June 20, 2002 U.S. Trade in Goods - Balance of Payments (BOP) basis vs. Census Basis Value in millions of dollars 1960 thru 2001 Balance BOP % Census % Period Basis Change Basis Change 1960 4,892 (X) 4,608 (X) 1961 5,571 13.9 5,476 18.8 1962 4,521 -18.8 4,583 -16.3 1963 5,224 15.5 5,289 15.4 1964 6,801 30.2 7,006 32.5 1965 4,951 -27.2 5,333 -23.9 1966 3,817 -22.9 3,837 -28.1 1967 3,800 -0.4 4,122 7.4 1968 635 -83.3 837 -79.7 1969 607 -4.4 1,289 54.0 1970 2,603 328.8 3,224 150.1 1971 -2,260 -186.8 -1,476 -145.8 1972 -6,416 183.9 -5,729 288.1 1973 911 -114.2 2,389 -141.7 1974 -5,505 -704.3 -3,884 -262.6 1975 8,903 -261.7 9,551 -345.9 1976 -9,483 -206.5 -7,820 -181.9 1977 -31,091 227.9 -28,352 262.6 1978 -33,927 9.1 -30,205 6.5 1979 -27,568 -18.7 -23,922 -20.8 1980 -25,500 -7.5 -19,696 -17.7 1981 -28,023 9.9 -22,267 13.1 1982 -36,485 30.2 -27,510 23.5 1983 -67,102 83.9 -52,409 90.5 1984 -112,492 67.6 -106,702 103.6 1985 -122,173 8.6 -117,711 10.3 1986 -145,081 18.8 -138,279 17.5 1987 -159,557 10.0 -152,119 10.0 1988 -126,959 -20.4 -118,526 -22.1 1989 -117,749 -7.3 -109,399 -7.7 1990 -111,033 -5.7 -101,719 -7.0 1991 -76,937 -30.7 -66,723 -34.4 1992 -96,898 25.9 -84,501 26.6 1993 -132,451 36.7 -115,568 36.8 1994 -165,830 25.2 -150,630 30.3 1995 -174,170 5.0 -158,801 5.4 1996 -191,000 9.7 -170,214 7.2 1997 -198,120 3.7 -180,522 6.1 1998 -246,696 24.5 -229,758 27.3 1999 -346,023 40.3 -328,821 43.1 2000 -452,423 30.7 -436,104 32.6 2001 -427,423 -5.6 -411,899 -5.6 __________________________________________________________________________ Exports BOP % Census % Period Basis Change Basis Change 1960 19,650 (X) 19,626 (X) 1961 20,108 2.3 20,190 2.9 1962 20,781 3.3 20,973 3.9 1963 22,272 7.2 22,427 6.9 1964 25,501 14.5 25,690 14.5 1965 26,461 3.8 26,699 3.9 1966 29,310 10.8 29,379 10.0 1967 30,666 4.6 30,934 5.3 1968 33,626 9.7 34,063 10.1 1969 36,414 8.3 37,332 9.6 1970 42,469 16.6 43,176 15.7 1971 43,319 2.0 44,087 2.1 1972 49,381 14.0 49,854 13.1 1973 71,410 44.6 71,865 44.2 1974 98,306 37.7 99,437 38.4 1975 107,088 8.9 108,856 9.5 1976 114,745 7.2 116,794 7.3 1977 120,816 5.3 123,182 5.5 1978 142,075 17.6 145,847 18.4 1979 184,439 29.8 186,363 27.8 1980 224,250 21.6 225,566 21.0 1981 237,044 5.7 238,715 5.8 1982 211,157 -10.9 216,442 -9.3 1983 201,799 -4.4 205,639 -5.0 1984 219,926 9.0 223,976 8.9 1985 215,915 -1.8 218,815 -2.3 1986 223,344 3.4 227,159 3.8 1987 250,208 12.0 254,122 11.9 1988 320,230 28.0 322,426 26.9 1989 359,916 12.4 363,812 12.8 1990 387,401 7.6 393,592 8.2 1991 414,083 6.9 421,730 7.1 1992 439,631 6.2 448,164 6.3 1993 456,943 3.9 465,091 3.8 1994 502,859 10.0 512,626 10.2 1995 575,204 14.4 584,742 14.1 1996 612,113 6.4 625,075 6.9 1997 678,366 10.8 689,182 10.3 1998 670,416 -1.2 682,138 -1.0 1999 683,965 2.0 695,797 2.0 2000 771,994 12.9 781,918 12.4 2001 718,762 -6.9 729,100 -6.8 ___________________________________________________________________________ Imports BOP % Census % Period Basis Change Basis Change 1960 14,758 (X) 15,018 (X) 1961 14,537 -1.5 14,714 -2.0 1962 16,260 11.9 16,390 11.4 1963 17,048 4.8 17,138 4.6 1964 18,700 9.7 18,684 9.0 1965 21,510 15.0 21,366 14.4 1966 25,493 18.5 25,542 19.5 1967 26,866 5.4 26,812 5.0 1968 32,991 22.8 33,226 23.9 1969 35,807 8.5 36,043 8.5 1970 39,866 11.3 39,952 10.8 1971 45,579 14.3 45,563 14.0 1972 55,797 22.4 55,583 22.0 1973 70,499 26.3 69,476 25.0 1974 103,811 47.3 103,321 48.7 1975 98,185 -5.4 99,305 -3.9 1976 124,228 26.5 124,614 25.5 1977 151,907 22.3 151,534 21.6 1978 176,002 15.9 176,052 16.2 1979 212,007 20.5 210,285 19.4 1980 249,750 17.8 245,262 16.6 1981 265,067 6.1 260,982 6.4 1982 247,642 -6.6 243,952 -6.5 1983 268,901 8.6 258,048 5.8 1984 332,418 23.6 330,678 28.1 1985 338,088 1.7 336,526 1.8 1986 368,425 9.0 365,438 8.6 1987 409,765 11.2 406,241 11.2 1988 447,189 9.1 440,952 8.5 1989 477,635 6.8 473,211 7.3 1990 498,434 4.3 495,311 4.7 1991 491,020 -1.5 488,453 -1.4 1992 536,528 9.3 532,665 9.1 1993 589,394 9.9 580,659 9.0 1994 668,690 13.4 663,256 14.2 1995 749,374 12.1 743,543 12.1 1996 803,113 7.2 795,289 7.0 1997 876,485 9.1 869,704 9.4 1998 917,112 4.6 911,896 4.9 1999 1,029,987 12.3 1,024,618 12.4 2000 1,224,417 18.9 1,218,022 18.8 2001 1,145,927 -6.4 1,140,999 -6.3 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division. Contact: Nick Orsini (301-457-2311)