US Data: Trade Summary -1->

Release for:  December 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Dept.

Billions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted, unless otherwise noted

                                                     % change, m/m:

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

Goods/Services Balance  -59.769 -50.297 -56.304         18.8    -10.7

 (previous)                     -49.313 -55.699

   Exports              205.116 209.062 210.434         -1.9     -0.7

   Imports              264.885 259.359 266.738          2.1     -2.8

Goods, BOP,  Balance    -81.541 -72.553 -78.869         12.4     -8.0

   Exports              135.624 139.538 140.766         -2.8     -0.9

   Imports              217.166 212.092 219.635          2.4     -3.4

Services, Balance        21.773  22.256  22.565         -2.2     -1.4

   Exports               69.492  69.524  69.668          0.0     -0.2

   Imports               47.719  47.267  47.104          1.0      0.3

Goods, Census, Balance  -80.387 -71.415 -77.719         12.6     -8.1

   Exports              135.163 138.907 140.155         -2.7     -0.9

   Imports              215.550 210.322 217.874          2.5     -3.5

Goods, Chain $, Balance -91.607 -81.560 -88.955         12.3     -8.3

   Exports              146.789 148.960 148.689         -1.5      0.2

   Imports              238.396 230.520 237.644          3.4     -3.0

Goods, BOP, NSA, Bal    -73.765 -74.804 -90.417         -1.4    -17.3

   Exports              134.959 141.024 147.644         -4.3     -4.5

   Imports              208.724 215.828 238.061         -3.3     -9.3

Petroleum, Balance       -1.267  -0.765  -2.918         65.6    -73.8

   Exports               14.098  16.033  16.711        -12.1     -4.1

   Imports               15.365  16.798  19.628         -8.5    -14.4

Goods ex Petro, Bal     -79.120 -70.650 -74.801         12.0     -5.5

   Exports              121.065 122.874 123.445         -1.5     -0.5

   Imports              200.185 193.524 198.246          3.4     -2.4

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

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