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. EST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2013

For information on goods contact:

U.S. Census Bureau:

Matthew Przybocki 301-763-3148
Maria Iseman  301-763-2311

For information on services contact:

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis:

Technical:  Jeffrey Bogen 202-606-9592

Media:  Jeannine Aversa 202-606-2649



CB 13-205, BEA 13-55, FT-900 (13-10)

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
October 2013


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 October exports of $192.7 billion 
and imports of $233.3 billion resulted in a goods and services 
deficit of $40.6 billion, down from $43.0 billion in September, 
revised. October exports were $3.4 billion more than 
September exports of $189.3 billion. October imports were 
$1.0 billion more than September imports of $232.3 billion.
    
    In October, the goods deficit decreased $2.2 billion from 
September to $60.2 billion, and the services surplus increased 
$0.1 billion from September to $19.6 billion. Exports of goods 
increased $3.0 billion to $135.3 billion, and imports of goods 
increased $0.8 billion to $195.5 billion. Exports of services 
increased $0.4 billion to $57.4 billion, and imports of services 
increased $0.3 billion to $37.8 billion.
    
    The goods and services deficit decreased $2.0 billion 
from October 2012 to October 2013. Exports were up $10.0 
billion, or 5.5 percent, and imports were up $8.0 billion, or 3.6 
percent.
    
Goods (Census Basis)
    
    The September to October increase in exports of goods 
reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials ($1.5 
billion); consumer goods ($1.0 billion); foods, feeds, and 
beverages ($0.6 billion); capital goods ($0.3 billion); and 
other goods ($0.2 billion). A decrease occurred in automotive 
vehicles, parts, and engines ($0.2 billion).
 

   The September to October increase in imports of goods 
reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials ($0.8 
billion); consumer goods ($0.5 billion); other goods ($0.4 
billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.3 billion).  
Decreases occurred in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 
($1.0 billion) and capital goods ($0.3 billion).
   
   The October 2012 to October 2013 increase in exports of 
goods reflected increases in industrial supplies and materials 
($3.2 billion); capital goods ($1.5 billion); automotive 
vehicles, parts, and engines ($1.1 billion); consumer goods 
($1.0 billion); and foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.0 billion). 
Other goods were virtually unchanged.
   
   
   
   
   The October 2012 to October 2013 increase in imports of 
goods reflected increases in consumer goods ($4.4 billion); 
automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($1.6 billion); capital 
goods ($1.4 billion); foods, feeds, and beverages ($0.9 
billion); and other goods ($0.6 billion). A decrease occurred in 
industrial supplies and materials ($1.6 billion).
    
Services

    Exports of services increased $0.4 billion from September 
to October. The increase was mostly accounted for by 
increases in other private services ($0.2 billion), which 
includes items such as business, professional, and technical 
services, insurance services, and financial services, in travel 
($0.1 billion), and in passenger fares ($0.1 billion). Changes 
in the other categories of services exports were relatively 
small and nearly offsetting.
    
    Imports of services increased $0.3 billion from September 
to October. The increase was mostly accounted for by 
increases in passenger fares ($0.1 billion) and in travel ($0.1 
billion). Changes in the other categories of services imports 
were relatively small.
				
	The October 2012 to October 2013 increase in exports of 
services was $2.7 billion or 5.0 percent. The largest increases 
were in travel ($1.2 billion), in royalties and license fees ($0.6 
billion), and in other private services ($0.6 billion). Within 
other private services, the largest increase was in business, 
professional, and technical services.

	The October 2012 to October 2013 increase in imports of 
services was $0.9 billion or 2.3 percent. The largest increases 
were in other transportation ($0.4 billion), which includes 
freight and port services, in royalties and license fees ($0.3 
billion), and in passenger fares ($0.3 billion). The largest 
decrease was in direct defense expenditures ($0.2 billion).
    
Goods and Services Moving Average

    For the three months ending in October, exports of goods 
and services averaged $190.5 billion, while imports of goods 
and services averaged $231.4 billion, resulting in an average 
trade deficit of $40.9 billion. For the three months ending in 
September, the average trade deficit was $40.2 billion, 
reflecting average exports of $189.5 billion and average 
imports of $229.8 billion.
 

Selected Not Seasonally Adjusted Goods Details
    
	The October figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, 
with Hong Kong $2.8 ($3.2 for September), Brazil $1.7 ($1.0), 
Australia $1.4 ($1.5), and Singapore $1.2 ($1.3). Deficits were 
recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $28.9 ($30.5), 
European Union $14.3 ($8.0), Germany $6.9 ($6.1), Japan 
$6.4 ($5.5), OPEC $5.6 ($5.9), Mexico $4.1 ($5.3), Ireland 
$3.2 ($1.8), Saudi Arabia $3.1 ($3.2), Canada $3.0 ($3.2), 
India $2.0 ($1.7), Venezuela $1.9 ($1.3), and Korea $1.7 
($2.1).


    Advanced technology products exports were $27.7 billion 
in October and imports were $37.5 billion, resulting in a 
deficit of $9.8 billion. October exports were $1.1 billion more 
than the $26.6 billion in September, while October imports 
were $2.8 billion more than the $34.7 billion in September.
    
Revisions 

Census Basis (not seasonally adjusted)
    
    For September, exports of goods were virtually unrevised 
and imports of goods were revised up $1.3 billion. Goods 
carry-over in October was $0.1 billion (0.1 percent) for 
exports and $2.5 billion (1.2 percent) for imports. For 
September, revised export carry-over was $0.1 billion (0.1 
percent) and revised import carry-over was virtually zero.

Balance of Payments Basis (seasonally adjusted)
    
    For April 2013 through September 2013, exports and 
imports of goods and services were revised to incorporate 
more comprehensive and updated quarterly and monthly data.  
    
    For September, exports of goods were revised up $0.2 
billion and imports of goods were revised up $1.3 billion.
    
    For September, exports of services were revised up $0.2 
billion, mostly reflecting upward revisions in travel and in 
other private services that were partly offset by a downward 
revision in other transportation. For September, imports of 
services were revised up $0.3 billion, reflecting an upward 
revision in other private services that was partly offset by 
downward revisions in royalties and license fees, in travel, 
and in passenger fares.
    


NOTICE

Preliminary Profile of U.S. Exporting Companies
Along with this release, the U.S. Census Bureau has published the Preliminary Profile of U.S. Exporting 
Companies, 2012.  This profile features national level aggregate data on U.S. exports by company type and size 
and is available at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/edb/2012/.  All data in this profile will be revised 
with the release of U.S. Profile of Importing and Exporting Companies, 2011-2012 on April 3, 2014.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the Special Projects Branch of the U.S. 
Census Bureaus Foreign Trade Division on (301) 763-3629 or at ftd.profile.list@census.gov.
Seasonally Adjusted Countries and Areas
With the release of January 2014 statistics on March 7, 2014, the U.S. International Trade in Goods and 
Services report (FT-900) will include a new exhibit containing monthly and quarterly seasonally adjusted trade 
in goods on a Census basis for selected major trading partner countries and areas.  
With the release of April 2014 statistics on June 4, 2014, the FT-900 will include an additional new exhibit that 
presents quarterly seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services on a balance of payments basis for the same 
countries and areas.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact the Data Dissemination Branch of the U.S. 
Census Bureaus Foreign Trade Division on (301) 763-2311 or at ftd.data.dissemination@census.gov.
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Table of Contents
Seasonally Adjusted

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

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

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Exhibit 3
U.S. Services by Major Category  Exports

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Exhibit 4
U.S. Services by Major Category  Imports 

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Exhibit 5
U.S. Trade in Goods 

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

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

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

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


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Exhibit 10
Real Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal End-Use Category - Chained (2009) 
Dollars 


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Exhibit 11
Real Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods, Petroleum and Non-Petroleum End-Use 
Commodity Category Totals - Chained (2009) Dollars  


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Not Seasonally Adjusted

Exhibit 12
U.S. Trade in Goods 

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

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Exhibit 14
Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas: 2013

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Exhibit 14a
Exports, Imports, and Balance of Goods by Selected Countries and Areas: 2012

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Exhibit 15
Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal Commodities 

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

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


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

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Exhibit 18
Exports and Imports of Motor Vehicles and Parts by Selected Countries: 2013

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Information on Goods and Services 
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