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 FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009

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U.S. Census Bureau:
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Maria Iseman
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Media:       Ralph Stewart
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CB09-101, BEA09-32, FT-900 (09-05)

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
May 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 May exports of 
$123.3 billion and imports of $149.3 billion resulted in a 
goods and services deficit of $26.0 billion, down from 
$28.8 billion in April, revised.  May exports were $1.9 
billon more than April exports of $121.4 billion.  May 
imports were $0.9 billion less than April imports of 
$150.2 billion.

In May, the goods deficit decreased $2.6 billion from 
April to $37.3 billion, and the services surplus increased 
$0.2 billion to $11.4 billion.  Exports of goods increased 
$2.0 billion to $82.1 billion, and imports of goods 
decreased $0.5 billion to $119.4 billion.  Exports of 
services decreased $0.1 billion to $41.3 billion, and 
imports of services decreased $0.4 billion to $29.9 
billion.

In May, the goods and services deficit decreased 
$34.6 billion from May 2008.  Exports were down $33.3 
billion, or 21.3 percent, and imports were down $67.9 
billion, or 31.3 percent.
 
Goods

The April to May increase in exports of goods 
reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials 
($2.1 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.3 billion); 
consumer goods ($0.2 billion); and capital goods ($0.1 
billion).  A decrease occurred in automotive vehicles, 
parts, and engines ($0.4 billion).  Other goods were 
virtually unchanged.
 
	The April to May decrease in imports of goods 
reflected decreases in industrial supplies and materials 
($0.7 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 
($0.2 billion); and consumer goods ($0.1 billion).  
Increases occurred in capital goods ($0.3 billion); other 
goods ($0.2 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages 
($0.1 billion).
The May 2008 to May 2009 decrease in exports of goods 
reflected decreases in industrial supplies and materials 
($11.0 billion); capital goods ($7.4 billion); automotive 
vehicles, parts, and engines ($4.8 billion); foods, feeds, and 
beverages ($1.6 billion); consumer goods ($1.4 billion); and 
other goods ($0.9 billion).

The May 2008 to May 2009 decrease in imports of 
goods reflected decreases in industrial supplies and 
materials ($34.9 billion); capital goods ($10.5 billion); 
automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($10.2 billion); 
consumer goods ($6.0 billion); other goods ($0.9 billion); 
and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.8 billion). 


Services

	Services exports decreased $0.1 billion from April to 
May.  The decrease was more than accounted for by 
decreases in travel and passenger fares.  An increase in 
other private services (which includes items such as 
business, professional, and technical services, insurance 
services, and financial services) was partly offsetting.  
Changes in other categories of services exports were small.

	Services imports decreased $0.4 billion from April to 
May.  The decrease was more than accounted for by 
decreases in travel, other transportation (which includes 
freight and port services), and passenger fares.  An increase 
in other private services was partly offsetting.  Changes in 
other categories of services imports were small.
	
	The May 2008 to May 2009 decrease in exports of 
services was $5.8 billion.  The largest decreases were in 
travel ($2.2 billion), other transportation ($1.7 billion), and 
other private services ($0.7 billion).  Within other private 
services, the largest decreases were in business, 
professional, and technical services and financial services.

	The May 2008 to May 2009 decrease in imports of 
services was $4.0 billion.  The largest decreases were in 
other transportation ($2.0 billion), travel ($1.0 billion), and 
passenger fares ($0.6 billion).

Goods and Services Moving Average

For the three months ending in May, exports of goods 
and services averaged $122.9 billion, while imports of 
goods and services averaged $150.6 billion, resulting in an 
average trade deficit of $27.8 billion.  For the three months 
ending in April, the average trade deficit was $27.8 billion, 
reflecting average exports of $123.9 billion and average 
imports of $151.7 billion.
 




Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details

	The May figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, 
with Hong Kong $1.5 ($1.4 for April), Australia $1.0 ($0.6), 
Singapore $0.3 ($0.3), and Egypt $0.2 ($0.2).  Deficits were 
recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $17.5 ($16.8), 
OPEC $4.1 ($3.6), Mexico $3.9 ($4.1), the European Union 
$2.8 ($5.3), Japan $1.9 ($3.2), Venezuela $1.3 ($1.0), Taiwan 
$0.9 ($1.0), Nigeria $0.8 ($0.7), Korea $0.7 ($1.0), and 
Canada $0.6 ($1.2).

	Advanced technology products (ATP) exports were $19.2 
billion in May and imports were $22.8 billion, resulting in a 
deficit of $3.6 billion.  May exports were $0.5 billion more 
than the $18.7 billion in April, while May imports were $0.6 
billion less than the $23.4 billion in April.


Revisions

	Goods carry-over in May was $0.1 billion (0.2 percent) 
for exports and $0.6 billion (0.6 percent) for imports.  For 
April, revised export carry-over was less than $0.1 billion (0.1 
percent), revised down from $0.1 billion (0.1 percent).  For 
April, revised import carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent), 
revised down from $0.6 billion (0.5 percent).


	Services exports for April were revised up $0.3 billion to 
$41.4 billion.  The revision was more than accounted for by 
upward revisions in travel and passenger fares.  Services 
imports for April were revised up $0.1 billion to $30.3 billion.  
The revision was more than accounted for by an upward 
revision in travel.	






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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 (2005 Chain-
weighted dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


12
Exhibit 11
Real Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use 
Commodity Category Totals (2005 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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