U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
NEWS
U.S. Department of Commerce ? Washington, DC 20230

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8:30 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009

For information on goods contact:
U.S. Census Bureau:
Nick Orsini
301-763-6959
Maria Iseman
301-763-2311

For information on services contact:
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Technical:  Edward Dozier
202-606-9559
Media:       Ralph Stewart
202-606-2649

CB09-54, BEA09-13, FT-900 (09-02)

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
February 2009

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 February exports 
of $126.8 billion and imports of $152.7 billion resulted 
in a goods and services deficit of $26.0 billion, down 
from $36.2 billion in January, revised.  February exports 
were $2.0 billion more than January exports of $124.7 
billion.  February imports were $8.2 billion less than 
January imports of $160.9 billion.

In February, the goods deficit decreased $10.1 billion 
from January to $36.9 billion, and the services surplus 
increased $0.2 billion to $10.9 billion.  Exports of goods 
increased $2.5 billion to $84.7 billion, and imports of 
goods decreased $7.6 billion to $121.5 billion.  Exports of 
services decreased $0.4 billion to $42.1 billion, and 
imports of services decreased $0.6 billion to $31.2 
billion.

In February, the goods and services deficit decreased 
$35.9 billion from February 2008.  Exports were down 
$25.7 billion, or 16.9 percent, and imports were down 
$61.7 billion, or 28.8 percent.
 
Goods

The January to February change in exports of goods 
reflected increases in consumer goods ($1.3 billion); 
automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.5 billion); 
foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.3 billion); other goods 
($0.2 billion); capital goods ($0.2 billion); and industrial 
supplies and materials ($0.1 billion).
 
	The January to February change in imports of goods 
reflected decreases in industrial supplies and materials 
($3.6 billion); capital goods ($1.9 billion); consumer 
goods ($1.4 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and 
engines ($0.9 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages 
($0.1 billion).   An increase occurred in other goods ($0.4 
billion).
The February 2008 to February 2009 change in exports of 
goods reflected decreases in industrial supplies and 
materials ($9.7 billion); capital goods ($6.1 billion); 
automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($4.8 billion); 
foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.7 billion); other goods ($0.7 
billion); and consumer goods ($0.6 billion).

The February 2008 to February 2009 change in imports 
of goods reflected decreases in industrial supplies and 
materials ($30.1 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and 
engines ($12.2 billion); capital goods ($8.6 billion); 
consumer goods ($6.6 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages 
($0.5 billion); and other goods ($0.1 billion). 


Services

	Services exports decreased $0.4 billion from January to 
February.  The decrease was more than accounted for by 
decreases in travel, passenger fares, and other private 
services (which includes items such as business, 
professional, and technical services, insurance services, and 
financial services).  An increase in transfers under U.S. 
military sales contracts was partly offsetting.  Changes in 
other categories of services exports were small.

	Services imports decreased $0.6 billion from January to 
February.  The decrease was mostly accounted for by 
decreases in other transportation (which includes freight 
and port services), passenger fares, and travel.  Changes in 
other categories of services imports were small.

	The February 2008 to February 2009 decrease in 
exports of services was $2.4 billion.  The largest decreases 
were in travel ($1.2 billion), other transportation ($0.9 
billion), and passenger fares ($0.3 billion).

	The February 2008 to February 2009 decrease in 
imports of services was $2.2 billion.  The largest decreases 
were in other transportation ($1.4 billion) and travel ($0.6 
billion).


Goods and Services Moving Average

For the three months ending in February, exports of 
goods and services averaged $128.0 billion, while imports 
of goods and services averaged $162.0 billion, resulting in 
an average trade deficit of $34.0 billion.  For the three 
months ending in January, the average trade deficit was 
$39.5 billion, reflecting average exports of $132.6 billion 
and average imports of $172.2 billion.
 




Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details

	The February figures show surpluses, in billions of 
dollars, with Hong Kong $1.2 ($1.0 for January), Australia 
$1.0 ($0.6), Singapore $0.7 ($0.7), and Egypt $0.5 ($0.2).  
Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $14.2 
($20.6), the European Union $3.3 ($3.5), Mexico $3.1 ($2.7), 
Japan $2.2 ($4.3), OPEC $2.1 ($4.0), Canada $1.8 ($2.5), 
Venezuela $1.0 ($1.1), Taiwan $1.0 ($1.3), Korea $0.9 ($1.9), 
and Nigeria $0.5 ($0.4).

	Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $18.9 
billion in February and imports were $20.4 billion, resulting in 
a deficit of $1.5 billion.  February exports were $0.2 billion 
more than the $18.7 billion in January, while imports were 
$0.3 billion less than the $20.7 billion in January.


Revisions

	Goods carry-over in February was $0.1 billion (0.1 
percent) for exports and $0.8 billion (0.6 percent) for imports.  
For January, revised export carry-over was less than $0.1 
billion.  For January, revised import carry-over was $0.3 
billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.8 billion (0.6 
percent).


	Services exports for January were revised down $0.2 
billion to $42.5 billion.  The revision was accounted for by 
small downward revisions in most categories of services 
exports.  Services imports for January were virtually unrevised 
at $31.8 billion, as small downward revisions were mostly 
offset by small upward revisions.



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Seasonally Adjusted

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

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

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

Exhibit 4
U.S. Services by Major Category Imports
4

Exhibit 5
U.S. Trade in Goods
5

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

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

Exhibit 8
Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity
9

Exhibit 9
Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use 
Category Totals
11

Exhibit 10
Real Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category (2000 Chain-
weighted dollars)
12

Exhibit 11
Real Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use 
Commodity Category Totals (2000 Chain-weighted dollars)
13

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Exhibit 12
U.S. Trade in Goods
14

Exhibit 13
Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category
15

Exhibit 14
Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas
16

Exhibit 15
Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal SITC Commodities
18

Exhibit 16
Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products
20

Exhibit 16a
Exports, Imports, and Balance of Advanced Technology Products by Technology
Group and Selected Countries and Areas
21

Exhibit 17
Imports of Energy-Related Petroleum Products, Including Crude Oil
22

Exhibit 18
Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts by Selected Countries
23

Information on Goods and Services
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