U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES: DECEMBER 1996 This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 19, 1997 CB-97-26 Press Copy FT-900 (96-12) 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 DECEMBER 1996 The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total December exports of $71.4 billion and imports of $81.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $10.3 billion, $2.3 billion more than the $7.9 billion in November, revised. December exports were $1.1 billion less than November exports of $72.5 billion. December imports were $1.2 billion more than November imports of $80.5 billion. For 1996, exports of $835.7 billion and imports of $949.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $114.2 billion, $9.2 billion more than the 1995 deficit of $105.1 billion. For goods, exports were $611.7 billion and imports were $799.3 billion, resulting in a goods deficit of $187.6 billion. For services, exports were $223.9 billion and imports were $150.5 billion, resulting in a services surplus of $73.4 billion. In December, the goods deficit increased $2.3 billion from November to $16.6 billion, and the services surplus was virtually unchanged at $6.3 billion. Exports of goods decreased to $52.2 billion from $53.3 billion, and imports of goods increased to $68.7 billion from $67.6 billion. Exports of services of $19.2 billion were virtually unchanged, and imports of services of $12.9 billion were virtually unchanged. The November to December change in exports of goods reflected decreases in foods, feeds, and beverages of $0.7 billion (primarily soybeans and corn); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.2 billion); capital goods ($0.2 billion); other goods ($0.1 billion); and consumer goods ($0.1 billion). An increases occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($0.2 billion). The November to December change in imports of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials of $0.8 billion (primarily crude petroleum and other petroleum products); consumer goods ($0.5 billion); capital goods ($0.5 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.2 billion). Decreases occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.7 billion); and in other goods ($0.2 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 (explain.txt) of this release. For the three months ending in December, exports of goods and services, using a centered three-month moving average, were $71.9 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $80.6 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $8.7 billion. For the three months ending in November, the average trade deficit was $9.1 billion, reflecting average exports of $71.0 billion and average imports of $80.2 billion. Services exports in December were virtually the same as in November. Changes to all categories of services exports were small and nearly offsetting. Services imports in December were virtually the same as in November. Changes to all categories of services imports were small and nearly offsetting. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $14.4 billion in December and imports were $11.7 billion, resulting in a surplus of $2.7 billion, $0.2 billion less than the November surplus of $2.9 billion. December exports were $0.8 billion more than the $13.6 billion in November, while imports were $1.0 billion more than the $10.8 billion in November. The December figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Korea $0.6 (for November $0.4), Australia $0.5 ($0.6), Hong Kong $0.5 ($0.3), Brazil $0.4 ($0.5), Egypt $0.3 ($0.2), and Argentina $0.2 ($0.3). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$4.3 (-$4.3), China -$2.6 (-$3.0), Canada -$2.3 (-$1.7), Western Europe -$2.1 (-$1.4), OPEC -$1.9 (-$1.5), Taiwan -$0.7 (-$0.9), Mexico -$0.7 (-$1.5), and Singapore -$0.4 (-$0.2). Carry-over in December was $1.1 billion (2.1 percent) for exports and $0.5 billion (0.7 percent) for imports. For November, revised export carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.6 billion (1.1 percent). For November, 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, 1995 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, DECEMBER 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 DECEMBER 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 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 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. - Dec. -114,229 -187,617 73,388 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 -8,007 -14,093 6,086 November (R) -7,938 -14,272 6,334 December -10,287 -16,578 6,291 November data as published last month: -8,400 -14,744 6,344 __________________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 698,301 502,462 195,839 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 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. - Dec. 835,653 611,721 223,932 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 71,722 52,876 18,846 November (R) 72,521 53,293 19,228 December 71,395 52,159 19,236 November data as published last month: 71,972 52,732 19,240 __________________________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 802,682 668,585 134,097 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 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. - Dec. 949,882 799,338 150,544 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 80,276 67,821 12,455 October 79,729 66,969 12,760 November (R) 80,460 67,566 12,894 December 81,682 68,737 12,945 November data as published last month: 80,372 67,476 12,896 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 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 -9,979 -16,013 6,034 October (R) -9,127 -15,296 6,169 November -8,744 -14,981 6,237 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 70,080 51,423 18,657 October (R) 71,027 52,155 18,872 November 71,879 52,776 19,103 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 80,059 67,436 12,623 October (R) 80,155 67,452 12,703 November 80,624 67,757 12,866 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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 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 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 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. - Dec. 223,932 64,516 19,641 28,918 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 18,846 5,347 1,643 2,455 November (R) 19,228 5,601 1,710 2,467 December 19,236 5,549 1,694 2,468 __________________________________________________________ EXPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties Transfers U. S. and Other Under U. S. Government License Private Military Sales Misc. Period Fees Services Contracts Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 22,272 59,071 12,255 880 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 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. - Dec. 28,688 67,448 13,900 821 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 2,391 5,743 1,199 68 November (R) 2,392 5,736 1,256 65 December 2,392 5,726 1,341 66 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 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 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 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. - Dec. 150,544 48,826 14,327 28,797 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 12,760 4,066 1,202 2,537 November (R) 12,894 4,267 1,254 2,377 December 12,945 4,226 1,246 2,421 __________________________________________________________ IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED Royalties U. S. and Other Direct Government License Private Defense Misc. Period Fees Services Expenditures Services 1994 Jan. - Dec. 5,518 30,980 10,292 2,657 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 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. - Dec. 7,283 37,606 11,041 2,664 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 574 3,214 944 223 November (R) 592 3,228 954 223 December 609 3,256 965 223 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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 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 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. - Dec. -187,617 -166,597 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 -14,093 -12,701 November (R) -14,272 -12,710 December -16,578 -15,029 November data as published last month. -14,744 -13,193 ________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,463 -10,164 512,626 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 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. - Dec. 611,721 -13,046 624,767 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 52,876 -1,070 53,947 November (R) 53,293 -1,276 54,569 December 52,159 -1,313 53,472 November data as published last month. 52,732 -1,276 54,008 ________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 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 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. - Dec. 799,338 7,974 791,364 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 66,969 321 66,648 November (R) 67,566 286 67,279 December 68,737 236 68,501 November data as published last month. 67,476 276 67,200 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 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 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. - Dec. 611,721 -13,046 624,767 55,493 147,348 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 52,876 -1,070 53,947 4,501 12,733 November (R) 53,293 -1,276 54,569 5,022 12,199 December 52,159 -1,313 53,472 4,360 12,415 ____________________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 624,767 252,695 64,458 70,160 34,612 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 53,947 22,408 5,239 6,218 2,848 November (R) 54,569 22,315 5,786 6,096 3,151 December 53,472 22,094 5,543 6,022 3,039 ____________________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 799,338 7,974 791,364 35,705 199,331 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 66,969 321 66,648 3,020 17,546 November (R) 67,566 286 67,279 2,956 16,826 December 68,737 236 68,501 3,175 17,663 ____________________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 791,364 228,958 130,086 171,138 26,147 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 66,648 18,688 10,258 14,894 2,243 November (R) 67,279 19,086 11,281 14,754 2,376 December 68,501 19,550 10,625 15,280 2,208 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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.) December November (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 52,159 53,293 -1,135 Net Adjustments -1,313 -1,276 -37 Total, Census Basis 53,472 54,569 -1,098 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,360 5,022 -662 Soybeans 662 872 -210 Corn 695 890 -195 Wheat 254 371 -117 Meat, poultry, etc. 557 586 -28 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 378 343 34 Other foods 260 279 -19 Nuts 130 121 10 Bakery products 122 131 -9 Sorghum, barley, oats 77 85 -8 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 50 72 -22 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 57 -10 Wine and related products 66 62 5 Fruits, frozen juices 303 338 -35 Rice 133 96 37 Vegetables 188 211 -24 Dairy products and eggs 52 53 -1 Fish and shellfish 241 312 -71 Oilseeds, food oils 143 142 2 Industrial supplies and materials 12,415 12,199 216 Nonmonetary gold 296 263 33 Finished metal shapes 617 638 -21 Other industrial supplies 845 838 7 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 599 544 55 Tapes, audio and visual 254 260 -5 Crude oil 75 93 -18 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 187 224 -37 Fuel oil 208 166 42 Industrial rubber products 150 153 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 177 227 -50 Plastic materials 963 905 58 Mineral supplies-manufactured 233 231 2 Newsprint 720 714 6 Manmade cloth 339 333 5 Cotton fiber cloth 120 140 -20 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 79 -8 Wood supplies, manufactured 75 89 -14 Agriculture-manufactured, other 92 117 -25 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 123 109 14 Shingles, molding, wallboard 153 152 1 Metallurgical grade coal 199 202 -3 Synthetic rubber-primary 118 118 (-) Nuclear fuel materials 122 68 54 Leather and furs 63 71 -8 Chemicals-inorganic 309 312 -3 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 159 163 -5 Hair, waste materials 49 51 -2 Electric energy 4 5 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 25 25 (-) Natural gas liquids 65 43 22 Gas-natural 21 20 2 Tobacco, unmanufactured 96 129 -32 Nonmetallic minerals 31 38 -7 Hides and skins 147 144 2 Chemicals-other 876 836 41 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 150 150 (-) Chemicals-fertilizers 440 329 111 Finished textile supplies 211 245 -35 Precious metals, other 93 78 15 Logs and lumber 471 475 -4 Aluminum and alumina 228 257 -28 Steelmaking materials 169 146 23 Copper 148 130 18 Chemicals-organic 1,101 1,074 28 Iron and steel mill products 208 218 -10 Cotton, raw 272 258 15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 340 338 2 Capital goods, except automotive 22,094 22,315 -222 Computer accessories 2,581 2,735 -154 Civilian aircraft 1,964 1,386 579 Semiconductors 2,996 3,099 -103 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,389 1,545 -156 Medicinal equipment 948 983 -36 Computers 884 971 -87 Electric apparatus 1,618 1,624 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 799 789 10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 561 585 -24 Engines-civilian aircraft 550 633 -83 Measuring, testing, control instru 806 919 -113 Agricultural machinery, equipment 337 352 -15 Metalworking machine tools 483 469 14 Excavating machinery 414 417 -3 Telecommunications equipment 1,974 1,858 117 Photo, service industry machinery 429 491 -62 Laboratory testing instruments 287 314 -27 Wood, glass, plastic 189 237 -47 Business machines and equipment 246 255 -9 Food, tobacco machinery 172 192 -20 Pulp and paper machinery 248 265 -17 Commercial vessels, other 11 16 -5 Materials handling equip 375 358 17 Industrial engines 919 915 3 Spacraft, exc. military (-) 1 -1 Marine engines, parts 48 55 -7 Railway transportation equipment 80 76 4 Textile, sewing machines 97 113 -16 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 5 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 105 101 4 Generators, accessories 541 509 32 Specialized mining 44 47 -3 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,543 5,786 -244 Consumer goods 6,022 6,096 -74 Other household goods 390 401 -12 Apparel, household goods - textiles 710 680 30 Rugs 101 124 -22 TV's, VCR's, etc. 244 239 5 Writing and art supplies 362 380 -18 Household appliances 402 432 -29 Toys/games/sporting goods 467 497 -30 Toiletries and cosmetics 263 250 13 Stereo equipment, etc. 164 178 -14 Gem diamonds 212 241 -28 Jewelry, etc 154 128 26 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 114 123 -9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 154 159 -4 Musical instruments 80 97 -17 Pharmaceutical preparations 685 633 53 Cookware, cutlery, tools 68 61 7 Sports apparel and gear 41 40 1 Books, printed matter 320 354 -34 Tobacco, manufactured 408 370 38 Nursery stock, etc. 21 21 (-) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 207 204 3 Glassware, chinaware 43 43 (-) Numismatic coins 6 12 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 85 113 -28 Records, tapes, and disks 321 317 4 Other goods 3,039 3,151 -112 _____________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 611,721 575,939 35,782 Net Adjustments -13,046 -8,803 -4,243 Total, Census Basis 624,767 584,742 40,025 Foods, feeds, and beverages 55,493 50,466 5,028 Soybeans 7,363 5,427 1,936 Corn 8,875 7,642 1,233 Wheat 6,412 5,688 724 Meat, poultry, etc. 7,178 6,619 560 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,889 3,352 536 Other foods 3,222 2,993 229 Nuts 1,735 1,522 213 Bakery products 1,588 1,454 134 Sorghum, barley, oats 976 889 88 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 605 521 84 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 595 528 67 Wine and related products 699 655 44 Fruits, frozen juices 3,822 3,782 40 Rice 1,074 1,041 33 Vegetables 2,525 2,564 -39 Dairy products and eggs 660 747 -87 Fish and shellfish 3,111 3,324 -212 Oilseeds, food oils 1,163 1,718 -555 Industrial supplies and materials 147,348 146,255 1,093 Nonmonetary gold 6,677 5,085 1,592 Finished metal shapes 7,154 6,241 913 Other industrial supplies 9,255 8,410 845 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 6,281 5,663 618 Tapes, audio and visual 2,865 2,250 614 Crude oil 469 14 456 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,727 2,367 360 Fuel oil 2,224 1,895 328 Industrial rubber products 1,655 1,386 270 Nonferrous metals, other 1,981 1,717 264 Plastic materials 11,106 10,856 250 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,822 2,622 200 Newsprint 8,289 8,105 184 Manmade cloth 3,956 3,773 182 Cotton fiber cloth 1,601 1,448 153 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 820 684 135 Wood supplies, manufactured 988 853 134 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,094 965 129 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,318 1,190 128 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,768 1,659 109 Metallurgical grade coal 2,551 2,448 103 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,460 1,364 95 Nuclear fuel materials 1,093 1,015 79 Leather and furs 764 716 48 Chemicals-inorganic 3,675 3,637 37 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 1,882 1,847 35 Hair, waste materials 612 593 19 Electric energy 69 57 12 Nontextile floor tiles 295 284 11 Natural gas liquids 523 525 -2 Gas-natural 261 266 -5 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,362 1,390 -29 Nonmetallic minerals 410 440 -30 Hides and skins 1,695 1,762 -67 Chemicals-other 9,867 9,938 -71 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,796 1,872 -76 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,632 4,722 -90 Finished textile supplies 2,614 2,754 -139 Precious metals, other 1,448 1,595 -147 Logs and lumber 5,371 5,581 -210 Aluminum and alumina 3,259 3,731 -472 Steelmaking materials 2,103 2,704 -602 Copper 1,805 2,437 -632 Chemicals-organic 13,108 13,833 -725 Iron and steel mill products 2,717 3,461 -743 Cotton, raw 2,745 3,717 -972 Pulpwood and woodpulp 4,184 6,383 -2,199 Capital goods, except automotive 252,695 233,046 19,649 Computer accessories 32,309 29,444 2,865 Civilian aircraft 15,673 12,861 2,812 Semiconductors 35,689 34,153 1,536 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 18,021 16,566 1,455 Medicinal equipment 11,268 9,859 1,409 Computers 11,391 10,210 1,182 Electric apparatus 18,360 17,246 1,114 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,733 7,670 1,062 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,032 4,979 1,054 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,441 5,597 843 Measuring, testing, control instru 9,774 9,020 754 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,731 3,121 610 Metalworking machine tools 5,813 5,240 573 Excavating machinery 4,781 4,240 542 Telecommunications equipment 20,339 19,806 533 Photo, service industry machinery 5,413 5,087 326 Laboratory testing instruments 3,484 3,215 269 Wood, glass, plastic 2,387 2,180 207 Business machines and equipment 2,922 2,718 203 Food, tobacco machinery 2,219 2,025 194 Pulp and paper machinery 3,042 2,914 128 Commercial vessels, other 226 123 103 Materials handling equip 4,056 3,976 80 Industrial engines 10,234 10,159 75 Spacraft, exc. military 131 57 74 Marine engines, parts 613 548 65 Railway transportation equipment 972 960 12 Textile, sewing machines 1,213 1,218 -6 Vessels, exc. scrap 36 44 -9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,177 1,278 -100 Generators, accessories 5,672 5,794 -123 Specialized mining 546 738 -192 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 64,458 61,828 2,630 Consumer goods 70,160 64,425 5,735 Other household goods 4,093 3,016 1,078 Apparel, household goods - textiles 7,746 6,810 935 Rugs 1,367 720 647 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,680 2,099 581 Writing and art supplies 4,256 3,753 503 Household appliances 5,011 4,610 401 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,412 5,030 382 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,888 2,507 380 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,845 1,520 326 Gem diamonds 2,650 2,464 186 Jewelry, etc 1,498 1,337 160 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,449 1,329 119 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,811 1,699 112 Musical instruments 1,030 930 101 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,461 8,367 94 Cookware, cutlery, tools 711 619 92 Sports apparel and gear 510 483 26 Books, printed matter 3,965 3,947 18 Tobacco, manufactured 5,271 5,264 7 Nursery stock, etc. 245 239 6 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,930 1,935 -5 Glassware, chinaware 449 454 -5 Numismatic coins 105 137 -32 Pleasure boats and motors 1,222 1,266 -43 Records, tapes, and disks 3,556 3,890 -333 Other goods 34,612 28,723 5,889 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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.) December November (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 68,737 67,566 1,171 Net Adjustments 236 286 -50 Total, Census Basis 68,501 67,279 1,221 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,175 2,956 219 Fruits, frozen juices 425 324 101 Wine and related products 243 220 23 Cane and beet sugar 52 42 10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 159 171 -12 Food oils, oilseeds 153 135 18 Other foods 174 172 2 Vegetables 237 239 -2 Cocoa beans 67 29 38 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 154 145 8 Bakery products 168 170 -2 Dairy products and eggs 67 73 -6 Nuts 40 41 -1 Tea, spices, etc. 49 50 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 42 1 Fish and shellfish 586 606 -20 Meat products 309 295 14 Green coffee 248 201 47 Industrial supplies and materials 17,663 16,826 838 Crude oil 4,575 4,224 351 Petroleum products, other 801 581 220 Fuel oil 756 611 145 Lumber 598 624 -26 Liquified petroleum gases 444 357 86 Iron and steel mill prod 882 1,005 -123 Gas-natural 282 314 -32 Industrial supplies, other 832 815 17 Tobacco, waxes, etc 313 281 32 Chemicals-organic 873 779 94 Nonmonetary gold 230 241 -11 Shingles, wallboard 316 325 -9 Finished metal shapes 380 369 11 Nonferrous metals, other 140 155 -15 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 376 379 -3 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 282 286 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 18 23 -5 Synthetic cloth 320 315 5 Chemicals-inorganic 349 336 13 Nuclear fuel materials 173 69 103 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 152 154 -3 Plastic materials 461 462 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 177 174 3 Nontextile floor tiles 115 108 7 Farming materials, livestock 45 46 -1 Steelmaking materials 219 252 -33 Finished textile supplies 125 124 1 Plywood and veneers 107 90 16 Hair, waste materials 28 25 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 31 28 3 Chemicals-fertilizers 285 267 18 Electric energy 80 89 -9 Hides and skins 22 18 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 84 90 -6 Zinc 87 91 -4 Tin 26 16 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 36 24 13 Other precious metals 253 256 -3 Leather and furs 95 88 7 Wool, silk, etc. 69 64 6 Iron and steel, advanced 307 294 13 Materials, exc. chemicals 123 131 -7 Nickel 89 97 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 166 181 -16 Coal and related fuels 47 59 -12 Copper 157 188 -32 Natural rubber 111 94 17 Newsprint 293 303 -10 Paper and paper products 333 334 -1 Bauxite and aluminum 398 376 22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 204 215 -11 Capital goods, except automotive 19,550 19,086 464 Computer accessories 4,484 4,381 104 Computers 752 710 42 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,121 1,139 -18 Engines-civilian aircraft 519 473 46 Metalworking machine tools 679 643 36 Parts-civilian aircraft 307 303 3 Photo, service industry 484 539 -55 Medicinal equipment 538 555 -17 Electric apparatus 1,516 1,525 -10 Measuring, testing, control instru 538 496 41 Civilian aircraft 406 347 59 Materials handling equipment 320 290 30 Generators, accessories 612 661 -49 Drilling & oilfield equipment 55 62 -7 Spacecraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Laboratory testing instruments 71 73 -2 Food, tobacco machinery 98 108 -11 Industrial engines 526 522 4 Pulp and paper machinery 316 323 -7 Marine engines, parts 65 40 25 Nonfarm tractors and parts 60 61 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Railway transpor. equip 123 80 43 Specialized mining 64 55 9 Commercial vessels, other 1 2 -1 Excavating machinery 336 345 -9 Business machines and equipment 606 589 17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 323 315 8 Textile, sewing machines 165 165 (-) Wood, glass, plastic 353 346 7 Telecommunications equipment 1,316 1,226 90 Semiconductors 2,796 2,709 88 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 10,625 11,281 -657 Consumer goods 15,280 14,754 525 Other household goods 1,219 1,210 10 Pharmaceutical prep 1,036 841 195 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,305 1,342 -37 Apparel, household goods - cotton 1,962 1,829 134 Furniture, household goods, etc. 631 627 3 Gem diamonds 577 508 70 Footwear 941 941 1 Jewelry 564 542 22 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,579 1,422 157 Household appliances 463 453 10 Apparel, household goods - wool 264 243 21 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 464 418 46 Camping apparel and gear 468 431 37 Pleasure boats and motors 126 150 -25 TV's, VCR's, etc 726 843 -118 Toiletries and cosmetics 184 174 10 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 313 340 -27 Photo equipment 186 172 14 Books, printed matter 213 195 18 Nursery stock, etc. 76 75 1 Numismatic coins 15 11 4 Records, tapes, and disks 77 78 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 259 251 8 Writing and art supplies 549 542 7 Rugs 81 77 4 Musical instruments 92 86 6 Motorcycles and parts 98 76 22 Glassware, chinaware 150 152 -2 Gem stones, other 86 90 -4 Stereo equipment, etc 575 634 -59 Other goods 2,208 2,376 -168 ________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 799,338 749,363 49,975 Net Adjustments 7,974 5,918 2,056 Total, Census Basis 791,364 743,445 47,919 Foods, feeds, and beverages 35,705 33,176 2,529 Fruits, frozen juices 4,000 3,403 597 Wine and related products 2,794 2,369 425 Cane and beet sugar 1,045 716 329 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,614 1,308 306 Food oils, oilseeds 1,608 1,317 291 Other foods 1,983 1,707 277 Vegetables 2,811 2,552 259 Cocoa beans 581 376 204 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 2,047 1,844 203 Bakery products 1,905 1,765 140 Dairy products and eggs 709 607 102 Nuts 580 510 69 Tea, spices, etc. 584 541 42 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 519 512 7 Fish and shellfish 6,665 6,735 -70 Meat products 3,770 3,928 -158 Green coffee 2,491 2,985 -494 Industrial supplies and materials 199,331 180,668 18,663 Crude oil 50,611 42,814 7,798 Petroleum products, other 7,560 4,872 2,689 Fuel oil 6,142 4,288 1,853 Lumber 6,956 5,629 1,327 Liquified petroleum gases 3,991 3,106 885 Iron and steel mill prod 10,339 9,505 834 Gas-natural 4,011 3,187 824 Industrial supplies, other 9,798 9,039 759 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,742 3,024 718 Chemicals-organic 10,040 9,384 656 Nonmonetary gold 2,801 2,225 576 Shingles, wallboard 3,582 3,145 437 Finished metal shapes 4,331 3,968 363 Nonferrous metals, other 1,765 1,462 303 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,605 4,336 269 Iron and steel pro. n.e.c 3,317 3,072 245 Cotton, natural fibers 508 272 235 Synthetic cloth 3,585 3,359 226 Chemicals-inorganic 3,866 3,646 220 Nuclear fuel materials 1,328 1,127 201 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,658 1,465 193 Plastic materials 5,097 4,966 131 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,070 1,941 129 Nontextile floor tiles 1,251 1,150 101 Farming materials, livestock 538 446 92 Steelmaking materials 3,047 2,957 90 Finished textile supplies 1,410 1,330 80 Plywood and veneers 1,105 1,026 78 Hair, waste materials 307 238 69 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 367 299 68 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,274 3,219 55 Electric energy 902 858 43 Hides and skins 205 199 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,106 1,109 -3 Zinc 941 950 -10 Tin 263 277 -15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 391 416 -24 Other precious metals 2,488 2,516 -28 Leather and furs 947 975 -28 Wool, silk, etc. 782 813 -31 Iron and steel, advanced 3,554 3,599 -45 Materials, exc. chemicals 1,479 1,524 -45 Nickel 1,156 1,217 -61 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,811 1,901 -91 Coal and related fuels 666 759 -93 Copper 2,227 2,330 -103 Natural rubber 1,467 1,630 -163 Newsprint 4,065 4,416 -351 Paper and paper products 4,159 4,616 -456 Bauxite and aluminum 5,062 6,217 -1,156 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,659 3,847 -1,188 Capital goods, except automotive 228,958 221,431 7,528 Computer accessories 54,584 50,807 3,777 Computers 6,927 5,470 1,457 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 13,349 12,385 964 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,603 4,683 921 Metalworking machine tools 7,489 6,644 845 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,137 2,437 701 Photo, service industry 5,914 5,381 533 Medicinal equipment 6,293 5,851 442 Electric apparatus 17,515 17,101 414 Measuring, testing, control instru 5,956 5,601 355 Civilian aircraft 3,886 3,589 297 Materials handling equipment 3,551 3,334 217 Generators, accessories 7,258 7,049 209 Drilling & oilfield equipment 655 491 164 Spacecraft, exc. military 138 4 135 Laboratory testing instruments 928 818 110 Food, tobacco machinery 1,224 1,130 94 Industrial engines 6,269 6,176 93 Pulp and paper machinery 3,859 3,768 91 Marine engines, parts 560 521 39 Nonfarm tractors and parts 645 621 23 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Railway transpor. equip 1,220 1,224 -4 Specialized mining 771 778 -7 Commercial vessels, other 20 34 -13 Excavating machinery 3,570 3,590 -20 Business machines and equipment 6,797 6,862 -65 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,624 3,746 -122 Textile, sewing machines 1,910 2,285 -375 Wood, glass, plastic 4,247 4,678 -431 Telecommunications equipment 14,345 15,331 -986 Semiconductors 36,713 39,043 -2,330 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 130,086 124,774 5,311 Consumer goods 171,138 160,009 11,129 Other household goods 12,961 10,579 2,382 Pharmaceutical prep 10,500 8,158 2,342 Toys/games/sporting goods 15,429 13,944 1,485 Apparel, household goods - cotton 20,370 19,145 1,225 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,046 6,270 776 Gem diamonds 6,608 5,951 657 Footwear 9,770 9,348 422 Jewelry 6,371 5,968 403 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 16,616 16,261 355 Household appliances 5,592 5,312 280 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,624 2,377 247 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 4,970 4,742 228 Camping apparel and gear 5,025 4,828 197 Pleasure boats and motors 1,635 1,441 193 TV's, VCR's, etc 10,005 9,818 186 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,119 1,941 178 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,031 3,892 140 Photo equipment 2,095 1,970 125 Books, printed matter 2,401 2,290 111 Nursery stock, etc. 950 854 96 Numismatic coins 223 143 80 Records, tapes, and disks 995 922 72 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,843 2,774 69 Writing and art supplies 6,463 6,466 -4 Rugs 851 863 -12 Musical instruments 1,034 1,049 -14 Motorcycles and parts 1,222 1,255 -34 Glassware, chinaware 1,827 1,911 -83 Gem stones, other 1,176 1,307 -130 Stereo equipment, etc 7,386 8,230 -844 Other goods 26,147 23,387 2,760 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1996 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised. Balance Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. -173,424 -14,721 -46,982 -111,721 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. - Dec. -187,617 -21,020 -58,808 -107,789 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 -14,093 -1,392 -5,262 -7,439 November (R) -14,272 -1,563 -4,926 -7,783 December -16,578 -1,549 -5,628 -9,400 _________________________________________________________ Exports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 575,939 -8,803 8,097 576,645 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. - Dec. 611,721 -13,046 9,496 615,271 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 52,876 -1,070 1,093 52,854 November (R) 53,293 -1,276 846 53,724 December 52,159 -1,313 947 52,525 _________________________________________________________ Imports Net Petroleum Non- Period Total Adjustments (1) Petroleum 1995 Jan. - Dec. 749,363 5,918 55,079 688,366 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. - Dec. 799,338 7,974 68,304 723,060 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 66,969 321 6,355 60,293 November (R) 67,566 286 5,772 61,507 December 68,737 236 6,576 61,925 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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 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 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. - Dec. 653,330 44,157 128,035 318,761 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 52,540 3,559 10,029 25,362 August 54,962 3,607 10,697 26,729 September 54,623 3,540 10,547 26,007 October 57,149 3,743 11,094 28,594 November (R) 58,282 4,251 10,719 28,885 December 57,018 3,736 10,855 28,433 __________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 653,330 62,017 67,050 33,310 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 52,540 5,005 5,293 3,293 August 54,962 5,226 5,576 3,128 September 54,623 5,860 5,607 3,063 October 57,149 5,030 5,930 2,758 November (R) 58,282 5,548 5,816 3,063 December 57,018 5,316 5,730 2,948 __________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 814,197 32,866 179,499 293,402 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 68,278 2,770 15,710 24,090 August 69,137 2,883 15,439 24,378 September 69,391 2,713 15,502 24,627 October 68,372 2,751 15,265 24,499 November (R) 69,443 2,683 14,604 25,353 December 70,950 2,921 15,132 26,365 __________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 814,197 118,960 164,435 25,035 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 68,278 10,198 13,380 2,130 August 69,137 10,585 13,864 1,988 September 69,391 10,227 14,213 2,111 October 68,372 9,384 14,323 2,150 November (R) 69,443 10,305 14,218 2,281 December 70,950 9,697 14,710 2,126 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 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 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 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. - Dec. -160,866 -53,210 -107,656 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 -15,739 -5,071 -10,668 August -14,175 -4,461 -9,714 September -14,768 -4,701 -10,067 October -11,223 -4,235 -6,988 November (R) -11,162 -3,923 -7,239 December -13,933 -4,373 -9,560 _____________________________________________________ Exports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1994 Jan. - Dec. 521,004 6,509 514,495 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 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. - Dec. 653,330 7,184 646,147 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 52,540 537 52,003 August 54,962 578 54,384 September 54,623 632 53,991 October 57,149 776 56,372 November (R) 58,282 601 57,681 December 57,018 662 56,355 _____________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Non- Period Basis (1) Petroleum petroleum 1994 Jan. - Dec. 674,204 60,750 613,454 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 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. - Dec. 814,197 60,394 753,803 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 68,278 5,607 62,671 August 69,137 5,039 64,099 September 69,391 5,333 64,058 October 68,372 5,012 63,360 November (R) 69,443 4,524 64,920 December 70,950 5,035 65,916 (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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 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. - Dec. -187,617 -166,597 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 -18,942 -17,550 November (R) -14,203 -12,641 December -14,786 -13,237 November data as published last month : -14,667 -13,115 __________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 502,462 -10,164 512,626 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 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. - Dec. 611,721 -13,046 624,767 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 54,958 -1,070 56,029 November (R) 53,567 -1,276 54,843 December 52,157 -1,313 53,470 November data as published last month : 53,015 -1,276 54,291 __________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1994 Jan. - Dec. 668,585 5,329 663,256 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 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. - Dec. 799,338 7,974 791,364 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 73,900 321 73,579 November (R) 67,771 286 67,484 December 66,943 236 66,707 November data as published last month : 67,682 276 67,406 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 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 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. - Dec. 611,721 -13,046 624,767 55,493 147,348 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 54,958 -1,070 56,029 4,961 12,913 November (R) 53,567 -1,276 54,843 5,365 11,930 December 52,157 -1,313 53,470 4,553 12,152 _________________________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 624,767 252,695 64,458 70,160 34,612 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 56,029 22,940 5,666 6,686 2,863 November (R) 54,843 22,280 5,818 6,249 3,202 December 53,470 22,582 5,437 5,725 3,021 _________________________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 799,338 7,974 791,364 35,705 199,331 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 73,900 321 73,579 3,260 18,121 November (R) 67,771 286 67,484 2,992 16,435 December 66,943 236 66,707 3,184 17,450 _________________________________________________________________ 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 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. - Dec. 791,364 228,958 130,086 171,138 26,147 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 73,579 20,282 11,666 17,952 2,298 November (R) 67,484 19,085 11,752 14,784 2,435 December 66,707 20,029 10,443 13,437 2,163 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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 December November Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -14,786 (R) -14,203 -187,617 Net adjustments -1,549 (R) -1,563 -21,020 Total Census Basis -13,237 (R) -12,641 -166,597 North America -2,985 (R) -3,262 -39,040 Canada -2,318 (R) -1,745 -22,838 Mexico -667 -1,517 -16,202 Western Europe -2,052 -1,380 -15,872 European Union -1,868 -1,152 -15,208 Austria -2 -14 -190 Belgium 570 511 5,741 Finland 24 93 France -314 -199 -4,202 Germany -1,505 -1,376 -15,469 Italy -841 -837 -9,437 Netherlands 979 996 9,997 Spain 93 88 1,205 Sweden -307 -268 -3,730 United Kingdom -456 31 2,024 Other EU -85 -107 -1,240 European Free Trade Association -302 -295 -1,795 Norway -125 -106 -2,312 Switzerland -166 -182 578 Other EFTA -12 -6 -61 Other Western Europe 118 67 1,131 Eastern Europe/FSR -209 80 293 Hungary -51 -35 -346 Poland 27 71 341 Former Soviet Republics -159 71 402 Russia -155 -39 -221 Other FSR -3 110 623 Other EE -26 -27 -104 Pacific Rim Countries -7,496 -8,248 -102,055 Australia 533 606 8,137 China -2,645 -2,996 -39,517 Japan -4,265 -4,316 -47,683 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -15 -350 -7,149 Hong Kong 507 340 4,088 Korea 582 434 3,916 Singapore -382 -223 -3,655 Taiwan -722 -901 -11,498 Other Pacific Rim (2) -1,104 -1,192 -15,844 South/Central America 188 813 3,676 Argentina 187 275 2,237 Brazil 388 531 3,938 Colombia -40 29 435 Other S/C A (2) -348 -22 -2,934 OPEC -1,885 -1,465 -19,869 Indonesia (2) -154 -379 -4,248 Nigeria -291 -281 -5,033 Saudia Arabia -359 50 -1,486 Venezuela (2) -977 -615 -8,162 Other OPEC -104 -240 -940 Other Countries 7 -613 -7,576 Egypt 314 228 2,481 South Africa 68 4 784 Other -374 -845 -10,840 Uniden. Ctys (3) 63 113 629 Timing Adjustments (X) 327 807 ________________________________________________________ Exports December November Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 52,157 (R) 53,567 611,721 Net adjustments -1,313 (R) -1,276 -13,046 Total Census Basis 53,470 (R) 54,843 624,767 North America 15,457 (R) 16,923 190,429 Canada 10,174 (R) 11,999 133,668 Mexico 5,283 4,925 56,761 Western Europe 11,922 11,888 141,377 European Union 10,959 10,879 127,511 Austria 185 171 2,009 Belgium 1,131 1,071 12,520 Finland 204 212 2,438 France 1,320 1,301 14,428 Germany 2,054 2,037 23,474 Italy 732 684 8,785 Netherlands 1,535 1,547 16,615 Spain 474 464 5,486 Sweden 368 371 3,429 United Kingdom 2,308 2,379 30,916 Other EU 649 641 7,412 European Free Trade Association 622 713 10,194 Norway 121 187 1,558 Switzerland 485 508 8,371 Other EFTA 16 19 266 Other Western Europe 341 296 3,673 Eastern Europe/FSR 571 762 7,255 Hungary 27 42 331 Poland 80 121 968 Former Soviet Republics 387 505 5,068 Russia 273 286 3,340 Other FSR 115 219 1,728 Other EE 77 93 888 Pacific Rim Countries 16,482 16,198 187,954 Australia 947 1,017 11,992 China 1,305 1,576 11,978 Japan 5,408 5,336 67,536 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,872 6,412 75,637 Hong Kong 1,266 1,176 13,956 Korea 2,472 2,265 26,583 Singapore 1,322 1,379 16,686 Taiwan 1,812 1,592 18,413 Other Pacific Rim (2) 1,949 1,857 20,812 South/Central America 4,755 4,798 52,516 Argentina 377 426 4,516 Brazil 1,144 1,265 12,699 Colombia 378 388 4,709 Other S/C A (2) 2,857 2,719 30,593 OPEC 2,033 1,930 22,221 Indonesia (2) 534 334 3,965 Nigeria 45 121 816 Saudia Arabia 577 704 7,295 Venezuela (2) 358 440 4,741 Other OPEC 519 331 5,404 Other Countries 3,079 2,599 30,236 Egypt 365 293 3,146 South Africa 247 230 3,106 Other 2,467 2,077 23,983 Uniden. Ctys (3) 63 113 629 Timing Adjustments (X) 405 856 ________________________________________________________ Imports December November Cumulative Item(1) 1996 1996 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 66,943 (R) 67,771 799,338 Net adjustments 236 (R) 286 7,974 Total Census Basis 66,707 (R) 67,484 791,364 North America 18,441 20,185 229,469 Canada 12,492 13,744 156,506 Mexico 5,949 6,442 72,963 Western Europe 13,974 13,269 157,249 European Union 12,827 12,031 142,718 Austria 187 185 2,199 Belgium 561 560 6,779 Finland 204 188 2,345 France 1,634 1,500 18,630 Germany 3,559 3,413 38,943 Italy 1,573 1,521 18,222 Netherlands 557 552 6,617 Spain 382 376 4,281 Sweden 675 640 7,158 United Kingdom 2,764 2,348 28,892 Other EU 734 748 8,651 European Free Trade Association 924 1,008 11,989 Norway 246 293 3,869 Switzerland 651 690 7,793 Other EFTA 28 25 327 Other Western Europe 223 230 2,542 Eastern Europe/FSR 780 682 6,962 Hungary 78 77 677 Poland 52 50 627 Former Soviet Republics 546 434 4,666 Russia 428 324 3,561 Other FSR 118 110 1,105 Other EE 103 120 992 Pacific Rim Countries 23,978 24,447 290,009 Australia 415 411 3,855 China 3,951 4,572 51,495 Japan 9,672 9,653 115,218 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,887 6,762 82,786 Hong Kong 759 835 9,868 Korea 1,890 1,832 22,667 Singapore 1,704 1,602 20,340 Taiwan 2,535 2,493 29,911 Other Pacific Rim (2) 3,053 3,049 36,656 South/Central America 4,567 3,985 48,840 Argentina 190 152 2,278 Brazil 756 734 8,762 Colombia 417 359 4,273 Other S/C A (2) 3,204 2,741 33,527 OPEC 3,918 3,395 42,090 Indonesia (2) 689 713 8,213 Nigeria 336 402 5,849 Saudia Arabia 935 654 8,781 Venezuela (2) 1,335 1,055 12,903 Other OPEC 623 571 6,344 Other Countries 3,072 3,212 37,811 Egypt 51 65 665 South Africa 180 226 2,323 Other 2,841 2,921 34,824 Uniden. Ctys (3) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) 78 49 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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 December November Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -9,801 -13,962 -173,424 Net adjustments -1,014 -1,108 -14,721 Total Census Basis -8,788 -12,854 -158,703 North America -3,077 -3,356 -33,515 Canada -2,055 -1,685 -18,123 Mexico -1,023 -1,671 -15,393 Western Europe 24 -759 -10,457 European Union 189 -493 -8,163 Austria -2 -13 54 Belgium 572 522 6,412 Finland -66 -103 -1,020 France 32 -260 -2,964 Germany -1,360 -1,247 -14,450 Italy -543 -699 -7,487 Netherlands 950 1,037 10,153 Spain 256 80 1,651 Sweden -230 -284 -3,177 United Kingdom 499 216 1,959 Other EU 80 259 706 European Free Trade Association -346 -327 -3,333 Norway -170 -133 -1,794 Switzerland -164 -184 -1,366 Other EFTA -11 -10 -173 Other Western Europe 181 61 1,040 Eastern Europe/FSR 102 45 -1,319 Hungary -16 -21 -252 Poland 28 14 112 Former Soviet Republics 81 53 -1,088 Russia 29 -24 -1,207 Other FSR 52 76 119 Other EE 9 -91 Pacific Rim Countries -6,019 -8,876 -108,131 Australia 649 564 7,466 China -2,004 -2,743 -33,790 Japan -3,487 -4,110 -59,137 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) -14 -1,359 -7,773 Hong Kong 435 301 3,940 Korea 413 -205 1,196 Singapore -187 -411 -3,227 Taiwan -676 -1,045 -9,682 Other Pacific Rim (2) -1,164 -1,227 -14,898 South/Central America 863 693 7,737 Argentina 269 211 2,428 Brazil 249 240 2,610 Colombia 44 64 873 Other S/C A (2) 301 177 1,827 OPEC -1,413 -1,197 -15,664 Indonesia (2) -311 -271 -4,076 Nigeria -397 -283 -4,198 Saudia Arabia -206 -152 -2,082 Venezuela (2) -496 -492 -5,080 Other OPEC -3 1 -228 Other Countries -137 -287 -7,076 Egypt 287 170 2,379 South Africa 24 15 543 Other -448 -471 -9,997 Uniden. Ctys (3) 62 120 565 ________________________________________________________ Exports December November Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 50,058 49,911 575,939 Net adjustments -795 -799 -8,803 Total Census Basis 50,853 50,710 584,742 North America 13,567 15,046 173,518 Canada 9,732 11,078 127,226 Mexico 3,835 3,968 46,292 Western Europe 12,306 11,745 134,863 European Union 11,348 10,911 123,671 Austria 170 164 2,017 Belgium 1,045 1,100 12,466 Finland 127 106 1,250 France 1,268 1,159 14,245 Germany 2,160 1,914 22,394 Italy 819 741 8,862 Netherlands 1,494 1,580 16,558 Spain 548 423 5,526 Sweden 332 267 3,080 United Kingdom 2,647 2,510 28,857 Other EU 737 947 8,418 European Free Trade Association 596 566 7,706 Norway 125 111 1,293 Switzerland 455 437 6,228 Other EFTA 16 18 186 Other Western Europe 363 269 3,486 Eastern Europe/FSR 573 597 5,701 Hungary 29 27 295 Poland 84 73 776 Former Soviet Republics 371 411 3,807 Russia 257 271 2,823 Other FSR 114 140 984 Other EE 89 87 822 Pacific Rim Countries 16,471 15,235 180,552 Australia 904 869 10,789 China 1,130 1,125 11,754 Japan 5,873 5,442 64,343 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,803 6,033 74,234 Hong Kong 1,181 1,202 14,231 Korea 2,399 2,055 25,380 Singapore 1,521 1,317 15,333 Taiwan 1,702 1,459 19,290 Other Pacific Rim (2) 1,760 1,766 19,433 South/Central America 4,406 4,331 49,992 Argentina 403 342 4,189 Brazil 1,046 1,015 11,439 Colombia 388 383 4,624 Other S/C A (2) 2,569 2,591 29,739 OPEC 1,571 1,742 19,533 Indonesia (2) 290 323 3,360 Nigeria 36 45 603 Saudia Arabia 531 589 6,155 Venezuela (2) 325 356 4,640 Other OPEC 389 428 4,776 Other Countries 2,513 2,575 28,018 Egypt 345 217 2,985 South Africa 214 221 2,751 Other 1,954 2,137 22,282 Uniden. Ctys (3) 62 120 565 ________________________________________________________ Imports December November Cumulative Item(1) 1995 1995 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 59,859 63,873 749,363 Net adjustments 219 309 5,918 Total Census Basis 59,641 63,564 743,445 North America 16,644 18,402 207,033 Canada 11,787 12,762 145,349 Mexico 4,857 5,639 61,685 Western Europe 12,282 12,505 145,320 European Union 11,158 11,404 131,835 Austria 172 178 1,963 Belgium 473 578 6,054 Finland 193 209 2,270 France 1,235 1,419 17,209 Germany 3,520 3,161 36,844 Italy 1,362 1,439 16,348 Netherlands 544 543 6,405 Spain 292 343 3,875 Sweden 562 551 6,256 United Kingdom 2,148 2,294 26,898 Other EU 658 688 7,712 European Free Trade Association 942 893 11,039 Norway 295 244 3,087 Switzerland 619 621 7,594 Other EFTA 27 28 359 Other Western Europe 182 208 2,446 Eastern Europe/FSR 471 552 7,020 Hungary 45 48 547 Poland 57 59 664 Former Soviet Republics 290 358 4,896 Russia 227 294 4,030 Other FSR 63 64 866 Other EE 80 87 913 Pacific Rim Countries 22,490 24,111 288,683 Australia 256 305 3,323 China 3,134 3,868 45,543 Japan 9,360 9,552 123,479 Newly Industrialized Countries (NICS) 6,816 7,392 82,008 Hong Kong 746 901 10,291 Korea 1,986 2,260 24,184 Singapore 1,708 1,728 18,561 Taiwan 2,378 2,503 28,972 Other Pacific Rim (2) 2,924 2,993 34,330 South/Central America 3,543 3,638 42,255 Argentina 134 131 1,761 Brazil 797 775 8,830 Colombia 344 319 3,751 Other S/C A (2) 2,267 2,414 27,913 OPEC 2,984 2,939 35,197 Indonesia (2) 601 594 7,435 Nigeria 433 328 4,801 Saudia Arabia 737 741 8,237 Venezuela (2) 821 849 9,721 Other OPEC 392 427 5,003 Other Countries 2,650 2,862 35,094 Egypt 58 48 606 South Africa 190 206 2,208 Other 2,402 2,608 32,279 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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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 December November Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 52,157 66,943 (R) 53,567 (R) 67,771 Net Adjustments -1,313 236 (R) -1,276 (R) 286 Total Census Basis (2) 53,470 66,707 (R) 54,843 (R) 67,484 Manufactured goods (3) 41,595 54,627 41,508 56,501 Agricultural commodities (3) 5,164 2,858 5,775 2,602 Mineral fuels (3) 1,178 7,114 1,104 6,046 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machin 3,735 6,242 3,343 5,684 Airplane parts 1,053 354 1,002 324 Airplanes 2,281 405 1,815 324 Alcoholic bev., distilled 27 145 39 165 Aluminum 247 382 283 356 Animal feeds 422 48 388 54 Artwork/antiques 95 219 96 223 Basketware, etc. 186 256 197 243 Cereal flour 97 103 99 114 Chemicals - cosmetics 356 205 377 193 Chemicals - dyeing 223 173 225 177 Chemicals - fertilizers 333 126 217 99 Chemicals - inorganic 408 464 376 358 Chemicals - medicinal 583 694 589 597 Chemicals - n.e.s. 854 375 799 347 Chemicals - organic 1,195 1,334 1,187 1,052 Chemicals - plastics 1,296 613 1,242 618 Cigarettes 361 5 382 6 Clothing 548 3,166 648 3,241 Coal 312 40 327 53 Coffee 248 201 Copper 122 225 116 245 Cork, wood, lumber 439 583 475 654 Corn 689 6 892 7 Cotton, raw and linters 351 2 225 7 Crude fertilizers 123 97 136 105 Crude oil 75 4,660 91 4,111 Electrical machinery 4,616 5,952 4,980 6,208 Fish and preparations 159 610 230 618 Footwear 61 1,073 65 1,071 Furniture and bedding 255 808 302 837 Gem diamonds 19 416 11 514 General industrial mach 2,165 2,032 2,314 1,963 Glass 151 126 162 142 Glassware 54 112 58 124 Gold, nonmonetary 294 226 256 239 Hides and skins 130 11 126 12 Iron and steel mill prod 366 1,079 385 1,292 Jewelry 68 379 58 483 Lighting, plumbing 101 218 125 238 Liquified propane/butane 38 171 25 124 Live animals 73 121 57 127 Meat and preparations 536 201 611 188 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 716 898 762 909 Metal ores; scrap 336 331 342 370 Metalworking machinery 425 615 402 579 Mineral fuels, other 271 149 259 148 Natural gas 21 353 20 326 Nickel 28 89 28 94 Oils/fats, vegetable 119 135 132 110 Optical goods 105 209 125 211 Paper and paperboard 780 869 836 929 Petroleum preparations 457 1,661 378 1,196 Photographic equipment 275 428 313 443 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 349 422 399 453 Platinum 20 181 18 202 Pottery 9 111 9 127 Power generating mach. 1,974 1,794 1,996 1,936 Printed materials 345 223 387 224 Pulp and waste paper 324 203 298 213 Records/magnetic media 619 339 589 340 Rice 129 19 88 13 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 78 118 82 120 Rubber tires and tubes 165 268 161 244 Scientific instruments 1,799 1,102 1,819 1,035 Ships, boats 108 79 74 88 Silver and bullion 23 58 14 40 Soybeans 934 1 1,168 2 Spacecraft 152 (-) 1 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,098 1,603 2,220 1,454 Sugar 50 (-) 38 Television, VCR, etc., 1,834 2,750 1,789 3,277 Textile yarn, fabric 591 877 677 840 Tobacco, unmanufactured 115 82 160 67 Toys/games/sporting goods 298 1,067 348 1,461 Travel goods 23 283 25 307 Vegetables and fruits 557 717 671 555 Vehicles 4,225 8,470 4,339 9,482 Watches/clocks/parts 23 199 27 254 Wheat 249 30 359 34 Wood manufactures 149 330 152 339 Re-exports 3,470 (X) 3,730 (X) Agricultural commodities 114 (X) 98 (X) Manufactured goods 3,304 (X) 3,583 (X) Mineral fuels 3 (X) 10 (X) _____________________________________________________ Cumulative 1996 Cumulative 1995 Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 611,721 799,338 575,939 749,363 Net Adjustments -13,046 7,974 -8,803 5,918 Total Census Basis (2) 624,767 791,364 584,742 743,445 Manufactured goods (3) 483,874 659,867 451,828 629,685 Agricultural commodities (3) 59,311 32,565 54,850 29,258 Mineral fuels (3) 12,057 73,028 10,358 59,109 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machin 39,666 66,499 36,410 62,703 Airplane parts 11,723 3,464 10,349 2,616 Airplanes 18,962 3,943 13,836 3,651 Alcoholic bev., distilled 385 2,048 390 1,844 Aluminum 3,485 4,828 3,775 5,819 Animal feeds 4,183 633 3,667 472 Artwork/antiques 887 2,791 1,071 2,666 Basketware, etc. 2,239 3,014 1,996 2,942 Cereal flour 1,170 1,213 1,163 1,082 Chemicals - cosmetics 4,323 2,443 3,835 2,307 Chemicals - dyeing 2,716 2,165 2,585 2,079 Chemicals - fertilizers 3,070 1,400 3,219 1,391 Chemicals - inorganic 4,657 4,954 4,541 4,658 Chemicals - medicinal 7,160 7,076 6,434 5,543 Chemicals - n.e.s. 9,651 4,568 9,131 3,925 Chemicals - organic 14,744 14,820 16,106 13,334 Chemicals - plastics 15,467 7,443 14,958 7,155 Cigarettes 4,736 69 4,770 64 Clothing 7,285 41,559 6,482 39,523 Coal 3,849 606 3,714 703 Coffee 4 2,491 15 2,985 Copper 1,553 2,953 1,728 2,983 Cork, wood, lumber 5,501 7,532 5,637 6,149 Corn 8,623 116 7,521 66 Cotton, raw and linters 2,740 300 3,711 29 Crude fertilizers 1,526 1,176 1,525 1,164 Crude oil 460 50,582 6 42,814 Electrical machinery 56,637 75,525 53,139 75,051 Fish and preparations 2,930 6,657 3,177 6,739 Footwear 761 12,749 671 12,098 Furniture and bedding 3,323 9,431 3,125 8,338 Gem diamonds 151 6,588 171 5,951 General industrial mach 26,599 25,286 24,394 24,125 Glass 1,814 1,679 1,644 1,468 Glassware 680 1,413 630 1,333 Gold, nonmonetary 6,641 2,737 5,055 2,155 Hides and skins 1,515 133 1,635 141 Iron and steel mill prod 4,795 13,368 5,349 12,279 Jewelry 618 4,362 584 4,263 Lighting, plumbing 1,358 2,579 1,293 2,284 Liquified propane/butane 302 1,263 316 852 Live animals 533 1,595 521 1,729 Meat and preparations 6,958 2,317 6,456 2,322 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 9,234 10,843 8,060 10,010 Metal ores; scrap 4,278 4,048 5,564 4,004 Metalworking machinery 5,241 6,789 4,626 5,926 Mineral fuels, other 3,167 1,816 2,755 1,606 Natural gas 261 4,002 266 3,182 Nickel 307 1,137 284 1,197 Oils/fats, vegetable 1,024 1,416 1,519 1,170 Optical goods 1,378 2,327 1,113 2,148 Paper and paperboard 9,837 11,637 9,572 12,470 Petroleum preparations 3,948 13,858 3,244 9,096 Photographic equipment 3,743 5,271 3,351 5,145 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 4,439 5,306 3,847 5,101 Platinum 248 1,716 318 1,694 Pottery 95 1,569 99 1,667 Power generating mach. 22,292 22,499 21,856 20,493 Printed materials 4,346 2,700 4,325 2,584 Pulp and waste paper 4,034 2,648 6,206 3,827 Records/magnetic media 6,555 4,078 6,263 3,896 Rice 1,029 157 994 121 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 972 1,465 888 1,415 Rubber tires and tubes 1,959 3,074 1,858 3,144 Scientific instruments 20,599 12,385 18,616 11,581 Ships, boats 1,014 1,029 1,178 816 Silver and bullion 638 569 663 580 Soybeans 7,447 31 5,422 32 Spacecraft 636 232 655 169 Specialized ind. mach. 25,659 18,509 23,311 18,972 Sugar 5 1,001 5 682 Television, VCR, etc., 19,838 34,167 19,005 34,457 Textile yarn, fabric 7,814 10,248 7,192 9,980 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,390 1,053 1,397 555 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,693 14,734 3,560 13,074 Travel goods 306 3,581 253 3,408 Vegetables and fruits 7,313 7,514 7,098 6,581 Vehicles 49,584 103,664 48,233 100,479 Watches/clocks/parts 277 2,805 248 2,785 Wheat 6,302 247 5,464 238 Wood manufactures 1,685 4,037 1,633 3,687 Re-exports 40,690 (X) 36,581 (X) Agricultural commodities 1,252 (X) 1,174 (X) Manufactured goods 38,798 (X) 34,856 (X) Mineral fuels 168 (X) 120 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS JANUARY 1994 TO DECEMBER 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 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 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. - Dec. 24,575 154,881 130,305 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 2,679 14,394 11,716 Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1995 - DECEMBER 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) (avg) dollars) ($) 1995 Jan - Dec 3,291,524 52,760,673 2,705,287 7,412 42,813,520 15.83 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 - Dec 3,386,248 65,702,757 2,665,219 7,282 50,581,546 18.98 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 6,390 4,110,615 21.44 December 289,778 6,491,705 215,222 6,943 4,659,704 21.65 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 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 December November to-date Total 5,436 5,546 64,161 Australia 90 82 1,108 Austria 84 81 914 Belgium 95 85 810 Brazil 40 46 577 Canada 2,483 3,185 34,356 Germany 251 179 2,181 Japan 365 355 4,596 Korea 57 62 723 Mexico 979 560 8,263 Saudia Arabia 124 97 1,241 Sweden 18 20 228 Taiwan 57 60 720 United Kingdom 74 89 919 Other 718 643 7,527 __________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country December November to-date Total 1,591 1,377 16,935 Australia 13 10 183 Austria (-) (-) 12 Belgium 29 21 233 Brazil 18 8 143 Canada 683 716 7,840 Germany 168 80 1,079 Japan 179 143 2,416 Korea 17 16 153 Mexico 120 102 864 Saudia Arabia 62 36 608 Sweden 3 4 38 Taiwan 42 38 594 United Kingdom 16 21 266 Other 242 181 2,505 __________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country December November to-date Total 792 882 8,525 Australia 24 20 201 Austria (-) (-) 4 Belgium 25 16 80 Brazil 3 13 53 Canada 377 462 4,785 Germany 13 18 211 Japan 19 43 313 Korea 5 7 49 Mexico 62 55 424 Saudia Arabia 45 45 428 Sweden 1 2 25 Taiwan 6 15 36 United Kingdom 9 12 48 Other 202 174 1,869 __________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country December November to-date Total 3,053 3,287 38,701 Australia 53 52 724 Austria 84 81 898 Belgium 41 48 497 Brazil 19 25 381 Canada 1,423 2,007 21,731 Germany 70 81 891 Japan 167 169 1,867 Korea 35 39 521 Mexico 797 403 6,975 Saudia Arabia 17 16 205 Sweden 14 14 165 Taiwan 9 7 90 United Kingdom 49 56 605 Other 274 288 3,153 _____________________________________________________ IMPORTS TOTAL Cumulative Country December November to-date Total 10,443 11,751 130,052 Australia 81 49 233 Austria 21 27 257 Belgium 98 85 903 Brazil 86 97 941 Canada 3,341 4,278 47,063 Germany 1,063 1,051 10,049 Japan 2,865 3,040 34,689 Korea 269 255 2,458 Mexico 1,704 1,955 23,324 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) 1 Sweden 217 186 2,227 Taiwan 73 66 862 United Kingdom 233 242 2,367 Other 393 420 4,678 __________________________________________ CARS Cumulative Country December November to-date Total 5,662 6,273 66,999 Australia 71 41 127 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 80 71 737 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 1,699 2,248 25,291 Germany 839 829 7,408 Japan 1,815 1,934 20,134 Korea 216 210 1,851 Mexico 581 594 7,902 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 195 164 1,922 Taiwan (-) 1 6 United Kingdom 155 172 1,518 Other 13 9 101 __________________________________________ TRUCKS Cumulative Country December November to-date Total 1,074 1,296 13,164 Australia (-) (-) (-) Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 12 9 93 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 707 882 8,693 Germany 2 2 17 Japan 43 79 856 Korea (-) (-) 1 Mexico 283 304 3,263 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 1 (-) 22 Taiwan (-) (-) 5 United Kingdom 17 10 140 Other 8 9 75 __________________________________________ PARTS Cumulative Country December November to-date Total 3,707 4,182 49,889 Australia 10 8 106 Austria 21 27 257 Belgium 6 5 73 Brazil 86 97 941 Canada 935 1,148 13,079 Germany 222 220 2,624 Japan 1,007 1,027 13,699 Korea 53 45 606 Mexico 840 1,057 12,159 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) 1 Sweden 21 22 283 Taiwan 73 65 851 United Kingdom 61 60 709 Other 372 402 4,502 Note: Not available on a BOP Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 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 December 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 December 1996, these shipments totaled $74.5 million. U.S.export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For December 1996, these shipments totaled $8.3 million. 2. Valuation--Canadian imports are valued at point of origin in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at the port of exit in the United States and include inland freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported. When it is not, an estimate of 4.5 percent is used. Inland freight charges for December 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 December 1996, reexports to Canada were $1,042 million. 4. Exchange Rate--Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For December 1996, the average exchange rate was 1.3622 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 Decemberen 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 December, 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, December, 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: 1-17-97, 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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.