US Data: Trade Summary -2->

Release for:  December 2017

Bln dollars, unless noted

                                                        level chg, m/m:

End-use, Census, adj:    Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17            Dec-17   Nov-17

Exports:

 Industrial Supplies     42.812  41.266  40.939             1.546    0.327

  Nonmonetary Gold        1.498   1.341    #N/A             0.157     #N/A

 Capital Goods ex Autos  47.443  46.279  43.801             1.164    2.478

  Civilian Aircraft       5.579   4.795    #N/A             0.784     #N/A

 Automotive              13.416  13.491  12.526            -0.075    0.965

 Consumer goods          16.738  16.946  16.287            -0.208    0.659

 Foods, Feeds, Bev       10.847  10.398  10.258             0.449    0.140

Imports:

 Foods, Feeds, Bev       11.892  11.643  11.764             0.249   -0.121

 Industrial Supplies     45.308  44.741  42.597             0.567    2.144

  Crude Oil              11.060  11.663    #N/A            -0.603     #N/A

 Capital Goods ex Autos  57.247  56.410  54.845             0.837    1.565

 Automotive              30.916  29.861  29.515             1.055    0.346

 Consumer Goods          55.495  52.282  49.877             3.213    2.405

Country Balances (NSA):  Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17     2017     2016

Total, Census           -63.810 -72.116 -75.103 -796.150 -736.794

 Canada                  -2.203  -1.026  -1.904  -17.583  -10.958

 Mexico                  -5.373  -5.980  -6.611  -71.057  -63.354

 E.U.                   -15.813 -14.728 -13.722 -151.416 -146.760

 Pacific Rim            -36.619 -42.698 -44.585 -467.148 -446.717

  China                 -30.808 -35.431 -35.229 -375.228 -347.016

  Japan                  -5.527  -5.756  -6.430  -68.848  -68.810

SITC Commodities (NSA):  Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17

Agricultural exports     12.741  13.396  13.149

Agricultural imports     10.149  10.156  10.423

Manufactured exports     94.888  92.882  93.842

Manufactured imports    173.128 179.081 182.826

Energy-related Petro Imports (NSA):      Crude    Crude    Value

               barrels dollars         barrels  bbl/day  dollars     Unit

                 (mln)   (bln)           (mln)    (mln)    (bln)    price

Dec-16          297.154  12.829         238.064    7.579    9.856    41.40

Oct-17          296.765  14.781         234.659    7.570   11.090    47.26

Nov-17          300.455  15.710         235.573    7.852   11.803    50.10

Dec-17          270.156  14.604         214.007    6.903   11.149    52.10

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

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