U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8:30 A.M. EST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 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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CB09-171, BEA09-49, FT-900 (09-09)

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
September 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 September exports 
of $132.0 billion and imports of $168.4 billion resulted 
in a goods and services deficit of $36.5 billion, up from 
$30.8 billion in August, revised.  September exports were 
$3.7 billion more than August exports of $128.3 billion.  
September imports were $9.3 billion more than August 
imports of $159.1 billion.

In September, the goods deficit increased $5.6 billion 
from August to $47.6 billion, and the services surplus 
was virtually unchanged at $11.1 billion.  Exports of 
goods increased $3.5 billion to $90.3 billion, and imports 
of goods increased $9.1 billion to $138.0 billion.  Exports 
of services increased $0.2 billion to $41.6 billion, and 
imports of services increased $0.2 billion to $30.5 billion.

In September, the goods and services deficit 
decreased $23.7 billion from September 2008.  Exports 
were down $20.0 billion, or 13.2 percent, and imports 
were down $43.7 billion, or 20.6 percent.
 
 Goods (Census basis)

The August to September increase in exports of 
goods reflected increases in capital goods ($1.7 billion); 
industrial supplies and materials ($1.4 billion); consumer 
goods ($0.5 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and 
engines ($0.2 billion); and other goods ($0.2 billion). A 
decrease occurred in foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.4 
billion).
 
	The August to September increase in imports of 
goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and 
materials ($5.5 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and 
engines ($1.7 billion); capital goods ($0.8 billion); 
consumer goods ($0.7 billion); and other goods ($0.5 
billion). Foods, feeds, and beverages were virtually 
unchanged.
The September 2008 to September 2009 decrease in exports 
of goods reflected decreases in industrial supplies and 
materials ($5.2 billion); capital goods ($5.1 billion); 
automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($2.6 billion); 
foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.5 billion); consumer goods 
($0.7 billion); and other goods ($0.3 billion).

The September 2008 to September 2009 decrease in 
imports of goods reflected decreases in industrial supplies 
and materials ($22.9 billion); capital goods ($7.6 billion); 
consumer goods ($4.6 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, 
and engines ($2.2 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages 
($0.8 billion); and other goods ($0.5 billion).


Services

Services exports increased $0.2 billion from August to 
September.  The increase was mostly accounted for by 
increases in other private services (which includes items 
such as business, professional, and technical services, 
insurance services, and financial services) and other 
transportation (which includes freight and port services).  
Changes in the other categories of services exports were 
small.

Services imports increased $0.2 billion from August to 
September.  The increase was more than accounted for by 
increases in other transportation and other private services.  
Changes in the other categories of services imports were 
small.

The September 2008 to September 2009 decrease in 
exports of services was $4.3 billion.  The largest decreases 
were in travel ($1.4 billion), other transportation ($1.2 
billion), and royalties and license fees ($0.9 billion). 

The September 2008 to September 2009 decrease in 
imports of services was $4.0 billion.  The largest decreases 
were in other transportation ($1.9 billion), passenger fares 
($0.7 billion), and other private services ($0.5 billion).  
Within other private services, the largest decreases were in 
business, professional, and technical services and financial 
services.
 
Goods and Services Moving Average

For the three months ending in September, exports of 
goods and services averaged $129.4 billion, while imports 
of goods and services averaged $162.5 billion, resulting in 
an average trade deficit of $33.1 billion.  For the three 
months ending in August, the average trade deficit was 
$30.1 billion, reflecting average exports of $127.1 billion 
and average imports of $157.1 billion.
 




Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details

	The September figures show surpluses, in billions of 
dollars, with Hong Kong $1.9 ($1.3 for August), Australia 
$0.9 ($1.2), Singapore $0.3 ($0.3), and Egypt $0.3 ($0.4). 
Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $22.1 
($20.2), OPEC $7.9 ($6.4), European Union $5.5 ($5.4), 
Mexico $4.6 ($4.0), Japan $4.1 ($4.3), Venezuela $2.0 ($1.9), 
Nigeria $1.9 ($1.7), Canada $1.5 ($1.5), Korea $0.8 ($0.4), 
and Taiwan $0.7 ($0.5).

	Advanced technology products exports were $20.5 billion 
in September and imports were $26.5 billion, resulting in a 
deficit of $6.0 billion.  September exports were $2.0 billion 
more than the $18.5 billion in August, while September 
imports were $2.4 billion more than the $24.1 billion in 
August.

Revisions

	Goods exports and imports for August were each revised 
up $0.1 billion.  For August, revised export carry-over was 
virtually zero.  For August, revised import carry-over was $0.1 
billion (0.1 percent), revised down from $0.7 billion (0.5 
percent).  Goods carry-over in September was $0.1 billion (0.1 
percent) for exports and $0.9 billion (0.7 percent) for imports.


	Services exports for August were virtually unrevised at 
$41.5 billion.  An upward revision in travel was mostly offset 
by a downward revision in other transportation.  Services 
imports for August were revised up $0.1 billion to $30.3 
billion.  The revision was mostly 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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