US Data: Trade Summary -2->

Release for:  August 2018

Bln dollars, unless noted

                                                        level chg, m/m:

End-use, Census, adj:    Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18            Aug-18   Jul-18

Exports:

 Industrial Supplies     44.126  46.537  46.316            -2.411    0.221

  Nonmonetary Gold        1.485   1.886   1.795            -0.401    0.091

 Capital Goods ex Autos  46.417  46.316  47.284             0.101   -0.968

  Civilian Aircraft       3.981   3.465   5.033             0.516   -1.568

 Automotive              12.780  13.060  12.855            -0.280    0.205

 Consumer goods          17.615  15.973  16.362             1.642   -0.389

 Foods, Feeds, Bev       12.028  13.245  14.055            -1.217   -0.810

Imports:

 Foods, Feeds, Bev       12.305  12.439  12.174            -0.134    0.265

 Industrial Supplies     49.660  49.302  48.758             0.358    0.544

  Crude Oil              13.776  14.341  14.104            -0.565    0.237

 Capital Goods ex Autos  57.677  58.156  57.494            -0.479    0.662

 Automotive              31.711  30.709  30.207             1.002    0.502

 Consumer Goods          53.472  52.612  53.396             0.860   -0.784

Country Balances (NSA):  Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18  FYTD18   FYTD17

Total, Census           -82.852 -83.511 -67.642 -570.463 -520.075

 Canada                  -2.736  -3.189  -1.998  -13.959  -12.034

 Mexico                  -8.692  -5.541  -7.419  -52.272  -47.107

 E.U.                   -15.708 -17.589 -11.724 -110.860  -95.721

 Pacific Rim            -46.851 -45.528 -40.138 -323.303 -301.722

  China                 -38.570 -36.834 -33.484 -261.125 -239.670

  Japan                  -6.011  -5.460  -5.308  -46.097  -46.285

SITC Commodities (NSA):  Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18

Agricultural exports     10.980  11.178  11.775

Agricultural imports     10.388  10.579  10.312

Manufactured exports     98.326  92.285 100.857

Manufactured imports    190.834 185.087 182.438

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

               barrels dollars         barrels  bbl/day  dollars     Unit

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

Aug-17          319.039  14.794         252.386    8.141   11.138    44.13

Jun-18          296.253  19.250         236.980    7.899   14.793    62.42

Jul-18          309.241  20.718         243.227    7.846   15.719    64.63

Aug-18          316.646  20.787         241.783    7.799   15.143    62.63

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

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