FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8:30 A.M. EST THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 2011 CB11-08 BEA11-01 FT-900 (10-11) U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis NEWS U.S. Department of Commerce * Washington, DC 20230 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES November 2010 Goods and Services The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total November exports of $159.6 billion and imports of $198.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $38.3 billion, down from $38.4 billion in October, revised. November exports were $1.2 billion more than October exports of $158.4 billion. November imports were $1.1 billion more than October imports of $196.8 billion. In November, the goods deficit increased $0.1 billion from October to $51.2 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.2 billion to $12.9 billion. Exports of goods increased $1.3 billion to $113.5 billion, and imports of goods increased $1.4 billion to $164.7 billion. Exports of services decreased $0.1 billion to $46.2 billion, and imports of services decreased $0.3 billion to $33.3 billion. The goods and services deficit increased $3.0 billion from November 2009 to November 2010. Exports were up $20.7 billion, or 14.9 percent, and imports were up $23.7 billion, or 13.6 percent. Goods (Census basis) The October to November increase in exports of goods reflected increases in consumer goods ($1.0 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.6 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($0.3 billion); and capital goods ($0.2 billion). Decreases occurred in other goods ($0.6 billion) and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.6 billion). The October to November increase in imports of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials ($1.9 billion); capital goods ($1.0 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.2 billion). Decreases occurred in consumer goods ($0.9 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.4 billion); and other goods ($0.2 billion). The November 2009 to November 2010 increase in exports of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials ($8.0 billion); capital goods ($4.7 billion); consumer goods ($2.0 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.5 billion); other goods ($1.0 billion); and automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.8 billion). The November 2009 to November 2010 increase in imports of goods reflected increases in capital goods ($7.4 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($6.5 billion); consumer goods ($3.5 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($2.8 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.1 billion); and other goods ($0.2 billion). Services Services exports decreased $0.1 billion from October to November. The decrease was more than accounted for by decreases in travel and passenger fares. Increases in other transportation (which includes freight and port services) and other private services (which includes items such as business, professional, and technical services, insurance services, and financial services) were partly offsetting. Changes in the other categories of services exports were small. Services imports decreased $0.3 billion from October to November. The decrease was mostly accounted for by decreases in other transportation and travel. Changes in the other categories of services imports were small. The November 2009 to November 2010 increase in exports of services was $2.9 billion. The largest increases were in other private services ($0.9 billion), travel ($0.8 billion), and passenger fares ($0.6 billion). Within other private services, the largest increase was in business, professional, and technical services. The November 2009 to November 2010 increase in imports of services was $1.8 billion. The largest increases were in other transportation ($0.7 billion) and other private services ($0.6 billion). Within other private services, the largest increase was in business, professional, and technical services. Goods and Services Moving Average For the three months ending in November, exports of goods and services averaged $157.3 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $197.7 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $40.4 billion. For the three months ending in October, the average trade deficit was $43.3 billion, reflecting average exports of $155.0 billion and average imports of $198.4 billion. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The November figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Hong Kong $1.9 ($1.9 for October), Australia $1.2 ($1.3), Singapore $0.5 ($0.6), and Egypt $0.4 ($0.5). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $25.6 ($25.5), European Union $7.1 ($7.1), OPEC $7.0 ($5.7), Japan $5.8 ($5.7), Mexico $5.6 ($5.8), Germany $3.1 ($3.3), Ireland $2.3 ($2.7), Canada $1.8 ($1.2), Nigeria $1.7 ($1.8), Venezuela $1.6 ($1.2), Korea $1.6 ($1.1), and Taiwan $0.8 ($1.0). Advanced technology products exports were $23.1 billion in November and imports were $34.4 billion, resulting in a deficit of $11.2 billion. November exports were $0.6 billion less than the $23.7 billion in October, while November imports were $2.2 billion more than the $32.2 billion in October. Revisions (Goods on a Census basis, not seasonally adjusted) For October, goods exports were revised down $0.1 billion and imports were revised down $0.5 billion. Goods carry-over in November was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent) for exports and $0.6 billion (0.3 percent) for imports. For October, revised export carry-over was virtually unchanged at $0.5 billion (0.4 percent). For October, revised import carry- over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $1.0 billion (0.6 percent). Services exports for October were revised down $0.2 billion to $46.2 billion. The revision was more than accounted for by downward revisions in travel and passenger fares. An upward revision in other private services was partly offsetting. Services imports for October were revised down $0.1 billion to $33.6 billion. The revision was mostly accounted for by a downward revision in travel. NOTICE Profile of U.S. Importing Companies With the release of February 2011 statistics on April 12, 2011, the U.S. Census Bureau will introduce a Profile of U.S. Importing Companies. The Profile will provide values and counts based on company characteristics such as employment size and industry type, and will include additional information on state of destination, country of origin, and number of trading partner countries. The existing profile of U.S. exporting companies will be combined with the new import company profile information to create a new annual release called “A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies”. Many exhibits have been added or modified in the new release to cover the characteristics of companies that engage in both import and export activities. This initial combined Profile will cover data years 2008 - 2009. Samples of the new exhibits are available on our website at . 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