This release contains sensitive economic data not to be released before 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 1999 CB-99-73 FT-900 (99-03) For information on goods contact: Bureau of the Census: Haydn R. Mearkle (301) 457-2246 (301) 457-2311 For information on services contact: Bureau of Economic Analysis: Technical: Christopher Bach (202) 606-9545 Media: Larry Moran (202) 606-2649 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES March 1999 Goods and Services The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total March exports of $77.5 billion and imports of $97.2 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $19.7 billion, $0.6 billion more than the $19.1 billion in February, revised. March exports were $0.7 billion more than February exports of $76.8 billion. March imports were $1.3 billion more than February imports of $95.9 billion. In March, the goods deficit increased $0.5 billion from February to $26.5 billion, and the services surplus was virtually unchanged at $6.8 billion. Exports of goods increased to $54.9 billion from $54.4 billion, and imports of goods increased to $81.3 billion from $80.3 billion. Exports of services increased to $22.6 billion from $22.4 billion, and imports of services increased to $15.9 billion from $15.7 billion. Goods The February to March change in exports of goods reflected increases in capital goods of $0.4 billion (primarily telecommunications equipment and generators); industrial supplies and materials ($0.4 billion); and foods, feeds and beverages ($0.1 billion). Decreases occurred in other goods ($0.3 billion); consumer goods ($0.1 billion); and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.1 billion). The February to March change in imports of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials of $0.8 billion (primarily crude petroleum and iron and steel mill products); other goods ($0.4 billion); and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.4 billion). Decreases occurred in capital goods ($0.4 billion) and consumer goods ($0.2 billion). Foods, feeds, and beverages were virtually unchanged. Note: Total goods are reported on a balance of payments basis; commodity and country detail for goods are on a Census basis. Definitions are explained in the notes starting on page 26 of this release. Services Services exports increased $0.2 billion from February to March. The increase was accounted for about equally by travel and other private services; the latter category includes services such as business, professional, and technical services, financial services, and education. Changes to the other categories of services exports were small. Services imports increased $0.2 billion from February to March, reflecting small increase in nearly all categories. Goods and Services Moving Average For the three months ending in March, exports of goods and services averaged $77.1 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $95.7 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $18.6 billion. For the three months ending in January, the average trade deficit was $16.7 billion, reflecting average exports of $77.3 billion and average imports of $93.9 billion. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The March figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia $0.6 (for February $0.5), Hong Kong $0.5 ($0.2), Egypt $0.2 ($0.2), Argentina $0.1 ($0.2), and Brazil $0.1 ($0.2). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with Japan -$6.5 (-$5.3), China -$4.1 (-$4.6), Western Europe -$3.2 (-$2.2), Mexico -$2.5 (-$2.0), Canada -$2.4 (-$2.2), Taiwan -$1.4 (-$1.2), OPEC -$0.6 (-$0.5), Korea -$0.5 ($0.6), and Singapore -$0.2 (-$0.1). Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $18.0 billion in March and imports were $14.5 billion, resulting in a surplus of $3.5 billion. March exports were $3.1 billion more than the $14.9 billion in February, while imports were $2.0 billion more than the $12.5 billion in February. Revisions Goods carry-over in March was $0.6 billion (1.0 percent) for exports and $0.7 billion (0.8 percent) for imports. For February, revised export carry-over was $0.3 billion (0.6 percent), revised down from $0.8 billion (1.5 percent). For February, revised import carry-over was $0.3 billion (0.4 percent), revised down from $1.1 billion (1.5 percent). Services exports for February were revised up $0.2 billion to $22.4 billion. The revision was more than accounted for by transfers under U.S. military sales contracts, which now includes updated source data. Services imports for February were revised up $0.1 billion to $15.7 billion. The revision was primarily attributable to small increases in travel and other transportation, reflecting updated source data. Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1 International Trade in Goods and Services....................4 Exhibit 2 Goods and Services Centered Three - Month Moving Averages..............................................5 Exhibit 3 U.S. Services by Major Category--Exports.....................6 Exhibit 4 U.S. Services by Major Category--Imports.....................7 Exhibit 5 U.S. Trade in Goods..........................................8 Exhibit 6 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category.............................................9 Exhibit 7 Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity..........10 Exhibit 8 Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity..........12 Exhibit 9 Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Category Totals.........14 Exhibit 10 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category (Constant Dollars)................................15 Exhibit 11 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non- Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals (Constant Dollars).........................................16 Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 12 U.S. Trade in Goods........................................17 Exhibit 13 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category...................................................18 Exhibit 14 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas........................................19 Exhibit 15 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC Commodity Groupings........................................21 Exhibit 16 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products........................................23 Exhibit 17 Imports of Energy - Related Petroleum Products, Including Crude Petroleum..................................24 Exhibit 18 Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts By Selected Countries.........................................25 Information on Goods and Services......................................26 SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 1. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. -110,207 -197,955 87,748 Jan.- Mar. -28,130 -49,723 21,593 January -10,334 -17,495 7,161 February -9,417 -16,469 7,052 March -8,379 -15,759 7,380 April -8,954 -16,505 7,551 May -9,410 -16,982 7,572 June -8,152 -15,610 7,458 July -8,599 -15,864 7,265 August -9,275 -16,909 7,634 September -9,235 -16,524 7,289 October -8,650 -16,270 7,620 November -9,600 -16,605 7,005 December -10,205 -16,962 6,757 1998 Jan.- Dec. -169,288 -248,159 78,871 Jan.- Mar. -35,373 -56,034 20,661 January -10,022 -17,187 7,165 February -11,733 -18,231 6,498 March -13,617 -20,615 6,998 April -14,141 -21,446 7,305 May -15,761 -22,690 6,929 June -14,333 -20,642 6,309 July -15,172 -21,141 5,969 August -16,733 -22,847 6,114 September -14,594 -20,913 6,319 October -13,962 -20,279 6,317 November -15,165 -21,669 6,504 December -14,055 -20,499 6,444 1999 Jan.- Mar. -55,651 -75,649 19,998 January -16,809 -23,260 6,451 February (R) -19,146 -25,934 6,788 March -19,698 -26,456 6,758 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: -19,438 -26,150 6,712 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 937,593 679,325 258,268 Jan.- Mar. 226,184 163,499 62,685 January 73,426 52,655 20,771 February 75,099 54,337 20,762 March 77,659 56,507 21,152 April 77,762 56,326 21,436 May 77,755 56,103 21,652 June 78,498 56,811 21,687 July 79,099 57,455 21,644 August 79,126 57,100 22,026 September 79,705 57,747 21,958 October 80,589 58,467 22,122 November 79,088 57,482 21,606 December 79,784 58,336 21,448 1998 Jan.- Dec. 931,026 670,641 260,385 Jan.- Mar. 236,196 171,192 65,004 January 79,551 57,809 21,742 February 77,700 56,258 21,442 March 78,945 57,125 21,820 April 77,593 55,243 22,350 May 76,536 54,626 21,910 June 76,111 54,674 21,437 July 74,928 53,733 21,195 August 74,986 53,769 21,217 September 77,443 55,912 21,531 October 80,415 58,246 22,169 November 78,942 57,110 21,832 December 77,873 56,133 21,740 1999 Jan.- Mar. 231,402 164,406 66,996 January 77,082 55,168 21,914 February (R) 76,799 54,357 22,442 March 77,520 54,881 22,639 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 76,597 54,339 22,258 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Period Total Goods (1) Services 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,047,799 877,279 170,520 Jan.- Mar. 254,314 213,222 41,092 January 83,760 70,150 13,610 February 84,517 70,807 13,710 March 86,038 72,266 13,772 April 86,716 72,831 13,885 May 87,165 73,085 14,080 June 86,649 72,420 14,229 July 87,697 73,318 14,379 August 88,401 74,009 14,392 September 88,940 74,271 14,669 October 89,240 74,738 14,502 November 88,688 74,087 14,601 December 89,989 75,298 14,691 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,100,314 918,800 181,514 Jan.- Mar. 271,569 227,226 44,343 January 89,574 74,997 14,577 February 89,433 74,489 14,944 March 92,562 77,740 14,822 April 91,734 76,689 15,045 May 92,297 77,316 14,981 June 90,444 75,316 15,128 July 90,100 74,874 15,226 August 91,719 76,616 15,103 September 92,038 76,826 15,212 October 94,378 78,526 15,852 November 94,107 78,779 15,328 December 91,928 76,632 15,296 1999 Jan.- Mar. 287,053 240,055 46,998 January 93,890 78,427 15,463 February (R) 95,945 80,291 15,654 March 97,218 81,337 15,881 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month: 96,035 80,489 15,546 (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 2. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES THREE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES -- JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Center Balance Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1997 January ---- ---- ---- February -9,377 -16,574 7,198 March -8,917 -16,245 7,328 April -8,914 -16,415 7,501 May -8,839 -16,366 7,527 June -8,720 -16,152 7,432 July -8,675 -16,128 7,452 August -9,036 -16,432 7,396 September -9,054 -16,568 7,514 October -9,162 -16,467 7,305 November -9,485 -16,613 7,127 December -9,942 -16,918 6,976 1998 January -10,653 -17,460 6,807 February -11,791 -18,678 6,887 March -13,164 -20,098 6,934 April -14,506 -21,584 7,077 May -14,745 -21,593 6,848 June -15,089 -21,491 6,402 July -15,413 -21,543 6,131 August -15,500 -21,634 6,134 September -15,096 -21,346 6,250 October -14,574 -20,954 6,380 November -14,394 -20,816 6,422 December -15,343 -21,809 6,466 1999 January (R) -16,670 -23,231 6,561 February -18,551 -25,216 6,666 March April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Center Exports Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1997 January ---- ---- ---- February 75,395 54,500 20,895 March 76,840 55,723 21,117 April 77,725 56,312 21,413 May 78,005 56,413 21,592 June 78,450 56,789 21,661 July 78,907 57,122 21,786 August 79,310 57,434 21,876 September 79,807 57,771 22,035 October 79,794 57,899 21,895 November 79,820 58,095 21,725 December 79,474 57,876 21,599 1998 January 79,012 57,468 21,544 February 78,732 57,064 21,668 March 78,079 56,209 21,871 April 77,691 55,665 22,027 May 76,747 54,848 21,899 June 75,859 54,345 21,514 July 75,342 54,059 21,283 August 75,786 54,472 21,314 September 77,615 55,976 21,639 October 78,934 57,090 21,844 November 79,077 57,163 21,914 December 77,966 56,137 21,829 1999 January (R) 77,251 55,219 22,032 February 77,134 54,802 22,332 March April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Center Imports Month of Moving Average Total Goods (1) Services 1997 January ---- ---- ---- February 84,771 71,074 13,697 March 85,757 71,968 13,789 April 86,640 72,727 13,912 May 86,843 72,779 14,065 June 87,171 72,941 14,229 July 87,583 73,249 14,333 August 88,346 73,866 14,480 September 88,860 74,339 14,521 October 88,956 74,365 14,591 November 89,306 74,708 14,598 December 89,417 74,794 14,623 1998 January 89,665 74,928 14,737 February 90,523 75,742 14,781 March 91,243 76,306 14,937 April 92,198 77,249 14,949 May 91,492 76,441 15,051 June 90,947 75,836 15,112 July 90,755 75,602 15,152 August 91,286 76,105 15,180 September 92,711 77,322 15,389 October 93,507 78,043 15,464 November 93,471 77,979 15,492 December 93,308 77,946 15,362 1999 January (R) 93,921 78,450 15,471 February 95,684 80,018 15,666 March April May June July August September October November December (1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis. Note: The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed by summing the subject month, the two prior months, dividing by three and showing the average at the center month of the period. Using this method, an average is not available for the current month. A centered moving average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- EXPORTS JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 1999 (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 1997 Jan. - Dec. 258,268 73,268 20,895 26,911 Jan. - Mar. 62,685 18,197 5,130 6,698 January 20,771 6,073 1,711 2,202 February 20,762 6,002 1,700 2,216 March 21,152 6,122 1,719 2,280 April 21,436 6,264 1,744 2,270 May 21,652 6,164 1,721 2,260 June 21,687 6,114 1,724 2,194 July 21,644 5,927 1,698 2,216 August 22,026 6,078 1,717 2,246 September 21,958 6,320 1,797 2,216 October 22,122 6,162 1,812 2,337 November 21,606 6,083 1,799 2,226 December 21,448 5,959 1,753 2,246 1998 Jan. - Dec. 260,385 71,116 20,137 25,787 Jan. - Mar. 65,004 17,935 5,176 6,459 January 21,742 6,241 1,795 2,236 February 21,442 5,984 1,730 2,120 March 21,820 5,710 1,651 2,103 April 22,350 6,415 1,817 2,149 May 21,910 6,022 1,737 2,120 June 21,437 5,672 1,648 2,022 July 21,195 5,464 1,565 2,088 August 21,217 5,608 1,595 2,133 September 21,531 5,858 1,630 2,112 October 22,169 6,090 1,669 2,265 November 21,832 5,983 1,668 2,239 December 21,740 6,069 1,632 2,199 1999 Jan. - Mar. 66,996 18,513 5,066 6,629 January 21,914 6,077 1,661 2,196 February (R) 22,442 6,171 1,683 2,195 March 22,639 6,265 1,721 2,238 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Export Services Continued Royalties Other Transfers U. S. Period and Private Under U. S. Government License Services Military Sales Misc. Fees Contracts Services 1997 Jan. - Dec. 33,676 84,465 18,269 784 Jan. - Mar. 8,306 19,813 4,338 203 January 2,777 6,509 1,431 68 February 2,765 6,614 1,397 68 March 2,764 6,690 1,510 67 April 2,787 6,794 1,513 64 May 2,802 6,940 1,701 64 June 2,818 7,098 1,676 63 July 2,860 7,210 1,666 67 August 2,865 7,294 1,759 67 September 2,855 7,246 1,458 66 October 2,812 7,420 1,513 66 November 2,793 7,348 1,294 63 December 2,776 7,302 1,351 61 1998 Jan. - Dec. 35,063 90,729 16,765 788 Jan. - Mar. 8,660 21,907 4,672 195 January 2,858 7,219 1,328 65 February 2,888 7,264 1,391 65 March 2,914 7,424 1,953 65 April 2,968 7,599 1,337 65 May 2,972 7,579 1,414 66 June 2,953 7,739 1,337 66 July 2,858 7,736 1,419 65 August 2,848 7,677 1,290 66 September 2,863 7,729 1,273 66 October 2,958 7,699 1,421 67 November 2,984 7,507 1,385 66 December 2,998 7,559 1,217 66 1999 Jan. - Mar. 8,945 23,273 4,371 199 January 2,993 7,611 1,309 67 February (R) 2,980 7,781 1,566 66 March 2,972 7,881 1,496 66 April May June July August September October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 1999 (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 1997 Jan. - Dec. 170,520 51,220 18,235 28,949 Jan. - Mar. 41,092 12,736 4,311 7,035 January 13,610 4,230 1,443 2,337 February 13,710 4,242 1,440 2,327 March 13,772 4,264 1,428 2,371 April 13,885 4,193 1,540 2,433 May 14,080 4,269 1,551 2,471 June 14,229 4,302 1,572 2,414 July 14,379 4,271 1,561 2,368 August 14,392 4,287 1,556 2,354 September 14,669 4,339 1,587 2,480 October 14,502 4,173 1,482 2,499 November 14,601 4,337 1,541 2,369 December 14,691 4,313 1,534 2,530 1998 Jan. - Dec. 181,514 53,728 18,851 30,285 Jan. - Mar. 44,343 13,282 4,638 7,249 January 14,577 4,443 1,541 2,355 February 14,944 4,440 1,559 2,345 March 14,822 4,399 1,538 2,549 April 15,045 4,558 1,609 2,418 May 14,981 4,411 1,560 2,496 June 15,128 4,469 1,576 2,515 July 15,226 4,451 1,597 2,540 August 15,103 4,394 1,537 2,586 September 15,212 4,479 1,554 2,509 October 15,852 4,751 1,656 2,750 November 15,328 4,472 1,580 2,602 December 15,296 4,461 1,544 2,619 1999 Jan. - Mar. 46,998 14,025 4,882 7,856 January 15,463 4,583 1,596 2,597 February (R) 15,654 4,695 1,621 2,600 March 15,881 4,747 1,665 2,659 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Import Services Continued Royalties Other Direct U. S. Period and Private Defense Government License Services Expenditures Misc. Fees Services 1997 Jan. - Dec. 9,411 48,421 11,488 2,796 Jan. - Mar. 2,106 11,422 2,796 686 January 693 3,742 936 229 February 703 3,836 933 229 March 710 3,844 927 228 April 704 3,895 893 227 May 719 3,948 896 226 June 745 4,060 910 226 July 848 4,129 960 242 August 848 4,121 981 245 September 863 4,160 997 243 October 861 4,230 1,020 237 November 860 4,250 1,011 233 December 857 4,202 1,024 231 1998 Jan. - Dec. 10,654 52,470 12,693 2,833 Jan. - Mar. 2,847 12,478 3,145 704 January 831 4,126 1,047 234 February 1,198 4,116 1,051 235 March 818 4,236 1,047 235 April 904 4,300 1,021 235 May 920 4,345 1,014 235 June 932 4,390 1,010 236 July 881 4,486 1,035 236 August 820 4,479 1,050 237 September 816 4,549 1,068 237 October 839 4,514 1,105 237 November 846 4,471 1,119 238 December 850 4,458 1,126 238 1999 Jan. - Mar. 2,526 13,497 3,503 709 January 841 4,459 1,152 235 February (R) 842 4,498 1,161 237 March 843 4,540 1,190 237 April May June July August September October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is included in each service category. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (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 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -181,488 Jan.- Mar. -49,723 -45,334 January -17,495 -16,677 February -16,469 -15,354 March -15,759 -13,303 April -16,505 -14,780 May -16,982 -15,082 June -15,610 -13,876 July -15,864 -14,594 August -16,909 -15,617 September -16,524 -15,519 October -16,270 -14,965 November -16,605 -15,694 December -16,962 -16,026 1998 Jan.- Dec. -248,159 -231,100 Jan.- Mar. -56,034 -52,397 January -17,187 -15,973 February -18,231 -17,199 March -20,615 -19,225 April -21,446 -20,469 May -22,690 -21,647 June -20,642 -19,389 July -21,141 -19,818 August -22,847 -20,838 September -20,913 -19,428 October -20,279 -18,521 November -21,669 -19,553 December -20,499 -19,041 1999 Jan.- Mar. -75,649 -71,939 January -23,260 -22,135 February (R) -25,934 -24,609 March -26,456 -25,194 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. -26,150 -24,836 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 Jan.- Mar. 163,499 -2,250 165,748 January 52,655 -566 53,221 February 54,337 -685 55,022 March 56,507 -999 57,505 April 56,326 -703 57,029 May 56,103 -1,003 57,106 June 56,811 -842 57,652 July 57,455 -1,041 58,496 August 57,100 -1,047 58,147 September 57,747 -739 58,486 October 58,467 -1,050 59,517 November 57,482 -670 58,151 December 58,336 -513 58,849 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,641 -11,856 682,497 Jan.- Mar. 171,192 -2,325 173,517 January 57,809 -636 58,446 February 56,258 -807 57,065 March 57,125 -882 58,007 April 55,243 -655 55,898 May 54,626 -756 55,382 June 54,674 -898 55,573 July 53,733 -965 54,698 August 53,769 -1,314 55,083 September 55,912 -940 56,852 October 58,246 -1,202 59,449 November 57,110 -1,602 58,713 December 56,133 -1,199 57,332 1999 Jan.- Mar. 164,406 -3,103 167,509 January 55,168 -953 56,121 February (R) 54,357 -1,113 55,469 March 54,881 -1,037 55,918 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 54,339 -1,100 55,439 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 Jan.- Mar. 213,222 2,140 211,082 January 70,150 252 69,898 February 70,807 430 70,376 March 72,266 1,458 70,808 April 72,831 1,021 71,810 May 73,085 897 72,188 June 72,420 892 71,528 July 73,318 228 73,090 August 74,009 245 73,764 September 74,271 266 74,005 October 74,738 255 74,483 November 74,087 242 73,845 December 75,298 423 74,875 1998 Jan.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 913,597 Jan.- Mar. 227,226 1,311 225,914 January 74,997 578 74,419 February 74,489 226 74,264 March 77,740 508 77,232 April 76,689 322 76,367 May 77,316 288 77,029 June 75,316 355 74,961 July 74,874 358 74,516 August 76,616 695 75,921 September 76,826 546 76,280 October 78,526 556 77,970 November 78,779 514 78,265 December 76,632 259 76,373 1999 Jan.- Mar. 240,055 608 239,447 January 78,427 171 78,256 February (R) 80,291 213 80,078 March 81,337 224 81,113 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month. 80,489 215 80,274 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 1999 (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) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,641 -11,856 682,497 46,342 147,865 Jan.- Mar. 171,192 -2,325 173,517 12,505 38,444 January 57,809 -636 58,446 4,256 13,036 February 56,258 -807 57,065 4,237 12,550 March 57,125 -882 58,007 4,013 12,858 April 55,243 -655 55,898 3,776 12,468 May 54,626 -756 55,382 3,681 12,558 June 54,674 -898 55,573 3,811 12,049 July 53,733 -965 54,698 3,733 11,861 August 53,769 -1,314 55,083 3,618 12,034 September 55,912 -940 56,852 3,293 11,912 October 58,246 -1,202 59,449 4,006 12,474 November 57,110 -1,602 58,713 3,850 12,420 December 56,133 -1,199 57,332 4,068 11,646 1999 Jan.- Mar. 164,406 -3,103 167,509 11,048 34,163 January 55,168 -953 56,121 3,733 11,162 February (R) 54,357 -1,113 55,469 3,612 11,298 March 54,881 -1,037 55,918 3,704 11,703 April May June July August September October November December _____________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,497 299,247 72,687 79,374 36,982 Jan.- Mar. 173,517 74,793 19,526 19,523 8,726 January 58,446 25,341 6,531 6,588 2,694 February 57,065 24,689 6,383 6,405 2,801 March 58,007 24,763 6,612 6,530 3,232 April 55,898 23,672 6,501 6,570 2,912 May 55,382 23,681 6,017 6,542 2,904 June 55,573 24,251 5,634 6,844 2,984 July 54,698 24,725 4,766 6,638 2,976 August 55,083 23,745 5,634 6,671 3,381 September 56,852 25,981 6,026 6,714 2,927 October 59,449 26,733 6,016 6,791 3,428 November 58,713 25,797 6,414 6,615 3,616 December 57,332 25,869 6,153 6,467 3,128 1999 Jan.- Mar. 167,509 75,345 18,054 19,820 9,078 January 56,121 25,742 5,933 6,505 3,047 February (R) 55,469 24,580 6,096 6,718 3,165 March 55,918 25,023 6,025 6,597 2,866 April May June July August September October November December ______________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds, Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 913,597 41,223 200,347 Jan.- Mar. 227,226 1,311 225,914 10,422 50,819 January 74,997 578 74,419 3,372 17,270 February 74,489 226 74,264 3,507 16,822 March 77,740 508 77,232 3,542 16,727 April 76,689 322 76,367 3,394 17,287 May 77,316 288 77,029 3,452 17,442 June 75,316 355 74,961 3,587 16,604 July 74,874 358 74,516 3,433 16,623 August 76,616 695 75,921 3,350 16,801 September 76,826 546 76,280 3,327 16,488 October 78,526 556 77,970 3,339 16,847 November 78,779 514 78,265 3,369 16,256 December 76,632 259 76,373 3,551 15,179 1999 Jan.- Mar. 240,055 608 239,447 10,696 46,805 January 78,427 171 78,256 3,630 15,530 February (R) 80,291 213 80,078 3,528 15,223 March 81,337 224 81,113 3,539 16,052 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________ Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles,etc Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 913,597 270,343 150,617 215,473 35,593 Jan.- Mar. 225,914 67,217 37,076 52,294 8,086 January 74,419 21,895 11,861 17,203 2,817 February 74,264 22,234 12,215 16,875 2,611 March 77,232 23,088 13,000 18,216 2,659 April 76,367 22,304 12,210 18,277 2,894 May 77,029 23,130 12,568 17,897 2,540 June 74,961 22,176 11,800 18,177 2,616 July 74,516 22,282 10,703 18,270 3,206 August 75,921 22,221 12,262 17,984 3,303 September 76,280 22,233 12,986 18,017 3,228 October 77,970 22,950 13,391 18,193 3,250 November 78,265 23,411 13,795 18,218 3,216 December 76,373 22,419 13,827 18,144 3,253 1999 Jan.- Mar. 239,447 70,208 43,416 57,758 10,564 January 78,256 23,092 13,904 18,673 3,427 February (R) 80,078 23,770 14,574 19,626 3,358 March 81,113 23,346 14,938 19,459 3,780 April May June July August September October November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 7. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) Item(1) March February (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 54,881 54,357 524 Net Adjustments -1,037 -1,113 76 Total, Census Basis 55,918 55,469 449 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,704 3,612 92 Soybeans 383 304 79 Corn 474 399 75 Fish and shellfish 249 189 60 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 35 14 Dairy products and eggs 57 48 10 Other foods 303 294 9 Bakery products 144 138 5 Wine and related products 64 58 5 Nuts 117 114 3 Vegetables 237 237 (-) Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 35 41 -6 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 242 255 -13 Fruits, frozen juices 311 324 -13 Sorghum, barley, oats 58 75 -17 Rice 94 118 -24 Wheat 265 294 -29 Oilseeds, food oils 116 147 -31 Meat, poultry, etc. 507 543 -35 Industrial supplies and materials 11,703 11,298 406 Chemicals-organic 1,171 1,055 117 Logs and lumber 381 333 48 Petroleum products, other 368 324 43 Aluminum and alumina 282 244 38 Precious metals, other 183 147 37 Chemicals-inorganic 325 293 32 Metallurgical grade coal 166 135 32 Fuel oil 103 75 29 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 130 105 25 Newsprint 706 682 24 Nonmonetary gold 240 223 17 Iron and steel mill products 224 209 15 Hides and skins 101 89 11 Copper 93 83 10 Other industrial supplies 1,001 991 10 Manmade cloth 339 330 9 Finished metal shapes 672 664 9 Tapes, audio and visual 169 160 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 69 61 8 Electric energy 23 15 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 81 76 6 Chemicals-fertilizers 392 388 4 Agriculture-manufactured, other 90 86 4 Hair, waste materials 44 40 4 Crude oil 53 49 4 Steelmaking materials 110 107 3 Synthetic rubber-primary 116 113 2 Nonmetallic minerals 33 31 2 Gas-natural 19 17 1 Cotton, raw 50 49 1 Nuclear fuel materials 42 41 1 Nontextile floor tiles 30 30 1 Plastic materials 964 965 -1 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 154 156 -3 Finished textile supplies 143 146 -4 Leather and furs 72 77 -5 Iron and steel products, other 228 233 -5 Cotton fiber cloth 155 161 -6 Natural gas liquids 26 31 -6 Shingles, molding, wallboard 148 156 -8 Industrial rubber products 166 176 -10 Mineral supplies-manufactured 240 253 -13 Chemicals-other 954 968 -14 Pulpwood and woodpulp 272 287 -15 Coal and fuels, other 98 114 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 159 182 -24 Tobacco, unmanufactured 119 148 -29 Capital goods, except automotive 25,023 24,580 442 Telecommunications equipment 2,279 2,090 189 Generators, accessories 588 441 147 Industrial machines, other 1,618 1,507 112 Civilian aircraft 2,452 2,407 45 Electric apparatus 1,799 1,757 43 Computers 725 683 41 Metalworking machine tools 493 458 35 Commercial vessels, other 45 10 35 Railway transportation equipment 184 152 32 Agricultural machinery, equipment 273 248 25 Drilling & oilfield equipment 447 425 22 Nonfarm tractors and parts 108 90 18 Medicinal equipment 1,053 1,035 18 Wood, glass, plastic 220 205 15 Engines-civilian aircraft 928 914 14 Marine engines, parts 71 57 14 Semiconductors 3,500 3,495 5 Specialized mining 32 28 3 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,091 1,089 2 Photo, service industry machinery 468 467 1 Laboratory testing instruments 351 356 -5 Spacraft, exc. military 4 9 -5 Excavating machinery 413 419 -6 Textile, sewing machines 94 102 -8 Materials handling equipment 365 376 -11 Business machines and equipment 226 241 -15 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 19 -17 Food, tobacco machinery 143 164 -20 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,010 1,030 -21 Pulp and paper machinery 220 249 -29 Computer accessories 2,866 2,981 -116 Industrial engines 956 1,074 -118 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,025 6,096 -71 Consumer goods 6,597 6,718 -122 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,008 1,058 -50 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 155 200 -45 Jewelry, etc 187 212 -25 Writing and art supplies 391 407 -16 Other household goods 442 456 -14 Household appliances 403 412 -9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 51 58 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 310 316 -6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 125 128 -3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 181 184 -3 Sports apparel and gear 33 36 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 274 276 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 23 25 -1 Stereo equipment, etc. 130 131 -1 Glassware, chinaware 35 36 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 100 99 1 Numismatic coins 8 7 1 Apparel, household goods - textile 733 730 3 TV's, VCR's, etc. 266 262 4 Rugs 124 119 5 Books, printed matter 326 320 6 Musical instruments 83 76 7 Tobacco, manufactured 424 414 10 Toys/games/sporting goods 493 481 12 Gem diamonds 293 278 15 Other goods 2,866 3,165 -299 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 164,406 171,192 -6,786 Net Adjustments -3,103 -2,325 -777 Total, Census Basis 167,509 173,517 -6,008 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,048 12,505 -1,457 Soybeans 1,094 1,553 -459 Corn 1,229 1,228 1 Fish and shellfish 685 608 77 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 116 123 -8 Dairy products and eggs 150 203 -53 Other foods 900 910 -10 Bakery products 428 427 1 Wine and related products 195 206 -11 Nuts 355 357 -2 Vegetables 717 727 -11 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 107 121 -14 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 743 1,117 -374 Fruits, frozen juices 970 887 84 Sorghum, barley, oats 189 271 -81 Rice 326 375 -48 Wheat 875 1,028 -153 Oilseeds, food oils 393 578 -185 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,576 1,785 -210 Industrial supplies and materials 34,163 38,444 -4,281 Chemicals-organic 3,280 3,598 -319 Logs and lumber 1,071 1,052 19 Petroleum products, other 1,095 1,466 -371 Aluminum and alumina 817 854 -38 Precious metals, other 511 717 -206 Chemicals-inorganic 889 937 -49 Metallurgical grade coal 427 610 -182 Fuel oil 268 340 -72 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 330 373 -42 Newsprint 2,033 2,287 -254 Nonmonetary gold 688 1,324 -636 Iron and steel mill products 644 844 -199 Hides and skins 287 357 -69 Copper 255 336 -81 Other industrial supplies 3,000 3,052 -52 Manmade cloth 968 1,111 -142 Finished metal shapes 1,996 2,083 -86 Tapes, audio and visual 503 561 -58 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 194 225 -31 Electric energy 51 41 10 Wood supplies, manufactured 230 248 -18 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,167 1,120 47 Agriculture-manufactured, other 275 313 -39 Hair, waste materials 122 151 -29 Crude oil 146 261 -115 Steelmaking materials 295 437 -142 Synthetic rubber-primary 331 348 -17 Nonmetallic minerals 94 99 -5 Gas-natural 54 77 -23 Cotton, raw 138 605 -467 Nuclear fuel materials 194 218 -24 Nontextile floor tiles 90 94 -4 Plastic materials 2,813 3,083 -270 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 451 428 24 Finished textile supplies 437 387 50 Leather and furs 220 245 -25 Iron and steel products, other 682 738 -56 Cotton fiber cloth 457 446 11 Natural gas liquids 98 118 -19 Shingles, molding, wallboard 463 494 -31 Industrial rubber products 514 531 -17 Mineral supplies-manufactured 718 780 -62 Chemicals-other 2,839 2,784 55 Pulpwood and woodpulp 838 930 -93 Coal and fuels, other 317 391 -73 Nonferrous metals, other 489 601 -112 Tobacco, unmanufactured 381 351 30 Capital goods, except automotive 75,345 74,793 551 Telecommunications equipment 6,621 6,462 159 Generators, accessories 1,556 1,713 -157 Industrial machines, other 4,654 5,214 -561 Civilian aircraft 8,199 7,091 1,108 Electric apparatus 5,314 5,299 14 Computers 2,208 2,498 -290 Metalworking machine tools 1,388 1,732 -344 Commercial vessels, other 102 53 50 Railway transportation equipment 507 425 82 Agricultural machinery, equipment 782 1,075 -293 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,332 1,895 -563 Nonfarm tractors and parts 294 363 -69 Medicinal equipment 3,085 3,026 59 Wood, glass, plastic 643 734 -92 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,663 2,254 409 Marine engines, parts 176 143 32 Semiconductors 10,494 9,419 1,075 Specialized mining 88 151 -63 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,279 2,592 687 Photo, service industry machinery 1,441 1,452 -11 Laboratory testing instruments 1,040 989 51 Spacraft, exc. military 14 16 -2 Excavating machinery 1,249 1,487 -239 Textile, sewing machines 288 323 -36 Materials handling equipment 1,084 1,174 -90 Business machines and equipment 706 884 -178 Vessels, exc. scrap 22 31 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 455 478 -23 Measuring, testing, control instru. 3,042 3,318 -276 Pulp and paper machinery 730 786 -56 Computer accessories 8,829 8,861 -32 Industrial engines 3,063 2,854 209 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 18,054 19,526 -1,471 Consumer goods 19,820 19,523 297 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,005 2,418 587 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 579 577 2 Jewelry, etc 568 401 166 Writing and art supplies 1,188 1,086 102 Other household goods 1,361 1,287 73 Household appliances 1,222 1,378 -156 Cookware, cutlery, tools 162 177 -15 Records, tapes, and disks 951 924 26 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 382 360 22 Furniture, household goods, etc. 541 545 -4 Sports apparel and gear 110 144 -34 Toiletries and cosmetics 837 857 -20 Nursery stock, etc. 74 74 -1 Stereo equipment, etc. 372 459 -87 Glassware, chinaware 115 116 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 310 328 -18 Numismatic coins 22 18 3 Apparel, household goods - textile 2,232 2,258 -26 TV's, VCR's, etc. 752 850 -97 Rugs 360 384 -24 Books, printed matter 992 1,040 -48 Musical instruments 235 261 -27 Tobacco, manufactured 1,168 1,281 -113 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,432 1,607 -174 Gem diamonds 851 691 159 Other goods 9,078 8,726 352 (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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) Item(1) March February (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 81,337 80,291 1,046 Net Adjustments 224 213 12 Total, Census Basis 81,113 80,078 1,034 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,539 3,528 10 Meat products 374 316 58 Green coffee 287 255 32 Food oils, oilseeds 136 104 32 Tea, spices, etc. 58 44 14 Fish and shellfish 684 672 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 127 120 7 Nuts 66 62 5 Cane and beet sugar 48 47 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 43 (-) Cocoa beans 66 70 -4 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 194 199 -5 Other foods 219 225 -6 Wine and related products 361 371 -11 Bakery products 212 223 -11 Vegetables 253 272 -20 Dairy products and eggs 74 95 -21 Fruits, frozen juices 336 411 -74 Industrial supplies and materials 16,052 15,223 829 Crude oil 2,629 2,416 213 Iron and steel mill products 833 696 137 Gas-natural 477 365 112 Chemicals-organic 1,019 908 111 Petroleum products, other 479 396 83 Nonmonetary gold 279 226 54 Copper 196 149 47 Industrial supplies, other 974 934 40 Tobacco, waxes, etc 300 268 31 Plywood and veneers 121 93 27 Chemicals-fertilizers 259 234 25 Shingles, wallboard 542 523 19 Coal and related fuels 68 50 18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 193 176 17 Farming materials, livestock 76 60 16 Synthetic rubber--primary 116 100 16 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 45 33 12 Nickel 70 59 10 Cotton, natural fibers 22 13 9 Tin 28 19 9 Nontextile floor tiles 151 143 8 Iron and steel, advanced 339 332 7 Chemicals-inorganic 320 314 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 47 41 6 Zinc 95 92 3 Wool, silk, etc. 67 64 3 Electric energy 73 71 3 Finished textile supplies 146 143 2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 179 177 2 Paper and paper products 432 430 2 Steelmaking materials 216 214 2 Hides and skins 14 12 1 Nonferrous metals, other 120 121 -1 Hair, waste materials 31 33 -2 Natural rubber 58 60 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 251 253 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 185 188 -4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 319 323 -4 Bauxite and aluminum 492 496 -4 Synthetic cloth 343 347 -4 Plastic materials 492 497 -4 Materials, exc. chemicals 137 141 -4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 413 419 -6 Finished metal shapes 456 462 -6 Leather and furs 74 82 -7 Other precious metals 458 468 -10 Newsprint 307 320 -13 Liquified petroleum gases 170 189 -19 Lumber 580 604 -24 Nuclear fuel materials 58 97 -38 Fuel oil 305 370 -66 Capital goods, except automotive 23,346 23,770 -424 Computer accessories 5,573 6,118 -545 Semiconductors 2,798 2,956 -158 Civilian aircraft 497 577 -80 Business machines and equipment 542 595 -54 Medicinal equipment 691 741 -50 Agricultural machinery, equipment 298 342 -44 Food, tobacco machinery 124 149 -25 Textile, sewing machines 160 178 -19 Laboratory testing instruments 162 177 -16 Industrial engines 637 652 -15 Metalworking machine tools 654 664 -11 Photo, service industry 653 663 -9 Generators, accessories 787 796 -9 Materials handling equipment 486 490 -4 Wood, glass, plastic 420 424 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 2 1 1 Commercial vessels, other 4 2 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 69 67 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 59 51 8 Telecommunications equipment 1,633 1,619 14 Marine engines, parts 67 52 15 Industrial machines, other 1,244 1,228 17 Specialized mining 35 18 17 Excavating machinery 495 475 19 Railway transpor. equipment 232 212 20 Parts-civilian aircraft 485 451 34 Measuring, testing, control instru 661 614 47 Electric apparatus 1,796 1,734 62 Engines-civilian aircraft 804 734 70 Pulp and paper machinery 423 324 100 Computers 857 663 193 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 14,938 14,574 364 Consumer goods 19,459 19,626 -168 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,584 1,711 -127 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 453 554 -101 Writing and art supplies 695 786 -90 Stereo equipment, etc 673 713 -40 Photo equipment 155 182 -28 Apparel, household goods - wool 255 283 -27 Footwear 929 954 -25 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 1,835 1,853 -17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 314 330 -16 Jewelry 649 662 -13 Nursery stock, etc. 83 89 -6 Toiletries and cosmetics 227 233 -6 Glassware, chinaware 173 176 -3 Camping apparel and gear 442 445 -3 Books, printed matter 234 235 (-) TV's, VCR's, etc 1,312 1,312 (-) Gem stones, other 120 116 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 942 937 5 Numismatic coins 51 45 6 Records, tapes, and disks 96 90 6 Musical instruments 102 93 9 Rugs 106 95 11 Pleasure boats and motors 125 114 12 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 481 468 13 Gem diamonds 750 733 18 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,671 2,627 44 Household appliances 609 564 45 Other household goods 1,435 1,388 47 Motorcycles and parts 214 157 58 Pharmaceutical prep 1,740 1,681 59 Other Goods 3,780 3,358 422 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 240,055 227,226 12,830 Net Adjustments 608 1,311 -703 Total, Census Basis 239,447 225,914 13,533 Foods, feeds, and beverages 10,696 10,422 274 Meat products 1,015 1,072 -57 Green coffee 782 1,043 -261 Food oils, oilseeds 358 380 -21 Tea, spices, etc. 158 164 -6 Fish and shellfish 2,075 2,024 51 Feedstuff and foodgrains 367 409 -42 Nuts 193 167 25 Cane and beet sugar 149 129 20 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 125 124 (-) Cocoa beans 245 277 -32 Alcoholic bevs, exc. wine 601 532 69 Other foods 662 589 74 Wine and related products 1,064 907 157 Bakery products 643 599 44 Vegetables 843 830 13 Dairy products and eggs 270 193 76 Fruits, frozen juices 1,147 983 165 Industrial supplies and materials 46,805 50,819 -4,014 Crude oil 7,634 10,248 -2,614 Iron and steel mill products 2,352 2,756 -404 Gas-natural 1,244 1,361 -116 Chemicals-organic 2,890 2,788 102 Petroleum products, other 1,232 1,513 -282 Nonmonetary gold 803 987 -185 Copper 543 552 -9 Industrial supplies, other 2,823 2,775 47 Tobacco, waxes, etc 849 965 -116 Plywood and veneers 305 288 17 Chemicals-fertilizers 741 788 -47 Shingles, wallboard 1,552 1,206 345 Coal and related fuels 177 177 (-) Pulpwood and woodpulp 557 657 -100 Farming materials, livestock 190 184 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 313 331 -18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 117 145 -29 Nickel 189 280 -91 Cotton, natural fibers 52 56 -4 Tin 63 53 10 Nontextile floor tiles 431 387 44 Iron and steel, advanced 999 978 22 Chemicals-inorganic 985 1,087 -102 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 126 131 -5 Zinc 288 232 56 Wool, silk, etc. 202 220 -18 Electric energy 236 231 6 Finished textile supplies 424 422 2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 518 488 30 Paper and paper products 1,265 1,270 -5 Steelmaking materials 681 926 -245 Hides and skins 39 49 -10 Nonferrous metals, other 378 473 -94 Hair, waste materials 97 80 17 Natural rubber 182 260 -77 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 730 618 112 Cotton cloth, fabrics 547 555 -8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 983 991 -8 Bauxite and aluminum 1,494 1,646 -152 Synthetic cloth 1,021 1,096 -75 Plastic materials 1,473 1,539 -66 Materials, exc. chemicals 414 390 23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,250 1,314 -64 Finished metal shapes 1,360 1,317 44 Leather and furs 228 278 -50 Other precious metals 1,249 792 457 Newsprint 947 934 12 Liquified petroleum gases 525 797 -271 Lumber 1,812 1,779 33 Nuclear fuel materials 241 274 -32 Fuel oil 1,056 1,156 -101 Capital goods, except automotive 70,208 67,217 2,991 Computer accessories 17,362 16,175 1,187 Semiconductors 8,577 9,196 -619 Civilian aircraft 1,704 1,211 493 Business machines and equipment 1,731 1,930 -198 Medicinal equipment 2,160 1,835 326 Agricultural machinery, equipment 985 1,172 -187 Food, tobacco machinery 403 326 76 Textile, sewing machines 519 646 -126 Laboratory testing instruments 511 374 136 Industrial engines 1,944 1,814 130 Metalworking machine tools 1,967 2,076 -109 Photo, service industry 1,951 1,784 167 Generators, accessories 2,421 2,088 334 Materials handling equipment 1,449 1,274 175 Wood, glass, plastic 1,277 1,171 106 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, exc. military 8 2 6 Commercial vessels, other 9 8 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 204 202 2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 186 405 -219 Telecommunications equipment 4,715 4,407 308 Marine engines, parts 191 178 13 Industrial machines, other 3,577 3,642 -65 Specialized mining 80 92 -12 Excavating machinery 1,437 1,319 118 Railway transpor. equipment 639 484 156 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,373 1,200 173 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,879 1,900 -22 Electric apparatus 5,283 5,303 -20 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,320 2,061 260 Pulp and paper machinery 1,104 1,017 87 Computers 2,238 1,924 315 Auto. vehicles, parts and engines 43,416 37,076 6,341 Consumer goods 57,758 52,294 5,463 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,854 4,883 -30 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,643 1,265 378 Writing and art supplies 2,138 1,941 197 Stereo equipment, etc 1,984 2,112 -128 Photo equipment 514 506 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 820 812 8 Footwear 2,828 2,736 91 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotto 5,425 5,287 138 Cookware, cutlery, tools 950 852 98 Jewelry 1,934 1,837 96 Nursery stock, etc. 255 272 -17 Toiletries and cosmetics 666 631 36 Glassware, chinaware 522 518 4 Camping apparel and gear 1,336 1,336 (-) Books, printed matter 703 688 15 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,786 2,957 829 Gem stones, other 353 330 24 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,798 2,335 463 Numismatic coins 123 62 61 Records, tapes, and disks 270 282 -13 Musical instruments 296 298 -2 Rugs 303 254 49 Pleasure boats and motors 391 329 63 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,404 1,379 25 Gem diamonds 2,167 2,072 94 Apparel, household goods - cotton 7,724 6,638 1,086 Household appliances 1,700 1,606 94 Other household goods 4,144 3,845 299 Motorcycles and parts 491 367 124 Pharmaceutical prep 5,236 3,863 1,372 Other Goods 10,564 8,086 2,478 (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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE CATEGORY TOTALS, JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Net Non- Period Total Adjustments Petroleum(1) Petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. -248,159 -17,059 -43,275 -187,825 Jan.- Mar. -56,034 -3,637 -11,530 -40,867 January -17,187 -1,214 -4,112 -11,861 February -18,231 -1,033 -3,842 -13,357 March -20,615 -1,390 -3,576 -15,649 April -21,446 -977 -4,017 -16,453 May -22,690 -1,043 -3,967 -17,679 June -20,642 -1,253 -3,474 -15,915 July -21,141 -1,323 -3,512 -16,305 August -22,847 -2,009 -3,491 -17,346 September -20,913 -1,485 -3,425 -16,003 October -20,279 -1,758 -3,763 -14,758 November -21,669 -2,116 -3,410 -16,142 December -20,499 -1,458 -2,685 -16,356 1999 Jan.- Mar. -75,649 -3,711 -8,840 -63,099 January -23,260 -1,124 -2,914 -19,221 February (R) -25,934 -1,325 -2,892 -21,717 March -26,456 -1,261 -3,034 -22,161 April May June July August September October November December ________________________________________ Exports Net Non- Period Total Adjustments Petroleum(1) Petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,641 -11,856 7,841 674,656 Jan.- Mar. 171,192 -2,325 2,185 171,333 January 57,809 -636 815 57,631 February 56,258 -807 682 56,383 March 57,125 -882 688 57,319 April 55,243 -655 699 55,199 May 54,626 -756 672 54,710 June 54,674 -898 643 54,930 July 53,733 -965 655 54,043 August 53,769 -1,314 628 54,455 September 55,912 -940 579 56,273 October 58,246 -1,202 603 58,846 November 57,110 -1,602 556 58,157 December 56,133 -1,199 621 56,711 1999 Jan.- Mar. 164,406 -3,103 1,607 165,901 January 55,168 -953 579 55,542 February (R) 54,357 -1,113 480 54,990 March 54,881 -1,037 549 55,369 April May June July August September October November December ______________________________________ Imports Net Non- Period Total Adjustments Petroleum(1) Petroleum 1998 Jan.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 51,115 862,481 Jan.- Mar. 227,226 1,311 13,714 212,200 January 74,997 578 4,926 69,492 February 74,489 226 4,524 69,739 March 77,740 508 4,264 72,968 April 76,689 322 4,716 71,651 May 77,316 288 4,639 72,390 June 75,316 355 4,117 70,844 July 74,874 358 4,168 70,349 August 76,616 695 4,119 71,802 September 76,826 546 4,004 72,276 October 78,526 556 4,366 73,604 November 78,779 514 3,966 74,299 December 76,632 259 3,306 73,067 1999 Jan.- Mar. 240,055 608 10,447 229,000 January 78,427 171 3,493 74,763 February (R) 80,291 213 3,371 76,707 March 81,337 224 3,583 77,530 April May June July August September October November December NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. (1) The petroleum products aggregated in the end-use commodity classification system include virtually the same energy related petroleum products as those aggregated in the SITC. The end-use petroleum products, however, include some products such as ethane, butane, benzene and toluene, which are included in "Manufactured Goods". SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 1999 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 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,404 44,266 139,339 496,643 Jan.- Mar. 213,740 11,542 35,362 121,651 January 71,870 3,861 11,976 41,099 February 70,810 3,927 11,503 40,605 March 71,060 3,755 11,884 39,947 April 69,576 3,580 11,511 39,367 May 68,818 3,462 11,696 39,022 June 69,739 3,601 11,261 40,212 July 68,857 3,476 11,155 40,596 August 70,816 3,512 11,498 40,917 September 72,662 3,288 11,462 43,036 October (R) 76,032 4,060 12,093 44,465 November (R) 74,891 3,780 12,049 43,268 December (R) 74,275 3,965 11,251 44,108 1999 Jan.- Mar. 219,627 10,953 33,256 130,802 January (R) 73,392 3,597 10,863 44,224 February (R) 72,757 3,577 10,975 43,023 March 73,479 3,779 11,418 43,554 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles, etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,404 68,948 75,637 34,571 Jan.- Mar. 213,740 18,524 18,571 8,090 January 71,870 6,195 6,249 2,491 February 70,810 6,054 6,125 2,597 March 71,060 6,275 6,198 3,002 April 69,576 6,156 6,252 2,710 May 68,818 5,710 6,226 2,702 June 69,739 5,339 6,543 2,782 July 68,857 4,519 6,341 2,769 August 70,816 5,352 6,356 3,181 September 72,662 5,725 6,398 2,752 October (R) 76,032 5,701 6,477 3,237 November (R) 74,891 6,082 6,303 3,409 December (R) 74,275 5,841 6,169 2,941 1999 Jan.- Mar. 219,627 17,125 18,926 8,565 January (R) 73,392 5,635 6,207 2,866 February (R) 72,757 5,778 6,419 2,985 March 73,479 5,712 6,301 2,714 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Foods, Census Feeds, & Industrial Capital Period Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,146,380 38,315 218,444 505,458 Jan.- Mar. 279,360 9,625 52,748 124,307 January 91,078 3,062 17,444 40,284 February 92,492 3,249 17,448 41,653 March 95,789 3,315 17,856 42,370 April 94,774 3,113 18,609 41,176 May 96,173 3,214 18,738 42,644 June 93,703 3,320 18,099 41,050 July 94,042 3,146 18,474 41,486 August 96,129 3,216 18,881 41,781 September 96,293 3,104 18,371 41,942 October (R) 98,210 3,082 18,646 43,087 November (R) 100,165 3,186 18,279 45,060 December (R) 97,531 3,308 17,599 42,925 1999 Jan.- Mar. 311,012 10,199 54,043 140,133 January (R) 100,781 3,337 18,248 44,849 February (R) 104,584 3,406 17,684 47,665 March 105,647 3,455 18,111 47,619 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Vehicles, etc. Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,146,380 137,167 212,879 34,115 Jan.- Mar. 279,360 33,681 51,316 7,683 January 91,078 10,776 16,844 2,670 February 92,492 11,098 16,562 2,482 March 95,789 11,807 17,909 2,531 April 94,774 11,102 18,014 2,758 May 96,173 11,456 17,693 2,428 June 93,703 10,753 17,974 2,507 July 94,042 9,759 18,097 3,081 August 96,129 11,217 17,843 3,191 September 96,293 11,873 17,886 3,116 October (R) 98,210 12,229 18,035 3,130 November (R) 100,165 12,537 18,012 3,092 December (R) 97,531 12,560 18,010 3,128 1999 Jan.- Mar. 311,012 39,266 57,212 10,158 January (R) 100,781 12,595 18,463 3,289 February (R) 104,584 13,172 19,430 3,226 March 105,647 13,499 19,319 3,643 April May June July August September October November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 1999 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 Period Basis (1) Petroleum Non-petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. -205,080 -59,980 -145,100 Jan.- Mar. -47,665 -14,196 -33,468 January -16,699 -4,434 -12,265 February -16,119 -4,774 -11,345 March -14,846 -4,988 -9,858 April -17,398 -5,076 -12,323 May -17,130 -5,413 -11,717 June -15,612 -4,915 -10,696 July -16,791 -5,040 -11,751 August -17,421 -5,274 -12,147 September -17,608 -5,186 -12,422 October -17,010 -5,156 -11,855 November -18,510 -5,214 -13,296 December -19,935 -4,510 -15,425 1998 Jan.- Dec. -286,976 -66,013 -220,963 Jan.- Mar. -65,620 -15,557 -50,064 January -19,208 -5,090 -14,118 February -21,683 -5,153 -16,530 March -24,730 -5,314 -19,416 April -25,198 -5,972 -19,227 May -27,355 -5,815 -21,540 June -23,963 -5,417 -18,546 July -25,186 -5,700 -19,485 August -25,313 -5,786 -19,527 September -23,632 -5,442 -18,190 October (R) -22,178 -5,629 -16,549 November (R) -25,274 -5,516 -19,758 December (R) -23,256 -5,179 -18,077 1999 Jan.- Mar. -91,385 -16,247 -75,138 January (R) -27,389 -5,660 -21,729 February (R) -31,828 -5,462 -26,366 March -32,168 -5,125 -27,043 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Census Period Basis (1) Petroleum Non-petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 834,591 7,481 827,110 Jan.- Mar. 194,896 1,774 193,122 January 62,653 612 62,040 February 64,725 571 64,154 March 67,518 590 66,928 April 67,463 613 66,850 May 68,517 560 67,957 June 69,746 615 69,131 July 71,062 663 70,399 August 71,846 667 71,179 September 72,517 615 71,902 October 73,925 653 73,272 November 71,925 602 71,323 December 72,694 719 71,975 1998 Jan.- Dec. 859,404 6,700 852,704 Jan.- Mar. 213,740 1,693 212,047 January 71,870 618 71,252 February 70,810 523 70,286 March 71,060 551 70,508 April 69,576 569 69,006 May 68,818 548 68,269 June 69,739 533 69,207 July 68,857 586 68,271 August 70,816 581 70,235 September 72,662 543 72,118 October (R) 76,032 555 75,477 November (R) 74,891 511 74,380 December (R) 74,275 581 73,694 1999 Jan.- Mar. 219,627 1,519 218,108 January (R) 73,392 544 72,848 February (R) 72,757 453 72,304 March 73,479 523 72,956 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Census Period Basis (1) Petroleum Non-petroleum 1997 Jan.- Dec. 1,039,671 67,461 972,210 Jan.- Mar. 242,561 15,970 226,590 January 79,352 5,046 74,305 February 80,844 5,345 75,499 March 82,364 5,578 76,786 April 84,861 5,689 79,172 May 85,648 5,974 79,674 June 85,358 5,530 79,828 July 87,853 5,703 82,150 August 89,268 5,941 83,326 September 90,125 5,801 84,325 October 90,935 5,809 85,126 November 90,435 5,816 84,619 December 92,629 5,229 87,400 1998 Jan.- Dec. 1,146,380 72,713 1,073,667 Jan.- Mar. 279,360 17,250 262,110 January 91,078 5,708 85,370 February 92,492 5,676 86,816 March 95,789 5,865 89,924 April 94,774 6,541 88,233 May 96,173 6,363 89,809 June 93,703 5,950 87,753 July 94,042 6,286 87,756 August 96,129 6,367 89,762 September 96,293 5,985 90,308 October (R) 98,210 6,184 92,026 November (R) 100,165 6,028 94,138 December (R) 97,531 5,760 91,771 1999 Jan.- Mar. 311,012 17,766 293,245 January (R) 100,781 6,204 94,576 February (R) 104,584 5,914 98,670 March 105,647 5,648 99,999 April May June July August September October November December (1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis. The information to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Exhibit 12. U. S. TRADE IN GOODS (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) Balance Total Balance Total of Payments Census Period Basis Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. -197,955 -181,488 Jan.- Mar. -42,655 -38,266 January -17,579 -16,761 February -13,134 -12,019 March -11,942 -9,486 April -14,795 -13,070 May -14,672 -12,772 June -15,341 -13,608 July -21,256 -19,987 August -17,636 -16,344 September -20,366 -19,361 October -20,333 -19,028 November -14,878 -13,967 December -16,022 -15,086 1998 Jan.- Dec. -248,159 -231,100 Jan.- Mar. -48,155 -44,518 January -16,324 -15,110 February -14,576 -13,543 March -17,255 -15,865 April -19,934 -18,957 May -18,382 -17,339 June -21,185 -19,932 July -25,932 -24,609 August -24,658 -22,650 September -24,523 -23,037 October -24,368 -22,610 November -21,938 -19,822 December -19,085 -17,627 1999 Jan.- Mar. -67,537 -63,827 January -20,600 -19,475 February (R) -21,991 -20,666 March -24,947 -23,686 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : -22,192 -20,878 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Total Balance Total of Payments Net Census Period Basis Adjustments Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 679,325 -9,858 689,182 Jan.- Mar. 162,695 -2,250 164,945 January 50,025 -566 50,591 February 52,467 -685 53,153 March 60,203 -999 61,201 April 57,477 -703 58,180 May 57,736 -1,003 58,738 June 57,207 -842 58,049 July 53,868 -1,041 54,909 August 55,615 -1,047 56,662 September 56,731 -739 57,470 October 61,351 -1,050 62,402 November 57,494 -670 58,164 December 59,151 -513 59,664 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,641 -11,856 682,497 Jan.- Mar. 170,589 -2,325 172,914 January 54,713 -636 55,350 February 54,429 -807 55,236 March 61,447 -882 62,329 April 56,215 -655 56,869 May 55,905 -756 56,661 June 56,183 -898 57,081 July 50,711 -965 51,676 August 51,921 -1,314 53,235 September 54,694 -940 55,634 October 60,249 -1,202 61,451 November 56,758 -1,602 58,360 December 57,417 -1,199 58,615 1999 Jan.- Mar. 163,141 -3,103 166,243 January 51,430 -953 52,383 February (R) 52,330 -1,113 53,443 March 59,381 -1,037 60,418 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 52,313 -1,100 53,413 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Net Total Balance Adjust- Census of Payments ments Basis Period Basis 1997 Jan.- Dec. 877,279 6,609 870,671 Jan.- Mar. 205,351 2,140 203,211 January 67,604 252 67,352 February 65,602 430 65,171 March 72,145 1,458 70,687 April 72,271 1,021 71,250 May 72,408 897 71,511 June 72,548 892 71,656 July 75,125 228 74,896 August 73,250 245 73,005 September 77,097 266 76,831 October 81,684 255 81,430 November 72,372 242 72,130 December 75,172 423 74,750 1998 Jan.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 913,597 Jan.- Mar. 218,744 1,311 217,432 January 71,037 578 70,459 February 69,005 226 68,779 March 78,702 508 78,194 April 76,148 322 75,826 May 74,288 288 74,000 June 77,368 355 77,013 July 76,643 358 76,285 August 76,579 695 75,884 September 79,217 546 78,672 October 84,616 556 84,061 November 78,695 514 78,181 December 76,501 259 76,242 1999 Jan.- Mar. 230,678 608 230,070 January 72,029 171 71,858 February (R) 74,321 213 74,109 March 84,327 224 84,103 April May June July August September October November December February data as published last month : 74,505 215 74,291 NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES for details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (R) Revised.) Exports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 670,641 -11,856 682,497 46,342 147,865 Jan.- Mar. 170,589 -2,325 172,914 12,617 38,548 January 54,713 -636 55,350 4,153 12,881 February 54,429 -807 55,236 4,278 12,261 March 61,447 -882 62,329 4,186 13,406 April 56,215 -655 56,869 3,632 12,667 May 55,905 -756 56,661 3,519 12,681 June 56,183 -898 57,081 3,590 12,363 July 50,711 -965 51,676 3,535 11,708 August 51,921 -1,314 53,235 3,445 11,814 September 54,694 -940 55,634 3,227 11,768 October 60,249 -1,202 61,451 4,515 12,620 November 56,758 -1,602 58,360 4,151 12,030 December 57,417 -1,199 58,615 4,110 11,665 1999 Jan.- Mar. 163,141 -3,103 166,243 11,032 33,993 January 51,430 -953 52,383 3,540 10,754 February(R) 52,330 -1,113 53,443 3,591 10,962 March 59,381 -1,037 60,418 3,900 12,277 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 682,497 299,247 72,687 79,374 36,982 Jan.- Mar. 172,914 74,117 19,902 19,131 8,601 January 55,350 23,492 6,087 6,083 2,652 February 55,236 23,316 6,542 6,133 2,708 March 62,329 27,309 7,273 6,915 3,240 April 56,869 24,130 6,883 6,546 3,010 May 56,661 24,381 6,448 6,682 2,949 June 57,081 25,231 5,936 6,960 3,001 July 51,676 23,430 3,641 6,408 2,954 August 53,235 22,906 5,145 6,588 3,336 September 55,634 24,964 6,019 6,755 2,901 October 61,451 27,169 6,301 7,389 3,457 November 58,360 25,151 6,641 6,692 3,696 December 58,615 27,767 5,770 6,224 3,079 1999 Jan.- Mar. 166,243 74,403 18,438 19,419 8,958 January 52,383 23,655 5,472 5,960 3,002 February(R) 53,443 23,139 6,253 6,429 3,069 March 60,418 27,610 6,713 7,030 2,887 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Balance of Total Foods, Payments Net Census Feeds , Industrial Period Basis Adjustments Basis(1) Beverages Supplies(2) 1998 Jan.- Dec. 918,800 5,204 913,597 41,223 200,347 Jan.- Mar. 218,744 1,311 217,432 10,241 50,466 January 71,037 578 70,459 3,298 17,269 February 69,005 226 68,779 3,292 15,874 March 78,702 508 78,194 3,651 17,323 April 76,148 322 75,826 3,443 17,668 May 74,288 288 74,000 3,371 17,294 June 77,368 355 77,013 3,605 17,150 July 76,643 358 76,285 3,334 17,046 August 76,579 695 75,884 3,289 16,567 September 79,217 546 78,672 3,298 16,181 October 84,616 556 84,061 3,606 17,112 November 78,695 514 78,181 3,414 15,856 December 76,501 259 76,242 3,621 15,006 1999 Jan.- Mar. 230,678 608 230,070 10,427 46,258 January 72,029 171 71,858 3,425 14,972 February(R) 74,321 213 74,109 3,290 14,355 March 84,327 224 84,103 3,712 16,931 April May June July August September October November December __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Continued Total Census Capital Automotive Consumer Other Period Basis(1) Goods Vehicles Goods Goods 1998 Jan.- Dec. 913,597 270,343 150,617 215,473 35,593 Jan.- Mar. 217,432 64,760 36,884 47,328 7,753 January 70,459 20,286 11,151 15,810 2,646 February 68,779 20,188 12,055 14,911 2,459 March 78,194 24,286 13,678 16,607 2,648 April 75,826 22,339 13,041 16,409 2,926 May 74,000 21,814 12,657 16,333 2,530 June 77,013 23,163 11,845 18,552 2,697 July 76,285 22,710 9,625 20,316 3,253 August 75,884 21,862 11,504 19,556 3,106 September 78,672 22,868 12,531 20,557 3,236 October 84,061 24,047 14,457 21,423 3,415 November 78,181 23,355 13,837 18,398 3,322 December 76,242 23,425 14,236 16,601 3,354 1999 Jan.- Mar. 230,070 67,440 43,307 52,463 10,174 January 71,858 20,832 12,685 16,773 3,170 February(R) 74,109 21,575 14,378 17,384 3,127 March 84,103 25,033 16,244 18,306 3,877 April May June July August September October November December (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum products. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (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 -- 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (X) Not applicable. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance Item(1) March February Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -24,947 (R) -21,991 -67,537 Net Adjustments -1,261 (R) -1,325 -3,711 Total Census Basis -23,686 (R) -20,666 -63,827 North America -4,938 (R) -4,254 -13,130 Canada -2,411 (R) -2,245 -7,163 Mexico -2,527 (R) -2,009 -5,966 Western Europe -3,162 -2,245 -6,771 Euro Area (2) -2,369 -2,175 -6,099 European Union -2,634 -2,020 -5,770 Austria 3 -52 4 Belgium 269 417 886 Finland -73 -72 -232 France -434 -363 -946 Germany -2,047 -1,905 -5,538 Italy -1,143 -899 -2,907 Netherlands 953 1,103 2,950 Spain 41 64 158 Sweden -414 -208 -783 United Kingdom 76 380 997 Other EU 135 -486 -357 European Free Trade Association -570 -227 -1,016 Norway -155 -62 -283 Switzerland -371 -135 -632 Other EFTA -44 -30 -101 Other Western Europe 42 3 15 Eastern Europe/FSR -412 -457 -1,188 Hungary -120 -80 -275 Poland -1 2 8 Former Soviet Republics -383 -379 -952 Russia -383 -395 -931 Other FSR 0 16 -21 Other EE 91 0 31 Pacific Rim Countries -13,579 -12,917 -39,125 Australia 582 481 1,482 China -4,136 -4,623 -13,636 Japan -6,489 -5,269 -16,418 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,544 -1,812 -4,934 Hong Kong 527 164 783 Korea -464 -621 -1,612 Singapore -228 -108 -251 Taiwan -1,379 -1,248 -3,854 Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,993 -1,694 -5,620 South/Central America 115 316 1,102 Argentina 142 206 543 Brazil 101 159 605 Colombia -142 -110 -371 Other S/C A (3) 13 61 325 OPEC -612 -462 -1,954 Indonesia(3) -567 -533 -1,755 Nigeria -273 -175 -631 Saudia Arabia 560 369 1,102 Venezuela(3) -82 -101 -352 Other OPEC -249 -21 -317 Other Countries -1,746 -1,497 -5,040 Egypt 233 156 569 South Africa -32 -13 -112 Other -1,947 -1,641 -5,497 Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-) Timing Adjustments (X) 216 172 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Item(1) March February Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 59,381 (R) 52,330 163,141 Net Adjustments -1,037 (R) -1,113 -3,103 Total Census Basis 60,418 (R) 53,443 166,243 North America 21,506 (R) 18,974 58,588 Canada 14,725 (R) 13,034 39,865 Mexico 6,781 (R) 5,940 18,723 Western Europe 15,188 13,610 41,889 Euro Area (2) 10,066 8,717 27,157 European Union 14,124 12,672 39,033 Austria 242 200 713 Belgium 1,231 1,101 3,271 Finland 157 156 436 France 1,767 1,605 5,074 Germany 2,764 2,192 6,937 Italy 821 771 2,322 Netherlands 1,669 1,641 4,815 Spain 485 455 1,409 Sweden 313 370 1,013 United Kingdom 3,353 3,326 9,926 Other EU 1,322 855 3,117 European Free Trade Association 665 689 1,988 Norway 150 105 361 Switzerland 500 570 1,583 Other EFTA 15 14 43 Other Western Europe 400 248 868 Eastern Europe/FSR 532 383 1,211 Hungary 41 38 115 Poland 74 60 200 Former Soviet Republics 218 176 537 Russia 112 88 281 Other FSR 105 88 256 Other EE 199 109 360 Pacific Rim Countries 14,781 12,692 40,561 Australia 925 825 2,579 China 1,068 945 2,792 Japan 5,288 4,786 14,703 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 5,900 4,651 15,907 Hong Kong 1,223 892 3,015 Korea 1,899 1,419 4,844 Singapore 1,321 1,118 3,921 Taiwan 1,457 1,222 4,127 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,600 1,484 4,580 South/Central America 4,646 4,368 13,457 Argentina 385 387 1,150 Brazil 973 910 2,992 Colombia 323 277 879 Other S/C A (3) 2,965 2,794 8,436 OPEC 2,083 1,836 5,474 Indonesia(3) 164 120 419 Nigeria 44 56 188 Saudia Arabia 1,055 822 2,471 Venezuela(3) 523 483 1,456 Other OPEC 297 354 941 Other Countries 2,369 2,152 6,779 Egypt 290 203 715 South Africa 236 189 615 Other 1,843 1,759 5,448 Uniden. ctys (4) (-) (-) (-) Timing Adjustments (X) 33 160 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Item(1) March February Cumulative 1999 1999 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 84,327 (R) 74,321 230,678 Net Adjustments 224 (R) 213 608 Total Census Basis 84,103 (R) 74,109 230,070 North America 26,444 23,228 71,718 Canada 17,136 15,279 47,028 Mexico 9,308 7,950 24,690 Western Europe 18,350 15,854 48,660 Euro Area (2) 12,436 10,892 33,256 European Union 16,757 14,692 44,803 Austria 239 252 710 Belgium 962 684 2,386 Finland 229 227 668 France 2,201 1,968 6,020 Germany 4,811 4,097 12,475 Italy 1,964 1,670 5,229 Netherlands 716 538 1,865 Spain 445 391 1,251 Sweden 727 578 1,795 United Kingdom 3,276 2,946 8,930 Other EU 1,188 1,341 3,475 European Free Trade Association 1,235 917 3,004 Norway 305 167 644 Switzerland 872 705 2,215 Other EFTA 58 44 144 Other Western Europe 358 245 853 Eastern Europe/FSR 944 839 2,399 Hungary 161 118 390 Poland 74 58 192 Former Soviet Republics 601 555 1,488 Russia 495 483 1,212 Other FSR 106 72 276 Other EE 108 108 329 Pacific Rim Countries 28,361 25,609 79,686 Australia 343 345 1,096 China 5,204 5,568 16,428 Japan 11,777 10,056 31,122 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,444 6,463 20,841 Hong Kong 696 727 2,232 Korea 2,363 2,040 6,457 Singapore 1,549 1,226 4,172 Taiwan 2,836 2,470 7,981 Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,593 3,178 10,199 South/Central America 4,531 4,051 12,355 Argentina 242 181 608 Brazil 872 751 2,387 Colombia 465 387 1,250 Other S/C A (3) 2,952 2,733 8,111 OPEC 2,694 2,298 7,428 Indonesia(3) 731 654 2,174 Nigeria 317 231 819 Saudia Arabia 495 453 1,369 Venezuela(3) 604 585 1,809 Other OPEC 546 375 1,258 Other Countries 4,115 3,649 11,819 Egypt 57 47 146 South Africa 268 202 727 Other 3,791 3,400 10,945 Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X) Timing Adjustments (X) -182 -12 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union. See Page 27 for a list of countries. (3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (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 -- 1998 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (X) Not applicable. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) Balance Item(1) March February Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis -17,255 -14,576 -48,155 Net Adjustments -1,390 -1,033 -3,637 Total Census Basis -15,865 -13,543 -44,518 North America -2,218 -1,980 -6,473 Canada -866 -1,397 -3,739 Mexico -1,352 -583 -2,734 Western Europe -1,627 -290 -2,356 Euro Area (2) -2,178 -614 -3,142 European Union -1,439 -66 -1,738 Austria -56 22 285 Belgium 616 548 1,745 Finland -30 -18 -144 France -340 -180 -756 Germany -2,363 -1,426 -5,076 Italy -1,066 -833 -2,679 Netherlands 1,141 1,191 3,448 Spain 98 123 373 Sweden -322 -302 -860 United Kingdom 983 734 2,062 Other EU -100 74 -137 European Free Trade Association -384 -275 -897 Norway -52 -67 -225 Switzerland -305 -186 -674 Other EFTA -26 -23 1 Other Western Europe 196 51 279 Eastern Europe/FSR 66 -187 -411 Hungary -72 -46 -174 Poland -1 21 26 Former Soviet Republics 145 -107 -136 Russia 118 -133 -200 Other FSR 27 26 64 Other EE -6 -55 -128 Pacific Rim Countries -12,098 -10,554 -34,346 Australia 638 685 1,861 China -3,763 -3,498 -11,501 Japan -5,757 -5,291 -15,404 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) -1,638 -885 -4,708 Hong Kong 429 403 895 Korea -659 -590 -2,106 Singapore -339 17 -609 Taiwan -1,068 -714 -2,888 Other Pacific Rim(3) -1,579 -1,567 -4,594 South/Central America 1,411 1,019 3,309 Argentina 333 248 828 Brazil 475 369 1,154 Colombia 146 57 142 Other S/C A (3) 457 345 1,185 OPEC -534 -638 -2,020 Indonesia(3) -509 -494 -1,541 Nigeria -369 -250 -938 Saudia Arabia 294 335 874 Venezuela(3) -145 -192 -619 Other OPEC 196 -37 205 Other Countries -1,601 -1,458 -4,602 Egypt 156 146 557 South Africa 23 -9 9 Other -1,780 -1,595 -5,168 Uniden. ctys (4) 2 (-) 3 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports Item(1) March February Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 61,447 54,429 170,589 Net Adjustments -882 -807 -2,325 Total Census Basis 62,329 55,236 172,914 North America 21,560 19,307 59,131 Canada 14,610 12,879 39,544 Mexico 6,951 6,428 19,588 Western Europe 15,330 13,569 42,205 Euro Area (2) 9,526 8,771 27,210 European Union 14,189 12,694 39,211 Austria 150 208 870 Belgium 1,391 1,242 3,830 Finland 228 160 509 France 1,721 1,488 4,694 Germany 2,335 2,147 6,445 Italy 822 759 2,389 Netherlands 1,760 1,709 5,149 Spain 501 473 1,509 Sweden 338 290 880 United Kingdom 3,983 3,306 10,249 Other EU 960 911 2,687 European Free Trade Association 621 567 1,845 Norway 151 126 412 Switzerland 454 427 1,326 Other EFTA 16 15 107 Other Western Europe 521 308 1,149 Eastern Europe/FSR 916 566 2,008 Hungary 40 43 118 Poland 89 78 245 Former Soviet Republics 673 380 1,381 Russia 552 273 1,063 Other FSR 120 107 318 Other EE 115 66 265 Pacific Rim Countries 14,715 13,548 42,411 Australia 1,123 1,111 3,127 China 1,037 1,056 3,305 Japan 5,226 4,643 15,012 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 5,427 5,173 15,550 Hong Kong 1,136 1,056 3,216 Korea 1,277 1,128 3,500 Singapore 1,377 1,378 3,935 Taiwan 1,637 1,610 4,898 Other Pacific Rim(3) 1,901 1,566 5,417 South/Central America 5,695 4,998 15,611 Argentina 517 421 1,404 Brazil 1,289 1,054 3,459 Colombia 494 418 1,311 Other S/C A (3) 3,394 3,105 9,437 OPEC 2,476 2,005 6,849 Indonesia(3) 168 171 614 Nigeria 92 67 222 Saudia Arabia 955 831 2,732 Venezuela(3) 664 624 1,890 Other OPEC 598 311 1,390 Other Countries 2,463 2,257 7,215 Egypt 219 201 732 South Africa 272 225 729 Other 1,972 1,831 5,753 Uniden. ctys (4) 2 (-) 3 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Item(1) March February Cumulative 1998 1998 to-date Total Balance of Payments Basis 78,702 69,005 218,744 Net Adjustments 508 226 1,311 Total Census Basis 78,194 68,779 217,432 North America 23,778 21,286 65,604 Canada 15,475 14,275 43,283 Mexico 8,303 7,011 22,321 Western Europe 16,957 13,859 44,561 Euro Area (2) 11,704 9,385 30,351 European Union 15,628 12,760 40,949 Austria 206 186 585 Belgium 775 694 2,085 Finland 258 178 652 France 2,061 1,669 5,450 Germany 4,698 3,573 11,521 Italy 1,888 1,592 5,068 Netherlands 619 518 1,701 Spain 403 350 1,136 Sweden 661 592 1,740 United Kingdom 3,001 2,572 8,187 Other EU 1,060 837 2,824 European Free Trade Association 1,004 842 2,743 Norway 204 192 637 Switzerland 759 612 2,000 Other EFTA 42 37 106 Other Western Europe 325 257 869 Eastern Europe/FSR 850 753 2,420 Hungary 112 89 292 Poland 89 57 219 Former Soviet Republics 528 486 1,517 Russia 435 406 1,263 Other FSR 93 81 254 Other EE 121 120 392 Pacific Rim Countries 26,813 24,102 76,757 Australia 485 426 1,266 China 4,800 4,553 14,806 Japan 10,983 9,933 30,416 Newly Industralized Countries(NICS) 7,065 6,057 20,257 Hong Kong 708 653 2,322 Korea 1,936 1,719 5,606 Singapore 1,716 1,361 4,544 Taiwan 2,705 2,325 7,786 Other Pacific Rim(3) 3,480 3,133 10,012 South/Central America 4,284 3,978 12,302 Argentina 185 173 575 Brazil 814 685 2,305 Colombia 348 361 1,169 Other S/C A (3) 2,937 2,759 8,252 OPEC 3,010 2,643 8,869 Indonesia(3) 677 666 2,155 Nigeria 461 317 1,161 Saudia Arabia 661 497 1,858 Venezuela(3) 809 816 2,510 Other OPEC 402 348 1,186 Other Countries 4,064 3,715 11,816 Egypt 63 55 176 South Africa 248 234 720 Other 3,753 3,426 10,921 Uniden. ctys (4) (X) (X) (X) (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Countries included in Euro Area are also included in European Union. See Page 27 for a list of countries. (3) This exhibit is not additive. Selected countries are included in more than one area grouping. Indonesia is included in both OPEC and Other Pacific Rim; Venezuela is included in both OPEC and Other South/Central America. (4) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and satellites that are not included in the country/area totals. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1999 AND 1998 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. (X) Not applicable. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) 1999 Item(1) March February Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 59,381 84,327 (R) 52,330 (R) 74,321 Net Adjustments -1,037 224 (R) -1,113 (R) 213 Total Census Basis (2) 60,418 84,103 (R) 53,443 (R) 74,109 Manufactured goods (3) 49,395 74,152 43,315 65,650 Agricultural commodities (3) 3,984 3,366 3,782 2,921 Mineral fuels (3) 684 4,342 580 3,689 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 3,705 7,020 2,961 6,222 Airplane parts 1,356 523 1,252 470 Airplanes 3,355 498 2,666 601 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 29 196 31 158 Aluminum 305 526 267 465 Animal feeds 302 48 302 45 Artwork/antiques 69 406 72 363 Basketware, etc. 246 327 224 319 Cereal flour 116 122 102 115 Chemicals - cosmetics 436 269 381 236 Chemicals - dyeing 304 237 278 189 Chemicals - fertilizers 224 165 235 147 Chemicals - inorganic 361 366 315 361 Chemicals - medicinal 920 1,030 974 999 Chemicals - n.e.s. 990 465 863 385 Chemicals - organic 1,299 2,008 1,108 1,687 Chemicals - plastics 1,424 800 1,303 685 Cigarettes 381 14 346 12 Clothing 744 4,427 663 4,352 Coal 203 66 172 48 Coffee 1 287 1 255 Copper 97 291 91 237 Cork, wood, lumber 412 668 338 604 Corn 465 61 406 10 Cotton, raw and linters 77 14 65 4 Crude fertilizers 133 111 117 82 Crude oil 47 2,748 41 2,343 Electrical machinery 6,293 7,302 5,628 6,247 Fish and preparations 333 620 202 564 Footwear 68 1,089 59 1,203 Furniture and bedding 390 1,386 357 1,225 Gem diamonds 16 836 9 725 General industrial mach 2,670 2,945 2,377 2,415 Glass 178 172 160 139 Glassware 64 139 53 120 Gold, nonmonetary 239 279 222 224 Hides and skins 77 10 82 8 Iron and steel mill prod 415 1,122 384 913 Jewelry 104 468 76 368 Lighting, plumbing 106 305 93 278 Liquified propane/butane 13 59 21 56 Live animals 35 158 30 111 Meat and preparations 497 267 481 212 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 977 1,234 854 1,096 Metal ores; scrap 278 261 266 281 Metalworking machinery 450 636 362 514 Mineral fuels, other 202 94 162 68 Natural gas 19 502 17 421 Nickel 29 73 29 61 Oils/fats, vegetable 110 114 135 83 Optical goods 168 267 151 223 Paper and paperboard 865 1,135 777 1,040 Petroleum preparations 179 808 151 693 Photographic equipment 278 496 270 407 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 534 561 472 557 Platinum 33 383 32 386 Pottery 9 126 10 118 Power generating mach. 2,779 2,787 2,429 2,454 Printed materials 370 256 333 233 Pulp and waste paper 276 193 254 176 Records/magnetic media 536 373 428 315 Rice 89 18 109 14 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 120 155 107 137 Rubber tires and tubes 223 418 201 350 Scientific instruments 2,297 1,535 1,961 1,273 Ships, boats 147 83 90 96 Silver and bullion 24 57 18 63 Soybeans 384 2 385 2 Spacecraft (-) 1 (-) (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,127 2,180 1,768 1,766 Sugar (-) 43 (-) 26 Television, VCR, etc. 2,212 3,594 1,767 3,180 Textile yearn, fabric 824 1,164 710 1,007 Tobacco, unmanufactured 144 66 149 53 Toys/games/sporting goods 284 1,052 238 1,136 Travel goods 32 285 26 305 Vegetables and fruits 622 867 540 859 Vehicles 4,842 13,234 4,525 11,845 Watches/clocks/parts 30 238 30 222 Wheat 236 23 231 29 Wood manufactures 152 594 126 489 Re-exports 4,244 (X) 3,750 (X) Agricultural commodities 136 (X) 122 (X) Manufactured goods 4,053 (X) 3,587 (X) Mineral fuels 15 (X) 9 (X) __________________________________________________________________________ 1998 Item(1) Cumulative Cumulative Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 163,141 230,678 170,589 218,744 Net Adjustments -3,103 608 -2,325 1,311 Total Census Basis (2) 166,243 230,070 172,914 217,432 Manufactured goods (3) 135,162 202,449 138,935 186,336 Agricultural commodities (3) 11,562 9,286 13,961 9,362 Mineral fuels (3) 1,941 11,970 2,711 15,309 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machine 9,848 19,171 10,167 18,121 Airplane parts 3,959 1,457 3,434 1,322 Airplanes 8,798 1,704 7,764 1,288 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 87 511 78 461 Aluminum 861 1,462 893 1,605 Animal feeds 905 136 1,358 163 Artwork/antiques 213 1,242 294 926 Basketware, etc. 681 968 612 860 Cereal flour 319 347 283 312 Chemicals - cosmetics 1,171 703 1,193 694 Chemicals - dyeing 827 597 852 623 Chemicals - fertilizers 707 466 644 446 Chemicals - inorganic 1,044 1,107 1,143 1,229 Chemicals - medicinal 2,751 3,020 2,155 2,426 Chemicals - n.e.s. 2,662 1,231 2,753 1,268 Chemicals - organic 3,560 5,461 4,047 4,818 Chemicals - plastics 3,971 2,150 4,361 2,164 Cigarettes 957 38 1,045 24 Clothing 2,015 12,958 2,049 11,842 Coal 560 171 817 163 Coffee 2 782 3 1,043 Copper 273 745 358 784 Cork, wood, lumber 1,100 1,852 1,064 1,842 Corn 1,214 81 1,220 36 Cotton, raw and linters 202 22 861 2 Crude fertilizers 360 289 385 350 Crude oil 132 7,504 261 10,080 Electrical machinery 17,570 19,530 16,435 19,785 Fish and preparations 647 1,847 579 1,818 Footwear 184 3,490 179 3,475 Furniture and bedding 1,090 3,840 1,037 3,188 Gem diamonds 33 2,273 29 2,193 General industrial mach 7,347 7,603 7,535 7,068 Glass 498 438 509 418 Glassware 167 372 187 357 Gold, nonmonetary 686 800 1,320 981 Hides and skins 247 25 315 29 Iron and steel mill prod 1,177 3,136 1,503 3,657 Jewelry 226 1,179 151 1,106 Lighting, plumbing 294 847 349 703 Liquified propane/butane 63 175 61 297 Live animals 101 368 146 445 Meat and preparations 1,426 702 1,602 694 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 2,659 3,406 2,715 3,217 Metal ores; scrap 760 829 899 1,000 Metalworking machinery 1,172 1,707 1,480 1,872 Mineral fuels, other 551 228 721 300 Natural gas 54 1,465 77 1,627 Nickel 83 196 93 284 Oils/fats, vegetable 364 305 532 331 Optical goods 486 692 446 635 Paper and paperboard 2,374 3,199 2,626 3,137 Petroleum preparations 529 2,220 732 2,641 Photographic equipment 780 1,266 848 1,304 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 1,468 1,620 1,345 1,445 Platinum 118 1,027 83 546 Pottery 27 362 23 385 Power generating mach. 7,537 7,620 6,918 6,598 Printed materials 1,064 713 1,108 704 Pulp and waste paper 771 556 865 655 Records/magnetic media 1,451 982 1,509 966 Rice 307 50 364 50 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 330 417 320 405 Rubber tires and tubes 596 1,086 661 971 Scientific instruments 6,071 3,951 6,294 3,605 Ships, boats 341 293 363 416 Silver and bullion 68 171 359 184 Soybeans 1,275 8 1,770 9 Spacecraft 56 1 337 66 Specialized ind. mach. 5,726 5,703 7,250 5,866 Sugar 118 121 Television, VCR, etc. 5,750 9,662 5,868 8,850 Textile yearn, fabric 2,202 3,167 2,337 3,085 Tobacco, unmanufactured 406 187 383 192 Toys/games/sporting goods 761 3,311 867 3,335 Travel goods 78 867 75 893 Vegetables and fruits 1,716 2,640 1,678 2,456 Vehicles 13,129 35,408 14,955 29,738 Watches/clocks/parts 83 650 68 632 Wheat 748 79 966 83 Wood manufactures 403 1,524 455 1,221 Re-exports 11,603 (X) 11,040 (X) Agricultural commodities 381 (X) 404 (X) Manufactured goods 11,092 (X) 10,504 (X) Mineral fuels 28 (X) 26 (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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 16. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 1999 (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Period Balance Exports Imports 1997 Jan.- Dec. 32,252 179,538 147,287 Jan.- Mar. 9,335 41,954 32,618 January 1,866 12,359 10,494 February 2,730 12,883 10,152 March 4,739 16,712 11,972 April 3,161 14,954 11,793 May 3,812 15,242 11,430 June 2,472 14,895 12,423 July 1,826 14,917 13,091 August 1,875 14,387 12,511 September 1,389 15,268 13,879 October 1,871 15,787 13,915 November 2,600 14,638 12,037 December 3,909 17,497 13,588 1998 Jan.- Dec. 29,879 186,552 156,673 Jan.- Mar. 8,751 45,261 36,510 January 2,577 14,090 11,513 February 3,070 14,187 11,117 March 3,104 16,983 13,879 April 2,127 14,421 12,294 May 2,253 14,591 12,339 June 2,109 15,545 13,437 July 816 14,089 13,273 August 971 13,989 13,018 September 1,950 15,935 13,985 October 2,948 17,198 14,250 November 2,639 16,538 13,899 December 5,315 18,985 13,670 1999 Jan.- Mar. 9,377 48,493 39,116 January 3,465 15,533 12,069 February 2,381 14,921 12,541 March 3,532 18,039 14,507 April May June July August September October November December Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 17. IMPORTS OF ENERGY-RELATED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, INCLUDING CRUDE PETROLEUM - JANUARY 1998 - MARCH 1999 (Details may not equal totals due to rounding.) Total energy-related petroleum products (1) Crude petroleum Quantity Value Quantity 1,000's Value Unit (1,000's (1,000's (1,000's of barrels (1,000's price Period of BBL's) of $) of BBL's) per day avg. of $) ($) 1998 Jan-Dec 4,101,760 49,410,572 3,257,711 8,925 37,534,050 11.52 Jan-Mar 955,080 13,018,177 766,116 8,512 10,079,830 13.16 January 325,160 4,811,494 264,221 8,523 3,808,981 14.42 February 295,068 4,032,651 233,845 8,352 3,066,378 13.11 March 334,852 4,174,033 268,050 8,647 3,204,470 11.95 April 370,959 4,584,693 303,264 10,109 3,576,166 11.79 May 351,760 4,402,155 279,086 9,003 3,293,959 11.80 June 352,066 4,176,827 280,824 9,361 3,154,062 11.23 July 356,627 4,055,171 278,706 8,991 2,986,154 10.71 August 363,670 4,038,307 289,081 9,325 3,072,390 10.63 September 316,037 3,625,369 246,853 8,228 2,710,788 10.98 October 362,801 4,392,714 282,542 9,114 3,273,486 11.59 November 344,442 3,888,008 273,737 9,125 2,958,358 10.81 December 328,318 3,229,151 257,503 8,307 2,428,857 9.43 1999 Jan-Mar 979,498 9,899,834 773,505 8,595 7,504,224 9.70 January 330,815 3,192,483 262,434 8,466 2,412,950 9.19 February 316,359 3,092,851 247,595 8,843 2,343,134 9.46 March 332,325 3,614,500 263,476 8,499 2,748,139 10.43 April May June July August September October November December (1) Details shown for these Energy-Related Petroleum Products are not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. These products include the following SITC commodity groupings; crude oil, petroleum preparations, and liquified propane and butane gas. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.) Exports Total Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 6,614 6,168 18,188 Australia 61 62 178 Austria 88 105 277 Belgium 123 128 363 Brazil 37 30 93 Canada 4,182 3,802 11,177 Germany 190 185 553 Japan 244 263 758 Korea 35 41 102 Mexico (R) 840 829 2,531 Saudia Arabia 77 85 216 Sweden 28 20 65 Taiwan 24 16 58 United Kingdom 160 129 391 Other 526 473 1,427 __________________________________________________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 1,541 1,460 4,051 Australia 5 10 24 Austria 1 2 4 Belgium 45 48 127 Brazil 1 2 4 Canada 929 833 2,259 Germany 108 104 314 Japan 66 86 238 Korea 1 (-) 2 Mexico (R) 150 134 430 Saudia Arabia 26 53 102 Sweden 7 3 13 Taiwan 15 6 26 United Kingdom 46 35 116 Other 141 144 393 __________________________________________________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 806 744 2,139 Australia 9 10 23 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 48 47 145 Brazil 2 1 3 Canada 548 523 1,436 Germany 3 3 8 Japan 13 6 24 Korea 1 (-) 1 Mexico (R) 30 24 82 Saudia Arabia 32 18 64 Sweden (-) (-) 1 Taiwan 4 4 13 United Kingdom 5 3 11 Other 112 103 327 __________________________________________________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 4,267 3,965 11,997 Australia 47 42 131 Austria 87 103 273 Belgium 30 33 91 Brazil 34 27 85 Canada 2,705 2,445 7,482 Germany 80 78 232 Japan 165 171 496 Korea 34 41 99 Mexico (R) 660 671 2,018 Saudia Arabia 18 14 49 Sweden 21 17 51 Taiwan 6 6 18 United Kingdom 108 91 265 Other 273 225 707 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports Total Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 16,307 14,473 43,564 Australia 20 13 86 Austria 25 21 65 Belgium 136 125 315 Brazil 125 98 315 Canada 6,143 5,563 16,522 Germany 1,501 1,278 3,802 Japan 4,047 3,454 10,740 Korea 245 256 723 Mexico (R) 2,878 2,573 7,790 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 226 165 509 Taiwan 94 91 273 United Kingdom 263 263 742 Other 604 572 1,680 __________________________________________________________________________ Cars Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 8,689 7,855 23,427 Australia (-) 1 30 Austria (-) (-) 2 Belgium 109 100 251 Brazil (-) (-) (-) Canada 3,336 3,064 9,017 Germany 1,189 976 2,975 Japan 2,705 2,349 7,356 Korea 167 190 511 Mexico (R) 821 834 2,349 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 200 140 430 Taiwan (-) (-) 2 United Kingdom 137 147 389 Other 24 53 116 __________________________________________________________________________ Trucks Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 1,809 1,576 4,739 Australia (-) (-) 9 Austria (-) (-) (-) Belgium 20 19 44 Brazil 1 1 4 Canada 1,188 1,070 3,126 Germany 9 6 17 Japan 99 62 218 Korea 1 2 4 Mexico (R) 455 388 1,212 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 3 1 8 Taiwan 2 1 5 United Kingdom 19 13 53 Other 11 12 40 __________________________________________________________________________ Parts Country Cumulative March February to-date TOTAL 5,809 5,042 15,398 Australia 20 13 48 Austria 24 21 64 Belgium 8 6 20 Brazil 124 96 310 Canada 1,619 1,429 4,380 Germany 302 296 810 Japan 1,243 1,043 3,166 Korea 77 65 208 Mexico (R) 1,601 1,350 4,230 Saudia Arabia (-) (-) (-) Sweden 24 24 71 Taiwan 92 90 266 United Kingdom 107 103 299 Other 569 507 1,524 Note: Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division. *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE *** *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE *** *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICE *** INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES GOODS CENSUS BASIS The Census basis goods data are compiled from the documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Foreign Trade Zones. They include government and non-government shipments of goods, and exclude shipments between the United States and its territories and possessions, transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic and consular installations abroad, U.S. goods returned to the United States by its Armed Forces, personal and household effects of travelers, and in-transit shipments. The General imports value reflects the total arrival of merchandise from foreign countries that immediately enters consumption channels, warehouses, or Foreign Trade Zones. For imports, the value reported is the U. S. Customs Service appraised value of merchandise; generally, the price paid for merchandise for export to the United States. Import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing merchandise to the United States are excluded. Exports are valued at the f.a.s.- free alongside ship value of merchandise at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price including inland freight, insurance and other charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. Monthly data include actual month's transactions as well as a small number of transactions for previous months. Each month we revise the aggregate seasonally adjusted (current and constant dollar) and unadjusted export, import and trade balance figures, as well as the end-use totals for the prior month. SITC and country detail data are not revised monthly. The timing adjustment shown in Exhibit 14 is the difference between monthly data as originally reported and as recompiled. Annual revisions for the months are made in June to reflect corrections received subsequent to the monthly revision. These revisions are reflected in totals, end-use, SITC and country summary data. The monthly end-use, commodity, and country and area data presented in this release are on a Census basis. This refers to Exhibits 6 - 18. U.S./CANADA DATA EXCHANGE AND SUBSTITUTION The data for U.S. exports to Canada are derived from import data compiled by Canada. The use of Canada's import data to produce U.S. export data requires several alignments in order to compare the two series. 1. Coverage--Canadian imports are based on country of origin. U.S. goods shipped from a third country are included. U.S. exports exclude these foreign shipments. For March 1999, these shipments totaled $54.7 million. U.S.export coverage also excludes certain Canadian postal shipments. For March 1999, these shipments totaled $7.6 million. 2. Valuation--Canadian imports are valued at point of origin in the United States. However, U.S. exports are valued at the port of exit in the United States and include inland freight charges, making the U.S. export value slightly larger. Canada requires inland freight to be reported. Inland freight charges for March 1999 account for 1.6 percent of the value of U.S. exports to Canada. 3. Reexports--U.S. exports include reexports of foreign goods. Again, the aggregate U.S. export figure is slightly larger. For March 1999, reexports to Canada were $1,599 million. 4. Exchange Rate--Average monthly exchange rates are applied to convert the published data to U.S. currency. For March 1999, the average exchange rate was 1.5176 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar. 5. Other--There are other minor differences which are statistically insignificant, such as rounding error. AREA GROUPINGS (See Exhibits 14 and 14A) North America - Canada, Mexico Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Julyen 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 7 and 8). These categories are used as the basis for computing the seasonal and working-day adjusted data. These adjusted data are then summed to the six end-use aggregates for publication (Exhibit 6). These data are provided to the Bureau of Economic Analysis for use in the Balance of Payments and the National Income and Product Accounts. The seasonal adjustment procedure is based on a model, which estimates the monthly movements as percentages above or below the general level of each end-use commodity series (unlike other methods that redistribute the actual series values over the calendar year). Imports of petroleum and petroleum products are adjusted for the length of the month. Because of the extremely variable movements of the data series for aircraft, users studying data trends may wish to analyze aircraft separately from other trade. Adjustments for Price Change Data adjusted for seasonal variation on a constant dollar basis (1992=100) are presented in Exhibits 10 and 11. This adjustment for price change is done at the lowest end-use level possible, then summed to the six published end-use aggregates. The deflators are primarily based upon the monthly price indexes published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using techniques developed for the National Income and Product Accounts by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. SITC Data Goods data appearing in Exhibit 15 are classified in terms of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 3. Agricultural goods consist of non-marine food products and other products of agriculture which have not passed through complex processes of manufacture, such as raw hides and skins, fats and oils, and wine. A few goods such as essential oils, starches, casein, and albumin, considered to be agricultural by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been excluded from 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 15. Advanced Technology Products (ATP) About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as "advanced technology" codes and they meet the following criteria: 1. The code contains products whose technology is from a recognized high technology field (e.g., biotechnology). 2. These products represent leading edge technology in that field. 3. Such products constitute a significant part of all items covered in the selected classification code. The aggregation of the goods results in a measure of advanced technology trade which appears in Exhibit 16. This product and commodity-based measure of advanced technology differs from broader SIC industry-based measures which include all goods produced by a particular industry group, regardless of the level of technology embodied in the goods. NONSAMPLING ERROR The goods data are a complete enumeration of documents collected by the U.S. Customs Service and are not subject to sampling errors; but they are subject to several types of nonsampling errors. The most significant of these include reporting errors, undocumented shipments, timeliness, and data capture errors. For a detailed discussion of errors effecting the goods data, see "U.S. Merchandise Trade Statistics: A Quality Profile" available on the INTERNET at http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/ or from the Foreign Trade Division. BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (BOP) BASIS Goods on a Census basis are adjusted by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to goods on a BOP basis to bring the data in line with the concepts and definitions used to prepare the international and national accounts. Broadly, the adjustments include changes in ownership that occur without goods passing into or out of the customs territory of the United States. These adjustments are necessary to supplement coverage of the Census basis data, to eliminate duplication of transactions recorded elsewhere in the international accounts, and to value transactions according to a standard definition. The export adjustments include: U.S. military sales contracts - This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts." BEA's source material for these contracts is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Private gift parcels. This addition is made for parcels mailed to foreigners by individuals through the U.S. Postal Service. (Only commercial shipments are covered in Census goods exports.) Gold exports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold that is purchased by foreign official agencies from private dealers in the United States and held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only include gold that leaves the customs territory. Some smaller adjustments are also made to exports: Deductions for repairs of goods, exposed motion picture film, and military grant-aid. Additions for sales of fish in U.S. territorial waters, exports of electricity to Mexico, and vessels and oil rigs that change ownership for which no export document is filed. The import adjustments include: Inland freight in Canada. An addition is made for inland freight in Canada. Imports of goods from all countries are valued at the foreign port of export, including inland freight charges ("customs value"). In the case of Canada, this should be the cost of the goods at the U.S. border. However, the customs value for imports for certain Canadian goods is the point of origin in Canada. The BEA makes an addition for the inland freight charges of transporting these Canadian goods to the U.S. border to make the value comparable to the customs value as reported by all other countries. Insurance and freight charges for transporting goods to the United States from all other countries to the U.S. border are included in services by the BEA. (The same procedure is used for Mexico as an Other Adjustment, but is much smaller.) Gold imports, nonmonetary. This addition is made for gold sold by foreign official agencies to private purchasers out of stock held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The Census data only includes gold that enters the customs territory. Imports by U.S. military agencies. This deduction of U.S. military sales contracts is made because the Census Bureau has included these contracts in the goods data, but BEA includes them in the service category "Direct Defense Expenditures". BEA's source material is more comprehensive, but has no distinction between goods and services. Some smaller adjustments are also made to imports: Deductions for repairs of goods, and exposed motion picture film. Additions for imported electricity from Mexico, conversion of vessels for commercial use, and repairs to U.S. vessels abroad. SERVICES The statistics are estimates of services transactions between foreign countries and the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions. Transactions with U.S. military, diplomatic, and consular installations abroad are excluded because they are considered to be part of the U.S. economy. Services are shown in seven broad categories. Types of services for imports and exports are the same for six of the seven categories. For the seventh, exports is "Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts" while for imports the category is "Direct Defense Expenditures". The following is a brief description of the types of services included in each category: Travel - Purchases of services and goods by U.S. travelers abroad and by foreign visitors to the United States. A traveler is defined as a person who stays for a period of less than 1 year in a country of which the person is not a resident. Travel includes expenditures for food, lodging, recreation, gifts, and other items incidental to a foreign visit. Passenger Fares - Fares paid by residents of one country to residents in other countries. Receipts consist of fares received by U.S. carriers from foreign residents for travel between the United States and foreign countries and between two foreign points. Payments consist of fares paid by U.S. residents to foreign carriers for travel between the United States and foreign countries. Other Transportation - Charges for the transportation of goods by ocean, air, waterway, pipeline, and rail carriers to and from the United States. Includes freight charges, operating expenses that transportation companies incur in foreign ports, and payments for vessel charter and aircraft rentals with crew. Royalties and License Fees - Transactions with foreign residents involving intangible assets and proprietary rights, such as the use of patents, techniques, processes, formulas, designs, know-how, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, and manufacturing rights. The term "royalties" generally refers to payments for the utilization of copyrights or trademarks, and the term "license fees" generally refers to payments for the use of patents or industrial processes. Other Private Services - Transactions with affiliated foreigners, for which no identification by type is available, and of transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. (The term "affiliated" refers to a direct investment relationship, which exists when a U.S. person has ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of 10 percent or more of a foreign business enterprise's voting securities or the equivalent, or when a foreign