U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES: OCTOBER 1997 This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, December 18, 1997 CB-97-205 Press Copy FT-900 (97-10) For information on goods contact: Bureau of the Census: Haydn R. Mearkle (301) 457-2246 Richard M. Preuss (301) 457-2311 For information on services contact: Bureau of Economic Analysis: Technical: Christopher Bach (202) 606-9545 Media: Larry Moran (202) 606-2649 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES OCTOBER 1997 The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total October exports of $80.0 billion and imports of $89.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $9.7 billion, $1.5 billion less than the $11.2 billion in September, revised. October exports were $1.9 billion more than September exports of $78.1 billion. October imports were $0.3 billion more than September imports of $89.3 billion. In October, the goods deficit decreased $1.5 billion from September to $17.1 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.1 billion to $7.4 billion. Exports of goods increased to $58.0 billion from $56.4 billion, and imports of goods increased to $75.0 billion from $74.9 billion. Exports of services increased to $22.0 billion from $21.7 billion, and imports of services increased to $14.6 billion from $14.4 billion. The September to October change in exports of goods reflected increases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines of $0.6 billion (primarily parts and accessories); capital goods ($0.4 billion); consumer goods ($0.3 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.3 billion); and industrial supplies and materials ($0.1 billion). A decrease occurred in other goods of $0.2 billion. The September to October change in imports of goods reflected increases in capital goods of $0.4 billion; other goods ($0.2 billion); and industrial supplies and materials ($0.1 billion). Decreases occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines of $0.5 billion, and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). Consumer goods were virtually unchanged. Note: Total goods are reported on a balance of payments basis; commodity and country detail for goods are on a Census basis. Definitions are explained in the notes starting on page 26 of this release. For the three months ending in October, exports of goods and services averaged $79.0 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $89.0 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $10.0 billion. For the three months ending in September, the average trade deficit was $10.0 billion, reflecting average exports of $78.3 billion and average imports of $88.3 billion. Services exports increased $0.3 billion from September to October, reflecting increases in all categories; other private services accounted for $0.1 billion of the increase, with smaller increases in all other categories. Services imports increased $0.2 billion from September to October, reflecting small increases in nearly all categories; the largest of these increases was in travel. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The October figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Brazil $0.8 (for September $0.7), Australia $0.6 ($0.6), Argentina $0.3 ($0.3), Hong Kong $0.2 ($0.1), and Egypt $0.2 ($0.2). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$5.9 (-$5.1), China -$5.2 (-$5.5), Western Europe -$2.8 (-$1.1), OPEC -$2.3 (-$1.8), Mexico -$1.5 (-$1.3), Taiwan -$1.3 (-$1.4), Canada -$1.1 (-$1.3), and Singapore -$0.4 (-$0.4). Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $15.5 billion in October and imports were $14.0 billion, resulting in a surplus of $1.6 billion, $0.1 billion more than the September surplus of $1.4 billion. October exports were $0.3 billion more than the $15.2 billion in September, while imports were $0.2 billion more than the $13.8 billion in September. Carry-over in October was $0.8 billion (1.3 percent) for exports and $1.1 billion (1.3 percent) for imports. For September, revised export carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.8 billion (1.4 percent). For September, revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $0.7 billion (0.9 percent). Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1 International Trade in Goods and Services 4 Exhibit 2 Goods and Services Centered Three - Month Moving Averages 5 Exhibit 3 U.S. Services by Major Category--Exports 6 Exhibit 4 U.S. Services by Major Category--Imports 7 Exhibit 5 U.S. Trade in Goods 8 Exhibit 6 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category 9 Exhibit 7 Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity 10 Exhibit 8 Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity 12 Exhibit 9 Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Category Totals 14 Exhibit 10 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category (Constant Dollars) 15 Exhibit 11 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non- Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals (Constant Dollars) 16 Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 12 U.S. Trade in Goods 17 Exhibit 13 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category 18 Exhibit 14 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas - 1996 19 Exhibit 15 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC Commodity Groupings 21 Exhibit 16 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products 23 Exhibit 17 Imports of Energy - Related Petroleum Products, Including Crude Petroleum 24 Exhibit 18 Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts By Selected Countries 25 Information on Goods and Services 26 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1995 Jan.- Dec. -101,857 -173,560 71,703 Jan.- Oct. -89,886 -148,141 58,255 January -10,093 -15,794 5,701 February -9,054 -14,133 5,079 March -9,156 -14,473 5,317 April -9,825 -15,661 5,836 May -9,900 -15,820 5,920 June -11,074 -16,078 5,004 July -9,405 -15,550 6,145 August -7,535 -13,675 6,140 September -6,942 -13,595 6,653 October -6,903 -13,363 6,460 November -6,271 -12,860 6,589 December -5,703 -12,559 6,856 1996 Jan.- Dec. -111,040 -191,170 80,130 Jan.- Oct. -92,774 -158,299 65,525 January -9,510 -15,508 5,998 February -7,657 -13,080 5,423 March -7,372 -14,335 6,963 April -9,676 -15,897 6,221 May -9,973 -16,826 6,853 June -8,132 -14,839 6,707 July -11,623 -17,757 6,134 August -10,007 -16,759 6,752 September -10,887 -17,976 7,089 October -7,935 -15,320 7,385 November -7,665 -15,176 7,511 December -10,601 -17,695 7,094 1997 Jan.- Oct. -94,661 -165,949 71,288 January -11,611 -18,149 6,538 February -9,856 -16,761 6,905 March -7,831 -14,877 7,046 April (R) -8,120 -15,528 7,408 May (R) -9,189 -16,363 7,174 June (R) -8,337 -15,244 6,907 July (R) -9,745 -16,849 7,104 August (R) -9,055 -16,559 7,504 September (R) -11,228 -18,538 7,310 October -9,690 -17,082 7,392 November December September data as published last month: -11,068 -18,142 7,074 ____________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1995 Jan.- Dec. 794,610 575,871 218,739 Jan.- Oct. 656,534 476,207 180,327 January 62,621 45,060 17,561 February 62,515 45,544 16,971 March 65,233 47,785 17,448 April 65,468 47,508 17,960 May 66,019 47,953 18,066 June 64,998 47,720 17,278 July 65,583 47,062 18,521 August 67,272 48,663 18,609 September 68,751 49,635 19,116 October 68,074 49,277 18,797 November 68,480 49,408 19,072 December 69,599 50,256 19,343 1996 Jan.- Dec. 848,833 612,069 236,764 Jan.- Oct. 702,427 506,727 195,700 January 67,630 48,899 18,731 February 68,818 50,433 18,385 March 70,657 50,716 19,941 April 69,982 50,794 19,188 May 71,277 51,282 19,995 June 70,889 51,335 19,554 July 68,500 49,087 19,413 August 71,150 51,254 19,896 September 70,435 50,423 20,012 October 73,088 52,503 20,585 November 73,969 53,209 20,760 December 72,444 52,133 20,311 1997 Jan.- Oct. 773,835 562,343 211,492 January 71,848 51,686 20,162 February 74,282 53,687 20,595 March 78,124 57,155 20,969 April (R) 78,385 57,162 21,223 May (R) 77,989 56,871 21,118 June (R) 78,365 57,378 20,987 July (R) 77,845 56,745 21,100 August (R) 78,890 57,326 21,564 September (R) 78,116 56,370 21,746 October 79,992 57,964 22,028 November December September data as published last month: 77,999 56,508 21,491 ____________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1995 Jan.- Dec. 896,467 749,431 147,036 Jan.- Oct. 746,421 624,349 122,072 January 72,714 60,854 11,860 February 71,570 59,678 11,892 March 74,389 62,258 12,131 April 75,292 63,168 12,124 May 75,919 63,773 12,146 June 76,072 63,798 12,274 July 74,988 62,612 12,376 August 74,807 62,338 12,469 September 75,692 63,229 12,463 October 74,977 62,640 12,337 November 74,751 62,268 12,483 December 75,301 62,814 12,487 1996 Jan.- Dec. 959,873 803,239 156,634 Jan.- Oct. 795,201 665,026 130,175 January 77,140 64,407 12,733 February 76,476 63,514 12,962 March 78,030 65,052 12,978 April 79,658 66,691 12,967 May 81,250 68,108 13,142 June 79,021 66,174 12,847 July 80,123 66,844 13,279 August 81,157 68,013 13,144 September 81,323 68,400 12,923 October 81,023 67,823 13,200 November 81,634 68,385 13,249 December 83,045 69,828 13,217 1997 Jan.- Oct. 868,496 728,292 140,204 January 83,458 69,834 13,624 February 84,138 70,448 13,690 March 85,955 72,032 13,923 April (R) 86,504 72,689 13,815 May (R) 87,178 73,234 13,944 June (R) 86,702 72,622 14,080 July (R) 87,589 73,593 13,996 August (R) 87,945 73,885 14,060 September (R) 89,344 74,908 14,436 October 89,683 75,047 14,636 November December September data as published last month: 89,067 74,650 14,417 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Center Month of Balance Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1995 January February -9,435 -14,800 5,366 March -9,345 -14,756 5,411 April -9,627 -15,318 5,691 May -10,266 -15,853 5,587 June -10,126 -15,816 5,690 July -9,338 -15,101 5,763 August -7,961 -14,273 6,313 September -7,126 -13,544 6,418 October -6,705 -13,272 6,567 November -6,292 -12,927 6,635 December -7,161 -13,642 6,481 1996 January -7,623 -13,716 6,092 February -8,180 -14,308 6,128 March -8,235 -14,438 6,202 April -9,007 -15,686 6,679 May -9,260 -15,854 6,594 June -9,909 -16,474 6,565 July -9,921 -16,452 6,531 August -10,839 -17,498 6,658 September -9,610 -16,685 7,075 October -8,829 -16,157 7,328 November -8,734 -16,064 7,330 December -9,959 -17,007 7,048 1997 January -10,689 -17,535 6,846 February -9,766 -16,596 6,830 March (R) -8,602 -15,722 7,120 April (R) -8,380 -15,589 7,209 May (R) -8,548 -15,711 7,163 June (R) -9,090 -16,152 7,062 July (R) -9,045 -16,217 7,172 August (R) -10,009 -17,315 7,306 September -9,991 -17,393 7,402 October November December ____________________________________________________ Center Month of Exports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1995 January February 63,456 46,130 17,327 March 64,405 46,946 17,460 April 65,573 47,748 17,825 May 65,495 47,727 17,768 June 65,533 47,578 17,955 July 65,951 47,815 18,136 August 67,202 48,453 18,749 September 68,032 49,192 18,841 October 68,435 49,440 18,995 November 68,718 49,647 19,071 December 68,570 49,521 19,049 1996 January 68,682 49,863 18,820 February 69,035 50,016 19,019 March 69,819 50,648 19,171 April 70,639 50,931 19,708 May 70,716 51,137 19,579 June 70,222 50,568 19,654 July 70,180 50,559 19,621 August 70,028 50,255 19,774 September 71,558 51,393 20,164 October 72,497 52,045 20,452 November 73,167 52,615 20,552 December 72,754 52,343 20,411 1997 January 72,858 52,502 20,356 February 74,751 54,176 20,575 March (R) 76,930 56,001 20,929 April (R) 78,166 57,063 21,103 May (R) 78,247 57,137 21,109 June (R) 78,066 56,998 21,068 July (R) 78,367 57,150 21,217 August (R) 78,283 56,813 21,470 September 78,999 57,220 21,779 October November December ____________________________________________________ Center Month of Imports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1995 January February 72,891 60,930 11,961 March 73,750 61,701 12,049 April 75,200 63,066 12,134 May 75,761 63,580 12,181 June 75,660 63,394 12,265 July 75,289 62,916 12,373 August 75,163 62,727 12,436 September 75,159 62,736 12,423 October 75,140 62,712 12,428 November 75,010 62,574 12,436 December 75,731 63,163 12,568 1996 January 76,306 63,578 12,727 February 77,215 64,324 12,891 March 78,054 65,085 12,969 April 79,646 66,617 13,029 May 79,976 66,991 12,985 June 80,132 67,042 13,089 July 80,101 67,011 13,090 August 80,868 67,752 13,115 September 81,168 68,079 13,089 October 81,327 68,203 13,124 November 81,901 68,679 13,222 December 82,713 69,349 13,363 1997 January 83,547 70,037 13,510 February 84,517 70,771 13,746 March (R) 85,532 71,723 13,809 April (R) 86,546 72,652 13,894 May (R) 86,795 72,848 13,946 June (R) 87,156 73,150 14,007 July (R) 87,412 73,367 14,045 August (R) 88,293 74,129 14,164 September 88,991 74,613 14,377 October November December Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and showing the average at the center month of the period. Using this method, an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1997 (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 1995 Jan. - Dec. 218,739 63,395 19,125 27,412 Jan. - Oct. 180,327 51,801 15,677 22,684 January 17,561 5,338 1,612 2,158 February 16,971 4,789 1,485 2,122 March 17,448 4,737 1,476 2,325 April 17,960 5,325 1,601 2,304 May 18,066 5,223 1,574 2,339 June 17,278 4,494 1,396 2,265 July 18,521 5,368 1,608 2,241 August 18,609 5,304 1,589 2,315 September 19,116 5,686 1,692 2,309 October 18,797 5,537 1,644 2,306 November 19,072 5,696 1,703 2,372 December 19,343 5,901 1,745 2,359 1996 Jan. - Dec. 236,764 69,908 20,557 27,216 Jan. - Oct. 195,700 57,872 17,067 22,476 January 18,731 5,426 1,657 2,199 February 18,385 5,179 1,613 2,125 March 19,941 6,107 1,817 2,231 April 19,188 5,512 1,557 2,310 May 19,995 6,090 1,747 2,270 June 19,554 5,754 1,648 2,225 July 19,413 5,667 1,682 2,193 August 19,896 5,945 1,766 2,293 September 20,012 6,047 1,789 2,230 October 20,585 6,145 1,791 2,400 November 20,760 6,215 1,801 2,393 December 20,311 5,823 1,690 2,349 1997 Jan. - Oct. 211,492 62,752 18,381 23,628 January 20,162 5,947 1,711 2,291 February 20,595 6,243 1,797 2,321 March 20,969 6,366 1,811 2,387 April (R) 21,223 6,389 1,880 2,379 May (R) 21,118 6,189 1,830 2,365 June (R) 20,987 6,027 1,801 2,299 July (R) 21,100 6,098 1,805 2,289 August (R) 21,564 6,342 1,846 2,423 September (R) 21,746 6,537 1,920 2,428 October 22,028 6,614 1,980 2,446 November December _______________________________________________ EXPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties Transfers U. S. and Other Under U. S. Government License Private Military Sales Misc. Period Fees Services Contracts Services 1995 Jan. - Dec. 27,383 66,850 13,756 818 Jan. - Oct. 22,647 55,236 11,595 687 January 2,127 5,282 971 73 February 2,165 5,333 1,010 67 March 2,195 5,385 1,268 62 April 2,219 5,394 1,067 50 May 2,244 5,477 1,158 51 June 2,273 5,566 1,227 57 July 2,341 5,646 1,232 85 August 2,364 5,677 1,271 89 September 2,373 5,713 1,255 88 October 2,346 5,763 1,136 65 November 2,356 5,776 1,106 63 December 2,380 5,835 1,055 68 1996 Jan. - Dec. 29,974 73,569 14,647 893 Jan. - Oct. 24,831 60,774 11,924 756 January 2,462 5,881 1,011 95 February 2,483 5,950 936 99 March 2,487 6,059 1,145 95 April 2,450 5,994 1,298 67 May 2,445 6,067 1,315 61 June 2,450 6,070 1,348 59 July 2,483 6,091 1,228 69 August 2,498 6,145 1,179 70 September 2,514 6,196 1,165 71 October 2,559 6,321 1,299 70 November 2,570 6,370 1,342 69 December 2,574 6,426 1,381 68 1997 Jan. - Oct. 25,456 68,708 11,918 649 January 2,561 6,510 1,074 68 February 2,563 6,588 1,015 68 March 2,575 6,662 1,101 67 April (R) 2,550 6,756 1,205 64 May (R) 2,540 6,878 1,252 64 June (R) 2,532 6,995 1,270 63 July (R) 2,541 7,059 1,245 63 August (R) 2,535 7,108 1,247 63 September (R) 2,528 7,022 1,248 63 October 2,531 7,130 1,261 66 November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1997 (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 1995 Jan. - Dec. 147,036 46,053 14,433 28,249 Jan. - Oct. 122,072 38,161 11,908 23,721 January 11,860 3,780 1,115 2,318 February 11,892 3,762 1,122 2,284 March 12,131 3,739 1,121 2,487 April 12,124 3,866 1,201 2,322 May 12,146 3,772 1,186 2,406 June 12,274 3,856 1,218 2,360 July 12,376 3,807 1,226 2,378 August 12,469 3,805 1,241 2,432 September 12,463 3,885 1,239 2,343 October 12,337 3,889 1,239 2,391 November 12,483 3,923 1,262 2,314 December 12,487 3,973 1,263 2,214 1996 Jan. - Dec. 156,634 48,739 15,776 28,453 Jan. - Oct. 130,175 40,526 13,067 23,768 January 12,733 4,026 1,255 2,328 February 12,962 4,256 1,327 2,194 March 12,978 4,203 1,278 2,294 April 12,967 4,022 1,298 2,443 May 13,142 4,113 1,347 2,460 June 12,847 3,965 1,298 2,351 July 13,279 3,915 1,291 2,445 August 13,144 4,046 1,324 2,403 September 12,923 3,955 1,305 2,372 October 13,200 4,025 1,344 2,478 November 13,249 4,156 1,367 2,323 December 13,217 4,061 1,342 2,366 1997 Jan. - Oct. 140,204 43,738 14,280 25,023 January 13,624 4,295 1,411 2,448 February 13,690 4,312 1,425 2,439 March 13,923 4,411 1,447 2,491 April (R) 13,815 4,275 1,397 2,518 May (R) 13,944 4,340 1,392 2,546 June (R) 14,080 4,388 1,412 2,478 July (R) 13,996 4,288 1,398 2,420 August (R) 14,060 4,289 1,399 2,523 September (R) 14,436 4,524 1,484 2,575 October 14,636 4,616 1,515 2,585 November December _______________________________________________ IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties U. S. and Other Direct Government License Private Defense Misc. Period Fees Services Expenditures Services 1995 Jan. - Dec. 6,503 39,285 9,890 2,623 Jan. - Oct. 5,342 32,472 8,266 2,202 January 492 3,091 835 229 February 505 3,142 845 232 March 514 3,192 847 231 April 513 3,182 826 214 May 520 3,229 822 211 June 530 3,279 820 211 July 564 3,353 827 221 August 559 3,386 825 221 September 567 3,392 817 220 October 578 3,226 802 212 November 581 3,387 806 210 December 581 3,427 818 211 1996 Jan. - Dec. 7,322 42,796 10,861 2,687 Jan. - Oct. 6,129 35,408 9,043 2,234 January 579 3,478 850 217 February 575 3,520 870 220 March 570 3,525 887 221 April 566 3,516 905 217 May 561 3,525 917 219 June 557 3,530 925 221 July 930 3,542 927 229 August 658 3,554 928 231 September 556 3,578 925 232 October 577 3,640 909 227 November 589 3,680 907 227 December 604 3,707 911 226 1997 Jan. - Oct. 6,257 39,601 9,031 2,274 January 588 3,739 914 229 February 598 3,770 917 229 March 613 3,811 922 228 April (R) 609 3,893 896 227 May (R) 615 3,933 892 226 June (R) 623 4,062 891 226 July (R) 659 4,104 899 228 August (R) 641 4,081 900 227 September (R) 651 4,074 901 227 October 660 4,134 899 227 November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. Part A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 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 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -158,801 Jan.- Oct. -148,141 -135,500 January -15,794 -14,917 February -14,133 -13,223 March -14,473 -12,832 April -15,661 -14,132 May -15,820 -13,912 June -16,078 -14,328 July -15,550 -14,623 August -13,675 -12,692 September -13,595 -12,702 October -13,363 -12,138 November -12,860 -11,747 December -12,559 -11,553 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 Jan.- Oct. -158,299 -140,462 January -15,508 -14,538 February -13,080 -11,902 March -14,335 -12,218 April -15,897 -13,441 May -16,826 -14,449 June -14,839 -13,083 July -17,757 -15,893 August -16,759 -14,637 September -17,976 -16,361 October -15,320 -13,940 November -15,176 -13,608 December -17,695 -16,144 1997 Jan.- Oct. -165,949 -151,036 January -18,149 -17,350 February -16,761 -15,661 March -14,877 -12,433 April -15,528 -13,812 May -16,363 -14,471 June -15,244 -13,496 July -16,849 -15,590 August -16,559 -15,273 September (R) -18,538 -17,147 October -17,082 -15,802 November December September data as published last month. -18,142 -16,757 _______________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 584,742 Jan.- Oct. 476,207 -7,265 483,472 January 45,060 -635 45,695 February 45,544 -680 46,224 March 47,785 -770 48,555 April 47,508 -649 48,156 May 47,953 -755 48,707 June 47,720 -843 48,563 July 47,062 -718 47,779 August 48,663 -751 49,414 September 49,635 -662 50,297 October 49,277 -804 50,081 November 49,408 -805 50,213 December 50,256 -801 51,056 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 Jan.- Oct. 506,727 -10,411 517,138 January 48,899 -695 49,594 February 50,433 -791 51,224 March 50,716 -904 51,620 April 50,794 -843 51,637 May 51,282 -1,130 52,412 June 51,335 -882 52,217 July 49,087 -1,440 50,527 August 51,254 -1,352 52,606 September 50,423 -1,309 51,732 October 52,503 -1,065 53,568 November 53,209 -1,279 54,488 December 52,133 -1,316 53,449 1997 Jan.- Oct. 562,343 -9,002 571,346 January 51,686 -551 52,237 February 53,687 -671 54,358 March 57,155 -988 58,142 April 57,162 -697 57,859 May 56,871 -995 57,866 June 57,378 -857 58,235 July 56,745 -1,031 57,776 August 57,326 -1,044 58,370 September (R) 56,370 -1,133 57,502 October 57,964 -1,037 59,001 November December September data as published last month. 56,508 -1,127 57,635 _______________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 Jan.- Oct. 624,349 5,376 618,973 January 60,854 243 60,612 February 59,678 230 59,448 March 62,258 870 61,388 April 63,168 880 62,288 May 63,773 1,153 62,620 June 63,798 907 62,891 July 62,612 210 62,402 August 62,338 232 62,107 September 63,229 231 62,998 October 62,640 420 62,220 November 62,268 308 61,960 December 62,814 204 62,610 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 Jan.- Oct. 665,026 7,426 657,600 January 64,407 275 64,132 February 63,514 388 63,126 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 June 66,174 874 65,301 July 66,844 425 66,419 August 68,013 770 67,243 September 68,400 307 68,093 October 67,823 315 67,508 November 68,385 289 68,096 December 69,828 235 69,593 1997 Jan.- Oct. 728,292 5,910 722,382 January 69,834 247 69,587 February 70,448 429 70,019 March 72,032 1,456 70,576 April 72,689 1,019 71,670 May 73,234 897 72,337 June 72,622 891 71,731 July 73,593 227 73,366 August 73,885 242 73,643 September (R) 74,908 259 74,649 October 75,047 244 74,803 November December September data as published last month. 74,650 258 74,392 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO OCTOBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 55,534 147,652 Jan.- Oct. 506,727 -10,411 517,138 46,124 122,937 January 48,899 -695 49,594 4,680 11,911 February 50,433 -791 51,224 4,492 12,104 March 50,716 -904 51,620 4,860 12,598 April 50,794 -843 51,637 4,600 12,707 May 51,282 -1,130 52,412 4,678 12,451 June 51,335 -882 52,217 4,484 12,340 July 49,087 -1,440 50,527 4,675 11,618 August 51,254 -1,352 52,606 4,686 12,339 September 50,423 -1,309 51,732 4,424 12,189 October 52,503 -1,065 53,568 4,545 12,679 November 53,209 -1,279 54,488 5,012 12,252 December 52,133 -1,316 53,449 4,398 12,463 1997 Jan.- Oct. 562,343 -9,002 571,346 41,959 132,187 January 51,686 -551 52,237 4,327 12,091 February 53,687 -671 54,358 4,272 12,706 March 57,155 -988 58,142 4,181 13,731 April 57,162 -697 57,859 4,162 13,507 May 56,871 -995 57,866 4,052 13,399 June 57,378 -857 58,235 3,929 13,885 July 56,745 -1,031 57,776 3,832 13,169 August 57,326 -1,044 58,370 4,234 13,373 September (R) 56,370 -1,133 57,502 4,337 13,133 October 57,964 -1,037 59,001 4,633 13,192 November December __________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 252,895 65,021 70,138 33,836 Jan.- Oct. 517,138 208,632 53,678 58,052 27,715 January 49,594 20,040 5,268 5,550 2,144 February 51,224 21,074 5,308 5,795 2,451 March 51,620 20,767 5,093 5,733 2,570 April 51,637 21,107 5,051 5,733 2,438 May 52,412 21,050 5,428 5,861 2,944 June 52,217 20,861 5,568 5,890 3,075 July 50,527 20,110 5,348 5,589 3,187 August 52,606 21,158 5,485 5,868 3,071 September 51,732 20,417 5,719 5,892 3,092 October 53,568 22,049 5,410 6,141 2,744 November 54,488 22,211 5,878 6,070 3,064 December 53,449 22,052 5,465 6,015 3,056 1997 Jan.- Oct. 571,346 242,970 60,815 64,510 28,905 January 52,237 21,555 5,600 6,068 2,595 February 54,358 22,715 5,907 6,264 2,493 March 58,142 24,713 6,228 6,481 2,808 April 57,859 24,971 6,171 6,339 2,709 May 57,866 24,760 5,935 6,663 3,057 June 58,235 24,482 6,251 6,720 2,968 July 57,776 24,898 6,261 6,397 3,218 August 58,370 24,913 6,174 6,448 3,228 September (R) 57,502 24,778 5,844 6,400 3,010 October 59,001 25,185 6,443 6,730 2,819 November December __________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 Jan.- Oct. 665,026 7,426 657,600 29,546 168,222 January 64,407 275 64,132 2,815 15,881 February 63,514 388 63,126 2,810 14,954 March 65,052 1,213 63,839 2,979 15,625 April 66,691 1,613 65,079 3,051 16,889 May 68,108 1,247 66,861 3,015 17,356 June 66,174 874 65,301 2,913 16,698 July 66,844 425 66,419 2,947 17,346 August 68,013 770 67,243 3,015 17,384 September 68,400 307 68,093 2,991 17,841 October 67,823 315 67,508 3,009 18,250 November 68,385 289 68,096 2,976 17,562 December 69,828 235 69,593 3,189 18,698 1997 Jan.- Oct. 728,292 5,910 722,382 32,941 178,649 January 69,834 247 69,587 3,074 17,944 February 70,448 429 70,019 3,105 17,641 March 72,032 1,456 70,576 3,328 17,969 April 72,689 1,019 71,670 3,358 17,575 May 73,234 897 72,337 3,378 17,905 June 72,622 891 71,731 3,251 17,565 July 73,593 227 73,366 3,395 17,456 August 73,885 242 73,643 3,347 17,878 September (R) 74,908 259 74,649 3,395 18,288 October 75,047 244 74,803 3,309 18,428 November December __________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 Jan.- Oct. 657,600 190,138 106,858 141,108 21,728 January 64,132 19,337 10,409 13,589 2,102 February 63,126 18,982 10,481 13,790 2,108 March 63,839 19,457 10,118 13,565 2,095 April 65,079 18,714 10,486 13,691 2,246 May 66,861 19,017 11,033 14,271 2,168 June 65,301 18,841 10,755 13,943 2,151 July 66,419 18,704 11,044 14,101 2,277 August 67,243 19,010 11,216 14,438 2,181 September 68,093 19,133 11,160 14,769 2,199 October 67,508 18,943 10,156 14,952 2,198 November 68,096 19,330 11,234 14,749 2,245 December 69,593 19,581 10,846 15,149 2,130 1997 Jan.- Oct. 722,382 210,281 117,361 158,698 24,451 January 69,587 19,466 11,763 15,117 2,224 February 70,019 19,439 12,113 15,256 2,465 March 70,576 20,422 11,685 14,927 2,244 April 71,670 20,686 11,366 16,214 2,472 May 72,337 20,988 11,625 16,079 2,361 June 71,731 21,250 11,594 15,716 2,355 July 73,366 21,574 12,291 16,100 2,549 August 73,643 22,060 11,817 16,009 2,531 September (R) 74,649 21,984 11,821 16,656 2,505 October 74,803 22,413 11,285 16,623 2,745 November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 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.) October September(R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 57,964 56,370 1,595 Net Adjustments -1,037 -1,133 96 Total, Census Basis 59,001 57,502 1,499 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,633 4,337 296 Soybeans 1,020 533 487 Rice 97 52 46 Oilseeds, food oils 136 111 25 Other foods 322 300 22 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 322 310 13 Fish and shellfish 238 227 11 Sorghum, barley, oats 94 87 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 42 4 Vegetables 220 216 4 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 55 57 -1 Wine and related products 64 71 -7 Fruits, frozen juices 303 312 -9 Dairy products and eggs 56 66 -11 Bakery products 141 153 -12 Meat, poultry, etc. 603 634 -32 Corn 396 455 -59 Nuts 119 195 -76 Wheat 399 513 -114 Industrial supplies and materials 13,192 13,133 59 Plastic materials 1,080 1,018 63 Petroleum products, other 606 546 60 Pulpwood and woodpulp 375 318 57 Other industrial supplies 913 865 48 Chemicals-other 978 935 44 Iron and steel mill products 289 259 29 Metallurgical grade coal 229 200 28 Chemicals-inorganic 340 312 28 Tapes, audio and visual 246 222 24 Newsprint 762 739 24 Industrial rubber products 184 161 23 Nonferrous metals, other 203 181 22 Hides and skins 136 119 17 Finished metal shapes 685 669 16 Gas-natural 33 19 14 Synthetic rubber-primary 128 115 13 Manmade cloth 369 357 13 Fuel oil 150 141 10 Copper 132 125 7 Electric energy 13 10 3 Hair, waste materials 56 54 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 80 79 1 Leather and furs 78 77 1 Nonmetallic minerals 37 37 (-) Agric. industry-unmanufactured 144 144 (-) Wood supplies, manufactured 88 89 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 27 30 -3 Finished textile supplies 285 289 -4 Iron and steel products, other 248 252 -5 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 129 133 -5 Shingles, molding, wallboard 168 173 -5 Cotton fiber cloth 141 149 -8 Mineral supplies-manufactured 265 273 -8 Tobacco, unmanufactured 108 117 -9 Natural gas liquids 31 39 -9 Coal and fuels, other 114 126 -12 Aluminum and alumina 285 297 -12 Nonmonetary gold 284 300 -16 Precious metals, other 127 150 -23 Crude oil 92 116 -24 Cotton, raw 263 290 -27 Chemicals-fertilizers 296 327 -31 Logs and lumber 379 412 -33 Steelmaking materials 193 231 -38 Nuclear fuel materials 133 179 -46 Agriculture-manufactured, other 135 183 -48 Chemicals-organic 1,155 1,276 -121 Capital goods, except automotive 25,185 24,778 406 Drilling & oilfield equipment 689 565 124 Excavating machinery 587 482 105 Electric apparatus 1,880 1,789 91 Railway transportation equipment 187 108 79 Generators, accessories 619 542 77 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,075 1,000 75 Parts-civilian aircraft 892 850 43 Industrial engines 1,050 1,016 33 Industrial machines, other 1,849 1,819 30 Medicinal equipment 1,086 1,059 27 Engines-civilian aircraft 721 701 20 Food, tobacco machinery 191 171 20 Business machines and equipment 302 283 20 Textile, sewing machines 128 121 7 Materials handling equipment 407 401 7 Agricultural machinery, equipment 379 375 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 105 101 4 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 1 Pulp and paper machinery 299 298 1 Spacraft, exc. military 3 3 (-) Photo, service industry machinery 523 525 -2 Computers 984 988 -4 Metalworking machine tools 572 577 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 332 336 -5 Wood, glass, plastic 242 248 -6 Marine engines, parts 53 60 -7 Specialized mining 44 54 -10 Commercial vessels, other 9 29 -20 Telecommunications equipment 2,054 2,085 -30 Computer accessories 3,334 3,370 -35 Semiconductors 3,382 3,431 -49 Civilian aircraft 1,207 1,394 -187 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 6,443 5,844 599 Consumer goods 6,730 6,400 330 Pharmaceutical preparations 928 760 168 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 200 129 71 Toys/games/sporting goods 509 471 38 Stereo equipment, etc. 183 156 27 Household appliances 498 472 26 Jewelry, etc 128 102 26 TV's, VCR's, etc. 316 297 18 Furniture, household goods, etc. 180 169 12 Gem diamonds 230 220 11 Other household goods 454 449 5 Rugs 138 133 5 Writing and art supplies 386 383 3 Nursery stock, etc. 28 26 2 Numismatic coins 7 8 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 279 281 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 122 125 -3 Sports apparel and gear 42 45 -3 Apparel, household goods - textile 742 746 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 68 -4 Musical instruments 86 91 -5 Glassware, chinaware 44 51 -6 Tobacco, manufactured 372 379 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 316 325 -9 Books, printed matter 354 363 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 125 152 -26 Other goods 2,819 3,010 -191 ____________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 562,343 506,727 55,617 Net Adjustments -9,002 -10,411 1,409 Total, Census Basis 571,346 517,138 54,208 Foods, feeds, and beverages 41,959 46,124 -4,165 Soybeans 5,611 5,836 -225 Rice 785 846 -60 Oilseeds, food oils 1,165 878 287 Other foods 2,992 2,682 310 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,413 3,174 238 Fish and shellfish 2,395 2,577 -182 Sorghum, barley, oats 680 815 -135 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 475 491 -16 Vegetables 2,282 2,118 164 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 524 484 40 Wine and related products 616 574 42 Fruits, frozen juices 3,288 3,183 105 Dairy products and eggs 627 554 73 Bakery products 1,453 1,327 126 Meat, poultry, etc. 6,014 6,020 -6 Corn 4,791 7,292 -2,501 Nuts 1,310 1,479 -169 Wheat 3,539 5,795 -2,256 Industrial supplies and materials 132,187 122,937 9,250 Plastic materials 10,219 9,167 1,052 Petroleum products, other 5,599 5,124 475 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,308 3,518 -210 Other industrial supplies 8,585 7,570 1,015 Chemicals-other 9,304 8,159 1,145 Iron and steel mill products 2,579 2,294 286 Metallurgical grade coal 2,109 2,148 -39 Chemicals-inorganic 3,307 3,118 190 Tapes, audio and visual 2,314 2,357 -43 Newsprint 7,289 6,866 423 Industrial rubber products 1,643 1,372 270 Nonferrous metals, other 1,887 1,584 304 Hides and skins 1,413 1,395 18 Finished metal shapes 6,510 5,845 665 Gas-natural 258 220 38 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,234 1,225 9 Manmade cloth 3,600 3,281 319 Fuel oil 1,546 1,846 -300 Copper 1,378 1,593 -215 Electric energy 66 62 3 Hair, waste materials 522 511 11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 759 668 90 Leather and furs 727 628 99 Nonmetallic minerals 377 341 36 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,485 1,511 -26 Wood supplies, manufactured 928 807 120 Nontextile floor tiles 280 244 36 Finished textile supplies 2,619 2,156 463 Iron and steel products, other 2,371 2,323 48 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,307 1,088 219 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,621 1,471 150 Cotton fiber cloth 1,421 1,335 86 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,610 2,336 273 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,352 1,131 221 Natural gas liquids 457 414 43 Coal and fuels, other 1,366 1,565 -199 Aluminum and alumina 2,978 2,777 201 Nonmonetary gold 5,129 6,116 -987 Precious metals, other 1,442 1,287 156 Crude oil 775 428 347 Cotton, raw 2,508 2,231 277 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,045 3,865 180 Logs and lumber 4,376 4,440 -64 Steelmaking materials 1,883 1,786 97 Nuclear fuel materials 1,209 891 317 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,334 909 425 Chemicals-organic 12,158 10,933 1,225 Capital goods, except automotive 242,970 208,632 34,338 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,727 4,890 837 Excavating machinery 4,845 3,971 874 Electric apparatus 17,423 15,186 2,236 Railway transportation equipment 976 809 167 Generators, accessories 5,710 4,620 1,091 Measuring, testing, control instru. 9,616 8,094 1,522 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,293 7,154 1,140 Industrial engines 10,499 8,494 2,005 Industrial machines, other 17,018 15,125 1,893 Medicinal equipment 10,081 9,333 748 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,520 5,257 1,263 Food, tobacco machinery 1,765 1,863 -98 Business machines and equipment 2,695 2,422 273 Textile, sewing machines 1,156 1,008 148 Materials handling equipment 3,998 3,334 664 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,730 3,041 690 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,139 984 155 Vessels, exc. scrap 67 30 38 Pulp and paper machinery 2,692 2,534 158 Spacraft, exc. military 15 130 -115 Photo, service industry machinery 4,976 4,495 482 Computers 10,160 9,533 627 Metalworking machine tools 5,331 4,876 455 Laboratory testing instruments 3,235 2,878 358 Wood, glass, plastic 2,370 1,943 427 Marine engines, parts 568 511 58 Specialized mining 463 455 8 Commercial vessels, other 165 196 -32 Telecommunications equipment 19,479 16,717 2,762 Computer accessories 31,420 26,972 4,448 Semiconductors 32,491 29,504 2,988 Civilian aircraft 18,345 12,277 6,068 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 60,815 53,678 7,137 Consumer goods 64,510 58,052 6,458 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,692 6,669 1,023 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,942 1,515 427 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,887 4,473 414 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,634 1,520 114 Household appliances 4,520 4,177 343 Jewelry, etc 1,439 1,222 217 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,825 2,184 641 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,721 1,497 225 Gem diamonds 2,288 2,196 92 Other household goods 4,205 3,743 462 Rugs 1,307 1,142 164 Writing and art supplies 3,783 3,531 253 Nursery stock, etc. 233 203 30 Numismatic coins 82 87 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,802 2,369 433 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,259 1,207 52 Sports apparel and gear 426 427 -2 Apparel, household goods - textile 7,413 6,355 1,058 Cookware, cutlery, tools 635 583 52 Musical instruments 879 852 26 Glassware, chinaware 509 363 146 Tobacco, manufactured 4,188 4,480 -292 Records, tapes, and disks 3,244 2,930 314 Books, printed matter 3,470 3,299 171 Pleasure boats and motors 1,128 1,028 99 Other goods 28,905 27,715 1,190 (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-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 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.) October September (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 75,047 74,908 139 Net Adjustments 244 259 -15 Total, Census Basis 74,803 74,649 154 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,309 3,395 -86 Cane and beet sugar 29 143 -114 Cocoa beans 24 36 -11 Wine and related products 270 280 -10 Fish and shellfish 719 724 -5 Meat products 357 361 -4 Vegetables 255 257 -2 Dairy products and eggs 59 61 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 161 162 -1 Other foods 196 196 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 41 2 Green coffee 244 241 3 Fruits, frozen juices 324 320 4 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 184 179 4 Tea, spices, etc. 64 57 8 Bakery products 186 179 8 Food oils, oilseeds 133 117 15 Nuts 60 41 18 Industrial supplies and materials 18,428 18,288 140 Crude oil 5,072 4,672 400 Steelmaking materials 304 230 75 Liquified petroleum gases 341 267 74 Fuel oil 474 414 60 Bauxite and aluminum 504 460 44 Chemicals-inorganic 384 350 33 Blank tapes, audio & visual 177 158 19 Plywood and veneers 105 86 19 Nonferrous metals, other 167 151 16 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 321 307 14 Cotton, natural fibers 23 13 10 Synthetic rubber--primary 105 97 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 190 183 7 Electric energy 92 86 6 Wool, silk, etc. 81 76 5 Tin 23 17 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 232 227 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 50 45 5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 183 179 4 Materials, exc. chemicals 132 129 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 44 40 3 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 444 441 3 Coal and related fuels 62 60 2 Hides and skins 18 16 2 Iron and steel mill products 936 936 (-) Paper and paper products 381 382 -1 Natural rubber 93 94 -1 Newsprint 300 301 -1 Hair, waste materials 27 28 -1 Farming materials, livestock 48 50 -1 Gas-natural 451 453 -2 Iron and steel, advanced 309 312 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 119 122 -3 Leather and furs 84 87 -4 Synthetic cloth 359 364 -6 Shingles, wallboard 360 367 -8 Chemicals-fertilizers 272 282 -10 Finished textile supplies 132 144 -12 Copper 190 202 -12 Finished metal shapes 446 461 -14 Industrial supplies, other 883 899 -17 Zinc 113 129 -17 Nickel 82 99 -17 Plastic materials 471 495 -25 Tobacco, waxes, etc 295 320 -25 Lumber 578 619 -42 Other precious metals 249 295 -47 Nonmonetary gold 220 273 -53 Nuclear fuel materials 74 130 -56 Chemicals-organic 901 984 -83 Petroleum products, other 528 753 -225 Capital goods, except automotive 22,413 21,984 429 Industrial machines, other 1,227 1,134 93 Pulp and paper machinery 377 300 78 Metalworking machine tools 759 694 64 Excavating machinery 432 381 50 Computer accessories 5,473 5,425 48 Parts-civilian aircraft 418 376 41 Agricultural machinery, equipment 376 340 37 Semiconductors 3,303 3,273 30 Business machines and equipment 603 574 29 Measuring, testing, control instru 594 568 25 Telecommunications equipment 1,362 1,338 24 Medicinal equipment 602 580 22 Drilling & oilfield equipment 87 71 16 Industrial engines 547 532 16 Electric apparatus 1,753 1,738 15 Photo, service industry 589 574 14 Nonfarm tractors and parts 70 58 12 Materials handling equipment 399 391 7 Railway transpor. equipment 107 100 7 Generators, accessories 677 673 4 Civilian aircraft 443 441 2 Specialized mining 31 30 1 Laboratory testing instruments 131 131 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 2 2 (-) Spacecraft, exc. military (-) 1 -1 Marine engines, parts 56 60 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 117 125 -7 Wood, glass, plastic 380 388 -8 Textile, sewing machines 173 184 -11 Engines-civilian aircraft 730 761 -31 Computers 594 739 -145 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 11,285 11,821 -536 Consumer goods 16,623 16,656 -33 Gem diamonds 611 768 -157 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 1,744 1,812 -68 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,055 2,122 -67 Pleasure boats and motors 116 152 -36 Jewelry 528 563 -34 Camping apparel and gear 453 477 -25 Photo equipment 152 170 -18 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 415 432 -17 Apparel, household goods - wool 250 259 -9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 693 702 -9 TV's, VCR's, etc 886 895 -8 Glassware, chinaware 172 177 -6 Rugs 81 85 -4 Household appliances 506 506 -1 Numismatic coins 19 16 3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 273 270 4 Musical instruments 93 89 4 Records, tapes, and disks 94 88 5 Nursery stock, etc. 87 82 6 Footwear 865 860 6 Writing and art supplies 626 618 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 205 196 9 Books, printed matter 222 208 14 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,524 1,510 14 Gem stones, other 125 111 14 Stereo equipment, etc 675 648 27 Other household goods 1,242 1,208 34 Motorcycles and parts 115 69 46 Pharmaceutical prep 1,156 1,069 86 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 642 491 151 Other Goods 2,745 2,505 240 _____________________________________________ Year-to Year-to Year-to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 728,292 665,026 63,267 Net Adjustments 5,910 7,426 -1,515 Total, Census Basis 722,382 657,600 64,782 Foods, feeds, and beverages 32,941 29,546 3,395 Cane and beet sugar 895 951 -56 Cocoa beans 369 484 -115 Wine and related products 2,690 2,315 375 Fish and shellfish 6,331 5,482 849 Meat products 3,472 3,160 312 Vegetables 2,393 2,337 56 Dairy products and eggs 598 573 25 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,494 1,286 208 Other foods 1,854 1,638 216 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 436 432 4 Green coffee 3,027 2,042 985 Fruits, frozen juices 3,358 3,247 112 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,835 1,722 113 Tea, spices, etc. 547 484 62 Bakery products 1,739 1,566 172 Food oils, oilseeds 1,369 1,329 39 Nuts 534 497 36 Industrial supplies and materials 178,649 168,222 10,427 Crude oil 45,894 44,935 959 Steelmaking materials 2,455 2,576 -122 Liquified petroleum gases 3,482 3,185 296 Fuel oil 4,749 4,789 -40 Bauxite and aluminum 4,798 4,295 503 Chemicals-inorganic 3,463 3,195 268 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,748 1,713 35 Plywood and veneers 951 909 42 Nonferrous metals, other 1,545 1,469 75 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,920 2,755 165 Cotton, natural fibers 176 471 -294 Synthetic rubber--primary 997 932 65 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,711 1,353 359 Electric energy 801 738 62 Wool, silk, etc. 740 644 96 Tin 214 220 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,206 2,242 -36 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 417 402 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,716 1,475 241 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,274 1,227 48 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 450 332 118 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,200 3,853 347 Coal and related fuels 575 560 15 Hides and skins 168 167 1 Iron and steel mill products 9,239 8,481 757 Paper and paper products 3,646 3,471 175 Natural rubber 1,055 1,260 -205 Newsprint 2,978 3,472 -494 Hair, waste materials 271 253 18 Farming materials, livestock 491 443 48 Gas-natural 4,288 3,537 751 Iron and steel, advanced 3,082 2,956 126 Nontextile floor tiles 1,162 1,027 135 Leather and furs 852 768 83 Synthetic cloth 3,473 2,945 528 Shingles, wallboard 3,434 2,936 498 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,628 2,725 -97 Finished textile supplies 1,348 1,162 186 Copper 2,068 1,886 182 Finished metal shapes 4,159 3,564 595 Industrial supplies, other 8,712 8,147 565 Zinc 1,094 763 332 Nickel 970 974 -4 Plastic materials 4,687 4,181 506 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,386 3,143 243 Lumber 6,261 5,721 540 Other precious metals 2,005 1,987 18 Nonmonetary gold 2,538 2,330 209 Nuclear fuel materials 1,017 1,091 -74 Chemicals-organic 9,349 8,318 1,030 Petroleum products, other 6,808 6,245 563 Capital goods, except automotive 210,281 190,138 20,142 Industrial machines, other 11,484 11,104 379 Pulp and paper machinery 3,377 3,226 152 Metalworking machine tools 6,821 6,168 654 Excavating machinery 3,632 2,936 696 Computer accessories 51,894 45,522 6,372 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,690 2,530 1,160 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,390 2,992 398 Semiconductors 30,732 31,083 -351 Business machines and equipment 6,104 5,619 485 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,471 4,927 544 Telecommunications equipment 12,843 11,851 992 Medicinal equipment 5,656 5,195 461 Drilling & oilfield equipment 775 577 197 Industrial engines 5,372 5,230 142 Electric apparatus 16,288 14,434 1,854 Photo, service industry 5,552 4,894 658 Nonfarm tractors and parts 577 525 52 Materials handling equipment 3,489 2,947 542 Railway transpor. equipment 1,003 1,035 -32 Generators, accessories 6,691 6,002 689 Civilian aircraft 3,719 3,110 609 Specialized mining 574 651 -77 Laboratory testing instruments 1,012 776 236 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Commercial vessels, other 20 18 3 Spacecraft, exc. military 49 137 -88 Marine engines, parts 547 455 93 Food, tobacco machinery 1,093 1,025 69 Wood, glass, plastic 3,861 3,542 319 Textile, sewing machines 1,764 1,590 174 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,236 4,607 1,628 Computers 6,563 5,432 1,131 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 117,361 106,858 10,504 Consumer goods 158,698 141,108 17,590 Gem diamonds 6,199 5,514 685 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 16,269 13,616 2,653 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,689 16,635 3,054 Pleasure boats and motors 1,198 1,354 -156 Jewelry 5,519 5,272 247 Camping apparel and gear 4,602 4,127 475 Photo equipment 1,736 1,736 1 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,300 4,096 203 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,461 2,144 317 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,761 5,792 969 TV's, VCR's, etc 8,810 8,392 418 Glassware, chinaware 1,681 1,524 157 Rugs 797 697 99 Household appliances 4,873 4,670 202 Numismatic coins 236 197 40 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,618 2,335 284 Musical instruments 905 859 46 Records, tapes, and disks 806 839 -33 Nursery stock, etc. 830 795 36 Footwear 8,904 7,946 958 Writing and art supplies 5,913 5,374 539 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,933 1,760 173 Books, printed matter 2,102 1,994 108 Toys/games/sporting goods 14,727 12,746 1,981 Gem stones, other 1,063 996 67 Stereo equipment, etc 6,234 6,177 57 Other household goods 11,757 10,548 1,209 Motorcycles and parts 930 1,035 -105 Pharmaceutical prep 10,639 8,558 2,082 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,206 3,382 824 Other Goods 24,451 21,728 2,724 (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-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1996 TO OCTOBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -20,956 -63,119 -107,095 Jan.- Oct. -158,299 -17,837 -51,343 -89,119 January -15,508 -970 -4,426 -10,113 February -13,080 -1,178 -3,854 -8,048 March -14,335 -2,117 -3,938 -8,280 April -15,897 -2,456 -5,526 -7,915 May -16,826 -2,377 -5,722 -8,727 June -14,839 -1,756 -5,329 -7,754 July -17,757 -1,865 -5,638 -10,254 August -16,759 -2,123 -5,171 -9,466 September -17,976 -1,616 -5,868 -10,493 October -15,320 -1,380 -5,870 -8,070 November -15,176 -1,567 -5,455 -8,153 December -17,695 -1,551 -6,321 -9,823 1997 Jan.- Oct. -165,949 -14,913 -52,556 -98,480 January -18,149 -799 -5,768 -11,582 February -16,761 -1,100 -5,623 -10,039 March -14,877 -2,444 -5,272 -7,161 April -15,528 -1,716 -4,846 -8,966 May -16,363 -1,892 -5,407 -9,064 June -15,244 -1,748 -5,160 -8,336 July -16,849 -1,258 -4,685 -10,905 August -16,559 -1,285 -4,996 -10,277 September (R) -18,538 -1,391 -5,263 -11,884 October -17,082 -1,281 -5,536 -10,265 November December __________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 9,631 615,444 Jan.- Oct. 506,727 -10,411 7,812 509,326 January 48,899 -695 885 48,709 February 50,433 -791 758 50,466 March 50,716 -904 756 50,864 April 50,794 -843 637 51,000 May 51,282 -1,130 674 51,738 June 51,335 -882 626 51,591 July 49,087 -1,440 719 49,808 August 51,254 -1,352 794 51,813 September 50,423 -1,309 869 50,863 October 52,503 -1,065 1,094 52,474 November 53,209 -1,279 851 53,637 December 52,133 -1,316 968 52,481 1997 Jan.- Oct. 562,343 -9,002 8,377 562,969 January 51,686 -551 879 51,358 February 53,687 -671 800 53,558 March 57,155 -988 828 57,315 April 57,162 -697 824 57,035 May 56,871 -995 708 57,158 June 57,378 -857 805 57,431 July 56,745 -1,031 897 56,879 August 57,326 -1,044 915 57,455 September (R) 56,370 -1,133 843 56,659 October 57,964 -1,037 879 58,122 November December __________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 72,750 722,539 Jan.- Oct. 665,026 7,426 59,154 598,446 January 64,407 275 5,311 58,821 February 63,514 388 4,613 58,513 March 65,052 1,213 4,695 59,144 April 66,691 1,613 6,163 58,916 May 68,108 1,247 6,395 60,466 June 66,174 874 5,955 59,345 July 66,844 425 6,357 60,062 August 68,013 770 5,965 61,279 September 68,400 307 6,737 61,356 October 67,823 315 6,964 60,544 November 68,385 289 6,307 61,790 December 69,828 235 7,289 62,304 1997 Jan.- Oct. 728,292 5,910 60,933 661,449 January 69,834 247 6,648 62,940 February 70,448 429 6,423 63,596 March 72,032 1,456 6,100 64,476 April 72,689 1,019 5,670 66,001 May 73,234 897 6,115 66,222 June 72,622 891 5,965 65,767 July 73,593 227 5,582 67,784 August 73,885 242 5,911 67,732 September (R) 74,908 259 6,106 68,544 October 75,047 244 6,416 68,387 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 as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in "Manufactured Goods." SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO OCTOBER 1997 1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators. (R) Revised) EXPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 43,949 128,960 355,629 Jan.- Oct. 566,920 35,969 107,200 288,834 January 52,825 3,717 10,130 26,472 February 54,646 3,614 10,406 27,552 March 55,491 3,811 10,932 27,819 April 55,905 3,490 11,082 28,577 May 56,944 3,471 10,880 28,839 June 57,192 3,408 10,824 28,906 July 56,035 3,541 10,226 28,565 August 58,483 3,573 10,891 30,042 September 58,595 3,576 10,736 29,997 October 60,804 3,768 11,094 32,066 November 62,883 4,223 10,811 33,227 December 62,466 3,757 10,950 33,568 1997 Jan.- Oct. 693,994 35,875 116,538 391,625 January 62,187 3,713 10,648 33,938 February 64,282 3,593 11,174 35,292 March 68,371 3,493 12,120 37,717 April 68,670 3,472 11,927 38,519 May 69,610 3,412 11,820 39,153 June 70,829 3,385 12,256 39,707 July 71,034 3,336 11,549 40,683 August 72,837 3,652 11,748 41,985 September (R) 72,359 3,743 11,595 42,135 October 73,815 4,075 11,700 42,496 November December ______________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 62,272 67,001 34,457 Jan.- Oct. 566,920 51,446 55,483 27,989 January 52,825 5,049 5,328 2,129 February 54,646 5,094 5,551 2,429 March 55,491 4,882 5,487 2,560 April 55,905 4,852 5,473 2,432 May 56,944 5,202 5,606 2,946 June 57,192 5,333 5,623 3,098 July 56,035 5,133 5,333 3,236 August 58,483 5,251 5,604 3,122 September 58,595 5,476 5,619 3,192 October 60,804 5,173 5,857 2,845 November 62,883 5,612 5,791 3,221 December 62,466 5,215 5,727 3,247 1997 Jan.- Oct. 693,994 57,763 61,335 30,858 January 62,187 5,338 5,768 2,782 February 64,282 5,623 5,954 2,646 March 68,371 5,918 6,177 2,947 April 68,670 5,857 6,039 2,857 May 69,610 5,639 6,344 3,243 June 70,829 5,934 6,388 3,158 July 71,034 5,944 6,082 3,440 August 72,837 5,855 6,120 3,475 September (R) 72,359 5,546 6,074 3,264 October 73,815 6,108 6,390 3,046 November December ______________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 32,963 184,317 331,080 Jan.- Oct. 703,871 27,242 153,385 267,603 January 66,973 2,687 14,814 24,825 February 66,313 2,541 14,081 24,762 March 67,424 2,756 14,436 25,838 April 68,424 2,708 15,117 25,590 May 70,969 2,708 15,789 26,466 June 70,123 2,739 15,455 26,454 July 71,882 2,778 16,040 27,028 August 73,349 2,863 15,877 28,168 September 74,158 2,722 15,912 28,852 October 74,256 2,741 15,864 29,620 November 75,934 2,746 15,168 31,115 December 77,916 2,975 15,764 32,362 1997 Jan.- Oct. 860,613 29,728 165,019 377,908 January 79,181 2,869 15,331 33,217 February 80,220 2,833 15,497 33,402 March 82,350 2,920 16,330 35,493 April 84,656 3,040 16,526 36,267 May 85,809 3,018 16,794 37,176 June 86,300 2,909 16,543 38,414 July 88,568 3,029 16,609 39,309 August 90,191 3,020 16,845 41,193 September (R) 91,521 3,054 17,281 41,427 October 91,818 3,036 17,262 42,010 November December ______________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 117,919 165,069 26,373 Jan.- Oct. 703,871 97,759 136,120 21,762 January 66,973 9,523 13,070 2,053 February 66,313 9,583 13,286 2,061 March 67,424 9,255 13,068 2,070 April 68,424 9,598 13,195 2,216 May 70,969 10,100 13,751 2,154 June 70,123 9,862 13,458 2,155 July 71,882 10,110 13,628 2,299 August 73,349 10,261 13,958 2,222 September 74,158 10,174 14,253 2,246 October 74,256 9,292 14,453 2,286 November 75,934 10,263 14,284 2,359 December 77,916 9,897 14,666 2,253 1997 Jan.- Oct. 860,613 107,055 154,545 26,358 January 79,181 10,735 14,656 2,372 February 80,220 11,048 14,814 2,626 March 82,350 10,659 14,543 2,405 April 84,656 10,388 15,782 2,652 May 85,809 10,632 15,664 2,525 June 86,300 10,574 15,311 2,549 July 88,568 11,188 15,683 2,749 August 90,191 10,761 15,616 2,755 September (R) 91,521 10,777 16,258 2,724 October 91,818 10,293 16,217 3,001 November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1997 1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the monthly deflators. (R) Revised) Trade Balance Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. -155,514 -53,185 -102,330 Jan.- Oct. -132,605 -44,298 -88,307 January -14,893 -4,119 -10,774 February -13,074 -4,187 -8,887 March -12,549 -4,448 -8,100 April -13,778 -3,977 -9,801 May -13,012 -4,426 -8,586 June -13,704 -4,707 -8,997 July -13,989 -4,659 -9,330 August -12,314 -4,644 -7,670 September -12,805 -4,924 -7,881 October -12,488 -4,207 -8,281 November -11,655 -4,616 -7,038 December -11,254 -4,270 -6,984 1996 Jan.- Dec. -165,452 -56,987 -108,465 Jan.- Oct. -136,951 -48,018 -88,933 January -14,148 -4,619 -9,529 February -11,667 -4,132 -7,535 March -11,933 -3,951 -7,982 April -12,518 -4,891 -7,627 May -14,025 -5,262 -8,763 June -12,931 -5,161 -7,770 July -15,847 -5,373 -10,474 August -14,866 -4,789 -10,077 September -15,563 -5,112 -10,452 October -13,453 -4,729 -8,724 November -13,051 -4,261 -8,790 December -15,451 -4,708 -10,742 1997 Jan.- Oct. -166,620 -50,663 -115,957 January -16,994 -4,444 -12,550 February -15,938 -4,741 -11,197 March -13,979 -4,851 -9,128 April -15,986 -4,896 -11,089 May -16,199 -5,430 -10,769 June -15,471 -5,254 -10,218 July -17,533 -5,005 -12,528 August -17,354 -5,131 -12,223 September (R) -19,162 -5,432 -13,730 October -18,003 -5,480 -12,524 November December __________________________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. 599,186 6,987 592,199 Jan.- Oct. 492,012 5,690 486,322 January 45,988 552 45,436 February 46,473 572 45,901 March 48,876 597 48,279 April 48,196 605 47,591 May 49,056 596 48,461 June 49,239 539 48,700 July 48,896 571 48,324 August 51,069 523 50,547 September 52,046 503 51,543 October 52,172 632 51,540 November 53,034 562 52,472 December 54,139 734 53,405 1996 Jan.- Dec. 692,269 7,074 685,195 Jan.- Oct. 566,920 5,824 561,096 January 52,825 697 52,128 February 54,646 599 54,047 March 55,491 581 54,909 April 55,905 463 55,442 May 56,944 494 56,450 June 57,192 468 56,724 July 56,035 541 55,494 August 58,483 589 57,894 September 58,595 631 57,963 October 60,804 759 60,045 November 62,883 587 62,297 December 62,466 663 61,803 1997 Jan.- Oct. 693,994 5,980 688,014 January 62,187 608 61,579 February 64,282 571 63,711 March 68,371 591 67,781 April 68,670 592 68,078 May 69,610 507 69,103 June 70,829 583 70,246 July 71,034 644 70,390 August 72,837 653 72,184 September (R) 72,359 601 71,757 October 73,815 630 73,184 November December __________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1995 Jan.- Dec. 754,700 60,172 694,528 Jan.- Oct. 624,618 49,989 574,629 January 60,881 4,671 56,210 February 59,547 4,760 54,788 March 61,425 5,045 56,379 April 61,974 4,582 57,392 May 62,069 5,022 57,047 June 62,943 5,246 57,697 July 62,885 5,230 57,655 August 63,383 5,167 58,216 September 64,851 5,427 59,424 October 64,660 4,839 59,820 November 64,689 5,179 59,510 December 65,394 5,005 60,389 1996 Jan.- Dec. 857,721 64,061 793,660 Jan.- Oct. 703,871 53,842 650,029 January 66,973 5,316 61,657 February 66,313 4,731 61,582 March 67,424 4,532 62,891 April 68,424 5,354 63,069 May 70,969 5,756 65,213 June 70,123 5,629 64,494 July 71,882 5,914 65,968 August 73,349 5,378 67,971 September 74,158 5,743 68,415 October 74,256 5,488 68,769 November 75,934 4,847 71,087 December 77,916 5,371 72,545 1997 Jan.- Oct. 860,613 56,643 803,970 January 79,181 5,051 74,129 February 80,220 5,312 74,908 March 82,350 5,441 76,909 April 84,656 5,489 79,167 May 85,809 5,937 79,872 June 86,300 5,836 80,464 July 88,568 5,650 82,918 August 90,191 5,783 84,407 September (R) 91,521 6,033 85,488 October 91,818 6,110 85,708 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-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. -173,560 -158,801 Jan.- Oct. -149,749 -137,108 January -14,538 -13,661 February -11,128 -10,218 March -12,645 -11,004 April -13,513 -11,984 May -15,251 -13,343 June -16,447 -14,697 July -18,392 -17,464 August -16,463 -15,480 September -14,586 -13,693 October -16,786 -15,562 November -13,979 -12,867 December -9,831 -8,826 1996 Jan.- Dec. -191,170 -170,214 Jan.- Oct. -160,777 -142,940 January -15,112 -14,142 February -10,646 -9,468 March -10,529 -8,412 April -15,248 -12,792 May -15,874 -13,498 June -14,131 -12,375 July -21,948 -20,084 August -18,573 -16,450 September -19,326 -17,710 October -19,391 -18,010 November -14,567 -13,000 December -15,826 -14,274 1997 Jan.- Oct. -168,012 -153,099 January -17,158 -16,359 February -13,093 -11,993 March -11,814 -9,370 April -14,553 -12,837 May -14,651 -12,759 June -15,478 -13,730 July -21,374 -20,116 August -17,582 -16,297 September (R) -21,037 -19,646 October -21,272 -19,991 November December September data as published last month : -20,641 -19,256 _____________________________________________ Exports Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 575,871 -8,871 584,742 Jan.- Oct. 475,914 -7,265 483,179 January 42,998 -635 43,633 February 44,319 -680 44,999 March 51,809 -770 52,579 April 47,160 -649 47,808 May 49,100 -755 49,855 June 48,550 -843 49,393 July 43,672 -718 44,390 August 48,221 -751 48,972 September 49,061 -662 49,723 October 51,024 -804 51,828 November 49,906 -805 50,710 December 50,052 -801 50,853 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 Jan.- Oct. 506,352 -10,411 516,764 January 47,072 -695 47,767 February 50,322 -791 51,112 March 54,048 -904 54,952 April 51,029 -843 51,872 May 52,230 -1,130 53,359 June 50,939 -882 51,821 July 46,158 -1,440 47,598 August 50,223 -1,352 51,575 September 49,289 -1,309 50,598 October 55,042 -1,065 56,107 November 53,737 -1,279 55,016 December 51,980 -1,316 53,295 1997 Jan.- Oct. 561,518 -9,002 570,520 January 49,993 -551 50,544 February 52,531 -671 53,202 March 60,288 -988 61,275 April 57,644 -697 58,341 May 57,724 -995 58,719 June 57,180 -857 58,037 July 53,798 -1,031 54,829 August 55,661 -1,044 56,705 September (R) 56,089 -1,133 57,221 October 60,610 -1,037 61,647 November December September data as published last month : 56,232 -1,127 57,360 _____________________________________________ Imports Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1995 Jan.- Dec. 749,431 5,888 743,543 Jan.- Oct. 625,663 5,376 620,287 January 57,536 243 57,293 February 55,447 230 55,217 March 64,454 870 63,583 April 60,672 880 59,792 May 64,351 1,153 63,198 June 64,997 907 64,090 July 62,064 210 61,854 August 64,684 232 64,452 September 63,648 231 63,417 October 67,810 420 67,390 November 63,885 308 63,577 December 59,883 204 59,679 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 Jan.- Oct. 667,129 7,426 659,704 January 62,184 275 61,910 February 60,968 388 60,580 March 64,577 1,213 63,364 April 66,277 1,613 64,664 May 68,104 1,247 66,857 June 65,070 874 64,196 July 68,107 425 67,682 August 68,795 770 68,025 September 68,616 307 68,309 October 74,433 315 74,118 November 68,304 289 68,016 December 67,805 235 67,570 1997 Jan.- Oct. 729,529 5,910 723,619 January 67,150 247 66,903 February 65,624 429 65,196 March 72,102 1,456 70,645 April 72,197 1,019 71,178 May 72,375 897 71,478 June 72,658 891 71,767 July 75,172 227 74,945 August 73,243 242 73,001 September (R) 77,126 259 76,868 October 81,882 244 81,638 November December September data as published last month : 76,874 258 76,616 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1996 TO OCTOBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 612,069 -13,006 625,075 55,534 147,652 Jan.- Oct. 506,352 -10,411 516,764 45,594 123,539 January 47,072 -695 47,767 4,672 11,851 February 50,322 -791 51,112 4,643 12,218 March 54,048 -904 54,952 5,148 13,022 April 51,029 -843 51,872 4,489 12,882 May 52,230 -1,130 53,359 4,473 12,809 June 50,939 -882 51,821 4,102 12,181 July 46,158 -1,440 47,598 4,488 11,405 August 50,223 -1,352 51,575 4,427 12,373 September 49,289 -1,309 50,598 4,176 11,829 October 55,042 -1,065 56,107 4,977 12,971 November 53,737 -1,279 55,016 5,376 11,940 December 51,980 -1,316 53,295 4,564 12,173 1997 Jan.- Oct. 561,518 -9,002 570,520 41,736 132,454 January 49,993 -551 50,544 4,333 12,012 February 52,531 -671 53,202 4,425 12,481 March 60,288 -988 61,275 4,442 14,151 April 57,644 -697 58,341 4,080 13,754 May 57,724 -995 58,719 3,840 13,687 June 57,180 -857 58,037 3,655 13,788 July 53,798 -1,031 54,829 3,744 12,966 August 55,661 -1,044 56,705 3,994 13,162 September (R) 56,089 -1,133 57,221 4,124 12,997 October 60,610 -1,037 61,647 5,100 13,458 November December ____________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 625,075 252,895 65,021 70,138 33,836 Jan.- Oct. 516,764 207,976 53,826 58,169 27,660 January 47,767 19,072 4,980 5,072 2,120 February 51,112 20,528 5,697 5,641 2,385 March 54,952 22,689 5,407 6,101 2,586 April 51,872 20,761 5,529 5,692 2,519 May 53,359 21,078 6,082 5,946 2,972 June 51,821 21,055 5,552 5,838 3,095 July 47,598 19,210 4,004 5,337 3,153 August 51,575 20,690 5,104 5,957 3,024 September 50,598 19,921 5,738 5,887 3,047 October 56,107 22,971 5,733 6,697 2,758 November 55,016 22,360 5,938 6,258 3,144 December 53,295 22,559 5,256 5,711 3,032 1997 Jan.- Oct. 570,520 241,991 60,935 64,561 28,844 January 50,544 20,697 5,343 5,593 2,568 February 53,202 21,652 6,206 6,012 2,426 March 61,275 26,520 6,544 6,798 2,820 April 58,341 24,767 6,576 6,368 2,796 May 58,719 24,865 6,511 6,726 3,090 June 58,037 24,499 6,452 6,657 2,986 July 54,829 24,054 4,735 6,148 3,182 August 56,705 24,224 5,655 6,494 3,176 September (R) 57,221 24,547 6,147 6,447 2,960 October 61,647 26,165 6,767 7,319 2,838 November December ____________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 803,239 7,950 795,289 35,710 204,482 Jan.- Oct. 667,129 7,426 659,704 29,545 168,923 January 62,184 275 61,910 2,801 16,080 February 60,968 388 60,580 2,739 14,581 March 64,577 1,213 63,364 2,958 15,709 April 66,277 1,613 64,664 3,073 17,173 May 68,104 1,247 66,857 3,070 17,754 June 65,070 874 64,196 2,843 16,391 July 68,107 425 67,682 2,901 17,797 August 68,795 770 68,025 2,953 17,380 September 68,616 307 68,309 2,937 17,310 October 74,433 315 74,118 3,269 18,748 November 68,304 289 68,016 2,991 17,091 December 67,805 235 67,570 3,175 18,469 1997 Jan.- Oct. 729,529 5,910 723,619 32,911 179,235 January 67,150 247 66,903 3,047 18,105 February 65,624 429 65,196 2,936 16,729 March 72,102 1,456 70,645 3,392 18,180 April 72,197 1,019 71,178 3,317 17,916 May 72,375 897 71,478 3,406 18,230 June 72,658 891 71,767 3,255 17,533 July 75,172 227 74,945 3,356 18,021 August 73,243 242 73,001 3,212 17,659 September (R) 77,126 259 76,868 3,382 18,046 October 81,882 244 81,638 3,609 18,816 November December ____________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1996 Jan.- Dec. 795,289 229,050 128,938 171,007 26,102 Jan.- Oct. 659,704 189,925 106,916 142,855 21,540 January 61,910 18,485 9,782 12,805 1,957 February 60,580 18,208 10,540 12,464 2,048 March 63,364 19,786 10,703 12,098 2,109 April 64,664 18,883 11,018 12,252 2,265 May 66,857 18,658 11,659 13,474 2,241 June 64,196 18,565 10,729 13,511 2,157 July 67,682 19,268 9,537 15,939 2,240 August 68,025 18,599 10,952 16,047 2,093 September 68,309 19,172 10,432 16,334 2,124 October 74,118 20,301 11,565 17,929 2,305 November 68,016 19,079 11,661 14,772 2,423 December 67,570 20,046 10,361 13,380 2,140 1997 Jan.- Oct. 723,619 209,746 116,882 160,601 24,244 January 66,903 18,398 11,161 14,103 2,089 February 65,196 17,975 11,785 13,438 2,332 March 70,645 21,089 12,210 13,537 2,238 April 71,178 20,775 12,188 14,479 2,504 May 71,478 20,363 12,107 14,957 2,416 June 71,767 21,426 11,476 15,697 2,380 July 74,945 22,239 10,633 18,176 2,519 August 73,001 21,081 11,202 17,460 2,389 September (R) 76,868 22,715 11,261 18,983 2,480 October 81,638 23,684 12,860 19,772 2,897 November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS, -- 1997 (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 October September Cumulative Item(1) 1997 1997 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -21,272 (R) -21,037 -168,012 Net Adjustments -1,281 (R) -1,391 -14,913 Total Census Basis -19,991 (R) -19,646 -153,099 North America -2,523 (R) -2,628 -26,066 Canada -1,058 (R) -1,315 -13,101 Mexico -1,465 -1,313 -12,965 Western Europe -2,814 -1,137 -13,495 European Union -2,413 -776 -13,454 Austria -49 94 -250 Belgium 437 377 4,541 Finland 51 -61 -594 France -546 -450 -3,983 Germany -1,826 -1,056 -14,851 Italy -971 -612 -8,574 Netherlands 1,207 1,189 10,334 Spain 146 67 745 Sweden -398 -314 -3,319 United Kingdom -349 214 3,254 Other EU -115 -223 -756 European Free Trade Association -481 -416 -1,241 Norway -191 -191 -1,625 Switzerland -268 -209 494 Other EFTA -23 -16 -109 Other Western Europe 80 54 1,199 Eastern Europe/FSR -121 -172 -515 Hungary -61 -60 -483 Poland 23 20 430 Former Soviet Republics -38 -90 -197 Russia -88 -130 -801 Other FSR 50 40 604 Other EE -45 -42 -265 Pacific Rim Countries -13,267 -14,036 -100,630 Australia 562 622 6,299 China -5,191 -5,516 -41,745 Japan -5,866 -5,132 -46,369 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,464 -2,023 -6,220 Hong Kong 205 103 3,991 Korea -34 -408 2,292 Singapore -354 -355 -1,992 Taiwan -1,281 -1,364 -10,510 Other Pacific Rim(2) -1,309 -1,987 -12,594 South/Central America 1,276 713 6,501 Argentina 310 310 2,749 Brazil 752 691 4,727 Colombia 64 15 449 Other S/C A (2) 149 -304 -1,424 OPEC -2,294 -1,845 -18,797 Indonesia(2) -512 -606 -4,065 Nigeria -513 -433 -4,846 Saudia Arabia -379 -105 -1,917 Venezuela(2) -546 -649 -5,726 Other OPEC -345 -52 -2,243 Other Countries -1,433 -1,449 -9,467 Egypt 183 249 2,771 South Africa 33 30 467 Other -1,649 -1,728 -12,705 Uniden. ctys (3) 129 32 207 Timing Adjustments (X) -379 -628 ______________________________________________________________ Exports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1997 1997 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 60,610 (R) 56,089 561,518 Net Adjustments -1,037 (R) -1,133 -9,002 Total Census Basis 61,647 (R) 57,221 570,520 North America 20,993 (R) 19,600 184,872 Canada 13,857 (R) 13,244 126,409 Mexico 7,136 6,356 58,463 Western Europe 13,422 12,588 129,020 European Union 12,427 11,684 116,380 Austria 180 287 1,736 Belgium 1,178 1,096 11,129 Finland 255 131 1,403 France 1,436 1,302 13,106 Germany 2,103 2,066 20,432 Italy 819 689 7,424 Netherlands 1,940 1,853 16,373 Spain 531 378 4,543 Sweden 299 277 2,717 United Kingdom 2,882 2,930 30,250 Other EU 806 675 7,267 European Free Trade Association 648 624 8,972 Norway 120 112 1,459 Switzerland 513 500 7,348 Other EFTA 15 12 165 Other Western Europe 346 281 3,668 Eastern Europe/FSR 639 651 6,451 Hungary 40 39 389 Poland 91 85 1,009 Former Soviet Republics 421 456 4,169 Russia 289 313 2,675 Other FSR 131 143 1,494 Other EE 87 72 884 Pacific Rim Countries 16,854 15,095 161,572 Australia 1,010 1,047 10,096 China 1,413 1,067 10,281 Japan 5,343 5,034 54,857 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 6,581 6,013 65,353 Hong Kong 1,284 1,217 12,525 Korea 2,081 1,684 21,558 Singapore 1,429 1,513 14,868 Taiwan 1,787 1,599 16,402 Other Pacific Rim(2) 2,506 1,933 20,985 South/Central America 6,030 5,372 51,557 Argentina 520 514 4,623 Brazil 1,550 1,424 12,899 Colombia 501 399 4,335 Other S/C A (2) 3,458 3,035 29,699 OPEC 2,039 2,297 20,053 Indonesia(2) 372 322 3,630 Nigeria 56 71 680 Saudia Arabia 530 749 5,838 Venezuela(2) 674 627 5,480 Other OPEC 406 528 4,424 Other Countries 2,589 2,663 25,968 Egypt 253 301 3,300 South Africa 265 286 2,518 Other 2,070 2,076 20,150 Uniden. ctys (3) 129 32 207 Timing Adjustments (X) -127 -68 ______________________________________________________________ Imports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1997 1997 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 81,882 (R) 77,126 729,529 Net Adjustments 244 (R) 259 5,910 Total Census Basis 81,638 (R) 76,868 723,619 North America 23,516 22,228 210,938 Canada 14,915 14,559 139,510 Mexico 8,601 7,669 71,428 Western Europe 16,236 13,725 142,516 European Union 14,840 12,459 129,834 Austria 229 193 1,987 Belgium 741 719 6,588 Finland 203 192 1,998 France 1,983 1,752 17,089 Germany 3,928 3,121 35,282 Italy 1,790 1,301 15,998 Netherlands 733 664 6,039 Spain 385 311 3,799 Sweden 697 591 6,035 United Kingdom 3,231 2,716 26,996 Other EU 921 898 8,023 European Free Trade Association 1,129 1,039 10,213 Norway 311 303 3,084 Switzerland 780 708 6,854 Other EFTA 38 28 274 Other Western Europe 266 226 2,470 Eastern Europe/FSR 760 823 6,965 Hungary 101 99 872 Poland 68 64 579 Former Soviet Republics 459 546 4,365 Russia 378 443 3,476 Other FSR 82 102 890 Other EE 132 114 1,149 Pacific Rim Countries 30,121 29,130 262,202 Australia 448 425 3,798 China 6,604 6,582 52,026 Japan 11,209 10,166 101,226 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 8,045 8,036 71,572 Hong Kong 1,079 1,114 8,534 Korea 2,115 2,092 19,266 Singapore 1,783 1,868 16,861 Taiwan 3,068 2,963 26,912 Other Pacific Rim(2) 3,815 3,920 33,579 South/Central America 4,754 4,659 45,056 Argentina 210 204 1,874 Brazil 798 733 8,172 Colombia 437 383 3,886 Other S/C A (2) 3,309 3,339 31,124 OPEC 4,333 4,142 38,849 Indonesia(2) 884 928 7,695 Nigeria 570 504 5,526 Saudia Arabia 909 854 7,755 Venezuela(2) 1,220 1,275 11,206 Other OPEC 751 580 6,667 Other Countries 4,022 4,112 35,434 Egypt 70 52 528 South Africa 232 256 2,051 Other 3,719 3,804 32,855 Uniden. ctys (3) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) 252 560 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (3) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14-A. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (X) Not applicable. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance October September Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -19,391 -19,326 -160,777 Net Adjustments -1,380 -1,616 -17,837 Total Census Basis -18,010 -17,710 -142,940 North America -2,870 -3,362 -32,589 Canada -1,381 -1,815 -17,628 Mexico -1,489 -1,547 -14,961 Western Europe -1,785 -1,112 -12,616 European Union -1,655 -1,193 -12,253 Austria 6 -16 -175 Belgium 410 481 4,673 Finland 7 -24 25 France -468 -419 -3,666 Germany -1,405 -1,051 -12,584 Italy -865 -590 -7,854 Netherlands 1,190 685 8,103 Spain 45 71 1,029 Sweden -369 -297 -3,164 United Kingdom -157 114 2,425 Other EU -47 -148 -1,066 European Free Trade Association -149 -83 -1,269 Norway -222 -237 -2,151 Switzerland 87 154 925 Other EFTA -15 0 -43 Other Western Europe 19 165 907 Eastern Europe/FSR -48 -55 428 Hungary -41 -32 -260 Poland 19 30 246 Former Soviet Republics -21 -32 495 Russia -112 -51 -15 Other FSR 91 19 510 Other EE -5 -21 -53 Pacific Rim Countries -11,912 -11,155 -86,201 Australia 661 633 6,980 China -4,885 -4,727 -33,860 Japan -4,931 -3,846 -39,072 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,099 -1,333 -6,731 Hong Kong 375 227 3,241 Korea 309 300 2,934 Singapore -449 -551 -3,052 Taiwan -1,334 -1,309 -9,854 Other Pacific Rim(2) -1,657 -1,881 -13,517 South/Central America 309 93 2,295 Argentina 171 145 1,781 Brazil 532 471 3,064 Colombia 11 9 346 Other S/C A (2) -404 -532 -2,896 OPEC -2,236 -2,434 -18,042 Indonesia(2) -587 -474 -3,706 Nigeria -456 -569 -4,565 Saudia Arabia -281 -459 -2,355 Venezuela(2) -878 -892 -6,758 Other OPEC -34 -40 -658 Other Countries -1,047 -1,099 -7,141 Egypt 173 237 1,933 South Africa 63 101 727 Other -1,283 -1,437 -9,800 Uniden. ctys (3) 114 47 462 ______________________________________________________________ Exports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 55,042 49,289 506,352 Net Adjustments -1,065 -1,309 -10,411 Total Census Basis 56,107 50,598 516,764 North America 17,747 16,623 158,397 Canada 12,120 11,673 111,763 Mexico 5,627 4,950 46,634 Western Europe 12,620 11,125 117,638 European Union 11,412 9,868 105,782 Austria 218 165 1,654 Belgium 1,102 1,051 10,331 Finland 200 198 2,022 France 1,346 1,112 11,818 Germany 2,043 1,907 19,402 Italy 733 614 7,373 Netherlands 1,826 1,238 13,575 Spain 465 373 4,550 Sweden 313 268 2,692 United Kingdom 2,467 2,359 26,242 Other EU 700 582 6,123 European Free Trade Association 946 911 8,861 Norway 156 100 1,250 Switzerland 774 792 7,380 Other EFTA 16 19 231 Other Western Europe 262 346 2,996 Eastern Europe/FSR 666 532 5,946 Hungary 26 27 261 Poland 80 81 770 Former Soviet Republics 487 360 4,197 Russia 282 248 2,801 Other FSR 205 113 1,396 Other EE 72 65 717 Pacific Rim Countries 16,084 14,343 155,446 Australia 1,025 957 10,046 China 927 753 9,121 Japan 5,810 5,359 56,838 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 6,406 5,826 62,401 Hong Kong 1,391 1,129 11,512 Korea 2,221 2,025 21,876 Singapore 1,309 1,249 13,986 Taiwan 1,484 1,422 15,027 Other Pacific Rim(2) 1,915 1,448 17,041 South/Central America 4,905 4,447 43,081 Argentina 404 395 3,716 Brazil 1,238 1,203 10,326 Colombia 447 387 3,956 Other S/C A (2) 2,816 2,461 25,082 OPEC 2,027 1,801 18,287 Indonesia(2) 311 240 3,107 Nigeria 67 79 650 Saudia Arabia 658 609 6,024 Venezuela(2) 436 371 3,951 Other OPEC 555 502 4,555 Other Countries 2,692 2,291 24,564 Egypt 231 268 2,497 South Africa 257 285 2,644 Other 2,205 1,738 19,423 Uniden. ctys (3) 114 47 462 ______________________________________________________________ Imports October September Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 74,433 68,616 667,129 Net Adjustments 315 307 7,426 Total Census Basis 74,118 68,309 659,704 North America 20,617 19,985 190,987 Canada 13,501 13,488 129,391 Mexico 7,116 6,497 61,595 Western Europe 14,404 12,236 130,254 European Union 13,067 11,061 118,035 Austria 212 181 1,828 Belgium 692 570 5,658 Finland 193 222 1,997 France 1,815 1,531 15,483 Germany 3,448 2,958 31,986 Italy 1,598 1,204 15,228 Netherlands 636 554 5,472 Spain 419 302 3,520 Sweden 682 565 5,856 United Kingdom 2,624 2,245 23,818 Other EU 746 730 7,189 European Free Trade Association 1,095 994 10,130 Norway 377 337 3,401 Switzerland 687 638 6,455 Other EFTA 31 19 274 Other Western Europe 243 181 2,089 Eastern Europe/FSR 714 587 5,518 Hungary 67 59 522 Poland 61 51 524 Former Soviet Republics 509 392 3,702 Russia 394 299 2,816 Other FSR 115 93 886 Other EE 77 85 770 Pacific Rim Countries 27,996 25,498 241,647 Australia 365 325 3,066 China 5,813 5,481 42,980 Japan 10,741 9,205 95,910 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,505 7,159 69,133 Hong Kong 1,017 902 8,272 Korea 1,912 1,725 18,942 Singapore 1,758 1,801 17,038 Taiwan 2,818 2,731 24,881 Other Pacific Rim(2) 3,573 3,329 30,558 South/Central America 4,595 4,353 40,786 Argentina 233 250 1,936 Brazil 706 732 7,262 Colombia 437 378 3,610 Other S/C A (2) 3,219 2,993 27,978 OPEC 4,263 4,235 36,329 Indonesia(2) 898 715 6,813 Nigeria 523 648 5,216 Saudia Arabia 939 1,068 8,379 Venezuela(2) 1,314 1,262 10,708 Other OPEC 590 542 5,213 Other Countries 3,740 3,391 31,705 Egypt 58 32 565 South Africa 194 184 1,917 Other 3,488 3,175 29,223 Uniden. ctys (3) (X) (X) (X) (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (3) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1997 AND 1996 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.) 1997 DATA October September Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 60,610 81,882 (R) 56,089 (R) 77,126 Net Adjustments -1,037 244 (R) -1,133 (R) 259 Total Census Basis (2) 61,647 81,638 (R) 57,221 (R) 76,868 Manufactured goods (3) 49,047 68,950 46,181 64,819 Agricultural commodities (3) 5,394 2,899 4,299 2,768 Mineral fuels (3) 1,120 7,034 976 6,423 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 3,995 6,906 3,871 7,043 Airplane parts 1,137 468 1,055 417 Airplanes 1,536 444 1,921 407 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 41 274 45 237 Aluminum 306 490 310 444 Animal feeds 346 67 299 58 Artwork/antiques 88 511 75 371 Basketware, etc. 229 316 192 303 Cereal flour 115 150 110 127 Chemicals - cosmetics 432 252 407 233 Chemicals - dyeing 300 223 290 211 Chemicals - fertilizers 184 124 196 113 Chemicals - inorganic 471 434 478 450 Chemicals - medicinal 810 737 603 747 Chemicals - n.e.s. 971 401 954 391 Chemicals - organic 1,378 1,391 1,449 1,430 Chemicals - plastics 1,542 719 1,444 715 Cigarettes 393 6 364 6 Clothing 790 4,883 744 5,100 Coal 317 57 291 54 Coffee 1 244 1 241 Copper 125 268 111 266 Cork, wood, lumber 403 697 413 706 Corn 369 2 443 4 Cotton, raw and linters 149 2 113 1 Crude fertilizers 145 113 145 119 Crude oil 92 5,166 59 4,554 Electrical machinery 6,271 7,727 5,751 7,396 Fish and preparations 248 834 234 779 Footwear 70 1,169 68 1,133 Furniture and bedding 379 1,069 345 926 Gem diamonds 7 726 13 840 General industrial mach 2,744 2,294 2,587 2,077 Glass 182 157 186 150 Glassware 76 154 68 147 Gold, nonmonetary 282 217 297 271 Hides and skins 122 11 110 10 Iron and steel mill prod 517 1,253 508 1,180 Jewelry 72 543 58 453 Lighting, plumbing 155 289 157 279 Liquified propane/butane 21 80 12 85 Live animals 103 170 56 155 Meat and preparations 619 212 594 217 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 972 1,149 868 1,035 Metal ores; scrap 398 406 482 355 Metalworking machinery 526 662 510 547 Mineral fuels, other 295 117 288 125 Natural gas 33 405 19 384 Nickel 30 82 27 100 Oils/fats, vegetable 125 118 101 106 Optical goods 150 214 127 205 Paper and paperboard 912 1,104 879 1,011 Petroleum preparations 350 1,116 297 1,137 Photographic equipment 335 554 323 554 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 491 515 449 495 Platinum 24 197 31 252 Pottery 11 175 11 170 Power generating mach. 2,487 2,289 2,203 2,127 Printed materials 439 285 424 269 Pulp and waste paper 356 232 316 227 Records/magnetic media 630 416 542 378 Rice 92 14 49 22 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 120 141 107 130 Rubber tires and tubes 219 323 200 288 Scientific instruments 2,133 1,365 2,013 1,259 Ships, boats 97 70 92 38 Silver and bullion 29 34 63 36 Soybeans 1,238 2 336 1 Spacecraft 76 187 127 1 Specialized ind. mach. 2,782 1,858 2,499 1,581 Sugar 23 139 Television, VCR, etc. 2,303 4,025 2,034 3,688 Textile yearn, fabric 825 1,101 785 1,043 Tobacco, unmanufactured 132 38 94 83 Toys/games/sporting goods 361 2,161 330 1,988 Travel goods 31 384 27 349 Vegetables and fruits 730 552 659 464 Vehicles 5,118 10,169 4,679 8,897 Watches/clocks/parts 31 328 23 300 Wheat 383 29 511 19 Wood manufactures 162 445 163 416 Re-exports 3,790 (X) 3,618 (X) Agricultural commodities 108 (X) 102 (X) Manufactured goods 3,636 (X) 3,414 (X) Mineral fuels 16 (X) 67 (X) _________________________________________ Cumulative 1997 Cumulative 1996 Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 561,518 729,529 506,352 667,129 Net Adjustments -9,002 5,910 -10,411 7,426 Total Census Basis (2) 570,520 723,619 516,764 659,704 Manufactured goods (3) 454,960 604,427 402,559 547,890 Agricultural commodities (3) 45,121 29,282 48,448 27,121 Mineral fuels (3) 10,215 65,668 9,916 63,198 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 35,936 61,822 32,595 54,548 Airplane parts 10,877 4,017 9,665 2,797 Airplanes 20,102 3,758 14,880 3,132 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 320 1,841 322 1,737 Aluminum 3,131 4,574 2,961 4,093 Animal feeds 3,671 537 3,379 531 Artwork/antiques 907 3,066 696 2,350 Basketware, etc. 2,085 2,750 1,859 2,515 Cereal flour 1,033 1,081 976 995 Chemicals - cosmetics 4,118 2,221 3,608 2,048 Chemicals - dyeing 2,764 2,077 2,276 1,815 Chemicals - fertilizers 2,547 1,144 2,526 1,175 Chemicals - inorganic 4,378 4,310 3,931 4,135 Chemicals - medicinal 6,711 7,042 5,970 5,798 Chemicals - n.e.s. 9,380 4,058 8,034 3,859 Chemicals - organic 13,808 14,041 12,418 12,425 Chemicals - plastics 14,503 6,907 12,907 6,210 Cigarettes 3,621 63 3,994 57 Clothing 7,052 41,075 6,104 35,150 Coal 3,004 531 3,213 513 Coffee 5 3,027 3 2,042 Copper 1,210 2,778 1,349 2,482 Cork, wood, lumber 4,440 6,962 4,599 6,314 Corn 4,555 97 7,043 102 Cotton, raw and linters 2,202 17 2,165 294 Crude fertilizers 1,366 1,130 1,269 975 Crude oil 694 45,694 393 44,932 Electrical machinery 54,742 66,494 47,505 63,331 Fish and preparations 2,303 6,274 2,545 5,431 Footwear 684 11,959 636 10,611 Furniture and bedding 3,277 9,105 2,775 7,787 Gem diamonds 93 6,384 121 5,668 General industrial mach 25,432 21,964 22,183 21,298 Glass 1,774 1,472 1,512 1,411 Glassware 674 1,309 569 1,176 Gold, nonmonetary 5,103 2,506 6,090 2,272 Hides and skins 1,291 109 1,260 110 Iron and steel mill prod 4,690 12,059 4,057 11,014 Jewelry 610 3,721 492 3,500 Lighting, plumbing 1,277 2,445 1,133 2,124 Liquified propane/butane 234 961 240 970 Live animals 522 1,364 402 1,344 Meat and preparations 5,712 2,227 5,836 1,929 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 8,599 10,190 7,744 9,036 Metal ores; scrap 3,973 3,467 3,622 3,334 Metalworking machinery 4,632 6,010 4,425 5,603 Mineral fuels, other 2,857 1,640 2,644 1,524 Natural gas 258 4,194 220 3,420 Nickel 285 952 252 958 Oils/fats, vegetable 1,053 1,153 773 1,180 Optical goods 1,400 2,050 1,151 1,907 Paper and paperboard 8,647 9,661 8,240 9,838 Petroleum preparations 3,102 11,849 3,144 11,099 Photographic equipment 3,290 4,695 3,156 4,392 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 4,275 4,759 3,697 4,431 Platinum 363 1,471 210 1,340 Pottery 84 1,423 78 1,331 Power generating mach. 22,662 20,363 18,421 18,801 Printed materials 3,871 2,396 3,617 2,252 Pulp and waste paper 3,209 2,204 3,414 2,231 Records/magnetic media 5,580 3,451 5,347 3,398 Rice 748 173 813 126 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 1,033 1,296 818 1,228 Rubber tires and tubes 2,020 2,814 1,635 2,562 Scientific instruments 19,753 11,398 17,026 10,273 Ships, boats 1,242 752 830 899 Silver and bullion 464 377 600 470 Soybeans 5,456 80 5,346 28 Spacecraft 682 187 484 232 Specialized ind. mach. 23,985 17,544 21,366 15,472 Sugar 2 864 4 913 Television, VCR, etc. 19,543 30,240 16,228 28,163 Textile yearn, fabric 7,503 10,021 6,565 8,541 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,312 1,029 1,117 903 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,181 14,157 3,050 12,195 Travel goods 281 3,253 259 2,993 Vegetables and fruits 6,166 6,425 6,092 6,243 Vehicles 45,781 93,348 41,485 84,774 Watches/clocks/parts 252 2,343 228 2,353 Wheat 3,496 297 5,694 184 Wood manufactures 1,613 3,889 1,387 3,370 Re-exports 37,094 (X) 33,146 (X) Agricultural commodities 1,196 (X) 1,041 (X) Manufactured goods 35,258 (X) 31,537 (X) Mineral fuels 252 (X) 182 (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-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS JANUARY 1995 TO OCTOBER 1997 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Period Balance Exports Imports 1995 Jan.- Dec. 13,694 138,481 124,787 Jan.- Oct. 9,992 111,825 101,834 January 787 9,230 8,443 February 1,792 10,135 8,342 March 2,137 12,321 10,184 April 1,858 11,059 9,201 May 1,201 11,011 9,809 June 1,354 11,970 10,615 July 242 10,627 10,385 August 720 11,724 11,004 September -39 11,549 11,588 October -62 12,200 12,262 November 1,266 12,904 11,637 December 2,436 13,751 11,316 1996 Jan.- Dec. 24,548 154,909 130,362 Jan.- Oct. 18,964 126,805 107,841 January 580 11,213 10,633 February 2,112 12,256 10,144 March 2,599 13,983 11,385 April 1,877 12,451 10,574 May 2,401 12,843 10,441 June 2,667 13,207 10,540 July 1,168 11,817 10,649 August 2,210 12,751 10,541 September 994 12,339 11,345 October 2,356 13,946 11,590 November 2,955 13,730 10,775 December 2,628 14,374 11,746 1997 Jan.- Oct. 25,408 147,004 121,595 January 1,874 12,446 10,572 February 2,742 12,914 10,173 March 4,404 16,258 11,854 April 3,689 15,424 11,735 May 3,676 15,206 11,531 June 2,423 14,867 12,444 July 1,931 14,883 12,952 August 1,688 14,284 12,596 September 1,429 15,215 13,786 October 1,553 15,506 13,953 November December Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1996 - OCTOBER 1997 (Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Total energy-related Petroleum Products (1) C R U D E P E T R O L E U M (1,000's Quantity Value Quantity barrels) Value Unit (1,000's (1,000's (1,000's per day (1,000's Price Period barrels) dollars) barrels) average dollars) ($) 1996 Jan.- Dec. 3,622,385 70,198,675 2,893,647 7,906 54,930,859 18.98 Jan.- Oct. 3,024,297 57,001,217 2,428,878 7,964 44,932,105 18.50 January 306,887 5,196,253 238,990 7,709 3,926,552 16.43 February 252,634 4,181,363 198,120 6,832 3,189,228 16.10 March 255,345 4,543,881 201,663 6,505 3,491,666 17.31 April 297,886 5,861,235 238,198 7,940 4,589,427 19.27 May 323,841 6,273,672 261,641 8,440 4,944,722 18.90 June 309,546 5,636,729 253,014 8,434 4,544,250 17.96 July 339,099 6,220,921 275,225 8,878 4,998,154 18.16 August 307,806 5,843,627 250,957 8,095 4,680,889 18.65 September 316,593 6,401,956 260,375 8,679 5,199,747 19.97 October 314,661 6,841,579 250,694 8,087 5,367,469 21.41 November 275,355 5,998,188 216,953 7,232 4,637,834 21.38 December 322,733 7,199,269 247,816 7,994 5,360,919 21.63 1997 Jan.- Oct. 3,172,377 58,503,364 2,556,460 8,409 45,693,743 17.87 January 287,411 6,491,986 216,778 6,993 4,774,598 22.03 February 264,834 5,566,305 206,100 7,361 4,222,377 20.49 March 302,844 5,811,473 233,845 7,543 4,378,508 18.72 April 309,942 5,489,660 249,824 8,327 4,289,441 17.17 May 335,350 5,923,999 270,814 8,736 4,603,533 17.00 June 316,421 5,544,112 257,206 8,574 4,390,152 17.07 July 334,066 5,660,722 274,349 8,850 4,527,644 16.50 August 335,274 5,877,456 282,547 9,114 4,787,492 16.94 September 332,822 5,775,046 272,362 9,079 4,553,687 16.72 October 353,413 6,362,605 292,635 9,440 5,166,311 17.65 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-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES - 1997, 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 Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 6,638 6,064 59,687 Australia 92 102 805 Austria 79 50 645 Belgium 120 93 1,043 Brazil 82 121 638 Canada 3,548 3,380 32,604 Germany 188 167 1,856 Japan 318 240 3,237 Korea 50 37 593 Mexico 1,189 1,034 9,362 Saudia Arabia 106 64 944 Sweden 23 22 191 Taiwan 37 23 467 United Kingdom 101 85 874 Other 706 648 6,428 ________________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 1,472 1,224 14,011 Australia 15 6 101 Austria (-) 1 4 Belgium 17 5 183 Brazil 12 29 162 Canada 824 743 7,789 Germany 90 65 893 Japan 107 64 1,259 Korea 5 2 80 Mexico 105 111 718 Saudia Arabia 53 35 424 Sweden 6 4 35 Taiwan 25 14 355 United Kingdom 30 20 236 Other 184 127 1,772 ________________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 1,070 964 8,277 Australia 25 28 188 Austria (-) 1 9 Belgium 54 44 435 Brazil 9 4 52 Canada 644 554 4,577 Germany 8 13 161 Japan 8 6 169 Korea 2 1 28 Mexico 88 124 695 Saudia Arabia 29 11 312 Sweden 1 7 32 Taiwan 5 4 41 United Kingdom 5 4 75 Other 190 162 1,505 ________________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 4,096 3,876 37,399 Australia 52 67 516 Austria 78 48 632 Belgium 48 44 426 Brazil 62 89 424 Canada 2,080 2,083 20,238 Germany 90 88 801 Japan 203 170 1,809 Korea 42 34 486 Mexico 996 799 7,949 Saudia Arabia 23 17 209 Sweden 15 12 125 Taiwan 7 5 71 United Kingdom 66 61 563 Other 333 359 3,152 __________________________________________________________ IMPORTS TOTAL Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 12,852 11,202 116,619 Australia 17 49 360 Austria 25 21 254 Belgium 138 106 1,074 Brazil 114 104 1,039 Canada 4,416 4,253 41,907 Germany 1,198 569 9,455 Japan 3,233 2,844 30,110 Korea 155 138 2,058 Mexico 2,574 2,255 21,515 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 209 182 1,798 Taiwan 69 67 749 United Kingdom 239 210 2,157 Other 465 405 4,142 ________________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 6,422 5,585 60,369 Australia (-) 33 239 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 113 89 879 Brazil (-) (-) 1 Canada 2,148 2,148 21,698 Germany 925 344 7,206 Japan 2,077 1,855 19,171 Korea 101 88 1,525 Mexico 722 740 6,799 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 175 153 1,493 Taiwan (-) (-) 3 United Kingdom 150 127 1,255 Other 11 7 100 ________________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 1,371 1,279 12,811 Australia (-) (-) (-) Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 15 11 121 Brazil (-) 1 3 Canada 864 865 8,379 Germany 4 6 54 Japan 68 54 718 Korea (-) (-) (-) Mexico 390 318 3,227 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 2 1 33 Taiwan 1 (-) 6 United Kingdom 14 16 178 Other 13 8 90 ________________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country October September to-date Total 5,058 4,338 43,440 Australia 17 16 121 Austria 25 21 254 Belgium 9 6 74 Brazil 114 103 1,035 Canada 1,404 1,240 11,829 Germany 269 219 2,194 Japan 1,088 934 10,221 Korea 54 50 534 Mexico 1,462 1,197 11,489 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 32 28 272 Taiwan 69 66 739 United Kingdom 74 67 725 Other 442 390 3,952 Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES GOODS CENSUS BASIS The Census basis goods data are compiled from the documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They include government and non-government shipments of goods, and exclude shipments between the United States and its territories and possessions, transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic and consular installations abroad, U.S. goods returned to the United States by its Armed Forces, personal and household effects of travelers, and in-transit shipments. The General imports value reflects the total arrival of merchandise from foreign countries that immediately enters consumption channels, warehouses, or Foreign Trade Zones. For imports, the value reported is the U. S. Customs Service appraised value of merchandise; generally, the price paid for merchandise for export to the United States. Import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing merchandise to the United States are excluded. Exports are valued at the f.a.s.- free alongside ship value of merchandise at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price including inland freight, insurance and other charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. Monthly data include actual month's transactions as well as a small number of transactions for previous months. Each month we revise the aggregate seasonally adjusted (current and constant dollar) and unadjusted export, import and trade balance figures, as well as the end-use totals for the prior month. SITC and country detail data are not revised monthly. The timing adjustment shown in Exhibit 14 is the difference between monthly data as originally reported and as recompiled. Annual revisions for the months are made in October to reflect corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country summary data. The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to Exhibits 7 - 18. U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE AND SUBSTITUTION The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare the two series. 1. Coverage--Canadian imports are based on country of origin. U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S. exports exlude these foreign shipments. For October 1997, these shipments totaled $25.4 million. U.S.export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For October 1997, these shipments totaled $7.6 million. 2. Valuation--Canadian imports are valued at point of origin in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at the port of exit in the United States and include inland freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported. When it is not, an estimate of 4.5 percent is used. Inland freight charges for October 1997 account for 1.7 percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada. 3. Reexports--U.S. exports include reexports of foreign goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly larger. For October 1997, reexports to Canada were $1,408 million. 4. Exchange Rate--Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For October 1997, the average exchange rate was 1.3869 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar. 5. Other--There are other minor differences which are statistically insignificant, such as rounding error. AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 15 and 15A) North America - Canada, Mexico Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Octoberen Island, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia. European Union - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Pacific Rim - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan. South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands,Uruguay,Venezuela. OPEC - Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela. Adjustments for Seasonal and Working-Day Variations Goods are initially classified under the Harmonized System (HS) which describes and measures the characteristics of goods traded. Combining trade into approximately 140 export and 140 import end-use categories makes it possible to examine goods according to their principal uses (See Exhibits 8 and 9). These categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 7). These data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product Accounts. The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other methods that redistribute the actual series values over the calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately from other trade. Adjustments for Price Change Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis (1992=100) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible, then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. SITC Data Goods data appearing in Exhibit 16 are classified in terms of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3. Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other products of agriculture which have not passed through complex processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches, casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from agriculture goods and are included in manufactured goods where they are classified in the SITC. Manufactured goods conform to the SITC sections that include chemicals and related products, N.S.P.F.; manufactured goods classified chiefly by material; machinery and transport equipment; miscellaneous manufactured articles, N.S.P.F.; and goods and transactions not classified elsewhere. Reexports are foreign merchandise entering the country as imports and which at the time of exportation are in substantially the same condition as when imported. Reexports, included in overall export totals, appear as separate line items in Exhibit 16. Advanced Technology Products (ATP) About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced technology" codes and they meet the following criteria: 1. The code contains products whose technology is from a recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology). 2. These products represent leading edge technology in that field. 3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items covered in the selected classification code. The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced technology trade which appears in Exhibit 17. This product and commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level of technology embodied in the goods. NONSAMPLING ERROR The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to samplinf errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors, undocumented shipments, timeliness, and data captuer errors. For a detailed discussion of errors effecting the goods data, see "U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: A Quality Profile" available on the INTERNET at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ or from the Foreign Trade Division. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the international accounts, and to value transactions according to a standard definition. The export adjustments include: U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census goods exports.) Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only include gold that leaves the customs territory. Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports: Deductions for repairs of goods, exposed motion picture film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export document is filed. The import adjustments include: Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and freight charges for transporting goods to the United States from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.) Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that enters the customs territory. Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures". BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports: Deductions for repairs of goods, and exposed motion picture film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico, conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S. vessels abroad. SERVICES The statistics are estimates of services transactions between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic, and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are considered to be part of the U.S. economy. Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is "Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief description of the types of services included in each category: Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a resident. Travel includes expenditures for food, lodging, recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign visit. Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel between the United States and foreign countries and between two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S. residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United States and foreign countries. Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to and from the United States. Includes freight charges, operating expenses that transportation companies incur in foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft and freight car rentals. Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign residents involving intangible assets and proprietary rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes, formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties" generally refers to payments for the utilization of copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees" generally refers to payments for the use of patents or industrial processes. Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated foreigners, for which no identification by type is available, and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term "affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship, which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent, or when a foreign person has a similar interest in a U.S. enterprise.) Transactions with unaffiliated foreigners consist of education services; financial services (includes commissions and other transactions fees associated with the purchase and sale of securities and noninterest income of banks, and excludes investment income); insurance premiums and losses; telecommunications services (includes transmission services and value-added services); and business, professional, and technical services. Included in the last group are advertising services; computer and data processing services; database and other information services; research, development, and testing services; management, consulting, and public relations services;legal services; construction, engineering, architectural, and mining services; industrial engineering services; installation, maintenance, repair of equipment; and other services, including medical services and film and tape rental. Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts (Exports only) - Exports of goods and services in which U.S. Government military agencies participate. Includes both goods, such as equipment, and services, such as repair services and training, that cannot be separately identified. Direct Defense Expenditures (Imports only) - Expenditures incurred by U.S. military agencies abroad, including expenditures by U.S. personnel, payments of wages to foreign residents, construction expenditures, payments for foreign contractual services, and procurement of foreign goods. Includes both goods and services that cannot be separately identified. U.S. Government Miscellaneous Services - Transactions of U.S. Government nonmilitary agencies with foreign residents. Most of these transactions involve the provision of services to, or purchases of services from, foreigners; transfers of some goods are also included. Services estimates are based on quarterly, annual, and benchmark surveys and partial information generated from monthly reports. Service transactions are estimated at market prices. Estimates are seasonally adjusted when statistically significant seasonal patterns are present. No country or area detail is available due to the lack of adequate source data upon which to base estimates. The revision policy is as follows: Each month a preliminary estimate will be released for the current month and a revised estimate for the immediately preceding month. After a revised month is released, no further changes will be made until the quarterly international transactions estimates, based on more complete source data, are released. The first monthly release that follows the quarterly international transactions release will contain revised estimates for the previous six months, in order to align the monthly estimates with the quarterly estimates. Annual revisions for the months and quarters are made in October, which incorporate updated source data and changes in estimating methodologies. Quarterly and annual estimates of services are included as part of the U.S. international transactions accounts, published in the April, October, October, and January issues of the Survey of Current Business. Next release is scheduled for October 11, and December 10, 1997. The Survey is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY. The FT900 and supplement are available on the following: INTERNET The U.S. Internetional Trade in Goods and Services reports for the current month and previous years are available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www STAT-USA The U.S. Department of Commerce's electronic information facility. Call 1 800 STAT-USA for product information. Additional data and information on goods is obtainable from: Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C. 20233 Additional data and information on services is obtainable from: Balance of Payments Division, Bureau of Economic Analysis Washington D.C. 20230 Monthly FT-900 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Release dates for 1997: 1-21-98, 2-19-98, 3-19-98, 4-47-98, 5-20-98, 6-18-98, 7-17-98, 8-18-98, 9-17-98, 10-20-98, 11-18-98, 12-17-98, 1-21-99, 2-19-99 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.