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                                        CB06-164, BEA06-50, FT-900 (06-09)
               
U.S. INTER    NATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
                         September 2006
                                
                                
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 September
exports of $123.2 billion and imports of $187.5 billion
resulted in a goods and services deficit of $64.3 billion,
$4.7 billion less than the $69.0 billion in August, revised. 
September exports were $0.6 billion more than August
exports of $122.6 billion.  September imports were $4.1
billion less than August imports of $191.6 billion.
                                                                 
     In September, the goods deficit decreased $4.8 billion
from August to $70.1 billion, and the services surplus
decreased $0.1 billion to $5.8 billion.  Exports of goods
increased $0.6 billion to $88.6 billion, and imports of goods
decreased $4.2 billion to $158.7 billion.  Exports of services
were virtually unchanged at $34.5 billion, and imports of
services were virtually unchanged at $28.7 billion.

     In September, the goods and services deficit was down
$0.7 billion from September 2005.  Exports were up $16.8
billion, or 15.8 percent, and imports were up $16.2 billion,
or 9.4 percent.
     
Goods
                                 
     The August to September change in exports of goods 
reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials 
















($1.0 billion); capital goods ($0.7 billion); and other goods
($0.3 billion). Decreases occurred in automotive vehicles,
parts, and engines ($0.7 billion); consumer goods ($0.4
billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.3 billion).  

     The August to September change in imports of goods
reflected decreases in industrial supplies and materials
($3.6 billion); capital goods ($0.6 billion); automotive
vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.4 billion); and foods, feeds,
and beverages ($0.1 billion). An increase occurred in
consumer goods ($0.6 billion). Other goods were virtually
unchanged.
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     The September 2005 to September 2006 change in exports
of goods reflected increases in capital goods ($6.5 billion);
industrial supplies and materials ($5.4 billion); other goods
($1.0 billion); consumer goods ($0.9 billion); foods, feeds,
and beverages ($0.9 billion); and automotive vehicles, parts,
and engines ($0.3 billion).
          
     The September 2005 to September 2006 change in
imports of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies
and materials ($5.2 billion); consumer goods ($3.8 billion);
capital goods ($3.5 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and
engines ($0.8 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.5
billion); and other goods ($0.2 billion).

Services

     Services exports were virtually unchanged from August to
September.  A decrease in other transportation (which
includes freight and port services) was mostly offset by an
increase in other private services (which includes items such
as business, professional, and technical services, insurance
services, and financial services).  Changes in other categories
of services exports were small.  
          
     Services imports were virtually unchanged from August to
September.  An increase in other private services was mostly
offset by small decreases in other categories of services
imports. 
          
     From September 2005 to September 2006, services
exports increased $2.1 billion.  The largest increases were in
other private services ($1.5 billion), royalties and license fees
($0.5 billion), and other transportation ($0.4 billion).  

     From September 2005 to September 2006, services
imports increased $2.1 billion.  The largest increases were in
other private services ($1.5 billion) and other transportation
($0.3 billion).
                                                                   
Goods and Services Moving Average 

     For the three months ending in September, exports of
goods and services averaged $121.8 billion, while imports of
goods and services averaged $188.9 billion, resulting in an
average trade deficit of $67.1 billion.  For the three months
ending in August, the average trade deficit was $67.3 billion,
reflecting average exports of $121.2 billion and average
imports of $188.5 billion.




                                                                   




















Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details 

     The September figures showed surpluses, in billions of
dollars, with Hong Kong $1.0 ($0.7 for August), Australia
$0.9 ($0.9), Singapore $0.7 ($0.4), Egypt $0.2 ($0.2), and
Argentina $0.2 ($0.1).  Deficits were recorded, in billions of
dollars, with China $23.0 ($22.0),  OPEC $9.2 ($11.2),
Europe $9.0 ($13.7), the European Union $7.0 ($11.0), Japan
$6.7 ($7.5), Mexico $5.8 ($6.2), Canada $5.7 ($6.1), Taiwan
$1.5 ($1.7), Korea $0.8 ($1.1), and Brazil $0.5 ($1.0).

     Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were
$22.0 billion in September and imports were $26.2 billion,
resulting in a deficit of $4.2 billion.  September exports were
$0.7 billion more than the $21.3 billion in August, while
imports were $1.3 billion more than the $24.9 billion in
August.

Revisions
                                  
     Goods carry-over in September was $0.2 billion (0.2
percent) for exports and $1.0 billion (0.6 percent) for
imports. For August, revised export carry-over was $0.1
billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $0.2 billion (0.2
percent).  For August, revised import carry-over was $0.6
billion (0.3 percent), revised down from $2.0 billion (1.2
percent).

     
     Services exports for August were revised up $0.1 billion
to $34.6 billion; the revision was mostly accounted for by an
upward revision to travel.  Services imports for August were
revised down $0.1 billion to $28.7 billion; the revision was
mostly accounted for by a downward revision to travel. 





                                                                   
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Seasonally Adjusted                                                

Exhibit 1   U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services . . . .4

Exhibit 2   U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Three-month Moving Averages5

Exhibit 3   U.S. Services by Major Category--Exports . . . . . . .6

Exhibit 4   U.S. Services by Major Category--Imports . . . . . . .7
     
Exhibit 5   U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Exhibit 6   Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category9

Exhibit 7   Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity . 10

Exhibit 8   Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity . 12

Exhibit 9  Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and
            Non-Petroleum End-Use Category Totals. . . . . . . . 14

Exhibit 10 Real Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use
              Category (2000 Chain-weighted dollars) . . . . . . 15

Exhibit 11 Real Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-
              Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals (2000 Chain-weighted dollars)16
             
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Exhibit 12  U.S. Trade in Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Exhibit 13  Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category18

Exhibit 14  Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected  
                   Countries and Areas   . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Exhibit 15  Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC Commodities21
             
Exhibit 16  Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products23

Exhibit 16aExports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products
               by Technology Group and Selected Countries and Areas24

Exhibit 17  Imports of Energy-Related Petroleum Products, 
              Including Crude Oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Exhibit 18  Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts By Selected Countries26

Information on Goods and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27