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

Release for:          December 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars

                                                    yr-ago  % change:     yr/yr

                            Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18  Dec-17  Dec-18 Nov-18 Dec-18

Seasonally Adjusted

Balance                     -79,492 -70,478 -77,116 -72,441   (X)    (X)    (X)

 Exports                    135,718 139,686 140,900 136,081   -2.8   -0.9   -0.3

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     10,261  10,446  10,385  10,857   -1.8    0.6   -5.5

  Industrial Supplies        43,675  45,878  47,240  42,794   -4.8   -2.9    2.1

  Capital Goods              46,690  48,375  46,964  47,041   -3.5    3.0   -0.7

  Automotive Vehicles        12,297  12,336  12,711  13,509   -0.3   -2.9   -9.0

  Consumer Goods             17,144  17,046  17,949  16,751    0.6   -5.0    2.4

  Other Goods                 5,650   5,604   5,651   5,129    0.8   -0.8   10.2

 Imports                    215,211 210,164 218,016 208,522    2.4   -3.6    3.2

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     12,580  12,153  12,299  11,865    3.5   -1.2    6.0

  Industrial Supplies        45,837  45,997  49,413  45,465   -0.3   -6.9    0.8

  Capital Goods              59,854  57,254  56,909  57,084    4.5    0.6    4.9

  Automotive Vehicles        32,138  32,083  31,840  30,673    0.2    0.8    4.8

  Consumer Goods             55,452  53,128  57,407  54,980    4.4   -7.5    0.9

  Other Goods                 9,350   9,549  10,146   8,457   -2.1   -5.9   10.6

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Balance                     -72,555 -73,542 -89,421 -64,270   (X)    (X)    (X)

 Exports                    134,279 140,428 146,983 136,014   -4.4   -4.5   -1.3

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     10,679  11,786  11,939  11,837   -9.4   -1.3   -9.8

  Industrial Supplies        42,723  45,243  47,816  41,810   -5.6   -5.4    2.2

  Capital Goods              48,161  47,651  49,116  48,945    1.1   -3.0   -1.6

  Automotive Vehicles        11,035  12,831  13,588  12,248  -14.0   -5.6   -9.9

  Consumer Goods             15,732  17,277  18,723  15,674   -8.9   -7.7    0.4

  Other Goods                 5,950   5,641   5,802   5,500    5.5   -2.8    8.2

 Imports                    206,834 213,971 236,404 200,285   -3.3   -9.5    3.3

  Foods, Feeds, Beverage     12,582  12,055  12,775  11,773    4.4   -5.6    6.9

  Industrial Supplies        42,947  44,314  50,535  42,698   -3.1  -12.3    0.6

  Capital Goods              58,937  58,345  60,559  56,135    1.0   -3.7    5.0

  Automotive Vehicles        31,944  33,157  34,276  30,508   -3.7   -3.3    4.7

  Consumer Goods             51,644  56,416  67,291  51,205   -8.5  -16.2    0.9

  Other Goods                 8,781   9,683  10,968   7,966   -9.3  -11.7   10.2

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

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