US Data: Advance International Goods Trade By End-Use>

Release for: May 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars

                                                    yr-ago  % change:     yr/yr

                            May-18  Apr-18  Mar-18  May-17  May-18 Apr-18 May-18

Seasonally Adjusted

Balance                     -64,845 -67,335 -68,520 -65,709   (X)    (X)    (X)

 Exports                    143,560 140,625 140,335 126,568    2.1    0.2   13.4

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     13,997  12,414  11,760  10,964   12.8    5.6   27.7

  Industrial Supplies        44,234  45,656  44,310  37,597   -3.1    3.0   17.7

  Capital Goods              47,842  46,126  47,547  43,314    3.7   -3.0   10.5

  Automotive Vehicles        13,565  13,919  14,134  12,879   -2.5   -1.5    5.3

  Consumer Goods             17,760  17,217  17,147  16,812    3.2    0.4    5.6

  Other Goods                 6,162   5,293   5,436   5,003   16.4   -2.6   23.2

 Imports                    208,405 207,961 208,855 192,277    0.2   -0.4    8.4

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     12,375  12,274  12,332  11,417    0.8   -0.5    8.4

  Industrial Supplies        47,544  47,901  46,734  41,783   -0.7    2.5   13.8

  Capital Goods              58,831  56,916  56,519  52,583    3.4    0.7   11.9

  Automotive Vehicles        29,644  30,003  30,906  29,283   -1.2   -2.9    1.2

  Consumer Goods             51,381  51,895  54,681  49,274   -1.0   -5.1    4.3

  Other Goods                 8,630   8,972   7,684   7,937   -3.8   16.8    8.7

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Balance                     -72,155 -67,563 -58,969 -72,815   (X)    (X)    (X)

 Exports                    143,947 137,710 149,164 127,782    4.5   -7.7   12.7

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     11,298  11,146  11,903   9,954    1.4   -6.4   13.5

  Industrial Supplies        45,811  45,906  46,127  38,919   -0.2   -0.5   17.7

  Capital Goods              48,198  45,136  51,882  43,359    6.8  -13.0   11.2

  Automotive Vehicles        14,747  14,127  15,158  13,992    4.4   -6.8    5.4

  Consumer Goods             17,690  16,176  18,506  16,531    9.4  -12.6    7.0

  Other Goods                 6,203   5,219   5,589   5,026   18.9   -6.6   23.4

 Imports                    216,102 205,272 208,133 200,597    5.3   -1.4    7.7

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     13,094  12,500  12,872  12,157    4.8   -2.9    7.7

  Industrial Supplies        50,629  48,286  46,860  44,562    4.9    3.0   13.6

  Capital Goods              60,722  56,240  57,397  54,790    8.0   -2.0   10.8

  Automotive Vehicles        30,174  30,343  33,033  29,945   -0.6   -8.1    0.8

  Consumer Goods             52,613  48,804  49,649  50,960    7.8   -1.7    3.2

  Other Goods                 8,871   9,098   8,323   8,183   -2.5    9.3    8.4

     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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