                          Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
       Exhibit 11. Real Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum
              and Non-Petroleum End-Use Commodity Category Totals
                          2000 Chain-Weighted Dollars
                                       '
      In millions of dollars.  The values in this exhibit are subject to 
        periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information
    for monthly deflators. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of
                       measurement shown. (R) - Revised.

Trade Balance

                   Total
                   Census                          Non-            Residual
Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum       (2)

2007                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.          -654,792        -121,078        -545,171          11,457
Jan.- Jan.           -57,359         -11,502         -45,552            -305

January              -57,359         -11,502         -45,552            -305
February             -58,284          -9,949         -49,287             951
March                -59,935         -11,040         -49,122             227
April                -56,673         -10,243         -47,152             721
May                  -55,202         -10,150         -45,864             812
June                 -55,457          -9,921         -46,732           1,196

July                 -53,081          -9,575         -45,093           1,587
August               -51,972          -9,487         -44,130           1,645
September            -52,361          -9,647         -44,216           1,502
October              -51,832          -9,744         -43,407           1,319
November             -52,466          -9,911         -43,638           1,083
December             -50,170          -9,911         -40,978             718

2008                                                                        

Jan.- Dec. (R)      -533,865        -110,857        -443,325          20,317
Jan.- Jan. (R)       -50,546         -11,136         -38,114          -1,296

January (R)          -50,546         -11,136         -38,114          -1,296
February (R)         -51,314         -10,325         -41,522             533
March (R)            -47,603          -9,047         -40,381           1,825
April (R)            -47,371          -9,609         -39,101           1,339
May (R)              -44,335          -8,194         -40,194           4,054
June (R)             -40,835          -8,505         -35,227           2,897

July (R)             -41,171          -9,328         -32,835             992
August (R)           -39,458          -7,930         -35,981           4,453
September (R)        -42,280          -8,085         -37,943           3,747
October (R)          -45,979          -9,627         -37,134             781
November (R)         -40,064          -8,381         -33,270           1,588
December (R)         -42,908         -10,691         -31,621            -596

2009                                                                        

Jan.- Jan.           -44,036         -10,511         -32,826            -700

January              -44,036         -10,511         -32,826            -700
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Exports
                   Total
                   Census                          Non-            Residual
Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum       (2)

2007                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.           998,071          14,884         982,922             264
Jan.- Jan.            80,269           1,239          78,995              35

January               80,269           1,239          78,995              35
February              78,666           1,142          77,555             -31
March                 80,365           1,119          79,325             -79
April                 80,117           1,082          79,152            -117
May                   81,674           1,150          80,588             -64
June                  82,572           1,236          81,311              24

July                  84,804           1,240          83,575             -11
August                85,545           1,292          84,214              39
September             85,814           1,242          84,598             -26
October               86,074           1,245          84,858             -28
November              86,049           1,415          84,423             211
December              86,122           1,482          84,329             311

2008                                                                        

Jan.- Dec. (R)     1,062,474          20,224       1,034,764           7,486
Jan.- Jan. (R)        87,676           1,485          85,911             280

January (R)           87,676           1,485          85,911             280
February (R)          89,945           1,824          87,381             740
March (R)             84,956           1,466          83,198             293
April (R)             89,725           1,389          88,313              23
May (R)               89,981           1,634          87,849             498
June (R)              93,252           1,953          90,212           1,088

July (R)              95,132           1,860          92,482             789
August (R)            95,135           2,210          91,327           1,598
September (R)         87,327           1,298          86,045             -16
October (R)           86,686           1,576          84,600             509
November (R)          83,868           1,742          81,329             797
December (R)          78,792           1,786          76,118             888

2009                                                                        

Jan.- Jan.            72,028           1,742          69,393             892

January               72,028           1,742          69,393             892
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Imports
                   Total
                   Census                          Non-            Residual
Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum       petroleum       (2)

2007                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.         1,652,863         135,962       1,528,093         -11,193
Jan.- Jan.           137,628          12,741         124,547             341

January              137,628          12,741         124,547             341
February             136,951          11,091         126,842            -982
March                140,300          12,159         128,447            -306
April                136,789          11,324         126,303            -838
May                  136,876          11,299         126,452            -876
June                 138,029          11,157         128,043          -1,172

July                 137,885          10,816         128,668          -1,599
August               137,518          10,779         128,345          -1,606
September            138,175          10,890         128,813          -1,529
October              137,905          10,988         128,265          -1,347
November             138,515          11,326         128,061            -872
December             136,293          11,393         125,307            -407

2008                                                                        

Jan.- Dec. (R)     1,596,339         131,081       1,478,089         -12,831
Jan.- Jan. (R)       138,221          12,621         124,025           1,576

January (R)          138,221          12,621         124,025           1,576
February (R)         141,259          12,149         128,903             207
March (R)            132,559          10,513         123,579          -1,533
April (R)            137,096          10,998         127,414          -1,316
May (R)              134,316           9,828         128,043          -3,556
June (R)             134,088          10,457         125,439          -1,809

July (R)             136,303          11,188         125,317            -203
August (R)           134,593          10,140         127,308          -2,855
September (R)        129,607           9,383         123,988          -3,763
October (R)          132,665          11,203         121,734            -273
November (R)         123,932          10,124         114,600            -791
December (R)         121,700          12,477         107,739           1,484

2009                                                                        

Jan.- Jan.           116,064          12,253         102,219           1,592

January              116,064          12,253         102,219           1,592
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December                                                                    
                                                  

(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to convert to a
BOP basis is not available.
(2) The "residual" represents the difference between total exports or imports,
and the sum of the components in the table.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see
the information section on page A-1 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-09-39, BEA-09-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
