U.S. Total Trade Balance in Goods and Services (Exhibit 1) Seasonally Adjusted: January 1994 to August 2008 Value in Millions of Dollars 1994 1997 2000 * 2006 Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Annual -98,493 -28,182 40.08% Annual -108,273 -4,208 4.04% Annual -379,835 -114,745 43.29% Annual -496,915 -73,190 17.27% Annual -753,283 -41,716 5.86% January -6,207 -488 8.53% January -11,269 -794 7.58% January -27,582 -1,014 3.82% January -41,152 2,118 -4.89% January -65,538 -1,591 2.49% February -9,245 -3,038 48.94% February -9,776 1,493 -13.25% February -30,535 -2,953 10.71% February -39,692 1,460 -3.55% February -62,298 3,240 -4.94% March -6,466 2,779 -30.06% March -8,383 1,393 -14.25% March -31,881 -1,346 4.41% March -43,807 -4,115 10.37% March -61,251 1,047 -1.68% April -7,887 -1,421 21.98% April -8,086 297 -3.54% April -29,222 2,659 -8.34% April -42,435 1,372 -3.13% April -62,690 -1,439 2.35% May -7,728 159 -2.02% May -8,394 -308 3.81% May -30,246 -1,024 3.50% May -41,123 1,312 -3.09% May -65,166 -2,476 3.95% June -8,380 -652 8.44% June -7,154 1,240 -14.77% June -31,434 -1,188 3.93% June -40,134 989 -2.40% June -63,986 1,180 -1.81% July -8,739 -359 4.28% July -7,033 121 -1.69% July -32,096 -662 2.11% July -41,592 -1,458 3.63% July -66,965 -2,979 4.66% August -8,303 436 -4.99% August -8,743 -1,710 24.31% August -30,520 1,576 -4.91% August -39,970 1,622 -3.90% August -66,720 245 -0.37% September -8,310 -7 0.08% September -9,269 -526 6.02% September -34,591 -4,071 13.34% September -41,792 -1,822 4.56% September -63,786 2,934 -4.40% October -9,158 -848 10.20% October -9,089 180 -1.94% October -34,057 534 -1.54% October -41,356 436 -1.04% October -57,726 6,060 -9.50% November -9,615 -457 4.99% November -9,786 -697 7.67% November -33,457 600 -1.76% November -39,956 1,400 -3.39% November -56,850 876 -1.52% December -8,456 1,159 -12.05% December -11,289 -1,503 15.36% December -34,216 -759 2.27% December -43,914 -3,958 9.91% December -60,310 -3,460 6.09% 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Annual -96,384 2,109 -2.14% Annual -166,140 -57,867 53.45% Annual -365,126 14,709 -3.87% Annual -607,730 -110,815 22.30% Annual -700,258 53,025 -7.04% January -9,324 -868 10.26% January -10,776 513 -4.54% January -35,313 -1,097 3.21% January -44,718 -804 1.83% January -58,411 1,899 -3.15% February -8,817 507 -5.44% February -11,564 -788 7.31% February -29,566 5,747 -16.27% February -44,109 609 -1.36% February -58,810 -399 0.68% March -9,708 -891 10.11% March -12,880 -1,316 11.38% March -32,887 -3,321 11.23% March -46,334 -2,225 5.04% March -62,322 -3,512 5.97% April -9,609 99 -1.02% April -13,940 -1,060 8.23% April -31,546 1,341 -4.08% April -47,216 -882 1.90% April -60,259 2,063 -3.31% May -9,090 519 -5.40% May -14,202 -262 1.88% May -28,029 3,517 -11.15% May -48,040 -824 1.75% May -59,435 824 -1.37% June -10,623 -1,533 16.86% June -13,247 955 -6.72% June -29,594 -1,565 5.58% June -54,518 -6,478 13.48% June -59,125 310 -0.52% July -7,688 2,935 -27.63% July -13,949 -702 5.30% July -30,408 -814 2.75% July -51,192 3,326 -6.10% July -57,317 1,808 -3.06% August -6,704 984 -12.80% August -16,028 -2,079 14.90% August -28,638 1,770 -5.82% August -52,973 -1,781 3.48% August -55,333 1,984 -3.46% September -5,924 780 -11.63% September -14,820 1,208 -7.54% September -31,119 -2,481 8.66% September -51,201 1,772 -3.35% September -55,464 -131 0.24% October -6,114 -190 3.21% October -14,815 5 -0.03% October -31,141 -22 0.07% October -54,757 -3,556 6.95% October -56,333 -869 1.57% November -6,514 -400 6.54% November -15,173 -358 2.42% November -29,976 1,165 -3.74% November -58,488 -3,731 6.81% November -59,871 -3,538 6.28% December -6,271 243 -3.73% December -14,745 428 -2.82% December -26,915 3,061 -10.21% December -54,189 4,299 -7.35% December -57,579 2,292 -3.83% 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Month Balance $ Change % Change Annual -104,065 -7,681 7.97% Annual -265,090 -98,950 59.56% Annual -423,725 -58,599 16.05% Annual -711,567 -103,837 17.09% Annual January -8,465 -2,194 34.99% January -15,944 -1,199 8.13% January -29,957 -3,042 11.30% January -55,551 -1,362 2.51% January -58,711 -1,132 1.97% February -7,319 1,146 -13.54% February -19,230 -3,286 20.61% February -32,552 -2,595 8.66% February -57,585 -2,034 3.66% February -61,435 -2,724 4.64% March -7,756 -437 5.97% March -18,551 679 -3.53% March -31,168 1,384 -4.25% March -52,863 4,722 -8.20% March -56,964 4,471 -7.28% April -8,744 -988 12.74% April -18,803 -252 1.36% April -34,076 -2,908 9.33% April -56,794 -3,931 7.44% April -61,508 -4,544 7.98% May -9,259 -515 5.89% May -20,998 -2,195 11.67% May -34,391 -315 0.92% May -56,003 791 -1.39% May -60,208 1,300 -2.11% June -7,460 1,799 -19.43% June -23,628 -2,630 12.53% June -35,489 -1,098 3.19% June -57,934 -1,931 3.45% June -58,835 1,373 -2.28% July -10,132 -2,672 35.82% July -24,156 -528 2.23% July -34,472 1,017 -2.87% July -57,570 364 -0.63% July ( R ) -61,305 -2,470 4.20% August -10,357 -225 2.22% August -23,654 502 -2.08% August -36,435 -1,963 5.69% August -57,874 -304 0.53% August -59,138 2,167 -3.53% September -10,195 162 -1.56% September -23,662 -8 0.03% September -37,031 -596 1.64% September -64,901 -7,027 12.14% September October -6,635 3,560 -34.92% October -24,145 -483 2.04% October -35,269 1,762 -4.76% October -67,070 -2,169 3.34% October November -7,268 -633 9.54% November -25,745 -1,600 6.63% November -39,619 -4,350 12.33% November -63,481 3,589 -5.35% November December -10,475 -3,207 44.12% December -26,568 -823 3.20% December -43,270 -3,651 9.22% December -63,947 -466 0.73% December Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.