US Data: Advance International Goods Trade By End-Use

Release for: August 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars 

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                                                        % change

                                                yr-ago         :           yr/yr

                     Aug-17   Jul-17   Jun-17   Aug-16    Aug-17  Jul-17  Aug-17

Seasonally

Adjusted

Balance             -62,943  -63,858  -63,940  -60,036       (X)     (X)     (X)

Exports             128,870  128,601  128,954  123,538       0.2    -0.3     4.3

Foods, Feeds,

Beverage             11,766   12,185   11,833   13,358      -3.4     3.0   -11.9

Industrial

Supplies             36,507   37,525   37,636   34,036      -2.7    -0.3     7.3

Capital Goods        45,419   44,884   43,942   42,344       1.2     2.1     7.3

Automotive

Vehicles             13,022   12,967   13,564   12,910       0.4    -4.4     0.9

Consumer Goods       16,929   15,747   16,417   16,159       7.5    -4.1     4.8

Other Goods           5,227    5,294    5,561    4,730      -1.3    -4.8    10.5

Imports             191,813  192,459  192,894  183,573      -0.3    -0.2     4.5

Foods, Feeds,

Beverage             11,557   11,651   11,456   10,878      -0.8     1.7     6.2

Industrial

Supplies             39,851   40,589   41,303   38,004      -1.8    -1.7     4.9

Capital Goods        53,579   54,142   52,869   49,926      -1.0     2.4     7.3

Automotive

Vehicles             30,029   29,375   30,202   28,890       2.2    -2.7     3.9

Consumer Goods       48,718   48,760   48,762   48,060      -0.1     0.0     1.4

Other Goods           8,079    7,942    8,302    7,814       1.7    -4.3     3.4

Not Seasonally

Adjusted

Balance             -72,240  -69,995  -65,262  -71,517       (X)     (X)     (X)

Exports             129,373  122,168  133,267  122,529       5.9    -8.3     5.6

Foods, Feeds,

Beverage             10,290   10,150    9,854   11,090       1.4     3.0    -7.2

Industrial

Supplies             37,792   37,155   38,286   35,152       1.7    -3.0     7.5

Capital Goods        45,994   43,584   46,096   42,446       5.5    -5.5     8.4

Automotive

Vehicles             13,880   11,386   14,366   13,673      21.9   -20.7     1.5

Consumer Goods       16,190   14,613   19,084   15,436      10.8   -23.4     4.9

Other Goods           5,226    5,280    5,581    4,733      -1.0    -5.4    10.4

Imports             201,614  192,162  198,529  194,046       4.9    -3.2     3.9

Foods, Feeds,

Beverage             11,481   11,243   11,605   10,848       2.1    -3.1     5.8

Industrial

Supplies             42,655   41,952   43,045   40,555       1.7    -2.5     5.2

Capital Goods        55,668   54,272   55,789   52,131       2.6    -2.7     6.8

Automotive

Vehicles             31,157   27,954   30,896   30,125      11.5    -9.5     3.4

Consumer Goods       52,522   49,167   48,630   52,552       6.8     1.1    -0.1

Other Goods           8,131    7,574    8,563    7,835       7.3   -11.5     3.8

--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com

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