
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 2003

Part A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 4.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 2001 - 2003

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to 
seasonal adjustment and rounding.)
 
                              Balance
 
                               Total
                              Balance            Total
                            of Payments          Census
         Period                Basis             Basis
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                        -427,188          -411,899
January                            -41,028           -39,600
February                           -35,541           -34,236
March                              -38,851           -37,504
April                              -36,643           -35,359
May                                -33,184           -31,378
June                               -35,357           -33,877
 
July                               -35,625           -34,381
August                             -33,929           -32,921
September                          -35,679           -34,582
October                            -35,485           -34,335
November                           -34,357           -33,268
December                           -31,509           -30,458
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.                        -482,895          -468,263
January                            -34,382           -33,414
February                           -36,951           -35,847
March                              -37,066           -35,725
April                              -39,348           -38,213
May                                -39,623           -38,067
June                               -40,390           -39,215
 
July                               -39,115           -37,903
August                             -41,730           -40,421
September                          -41,563           -40,392
October                            -40,112           -38,801
November                           -44,744           -43,530
December                           -47,873           -46,734
 
2003
 
Jan.- Dec.                        -547,552          -532,350
January                            -45,610           -44,622
February                           -44,794           -43,673
March                              -47,539           -46,313
April                              -46,179           -44,733
May                                -45,099           -43,789
June                               -44,255           -42,755
 
July                               -44,677           -43,432
August                             -44,393           -42,866
September                          -45,565           -44,164
October                            -46,176           -45,128
November                           -44,742           -43,376
December                           -48,523           -47,501
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                              Exports
 
                               Total
                              Balance                              Total
                            of Payments           Net              Census
         Period                Basis          Adjustments          Basis
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                         718,712           -10,388           729,100
January                             65,024              -846            65,869
February                            65,369              -745            66,114
March                               63,583              -767            64,350
April                               62,113              -692            62,805
May                                 62,722            -1,050            63,772
June                                60,196              -906            61,102
 
July                                58,265            -1,033            59,298
August                              58,881              -767            59,648
September                           55,501              -874            56,375
October                             56,047              -940            56,987
November                            55,827              -884            56,711
December                            55,185              -884            56,069
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.                         681,833           -11,270           693,103
January                             55,114              -736            55,850
February                            54,928              -881            55,810
March                               55,080            -1,068            56,148
April                               57,052              -821            57,873
May                                 57,216            -1,256            58,473
June                                57,766              -880            58,646
 
July                                58,274              -926            59,200
August                              58,252            -1,011            59,262
September                           57,845              -860            58,705
October                             57,071              -991            58,061
November                            57,532              -930            58,462
December                            55,703              -910            56,613
 
2003
 
Jan.- Dec.                         713,122           -11,649           724,771
January                             57,078              -754            57,832
February                            57,887              -906            58,793
March                               58,495              -976            59,471
April                               57,317            -1,186            58,503
May                                 57,816              -957            58,773
June                                59,420            -1,021            60,441
 
July                                60,092            -1,035            61,128
August                              58,234            -1,053            59,287
September                           59,926            -1,091            61,016
October                             61,170              -771            61,941
November                            63,075            -1,103            64,178
December                            62,613              -796            63,408
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                              Imports
 
                               Total
                              Balance                              Total
                            of Payments           Net              Census
         Period                Basis          Adjustments          Basis
 
2001
 
Jan.- Dec.                       1,145,900             4,901         1,140,999
January                            106,052               583           105,470
February                           100,910               560           100,350
March                              102,434               581           101,853
April                               98,756               592            98,164
May                                 95,906               756            95,150
June                                95,552               574            94,978
 
July                                93,891               211            93,680
August                              92,810               241            92,569
September                           91,180               223            90,957
October                             91,532               209            91,322
November                            90,183               205            89,979
December                            86,694               167            86,527
 
2002
 
Jan.- Dec.                       1,164,728             3,362         1,161,366
January                             89,495               232            89,264
February                            91,879               222            91,657
March                               92,146               272            91,874
April                               96,400               314            96,086
May                                 96,839               299            96,540
June                                98,156               295            97,861
 
July                                97,389               286            97,103
August                              99,982               298            99,684
September                           99,408               311            99,097
October                             97,183               320            96,863
November                           102,277               285           101,992
December                           103,575               228           103,347
 
2003
 
Jan.- Dec.                       1,260,674             3,553         1,257,121
January                            102,688               234           102,454
February                           102,681               216           102,465
March                              106,033               249           105,784
April                              103,496               261           103,236
May                                102,915               353           102,562
June                               103,676               479           103,196
 
July                               104,769               209           104,560
August                             102,627               474           102,153
September                          105,490               310           105,180
October                            107,345               277           107,069
November                           107,818               264           107,554
December                           111,135               226           110,909
 
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 26 of the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/
www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (03) (CB-04-91), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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