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1 U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis NEWS U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, DC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8:30 A.M. EST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014 For information on goods contact: For information on services contact: U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: Matthew Przybocki Technical: Jeffrey Bogen Maria Iseman Media: Jeannine Aversa Goods and Services CB 14-19, BEA 14-05, FT-900 (13-12) U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES December The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that total December exports of $191.3 billion and imports of $230.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $38.7 billion, up from $34.6 billion in November, revised. December exports were $3.5 billion less than November exports of $194.8 billion. December imports were $0.6 billion more than November imports of $229.4 billion. In December, the goods deficit increased $4.6 billion from November to $58.8 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.4 billion from November to $20.1 billion. Exports of goods decreased $4.3 billion to $132.8 billion, and imports of goods increased $0.3 billion to $191.6 billion. Exports of services increased $0.8 billion to $58.5 billion, and imports of services increased $0.3 billion to $38.4 billion. The goods and services deficit increased $0.4 billion from December to December. Exports were up $2.6 billion, or 1.4 percent, and imports were up $3.0 billion, or 1.3 percent. Goods (Census Basis) The November to December decrease in exports of goods reflected decreases in industrial supplies and materials ($1.1 billion); capital goods ($1.1 billion); other goods ($0.9 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.8 billion); and consumer goods ($0.7 billion). An increase occurred in foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.4 billion). The November to December increase in imports of goods reflected increases in consumer goods ($0.7 billion), industrial supplies and materials ($0.5 billion), and other goods ($0.3 billion). Decreases occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.9 billion); capital goods ($0.3 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). The December to December increase in exports of goods reflected increases in foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.8 billion); capital goods ($0.4 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.2 billion); and consumer goods ($0.1 billion). Decreases occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($1.5 billion) and other goods ($0.9 billion). NOTE: Total goods data are reported on a balance of payments basis unless otherwise specified. Commodity and country data for goods are on a Census basis. Monthly statistics are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise specified. For information on data sources and definitions, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or The next FT-900 release is March 7, 2014.

2 The December to December increase in imports of goods reflected increases in capital goods ($1.7 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($1.3 billion); consumer goods ($1.0 billion); other goods ($0.3 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.2 billion). A decrease occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($2.9 billion). Services Exports of services increased $0.8 billion from November to December. The increase was accounted for by increases in travel ($0.5 billion), in passenger fares ($0.2 billion), and in other transportation ($0.1 billion), which includes freight and port services. Changes in the other categories of services exports were relatively small and offsetting. Imports of services increased $0.3 billion from November to December. Increases in travel ($0.3 billion) and in passenger fares ($0.2 billion) were partly offset by a decrease in other transportation ($0.2 billion). Changes in the other categories of services imports were relatively small and mostly offsetting. The December to December increase in exports of services was $2.5 billion or 4.5 percent. The largest increases were in travel ($1.3 billion), in royalties and license fees ($0.6 billion), and in passenger fares ($0.4 billion). The December to December increase in imports of services was $1.3 billion or 3.5 percent. The largest increases were in travel ($0.7 billion), in passenger fares ($0.6 billion), and in other transportation ($0.2 billion). The largest decrease was in direct defense expenditures ($0.2 billion). Goods and Services Moving Average For the three months ending in December, exports of goods and services averaged $193.1 billion, while imports of goods and services averaged $230.6 billion, resulting in an average trade deficit of $37.4 billion. For the three months ending in November, the average trade deficit was $38.8 billion, reflecting average exports of $192.5 billion and average imports of $231.3 billion. Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details The December figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Hong Kong $3.3 ($2.9 for November), Australia $1.6 ($1.2), Brazil $1.5 ($1.1), and Singapore $1.2 ($1.2). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $24.5 ($26.9), European Union $11.3 ($10.1), Japan $6.0 ($5.8), Germany $5.9 ($5.9), Mexico $4.2 ($4.1), OPEC $4.0 ($4.8), Canada $3.4 ($1.5), Saudi Arabia $2.8 ($2.9), Ireland $1.8 ($1.8), Venezuela $1.6 ($1.5), India $1.5 ($1.0), and Korea $0.8 ($1.2). Advanced technology products exports were $28.2 billion in December and imports were $34.2 billion, resulting in a deficit of $6.0 billion. December exports were $0.2 billion more than the $28.0 billion in November, while December imports were $3.1 billion less than the $37.3 billion in November. Revisions In addition to revisions to source data for the November statistics, the seasonally adjusted goods data were revised for January through November so that the total of the seasonally adjusted months equals the annual totals. Census Basis (not seasonally adjusted) For November, exports of goods were revised down $0.2 billion and imports of goods were revised up $0.3 billion. Goods carry-over in December was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent) for exports and $1.8 billion (1.0 percent) for imports. For November, revised export carry-over was virtually zero, while revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent). Balance of Payments Basis (seasonally adjusted) For November, exports of goods were virtually unrevised and imports of goods were revised up $0.3 billion. For November, both exports and imports of services were virtually unrevised. Scheduled release dates through December 2014 are located on page A-5

3 Summary for Goods and Services For, exports of $2,272.3 billion and imports of $2,743.9 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $471.5 billion, $63.1 billion less than the deficit of $534.7 billion. For goods, exports were $1,590.4 billion and imports were $2,293.5 billion, resulting in a goods deficit of $703.2 billion, $38.3 billion less than the deficit of $741.5 billion. For services, exports were $682.0 billion and imports were $450.3 billion, resulting in a services surplus of $231.6 billion, $24.8 billion more than the surplus of $206.8 billion. As a percentage of U.S. gross domestic product, the goods and services deficit was 2.8 percent in, down from 3.3 percent in. Goods (Census basis) For, exports of goods were up $33.2 billion from. Increases occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($7.1 billion); consumer goods ($6.8 billion); capital goods ($6.7 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($6.0 billion); other goods ($3.4 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($3.2 billion). For, imports of goods were down $7.8 billion from. A decrease occurred in industrial supplies and materials ($49.0 billion). Increases occurred in consumer goods ($16.8 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($11.0 billion); capital goods ($5.2 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($4.9 billion); and other goods ($3.2 billion). Services For, exports of services were $682.0 billion, up $32.6 billion, or 5.0 percent, from. Increases occurred in travel ($13.3 billion), in other private services ($9.4 billion), which includes items such as business, professional, and technical services, insurance services, and financial services, in royalties and license fees ($5.5 billion), in passenger fares ($1.8 billion), in other transportation ($1.3 billion), which includes freight and port services, in transfers under U.S. military sales contracts ($1.1 billion), and in U.S. government miscellaneous services ($0.2 billion). Within other private services, the largest increase was in financial services. For, imports of services were $450.3 billion, up $7.8 billion, or 1.8 percent, from. Increases occurred in other transportation ($3.4 billion), in travel ($2.8 billion), in passenger fares ($2.8 billion), and in royalties and license fees ($1.8 billion). Decreases occurred in direct defense expenditures ($2.6 billion), in U.S. government miscellaneous services ($0.4 billion), and in other private services ($0.1 billion). Within other private services, the largest decrease was in insurance services. For detailed descriptions of the types of transactions included in each of the services categories, see Information on Goods and Services starting on page A-1 of this release.

4 NOTICE Seasonally Adjusted Countries and Areas With the release of January 2014 statistics on March 7, 2014, the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report (FT-900) will include a new exhibit containing monthly and quarterly seasonally adjusted trade in goods on a Census basis for selected major trading partner countries and areas. An example of the new exhibit is available at With the release of April 2014 statistics on June 4, 2014, the FT-900 will include an additional new exhibit that presents quarterly seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services on a balance of payments basis for the same countries and areas. An example of this exhibit will be made available at a later date. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the Data Dissemination Branch of the U.S. Census Bureau s Foreign Trade Division on (301) or at ftd.data.dissemination@census.gov. Entry of Latvia into the Euro Area Beginning with the January 2014 statistics scheduled for release on March 7, 2014, the Euro Area will be expanded to reflect the entry of Latvia on January 1, This change will affect Exhibit 14 of the FT-900 and Exhibit 6 of the FT-900 Supplement.

5 Seasonally Adjusted Table of Contents Exhibit 1 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services 1 Exhibit 2 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Three-Month Moving Averages 2 Exhibit 3 U.S. Services by Major Category Exports 3 Exhibit 4 U.S. Services by Major Category Imports 4 Exhibit 5 U.S. Trade in Goods 5 Exhibit 6 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category 6 Exhibit 7 Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity 7 Exhibit 8 Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity 9 Exhibit 9 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Category Totals 11 Exhibit 10 Real Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category - Chained (2009) Dollars 12 Exhibit 11 Real Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals - Chained (2009) Dollars 13 Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 12 U.S. Trade in Goods 14 Exhibit 13 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category 15 Exhibit 14 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas: 16 Exhibit 14a Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas: 17 Exhibit 15 Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal Commodities 18 Exhibit 16 Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products 20 Exhibit 16a Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas 21 Exhibit 17 Imports of Energy-Related Petroleum Products, Including Crude Oil 22 Exhibit 18 Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts by Selected Countries: 23 Information on Goods and Services A-1

6 - 1 - Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Period Exhibit 1. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. Balance Exports Imports Total Goods (1) Services Total Goods (1) Services Total Goods (1) Services 2011 Jan.- Dec. -556, , ,301 2,112,825 1,495, ,973 2,669,663 2,239, ,672 January -47,795-62,466 14, , ,776 49, , ,242 34,632 February -45,213-60,187 14, , ,388 49, , ,575 34,274 March -43,377-59,042 15, , ,930 50, , ,971 34,748 April -42,125-57,581 15, , ,314 50, , ,895 35,179 May -47,442-63,093 15, , ,796 51, , ,890 35,705 June -50,984-66,997 16, , ,205 51, , ,202 35,962 July -45,461-62,002 16, , ,455 53, , ,457 36,469 August -44,674-61,422 16, , ,626 53, , ,048 36,543 September -44,553-60,464 15, , ,503 52, , ,966 36,759 October -46,083-61,510 15, , ,563 51, , ,073 36,557 November -47,783-63,003 15, , ,685 51, , ,688 36,362 December -51,349-66,372 15, , ,611 51, , ,984 36,483 Jan.- Dec. -534, , ,819 2,210,585 1,561, ,346 2,745,240 2,302, ,527 January -51,393-67,134 15, , ,311 52, , ,445 36,426 February -43,763-60,966 17, , ,383 53, , ,349 36,478 March -47,790-65,504 17, , ,865 54, , ,369 36,926 April -46,625-63,689 17, , ,246 54, , ,935 36,957 May -46,247-63,386 17, , ,175 54, , ,562 36,902 June -42,430-59,412 16, , ,446 53, , ,858 36,790 July -43,451-59,464 16, , ,276 53, , ,741 37,085 August -44,007-60,619 16, , ,446 53, , ,064 37,014 September -41,570-58,897 17, , ,752 54, , ,649 36,751 October -42,650-60,360 17, , ,987 54, , ,346 36,958 November -46,422-64,862 18, , ,667 55, , ,529 37,112 December -38,307-57,182 18, , ,685 56, , ,866 37,127 Jan.- Dec. -471, , ,627 2,272,320 1,590, ,970 2,743,851 2,293, ,343 January (R) -42,109-61,214 19, , ,807 55, , ,021 36,892 February (R) -43,227-62,128 18, , ,199 55, , ,327 36,794 March (R) -36,532-55,350 18, , ,290 55, , ,639 36,667 April (R) -39,344-58,339 18, , ,043 56, , ,382 37,284 May (R) -43,631-62,866 19, , ,181 56, , ,047 37,507 June (R) -34,383-53,767 19, , ,019 57, , ,786 37,668 July (R) -38,570-57,776 19, , ,997 56, , ,773 37,624 August (R) -38,690-57,927 19, , ,707 57, , ,633 37,833 September (R) -42,714-62,163 19, , ,489 57, , ,652 37,571 October (R) -39,073-58,578 19, , ,810 57, , ,387 38,018 November (R) -34,558-54,234 19, , ,048 57, , ,281 38,073 December -38,701-58,818 20, , ,761 58, , ,579 38,410 November data as published last month: -34,252-53,938 19, , ,065 57, , ,003 38,105 (1) Data are presented on a balance of payments (BOP) basis. NOTE: For information on data sources and methodology, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or

7 - 2 - Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Month of Moving Average Exhibit 2. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Three-Month Moving Averages In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. Balance Exports Imports Total Goods (1) Services Total Goods (1) Services Total Goods (1) Services 2011 January -42,604-56,995 14, , ,812 48, , ,807 34,604 February -44,837-59,574 14, , ,750 49, , ,324 34,477 March -45,462-60,565 15, , ,031 49, , ,596 34,551 April -43,572-58,937 15, , ,210 50, , ,147 34,733 May -44,315-59,905 15, , ,680 50, , ,585 35,211 June -46,850-62,557 15, , ,772 51, , ,329 35,615 July -47,962-64,031 16, , ,152 52, , ,183 36,045 August -47,040-63,474 16, , ,762 52, , ,236 36,325 September -44,896-61,296 16, , ,195 52, , ,491 36,590 October -45,103-61,132 16, , ,897 52, , ,029 36,620 November -46,140-61,659 15, , ,917 52, , ,576 36,559 December -48,405-63,628 15, , ,620 51, , ,248 36,467 January -50,175-65,503 15, , ,202 51, , ,706 36,424 February -48,835-64,824 15, , ,769 52, , ,593 36,462 March -47,649-64,535 16, , ,186 53, , ,721 36,610 April -46,060-63,386 17, , ,165 54, , ,551 36,787 May -46,887-64,193 17, , ,762 54, , ,955 36,928 June -45,101-62,162 17, , ,622 53, , ,785 36,883 July -44,043-60,754 16, , ,633 53, , ,387 36,926 August -43,296-59,832 16, , ,056 53, , ,888 36,963 September -43,010-59,660 16, , ,491 53, , ,151 36,950 October -42,742-59,959 17, , ,728 54, , ,687 36,907 November -43,547-61,373 17, , ,135 54, , ,508 36,940 December -42,459-60,801 18, , ,113 55, , ,914 37,066 January (R) -42,279-61,086 18, , ,053 55, , ,139 37,044 February (R) -41,214-60,175 18, , ,563 55, , ,738 36,938 March (R) -40,623-59,564 18, , ,432 55, , ,996 36,785 April (R) -39,701-58,606 18, , ,511 55, , ,116 36,915 May (R) -39,836-58,852 19, , ,171 56, , ,023 37,153 June (R) -39,119-58,324 19, , ,748 56, , ,072 37,487 July (R) -38,861-58,136 19, , ,399 56, , ,535 37,600 August (R) -37,214-56,490 19, , ,241 56, , ,731 37,709 September (R) -39,991-59,288 19, , ,731 56, , ,019 37,676 October (R) -40,159-59,556 19, , ,669 57, , ,224 37,808 November (R) -38,782-58,325 19, , ,116 57, , ,440 37,887 December -37,444-57,210 19, , ,206 57, , ,416 38,167 (1) Data are presented on a BOP basis. NOTES: * The three-month moving averages shown in this exhibit are computed by summing the subject month and the two prior months, dividing by three, and showing the average at the end month of the period. A moving average is useful in smoothing the volatile trade data so that trends can better be discerned. * For information on data sources and methodology, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or

8 - 3 - Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 3. U.S. Services by Major Category - Exports In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. Period Total Services Travel Passenger Fares Other Transportation Royalties and License Fees Other Private Services Transfers Under U.S. Military Sales Contracts U.S. Government Misc. Services 2011 Jan.- Dec. 616, ,552 36,763 43, , ,645 18,821 2,408 January 49,303 9,112 2,777 3,509 9,598 22,697 1, February 49,247 8,990 2,710 3,444 9,750 22,702 1, March 50,412 9,281 2,853 3,569 9,842 23,112 1, April 50,635 9,548 2,939 3,579 9,919 22,819 1, May 51,357 9,574 3,013 3,658 10,044 23,205 1, June 51,975 9,799 3,009 3,526 10,246 23,516 1, July 53,010 9,970 3,306 3,671 10,434 23,766 1, August 53,291 9,943 3,321 3,575 10,477 24,127 1, September 52,669 9,928 3,266 3,681 10,312 23,660 1, October 51,984 9,919 3,219 3,643 10,072 23,411 1, November 51,582 9,830 3,189 3,641 9,952 23,278 1, December 51,507 9,658 3,161 3,571 10,072 23,353 1, Jan.- Dec. 649, ,214 39,360 43, , ,527 18,520 2,688 January 52,167 9,590 3,082 3,580 10,317 23,861 1, February 53,680 10,153 3,232 3,675 10,494 24,386 1, March 54,640 10,500 3,335 3,776 10,482 24,811 1, April 54,021 10,433 3,306 3,678 10,347 24,553 1, May 54,042 10,370 3,390 3,697 10,211 24,680 1, June 53,773 10,566 3,373 3,733 10,168 24,225 1, July 53,099 10,440 3,283 3,631 10,206 23,825 1, August 53,625 10,801 3,321 3,630 10,278 23,859 1, September 54,078 10,838 3,242 3,595 10,343 24,285 1, October 54,668 10,597 3,202 3,555 10,397 25,052 1, November 55,552 10,972 3,314 3,552 10,446 25,374 1, December 56,002 10,954 3,280 3,753 10,493 25,614 1, Jan.- Dec. 681, ,552 41,152 45, , ,878 19,614 2,883 January 55,997 11,340 3,412 3,785 10,519 25,061 1, February 55,696 11,349 3,406 3,893 10,553 24,673 1, March 55,485 11,222 3,405 3,826 10,593 24,610 1, April 56,279 11,524 3,399 3,782 10,687 25,060 1, May 56,743 11,480 3,449 3,783 10,758 25,440 1, June 57,052 11,628 3,458 3,817 10,810 25,483 1, July 56,831 11,651 3,404 3,640 10,849 25,418 1, August 57,070 11,864 3,420 3,640 10,887 25,371 1, September 57,020 11,650 3,350 3,772 10,931 25,420 1, October 57,523 11,772 3,368 3,707 10,985 25,778 1, November (R) 57,748 11,806 3,432 3,713 11,043 25,802 1, December 58,526 12,266 3,649 3,814 11,104 25,762 1, November data as published last month: 57,792 11,845 3,427 3,721 11,043 25,803 1, NOTE: For information on data sources, methodology, and details of what is included in each service category, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or

9 - 4 - Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 4. U.S. Services by Major Category - Imports In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. Period Total Services Travel Passenger Fares Other Transportation Royalties and License Fees Other Private Services Direct Defense Expenditures U.S. Government Misc. Services 2011 Jan.- Dec. 429,672 78,229 31,079 54,630 34, ,654 27,752 3,541 January 34,632 6,322 2,510 4,570 2,737 15,850 2, February 34,274 6,233 2,423 4,377 2,727 15,875 2, March 34,748 6,378 2,485 4,475 2,674 16,098 2, April 35,179 6,484 2,489 4,555 2,619 16,386 2, May 35,705 6,542 2,607 4,629 2,628 16,656 2, June 35,962 6,567 2,555 4,589 2,738 16,875 2, July 36,469 6,592 2,664 4,689 2,905 16,987 2, August 36,543 6,523 2,668 4,577 3,061 17,097 2, September 36,759 6,635 2,738 4,574 3,149 17,067 2, October 36,557 6,646 2,630 4,523 3,181 17,013 2, November 36,362 6,577 2,650 4,489 3,184 16,927 2, December 36,483 6,730 2,660 4,583 3,184 16,825 2, Jan.- Dec. 442,527 83,451 34,654 55,445 39, ,227 24,734 3,127 January 36,426 6,777 2,715 4,646 3,198 16,633 2, February 36,478 7,005 2,848 4,394 3,238 16,568 2, March 36,926 7,178 2,903 4,574 3,306 16,568 2, April 36,957 7,055 2,947 4,645 3,364 16,573 2, May 36,902 7,057 2,910 4,611 3,356 16,618 2, June 36,790 7,027 2,927 4,608 3,259 16,641 2, July 37,085 6,988 2,946 4,740 3,432 16,669 2, August 37,014 6,772 2,857 4,576 3,783 16,737 2, September 36,751 6,949 2,932 4,662 3,098 16,843 2, October 36,958 6,935 2,877 4,642 3,206 17,052 1, November 37,112 6,909 2,882 4,674 3,305 17,120 1, December 37,127 6,799 2,910 4,673 3,343 17,206 1, Jan.- Dec. 450,343 86,296 37,462 58,876 41, ,084 22,170 2,776 January 36,892 7,000 3,020 4,825 3,449 16,457 1, February 36,794 7,023 3,033 4,931 3,490 16,202 1, March 36,667 7,099 3,085 4,665 3,516 16,204 1, April 37,284 7,178 3,042 4,892 3,433 16,603 1, May 37,507 7,132 3,070 4,897 3,402 16,863 1, June 37,668 7,221 3,129 4,851 3,414 16,921 1, July 37,624 7,131 3,081 4,945 3,452 16,909 1, August 37,833 7,327 3,071 4,990 3,494 16,874 1, September 37,571 7,089 3,033 4,964 3,504 16,934 1, October 38,018 7,298 3,211 4,994 3,507 16,992 1, November (R) 38,073 7,259 3,222 5,048 3,509 17,051 1, December 38,410 7,539 3,465 4,874 3,511 17,074 1, November data as published last month: 38,105 7,260 3,228 5,074 3,509 17,051 1, NOTE: For information on data sources, methodology, and details of what is included in each service category, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or

10 - 5 - Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Period Total Balance of Payments Basis 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 Exports Imports Total Census Basis Total Balance of Payments Basis Net Adjustments Total Census Basis Total Balance of Payments Basis Net Adjustments Total Census Basis 2011 Jan.- Dec. -744, ,765 1,495,853 15,562 1,480,290 2,239,991 31,936 2,208,055 January -62,466-61, ,776 1, , ,242 2, ,767 February -60,187-59, ,388 1, , ,575 2, ,072 March -59,042-57, ,930 1, , ,971 2, ,429 April -57,581-56, ,314 1, , ,895 2, ,291 May -63,093-61, ,796 1, , ,890 2, ,088 June -66,997-65, ,205 1, , ,202 2, ,367 July -62,002-60, ,455 1, , ,457 2, ,746 August -61,422-60, ,626 1, , ,048 2, ,388 September -60,464-59, ,503 1, , ,966 2, ,107 October -61,510-59, ,563 1, , ,073 2, ,174 November -63,003-61, ,685 1, , ,688 2, ,146 December -66,372-64, ,611 1, , ,984 2, ,480 Jan.- Dec. -741, ,611 1,561,239 15,530 1,545,709 2,302,714 27,394 2,275,320 January -67,134-65, ,311 1, , ,445 2, ,923 February -60,966-60, ,383 1, , ,349 2, ,070 March -65,504-64, ,865 1, , ,369 2, ,962 April -63,689-62, ,246 1, , ,935 2, ,675 May -63,386-62, ,175 1, , ,562 2, ,298 June -59,412-58, ,446 1, , ,858 2, ,572 July -59,464-58, ,276 1, , ,741 2, ,512 August -60,619-59, ,446 1, , ,064 2, ,807 September -58,897-57, ,752 1, , ,649 2, ,359 October -60,360-59, ,987 1, , ,346 2, ,067 November -64,862-63, ,667 1, , ,529 2, ,364 December -57,182-56, ,685 1, , ,866 2, ,711 Jan.- Dec. -703, ,664 1,590,350 11,457 1,578,893 2,293,508 25,951 2,267,557 January (R) -61,214-60, ,807 1, , ,021 2, ,895 February (R) -62,128-60, , , ,327 2, ,947 March (R) -55,350-53, , , ,639 2, ,436 April (R) -58,339-57, , , ,382 2, ,286 May (R) -62,866-61, , , ,047 2, ,034 June (R) -53,767-52, , , ,786 2, ,552 July (R) -57,776-56, ,997 1, , ,773 2, ,662 August (R) -57,927-56, ,707 1, , ,633 2, ,467 September (R) -62,163-61, ,489 1, , ,652 2, ,597 October (R) -58,578-57, , , ,387 2, ,294 November (R) -54,234-53, ,048 1, , ,281 2, ,103 December -58,818-57, ,761 1, , ,579 2, ,282 November data as published last month: -53,938-53, ,065 1, , ,003 2, ,860 NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors, definitions and details concerning what is included in the Net Adjustments, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or

11 - 6 - Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Period Exhibit 6. Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category Total Balance of Payments Basis In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. Net Adjustments Total Census Basis (1) Foods, Feeds, & Beverages Industrial Supplies (2) Exports End-Use Commodity Category Capital Goods Automotive Vehicles, etc. Consumer Goods Other Goods Jan.- Dec. 1,561,239 15,530 1,545, , , , , ,745 56,581 January 127,311 1, ,954 10,165 41,727 43,071 12,244 14,625 4,121 February 128,383 1, ,936 9,799 42,123 43,459 12,102 14,824 4,629 March 131,865 1, ,625 10,126 43,647 44,801 12,048 14,973 5,029 April 130,246 1, ,762 10,602 42,872 43,455 12,214 15,121 4,498 May 130,175 1, ,097 11,448 41,822 44,224 12,202 14,990 4,411 June 131,446 1, ,218 10,732 42,385 43,907 12,661 15,627 4,906 July 130,276 1, ,839 12,653 40,328 43,981 12,396 15,200 4,280 August 128,446 1, ,107 11,593 39,484 44,247 12,184 15,051 4,548 September 132,752 1, ,415 12,427 42,304 44,711 11,887 15,309 4,777 October 127,987 1, ,704 11,266 39,776 43,494 11,785 15,463 4,921 November 129,667 1, ,530 11,013 40,682 44,187 12,312 15,406 4,930 December 132,685 1, ,522 10,985 43,920 43,838 12,092 15,156 5,530 Jan.- Dec. 1,590,350 11,457 1,578, , , , , ,522 60,003 January (R) 130,807 1, ,639 11,682 41,295 44,291 12,053 15,649 4,669 February (R) 131, ,718 11,770 42,837 43,388 12,406 15,128 5,188 March (R) 129, ,516 10,626 42,484 43,056 12,188 14,859 5,303 April (R) 131, ,242 10,266 41,677 43,906 12,741 16,810 4,842 May (R) 130, ,252 10,127 40,728 44,721 13,061 15,576 5,038 June (R) 134, ,361 10,459 42,275 46,186 12,621 16,624 5,196 July (R) 132,997 1, ,957 10,862 43,914 44,579 12,454 15,263 4,886 August (R) 132,707 1, ,534 10,479 42,622 44,784 13,133 15,607 4,909 September (R) 132,489 1, ,185 11,932 41,330 44,695 13,138 15,403 4,687 October (R) 135, ,012 12,537 43,030 44,979 12,951 16,446 5,069 November (R) 137,048 1, ,839 12,449 43,548 45,296 13,059 15,932 5,556 December 132,761 1, ,638 12,813 42,421 44,229 12,290 15,224 4,661 Imports Jan.- Dec. 2,302,714 27,394 2,275, , , , , ,342 71,920 January 194,445 2, ,923 9,475 65,047 44,874 24,057 42,712 5,759 February 189,349 2, ,070 9,003 62,050 44,823 24,485 40,793 5,916 March 197,369 2, ,962 9,207 64,459 47,158 24,453 43,380 6,305 April 193,935 2, ,675 9,213 63,755 45,625 24,144 43,031 5,908 May 193,562 2, ,298 9,111 61,130 46,783 24,626 43,439 6,209 June 190,858 2, ,572 9,033 59,319 46,020 25,370 42,638 6,192 July 189,741 2, ,512 9,146 57,908 45,583 25,966 42,998 5,912 August 189,064 2, ,807 9,178 58,948 45,105 25,199 42,345 6,032 September 191,649 2, ,359 9,247 59,888 45,658 24,398 44,117 6,051 October 188,346 2, ,067 8,942 59,883 45,585 24,584 41,094 5,979 November 194,529 2, ,364 9,379 60,664 45,608 25,612 45,071 6,030 December 189,866 2, ,711 9,326 57,325 45,791 24,919 44,724 5,626 Jan.- Dec. 2,293,508 25,951 2,267, , , , , ,170 75,118 January (R) 192,021 2, ,895 9,212 61,006 45,993 23,613 44,017 6,055 February (R) 193,327 2, ,947 9,622 58,801 46,212 24,940 45,561 5,812 March (R) 184,639 2, ,436 9,605 56,521 44,218 24,175 41,356 6,562 April (R) 189,382 2, ,286 9,546 56,150 45,312 25,154 44,457 6,667 May (R) 193,047 2, ,034 9,892 57,149 45,539 25,926 45,356 7,172 June (R) 187,786 2, ,552 9,561 54,785 45,725 25,655 43,803 6,023 July (R) 190,773 2, ,662 9,613 56,604 45,295 26,458 44,412 6,280 August (R) 190,633 2, ,467 9,637 56,459 46,234 26,212 43,591 6,334 September (R) 194,652 2, ,597 9,574 57,543 47,197 27,124 45,009 6,151 October (R) 194,387 2, ,294 9,824 58,115 46,887 26,139 44,873 6,457 November (R) 191,281 2, ,103 9,590 53,873 47,788 27,166 45,041 5,645 December 191,579 2, ,282 9,530 54,400 47,445 26,253 45,694 5,961 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. (2) Includes petroleum and petroleum products. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or

12 - 7 - 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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised. Item (1) December November Monthly (R) Change Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 132, ,048-4,287 1,590,350 1,561,239 29,111 Net Adjustments 1,123 1, ,457 15,530-4,073 Total, Census Basis 131, ,839-4,202 1,578,893 1,545,709 33,184 Foods, feeds, and beverages 12,813 12, , ,810 3,191 Wheat ,687 8,336 2,351 Dairy products and eggs ,761 4,225 1,536 Nuts ,473 7,026 1,447 Animal feeds, n.e.c ,880 7, Other foods 1,045 1, ,862 12, Vegetables ,745 6, Meat, poultry, etc. 1,547 1, ,463 18, Bakery products ,467 6, Fruits, frozen juices ,514 9, Wine, beer, and related products ,142 1, Fish and shellfish ,819 5, Rice ,298 2, Nonagricultural foods, etc ,612 1, Sorghum, barley, oats Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine ,918 1, Oilseeds, food oils ,996 3, Corn ,802 10,564-2,762 Soybeans 3,217 2, ,933 25,992-3,060 Industrial supplies and materials 42,421 43,548-1, , ,071 7,090 Fuel oil 5,841 5, ,350 59,887 4,463 Petroleum products, other 6,138 5, ,949 56,791 4,158 Natural gas liquids ,033 4,336 2,697 Crude oil ,707 2,504 2,203 Gas-natural ,028 4,832 1,196 Other industrial supplies 2,085 2, ,682 23, Chemicals-other 2,509 2, ,378 29, Plastic materials 2,912 3, ,174 35, Logs and lumber ,299 5, Finished metal shapes 1,642 1, ,206 19, Agric. industry-unmanufactured ,018 4, Finished textile supplies ,115 2, Hides and skins ,133 2, Manmade cloth ,253 6, Mineral supplies-manufactured ,583 5, Leather and furs ,274 1, Chemicals-inorganic ,119 8, Newsprint 1,067 1, ,377 13, Chemicals-fertilizers ,643 9, Glass-plate, sheet, etc ,648 1, Electric energy Tobacco, unmanufactured ,187 1, Agric. farming-unmanufactured ,331 3, Aluminum and alumina ,319 9, Hair, waste materials Industrial rubber products ,960 4, Nontextile floor tiles Shingles, molding, wallboard ,725 4, Agriculture-manufactured, other ,772 2, Wood supplies, manufactured ,410 1, Cotton fiber cloth ,499 2, Tapes, audio and visual Chemicals-organic 2,846 2, ,419 35, Nonmetallic minerals , Iron and steel products, other ,378 7, Copper ,580 8, Pulpwood and woodpulp ,142 9, Coal and fuels, other ,573 7, Cotton, raw ,626 6, Nuclear fuel materials ,224 1, Synthetic rubber-primary ,026 4, Nonferrous metals, other ,075 7, Iron and steel mill products ,118 12,254-1,136 Precious metals, other ,372 8,717-1,345 Steelmaking materials 1, ,675 12,507-1,832 Metallurgical grade coal ,701 10,655-2,954 Nonmonetary gold 1,522 1, ,345 36,599-3,254

13 - 8 - 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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised. Item (1) December November Monthly (R) Change Change Capital goods, except automotive 44,229 45,296-1, , ,375 6,736 Civilian aircraft 4,261 4, ,398 45,375 9,023 Industrial machines, other 4,372 4, ,803 46,168 2,635 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,507 2, ,659 27,643 2,016 Electric apparatus 3,320 3, ,138 38,288 1,850 Telecommunications equipment 3,428 3, ,711 38,552 1,159 Semiconductors 3,710 3, ,580 42, Medicinal equipment 2,705 2, ,086 33, Food, tobacco machinery ,895 3, Parts-civilian aircraft 1,721 1, ,490 21, Commercial vessels, other Laboratory testing instruments ,980 10, Railway transportation equipment ,198 4, Vessels, excluding scrap Marine engines, parts ,470 1, Spacecraft, excluding military Textile, sewing machines ,162 1,163-1 Photo, service industry machinery ,073 11, Measuring, testing, control instruments 2,079 2, ,751 24, Pulp and paper machinery ,457 2, Drilling & oilfield equipment 1, ,247 12, Metalworking machine tools ,673 7, Business machines and equipment ,972 3, Computers 1,420 1, ,689 16, Specialized mining (-) 1,743 2, Wood, glass, plastic ,059 4, Generators, accessories 1,095 1, ,180 14, Agricultural machinery, equipment ,248 10, Industrial engines 2,403 2, ,200 30, Computer accessories 2,584 2, ,362 32, Nonfarm tractors and parts ,093 4,206-1,112 Materials handling equipment 1,200 1, ,290 18,071-2,780 Excavating machinery 1,084 1, ,714 17,588-2,874 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 12,290 13, , ,126 5,969 Consumer goods 15,224 15, , ,745 6,777 Gem diamonds 1,536 1, ,909 18,114 2,796 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 2,249 2, ,594 21,626 1,968 Jewelry, etc ,763 10,266 1,498 Toiletries and cosmetics 933 1, ,310 10, Apparel, household goods-textile ,783 6, Household appliances ,520 7, Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc ,928 7, Furniture, household goods, etc ,898 4, Other consumer nondurables ,561 7, Tobacco, manufactured Apparel, household goods-nontextile ,986 2, Pharmaceutical preparations 3,768 3, ,938 47, Cookware, cutlery, tools ,088 1, Sports apparel and gear Nursery stock, etc Glassware, chinaware (-) Rugs ,111 1,104 7 Stereo equipment, etc ,037 2, Books, printed matter ,338 5, Numismatic coins ,032 1, Musical instruments ,175 2, Pleasure boats and motors ,447 2, Toys, games, and sporting goods ,276 10, Recorded media ,096 3, Televisions and video equipment ,359 5, Other goods 4,661 5, ,003 56,581 3,421 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or

14 - 9 - 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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised. Item (1) December November Monthly (R) Change Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 191, , ,293,508 2,302,714-9,205 Net Adjustments 2,297 2, ,951 27,394-1,442 Total, Census Basis 189, , ,267,557 2,275,320-7,763 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,530 9, , ,258 4,948 Fish and shellfish 1,616 1, ,956 16,622 1,334 Feedstuff and foodgrains ,988 5,869 1,119 Fruits, frozen juices 1,078 1, ,167 12, Vegetables (-) 10,744 9, Other foods 982 1, ,184 11, Food oils, oilseeds ,351 5, Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine ,953 6, Meat products ,817 8, Wine, beer, and related products ,129 8, Bakery products ,984 8, Tea, spices, etc ,988 1, Nonagricultural foods, etc Cocoa beans , Dairy products and eggs ,744 1, Nuts ,020 2, Cane and beet sugar ,587 2, Green coffee ,670 5,808-1,138 Industrial supplies and materials 54,400 53, , ,374-48,968 Crude oil 21,629 21, , ,800-40,334 Iron and steel mill products 1,684 1, ,139 20,873-2,734 Liquefied petroleum gases ,160 6,351-2,191 Nonmonetary gold 1,195 1, ,919 17,833-1,914 Petroleum products, other 4,055 3, ,394 50,117-1,723 Tobacco, waxes, etc ,949 10,440-1,491 Steelmaking materials ,284 8,580-1,296 Fuel oil 2,919 3, ,311 45,511-1,201 Natural rubber ,557 3, Other precious metals ,824 12, Iron and steel products, n.e.c ,319 9, Chemicals-fertilizers 967 1, ,456 16, Chemicals-inorganic ,351 7, Nickel ,332 2, Finished metal shapes 1,475 1, ,861 17, Bauxite and aluminum ,402 10, Synthetic rubber-primary ,814 3, Nuclear fuel materials ,326 4, Iron and steel, advanced ,182 9, Nonferrous metals, other ,122 4, Blank tapes, audio & visual Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals ,455 1, Newsprint ,290 1, Materials, excluding chemicals ,411 1, Wool, silk, etc (-) Zinc ,481 1, Cotton cloth, fabrics (-) 1,229 1, Hair, waste materials (-) Cotton, natural fibers 5 5 (-) Chemicals-other, n.e.c , ,835 11,834 (-) Tin Leather and furs Hides and skins Synthetic cloth ,068 6, Coal and related fuels ,325 3, Glass-plate, sheet, etc ,339 1, Paper and paper products ,083 6, Plywood and veneers ,402 2, Finished textile supplies ,469 4, Pulpwood and woodpulp ,630 3, Farming materials, livestock ,979 1, Electric energy ,293 1, Nontextile floor tiles ,887 2, Copper ,232 5, Stone, sand, cement, etc ,677 4, Plastic materials 1,266 1, ,323 14, Lumber ,201 4,123 1,078 Industrial supplies, other 2,513 2, ,241 28,147 1,094 Shingles, wallboard ,991 7,803 1,189 Chemicals-organic 2,112 2, ,415 24,762 1,653 Gas-natural ,665 8,742 1,923

15 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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised. Item (1) December November Monthly (R) Change Change Capital goods, except automotive 47,445 47, , ,614 5,231 Civilian aircraft 1,801 1, ,753 10,289 3,464 Electric apparatus 3,958 3, ,718 42,848 2,870 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,331 1, ,334 13,375 1,959 Telecommunications equipment 4,267 4, ,398 52,797 1,602 Semiconductors 3,430 3, ,449 40,234 1,216 Medicinal equipment 2,771 2, ,514 31, Engines-civilian aircraft 1,494 1, ,305 16, Wood, glass, plastic ,889 6, Agricultural machinery, equipment ,940 9, Photo, service industry machinery 1,380 1, ,391 15, Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,600 1, ,782 18, Materials handling equipment 1,118 1, ,622 13, Textile, sewing machines ,032 1, Food, tobacco machinery ,378 3, Marine engines, parts ,127 1, Commercial vessels, other Computer accessories 5,019 5, ,494 56, Spacecraft, excluding military Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining Pulp and paper machinery ,206 4, Business machines and equipment ,607 4, Laboratory testing instruments ,361 5, Nonfarm tractors and parts (-) 2,283 2, Railway transportation equipment ,396 1, Metalworking machine tools ,282 11, Industrial machines, other 3,940 4, ,252 48, Generators, accessories 1,810 1, ,223 22, Computers 5,624 6, ,671 65,760-1,089 Industrial engines 1,966 1, ,062 23,799-1,737 Excavating machinery ,381 12,707-2,326 Drilling & oilfield equipment ,006 11,698-2,692 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 26,253 27, , ,813 11,000 Consumer goods 45,694 45, , ,342 16,828 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 8,020 7, ,207 81,284 8,923 Gem diamonds 2,059 2, ,394 20,196 3,198 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,708 3, ,881 39,377 2,505 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,499 2, ,588 25,613 1,974 Apparel, household goods-cotton 4,067 4, ,655 47,435 1,220 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1, ,016 9,799 1,217 Household appliances 2,055 2, ,397 22,266 1,132 Jewelry 1,208 1, ,963 12, Toiletries and cosmetics ,557 8, Numismatic coins ,623 1, Cookware, cutlery, tools ,384 7, Other consumer nondurables 1,196 1, ,935 13, Camping apparel and gear ,519 9, Footwear 1,710 1, ,532 19, Apparel, household goods-nontextile ,975 8, Rugs ,180 2, Glassware, chinaware (-) 2,261 2, Gem stones, other ,507 3, Pleasure boats and motors ,410 2, Stereo equipment, etc ,842 6, Nursery stock, etc ,678 1, Books, printed matter ,658 3, Musical instruments ,612 1, Apparel, household goods-wool ,221 3, Motorcycles and parts ,022 3, Recorded media Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,866 2, ,259 33, Photo equipment ,935 5,350-1,415 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,392 7, ,352 87,253-2,901 Televisions and video equipment 2,199 2, ,764 32,843-4,079 Other goods 5,961 5, ,118 71,920 3,198 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page A-1 of this release or at or