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 TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011

For information on goods contact:
For information on services contact:
U.S. Census Bureau:
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Matthew Przybocki
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Technical:  Edward Dozier
202-606-9559
Maria Iseman
301-763-2311
Media:       Ralph Stewart
202-606-2649



CB11-66, BEA11-15, FT-900 (11-02)

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
FEBRUARY 2011




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 $165.1 
billion and imports of $210.9 billion resulted in a goods and 
services deficit of $45.8 billion, down from $47.0 billion in 
January, revised.  February exports were $2.4 billion less than 
January exports of $167.5 billion.  February imports were $3.6 
billion less than January imports of $214.5 billion.
    
    In February, the goods deficit decreased $1.0 billion from 
January to $59.3 billion, and the services surplus increased 
$0.3 billion to $13.6 billion.  Exports of goods decreased $2.5 
billion to $118.0 billion, and imports of goods decreased $3.4 
billion to $177.3 billion.  Exports of services were virtually 
unchanged at $47.2 billion, and imports of services decreased 
$0.2 billion to $33.6 billion.
    
    The goods and services deficit increased $6.0 billion from 
February 2010 to February 2011.  Exports were up $20.5 
billion, or 14.2 percent, and imports were up $26.6 billion, or 
14.4 percent.
    
Goods (Census basis)
    
    The January to February decrease in exports of goods 
reflected decreases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 
($1.0 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($0.6 billion); 
other goods ($0.5 billion); capital goods ($0.3 billion);  
  

 
consumer goods ($0.2 billion); and foods, feeds  and 
beverages ($0.2 billion). 

    The January to February decrease in imports of goods 
reflected decreases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 
($2.3 billion); capital goods ($2.1 billion); industrial supplies 
and materials ($1.4 billion); and other goods ($0.1 billion). 
Increases occurred in consumer goods ($2.3 billion) and foods, 
feeds, and beverages ($0.1 billion). 
    
    The February 2010 to February 2011 increase in exports 
of goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and 
materials ($9.6 billion); capital goods ($4.0 billion); foods, 
feeds, and beverages ($1.9 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, 
and engines ($1.0 billion); and consumer goods ($0.8 billion). 
Other goods were virtually unchanged.



  The February 2010 to February 2011 increase in imports of 
goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials 
($9.2 billion); consumer goods ($5.7 billion); capital goods 
($5.7 billion); automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($3.3 
billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.4 billion). A 
decrease occurred in other goods ($0.3 billion).
    
Services

    Services exports were virtually unchanged from January 
to February.  An increase in other private services (which 
includes items such as business, professional, and technical 
services, insurance services, and financial services) was partly 
offset by a decrease in other transportation (which includes 
freight and port services).  Changes in the other categories of 
services exports were small. 
    
	Services imports decreased $0.2 billion from January to 
February.  The decrease was more than accounted for by 
decreases in other transportation and travel.  An increase in 
other private services was partly offsetting.  Changes in the 
other categories of services imports were small.
								
	The February 2010 to February 2011 increase in exports 
of services was $2.9 billion.  The largest increases were in other 
private services ($1.8 billion), travel ($0.6 billion), and 
passenger fares ($0.3 billion).  Within other private services, 
the largest increases were in business, professional, and 
technical services and financial services.
	
	The February 2010 to February 2011 increase in imports 
of services was $1.1 billion.  The largest increases were in other 
private services ($1.0 billion), other transportation ($0.3 
billion), and passenger fares ($0.3 billion). Within other 
private services, the largest increases were in insurance 
services and business, professional, and technical services.
    
Goods and Services Moving Average

    For the three months ending in February, exports of goods 
and services averaged $165.3 billion, while imports of goods 
and services averaged $209.7 billion, resulting in an average 
trade deficit of $44.3 billion.  For the three months ending in 
January, the average trade deficit was $41.8 billion, reflecting 
average exports of $163.7 billion and average imports of 
$205.5 billion.
    
 


Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details
    
    The February figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, 
with Hong Kong $2.5 ($2.2 for January), Australia $1.4 ($1.2), 
Singapore $0.8 ($0.8), and Egypt $0.5 ($0.5).  Deficits were 
recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $18.8 ($23.3), 
OPEC $9.4 ($9.9), European Union $6.9 ($5.6), Mexico $5.3 
($4.9), Japan $5.2 ($5.0), Germany $3.3 ($3.1), Canada $2.9 
($3.8), Ireland $2.6 ($1.9), Nigeria $2.5 ($2.9), Venezuela $2.1 
($2.8), Taiwan $0.9 ($0.9), and Korea $0.8 ($1.0).
    
    Advanced technology products exports were $21.0 billion 
in February and imports were $26.9 billion, resulting in a 
deficit of $5.9 billion.  February exports were $0.1 billion less 
than the $21.1 billion in January, while February imports were 
$1.3 billion less than the $28.3 billion in January.
    
Revisions (Goods on a Census Basis, not seasonally 
adjusted)
    
    For January, goods exports were revised down $0.1 billion 
and imports were revised up $0.5 billion. Goods carry-over in 
February was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent) for exports and $1.4 
billion (0.9 percent) for imports.  For January, revised export 
carry-over was virtually unchanged at $0.1 billion (0.1 
percent).  For January, revised import carry-over was $0.3 
billion (0.2 percent), revised down from $0.6 billion (0.3 
percent).
   
    Services exports for January were revised down $0.1 
billion to $47.1 billion, mostly reflecting a downward revision 
in travel.  Services imports for January were virtually 
unrevised at $33.8 billion. 
    



Table of Contents 

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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