U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES: NOVEMBER 1996 This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Friday, January 17, 1997 CB-97-10 Press Copy FT-900 (96-11) 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 November 1996 The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total November exports of $72.0 billion and imports of $80.4 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $8.4 billion, $0.4 billion more than the $8.0 billion in October, revised. November exports were $0.3 billion more than October exports of $71.7 billion. November imports were $0.6 billion more than October imports of $79.7 billion. In November, the goods deficit increased $0.7 billion from October to $14.7 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.3 billion from October to $6.3 billion. Exports of goods decreased to $52.7 billion from $52.9 billion, and imports of goods increased to $67.5 billion from $67.0 billion. Exports of services increased to $19.2 billion from $18.8 billion, and imports of services increased to $12.9 billion from $12.8 billion. The October to November change in exports of goods reflected increases in foods, feeds, and beverages of $0.5 billion (primarily soybeans and corn); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.3 billion); and other goods ($0.2 billion). Decreases occurred reflected in industrial supplies and materials ($0.5 billion); capital goods ($0.3 billion); and consumer goods ($0.1 billion). The October to November change in imports of goods reflected increases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines of $1.0 billion (primarily Canadian cars and trucks); capital goods ($0.4 billion); and other goods ($0.1 billion). Decreases occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($0.8 billion); consumer goods ($0.2 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). 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 November, exports of goods and services, using a centered three-month moving average, were $70.8 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $80.1 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $9.3 billion. For the three months ending in October, the average trade deficit was $10.0 billion, reflecting average exports of $70.1 billion and average imports of $80.1 billion. Services exports increased $0.4 billion from October to November. Travel increased $0.3 billion, and small increases in the other categories of services exports added another $0.1 billion. Services imports increased $0.1 billion from October to November. An increase in travel of $0.2 billion was offset by a decrease in other transportation of $0.2 billion. The other categories of services imports increased $0.1 billion, collectively. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $13.6 billion in November and imports were $10.8 billion, resulting in a surplus of $2.9 billion, $0.5 billion more than the October surplus of $2.4 billion. November exports were $0.3 billion less than the $13.9 billion in October, while imports were $0.8 billion less than the $11.6 billion in October. The November figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia $0.6 (for October $0.7), Brazil $0.5 ($0.5), Korea $0.4 ($0.3), Hong Kong $0.3 ($0.4), Argentina $0.3 ($0.2), and Egypt $0.2 ($0.2). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$4.3 (-$5.0), China -$3.0 (-$4.9), Canada -$1.9 (-$1.4), Mexico -$1.5 ( -$1.1), OPEC -$1.5 (-$2.0), Western Europe -$1.4 (-$1.8), Taiwan -$0.9 (-$1.3), and Singapore -$0.2 (-$0.4). Carry-over in November was $0.6 billion (1.1 percent) for exports and $0.3 billion (0.4 percent) for imports. For October, revised export carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.7 billion (1.2 percent). For October, revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $0.3 billion (0.4 percent). Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1 International Trade in Goods and Services 4 Exhibit 2 Goods and Services 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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. 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 1994 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. -104,381 -166,123 61,742 Jan. - Nov. -96,744 -152,845 56,101 January -7,201 -11,611 4,411 February -9,409 -13,774 4,365 March -6,096 -11,455 5,359 April -8,408 -13,280 4,871 May -8,958 -13,942 4,984 June -8,518 -13,863 5,345 July -10,073 -15,578 5,505 August -9,088 -14,367 5,279 September -9,286 -14,470 5,184 October -9,851 -15,047 5,196 November -9,855 -15,457 5,602 December -7,638 -13,279 5,640 1995 Jan. - Dec. -105,064 -173,424 68,360 Jan. - Nov. -98,669 -160,823 62,154 January -10,660 -16,014 5,354 February -9,531 -14,367 4,837 March -9,323 -14,541 5,218 April -10,719 -16,051 5,332 May -10,480 -16,010 5,530 June -10,623 -15,862 5,239 July -10,067 -15,887 5,820 August -7,372 -13,415 6,043 September -6,894 -13,243 6,349 October -6,902 -13,108 6,207 November -6,098 -12,324 6,226 December -6,398 -12,600 6,202 1996 Jan. - Nov. -102,894 -170,002 67,108 January -9,568 -15,497 5,929 February -6,784 -12,785 6,001 March -7,873 -14,448 6,575 April -9,528 -15,584 6,056 May -10,677 -16,791 6,114 June -8,370 -14,620 6,250 July -11,755 -17,492 5,737 August -10,493 -16,423 5,930 September -11,437 -17,524 6,087 October (R) -8,007 -14,093 6,086 November -8,400 -14,744 6,344 December October data as published last month: -7,986 -14,089 6,103 _____________________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 698,301 502,462 195,839 Jan. - Nov. 635,248 456,377 178,871 January 53,981 38,885 15,096 February 52,911 37,459 15,452 March 58,686 42,118 16,569 April 56,181 40,263 15,918 May 56,689 40,552 16,137 June 58,652 42,094 16,558 July 57,430 40,710 16,720 August 59,907 43,323 16,584 September 59,737 43,203 16,534 October 59,740 43,338 16,402 November 61,334 44,433 16,901 December 63,053 46,085 16,968 1995 Jan. - Dec. 786,529 575,939 210,590 Jan. - Nov. 718,441 525,819 192,622 January 61,867 44,939 16,928 February 62,019 45,572 16,448 March 65,093 48,033 17,060 April 64,340 47,180 17,160 May 65,460 48,050 17,410 June 64,915 47,750 17,165 July 64,335 46,581 17,754 August 66,833 48,735 18,098 September 68,046 49,672 18,374 October 67,534 49,528 18,006 November 67,997 49,777 18,220 December 68,089 50,120 17,968 1996 Jan. - Nov. 763,611 558,903 204,708 January 66,594 48,653 17,941 February 69,226 50,883 18,343 March 69,332 50,492 18,840 April 69,154 50,741 18,413 May 70,120 51,384 18,736 June 69,726 50,972 18,754 July 67,249 48,779 18,470 August 69,679 51,095 18,584 September 68,839 50,297 18,542 October (R) 71,722 52,876 18,846 November 71,972 52,732 19,240 December October data as published last month: 71,735 52,893 18,842 _____________________________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 802,682 668,585 134,097 Jan. - Nov. 731,991 609,221 122,770 January 61,181 50,496 10,685 February 62,320 51,233 11,087 March 64,783 53,573 11,210 April 64,589 53,542 11,047 May 65,647 54,494 11,153 June 67,170 55,957 11,213 July 67,503 56,288 11,215 August 68,995 57,690 11,305 September 69,023 57,673 11,350 October 69,591 58,385 11,206 November 71,188 59,889 11,299 December 70,692 59,364 11,328 1995 Jan. - Dec. 891,593 749,363 142,230 Jan. - Nov. 817,110 686,642 130,468 January 72,527 60,953 11,574 February 71,550 59,939 11,611 March 74,416 62,574 11,842 April 75,060 63,232 11,828 May 75,940 64,060 11,880 June 75,538 63,612 11,926 July 74,402 62,468 11,934 August 74,205 62,150 12,055 September 74,940 62,915 12,025 October 74,436 62,637 11,799 November 74,095 62,101 11,994 December 74,487 62,721 11,766 1996 Jan. - Nov. 866,505 728,905 137,600 January 76,162 64,150 12,012 February 76,009 63,667 12,342 March 77,205 64,940 12,265 April 78,682 66,325 12,357 May 80,797 68,175 12,622 June 78,096 65,592 12,504 July 79,004 66,271 12,733 August 80,172 67,518 12,654 September 80,277 67,821 12,455 October (R) 79,729 66,969 12,760 November 80,372 67,476 12,896 December October data as published last month: 79,721 66,982 12,739 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1994 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (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 1994 January February -7,569 -12,280 4,712 March -7,971 -12,836 4,865 April -7,821 -12,892 5,071 May -8,628 -13,695 5,067 June -9,183 -14,461 5,278 July -9,226 -14,603 5,376 August -9,482 -14,805 5,323 September -9,408 -14,628 5,220 October -9,664 -14,991 5,327 November -9,115 -14,594 5,480 December -9,384 -14,916 5,532 1995 January -9,276 -14,553 5,277 February -9,838 -14,974 5,136 March -9,858 -14,987 5,129 April -10,174 -15,534 5,360 May -10,607 -15,974 5,367 June -10,390 -15,920 5,530 July -9,354 -15,055 5,701 August -8,111 -14,182 6,071 September -7,056 -13,256 6,199 October -6,631 -12,892 6,261 November -6,466 -12,678 6,212 December -7,394 -13,476 6,082 1996 January -7,583 -13,627 6,044 February -8,075 -14,243 6,168 March -8,061 -14,272 6,211 April -9,359 -15,607 6,248 May -9,525 -15,665 6,140 June -10,267 -16,301 6,034 July -10,206 -16,178 5,972 August -11,228 -17,146 5,918 September (R) -9,979 -16,013 6,034 October -9,281 -15,454 6,172 November December ____________________________________________________________ Center Month of Exports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1994 January February 55,193 39,487 15,706 March 55,926 39,946 15,980 April 57,185 40,977 16,208 May 57,174 40,970 16,204 June 57,590 41,119 16,471 July 58,663 42,042 16,621 August 59,025 42,412 16,613 September 59,795 43,288 16,507 October 60,270 43,658 16,612 November 61,376 44,618 16,757 December 62,085 45,152 16,933 1995 January 62,313 45,532 16,781 February 62,993 46,181 16,812 March 63,818 46,928 16,889 April 64,965 47,755 17,210 May 64,905 47,660 17,245 June 64,904 47,461 17,443 July 65,361 47,689 17,672 August 66,405 48,329 18,075 September 67,471 49,312 18,159 October 67,859 49,659 18,200 November 67,873 49,809 18,065 December 67,526 49,514 18,012 1996 January 67,969 49,885 18,084 February 68,384 50,009 18,375 March 69,237 50,705 18,532 April 69,535 50,872 18,663 May 69,667 51,032 18,634 June 69,032 50,378 18,653 July 68,885 50,282 18,603 August 68,589 50,057 18,532 September (R) 70,080 51,423 18,657 October 70,844 51,968 18,876 November December ____________________________________________________________ Center Month of Imports Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1994 January February 62,761 51,767 10,994 March 63,897 52,783 11,115 April 65,006 53,870 11,137 May 65,802 54,664 11,138 June 66,773 55,580 11,194 July 67,889 56,645 11,244 August 68,507 57,217 11,290 September 69,203 57,916 11,287 October 69,934 58,649 11,285 November 70,490 59,213 11,278 December 71,469 60,069 11,400 1995 January 71,590 60,085 11,504 February 72,831 61,156 11,676 March 73,675 61,915 11,760 April 75,139 63,289 11,850 May 75,513 63,635 11,878 June 75,293 63,380 11,913 July 74,715 62,743 11,972 August 74,516 62,511 12,005 September 74,527 62,567 11,960 October 74,490 62,551 11,939 November 74,339 62,486 11,853 December 74,920 62,991 11,930 1996 January 75,553 63,513 12,040 February 76,459 64,252 12,206 March 77,299 64,977 12,321 April 78,894 66,480 12,415 May 79,191 66,697 12,494 June 79,299 66,679 12,620 July 79,091 66,460 12,630 August 79,817 67,203 12,614 September (R) 80,059 67,436 12,623 October 80,126 67,422 12,704 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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS JANUARY 1994 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (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 1994 Jan. - Dec. 195,839 58,417 17,083 25,861 Jan. - Nov. 178,871 53,376 15,609 23,501 January 15,096 4,504 1,320 1,950 February 15,452 4,637 1,369 1,937 March 16,569 5,259 1,548 2,170 April 15,918 4,838 1,408 2,075 May 16,137 4,804 1,381 2,091 June 16,558 5,071 1,464 2,122 July 16,720 5,023 1,477 2,116 August 16,584 4,769 1,397 2,232 September 16,534 4,701 1,404 2,227 October 16,402 4,698 1,369 2,289 November 16,901 5,072 1,472 2,292 December 16,968 5,040 1,475 2,362 1995 Jan. - Dec. 210,590 61,137 18,534 28,063 Jan. - Nov. 192,622 55,915 16,944 25,655 January 16,928 5,208 1,468 2,210 February 16,448 4,724 1,373 2,200 March 17,060 4,831 1,407 2,374 April 17,160 5,029 1,541 2,311 May 17,410 5,063 1,556 2,354 June 17,165 4,733 1,538 2,286 July 17,754 5,070 1,566 2,310 August 18,098 5,214 1,606 2,385 September 18,374 5,399 1,643 2,421 October 18,006 5,240 1,593 2,384 November 18,220 5,406 1,653 2,418 December 17,968 5,222 1,590 2,409 1996 Jan. - Nov. 204,708 58,972 17,963 26,442 January 17,941 5,171 1,556 2,302 February 18,343 5,444 1,656 2,326 March 18,840 5,620 1,657 2,338 April 18,413 5,279 1,583 2,404 May 18,736 5,419 1,662 2,470 June 18,754 5,435 1,666 2,414 July 18,470 5,181 1,593 2,412 August 18,584 5,245 1,614 2,434 September 18,542 5,224 1,607 2,429 October (R) 18,846 5,347 1,643 2,455 November 19,240 5,606 1,725 2,459 December _______________________________________________________________ EXPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties Other Transfers U. S. and Private Under U. S. Government License Services Military Sale Misc. Period Fees Contracts Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 22,272 59,071 12,255 880 Jan. - Nov. 20,306 53,931 11,355 795 January 1,731 4,667 842 83 February 1,743 4,762 919 85 March 1,763 4,826 923 80 April 1,801 4,790 954 51 May 1,827 4,965 1,022 47 June 1,853 4,898 1,100 49 July 1,899 4,929 1,207 69 August 1,918 4,944 1,249 76 September 1,929 4,981 1,211 82 October 1,911 5,072 977 86 November 1,931 5,097 951 87 December 1,966 5,139 902 85 1995 Jan. - Dec. 26,953 61,724 13,405 775 Jan. - Nov. 24,619 56,445 12,328 716 January 2,061 4,972 939 70 February 2,105 4,998 985 62 March 2,143 5,019 1,231 56 April 2,170 5,033 1,030 46 May 2,204 5,073 1,116 44 June 2,241 5,141 1,182 45 July 2,317 5,241 1,166 85 August 2,343 5,247 1,212 91 September 2,354 5,255 1,211 90 October 2,342 5,244 1,137 66 November 2,339 5,222 1,121 61 December 2,334 5,279 1,076 59 1996 Jan. - Nov. 26,295 61,722 12,559 755 January 2,390 5,398 1,036 87 February 2,398 5,485 942 93 March 2,398 5,618 1,115 94 April 2,392 5,571 1,127 58 May 2,388 5,590 1,156 50 June 2,385 5,586 1,218 49 July 2,388 5,653 1,181 62 August 2,386 5,673 1,167 64 September 2,386 5,669 1,162 65 October (R) 2,391 5,743 1,199 68 November 2,392 5,736 1,256 65 December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1994 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (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 1994 Jan. - Dec. 134,097 43,782 12,885 27,983 Jan. - Nov. 122,770 40,098 11,804 25,656 January 10,685 3,516 1,018 2,146 February 11,087 3,650 1,058 2,156 March 11,210 3,714 1,076 2,344 April 11,047 3,611 1,069 2,265 May 11,153 3,650 1,072 2,309 June 11,213 3,622 1,064 2,374 July 11,215 3,649 1,087 2,361 August 11,305 3,671 1,093 2,467 September 11,350 3,725 1,119 2,415 October 11,206 3,618 1,067 2,430 November 11,299 3,672 1,081 2,389 December 11,328 3,686 1,082 2,325 1995 Jan. - Dec. 142,230 45,855 14,313 29,205 Jan. - Nov. 130,468 42,057 13,145 26,911 January 11,574 3,789 1,114 2,378 February 11,611 3,805 1,128 2,339 March 11,842 3,803 1,134 2,534 April 11,828 3,875 1,217 2,425 May 11,880 3,818 1,212 2,499 June 11,926 3,846 1,230 2,456 July 11,934 3,764 1,227 2,466 August 12,055 3,783 1,250 2,524 September 12,025 3,830 1,239 2,445 October 11,799 3,844 1,184 2,448 November 11,994 3,900 1,211 2,397 December 11,766 3,798 1,168 2,295 1996 Jan. - Nov. 137,600 44,589 13,095 26,374 January 12,012 3,942 1,150 2,337 February 12,342 4,224 1,228 2,244 March 12,265 4,109 1,163 2,308 April 12,357 3,997 1,163 2,418 May 12,622 4,091 1,208 2,484 June 12,504 4,045 1,196 2,382 July 12,733 3,877 1,153 2,426 August 12,654 4,023 1,189 2,443 September 12,455 3,959 1,175 2,419 October (R) 12,760 4,066 1,202 2,537 November 12,896 4,256 1,268 2,375 December ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties Other Direct U. S. and Private Defense Government License Services Expenditures Misc. Period Fees Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 5,518 30,980 10,292 2,657 Jan. - Nov. 5,037 28,230 9,498 2,447 January 433 2,442 920 210 February 632 2,467 905 219 March 430 2,524 897 225 April 417 2,550 914 221 May 418 2,576 905 223 June 437 2,601 889 226 July 460 2,569 852 237 August 439 2,568 831 236 September 450 2,597 812 232 October 454 2,639 788 210 November 467 2,697 785 208 December 480 2,751 792 212 1995 Jan. - Dec. 6,312 33,970 9,820 2,755 Jan. - Nov. 5,744 31,051 9,031 2,526 January 489 2,724 835 245 February 500 2,745 845 249 March 507 2,773 847 244 April 496 2,773 826 216 May 502 2,818 822 209 June 511 2,857 820 206 July 539 2,881 827 230 August 535 2,904 825 234 September 545 2,913 817 236 October 558 2,751 785 229 November 564 2,912 782 228 December 568 2,919 789 229 1996 Jan. - Nov. 6,674 34,350 10,076 2,441 January 538 2,966 849 230 February 531 3,014 870 230 March 528 3,042 884 231 April 570 3,091 913 205 May 577 3,133 927 202 June 577 3,165 935 205 July 964 3,156 932 226 August 672 3,161 934 232 September 553 3,180 935 235 October (R) 574 3,214 944 223 November 592 3,228 954 223 December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. 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 1994 Jan. - Dec. -166,122 -150,629 Jan. - Nov. -152,845 -138,617 January -11,611 -10,468 February -13,774 -12,280 March -11,455 -9,581 April -13,280 -11,952 May -13,942 -12,521 June -13,863 -12,824 July -15,578 -14,511 August -14,367 -12,990 September -14,470 -13,352 October -15,047 -13,777 November -15,457 -14,360 December -13,279 -12,012 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -158,703 Jan. - Nov. -160,823 -147,116 January -16,014 -15,140 February -14,367 -13,462 March -14,541 -12,905 April -16,051 -14,528 May -16,010 -14,108 June -15,862 -14,113 July -15,887 -14,965 August -13,415 -12,435 September -13,243 -12,354 October -13,108 -11,890 November -12,324 -11,217 December -12,600 -11,587 1996 Jan. - Nov. -170,002 -150,542 January -15,497 -14,529 February -12,785 -11,610 March -14,448 -12,331 April -15,584 -13,095 May -16,791 -14,412 June -14,620 -12,859 July -17,492 -15,619 August -16,423 -14,296 September -17,524 -15,896 October (R) -14,093 -12,701 November -14,744 -13,193 December October data as published last month. -14,089 -12,698 __________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,463 -10,164 512,626 Jan. - Nov. 456,377 -9,158 465,535 January 38,885 -739 39,624 February 37,459 -707 38,165 March 42,118 -754 42,872 April 40,263 -744 41,007 May 40,552 -860 41,412 June 42,094 -828 42,922 July 40,710 -812 41,522 August 43,323 -1,013 44,335 September 43,203 -891 44,094 October 43,338 -985 44,323 November 44,433 -825 45,258 December 46,085 -1,007 47,092 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 Jan. - Nov. 525,819 -8,008 533,827 January 44,939 -631 45,570 February 45,572 -675 46,246 March 48,033 -764 48,798 April 47,180 -642 47,822 May 48,050 -749 48,799 June 47,750 -835 48,585 July 46,581 -711 47,292 August 48,735 -748 49,483 September 49,672 -657 50,329 October 49,528 -797 50,325 November 49,777 -799 50,576 December 50,120 -795 50,915 1996 Jan. - Nov. 558,903 -11,732 570,636 January 48,653 -690 49,344 February 50,883 -784 51,667 March 50,492 -902 51,394 April 50,741 -876 51,616 May 51,384 -1,130 52,514 June 50,972 -886 51,857 July 48,779 -1,443 50,222 August 51,095 -1,355 52,450 September 50,297 -1,320 51,617 October (R) 52,876 -1,070 53,947 November 52,732 -1,276 54,008 December October data as published last month. 52,893 -1,071 53,964 __________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 Jan. - Nov. 609,221 5,070 604,152 January 50,496 404 50,092 February 51,233 788 50,445 March 53,573 1,120 52,452 April 53,542 583 52,959 May 54,494 561 53,933 June 55,957 210 55,746 July 56,288 255 56,034 August 57,690 364 57,326 September 57,673 227 57,446 October 58,385 285 58,100 November 59,889 272 59,618 December 59,364 260 59,104 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 Jan. - Nov. 686,642 5,699 680,943 January 60,953 244 60,709 February 59,939 231 59,708 March 62,574 872 61,703 April 63,232 881 62,350 May 64,060 1,153 62,907 June 63,612 913 62,699 July 62,468 211 62,257 August 62,150 232 61,918 September 62,915 232 62,683 October 62,637 421 62,216 November 62,101 309 61,793 December 62,721 219 62,502 1996 Jan. - Nov. 728,905 7,728 721,178 January 64,150 277 63,873 February 63,667 390 63,277 March 64,940 1,215 63,725 April 66,325 1,614 64,711 May 68,175 1,249 66,926 June 65,592 875 64,717 July 66,271 430 65,842 August 67,518 772 66,746 September 67,821 308 67,513 October (R) 66,969 321 66,648 November 67,476 276 67,200 December October data as published last month. 66,982 320 66,663 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (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) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 50,466 146,255 Jan. - Nov. 525,819 -8,008 533,827 45,988 134,149 January 44,939 -631 45,570 3,828 11,564 February 45,572 -675 46,246 3,959 11,729 March 48,033 -764 48,798 4,126 12,575 April 47,180 -642 47,822 4,076 12,355 May 48,050 -749 48,799 3,987 12,409 June 47,750 -835 48,585 3,869 12,665 July 46,581 -711 47,292 4,098 11,919 August 48,735 -748 49,483 4,495 12,127 September 49,672 -657 50,329 4,730 12,418 October 49,528 -797 50,325 4,374 12,523 November 49,777 -799 50,576 4,447 11,866 December 50,120 -795 50,915 4,477 12,106 1996 Jan. - Nov. 558,903 -11,732 570,636 51,196 134,630 January 48,653 -690 49,344 4,662 11,856 February 50,883 -784 51,667 4,459 12,202 March 50,492 -902 51,394 4,881 12,540 April 50,741 -876 51,616 4,670 12,725 May 51,384 -1,130 52,514 4,707 12,456 June 50,972 -886 51,857 4,520 12,274 July 48,779 -1,443 50,222 4,674 11,438 August 51,095 -1,355 52,450 4,709 12,158 September 50,297 -1,320 51,617 4,368 12,033 October (R) 52,876 -1,070 53,947 4,501 12,733 November 52,732 -1,276 54,008 5,045 12,217 December ________________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts,etc. Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 584,742 233,046 61,828 64,425 28,723 Jan. - Nov. 533,827 211,886 56,585 58,955 26,264 January 45,570 17,117 5,477 5,123 2,461 February 46,246 17,965 5,247 5,234 2,112 March 48,798 19,064 5,196 5,362 2,475 April 47,822 18,894 5,032 5,254 2,211 May 48,799 19,415 5,090 5,471 2,427 June 48,585 19,524 4,773 5,432 2,322 July 47,292 19,103 4,807 5,169 2,196 August 49,483 19,993 5,099 5,499 2,270 September 50,329 19,787 5,610 5,433 2,352 October 50,325 20,276 5,159 5,510 2,483 November 50,576 20,747 5,093 5,467 2,954 December 50,915 21,160 5,243 5,470 2,459 1996 Jan. - Nov. 570,636 230,528 58,728 64,130 31,423 January 49,344 19,897 5,220 5,485 2,225 February 51,667 21,297 5,355 5,765 2,590 March 51,394 20,773 4,923 5,714 2,563 April 51,616 21,074 4,874 5,766 2,508 May 52,514 21,095 5,359 5,910 2,987 June 51,857 20,747 5,527 5,939 2,850 July 50,222 19,956 5,187 5,542 3,426 August 52,450 21,049 5,438 5,839 3,256 September 51,617 20,075 6,096 5,881 3,165 October (R) 53,947 22,408 5,239 6,218 2,848 November 54,008 22,158 5,511 6,072 3,006 December ________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 33,176 180,668 Jan. - Nov. 686,642 5,699 680,943 30,474 165,830 January 60,953 244 60,709 2,825 14,483 February 59,939 231 59,708 2,797 14,333 March 62,574 872 61,703 2,906 15,292 April 63,232 881 62,350 2,735 15,332 May 64,060 1,153 62,907 2,703 15,794 June 63,612 913 62,699 2,764 15,666 July 62,468 211 62,257 2,725 15,227 August 62,150 232 61,918 2,741 14,843 September 62,915 232 62,683 2,782 15,262 October 62,637 421 62,216 2,772 14,731 November 62,101 309 61,793 2,724 14,868 December 62,721 219 62,502 2,702 14,839 1996 Jan. - Nov. 728,905 7,728 721,178 32,472 181,263 January 64,150 277 63,873 2,782 15,594 February 63,667 390 63,277 2,816 14,736 March 64,940 1,215 63,725 2,964 15,335 April 66,325 1,614 64,711 3,016 16,583 May 68,175 1,249 66,926 3,030 17,022 June 65,592 875 64,717 2,934 16,326 July 66,271 430 65,842 2,936 17,014 August 67,518 772 66,746 3,036 16,900 September 67,821 308 67,513 2,983 17,426 October (R) 66,969 321 66,648 3,020 17,546 November 67,476 276 67,200 2,955 16,780 December ________________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts,etc. Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,445 221,431 124,774 160,009 23,387 Jan. - Nov. 680,943 202,125 114,445 146,823 21,246 January 60,709 17,129 11,168 13,314 1,790 February 59,708 17,054 10,785 13,028 1,712 March 61,703 17,680 10,665 13,314 1,845 April 62,350 18,126 10,977 13,439 1,742 May 62,907 18,173 10,581 13,632 2,024 June 62,699 18,621 10,339 13,320 1,989 July 62,257 18,841 10,040 13,446 1,979 August 61,918 18,767 10,213 13,433 1,921 September 62,683 19,047 10,186 13,434 1,971 October 62,216 19,491 9,639 13,379 2,203 November 61,793 19,195 9,853 13,083 2,070 December 62,502 19,306 10,330 13,186 2,140 1996 Jan. - Nov. 721,178 208,888 119,474 155,153 23,928 January 63,873 19,481 10,562 13,507 1,947 February 63,277 19,393 10,639 13,663 2,030 March 63,725 19,527 10,042 13,671 2,185 April 64,711 18,836 10,506 13,518 2,250 May 66,926 18,992 11,479 14,215 2,188 June 64,717 18,607 10,784 13,850 2,216 July 65,842 18,632 11,134 13,906 2,219 August 66,746 18,761 11,574 14,408 2,067 September 67,513 18,889 11,215 14,793 2,206 October (R) 66,648 18,688 10,258 14,894 2,243 November 67,200 19,081 11,281 14,727 2,377 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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. 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. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) November October Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 52,732 52,876 -144 Net Adjustments -1,276 -1,070 -205 Total, Census Basis 54,008 53,947 61 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,045 4,501 543 Soybeans 872 566 307 Corn 889 625 264 Oilseeds, food oils 142 77 65 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 343 303 40 Fish and shellfish 310 280 30 Fruits, frozen juices 337 316 20 Meat, poultry, etc. 607 594 13 Rice 96 89 7 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 73 69 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 62 59 4 Wine and related products 62 59 2 Dairy products and eggs 52 51 1 Sorghum, barley, oats 86 89 -3 Vegetables 210 221 -12 Bakery products 131 153 -22 Other foods 280 304 -24 Nuts 121 152 -31 Wheat 372 493 -122 Industrial supplies and materials 12,217 12,733 -516 Fuel oil 191 347 -156 Nonmonetary gold 263 359 -95 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 543 595 -52 Precious metals, other 78 129 -51 Logs and lumber 478 528 -50 Metallurgical grade coal 202 248 -46 Tobacco, unmanufactured 131 173 -42 Pulpwood and woodpulp 337 377 -39 Chemicals-organic 1,090 1,128 -38 Chemicals-inorganic 313 344 -30 Chemicals-other 835 861 -26 Gas-natural 20 41 -21 Plastic materials 910 930 -20 Nuclear fuel materials 68 87 -19 Steelmaking materials 145 164 -19 Manmade cloth 333 351 -18 Newsprint 723 740 -17 Crude oil 93 110 -17 Aluminum and alumina 257 274 -17 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 146 162 -16 Mineral supplies-manufactured 229 240 -11 Synthetic rubber-primary 117 127 -10 Wood supplies, manufactured 89 94 -5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 224 227 -3 Electric energy 5 8 -3 Iron and steel mill products 216 217 -1 Nonmetallic minerals 38 38 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 25 25 (-) Hair, waste materials 51 51 (-) Finished metal shapes 628 627 1 Finished textile supplies 245 244 1 Leather and furs 70 68 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 77 2 Copper 131 129 2 Cotton fiber cloth 140 138 3 Natural gas liquids 44 41 3 Industrial rubber products 144 141 3 Shingles, molding, wallboard 150 147 4 Hides and skins 141 135 6 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 109 102 7 Tapes, audio and visual 257 248 9 Agriculture-manufactured, other 116 105 11 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 163 150 14 Chemicals-fertilizers 331 310 22 Other industrial supplies 835 796 40 Nonferrous metals, other 224 146 78 Cotton, raw 256 154 101 Capital goods, except automotive 22,158 22,408 -250 Civilian aircraft 1,385 1,750 -366 Industrial engines 892 962 -70 Telecommunications equipment 1,859 1,910 -51 Computers 963 1,007 -44 Metalworking machine tools 472 514 -42 Generators, accessories 506 532 -26 Parts-civilian aircraft 764 790 -26 Materials handling equip 356 377 -21 Railway transportation equipment 78 91 -13 Medicinal equipment 982 992 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 100 109 -9 Specialized mining 47 56 -9 Photo, service industry machinery 488 493 -5 Food, tobacco machinery 191 193 -2 Textile, sewing machines 111 112 -1 Spacraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Excavating machinery 414 411 3 Vessels, exc. scrap 5 2 4 Marine engines, parts 55 50 4 Commercial vessels, other 16 11 6 Business machines and equipment 252 245 7 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,528 1,519 9 Laboratory testing instruments 315 304 10 Pulp and paper machinery 267 254 12 Agricultural machinery, equipment 347 331 16 Semiconductors 3,088 3,069 19 Wood, glass, plastic 235 215 20 Electric apparatus 1,614 1,587 27 Computer accessories 2,715 2,664 51 Drilling & oilfield equipment 577 518 59 Engines-civilian aircraft 632 540 92 Measuring, testing, control instru 903 799 105 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,511 5,239 272 Consumer goods 6,072 6,218 -146 Pharmaceutical preparations 631 724 -93 Tobacco, manufactured 369 443 -74 TV's, VCR's, etc. 245 269 -24 Gem diamonds 241 255 -14 Records, tapes, and disks 309 322 -13 Sports apparel and gear 39 47 -8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 60 64 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 248 252 -4 Jewelry, etc 127 130 -3 Apparel, household goods - textiles 680 682 -3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 159 162 -3 Pleasure boats and motors 113 115 -2 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 124 126 -2 Rugs 124 125 -1 Stereo equipment, etc. 174 175 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 21 21 (-) Musical instruments 96 96 (-) Glassware, chinaware 43 37 5 Numismatic coins 12 6 5 Other household goods 401 395 6 Writing and art supplies 377 370 7 Toys/games/sporting goods 491 478 13 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 204 185 19 Household appliances 433 413 20 Books, printed matter 353 323 30 Other goods 3,006 2,848 158 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 558,903 525,819 33,085 Net Adjustments -11,732 -8,008 -3,724 Total, Census Basis 570,636 533,827 36,809 Foods, feeds, and beverages 51,196 45,988 5,208 Soybeans 6,696 4,961 1,734 Corn 8,179 6,950 1,229 Oilseeds, food oils 1,019 1,599 -580 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,520 3,079 441 Fish and shellfish 2,927 3,046 -119 Fruits, frozen juices 3,510 3,456 54 Meat, poultry, etc. 6,628 6,024 604 Rice 941 942 -1 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 556 456 101 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 553 492 62 Wine and related products 637 595 42 Dairy products and eggs 606 677 -70 Sorghum, barley, oats 900 737 163 Vegetables 2,347 2,371 -23 Bakery products 1,453 1,332 121 Other foods 2,959 2,743 216 Nuts 1,604 1,391 213 Wheat 6,159 5,137 1,022 Industrial supplies and materials 134,630 134,149 481 Fuel oil 2,041 1,680 361 Nonmonetary gold 6,381 4,855 1,526 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 5,680 5,090 590 Precious metals, other 1,354 1,486 -132 Logs and lumber 4,907 5,146 -239 Metallurgical grade coal 2,353 2,267 86 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,296 1,271 25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,844 5,919 -2,075 Chemicals-organic 11,982 12,735 -753 Chemicals-inorganic 3,363 3,312 51 Chemicals-other 8,970 9,055 -85 Gas-natural 239 245 -6 Plastic materials 10,112 9,952 160 Nuclear fuel materials 971 864 107 Steelmaking materials 1,927 2,505 -578 Manmade cloth 3,620 3,462 158 Newsprint 7,559 7,449 110 Crude oil 394 6 388 Aluminum and alumina 3,030 3,447 -418 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,643 1,729 -86 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,586 2,424 162 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,341 1,244 97 Wood supplies, manufactured 912 790 122 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,540 2,165 375 Electric energy 65 51 14 Iron and steel mill products 2,506 3,192 -686 Nonmetallic minerals 378 404 -26 Nontextile floor tiles 268 261 7 Hair, waste materials 563 548 15 Finished metal shapes 6,509 5,687 822 Finished textile supplies 2,399 2,533 -134 Leather and furs 699 661 38 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 749 628 120 Copper 1,659 2,290 -632 Cotton fiber cloth 1,479 1,331 148 Natural gas liquids 459 464 -5 Industrial rubber products 1,495 1,261 234 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,610 1,513 97 Hides and skins 1,546 1,626 -80 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,205 1,081 123 Tapes, audio and visual 2,609 2,017 592 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,002 885 117 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 1,742 1,685 56 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,192 4,366 -174 Other industrial supplies 8,393 7,692 701 Nonferrous metals, other 1,824 1,555 269 Cotton, raw 2,233 3,317 -1,084 Capital goods, except automotive 230,528 211,886 18,642 Civilian aircraft 13,708 11,642 2,066 Industrial engines 9,292 9,241 51 Telecommunications equipment 18,374 17,936 438 Computers 10,542 9,317 1,225 Metalworking machine tools 5,332 4,730 602 Generators, accessories 5,129 5,294 -165 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,912 6,982 930 Materials handling equip 3,677 3,625 53 Railway transportation equipment 894 872 22 Medicinal equipment 10,315 8,961 1,354 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,079 1,174 -95 Specialized mining 502 678 -176 Photo, service industry machinery 4,986 4,640 347 Food, tobacco machinery 2,046 1,840 206 Textile, sewing machines 1,114 1,121 -7 Spacraft, exc. military 131 55 76 Excavating machinery 4,378 3,904 474 Vessels, exc. scrap 35 40 -6 Marine engines, parts 565 502 63 Commercial vessels, other 215 112 103 Business machines and equipment 2,674 2,478 196 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 16,619 15,064 1,555 Laboratory testing instruments 3,197 2,913 284 Pulp and paper machinery 2,798 2,643 156 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,391 2,822 569 Semiconductors 32,671 31,029 1,641 Wood, glass, plastic 2,196 1,976 220 Electric apparatus 16,708 15,760 947 Computer accessories 29,731 26,686 3,045 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,463 4,487 977 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,890 5,130 760 Measuring, testing, control instru 8,964 8,232 732 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 58,728 56,585 2,143 Consumer goods 64,130 58,955 5,175 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,797 7,654 143 Tobacco, manufactured 4,888 4,835 53 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,425 1,926 499 Gem diamonds 2,438 2,266 172 Records, tapes, and disks 3,214 3,561 -347 Sports apparel and gear 465 441 24 Cookware, cutlery, tools 640 566 74 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,619 2,296 323 Jewelry, etc 1,342 1,229 113 Apparel, household goods - textiles 7,019 6,209 810 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,650 1,557 92 Pleasure boats and motors 1,142 1,158 -16 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,327 1,215 112 Rugs 1,266 661 605 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,678 1,392 286 Nursery stock, etc. 226 220 6 Musical instruments 949 857 92 Glassware, chinaware 405 413 -8 Numismatic coins 99 131 -33 Other household goods 3,750 2,755 995 Writing and art supplies 3,884 3,424 460 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,944 4,586 358 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,723 1,778 -55 Household appliances 4,598 4,223 375 Books, printed matter 3,641 3,602 39 Other goods 31,423 26,264 5,160 (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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. 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. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) November October Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 67,476 66,969 507 Net Adjustments 276 321 -45 Total, Census Basis 67,200 66,648 552 Foods, feeds, and beverages 2,955 3,020 -65 Cane and beet sugar 42 73 -31 Meat products 295 325 -30 Wine and related products 220 245 -25 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 146 163 -17 Vegetables 239 252 -14 Tea, spices, etc. 50 57 -7 Food oils, oilseeds 134 141 -6 Bakery products 171 172 -2 Nuts 41 43 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 43 (-) Fish and shellfish 605 606 -1 Cocoa beans 29 25 4 Dairy products and eggs 72 68 4 Other foods 172 166 6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 171 165 6 Fruits, frozen juices 324 306 18 Green coffee 201 170 31 Industrial supplies and materials 16,780 17,546 -765 Crude oil 4,171 4,690 -520 Petroleum products, other 580 714 -134 Nuclear fuel materials 69 166 -97 Natural rubber 94 148 -54 Tobacco, waxes, etc 281 325 -44 Liquified petroleum gases 344 387 -43 Bauxite and aluminum 378 412 -34 Chemicals-organic 770 800 -30 Gas-natural 314 339 -25 Nonmonetary gold 242 263 -22 Paper and paper products 335 353 -19 Pulpwood and woodpulp 214 229 -15 Lumber 640 655 -14 Newsprint 301 315 -14 Plywood and veneers 90 102 -12 Synthetic rubber--primary 90 99 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 64 72 -8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 173 180 -8 Iron and steel, advanced 294 302 -8 Industrial supplies, other 815 821 -6 Tin 16 21 -5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 28 32 -4 Coal and related fuels 59 62 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 154 157 -2 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 379 381 -2 Farming materials, livestock 46 48 -2 Hair, waste materials 24 26 -2 Chemicals-fertilizers 266 268 -2 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 285 287 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 24 25 -1 Hides and skins 18 19 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 23 24 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 108 107 1 Finished metal shapes 368 366 2 Steelmaking materials 254 250 3 Zinc 91 88 3 Finished textile supplies 124 120 4 Synthetic cloth 314 309 5 Leather and furs 88 82 5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 154 147 7 Materials, exc. chemicals 131 122 8 Shingles, wallboard 325 317 8 Electric energy 89 76 13 Nickel 97 82 15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 182 164 18 Plastic materials 462 427 35 Chemicals-inorganic 336 299 37 Copper 188 142 47 Fuel oil 617 563 53 Other precious metals 258 205 54 Iron and steel mill prod 1,013 958 54 Capital goods, except automotive 19,081 18,688 393 Computers 710 617 93 Civilian aircraft 324 239 85 Semiconductors 2,708 2,650 58 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,142 1,087 56 Metalworking machine tools 648 593 55 Generators, accessories 661 607 54 Excavating machinery 347 315 32 Photo, service industry 537 507 30 Medicinal equipment 555 525 30 Electric apparatus 1,524 1,499 25 Agricultural machinery, equipment 312 296 16 Pulp and paper machinery 327 312 15 Industrial engines 518 506 12 Measuring, testing, control instru 497 485 12 Drilling & oilfield equipment 60 57 3 Railway transpor. equip 80 77 3 Marine engines, parts 40 37 3 Parts-civilian aircraft 304 303 1 Commercial vessels, other 2 1 1 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 (-) 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Laboratory testing instruments 73 74 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 61 63 -2 Wood, glass, plastic 346 349 -3 Materials handling equipment 290 296 -5 Business machines and equipment 589 599 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 108 120 -12 Specialized mining 55 70 -15 Textile, sewing machines 166 182 -16 Engines-civilian aircraft 491 524 -33 Computer accessories 4,378 4,412 -34 Telecommunications equipment 1,225 1,285 -59 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 11,281 10,258 1,022 Consumer goods 14,727 14,894 -167 Gem diamonds 495 635 -140 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 341 423 -82 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 1,419 1,485 -66 Pharmaceutical prep 836 901 -65 Motorcycles and parts 76 122 -47 TV's, VCR's, etc 842 880 -38 Gem stones, other 89 119 -30 Photo equipment 172 194 -22 Books, printed matter 195 206 -11 Glassware, chinaware 152 159 -7 Household appliances 455 462 -7 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,343 1,349 -7 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 418 423 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 77 83 -5 Writing and art supplies 541 544 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 174 176 -2 Numismatic coins 11 13 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 75 72 3 Rugs 78 74 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 251 245 5 Musical instruments 85 80 6 Stereo equipment, etc 634 622 12 Jewelry 542 527 15 Camping apparel and gear 431 414 17 Pleasure boats and motors 151 133 18 Apparel, household goods - wool 239 214 25 Furniture, household goods, etc. 628 596 31 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,826 1,789 38 Other household goods 1,208 1,124 84 Footwear 942 831 111 Other goods 2,377 2,243 134 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 728,905 686,642 42,263 Net Adjustments 7,728 5,699 2,029 Total, Census Basis 721,178 680,943 40,234 Foods, feeds, and beverages 32,472 30,474 1,998 Cane and beet sugar 992 684 308 Meat products 3,461 3,647 -187 Wine and related products 2,530 2,162 367 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 1,900 1,710 189 Vegetables 2,604 2,346 258 Tea, spices, etc. 533 496 38 Food oils, oilseeds 1,453 1,211 241 Bakery products 1,719 1,612 107 Nuts 548 467 80 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 474 478 -4 Fish and shellfish 6,035 6,167 -132 Cocoa beans 513 318 196 Dairy products and eggs 628 551 78 Other foods 1,801 1,557 244 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,455 1,190 264 Fruits, frozen juices 3,582 3,121 462 Green coffee 2,243 2,756 -513 Industrial supplies and materials 181,263 165,830 15,434 Crude oil 45,842 39,256 6,587 Petroleum products, other 6,735 4,471 2,264 Nuclear fuel materials 1,155 1,060 95 Natural rubber 1,355 1,535 -180 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,429 2,722 706 Liquified petroleum gases 3,522 2,858 664 Bauxite and aluminum 4,655 5,824 -1,169 Chemicals-organic 9,130 8,649 481 Gas-natural 3,787 2,891 896 Nonmonetary gold 2,572 2,040 532 Paper and paper products 3,812 4,231 -419 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,455 3,529 -1,073 Lumber 6,349 5,148 1,200 Newsprint 3,780 4,022 -241 Plywood and veneers 998 934 64 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,019 1,030 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 707 752 -45 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,886 1,781 105 Iron and steel, advanced 3,242 3,308 -67 Industrial supplies, other 8,934 8,266 668 Tin 236 255 -19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 336 274 61 Coal and related fuels 619 690 -71 Nonferrous metals, other 1,621 1,326 295 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,218 3,971 248 Farming materials, livestock 487 408 79 Hair, waste materials 279 217 62 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,950 2,944 6 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 3,031 2,820 211 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 356 384 -28 Hides and skins 189 182 7 Cotton, natural fibers 490 260 230 Nontextile floor tiles 1,134 1,064 70 Finished metal shapes 3,939 3,624 315 Steelmaking materials 2,846 2,682 164 Zinc 853 883 -30 Finished textile supplies 1,281 1,219 62 Synthetic cloth 3,251 3,082 169 Leather and furs 850 899 -49 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,498 1,349 148 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,356 1,399 -43 Shingles, wallboard 3,253 2,871 382 Electric energy 822 802 20 Nickel 1,065 1,119 -55 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,647 1,754 -107 Plastic materials 4,635 4,561 73 Chemicals-inorganic 3,506 3,339 167 Copper 2,068 2,122 -54 Fuel oil 5,374 3,914 1,459 Other precious metals 2,235 2,305 -69 Iron and steel mill prod 9,476 8,804 672 Capital goods, except automotive 208,888 202,125 6,763 Computers 6,081 4,909 1,171 Civilian aircraft 3,458 3,356 102 Semiconductors 33,901 35,273 -1,372 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 12,197 11,299 898 Metalworking machine tools 6,804 6,062 743 Generators, accessories 6,618 6,483 135 Excavating machinery 3,248 3,313 -65 Photo, service industry 5,411 4,925 486 Medicinal equipment 5,727 5,342 385 Electric apparatus 15,918 15,664 255 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,294 3,448 -154 Pulp and paper machinery 3,534 3,416 118 Industrial engines 5,720 5,649 71 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,394 5,129 264 Drilling & oilfield equipment 599 447 152 Railway transpor. equip 1,097 1,153 -57 Marine engines, parts 495 486 9 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,832 2,264 567 Commercial vessels, other 19 33 -14 Spacecraft, exc. military 137 2 135 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Laboratory testing instruments 858 745 113 Nonfarm tractors and parts 585 571 13 Wood, glass, plastic 3,878 4,339 -460 Materials handling equipment 3,221 3,069 152 Business machines and equipment 6,170 6,307 -138 Food, tobacco machinery 1,123 1,036 87 Specialized mining 707 712 -4 Textile, sewing machines 1,742 2,124 -383 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,102 4,309 792 Computer accessories 50,053 46,146 3,907 Telecommunications equipment 12,964 14,112 -1,148 Automotive vehicles, parts and eng 119,474 114,445 5,029 Consumer goods 155,153 146,823 8,329 Gem diamonds 5,994 5,444 550 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,719 3,587 132 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cott 14,955 14,929 27 Pharmaceutical prep 9,436 7,425 2,011 Motorcycles and parts 1,144 1,135 9 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,170 9,063 106 Gem stones, other 1,090 1,218 -128 Photo equipment 1,884 1,817 68 Books, printed matter 2,175 2,097 78 Glassware, chinaware 1,664 1,758 -94 Household appliances 5,120 4,880 240 Toys/games/sporting goods 13,987 12,719 1,268 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 4,475 4,343 131 Records, tapes, and disks 914 842 72 Writing and art supplies 5,889 5,898 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,924 1,789 136 Numismatic coins 208 124 84 Nursery stock, etc. 884 780 104 Rugs 767 799 -32 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,575 2,543 33 Musical instruments 945 966 -20 Stereo equipment, etc 6,745 7,614 -868 Jewelry 5,776 5,467 309 Camping apparel and gear 4,555 4,439 116 Pleasure boats and motors 1,493 1,321 172 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,405 2,187 218 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,393 5,742 650 Apparel, household goods - cotton 18,390 17,641 749 Other household goods 11,644 9,691 1,953 Footwear 8,829 8,565 264 Other goods 23,928 21,246 2,681 (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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1995 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised. Balance Net Non- Period Total Adjustments Petroleum Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -14,721 -46,982 -111,721 Jan. - Nov. -160,823 -13,707 -43,258 -103,859 January -16,014 -874 -3,514 -11,626 February -14,367 -906 -3,692 -9,769 March -14,541 -1,636 -3,923 -8,982 April -16,051 -1,523 -3,802 -10,726 May -16,010 -1,902 -4,373 -9,735 June -15,862 -1,749 -4,418 -9,695 July -15,887 -922 -4,037 -10,928 August -13,415 -980 -3,924 -8,511 September -13,243 -889 -4,185 -8,169 October -13,108 -1,218 -3,531 -8,359 November -12,324 -1,108 -3,859 -7,358 December -12,600 -1,014 -3,725 -7,862 1996 Jan. - Nov. -170,002 -19,460 -52,898 -97,644 January -15,497 -968 -4,230 -10,299 February -12,785 -1,175 -3,628 -7,982 March -14,448 -2,117 -3,728 -8,603 April -15,584 -2,490 -5,215 -7,879 May -16,791 -2,379 -5,343 -9,070 June -14,620 -1,761 -5,033 -7,826 July -17,492 -1,873 -5,333 -10,287 August -16,423 -2,127 -4,828 -9,468 September -17,524 -1,628 -5,457 -10,439 October (R) -14,093 -1,392 -5,262 -7,439 November -14,744 -1,552 -4,841 -8,352 December _____________________________________________________________ Exports Net Non- Period Total Adjustments Petroleum Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 8,097 576,645 Jan. - Nov. 525,819 -8,008 7,241 526,586 January 44,939 -631 614 44,955 February 45,572 -675 642 45,604 March 48,033 -764 699 48,099 April 47,180 -642 660 47,162 May 48,050 -749 704 48,095 June 47,750 -835 667 47,918 July 46,581 -711 627 46,666 August 48,735 -748 626 48,858 September 49,672 -657 590 49,739 October 49,528 -797 729 49,596 November 49,777 -799 683 49,893 December 50,120 -795 856 50,059 1996 Jan. - Nov. 558,903 -11,732 8,575 562,061 January 48,653 -690 884 48,459 February 50,883 -784 770 50,897 March 50,492 -902 741 50,653 April 50,741 -876 632 50,985 May 51,384 -1,130 699 51,814 June 50,972 -886 593 51,264 July 48,779 -1,443 690 49,533 August 51,095 -1,355 750 51,700 September 50,297 -1,320 852 50,765 October (R) 52,876 -1,070 1,093 52,854 November 52,732 -1,276 871 53,136 December _____________________________________________________________ Imports Net Non- Period Total Adjustments Petroleum Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 55,079 688,366 Jan. - Nov. 686,642 5,699 50,498 630,445 January 60,953 244 4,128 56,581 February 59,939 231 4,334 55,374 March 62,574 872 4,622 57,081 April 63,232 881 4,462 57,889 May 64,060 1,153 5,076 57,831 June 63,612 913 5,086 57,613 July 62,468 211 4,663 57,594 August 62,150 232 4,549 57,369 September 62,915 232 4,775 57,908 October 62,637 421 4,260 57,955 November 62,101 309 4,542 57,250 December 62,721 219 4,581 57,921 1996 Jan. - Nov. 728,905 7,728 61,473 659,705 January 64,150 277 5,114 58,758 February 63,667 390 4,398 58,879 March 64,940 1,215 4,469 59,256 April 66,325 1,614 5,847 58,864 May 68,175 1,249 6,042 60,884 June 65,592 875 5,627 59,090 July 66,271 430 6,022 59,819 August 67,518 772 5,578 61,168 September 67,821 308 6,309 61,204 October (R) 66,969 321 6,355 60,293 November 67,476 276 5,712 61,488 December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. (1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in "Manufactured Goods". SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1995 TO NOVEMBER 1996 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 1995 Jan. - Dec. 588,739 44,654 119,767 274,149 Jan. - Nov. 536,641 41,015 109,503 248,655 January 45,949 3,708 9,619 19,862 February 46,590 3,811 9,587 20,937 March 48,918 3,917 10,242 22,077 April 47,527 3,769 9,862 21,771 May 48,588 3,658 9,870 22,477 June 48,389 3,506 10,095 22,648 July 47,315 3,549 9,573 22,414 August 49,848 3,903 9,872 23,605 September 50,792 3,978 10,280 23,572 October 50,968 3,596 10,467 24,226 November 51,756 3,620 10,036 25,068 December 52,098 3,639 10,265 25,494 1996 Jan. - Nov. 595,384 40,429 116,962 289,945 January 50,764 3,712 10,021 24,589 February 53,290 3,592 10,418 26,099 March 52,975 3,840 10,834 25,627 April 53,328 3,565 11,053 26,098 May 54,275 3,511 10,835 26,266 June 53,874 3,453 10,717 25,987 July 52,542 3,559 10,030 25,359 August 54,995 3,608 10,693 26,756 September 54,648 3,543 10,551 26,028 October (R) 57,118 3,748 11,096 28,559 November 57,575 4,298 10,713 28,578 December __________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles & Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 588,739 60,133 62,385 27,651 Jan. - Nov. 536,641 55,082 57,105 25,281 January 45,949 5,347 5,011 2,403 February 46,590 5,106 5,096 2,054 March 48,918 5,075 5,212 2,395 April 47,527 4,916 5,091 2,118 May 48,588 4,968 5,289 2,325 June 48,389 4,660 5,263 2,217 July 47,315 4,691 4,988 2,100 August 49,848 4,978 5,311 2,178 September 50,792 5,457 5,249 2,256 October 50,968 4,977 5,320 2,381 November 51,756 4,907 5,274 2,852 December 52,098 5,051 5,280 2,369 1996 Jan. - Nov. 595,384 56,510 61,322 30,215 January 50,764 5,031 5,272 2,139 February 53,290 5,165 5,529 2,486 March 52,975 4,739 5,475 2,459 April 53,328 4,706 5,512 2,394 May 54,275 5,159 5,656 2,847 June 53,874 5,318 5,670 2,730 July 52,542 5,005 5,297 3,293 August 54,995 5,226 5,583 3,129 September 54,648 5,857 5,607 3,063 October (R) 57,118 5,027 5,932 2,756 November 57,575 5,277 5,789 2,919 December __________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 744,339 30,044 171,483 251,254 Jan. - Nov. 680,875 27,595 157,506 228,305 January 60,804 2,467 14,167 19,018 February 59,723 2,535 13,836 18,993 March 61,484 2,554 14,672 19,657 April 61,666 2,546 14,311 20,010 May 61,810 2,468 14,517 20,065 June 62,011 2,526 14,576 20,689 July 61,935 2,421 14,408 21,109 August 62,169 2,495 14,192 21,380 September 63,315 2,514 14,612 22,058 October 63,098 2,565 14,013 22,721 November 62,860 2,505 14,202 22,606 December 63,464 2,449 13,977 22,949 1996 Jan. - Nov. 741,169 29,927 164,116 265,932 January 65,085 2,654 14,512 23,475 February 64,975 2,549 13,825 23,845 March 65,175 2,741 14,078 23,974 April 66,012 2,676 14,783 23,820 May 68,480 2,724 15,329 24,202 June 66,700 2,758 15,045 23,579 July 68,283 2,770 15,715 24,090 August 69,175 2,883 15,446 24,409 September 69,518 2,713 15,500 24,750 October (R) 68,374 2,751 15,273 24,493 November 69,392 2,708 14,609 25,297 December __________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Vehicles & Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Parts, etc. Goods Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 744,339 114,899 154,450 22,209 Jan. - Nov. 680,875 105,472 141,822 20,176 January 60,804 10,431 13,005 1,717 February 59,723 10,045 12,676 1,638 March 61,484 9,908 12,935 1,758 April 61,666 10,134 13,011 1,654 May 61,810 9,726 13,125 1,910 June 62,011 9,509 12,831 1,880 July 61,935 9,203 12,928 1,867 August 62,169 9,379 12,904 1,818 September 63,315 9,333 12,927 1,870 October 63,098 8,810 12,893 2,096 November 62,860 8,994 12,586 1,968 December 63,464 9,427 12,629 2,033 1996 Jan. - Nov. 741,169 109,274 149,015 22,906 January 65,085 9,661 12,928 1,855 February 64,975 9,721 13,102 1,933 March 65,175 9,186 13,106 2,090 April 66,012 9,617 12,971 2,146 May 68,480 10,503 13,632 2,090 June 66,700 9,889 13,306 2,123 July 68,283 10,198 13,380 2,130 August 69,175 10,585 13,863 1,988 September 69,518 10,228 14,213 2,115 October (R) 68,374 9,382 14,325 2,151 November 69,392 10,303 14,190 2,285 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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1994 TO NOVEMBER 1996 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 1994 Jan. - Dec. -153,200 -54,241 -98,959 Jan. - Nov. -141,520 -50,228 -91,292 January -11,552 -4,082 -7,470 February -13,365 -4,312 -9,053 March -10,754 -4,511 -6,244 April -12,764 -4,517 -8,248 May -12,947 -4,347 -8,600 June -12,910 -4,996 -7,914 July -14,437 -4,891 -9,546 August -12,512 -4,903 -7,609 September -13,153 -4,995 -8,158 October -13,398 -4,133 -9,265 November -13,726 -4,540 -9,186 December -11,681 -4,013 -7,667 1995 Jan. - Dec. -155,600 -51,777 -103,822 Jan. - Nov. -144,233 -47,651 -96,582 January -14,855 -4,079 -10,776 February -13,132 -4,136 -8,996 March -12,566 -4,346 -8,220 April -14,139 -3,952 -10,187 May -13,222 -4,325 -8,897 June -13,621 -4,514 -9,107 July -14,621 -4,491 -10,129 August -12,321 -4,482 -7,839 September -12,523 -4,762 -7,761 October -12,130 -4,097 -8,033 November -11,103 -4,466 -6,637 December -11,366 -4,126 -7,240 1996 Jan. - Nov. -145,786 -48,622 -97,164 January -14,321 -4,455 -9,866 February -11,685 -3,908 -7,777 March -12,200 -3,712 -8,488 April -12,684 -4,600 -8,084 May -14,205 -4,797 -9,408 June -12,826 -4,823 -8,003 July -15,741 -5,070 -10,671 August -14,180 -4,462 -9,718 September -14,870 -4,701 -10,169 October (R) -11,256 -4,236 -7,020 November -11,817 -3,858 -7,959 December ___________________________________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1994 Jan. - Dec. 521,004 6,509 514,495 Jan. - Nov. 473,424 5,809 467,614 January 40,584 571 40,014 February 39,168 467 38,701 March 43,604 550 43,053 April 41,836 522 41,313 May 42,126 534 41,592 June 43,662 493 43,169 July 42,082 495 41,587 August 44,831 522 44,309 September 44,697 531 44,166 October 44,926 590 44,337 November 45,907 534 45,373 December 47,580 700 46,881 1995 Jan. - Dec. 588,739 7,154 581,586 Jan. - Nov. 536,641 6,417 530,224 January 45,949 552 45,398 February 46,590 578 46,012 March 48,918 638 48,280 April 47,527 591 46,937 May 48,588 612 47,976 June 48,389 576 47,814 July 47,315 559 46,756 August 49,848 559 49,288 September 50,792 518 50,274 October 50,968 639 50,328 November 51,756 595 51,161 December 52,098 737 51,361 1996 Jan. - Nov. 595,384 6,538 588,845 January 50,764 716 50,048 February 53,290 626 52,664 March 52,975 589 52,386 April 53,328 475 52,853 May 54,275 531 53,744 June 53,874 460 53,414 July 52,542 537 52,005 August 54,995 577 54,418 September 54,648 632 54,016 October (R) 57,118 776 56,342 November 57,575 619 56,956 December ___________________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum Petroleum 1994 Jan. - Dec. 674,204 60,750 613,454 Jan. - Nov. 614,943 56,037 558,906 January 52,137 4,653 47,484 February 52,534 4,779 47,754 March 54,358 5,061 49,297 April 54,600 5,039 49,561 May 55,074 4,881 50,192 June 56,572 5,489 51,083 July 56,519 5,387 51,133 August 57,343 5,425 51,918 September 57,850 5,526 52,324 October 58,325 4,723 53,602 November 59,633 5,074 54,559 December 59,261 4,713 54,548 1995 Jan. - Dec. 744,339 58,931 685,408 Jan. - Nov. 680,875 54,068 626,807 January 60,804 4,631 56,173 February 59,723 4,714 55,008 March 61,484 4,984 56,500 April 61,666 4,542 57,124 May 61,810 4,937 56,873 June 62,011 5,090 56,921 July 61,935 5,050 56,885 August 62,169 5,041 57,128 September 63,315 5,280 58,035 October 63,098 4,737 58,361 November 62,860 5,061 57,798 December 63,464 4,863 58,601 1996 Jan. - Nov. 741,169 55,160 686,009 January 65,085 5,171 59,914 February 64,975 4,534 60,440 March 65,175 4,301 60,874 April 66,012 5,075 60,937 May 68,480 5,328 63,152 June 66,700 5,283 61,417 July 68,283 5,607 62,676 August 69,175 5,039 64,136 September 69,518 5,333 64,185 October (R) 68,374 5,012 63,362 November 69,392 4,477 64,915 December (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. 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 seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. -166,123 -150,629 Jan. - Nov. -154,339 -140,111 January -10,100 -8,954 February -11,028 -9,528 March -10,417 -8,524 April -11,214 -9,885 May -12,200 -10,772 June -14,750 -13,714 July -16,649 -15,589 August -17,080 -15,715 September -16,220 -15,114 October -17,926 -16,657 November -16,754 -15,660 December -11,783 -10,518 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -158,703 Jan. - Nov. -163,622 -149,915 January -14,569 -13,695 February -11,164 -10,258 March -12,677 -11,041 April -13,557 -12,033 May -15,262 -13,360 June -16,406 -14,657 July -18,262 -17,340 August -16,429 -15,449 September -14,545 -13,655 October -16,789 -15,571 November -13,962 -12,854 December -9,801 -8,788 1996 Jan. - Nov. -173,295 -153,835 January -14,976 -14,008 February -10,780 -9,605 March -10,607 -8,490 April -14,853 -12,363 May -15,535 -13,156 June -14,172 -12,411 July -21,435 -19,562 August -18,286 -16,159 September -19,043 -17,414 October (R) -18,942 -17,550 November -14,667 -13,115 December October data as published last month : -18,936 -17,546 ________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,462 -10,164 512,626 Jan. - Nov. 456,451 -9,162 465,613 January 36,819 -742 37,561 February 36,415 -711 37,126 March 45,366 -774 46,139 April 40,841 -746 41,587 May 41,347 -868 42,215 June 42,598 -827 43,425 July 38,412 -806 39,218 August 42,588 -1,001 43,589 September 42,886 -880 43,766 October 44,328 -985 45,314 November 44,851 -822 45,674 December 46,011 -1,002 47,013 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 Jan. - Nov. 525,881 -8,008 533,889 January 43,002 -631 43,633 February 44,324 -675 44,999 March 51,815 -764 52,579 April 47,166 -642 47,808 May 49,106 -749 49,855 June 48,558 -835 49,393 July 43,678 -711 44,390 August 48,224 -748 48,972 September 49,066 -657 49,723 October 51,031 -797 51,828 November 49,911 -799 50,710 December 50,058 -795 50,853 1996 Jan. - Nov. 559,012 -11,732 570,744 January 47,020 -690 47,710 February 50,053 -784 50,837 March 53,813 -902 54,715 April 51,210 -876 52,085 May 52,398 -1,130 53,527 June 50,722 -886 51,608 July 46,357 -1,443 47,801 August 50,188 -1,355 51,543 September 49,279 -1,320 50,599 October (R) 54,958 -1,070 56,029 November 53,015 -1,276 54,291 December October data as published last month : 54,978 -1,071 56,049 ________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 Jan. - Nov. 610,790 5,065 605,725 January 46,919 404 46,514 February 47,444 790 46,654 March 55,783 1,120 54,663 April 52,054 583 51,472 May 53,548 560 52,987 June 57,348 210 57,139 July 55,061 254 54,807 August 59,668 364 59,304 September 59,106 226 58,880 October 62,254 284 61,970 November 61,606 272 61,334 December 57,795 264 57,531 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 Jan. - Nov. 689,503 5,699 683,804 January 57,572 244 57,328 February 55,488 231 55,257 March 64,492 872 63,620 April 60,723 881 59,842 May 64,368 1,153 63,215 June 64,963 913 64,050 July 61,940 211 61,729 August 64,653 232 64,421 September 63,611 232 63,379 October 67,820 421 67,399 November 63,873 309 63,564 December 59,859 219 59,641 1996 Jan. - Nov. 732,307 7,728 724,579 January 61,996 277 61,718 February 60,833 390 60,443 March 64,420 1,215 63,205 April 66,062 1,614 64,448 May 67,932 1,249 66,683 June 64,894 875 64,019 July 67,792 430 67,363 August 68,474 772 67,702 September 68,322 308 68,013 October (R) 73,900 321 73,579 November 67,682 276 67,406 December October data as published last month : 73,914 320 73,594 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (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) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 584,742 50,466 146,255 Jan. - Nov. 525,881 -8,008 533,889 45,896 134,452 January 43,002 -631 43,633 3,780 11,357 February 44,324 -675 44,999 4,070 11,422 March 51,815 -764 52,579 4,375 13,363 April 47,166 -642 47,808 3,900 12,360 May 49,106 -749 49,855 3,837 12,830 June 48,558 -835 49,393 3,669 12,908 July 43,678 -711 44,390 4,001 11,559 August 48,224 -748 48,972 4,315 12,272 September 49,066 -657 49,723 4,545 12,289 October 51,031 -797 51,828 4,743 12,479 November 49,911 -799 50,710 4,661 11,615 December 50,058 -795 50,853 4,570 11,803 1996 Jan. - Nov. 559,012 -11,732 570,744 50,965 135,215 January 47,020 -690 47,710 4,662 11,806 February 50,053 -784 50,837 4,612 12,166 March 53,813 -902 54,715 5,143 12,998 April 51,210 -876 52,085 4,520 12,923 May 52,398 -1,130 53,527 4,484 12,828 June 50,722 -886 51,608 4,105 12,214 July 46,357 -1,443 47,801 4,487 11,373 August 50,188 -1,355 51,543 4,428 12,257 September 49,279 -1,320 50,599 4,174 11,787 October (R) 54,958 -1,070 56,029 4,961 12,913 November 53,015 -1,276 54,291 5,389 11,949 December ______________________________________________________________ EXPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts,etc. & Goods, Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 584,742 233,046 61,828 64,425 28,723 Jan. - Nov. 533,889 211,224 56,874 59,161 26,283 January 43,633 16,394 4,985 4,684 2,433 February 44,999 17,135 5,349 4,974 2,049 March 52,579 20,638 5,952 5,768 2,483 April 47,808 18,743 5,322 5,193 2,291 May 49,855 19,321 5,895 5,519 2,454 June 49,393 19,940 5,079 5,455 2,342 July 44,390 18,257 3,468 4,922 2,183 August 48,972 19,685 4,869 5,595 2,235 September 49,723 19,795 5,227 5,553 2,315 October 51,828 20,728 5,510 5,873 2,496 November 50,710 20,589 5,218 5,624 3,003 December 50,853 21,823 4,954 5,264 2,439 1996 Jan. - Nov. 570,744 229,957 58,751 64,411 31,446 January 47,710 19,064 4,928 5,056 2,194 February 50,837 20,394 5,590 5,559 2,517 March 54,715 22,577 5,360 6,066 2,570 April 52,085 20,825 5,496 5,723 2,598 May 53,527 21,128 6,040 6,033 3,014 June 51,608 21,061 5,498 5,855 2,875 July 47,801 19,227 3,957 5,340 3,415 August 51,543 20,707 4,975 5,956 3,220 September 50,599 19,911 5,693 5,911 3,123 October (R) 56,029 22,940 5,666 6,686 2,863 November 54,291 22,123 5,548 6,225 3,057 December ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, & Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 743,445 33,176 180,668 Jan. - Nov. 689,503 5,699 683,804 30,526 166,287 January 57,572 244 57,328 2,803 14,533 February 55,488 231 55,257 2,666 13,562 March 64,492 872 63,620 3,003 15,807 April 60,723 881 59,842 2,663 15,236 May 64,368 1,153 63,215 2,775 16,286 June 64,963 913 64,050 2,766 15,774 July 61,940 211 61,729 2,642 15,223 August 64,653 232 64,421 2,707 15,208 September 63,611 232 63,379 2,704 14,800 October 67,820 421 67,399 2,967 15,027 November 63,873 309 63,564 2,829 14,832 December 59,859 219 59,641 2,650 14,381 1996 Jan. - Nov. 732,307 7,728 724,579 32,519 181,835 January 61,996 277 61,718 2,799 15,786 February 60,833 390 60,443 2,736 14,363 March 64,420 1,215 63,205 2,954 15,450 April 66,062 1,614 64,448 3,074 16,855 May 67,932 1,249 66,683 3,072 17,461 June 64,894 875 64,019 2,841 16,079 July 67,792 430 67,363 2,900 17,439 August 68,474 772 67,702 2,956 16,965 September 68,322 308 68,013 2,935 16,926 October (R) 73,900 321 73,579 3,260 18,121 November 67,682 276 67,406 2,991 16,390 December ______________________________________________________________ IMPORTS CONTINUED Total Automotive Census Capital Vehicles, Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Parts,etc. & Goods, Goods 1995 Jan. - Dec. 743,445 221,431 124,774 160,009 23,387 Jan. - Nov. 683,804 202,302 114,672 148,738 21,279 January 57,328 15,968 9,941 12,334 1,749 February 55,257 15,467 10,377 11,496 1,690 March 63,620 18,690 11,919 12,351 1,849 April 59,842 17,398 11,323 11,494 1,726 May 63,215 18,125 10,919 13,067 2,044 June 64,050 19,192 10,650 13,634 2,034 July 61,729 18,691 8,537 14,696 1,941 August 64,421 19,109 9,993 15,447 1,956 September 63,379 19,158 9,949 14,780 1,988 October 67,399 20,746 10,618 15,886 2,155 November 63,564 19,756 10,446 13,554 2,148 December 59,641 19,129 10,102 11,271 2,108 1996 Jan. - Nov. 724,579 208,923 119,642 157,674 23,985 January 61,718 18,522 9,840 12,821 1,950 February 60,443 18,207 10,634 12,464 2,038 March 63,205 19,781 10,813 12,094 2,112 April 64,448 18,862 11,128 12,254 2,275 May 66,683 18,650 11,772 13,484 2,245 June 64,019 18,567 10,852 13,517 2,161 July 67,363 19,241 9,603 15,937 2,243 August 67,702 18,575 11,055 16,051 2,099 September 68,013 19,156 10,526 16,345 2,125 October (R) 73,579 20,282 11,666 17,952 2,298 November 67,406 19,079 11,751 14,757 2,437 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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 14. 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. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance November October Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -14,667 (R) -18,942 -173,295 Net adjustments -1,552 (R) -1,391 -19,460 Total Census Basis -13,115 (R) -17,550 -153,835 North America -3,410 (R) -2,056 -36,203 Canada -1,893 (R) -1,413 -20,668 Mexico -1,517 -1,093 -15,535 Western Europe -1,380 -1,816 -13,820 European Union -1,152 -1,666 -13,340 Austria -14 4 -189 Belgium 511 397 5,171 Finland 24 5 93 France -199 -472 -3,888 Germany -1,376 -1,419 -13,964 Italy -837 -871 -8,596 Netherlands 996 1,192 9,019 Spain 88 51 1,113 Sweden -268 -369 -3,423 United Kingdom 31 -150 2,479 Other EU -107 -34 -1,155 European Free Trade Association -295 -171 -1,493 Norway -106 -222 -2,187 Switzerland -182 66 744 Other EFTA -6 -15 -49 Other Western Europe 67 21 1,013 Eastern Europe/FSR 80 -57 502 Hungary -35 -41 -295 Poland 71 17 314 Former Soviet Republics 71 -29 561 Russia -39 -125 -65 Other FSR 110 96 626 Other EE -27 -4 -78 Pacific Rim Countries -8,248 -11,942 -94,559 Australia 606 683 7,605 China -2,996 -4,899 -36,872 Japan -4,316 -4,958 -43,418 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -350 -1,104 -7,133 Hong Kong 340 376 3,581 Korea 434 296 3,334 Singapore -223 -441 -3,273 Taiwan -901 -1,335 -10,776 Other Pacific Rim (2) -1,192 -1,663 -14,740 South/Central America 813 424 3,488 Argentina 275 170 2,050 Brazil 531 508 3,550 Colombia 29 24 475 Other S/C A (2) -22 -278 -2,587 OPEC -1,465 -2,001 -17,984 Indonesia (2) -379 -588 -4,094 Nigeria -281 -456 -4,742 Saudia Arabia 50 -132 -1,127 Venezuela (2) -615 -790 -7,185 Other OPEC -240 -36 -836 Other Countries -613 -991 -7,583 Egypt 228 170 2,167 South Africa 4 61 716 Other -845 -1,223 -10,466 Uniden. Ctys (3) 113 104 566 Timing Adjustments (X) -142 480 __________________________________________________________________ Exports November October Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 53,015 (R) 54,958 559,012 Net adjustments -1,276 (R) -1,070 -11,732 Total Census Basis 54,291 (R) 56,029 570,744 North America 16,776 (R) 17,938 174,825 Canada 11,851 (R) 12,110 123,346 Mexico 4,925 5,828 51,478 Western Europe 11,888 12,604 129,455 European Union 10,879 11,397 116,552 Austria 171 217 1,824 Belgium 1,071 1,094 11,389 Finland 212 200 2,235 France 1,301 1,339 13,108 Germany 2,037 2,035 21,420 Italy 684 733 8,053 Netherlands 1,547 1,832 15,080 Spain 464 470 5,012 Sweden 371 313 3,061 United Kingdom 2,379 2,462 28,608 Other EU 641 702 6,762 European Free Trade Association 713 943 9,572 Norway 187 156 1,437 Switzerland 508 772 7,886 Other EFTA 19 16 250 Other Western Europe 296 264 3,332 Eastern Europe/FSR 762 650 6,684 Hungary 42 26 304 Poland 121 78 888 Former Soviet Republics 505 473 4,681 Russia 286 266 3,068 Other FSR 219 207 1,614 Other EE 93 72 811 Pacific Rim Countries 16,198 16,064 171,472 Australia 1,017 1,023 11,044 China 1,576 913 10,673 Japan 5,336 5,815 62,128 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,412 6,406 68,765 Hong Kong 1,176 1,394 12,690 Korea 2,265 2,213 24,111 Singapore 1,379 1,313 15,364 Taiwan 1,592 1,486 16,600 Other Pacific Rim (2) 1,857 1,908 18,863 South/Central America 4,798 4,846 47,761 Argentina 426 403 4,139 Brazil 1,265 1,221 11,555 Colombia 388 445 4,331 Other S/C A (2) 2,719 2,777 27,736 OPEC 1,930 2,032 20,188 Indonesia (2) 334 309 3,431 Nigeria 121 67 771 Saudia Arabia 704 657 6,719 Venezuela (2) 440 433 4,383 Other OPEC 331 566 4,885 Other Countries 2,599 2,690 27,157 Egypt 293 228 2,781 South Africa 230 255 2,859 Other 2,077 2,207 21,517 Uniden. Ctys (3) 113 104 566 Timing Adjustments (X) -157 451 __________________________________________________________________ Imports November October Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 67,682 (R) 73,900 732,307 Net adjustments 276 (R) 321 7,728 Total Census Basis 67,406 (R) 73,579 724,579 North America 20,185 20,444 211,028 Canada 13,744 13,523 144,014 Mexico 6,442 6,922 67,014 Western Europe 13,269 14,420 143,275 European Union 12,031 13,063 129,891 Austria 185 213 2,013 Belgium 560 698 6,219 Finland 188 195 2,142 France 1,500 1,811 16,996 Germany 3,413 3,454 35,383 Italy 1,521 1,604 16,650 Netherlands 552 640 6,061 Spain 376 419 3,899 Sweden 640 682 6,483 United Kingdom 2,348 2,612 26,129 Other EU 748 736 7,917 European Free Trade Association 1,008 1,115 11,065 Norway 293 377 3,624 Switzerland 690 707 7,142 Other EFTA 25 31 299 Other Western Europe 230 243 2,319 Eastern Europe/FSR 682 707 6,182 Hungary 77 68 599 Poland 50 61 575 Former Soviet Republics 434 502 4,120 Russia 324 392 3,133 Other FSR 110 110 988 Other EE 120 76 889 Pacific Rim Countries 24,447 28,007 266,031 Australia 411 341 3,440 China 4,572 5,812 47,545 Japan 9,653 10,773 105,546 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,762 7,510 75,898 Hong Kong 835 1,017 9,109 Korea 1,832 1,918 20,777 Singapore 1,602 1,754 18,636 Taiwan 2,493 2,821 27,376 Other Pacific Rim (2) 3,049 3,571 33,603 South/Central America 3,985 4,422 44,273 Argentina 152 234 2,088 Brazil 734 713 8,006 Colombia 359 421 3,856 Other S/C A (2) 2,741 3,055 30,323 OPEC 3,395 4,033 38,172 Indonesia (2) 713 896 7,525 Nigeria 402 523 5,513 Saudia Arabia 654 788 7,846 Venezuela (2) 1,055 1,223 11,567 Other OPEC 571 602 5,721 Other Countries 3,212 3,682 34,740 Egypt 65 58 614 South Africa 226 194 2,143 Other 2,921 3,430 31,983 Uniden. Ctys (3) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) -16 -29 (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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 14-A. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS -- 1995 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance November October Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -13,962 -16,789 -163,622 Net adjustments -1,108 -1,218 -13,707 Total Census Basis -12,854 -15,571 -149,915 North America -3,356 -3,202 -30,438 Canada -1,685 -1,835 -16,068 Mexico -1,671 -1,367 -14,370 Western Europe -759 -1,192 -10,481 European Union -493 -1,037 -8,353 Austria -13 2 56 Belgium 522 563 5,839 Finland -103 -66 -955 France -260 -492 -2,997 Germany -1,247 -867 -13,090 Italy -699 -656 -6,944 Netherlands 1,037 775 9,203 Spain 80 88 1,395 Sweden -284 -241 -2,947 United Kingdom 216 -115 1,459 Other EU 259 -28 627 European Free Trade Association -327 -301 -2,988 Norway -133 -78 -1,623 Switzerland -184 -206 -1,202 Other EFTA -10 -17 -162 Other Western Europe 61 146 859 Eastern Europe/FSR 45 54 -1,420 Hungary -21 -26 -236 Poland 14 4 85 Former Soviet Republics 53 68 -1,169 Russia -24 32 -1,236 Other FSR 76 36 67 Other EE 9 -100 Pacific Rim Countries -8,876 -10,963 -102,112 Australia 564 697 6,818 China -2,743 -3,617 -31,786 Japan -4,110 -4,725 -55,650 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -1,359 -1,758 -7,760 Hong Kong 301 146 3,505 Korea -205 -269 783 Singapore -411 -279 -3,041 Taiwan -1,045 -1,356 -9,007 Other Pacific Rim (2) -1,227 -1,560 -13,734 South/Central America 693 676 6,874 Argentina 211 214 2,160 Brazil 240 137 2,360 Colombia 64 66 829 Other S/C A (2) 177 258 1,525 OPEC -1,197 -1,148 -14,251 Indonesia (2) -271 -333 -3,765 Nigeria -283 -379 -3,801 Saudia Arabia -152 -87 -1,877 Venezuela (2) -492 -324 -4,584 Other OPEC 1 -25 -224 Other Countries -287 -560 -6,939 Egypt 170 270 2,092 South Africa 15 99 518 Other -471 -928 -9,549 Uniden. Ctys (3) 120 106 502 ________________________________________________________________ Exports November October Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 49,911 51,031 525,881 Net adjustments -799 -797 -8,008 Total Census Basis 50,710 51,828 533,889 North America 15,046 15,742 159,951 Canada 11,078 11,429 117,494 Mexico 3,968 4,313 42,457 Western Europe 11,745 12,029 122,557 European Union 10,911 10,996 112,324 Austria 164 183 1,847 Belgium 1,100 1,115 11,421 Finland 106 132 1,122 France 1,159 1,215 12,977 Germany 1,914 2,070 20,234 Italy 741 873 8,042 Netherlands 1,580 1,491 15,064 Spain 423 451 4,978 Sweden 267 308 2,748 United Kingdom 2,510 2,451 26,209 Other EU 947 708 7,681 European Free Trade Association 566 731 7,110 Norway 111 157 1,168 Switzerland 437 554 5,772 Other EFTA 18 20 170 Other Western Europe 269 302 3,123 Eastern Europe/FSR 597 508 5,128 Hungary 27 24 266 Poland 73 62 692 Former Soviet Republics 411 350 3,437 Russia 271 250 2,567 Other FSR 140 100 870 Other EE 87 72 734 Pacific Rim Countries 15,235 15,623 164,081 Australia 869 958 9,885 China 1,125 1,097 10,623 Japan 5,442 5,510 58,469 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,033 6,278 67,431 Hong Kong 1,202 1,223 13,051 Korea 2,055 2,126 22,981 Singapore 1,317 1,541 13,812 Taiwan 1,459 1,389 17,588 Other Pacific Rim (2) 1,766 1,780 17,673 South/Central America 4,331 4,254 45,586 Argentina 342 376 3,786 Brazil 1,015 912 10,393 Colombia 383 407 4,236 Other S/C A (2) 2,591 2,559 27,170 OPEC 1,742 1,726 17,963 Indonesia (2) 323 339 3,070 Nigeria 45 57 567 Saudia Arabia 589 543 5,624 Venezuela (2) 356 405 4,315 Other OPEC 428 382 4,387 Other Countries 2,575 2,584 25,505 Egypt 217 309 2,640 South Africa 221 265 2,537 Other 2,137 2,010 20,328 Uniden. Ctys (3) 120 106 502 ________________________________________________________________ Imports November October Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 63,873 67,820 689,503 Net adjustments 309 421 5,699 Total Census Basis 63,564 67,399 683,804 North America 18,402 18,943 190,389 Canada 12,762 13,264 133,562 Mexico 5,639 5,680 56,827 Western Europe 12,505 13,221 133,038 European Union 11,404 12,033 120,676 Austria 178 181 1,791 Belgium 578 552 5,581 Finland 209 198 2,077 France 1,419 1,708 15,974 Germany 3,161 2,937 33,324 Italy 1,439 1,529 14,986 Netherlands 543 716 5,861 Spain 343 363 3,583 Sweden 551 549 5,695 United Kingdom 2,294 2,566 24,750 Other EU 688 736 7,054 European Free Trade Association 893 1,032 10,098 Norway 244 235 2,792 Switzerland 621 761 6,975 Other EFTA 28 37 332 Other Western Europe 208 156 2,264 Eastern Europe/FSR 552 454 6,548 Hungary 48 51 502 Poland 59 59 607 Former Soviet Republics 358 282 4,606 Russia 294 219 3,803 Other FSR 64 63 803 Other EE 87 63 834 Pacific Rim Countries 24,111 26,586 266,193 Australia 305 261 3,067 China 3,868 4,714 42,409 Japan 9,552 10,235 114,119 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 7,392 8,036 75,191 Hong Kong 901 1,077 9,546 Korea 2,260 2,395 22,198 Singapore 1,728 1,819 16,853 Taiwan 2,503 2,745 26,594 Other Pacific Rim (2) 2,993 3,340 31,407 South/Central America 3,638 3,578 38,712 Argentina 131 162 1,627 Brazil 775 775 8,033 Colombia 319 340 3,407 Other S/C A (2) 2,414 2,301 25,645 OPEC 2,939 2,874 32,213 Indonesia (2) 594 672 6,834 Nigeria 328 436 4,368 Saudia Arabia 741 630 7,501 Venezuela (2) 849 729 8,900 Other OPEC 427 407 4,611 Other Countries 2,862 3,143 32,444 Egypt 48 40 548 South Africa 206 166 2,018 Other 2,608 2,938 29,877 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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1996 AND 1995 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) 1996 DATA November October Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 53,015 67,682 54,958 73,900 Net Adjustments -1,276 276 -1,070 321 Total Census Basis (2) 54,291 67,406 56,029 73,579 Manufactured goods (3) 41,508 56,501 43,209 61,397 Agricultural commodities (3) 5,775 2,602 5,136 2,800 Mineral fuels (3) 1,104 6,046 1,304 6,907 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 3,343 5,684 3,368 6,031 Airplane parts 1,002 324 1,025 332 Airplanes 1,815 324 1,994 241 Alcoholic bev., distilled 39 165 36 256 Aluminum 283 356 304 410 Animal feeds 388 54 335 53 Artwork/antiques 96 223 88 295 Basketware, etc. 197 243 204 276 Cereal flour 99 114 112 137 Chemicals - cosmetics 377 193 399 223 Chemicals - dyeing 225 177 241 201 Chemicals - fertilizers 217 99 186 116 Chemicals - inorganic 376 358 434 490 Chemicals - medicinal 589 597 635 669 Chemicals - n.e.s. 799 347 862 362 Chemicals - organic 1,187 1,052 1,314 1,174 Chemicals - plastics 1,242 618 1,356 667 Cigarettes 382 6 460 5 Clothing 648 3,241 705 4,366 Coal 327 53 346 56 Coffee 201 1 170 Copper 116 245 128 215 Cork, wood, lumber 475 654 535 742 Corn 892 7 589 3 Cotton, raw and linters 225 7 108 9 Crude fertilizers 136 105 135 90 Crude oil 91 4,111 110 4,805 Electrical machinery 4,980 6,208 4,962 6,698 Fish and preparations 230 618 275 680 Footwear 65 1,071 76 1,142 Furniture and bedding 302 837 310 892 Gem diamonds 11 514 11 750 General industrial mach 2,314 1,963 2,410 2,143 Glass 162 142 159 162 Glassware 58 124 61 155 Gold, nonmonetary 256 239 352 258 Hides and skins 126 12 122 13 Iron and steel mill prod 385 1,292 388 1,212 Jewelry 58 483 74 558 Lighting, plumbing 125 238 133 271 Liquified propane/butane 25 124 21 131 Live animals 57 127 73 142 Meat and preparations 611 188 602 203 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 762 909 853 1,036 Metal ores; scrap 342 370 352 335 Metalworking machinery 402 579 455 550 Mineral fuels, other 259 148 302 181 Natural gas 20 326 41 322 Nickel 28 94 26 80 Oils/fats, vegetable 132 110 72 126 Optical goods 125 211 117 218 Paper and paperboard 836 929 875 1,045 Petroleum preparations 378 1,196 475 1,335 Photographic equipment 313 443 305 540 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 399 453 419 504 Platinum 18 202 22 152 Pottery 9 127 9 165 Power generating mach. 1,996 1,936 2,057 2,049 Printed materials 387 224 411 266 Pulp and waste paper 298 213 351 229 Records/magnetic media 589 340 625 391 Rice 88 13 85 17 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 82 120 92 138 Rubber tires and tubes 161 244 189 262 Scientific instruments 1,819 1,035 1,776 1,162 Ships, boats 74 88 58 89 Silver and bullion 14 40 75 40 Soybeans 1,168 2 741 4 Spacecraft 1 56 113 Specialized ind. mach. 2,220 1,454 2,243 1,567 Sugar 38 1 65 Television, VCR, etc., 1,789 3,277 1,891 3,668 Textile yarn, fabric 677 840 730 972 Tobacco, unmanufactured 160 67 156 97 Toys/games/sporting goods 348 1,461 376 1,845 Travel goods 25 307 32 390 Vegetables and fruits 671 555 801 521 Vehicles 4,339 9,482 4,616 9,198 Watches/clocks/parts 27 254 25 322 Wheat 359 34 491 27 Wood manufactures 152 339 150 385 Re-exports 3,730 (X) 3,927 (X) Agricultural commodities 98 (X) 96 (X) Manufactured goods 3,583 (X) 3,768 (X) Mineral fuels 10 (X) 18 (X) _______________________________________________________________ Cumulative 1996 Cumulative 1995 Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 559,012 732,307 525,881 689,503 Net Adjustments -11,732 7,728 -8,008 5,699 Total Census Basis (2) 570,744 724,579 533,889 683,804 Manufactured goods (3) 442,279 605,240 412,851 579,455 Agricultural commodities (3) 54,147 29,708 49,594 26,882 Mineral fuels (3) 10,879 65,914 9,347 54,021 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 35,931 60,258 32,451 56,598 Airplane parts 10,670 3,110 9,395 2,436 Airplanes 16,681 3,538 12,635 3,414 Alcoholic bev., distilled 359 1,903 355 1,723 Aluminum 3,238 4,446 3,483 5,455 Animal feeds 3,762 585 3,353 432 Artwork/antiques 792 2,572 984 2,457 Basketware, etc. 2,053 2,758 1,835 2,713 Cereal flour 1,073 1,109 1,059 995 Chemicals - cosmetics 3,967 2,238 3,548 2,131 Chemicals - dyeing 2,493 1,992 2,400 1,919 Chemicals - fertilizers 2,737 1,274 2,971 1,262 Chemicals - inorganic 4,249 4,490 4,085 4,312 Chemicals - medicinal 6,577 6,382 5,896 5,046 Chemicals - n.e.s. 8,797 4,194 8,382 3,586 Chemicals - organic 13,549 13,486 14,791 12,315 Chemicals - plastics 14,170 6,830 13,789 6,623 Cigarettes 4,375 63 4,380 58 Clothing 6,738 38,394 6,009 37,062 Coal 3,537 566 3,427 642 Coffee 3 2,243 15 2,756 Copper 1,430 2,728 1,612 2,718 Cork, wood, lumber 5,062 6,949 5,212 5,682 Corn 7,934 109 6,834 58 Cotton, raw and linters 2,389 298 3,217 28 Crude fertilizers 1,403 1,079 1,410 1,079 Crude oil 385 45,922 1 39,188 Electrical machinery 52,021 69,573 48,680 68,658 Fish and preparations 2,771 6,047 2,996 6,181 Footwear 700 11,677 610 11,261 Furniture and bedding 3,068 8,623 2,884 7,671 Gem diamonds 132 6,172 159 5,588 General industrial mach 24,434 23,254 22,294 22,296 Glass 1,663 1,553 1,523 1,362 Glassware 626 1,301 576 1,237 Gold, nonmonetary 6,347 2,511 4,827 1,976 Hides and skins 1,385 122 1,514 132 Iron and steel mill prod 4,429 12,289 4,913 11,404 Jewelry 550 3,982 542 3,927 Lighting, plumbing 1,257 2,360 1,184 2,105 Liquified propane/butane 264 1,092 285 764 Live animals 460 1,474 442 1,617 Meat and preparations 6,422 2,116 5,886 2,141 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 8,518 9,945 7,411 9,253 Metal ores; scrap 3,942 3,718 5,195 3,710 Metalworking machinery 4,817 6,174 4,175 5,405 Mineral fuels, other 2,897 1,666 2,508 1,477 Natural gas 239 3,649 245 2,811 Nickel 279 1,048 256 1,104 Oils/fats, vegetable 905 1,281 1,430 1,086 Optical goods 1,273 2,118 1,024 1,961 Paper and paperboard 9,057 10,768 8,842 11,447 Petroleum preparations 3,492 12,197 2,830 8,336 Photographic equipment 3,468 4,843 3,071 4,747 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 4,090 4,884 3,555 4,724 Platinum 228 1,535 295 1,556 Pottery 87 1,458 92 1,557 Power generating mach. 20,318 20,705 19,955 18,956 Printed materials 4,001 2,477 3,939 2,382 Pulp and waste paper 3,710 2,445 5,755 3,513 Records/magnetic media 5,935 3,739 5,651 3,591 Rice 900 138 901 108 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 894 1,347 821 1,311 Rubber tires and tubes 1,794 2,805 1,710 2,914 Scientific instruments 18,800 11,283 16,923 10,640 Ships, boats 906 950 1,064 753 Silver and bullion 615 511 632 534 Soybeans 6,513 30 4,757 27 Spacecraft 485 232 474 169 Specialized ind. mach. 23,561 16,906 21,186 17,555 Sugar 5 951 4 653 Television, VCR, etc., 18,005 31,417 17,254 31,944 Textile yarn, fabric 7,223 9,371 6,632 9,275 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,275 970 1,256 471 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,395 13,667 3,264 12,107 Travel goods 283 3,298 232 3,202 Vegetables and fruits 6,756 6,797 6,512 6,030 Vehicles 45,359 95,194 44,387 92,048 Watches/clocks/parts 254 2,606 224 2,612 Wheat 6,053 218 4,932 222 Wood manufactures 1,536 3,706 1,491 3,402 Re-exports 37,220 (X) 33,258 (X) Agricultural commodities 1,138 (X) 1,067 (X) Manufactured goods 35,482 (X) 31,690 (X) Mineral fuels 165 (X) 100 (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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS JANUARY 1994 TO NOVEMBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Period Balance Exports Imports 1994 Jan. - Dec. 22,627 120,743 98,116 Jan. - Nov. 20,399 109,225 88,826 January 2,890 9,526 6,635 February 2,157 8,862 6,705 March 2,711 11,036 8,325 April 2,555 9,881 7,326 May 1,901 9,357 7,456 June 2,210 10,455 8,244 July 1,299 9,080 7,781 August 1,637 9,965 8,328 September 1,341 10,588 9,247 October 673 10,034 9,361 November 1,024 10,440 9,416 December 2,228 11,519 9,291 1995 Jan. - Dec. 13,629 138,416 124,787 Jan. - Nov. 11,218 124,689 113,471 January 783 9,225 8,443 February 1,779 10,122 8,342 March 2,137 12,320 10,184 April 1,857 11,058 9,201 May 1,200 11,010 9,809 June 1,354 11,969 10,615 July 241 10,626 10,385 August 718 11,722 11,004 September -39 11,549 11,588 October -63 12,200 12,262 November 1,251 12,888 11,637 December 2,411 13,727 11,316 1996 Jan. - Nov. 21,896 140,486 118,590 January 558 11,279 10,721 February 1,951 12,079 10,128 March 2,644 13,998 11,354 April 1,965 12,556 10,591 May 2,399 12,839 10,440 June 2,647 13,195 10,548 July 1,285 11,893 10,608 August 2,210 12,750 10,540 September 1,009 12,341 11,332 October 2,353 13,927 11,574 November 2,875 13,630 10,754 December Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1995 - NOVEMBER 1996 (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 of Quantity Value Quantity barrels Value Unit (1,000 of (1,000 of (1,000 of per day (1,000 of Price Period barrels) dollars) barrels) (average) dollars) ($) 1995 Jan - Dec 3,291,524 52,760,673 2,705,287 7,412 42,813,520 15.83 Jan - Nov 3,014,756 48,288,623 2,476,542 7,415 39,188,481 15.82 January 258,532 3,956,038 210,565 6,792 3,170,513 15.06 February 242,185 3,823,042 194,970 6,963 3,027,076 15.53 March 285,472 4,543,633 237,207 7,652 3,742,011 15.78 April 249,126 4,208,703 210,450 7,015 3,528,186 16.76 May 282,406 4,983,680 235,508 7,597 4,101,972 17.42 June 282,372 4,833,269 233,525 7,784 3,922,193 16.80 July 288,844 4,547,399 235,459 7,595 3,650,666 15.50 August 286,927 4,439,273 234,037 7,550 3,573,971 15.27 September 291,728 4,520,718 237,961 7,932 3,681,246 15.47 October 268,244 4,144,941 221,212 7,136 3,378,075 15.27 November 278,921 4,287,927 225,647 7,522 3,412,571 15.12 December 276,768 4,472,050 228,745 7,379 3,625,039 15.85 1996 Jan - Nov 3,096,470 59,211,052 2,449,997 7,313 45,921,842 18.74 January 297,319 5,043,908 230,168 7,425 3,786,040 16.45 February 239,576 3,987,329 185,999 6,414 3,010,262 16.18 March 242,487 4,322,101 190,017 6,130 3,292,845 17.33 April 282,303 5,575,092 223,637 7,455 4,322,116 19.33 May 305,171 5,934,908 243,099 7,842 4,607,281 18.95 June 291,866 5,331,524 235,384 7,846 4,240,698 18.02 July 319,661 5,889,631 255,944 8,256 4,669,076 18.24 August 287,385 5,457,611 230,757 7,444 4,303,202 18.65 September 294,229 5,967,359 238,543 7,951 4,774,465 20.02 October 288,383 6,271,386 224,751 7,250 4,805,242 21.38 November 248,090 5,430,203 191,698 6,184 4,110,615 21.44 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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES - 1996 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) EXPORTS Total Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 5,546 5,891 58,726 Australia 82 129 1,018 Austria 81 129 829 Belgium 85 80 715 Brazil 46 39 536 Canada 3,185 2,797 31,874 Germany 179 212 1,931 Japan 355 394 4,231 Korea 62 50 667 Mexico 560 1,115 7,284 Saudia Arabia 97 140 1,117 Sweden 20 22 211 Taiwan 60 48 663 United Kingdo 89 86 843 Other 643 649 6,807 ____________________ Cars Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 1,377 1,482 15,344 Australia 10 27 170 Austria (-) 1 12 Belgium 21 24 205 Brazil 8 7 125 Canada 716 690 7,158 Germany 80 113 911 Japan 143 152 2,237 Korea 16 6 136 Mexico 102 119 744 Saudia Arabia 36 76 546 Sweden 4 3 36 Taiwan 38 40 552 United Kingdo 21 27 250 Other 181 197 2,262 ____________________ Trucks Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 882 783 7,733 Australia 20 33 176 Austria (-) (-) 3 Belgium 16 9 54 Brazil 13 (-) 49 Canada 462 437 4,409 Germany 18 16 199 Japan 43 36 294 Korea 7 8 45 Mexico 55 31 362 Saudia Arabia 45 45 383 Sweden 2 2 24 Taiwan 15 1 30 United Kingdo 12 4 38 Other 174 161 1,667 ____________________ Parts Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 3,287 3,626 35,649 Australia 52 69 672 Austria 81 128 814 Belgium 48 47 456 Brazil 25 32 362 Canada 2,007 1,670 20,307 Germany 81 83 821 Japan 169 206 1,700 Korea 39 36 486 Mexico 403 965 6,178 Saudia Arabia 16 19 188 Sweden 14 17 151 Taiwan 7 7 81 United Kingdo 56 55 555 Other 288 291 2,878 _______________________________________________________ IMPORTS Total Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 11,751 11,647 119,609 Australia 49 25 152 Austria 27 28 236 Belgium 85 87 805 Brazil 97 95 855 Canada 4,278 3,584 43,722 Germany 1,051 989 8,986 Japan 3,040 3,438 31,825 Korea 255 253 2,189 Mexico 1,955 2,139 21,620 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 186 256 2,011 Taiwan 66 72 788 United Kingdo 242 225 2,133 Other 420 453 4,284 ____________________ Cars Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 6,273 6,032 61,336 Australia 41 15 56 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 71 77 657 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 2,248 1,845 23,592 Germany 829 740 6,570 Japan 1,934 2,083 18,320 Korea 210 207 1,635 Mexico 594 672 7,322 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 164 232 1,728 Taiwan 1 1 5 United Kingdo 172 153 1,364 Other 9 7 88 ____________________ Trucks Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 1,296 992 12,091 Australia (-) (-) (-) Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 9 4 81 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 882 558 7,986 Germany 2 1 15 Japan 79 97 813 Korea (-) (-) 1 Mexico 304 317 2,979 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden (-) (-) 21 Taiwan (-) (-) 5 United Kingdo 10 11 122 Other 9 3 66 ____________________ Parts Cumulative Country November October to-date TOTAL 4,182 4,623 46,182 Australia 8 10 96 Austria 27 28 236 Belgium 5 6 67 Brazil 97 95 855 Canada 1,148 1,181 12,144 Germany 220 248 2,401 Japan 1,027 1,258 12,692 Korea 45 46 553 Mexico 1,057 1,150 11,319 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 22 24 262 Taiwan 65 71 778 United Kingdo 60 61 647 Other 402 443 4,130 Note: Data not available on a BOP basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. 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 November 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 exclude these foreign shipments. For November 1996, these shipments totaled $130.9 million. U.S.export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For November 1996, these shipments totaled $7.9 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 November 1996 account for 3.8 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 November 1996, reexports to Canada were $1,197 million. 4. Exchange Rate--Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For November 1996, the average exchange rate was 1.3381 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 Novemberen 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. 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 November, 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, July, November, and January issues of the Survey of Current Business. Releases are scheduled for March 13, June 19, 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: 2-19-97, 3-20-97, 4-17-97, 5-21-97, 6-19-97, 7-18-97, 8-20-97, 9-18-97, 10-21-97, 11-20-97, 12-18-97, 1-21-98, 2-19-98 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.