R) 70,924 6,224 7,445 3,029
2001
Jan.- Mar. 214,365 17,212 23,561 8,650
January (R) 71,592 5,679 7,776 2,919
February (R) 72,028 5,585 7,898 2,918
March 70,744 5,947 7,888 2,812
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
2000
Jan.- Dec. (R) 1,311,268 48,014 260,869 472,220
Jan.- Mar. 310,784 11,549 64,394 107,475
January 102,361 3,743 21,009 35,243
February 102,160 3,804 21,467 35,501
March 106,263 4,002 21,918 36,730
April 107,551 3,889 21,474 38,011
May 107,458 4,014 21,826 38,393
June 111,008 4,058 22,181 39,883
July 111,141 4,128 22,197 39,897
August 112,852 4,163 21,734 41,646
September 114,600 4,129 22,254 42,764
October (R) 113,483 3,976 21,830 42,100
November (R) 112,325 4,232 21,110 41,044
December (R) 110,067 3,877 21,870 41,009
2001
Jan.- Mar. 324,993 11,807 65,651 114,536
January (R) 110,793 4,051 22,622 39,232
February (R) 105,237 3,928 21,285 37,419
March 108,963 3,828 21,744 37,885
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
____________________________________
Imports Continued
Total End-Use Commodity Category
Census Automotive Consumer Other
Period Basis(1) Vehicles, etc. Goods Goods
2000
Jan.- Dec. (R) 1,311,268 192,662 287,960 49,543
Jan.- Mar. 310,784 47,559 67,795 12,013
January 102,361 16,110 22,262 3,994
February 102,160 15,350 22,038 4,000
March 106,263 16,099 23,495 4,018
April 107,551 16,229 23,903 4,045
May 107,458 15,319 24,046 3,861
June 111,008 16,408 24,237 4,242
July 111,141 16,648 24,098 4,173
August 112,852 16,584 24,342 4,383
September 114,600 16,406 24,807 4,241
October (R) 113,483 16,439 24,986 4,153
November (R) 112,325 16,208 25,377 4,354
December (R) 110,067 14,862 24,368 4,081
2001
Jan.- Mar. 324,993 44,908 76,145 11,948
January (R) 110,793 14,989 25,757 4,142
February (R) 105,237 14,864 23,767 3,975
March 108,963 15,055 26,621 3,831
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 and petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 1999 TO MARCH 2001
1996 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)
Trade Balance
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. -386,976 -71,975 -315,001
Jan.- Mar. -87,708 -18,140 -69,568
January -27,959 -6,156 -21,803
February -29,954 -5,942 -24,012
March -29,795 -6,041 -23,754
April -30,174 -6,206 -23,968
May -31,550 -6,441 -25,109
June -34,531 -6,461 -28,070
July -35,123 -6,443 -28,680
August -33,466 -6,272 -27,193
September -31,635 -5,973 -25,662
October -34,083 -5,624 -28,459
November -35,035 -5,572 -29,463
December -33,671 -4,842 -28,828
2000
Jan.- Dec. (R) -456,360 -75,723 -380,637
Jan.- Mar. -107,075 -18,067 -89,008
January -35,418 -5,618 -29,800
February -34,382 -6,304 -28,079
March -37,274 -6,145 -31,130
April -38,581 -6,180 -32,401
May -38,321 -6,565 -31,756
June -37,432 -6,946 -30,486
July -39,155 -6,611 -32,544
August -37,361 -6,506 -30,855
September -39,641 -6,222 -33,419
October (R) -40,132 -6,152 -33,980
November (R) -39,521 -5,966 -33,555
December (R) -39,143 -6,509 -32,633
2001
Jan.- Mar. -110,628 -20,730 -89,898
January (R) -39,200 -7,366 -31,835
February (R) -33,209 -6,702 -26,507
March -38,219 -6,663 -31,556
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Exports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 761,523 9,764 751,759
Jan.- Mar. 181,941 2,085 179,856
January 60,737 738 59,999
February 60,333 622 59,711
March 60,872 725 60,147
April 61,757 775 60,982
May 61,926 824 61,102
June 62,520 798 61,721
July 63,206 743 62,463
August 65,108 844 64,264
September 66,359 836 65,522
October 65,473 951 64,523
November 65,497 911 64,586
December 67,735 996 66,739
2000
Jan.- Dec. (R) 854,908 9,983 844,924
Jan.- Mar. 203,709 2,452 201,257
January 66,943 906 66,038
February 67,778 732 67,045
March 68,988 814 68,175
April 68,970 875 68,095
May 69,137 775 68,362
June 73,577 698 72,879
July 71,986 736 71,250
August 75,491 848 74,642
September 74,959 836 74,123
October (R) 73,351 1,076 72,275
November (R) 72,804 835 71,969
December (R) 70,924 852 70,072
2001
Jan.- Mar. 214,365 2,087 212,279
January (R) 71,592 757 70,836
February (R) 72,028 634 71,394
March 70,744 696 70,049
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Imports
Total
Census Non-
Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,148,499 81,739 1,066,760
Jan.- Mar. 269,649 20,225 249,424
January 88,696 6,895 81,801
February 90,287 6,564 83,723
March 90,667 6,766 83,901
April 91,931 6,982 84,950
May 93,476 7,265 86,211
June 97,051 7,259 89,792
July 98,329 7,186 91,143
August 98,573 7,116 91,457
September 97,994 6,810 91,184
October 99,556 6,575 92,981
November 100,533 6,483 94,049
December 101,406 5,839 95,568
2000
Jan.- Dec. (R) 1,311,268 85,706 1,225,562
Jan.- Mar. 310,784 20,518 290,265
January 102,361 6,524 95,838
February 102,160 7,036 95,124
March 106,263 6,959 99,304
April 107,551 7,055 100,496
May 107,458 7,340 100,118
June 111,008 7,644 103,365
July 111,141 7,346 103,795
August 112,852 7,354 105,497
September 114,600 7,058 107,542
October (R) 113,483 7,228 106,255
November (R) 112,325 6,801 105,524
December (R) 110,067 7,362 102,705
2001
Jan.- Mar. 324,993 22,817 302,177
January (R) 110,793 8,123 102,670
February (R) 105,237 7,336 97,902
March 108,963 7,358 101,605
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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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
1999
Jan.- Dec. -345,559 -328,821
Jan.- Mar. -66,774 -63,083
January -20,453 -19,330
February -21,888 -20,570
March -24,433 -23,183
April -23,953 -22,697
May -25,826 -24,477
June -31,529 -30,055
July -35,007 -33,778
August -33,756 -32,310
September -32,913 -30,813
October -32,852 -31,487
November -33,817 -32,633
December -29,132 -27,489
2000
Jan.- Dec. -449,853 -434,714
Jan.- Mar. -99,892 -94,971
January -31,849 -30,147
February -32,465 -30,497
March -35,578 -34,327
April -32,822 -32,028
May -37,426 -36,464
June -37,185 -35,892
July -42,790 -42,077
August -41,063 -39,976
September -39,910 -38,710
October -44,530 -43,100
November -39,683 -38,224
December -34,552 -33,271
2001
Jan.- Mar. -103,570 -99,578
January -40,133 -38,766
February (R) -29,467 -28,178
March -33,970 -32,633
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month :
-29,595 -28,245
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Exports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1999
Jan.- Dec. 684,358 -11,439 695,797
Jan.- Mar. 163,524 -3,081 166,605
January 51,484 -952 52,436
February 52,174 -1,105 53,279
March 59,866 -1,023 60,889
April 56,298 -985 57,283
May 55,353 -1,136 56,489
June 56,628 -1,197 57,825
July 51,965 -1,033 52,998
August 56,582 -857 57,439
September 58,284 -1,147 59,431
October 62,123 -850 62,973
November 60,685 -263 60,948
December 62,917 -891 63,808
2000
Jan.- Dec. 772,514 -9,136 781,650
Jan.- Mar. 184,593 -2,693 187,286
January 56,212 -1,009 57,221
February 60,217 -1,108 61,325
March 68,164 -576 68,740
April 62,244 -542 62,786
May 63,565 -697 64,262
June 67,382 -889 68,271
July 59,167 -541 59,707
August 67,204 -761 67,965
September 67,057 -582 67,639
October 69,548 -823 70,371
November 67,074 -836 67,910
December 64,679 -772 65,451
2001
Jan.- Mar. 193,684 -2,337 196,021
January 61,497 -843 62,340
February (R) 62,385 -730 63,115
March 69,802 -764 70,565
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month :
62,427 -795 63,222
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Imports
Total
Balance Total
of Payments Net Census
Period Basis Adjustments Basis
1999
Jan.- Dec. 1,029,917 5,299 1,024,618
Jan.- Mar. 230,298 610 229,688
January 71,937 171 71,766
February 74,062 213 73,849
March 84,299 226 84,072
April 80,251 271 79,980
May 81,178 213 80,965
June 88,157 277 87,880
July 86,972 197 86,775
August 90,338 589 89,749
September 91,197 953 90,244
October 94,974 514 94,460
November 94,502 922 93,581
December 92,049 753 91,296
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,222,367 6,003 1,216,364
Jan.- Mar. 284,485 2,227 282,258
January 88,061 693 87,368
February 92,682 860 91,822
March 103,742 674 103,067
April 95,066 251 94,815
May 100,991 265 100,726
June 104,567 403 104,164
July 101,957 173 101,784
August 108,266 325 107,941
September 106,967 618 106,349
October 114,078 607 113,471
November 106,757 623 106,134
December 99,232 510 98,722
2001
Jan.- Mar. 297,254 1,655 295,599
January 101,630 524 101,106
February (R) 91,852 558 91,294
March 103,772 573 103,199
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February data as published last month :
92,022 556 91,467
NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is
included in the Net Adjustments.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 2000 TO MARCH 2001
(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)
2000
Jan.- Dec. 772,514 -9,136 781,650 47,738 171,944
Jan.- Mar. 184,593 -2,693 187,286 12,056 42,193
January 56,212 -1,009 57,221 3,776 12,804
February 60,217 -1,108 61,325 3,959 13,777
March 68,164 -576 68,740 4,321 15,613
April 62,244 -542 62,786 3,580 13,649
May 63,565 -697 64,262 3,678 14,101
June 67,382 -889 68,271 3,689 14,559
July 59,167 -541 59,707 3,718 13,263
August 67,204 -761 67,965 4,048 15,026
September 67,057 -582 67,639 3,920 14,904
October 69,548 -823 70,371 4,627 15,375
November 67,074 -836 67,910 4,354 15,128
December 64,679 -772 65,451 4,068 13,746
2001
Jan.- Mar. 193,684 -2,337 196,021 12,528 43,137
January 61,497 -843 62,340 3,867 13,865
February (R) 62,385 -730 63,115 4,070 13,906
March 69,802 -764 70,565 4,591 15,365
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
2000
Jan.- Dec. 781,650 356,573 79,916 89,077 36,402
Jan.- Mar. 187,286 81,377 20,908 21,516 9,236
January 57,221 25,338 6,015 6,346 2,942
February 61,325 26,005 7,070 7,231 3,284
March 68,740 30,034 7,824 7,939 3,010
April 62,786 28,704 6,876 7,056 2,922
May 64,262 28,843 7,362 7,289 2,988
June 68,271 31,537 7,203 8,088 3,194
July 59,707 28,455 4,482 6,925 2,864
August 67,965 31,479 6,700 7,795 2,917
September 67,639 31,665 6,442 7,765 2,943
October 70,371 32,181 7,099 7,963 3,126
November 67,910 30,597 6,909 7,700 3,221
December 65,451 31,734 5,935 6,979 2,990
2001
Jan.- Mar. 196,021 90,340 18,331 23,264 8,422
January 62,340 29,045 5,534 7,192 2,837
February (R) 63,115 28,782 5,963 7,610 2,783
March 70,565 32,512 6,834 8,462 2,801
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)
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,222,367 6,003 1,216,364 45,966 297,919
Jan.- Mar. 284,485 2,227 282,258 11,076 69,770
January 88,061 693 87,368 3,546 21,467
February 92,682 860 91,822 3,509 22,791
March 103,742 674 103,067 4,020 25,511
April 95,066 251 94,815 3,682 23,107
May 100,991 265 100,726 3,978 24,953
June 104,567 403 104,164 3,874 25,647
July 101,957 173 101,784 3,782 25,927
August 108,266 325 107,941 3,943 25,834
September 106,967 618 106,349 3,713 25,673
October 114,078 607 113,471 4,106 26,607
November 106,757 623 106,134 4,061 24,790
December 99,232 510 98,722 3,752 25,610
2001
Jan.- Mar. 297,254 1,655 295,599 11,182 75,592
January 101,630 524 101,106 3,918 27,169
February (R) 91,852 558 91,294 3,438 23,084
March 103,772 573 103,199 3,825 25,340
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
2000
Jan.- Dec. 1,216,364 352,219 196,283 275,518 48,459
Jan.- Mar. 282,258 79,271 49,994 60,534 11,612
January 87,368 24,293 15,188 19,193 3,681
February 91,822 25,465 16,287 19,966 3,804
March 103,067 29,513 18,520 21,375 4,128
April 94,815 27,364 16,750 20,041 3,871
May 100,726 28,946 16,409 22,638 3,802
June 104,164 30,533 16,569 23,348 4,193
July 101,784 29,418 14,180 24,449 4,030
August 107,941 31,039 16,643 26,178 4,304
September 106,349 31,450 15,593 25,774 4,146
October 113,471 32,884 17,790 27,915 4,169
November 106,134 31,002 17,310 24,592 4,380
December 98,722 30,313 15,045 20,049 3,952
2001
Jan.- Mar. 295,599 82,625 47,222 67,216 11,762
January 101,106 27,642 14,810 23,485 4,082
February (R) 91,294 25,473 15,230 20,376 3,693
March 103,199 29,510 17,182 23,355 3,987
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 and petroleum products.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 -- 2001
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.)
Balance
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2001 2001 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis -33,970 (R)-29,467 -103,570
Net Adjustments -1,337 (R) -1,288 -3,992
Total Census Basis -32,633 (R)-28,178 -99,578
North America -7,055 (R) -5,832 -20,864
Canada -4,251 (R) -4,377 -14,504
Mexico -2,803 -1,455 -6,360
Western Europe -4,659 -3,334 -13,614
Euro Area (2) -4,389 -2,834 -11,494
European Union -4,848 -3,295 -13,345
Austria -121 -96 -312
Belgium 242 309 834
Finland -134 -158 -462
France -1,224 -358 -2,487
Germany -2,453 -1,936 -6,686
Italy -1,217 -1,062 -3,458
Netherlands 1,051 1,114 3,153
Spain 197 117 277
Sweden -437 -435 -1,280
United Kingdom 39 -48 -491
Other EU -789 -740 -2,432
European Free Trade
Association 42 -63 -310
Norway -282 -317 -927
Switzerland 275 278 619
Other EFTA 49 -24 -1
Other Western Europe 147 23 42
Eastern Europe/FSR -1,182 -809 -2,742
Hungary -135 -278 -527
Poland -12 -20 -41
Former Soviet Republics -1,012 -417 -1,983
Russia -895 -340 -1,731
Other FSR -117 -77 -253
Other EE -24 -94 -191
Pacific Rim Countries -14,798 -13,410 -45,836
Australia 469 525 1,315
China -5,739 -5,074 -18,044
Japan -6,234 -6,131 -18,236
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) -1,431 -792 -4,814
Hong Kong 627 549 1,239
Korea -929 -784 -3,066
Singapore 329 242 519
Taiwan -1,458 -800 -3,506
Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,863 -1,938 -6,058
South/Central America -853 -771 -3,445
Argentina 98 143 355
Brazil 201 105 268
Colombia -132 -137 -607
Other S/C A (3) -1,020 -883 -3,462
OPEC -3,238 -3,336 -10,784
Indonesia(3) -689 -547 -1,985
Nigeria -953 -554 -2,301
Saudia Arabia -331 -940 -2,091
Venezuela(3) -904 -907 -3,042
Other OPEC -361 -386 -1,366
Other Countries -2,442 -2,111 -7,470
Egypt 380 198 689
South Africa -63 10 -291
Other -2,759 -2,319 -7,868
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
Timing Adjustments (X) -29 151
____________________________________
Exports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2001 2001 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 69,802 (R) 62,385 193,684
Net Adjustments -764 (R) -730 -2,337
Total Census Basis 70,565 (R) 63,115 196,021
North America 24,813 (R) 22,363 69,485
Canada 15,572 (R) 13,500 42,730
Mexico 9,240 8,863 26,755
Western Europe 17,264 16,199 48,620
Euro Area (2) 10,906 10,412 31,198
European Union 15,296 14,571 43,709
Austria 226 206 646
Belgium 1,279 1,151 3,583
Finland 155 132 420
France 2,033 1,983 5,659
Germany 2,894 2,930 8,425
Italy 962 890 2,775
Netherlands 1,921 1,826 5,568
Spain 615 534 1,655
Sweden 418 365 1,105
United Kingdom 3,683 3,487 10,572
Other EU 1,109 1,068 3,300
European Free Trade
Association 1,439 1,278 3,769
Norway 170 140 413
Switzerland 1,179 1,127 3,243
Other EFTA 90 12 113
Other Western Europe 530 349 1,143
Eastern Europe/FSR 621 454 1,694
Hungary 64 60 176
Poland 71 61 202
Former Soviet Republics 310 256 947
Russia 221 161 580
Other FSR 90 95 367
Other EE 175 77 370
Pacific Rim Countries 18,080 15,851 49,739
Australia 990 923 2,776
China 1,855 1,313 4,356
Japan 5,888 5,270 16,430
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 7,001 6,510 19,972
Hong Kong 1,379 1,170 3,592
Korea 2,202 2,038 6,389
Singapore 1,705 1,545 4,697
Taiwan 1,715 1,756 5,294
Other Pacific Rim(3) 2,345 1,836 6,204
South/Central America 5,328 4,755 14,834
Argentina 432 342 1,166
Brazil 1,406 1,192 3,878
Colombia 328 346 958
Other S/C A (3) 3,162 2,874 8,832
OPEC 2,311 1,524 5,443
Indonesia(3) 227 216 651
Nigeria 75 103 244
Saudia Arabia 874 384 1,742
Venezuela(3) 533 435 1,423
Other OPEC 603 386 1,383
Other Countries 2,908 2,823 8,456
Egypt 453 269 906
South Africa 279 271 787
Other 2,176 2,283 6,763
Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-)
Timing Adjustments (X) -202 -176
____________________________________
Imports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2001 2001 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 103,772 (R) 91,852 297,254
Net Adjustments 573 (R) 558 1,655
Total Census Basis 103,199 (R) 91,294 295,599
North America 31,867 28,194 90,349
Canada 19,824 17,876 57,235
Mexico 12,043 10,318 33,114
Western Europe 21,923 19,533 62,234
Euro Area (2) 15,295 13,247 42,692
European Union 20,144 17,866 57,054
Austria 348 302 958
Belgium 1,037 841 2,749
Finland 289 290 883
France 3,257 2,342 8,147
Germany 5,347 4,866 15,111
Italy 2,179 1,952 6,233
Netherlands 869 712 2,415
Spain 418 417 1,378
Sweden 855 800 2,386
United Kingdom 3,645 3,536 11,064
Other EU 1,899 1,808 5,732
European Free Trade
Association 1,397 1,341 4,079
Norway 452 457 1,340
Switzerland 904 849 2,624
Other EFTA 41 35 114
Other Western Europe 383 326 1,101
Eastern Europe/FSR 1,803 1,263 4,435
Hungary 199 338 702
Poland 83 81 243
Former Soviet Republics 1,322 673 2,930
Russia 1,115 501 2,310
Other FSR 206 172 619
Other EE 199 171 560
Pacific Rim Countries 32,878 29,262 95,575
Australia 522 397 1,461
China 7,594 6,387 22,400
Japan 12,122 11,401 34,666
Newly Industralized
Countries(NICS) 8,432 7,302 24,786
Hong Kong 752 621 2,353
Korea 3,130 2,822 9,454
Singapore 1,376 1,303 4,179
Taiwan 3,174 2,557 8,800
Other Pacific Rim(3) 4,208 3,774 12,262
South/Central America 6,182 5,526 18,279
Argentina 334 200 811
Brazil 1,205 1,087 3,610
Colombia 461 482 1,565
Other S/C A (3) 4,182 3,757 12,293
OPEC 5,549 4,860 16,227
Indonesia(3) 916 763 2,636
Nigeria 1,027 657 2,545
Saudia Arabia 1,205 1,324 3,833
Venezuela(3) 1,436 1,343 4,464
Other OPEC 964 773 2,749
Other Countries 5,350 4,934 15,926
Egypt 73 71 217
South Africa 342 261 1,078
Other 4,935 4,602 14,631
Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X)
Timing Adjustments (X) -173 -327
(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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 -- 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 -35,578 -32,465 -99,892
Net Adjustments -1,251 -1,968 -4,921
Total Census Basis -34,327 -30,497 -94,971
North America -5,447 -5,168 -16,519
Canada -3,517 -3,142 -10,794
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) (-) (-) (-)
____________________________________________________________
Exports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 68,164 60,217 184,593
Net Adjustments -576 -1,108 -2,693
Total Census Basis 68,740 61,325 187,286
North America 26,852 23,312 71,533
Canada 17,101 14,946 45,617
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) (-) (-) (-)
_____________________________________________________________
Imports
Item(1) March February Cumulative
2000 2000 to-date
Total Balance of Payments Basis 103,742 92,682 284,485
Net Adjustments 674 860 2,227
Total Census Basis 103,067 91,822 282,258
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)
(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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 - 2001 AND 2000 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.)
2001
Item(1) March February
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 69,802 103,772 (R) 62,385 (R) 91,852
Net Adjustments -764 573 (R) -730 (R) 558
Total Census Basis (2) 70,565 103,199 (R) 63,115 (R) 91,294
Manufactured goods (3) 56,211 86,532 50,228 75,448
Agricultural commodities (3) 4,871 3,449 4,536 3,084
Mineral fuels (3) 1,158 11,002 1,171 10,909
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 4,334 7,445 3,538 6,250
Airplane parts 1,484 536 1,250 478
Airplanes 2,972 1,527 2,604 1,100
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 38 244 34 208
Aluminum 309 616 278 523
Animal feeds 396 52 397 46
Artwork/antiques 216 739 137 352
Basketware, etc. 328 448 292 391
Cereal flour 125 142 106 126
Chemicals - cosmetics 535 327 474 281
Chemicals - dyeing 353 234 309 208
Chemicals - fertilizers 156 282 182 261
Chemicals - inorganic 589 574 467 461
Chemicals - medicinal 1,250 1,407 1,177 1,292
Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,179 552 1,053 534
Chemicals - organic 1,594 2,614 1,486 2,590
Chemicals - plastics 1,938 936 1,570 810
Cigarettes 264 17 244 14
Clothing 655 5,292 613 4,843
Coal 121 79 127 66
Coffee 1 138 1 113
Copper 103 397 99 368
Cork, wood, lumber 366 591 322 535
Corn 469 41 374 3
Cotton, raw and linters 214 4 184 2
Crude fertilizers 155 102 138 99
Crude oil 1 6,653 26 5,983
Electrical machinery 7,323 8,309 6,826 7,704
Fish and preparations 399 633 205 615
Footwear 60 1,333 56 1,253
Furniture and bedding 382 1,677 344 1,423
Gem diamonds 188 1,027 146 839
General industrial mach 3,075 3,228 2,843 2,787
Glass 226 184 200 163
Glassware 93 155 78 139
Gold, nonmonetary 627 177 562 161
Hides and skins 168 9 135 8
Iron and steel mill prod 503 1,054 464 918
Jewelry 236 503 260 410
Lighting, plumbing 115 362 106 324
Liquified propane/butane 28 205 33 273
Live animals 44 212 41 154
Meat and preparations 588 359 545 305
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,056 1,340 969 1,183
Metal ores; scrap 345 277 331 249
Metalworking machinery 494 666 456 602
Mineral fuels, other 310 146 320 146
Natural gas 42 1,522 70 1,514
Nickel 49 109 37 105
Oils/fats, vegetable 54 61 63 89
Optical goods 307 378 316 324
Paper and paperboard 917 1,272 825 1,155
Petroleum preparations 407 2,098 341 2,537
Photographic equipment 313 532 270 438
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 648 713 579 608
Platinum 126 1,173 214 496
Pottery 10 129 9 125
Power generating mach. 2,925 3,396 2,537 2,913
Printed materials 447 287 385 279
Pulp and waste paper 380 288 299 266
Records/magnetic media 443 390 378 331
Rice 80 16 54 13
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 150 178 144 152
Rubber tires and tubes 196 356 202 311
Scientific instruments 2,865 2,087 2,506 1,753
Ships, boats 118 122 75 130
Silver and bullion 16 51 16 42
Soybeans 703 3 658 2
Spacecraft (-) (-) (-) (-)
Specialized ind. mach. 2,519 2,040 2,365 1,746
Sugar (-) 25 (-) 48
Television, VCR, etc. 2,296 5,367 2,060 4,502
Textile yearn, fabric 971 1,244 869 1,085
Tobacco, unmanufactured 92 48 140 59
Toys/games/sporting goods 318 1,374 254 1,095
Travel goods 31 360 27 315
Vegetables and fruits 642 960 548 867
Vehicles 4,977 14,236 4,304 12,788
Watches/clocks/parts 33 226 24 205
Wheat 251 21 308 17
Wood manufactures 152 549 132 479
Re-exports 6,227 (X) 5,571 (X)
Agricultural commodities 163 (X) 144 (X)
Manufactured goods 5,978 (X) 5,346 (X)
Mineral fuels 38 (X) 25 (X)
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2001 2000
Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Total Balance of Payment Basis 193,684 297,254 184,593 284,485
Net Adjustments -2,337 1,655 -2,693 2,227
Total Census Basis (2) 196,021 295,599 187,286 282,258
Manufactured goods (3) 155,928 244,165 149,025 236,313
Agricultural commodities (3) 13,780 9,944 12,965 9,766
Mineral fuels (3) 3,506 35,188 2,934 29,285
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment; office machine 11,600 20,277 10,885 20,668
Airplane parts 4,088 1,571 3,638 1,300
Airplanes 6,968 3,660 5,662 2,282
Alcoholic bev.,distilled 105 669 82 600
Aluminum 870 1,667 923 1,771
Animal feeds 1,192 157 980 144
Artwork/antiques 456 1,915 408 1,577
Basketware, etc. 886 1,276 835 1,161
Cereal flour 336 406 316 391
Chemicals - cosmetics 1,459 900 1,168 804
Chemicals - dyeing 967 647 942 649
Chemicals - fertilizers 521 727 579 495
Chemicals - inorganic 1,485 1,700 1,274 1,422
Chemicals - medicinal 3,491 3,902 2,862 3,482
Chemicals - n.e.s. 3,249 1,629 2,881 1,403
Chemicals - organic 4,587 8,208 4,311 6,266
Chemicals - plastics 5,125 2,622 4,686 2,563
Cigarettes 728 47 787 55
Clothing 1,820 15,765 1,983 14,376
Coal 445 214 522 195
Coffee 2 378 2 808
Copper 310 1,253 377 1,019
Cork, wood, lumber 1,014 1,673 1,124 2,219
Corn 1,197 50 1,226 67
Cotton, raw and linters 571 8 604 9
Crude fertilizers 426 328 399 318
Crude oil 48 19,381 260 19,908
Electrical machinery 21,481 24,549 19,994 24,430
Fish and preparations 732 2,078 600 1,992
Footwear 163 4,019 160 3,703
Furniture and bedding 1,094 4,727 1,136 4,492
Gem diamonds 527 2,741 235 3,104
General industrial mach 8,670 8,936 8,009 8,661
Glass 649 530 578 522
Glassware 241 436 193 433
Gold, nonmonetary 1,667 517 2,346 859
Hides and skins 435 26 304 27
Iron and steel mill prod 1,459 3,028 1,442 3,889
Jewelry 634 1,356 399 1,338
Lighting, plumbing 328 1,065 324 975
Liquified propane/butane 113 806 207 379
Live animals 143 549 164 416
Meat and preparations 1,722 1,009 1,974 902
Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 3,026 3,880 3,098 3,861
Metal ores; scrap 1,014 825 957 1,017
Metalworking machinery 1,453 1,988 1,446 1,794
Mineral fuels, other 968 506 728 532
Natural gas 150 5,290 72 1,998
Nickel 124 316 98 369
Oils/fats, vegetable 179 241 244 315
Optical goods 879 1,013 723 888
Paper and paperboard 2,617 3,720 2,735 3,590
Petroleum preparations 1,129 8,053 1,101 5,976
Photographic equipment 845 1,418 1,102 1,505
Plastic articles, n.e.s. 1,828 1,997 1,815 1,886
Platinum 457 2,342 231 1,194
Pottery 27 392 25 382
Power generating mach. 8,155 9,166 8,090 8,607
Printed materials 1,223 863 1,172 850
Pulp and waste paper 1,018 865 1,046 830
Records/magnetic media 1,223 1,103 1,343 1,215
Rice 233 45 298 48
Rubber articles, n.e.s. 437 489 396 476
Rubber tires and tubes 561 1,003 651 1,248
Scientific instruments 7,934 5,630 6,959 4,907
Ships, boats 257 410 296 348
Silver and bullion 50 141 58 316
Soybeans 1,937 8 1,704 10
Spacecraft 2 (-) 102 151
Specialized ind. mach. 7,616 5,678 7,208 5,642
Sugar 1 119 1 85
Television, VCR, etc. 6,462 15,139 6,304 14,176
Textile yearn, fabric 2,662 3,630 2,462 3,672
Tobacco, unmanufactured 348 185 400 140
Toys/games/sporting goods 816 3,915 902 3,565
Travel goods 84 1,039 86 980
Vegetables and fruits 1,740 2,800 1,651 2,701
Vehicles 13,113 39,505 14,896 40,956
Watches/clocks/parts 80 684 86 710
Wheat 780 55 690 52
Wood manufactures 417 1,571 478 1,761
Re-exports 17,495 (X) 15,987 (X)
Agricultural commodities 441 (X) 534 (X)
Manufactured goods 16,830 (X) 15,210 (X)
Mineral fuels 79 (X) 46 (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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 1999 TO MARCH 2001
(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.)
Period Balance Exports Imports
1999
Jan.- Dec. 19,098 200,277 181,179
Jan.- Mar. 9,317 48,651 39,335
January 3,448 15,594 12,147
February 2,384 14,975 12,591
March 3,485 18,082 14,597
April 2,236 16,050 13,814
May 1,774 15,740 13,965
June 852 16,680 15,828
July -550 15,429 15,978
August 1,093 16,571 15,478
September 939 17,049 16,110
October 1,120 17,824 16,704
November -923 16,000 16,923
December 3,238 20,283 17,044
2000
Jan.- Dec. 4,940 227,086 222,146
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 1,490 18,014 16,524
May 469 18,289 17,820
June 1,236 20,285 19,049
July -374 18,141 18,514
August -373 19,696 20,069
September -1,062 20,112 21,174
October -896 20,482 21,378
November -771 19,573 20,344
December 1,469 20,969 19,500
2001
Jan.- Mar. 4,757 57,145 52,389
January 734 18,402 17,668
February 1,974 18,132 16,158
March 2,049 20,611 18,563
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 2000 - MARCH 2001
(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 $) ($)
2000
Jan.- Dec 4,299,726 116,898,789 3,399,161 9,287 89,785,632 26.41
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 347,216 8,694,102 281,594 9,386 6,877,891 24.42
May 369,453 9,271,045 297,032 9,582 7,174,992 24.16
June 379,447 10,324,987 300,902 10,030 8,018,252 26.65
July 373,484 10,520,884 301,375 9,722 8,366,474 27.76
August 376,083 10,241,863 309,975 9,999 8,241,718 26.59
September 345,011 10,265,542 271,793 9,060 7,875,893 28.98
October 368,995 10,915,405 295,283 9,525 8,452,176 28.62
November 331,048 9,800,055 254,199 8,473 7,220,490 28.40
December 383,666 10,602,305 288,356 9,302 7,650,198 26.53
2001
Jan.- Mar 1,138,745 28,239,995 835,737 9,286 19,380,799 23.19
January 415,486 10,489,342 291,656 9,408 6,744,556 23.13
February 347,900 8,794,027 251,831 8,994 5,983,413 23.76
March 375,360 8,956,627 292,251 9,427 6,652,830 22.76
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-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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 6,879 6,016 18,494
Australia 67 63 207
Austria 92 95 292
Belgium 47 57 154
Brazil 45 37 114
Canada 3,790 3,163 9,760
Germany 284 207 711
Japan 230 224 697
Korea 34 41 122
Mexico 1,444 1,366 4,019
Saudia Arabia 55 62 225
Sweden 16 17 51
Taiwan 16 10 38
United Kingdom 161 147 457
Other 599 525 1,648
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Cars
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 1,661 1,250 3,838
Australia 16 8 39
Austria 2 3 6
Belgium 15 10 33
Brazil 2 4 6
Canada 855 605 1,830
Germany 178 105 400
Japan 56 40 131
Korea 2 3 6
Mexico 292 267 729
Saudia Arabia 32 24 100
Sweden 2 4 8
Taiwan 10 5 18
United Kingdom 43 43 126
Other 157 128 406
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Trucks
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 703 641 1,887
Australia 6 6 30
Austria (-) (-) 1
Belgium 1 9 22
Brazil 2 1 3
Canada 506 387 1,175
Germany 5 6 14
Japan 9 4 24
Korea 1 1 2
Mexico 68 100 245
Saudia Arabia 9 26 84
Sweden (-) (-) 4
Taiwan (-) (-) 1
United Kingdom 9 6 19
Other 86 96 265
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Parts
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 4,516 4,125 12,769
Australia 46 49 137
Austria 89 92 285
Belgium 30 38 100
Brazil 41 33 106
Canada 2,430 2,171 6,755
Germany 101 97 297
Japan 165 180 543
Korea 31 37 113
Mexico 1,084 999 3,045
Saudia Arabia 13 13 42
Sweden 14 12 39
Taiwan 6 5 19
United Kingdom 110 98 312
Other 356 301 976
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Imports
Total
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 17,272 15,316 47,608
Australia 35 9 85
Austria 79 65 197
Belgium 156 137 382
Brazil 147 90 365
Canada 5,460 4,690 14,867
Germany 1,737 1,665 4,889
Japan 3,954 3,766 11,291
Korea 523 529 1,740
Mexico 3,677 3,003 9,723
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 287 265 703
Taiwan 111 85 303
United Kingdom 318 316 900
Other 788 694 2,163
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Cars
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 9,804 9,006 27,500
Australia 22 (-) 46
Austria 59 52 148
Belgium 131 104 304
Brazil 61 28 146
Canada 2,973 2,607 8,149
Germany 1,366 1,315 3,856
Japan 2,662 2,571 7,613
Korea 428 459 1,472
Mexico 1,488 1,262 4,131
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 263 242 626
Taiwan 7 6 18
United Kingdom 195 210 551
Other 149 148 438
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Trucks
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 1,562 1,263 4,003
Australia (-) (-) (-)
Austria (-) (-) (-)
Belgium 18 26 56
Brazil (-) (-) 1
Canada 996 813 2,634
Germany 9 10 24
Japan 59 42 125
Korea (-) (-) 3
Mexico 444 335 1,033
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 3 5 18
Taiwan 2 2 5
United Kingdom 18 15 60
Other 14 15 43
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Parts
Country
Cumulative
March February to-date
TOTAL 5,906 5,047 16,105
Australia 13 9 39
Austria 20 14 49
Belgium 7 7 22
Brazil 85 62 218
Canada 1,491 1,270 4,084
Germany 362 339 1,009
Japan 1,233 1,153 3,552
Korea 95 71 265
Mexico 1,746 1,406 4,559
Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-)
Sweden 21 18 58
Taiwan 103 77 280
United Kingdom 105 91 290
Other 624 531 1,682
Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments basis.
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. 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
2001, these shipments totaled $ 55.2 million. U.S. export
coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments.
For March 2001, these shipments totaled $8.7 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 2001 account for 1.7
percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada.
3. Reexports -- U.S. exports include reexports of foreign
goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly
larger. For March 2001, reexports to Canada were
$1,961 million.
4. Exchange Rate -- Average monthly exchange rates are applied
to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For March
2001, the average exchange rate was 1.5587 Canadian dollars
per U.S. dollar.
5. Other -- There are other minor differences which are
statistically insignificant, such as rounding error.
Canadian Estimates
Effective with January 2001 statistics, the current month
data for exports to Canada contains an estimate for late arrivals
and corrections. The following month, this estimate will be
replaced, in the press release tables only, with the actual
value of late receipts and corrections. This estimate will
improve the current month data for exports to Canada and treat
late receipts for exports to Canada in a manner more consistent
with the treatment of late receipts for exports to other countries.
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 of other countries. Receipts consist of fares
received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel
between the United States and foreign countries and between
two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S.
residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United
States and foreign countries.
Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of
goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to
and from the United States. Includes freight charges,
operating expenses that transportation companies incur in
foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft
rentals with crew.
Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign
residents involving intangible assets and proprietary
rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes,
formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights,
franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties"
generally refers to payments for the utilization of
copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees"
generally refers to payments for the use of patents or
industrial processes.
Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated
foreigners, for which no identification by type is available,
and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term
"affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship,
which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control,
directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign
business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent,
or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S.
enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners
consist of education services; financial services (includes
commissions and other transactions fees associated with the
purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of
banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums
and losses; telecommunications services (includes
transmission services and value-added services); and
business, professional, and technical services. Included in
the last group are advertising services; computer and data
processing services; database and other information
services; research, development, and testing services;
management, consulting, and public relations services; legal
services; construction, engineering, architectural, and
mining services; industrial engineering services;
installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other
services, including medical services and film and tape
rental.
Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports
only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S.
Government military agencies participate. Includes both
goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair
services and training, that cannot be separately identified.
Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures
incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including
expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign
residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign
contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods.
Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately
identified.
U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of
U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents.
Most of these transactions involve the provision of services
to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of
some goods are also included.
Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark
surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports.
Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates
are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal
patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due
to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates.
The revision policy is as follows: Each month, a preliminary
estimate for the current month and a revised estimate for the
immediately preceding month are released. After a revised month is
released, no further changes are made to that month until the
quarterly international transactions accounts are released; the
quarterly international transactions accounts, which are based on
more complete source data, are released in March, June, September
and December. To align the monthly 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 of the U.S. international
transactions accounts is scheduled for June 21, 2001. 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: 12-19-00, 01-19-01, 02-21-01, 03-20-01, 04-18-01,
05-18-01, 06-21-01, 07-19-01, 08-17-01, 09-19-01, 10-19-01, 11-20-01,
12-19-01, 01-18-02, 02-21-02
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-01-84), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, March 2001. For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
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