FOREWORD

This report provides data on U.S. international trade in goods and services. Emphasis is on goods trade: aggregate exports and imports, U.S. commodity and country/regional trade balances, and shifts in the commodity composition of U.S. exports and imports with major trading partners and regions. This report is the only U.S. Department of Commerce publication that provides detailed commodity data for exports and imports that are consistent over time.

Aggregate data on international trade in goods are presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis, a Census basis and a National Income and Products Accounts (NIPA) basis, while data on trade in services are presented on a BOP basis and a NIPA basis. The BOP basis provides a more complete view of U.S. international trade, and addresses the increased focus on services trade by policymakers and analysts. U.S. international trade on a NIPA basis is presented for informational and comparative purposes. Detailed country and commodity data are presented on a Census basis -- the only basis compiled at a detailed level.

The types of information included in the tables are:

            ●          U.S. international trade in goods and services on a BOP basis, 1960-latest

                      year

            ●          U.S. services trade by major category on a BOP basis, 1976-latest year

            ●          U.S. goods trade with the world for total, manufactures, agricultural products, mineral fuels, and other goods on a Census basis, 1976-latest year

            ●          U.S. goods trade by principal end-use category on a Census basis, 1978-latest year

            ●          Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and U.S. international trade in goods and services on a NIPA basis, 1973-latest year; (real and current dollars)

            ●          U.S. goods trade with all countries, including major regional totals for total trade, manufactures and agricultural products on a Census basis, last 7 years

            ●          Top 80 U.S. trading partners, purchasers, suppliers, surplus and deficit countries for total goods trade on a Census basis, last 5 years

          ●          Top 30 purchasers and suppliers of both manufactures and agricultural products on a Census basis, last 7 years

            ●          Top 10 U.S. 2-digit SITC manufactured goods exports, imports, surpluses and deficits on a Census basis, last 6-7 years

            ●          U.S. commodity trade with the world by 2-digit SITC on a Census basis, latest 6-7 years.

          ●          U.S. commodity trade by region on a Census basis, 1983-latest year

          ●          U.S. commodity trade by region and by 3-digit SITC on a Census basis, latest year)

          ●          U.S. commodity trade with the world by 2-digit HS on a Census basis, last 5-6 years

            ●          U.S. petroleum imports, major suppliers on a Census basis, last 6-7 years

          ●          Values of foreign currencies for all countries, last 7-8 years

          ●          U.S. country-by-commodity exports and imports at the 1- and 3-digit SITC levels for the top 80 trading partners and major world regions on a Census basis, last five years

          ● U.S. commodity trade with the world by 3-, 4-, and 6-digit NAICS levels on a Census basis, 2-4 years

          ● U.S. shares of other nations’ goods imports and exports, latest 10 years

           ● Top 50 U.S. Country-Product Export and Import Changes for 2-4 years.

         ● U.S. commodity trade by 3-digit End-Use level for latest 5 years.

         ● Countries’ Shares of World Merchandise Imports, latest 10 years

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         ● Countries’ Shares of World Merchandise Exports, latest 10 years.

         ● U.S. Shares of World Trade by Type.

        ● U.S. Exports by Country, latest 15-20 years.

        ● U.S. Imports by Country, latest 15-20 years.

        ● U.S. Trade Balances by Country, latest 15-20 years.

        ● Trade Rankings for U.S. Trading Partners, last 15-20 years.

        ● U.S. and China’s Import Shares in Top-50 Importing Countries, last 10 years.

Jeff Lins

Acting Director

Office of Trade and Economic Analysis

Last updated 01/26/2004.