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3 /4 :'7r 3 SSummary of U.S. Export and 4 mport Me handise Trade 4 MARCH 1978 FTU9O 78-3 II ..1I nr:PO tTOr Y For release April 26,1978 10-30 A.M. SSeaso nally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 7: (Including unadjusted data on imports of petroleum and petroleum products) F.A.S. EXPORTS AND F.A.S. IMPORTS Seasonally Adjusted . he Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce announced today that during March 1978, exports on a f'ais. U.S. port of exportation value basis, ex- eltud ilg Department of Defense MilitarN Assistance : ogram Grant-Aid shipments, amounted to $10,912.1 million and that general imports on a f.a.s. foreign port of exportation value basis, amounted to -$13,692.9 million.' ' Based on the above export and import figures, the March merchandisee trade balance was in deficit by $2,780.8 million. 2 3. During the first quarter of 1978 (January-March), exports -on a seasonally adjusted basis were at an annual rate of .$123,395 million, a level about 2 percent higher than the calendar year 1977 total of $121,144 million. Imports for the January-March 1978 period were at an annual rate of $162,098 million, an increase of about 10 percent over the calendar year 1977 total of $147,69b million. For the 4-month period, Decen.ber 1977-March 1978, exports averaged $10,464.0 million per month, about 6 percent higher than the $9,890.1 million average reported for the preceding 4-month period August-November 1977. Imports 'n a f.a.s. value basis, averaged $13,411.8 million per manth for the current 4-month period, a level about 9 percent higher than the $12,271.2 million average re- ported for the preceding 4-month period.' 2 3 Unadjusted Exports excluding Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments increased from $9,516.6 million in February to $12,074.2 million in March. With Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments included, experts increased frm, $9,518.5 million in February to $12,079.4 million fti MIarch. General imports increased from $13,286.-. iillion in February to $14,547.3 million in March. "Notd: Footnotes 1, 2, and 3 are shown at the bottom of page 5. F.A.S. EXPORTS AND C.I.F. IMPORTS Seasonally Adjusted The Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce arnounced tcday that during March 1978, exports on a f.a.s. U.S. port of exportation value basis, excluding Department of Defense Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments, amounted to $10,912.1 million and that general imports on a c.i.f. (cosr, insurance, and freight) U.S. port of entry value basis, amounted to $14,562.8 million.' 2 3 Based on the above export and import figures, the March merchandise trade balance was in deficit by $3.b50.7 million.' 2 3 During the first quarter of 1978 (January-March), exports on a seasonally adjusted basis were at an annual rate of $123,395 million, a level about 2 percent higher than the calendar year 1977 total of $121,1- million. Imports for the January-March 1978 period were at an annual rate of 1172,449 million, an increase of about 9 percent over the calendar year 1977 total of $157,57. million. Fur the u-month period, December 1977-March 1978 exports averaged $1C,46u.0 million per month, about 6 percent higher than the $q,890.1 million average reported for the preceding --month period, August-November 1977. Imports on a c.i.f. value basis, averaged $l-,276.6 million per month fcr the current u-month period, a level about 9 percent t.igher than the $13,082.5 million average re- ported for the preceding 4-month period.' 2 3 Unadjusted Exports excluding Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments increased from $9,514.b million in February to $12,0?,.2 million in March. With Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments included, exports increased from $9,518.5 million in February to $12,079.- million in March. General imports increased from $1-,152.3 million in February to $15,-71.5 million in March. U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Inquiries concerning these figures should be addressed to the Chief. Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Tel: Area Code 301, 763-5140; 763-7754; and 763-7755. For sale by the Subscriber Services Section (Publications), Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233, or any U.S. Department of Commerce district office. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency submitted at sender's risk. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money order or by a draft on a U.S. bank. Price 30 centsper copy. Annual subscription (FT 900,975,985, and 986 combined) $14.90. UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE EXPLANATION OF STATISTICS, 1 b 1 IMPORT STATISTICS Coverage The U.S. import statistics reflect both government and nongovernment imports of merchandise from foreign countries into the U.S. Customs territory, which includes the 50 States. the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The U.S. import statistics exclude imports into the Virgin Islands. Guam, American Samoa. and other U.S. possessions; and shipments between the United States and Puerto Rico, between the United States and U.S. possessions, and between any of these outlying areas. (Data on U.S. trade with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States are published separately in Report FT 800. Additional data on such trade and on imports into the Virgin Islands from foreign countries are presented in reference tabulations.) Data on imports of petroleum and selected petroleum products, including shipments into the Virgin Islands from foreign countries, are included in this report effective with the January 1976 statistics Ipreviously shown in former Report FT 900-Supplemenl). The U.S. import statistics also exclude American goods re- turned to the United States by its Armed Forces;intransit ship- ments through the United States when documented as such with Customs; temporary shipments: transactions not con- sidered to be of statistical significance, such as shipments of personal and household effects; low-valued nondutiable im- ports by mail: and issued monetary coins of all component metals Inclusion of Gold in the Statistics Effective with the statistics for January 1978, imports of nonmonetary gold (in such forms as ore, scrap and base bullion. nonmonetary refined bullion, etc.) which were previously excluded, are now included in the statistics. Imports of silver in these forms have been included since January 1969 Additional information regarding the inclusion of gold in the 1978 statistics appears in the November and December 1977 issues of Report FT 990. General Imports/Imports For Consumption The statistics on U.S. imports are presented in terms of both "General Imports" and "Imports for Consumption." General imports are a combination of entries for immediate con- sumption and entries into Customs bonded warehouses, and thus generally reflect total arrivals of merchandise. Imports for consumption are a combination of entries for immediate consumption and withdrawals from warehouses for con- sumption, and thus generally reflect the total of the com- modities entered into U.S. consumption channels. Source Of Import Information The official U.S. import statistics are compiled by the Bureau of the Census from copies of the import entry and warehouse withdrawal forms which importers are required by law to file with Customs officials. The information as to country of origin. net quantity. salue. and commodity classification is verified by Customs officials on entries filed for transactions valued over $250. which are ordinarily subject to examination for Customs Effective January 1978 appraisement purposes. The statistife.l-. 'y of the entry is corrected if It does not accurately reflect the information called for by the statistical requirements. Import Valuation ' F.a.s. Import Value. -[]e fa.s. (free alongside ship) value represents the transaction value of iThports at the foreign port of exportation. It is based on the purchase price, i.e., the actual transaction value and generally includes all charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the port of exportation in the country of exportation. C.i.f. Import Value.-The c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value represents the value of imports at the first port of entry in the United States. It is based on the purchase price and includes all freight, insurance, and other charges (excluding U.S. import duties) incurred in bringing the merchandise from the country of exportation and generally placing it alongside the carrier at the first port of entry in the United States. If the merchandise was acquired in a transaction between related parties, the purchase price used in deriving the c.i.f. value is based on an arm's-length equivalent transaction price, i.e., a price which would exist between unrelated buyers and sellers. Import Commodity Information Import data are initially reported in terms of the commodity classifications in the Tariff Schedules of the United States An- notated (TSUSA), which is an official publication of the U.S. International Trade Commission, embracing the legal text of the Tariff Schedules of the United States together with statis- tical annotations. The TSUSA data are rearranged and presented in this report in terms of totals for the I-digit commodity sections in Schedule A, Statistical Classification of Commodities Imported Into the United States, which is based upon the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC), Revision 2, effective with the statistics for January 1978. Prior to January 1978, Schedule A was based upon the former SITC, Revised. Date of Importation and Import Monthly Carryover It is the objective of the compiling procedures to include shipments, insofar as practicable, in the statistics for the actual month of importation (or the month of withdrawal in the case of warehouse withdrawals for consumption). Effective with the January 1978 statistics, the date of importation as reported on the import entries is being used to determine the statistical month in which the shipments are included. However, since under the Customs "immediate-delivery" procedures importers may file the import entry up to 10 workdays after the date of release of the merchandise, some documents for merchandise imported during the last few days of a given month may not be received in time for inclusion in the statistics for that month. As a result, there is a carryover, estimated at about 15 percent, from the actual month of importation to a subsequent month. In addition, processing problems (e.g., late filing of documents, rejection of a shipment by the computer because the data fail to meet certain edit criteria established to protect the accuracy of the statistics, etc.) contribute to an additional carryover of about 5 percent (in terms of value) of shipments from the re- ported month of importation (or withdrawal from warehouse) to a subsequent month, usually the succeeding month. These limitations should be borne in mind when making month-to- month comparisons. For 1977 and previous years, the date of Customs official acceptance of the import documents was used to determine the statistical month in which the shipments were included. How- ever, in certain annual publications for 1977 and in 1978 re- ports which also present 1977 data (e.g., FT 900, FT 990, etc.), the 1977 data are recompiled on a date of importation basis. Cumulations of data over at least 4-month periods are desir- able to identify underlying trends. Month-to-month changes in imports, exports, and similar series often reflect primarily irregular movements, e.g., exogenous events such as strikes, differences in monthly carryover, etc. Estimated Data for Imports Valued Under $251 The overall import and Schedule A Section 9 totals include sample estimates for shipments valued under $251. Therefore, they are subject to sampling error, estimated at less than one-tenth of one percent for the unadjusted overall total and about one percent for the unadjusted Schedule A Section 9 total. This means that we can have about 67 percent confidence that the published unadjusted overall totals and the unadjusted Schedule A Section 9 totals differ by less than one-tenih of a percent and one percent, respectively, from the totals that would have resulted from a complete tabulation. The statistics on imports of petroleum and petroleum products included in this report reflect fully compiled data and. therefore, are not subject to sampling error. EXPORT STATISTICS Coverage The export statistics reflect, in general. both government and nongovernment exports of domestic and foreign merchandise from the U.S. Customs territory (includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) to foreign countries, whether the exportation involves a commercial transaction or not. The statistics, therefore, include Department of Defense Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments, shipments for economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act and shipments of agricultural commodities under P.L. 480 (The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended) and related laws. The following are excluded from the statistics: Shipments to U.S. Armed Forces and diplomatic missions abroad for their own use: shipments between the United States and Puerto Rico, between the United States and its possessions (including the Virgin Islands), and between these outlying areas; exports from U.S. possessions; intransit ship- ments through the United States; transactions not considered to be of statistical importance, such as personal and household effects; temporary exports; low-valued or non-commercial exports by mail; and issued monetary coins of all component metals. Inclusion of Gold in the Statistics. As indicated above for imports, effective with the statistics for January 1978, exports of nonmonetary gold (in such forms as ore, scrap and base bullion, nonmonetary refined bullion, etc.) which were previously excluded, are included in the statistics Exports of silver in these forms have been included since January 1969. Additional information regarding the inclusion of gold in the 1978 statistics appears in the November and December 1977 issues of Report FT 990. Definition of Exports of Domestic and Foreign Merchandise Exports of domestic merchandise include commodities which are grown, produced, or manufactured in the UnitedStates, and commodities of foreign origin which have been changed in the United States from the form in which they were imported, or which have been enhanced in value by further manufacture in the United States. Exports of foreign merchandise consist of commodities of foreign origin which have entered the United States as imports and which, at the time of exportation, are in substantially the same condition as when imported. Source of Export Information The official U.S. export statistics are compiled by the Bureau of the Census primarily from copies of Shipper's Export Declarations which are required to be filed with Customs officials, except for Department of Defense Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments which are reported directly to the Bureau of the Census by the Department of Defense and shipments by qualified exporters who have been authorized to submit data in the form of magnetic tape, punched cards, or monthly Shipper's Summary Export Declarations directly to the Bureau of the Census. Export Valuation F.a.s. Export Value. -The value reported in the export statistics generally is equivalent to a f.a.s. (free alongside ship) value at the U.S. port of export, based on the transaction price, including inland freight, insurance and other charges incurred in placing the merchandise alongside the carrier at the U.S. port of exportation. Export Commodity Information Beginning January 1978, export commodity information is collected in terms of the commodity classifications in the 1978 edition of Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Do- mestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States, which is based on the framework of the classification system in the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS). In this report, the Schedule B data are rearranged and presented in terms of totals for the 1-digit commodity sect ions in Schedule E, which is based upon the Standard International Trade Classi- fication (SITC), Revision 2, effective with the statistics for January 1978. Prior to January 1978, the export classifications in Schedule B were based upon the organizational framework of the former SITC, Revised. Export Monthly Carryover It is the objective of the compiling procedures to include shipments, insofar as practicable, in the statistics for the actual month of exportation. For purposes of the statistics, the month of exportation is generally based on the date when the shipment leaves the United States. (For vessel or air shipments it is the date when the carrier departs or is cleared from the port of export.) However, as indicated above for imports, because of Effective January 1978 4 processing problems (e.g., late receipt of a document for an end-of-month shipment, rejection of a shipment by the com- puter because the data fail to meet certain edit criteria established to protect the accuracy of the statistics. etc.). there is an overall average carryover of about 2 to 3 percent (in terms of value) of the shipments from the actual month of exporta- tion to a subsequent month, usually the succeeding month. These limitations should be borne in mind when making month-to-month comparisons. Cumulations of data over at least 4-month periods are desirable to identify underlying trends. Month-to-month changes in imports, exports, and similar series often reflect primarily irregular movements, differences in monthly carry over, etc. Estimated Data for Export Shipments The overall export and Schedule B section and division totals include sample estimates for shipments valued $251-$1.999 to Canada and for shipments valued $251-$999 to countries other than Canada. Data for shipments valued $250 and under to all countries are also estimated, based on established percentages of individual country totals, and included in the Schedule B Section 9 totals regardless of the commodity exported. It is estimated that the unadjusted overall total is subject to a sampling error of less than one-tenth of one percent, and the unadjusted Schedule B section or division totals are subject to sampling errors of about one percent. In addition, the Schedule B Section 9 total is subject to possible error in the estimated data for shipments valued $250 and under; and the overall total. and the individual totals for sections other than Section 9, to a more limited extent. Such $250 and under shipments represent about 1 percent of the total value of exports, and about 60 percent of the Schedule B Section 9 total. SOURCES OF ERROR IN THE STATISTICS Monthly import and export figures are subject to the possibility of errors which may arise from sources other than sampling errors, discussed above. Among these are errors in the reporting and/or processing of information as to commodity classification, value and other statistical factors, month of inclusion (see paragraphs on import and export carryover. above), and the undercotinting of exports to Canada due to the non-receipt of Shipper's Export Declarations. For 1976, the undercounting amounted to about one and one-half billion dollars. In the case of imports the information as to value and commodity classification (as well as country of origin and net quantity) is verified by Customs officials on entries filed for transactions valued over $250 which are ordinarily subject to examination for Customs appraisement purposes, thus con- siderably reducing the possibility of error In addition, the procedures used to compile both the import and export sta- tistics include clerical and computer processing checks designed to protect the accuracy of the statistics to the fullest practicable extent. MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCES Two trade balances are presented in this report: 1) The balance between exports based on f.a.s. values and imports based on f.a.s. values. 2) The balance between exports based on f.a.s. values and imports based on c.i.f. values with adjustments for imports from affiliated sellers abroad to reflect arms-length equivalent prices, Both balances are useful for certain purposes. The first balance corresponds to a measurement of the international payments or credit flows resulting from merchandise trade between the U.S. and foreign countries. The second balance is based on concepts similar to those used by most foreign countries, and therefore provides a reference for comparison %,ith the trade balances published by those countries. REVISIONS TO THE STATISTICS Under the revision policy adopted effective with the 1977 statistics, revisions to the monthly statistics for the current year will be issued only once a year, i.e.. with the reports for June of the following year. Thus, revisions to 1977 statistics will be issued only in June 1978. Under the policy previously in effect, revisions were issued twice a year-the current year's June re- ports contained revisions for the prior year while the December reports usually contained revisions for the first three quarters of the ,uirent year In addition to the revisions which are mndde on a once a year bisis, instanLes ma. occur where a significant error in the statistics for a month of the L current y adr is discovered after the statistics for that month are compiled. If the error is of sufficient importance to require correction prior to the time that the regular revisions are carried, the correct ion is made and so noted in this report SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION Additional foreign trade statistics and information regarding coverage, valuation, sampling, and qualifications which should be considered by users of the statistics are contained primarily in the following publications: Report FT 990, Highlights of U.S. Export and Import Trade; FT 135, U.S. General Imports, Schedule A Commodity by Country; FT 410, U.S. Exports, Schedule E Commodity by Country; and the Guide to Foreign Trade Statistics. Information regarding additional sources of statistics, the methodology used in seasonally adjusting the data, and other matters relating to foreign trade statistics may be obtained from the Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the Census. Washington. D.C. 20233. Effective January 1978 Table 1. U.S. Exports (f.a.s. Value Basis), General Imports (f.a.s. and c.i.f. Value Basis), and Merchandise Trade Balance, Adjusted for Seasonal and Working-Day Variation, by Month: January 1977 to March 1978 (In millions of dollars. See Explanation of Statistics for information on coverage, date or importation, detinltlons of export ana i. port values and trade balances, and sources oi error in the data) F.a.s. Exports and f.a.s. Imports F.a.s. Exports and c.i.f. Imports Period Trade Trade Exports Imports bal e Exports Imports 0andee 1977 January-March ............................ 29. 725.0 35.935.7 -c.D i 29, '25.0 38.3b1.8 -8,636.8 January .................................. 9,664.4 10,971.. -1,300:.0 9,664.- 11,033.5 -2,069.5 February ................................. 9,896.5 12,881.8 -2,985.3 Q,896.5 13," '9.- -3.852.9 March.................................... 10, 164.1 12,082.5 -1 ,918.- 10, 16 1 12,878.5 -2,714. ". April.................................... 9,953.2 12,086.9 -2,133.7 9,953.2 12,885.6 -2.932... may....................... ...... ......... 10,488.9 10.983. 1 -i-J.. 10.-88. ll, 2- 6.0 -1,237.1 June..................................... 10,090.3 13,3O 1 -3,3O5.a 10,0-~0.3 l ,,29 -4,207.1. July....................................... 10,38-.6 13.07b.6 -2,1 90.0 ,368 .6 13,9;3.0 -3.588.. August................................ ... 9.67-.0 11l.050.7 -1,976.' '.674.0 12, 15.8 -2,7-.1.8 September ................................ 11,036.5 12.605.2 -1,56.8. 11.036.5 13.-53.8 -2,17.3 October................................... 9,37-.8 12.995.6 -3,620.8 9.37-.8 13,667.' -4,.492.9 November.................................. 9,.75.0 11,833.3 -2.358.3 9,,75.01 12.592.6. -3.117.6 December ................................. 11,007.0 13,122.5 -2,115.5 11.00'.0 13,q99 .3 -2.987.3 1978 January-March............................ ]*5.',.1 .. -',. ', -. ) -6. 6 j. 1 2 -I ., t,1I.. January................................. ... 10.014.3 12,393.0 -2,i38.; 10,014.3 13,169.8 -3.155.5 February................................. 9,922.- 1l.-38.s -. .5i6.2 9.922.- 15,379.6 -4,.5".2 March.................................... i. s..... -I J. *"i ., '",i 1. I ..r ,'.'. -'r ,... " April .................................... may...................................... June..................................... July..................................... August................................... September................................. October.................................. November................................. December................................. 'Export data represent domestic ana foreign .merchandise excluding Department oi Defence (DOD) MilitarY Aislstance Program Crant-iao shipments. Import data represent general imports of merchandise. 'Beginning with the January 1978 issue of this report, export and import totals and trade balances include data or. shipments of nonrmonetary gold in the form of ores, concentrates, waste, scrap. and refined bullion. During 1977, U.S. exports of nonmonetary gold totaled 01,0-2.6 million. Monthly values were reported in millions as follows: January 1142.5: February $65.3; March f5.9; April 1l.9: May 67.1; June 127.1: July .125.9: August $96.5; September t7.5; October f1263.1; November ful.6; and December 78.3. Imports totaled 167-.1 million. By month, values in millions were as follows: January $30.4; February $23.3; Marcn 126.0; April f23.7; May $28.8; June 199.6; July 126.5: August 942.5; September 188.2; October $43.1; November $182.8; and December 59.3. 'Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation using adjustment &actors as described in footnote I at bottom of this page. 'Exports and imports are adjusted for seasonal and workingday variation but not for changes in price level. Factors used to adjust 1977 and 1978 export data shown in this report represent seasonal adjustment factors derived from monthly data through 1977 and introduced in January 1918 combined with the appropriate working day adjustment factors 1978 import dala are being adjusted by interim factors derived from monthly data through 1977 1977 import dala are being adjusted by larlors derived Irom monthly data through 1976 and introduced in January 1977 2Cumulations of data over at least 4 month' periods are desirable to identify underlying trends Month frononlh changes in exports, imports,. and similar series often reflect primarily irregular move- ments, differences in monthly carryover, etc Recent monin lo-monlh percent changes in the overall seasonally adjusted export and import series are presented in the following table with average percent month to-month rise and decline over longer periods shown for comparison The average rise and average decline figures do not reflect data on nonmonelary gold. The average also exclude percentage changes for (1) the period October December 1971 because of abnormalities in the data due to etectsi of dock strikes and 12) periods when negligible changes (zero percent) in the level of exportsimports occurred. Percentage changes for f a.. and c i f. import values are not available lor periods prno to January 1974 Month-to-month Average monthly rates of change Series Feb.-Mar. Jan.-Feb. Dec. 1977- Nov,-Dec. Average Average 4-months 12-months 1978 1978 Jan. 1978 LQ7? rise decline Nov. 1977- Mar. 1977- 1972-1977 1972-1977 Mar. L978 Mar. 1978 (Percent) (Percent) (Percent) (Percent) (Percent) (Percent) (Percent) (Percent) export value.. import value.. import value.. +10.0 -5.2 -5.3 -0.9 .16.5 +16.8 -9.0 -5.5 -5.8 +L16.1 .10.8 +11.1 +4.1 +4.2 +4.2 +1.0 +1.6 +1.6 3See the "Explanation of Statistics" for definitroni of the export and import values and trade balances Report FT900, Effective January 1978. Table 2. U.S. Exports (f.a.s. Value Basis) of Merchandise Showing Department of Defense (DOD) Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid Shipments, by Month: January 1977 to March 1978 (In millions of dollars. See Explanation of Statistics for information on coverage, definition of f.a.s. export value, and sources of the oats. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly from sum of rounded amounts) Period 1977 January-December ..................... January- March........................ January .............................. February ........................ ..... March ................................ April ................................ May........ .............. ........ .... June.................................. July................................. August............................... September............................ October.............................. November ............................. December............................. 1978 January-March ........................ January.............................. February................*............. March................................ April................................ MWAY ................................. June.......................... ....... July................................. August.. ............................ September............................. October.............................. . November ............................. December ............................ I ~I I Domestic and foreign, seasonally adjusted Exports excluding DOD Grant-Aid' Exports including DOD Grant-Aid' DOD Grant-Aid.' 3 r I -r I _____ _____ Domestic and fare Ign, unadjusted Domestic. unadjusted Domestic and foreign, unadjusted Domestic, unadjusted Total Western Europe I I I 4- _____ 1 29,725.0 9,664.4 9.896.5 10,164. 9,953.2 10,488.9 10,090.3 10,384.6 9,674.0 11,036.5 9,374.8 9,475.0 11,007.0 3L' .8-6.8 10.01-. 3 9.922.. 10,412. 1 121,144.0 29,637.8 9,118.4 9.469.0 11,050.4 10,542.4 10,928.4 10.279.0 9,751.1 8.975.5 10.365.5 9,572.b, 9,687.2 11,404.4 30.c153.2 9,364.4 9.51-..6 12,07-.2 118,943.5 29,151.3 6,960.1 9,136.0 10,855.2 10,34-.5 10,736.1 10.064. 2 9,590.3 8,802.2 10,151.9 9,379.7 9.517.4 11,206.0 30, 382 .- 9,214.1 . 337.8 I 1 0.5 121.205.8 29,667.4 9,135.2 9,473.9 11,058.2 10.548.0 10,933.5 10,282.1 9,754.4 8,978.5 10.369.2 9.575.2 9,689.6 11,408.2 30,'96-.9 9.366.9 9,518.5 12,0;f.- 119,005.4 29,180.9 8.976.8 9,361.0 10.863.1 10,350.1 10,7-,1.1 10,067.3 9,593.5 8,805.1 10,155.5 9,382.3 9,519.8 11.209.8 30.3 .4. I 9.216.6 9,34I. 7 11 ,3j..6 L II Other coantrima,. :.. U44 a 3 I lhl 24 i -I 4 1 4.,5 ii 'Beginning with January 1978 statistics, totals include date on shipments of nonmonetary gold. See table 1, footnote 2. "Replesents only export shipments from the United States and differs from DOD Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipment figures under this program as follows: (a) Transfers of the material procured outside the United States and transfers from DOD overseas stocks fra export shipments. (b) Export value is f.a.s., whereass DOD value, in most instances, Is f.o.b., point of origin. (c) Data for shipments reported by the DOD for a given month are included in Bureau of Census reports In the second month subsequent to the month reported by the DOD. 3Adjusted for seasonal and aoraing-day variation. See footnote I on the bottom of page 5. *Annual total is not shown for seasonally adjusted data. Unadjusted data should be used for annual totals. error i: ii: 7 Table 3. U.S. Imports of Merchandise, by Month: January 1977 to March 1978 (In millions of dollars. See Explanation of Statistics for Information on coverage, date of Importation, definitions of f.a.s. and c.i.f. Import values, and sources of error in the data. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figure: and hence may vary slightly from sum of rounded moonLs) F.a.s. value' C.k.f. value1 Period General imports Imports General imports Imports for for Seasonally consumption, Seasonally consumption, adjusted Unadunadjuste adjutead' Uadjusted unadjusted 1977 January-December......................... (') 147,695.8 146.93-.. (') 157,574.0 156.783.6 Jamuary-March....................... ..... 35,935.7 35,379.0 35.259.5 38.36L.6 37, 765 3 37, 642.7 January .................................. 10.971., 10,644.5 10,b67.0 11,733.9 11,384.2 11 ..09.5 lebruary.................................. 12.881.8 11,592.3 11,523.7 13,7u9.4 12.373.1 12.303.1 March.................................... 12,082.5 13.142.1 13,068.7 12,878.5 14.007.9 13,930.1 April ................ ................... 12,086.9 11.934.6 11,852.2 12,885.6 12.723.2 12.638.7 ay........................................ 10,983.1 11.257.7 11.0'6.4 11.726.0 12,019.2 11,631.0 June...................................... 13,396.1 1.,056.5 l-.O'.'..9 1.,297.7 15.002.6 14.989.1 July........................ ............... 13,076.6 12,1.30.6 12,342.q 13,973.0 13.282.7 13.190.9 August.................................... 11,b6 0.7 12,059.a 12.055.9 12,'15.8 12.851.6 12.84.2 September................................. 12,605.2 12,450.2 12.326.6 13,-53.8 13.288.3 13.159.9 October.................................. 12,995.6 12,.9 ..0 i2,5. .1 13,866'. 13.332.4 13.383.5 NHoember.................................. 11,833.3 12,261.7 12.274.9 12.592.6 13.0-8.5 13,063.5 December.................................. 13,122.5 1l .371.8 13,157.9 13,994.3 14.260.2 14.0- 0.1 1978 January-March ............................. ... .-0.5-.' -_0 !.. ,,5.2.' -3, i .- -'. I 3.. I ].' o.- January.................................... 12,393.0 12,711.7 12,604.1 13.169.8 13.514.9 13.397.7 February................................. L-..38.6 13.286.. 13. 316.4 15, 379.t 1-, 152.3 1.. 180.2 March.................................... 5 t c1. :. 2'.9 1-,-?.3 -. 5r '. .c?.d li2.-I .2 .- . April .................................... May...................................... June..................................... July...................................... August................................... September................................ October .................................. lovember................................. December................................. IBeginnLng with January 1978 statistics, totals Include data on shipments of nonmonetary gold. See the Explanation of Statl-tic, for additional Information. See also table 1, footnote 2. 'Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation. See footnote 1 on the bottom *o, page 5. 'Annual total Is not shown for seaonally adjusted data. Unadjusted asas should be used tor annual totals. 8 Table 4. U.S. Exports (fa.s. Value Basis) of Domestic Merchandise, Including Department of Defense (DOD) Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid Shipments-Schedule E Sections, Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted, by Month: January 1977 to March 1978 (In millions of dollars. See Explanation of Statistics for Information an coverage, definition of f.a.a. export value, and sources or error In the data. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly f rm sum of rounded amounts) Schedule E sections Periom 0 I 2' 3 5 6 1 8 9' Seasonally adjusteso 1977 January-Mirch................. 520 .. .68 9 3,316 0 91*.. 280... 2.708.7 .779 3 12.21i.. 1 912.1 L016.2 January....................... 1.085.3 155.1 1,071.k 265.0 71.5 8;&.b 901.5 4,093.8 645.1 378.8 February...................... [.179.1 150.- 1.153.9 327.2 93.5 9.7.2 9-2.1 3.987.8 661.8 315.3 March ......................... 1.256.0 1mn .6 ,.090.) 3.1.6 115.- 8B6.9 929.7 -,129.8 665.2 320.1 April......................... 1,221.5 122.1 1.18'.3 375.0 111.3 859.1 918.3 &.055.9 638.2 242.3 Mq a ........................... 1.312.1 l1.2 1,;2 2.2 393.8 611 .7 B88.1 924.3 ',230.5 674.6 333.1 June.......................... 1,208.. 167.6 b.126.6b 73.1 111.9 912.1 918.5 ',096.9 692.0 299.9 July.......................... 1,231.t. 188.. 1.112.3 -18.8 122.3 943.2 890.5 4.106.9 699.3 508.1 August....................... 1.177.0 168.8 859.3 309.3 127.7 865.6 863.9 4,066.6 674.9 378.9 September....... ............. 1.2'.) 19 3.9 .0?77.1 393.2 110.2 1,101.0 1.025.2 4,632.0 758.0 265.5 Octoner....................... 963.- 59.' 1,023.6 338.- 10-.0 718.5 :-1.3 -.112.7 661., 529.2 November...................... 1.020.- 11-.5 1.038.- 336.1 123.1 788.9 832.0 4,048.1 710.7 317.4 Decmb-er...................... 1.250.6 221.6 1,083.? 307.9 101.8 989.9 982.2 4,719.6 769.5 400.7 1978 January-March................... .60.. 5)1s.: 3.2 8.. jO. 2.. ..1 2. -..2 1'.,.:,. ?,'- .- 1,119.3 January....................... 1,151.5 127.9 1.071.2 230.- 100.4' 873.0 887.6 4.242.3 736.3 464.7 Febr.ar........................ 1 312.7 188.3 1.010.6 1l2.2 98.7 919.0 89b.8 -, 123.3 735.2 266.9 March......................... I 1)-... ;' ,. i. I6 .' 131.3 '1.. .A ,--2. 70 .9 387.7 Aprli ......................... May ....................... ... June................. ...... July.......................... Au us t........................ September r..................... October....................... November r...................... December ...................... t'rsad ousted 1917 JanuarM-DbIce.ber.............. l..,135.6 1.8-6.6 13 080.2 -.13.0 1.308.' 10.822.8 10.858.0 50.256.1 8,2j6.2 4,277.2 Jar,uary-March ................ 3..85.2 -i7.2 3.525.3 76.1 299.2 2,670.0 2,13.71- 12,331.9 1 9.4 .1 956.6 January........................ 1,0'8.8 16b6. 1,055.1 217.6 25.1 816.0 839.4 3.762.2 490.3 376.1 February...................... I 1,11b. 131. 1 la0. 268.0 91.9 910.3 892.? 3,816.3 620.8 280.9 March ......................... 1.l.8 .A 157.2 1 .250.0 .'2 .0 132.2 9-3.' 1 .003.1 -,751.' 73,.O 299.6 April ......................... ,?23-.9 112.0 l 32.2 397.9 102.8 902.1 367.9 4.3.7.9 662.2 270.2 May........................... 1 23-. 128.8 1 .3;5.4 -12.4 125.2 92.9 970.5 4,.568.9 698.. 333.8 June.......................... ,1-8.0 14.0.5 1.07.6 316.1 120.1 917.6 947.0 4,2b60. 724.5 333.8 July........................ 1,165.1 156.6 934.3 308.3 126.3 956. 856.7 3,798.9 685.3 515.7 Acgu t ....................... 1. 1.? 15 .6 711. 333.' 1,2.8 879.:. 831.9 3.621.6 bil.3 375.5 September..................... 1 2-'. 231.6 2 .: -01.6 105.' 1 ,06 .o 1.013.4 *.303.1 744.4 250.9 Octber....................... 4.8. '.5 '.3 1 0-3.3 I 36 .6 8.1 :37.2 742.8 .1 7-. 671.3 '93.7 November ..................... 1.1- .9 1- .. 1.130.6 3o2.1 112.5 736.0 615.- *.072.' b92.9 312.3 December........... ....1.....-... .-8.2 b2.6 1,179.6 314.: 116.0 1.0 7.'- 97:.3 ..716.9 241.8 -34.8 Janurtry-a rcr. .. ... .. 3.- ,.. -' '..: 3)-.' 2,1- .. '. 7',. i 2. 36.3 .213.7 1 .061.5 Januar.......................... 113..'- 13 0 1.0 .8 186.4 ...0 630.2 829.9 3.852.0 665.6 433.6 February...................... I l M t,. l.l0 3 1-1 0 9'.; 883.2 8-8.- 3.9.1.9 689.o 237.5 March.................... .... i .,. 1 i 1 .1. 1,03 I, .7 .- 6.5 390. April ............... ......... May.... ........ .............. Jure............... ...... July................ ...... ... Auc u = .......... ........ ... September r.. ... ......... October ....................... Novembt r... ........ December. .......... .......... '.crserul L -'tlirn oeacriptior, are ar foIlo.: 0. Foo. ana litr animals 5. ChemicalB 1. Beverage, and tobacco 0. Maniiactured goods classified chiefly by material 2. Crude materials, inedDioe, except fuels 7. Machiner) and transport equipment 3. Mineral fuels. lubricant and related material. 8. Mlscellaneoii manufactured articles, n.e.c. 4. Animal ana necetable oil' and fats 9. Commodtlies and transactions not classified according to kind fBeglnrlrg alth Janu.ay 1978 stlatiottc. total! Include data on hlipments of nonmonetary gold. See the Explanation of Statistics for addittoDal inforastlon. See also table 1. footnote 2'. 'Adjusted for seasonal and morKing-day variation. See footnote 1 on the bottom of page 5. Annual totals are not shosm for seasonally adjusted data. Unadjusted data should be u'ed for annual totals. The section totals in this table and Ismilar overall monthly totals in tables I and 2 were anajated Independently. Table 5. U.S. General Imports (f.a.s. Value Basis) of Merchandise, Schedule A Sections. Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted, by Month: January 1977 to March 1978 tr. millions of dollars. See Explanation or Stat ilscs for Inforrmat ion on cio-erage, date of imortatt.n, definition of f.a.s. import ialue, end sources of error Ln the data. Unadjusted totals represent su-. of unrounden figure. and hence y vay vary -lightly from aurr of rounded amounital Schedule A secltons' Period 0 1 2' 3 b s 6 7 8 9' Season lly adjusted' 1977 January-M.rch.. .............. 3.259 8 398.3 1.91,.2 11. '70.2 "13j.7 'I. 18'.O .. ;3. 8.29 3 3 1 i9 9 .I January...................... Q84.2 '120. 596. 3.j09.6 "..9 I 352.' I .96.1 2.663.6 1.035.9 '20-.2 February...................... 1 .203.5 '1I?2.- 708.2 ..068.0 '-0.8 '367.4 1.18.3 3.037.9 1 151.5 *2:: .b March......................... 1.03 2.1 "155.4 65 .4 ,392.6 "i8.0 "439.9 1.559... 2.596.6 1.l.l02. "20.3 April............s.......... .. 1.337.0 "121.7 665.. 3.367.1 *36.5 4.61.5 1,825.) 2.681. 1 ,08.-.6 "224.8 May ........................... 1.150.3 I4'.-..9 665.3 2.655.6 '-2.1 .12.4. 1.'53.-. 2,)59.3 1.170 2 '257.5 June.......................... 1.0J3.8 *'145.5 7,b.7 .,380.s '70.6 "..4.2 1,8.9.6 3.l 3.4 1 ,1 t.. '-,0.2. July.......................... 1.038.5 -111.2 692.5 4.165.' '-1.8 '399. 1 .856.5 3 259.2 1,215.6 '2i0.7 August. ........................ 8659.9 '162.3 '-9.6 3.362.2 '52.6 *21.8 1.05.2 2,9d.' 1.0-5.2 "659.. Septenber..................... 8. 6.1 'I8'.< '20. [ .655.- '.. '45I... I.'I1.5 1,201.' 1 .5.5 -308. October....................... 6.0.3 "'IJ'. 7'.7 -,029.8 "?9.0 '3-9.1 I 680.O0 3 &L.9 1 286.5 ;260.s November............... ... .. 6840.0 "105.0 i18.1 3,677.4. 'J9.0 *311. 1,61'-.3 3.0-4.8 1 .01.8 1 .6 December...................... 1.278.0 '159.8 782.8 3.065.1 5.1 '9.. 2.100.8 3.bl'.8 L. 3'9. '327.2 1978 January-March................. j.'.-b -7..2 2.'..r. 9.8t,,.. '1 .1 ..-l .. r' i'., I' ,. 1.. I' I ..q January....................... 1.112.- '138.1 693.. 3.198.3 329. 18.9 2.061.2 3.552., l,318.3 "] :8.2 February....................... 189.9 2 792.5 3.45-.. 8 -oo ; 72. 2.. 9.o 1 2.' i. 0.. '"253.5 March ......................... --.- I..- May. ........................ June .......................... July .......................... Au _us .... .......... September ..................... October....................... November ........ ............. Dec ember ...................... Ira jIssted January-December.............. l..iS5'.8 l.69.' 6.-oh.;. -.53'.2 550.' 970.' 21.367.0 16.406.8 1 .609.. 3.361.0 January-March.. ................ 1 21o.1 398.3 1.833.3 12 1i2. 135.,' I 160.0 3;6.7 8. 6-... 2..6 6 n53.1 January....................... 971.. 120.5 529.5 3.521.- 5h.9 352.7 1.428.8 2..- J.3 9-5.8 204.2 February...................... I.0NO ., 122.. 598.- 3.656.5 40.0 387.u. I .-9'..9 2,77P.6 90'.1 228.b March ......................... 1.11.2.1 155.u. b65.- ..77 ...8 i8.0 j)Q.9 1.653.0 7,9*6b.5 1.0 1.i 220.3 April ......................... 1.31..3 121.2 652.6 3,511.9 16. -tl. 1,712.1 2.887.2 1 .009.8 :326.6 May........................... 1.122.7 1-4.9 b 6. 2.7 2.8 -2.1 412.- 1.781. 2.),b.4 1.060.2 057.5 June.......................... 1.156.8 1 5.i 63'.1 -.j 05.8 U.,6 .-9.2 .010.5 i.-l'1 .l 1,2 '.0 -03.. July. ................ .... ... 60. 111.2 1. .91 1.3 -1 3)'l.. 1,784. l .9 5. 2 l,tL.e 230.7 August ........................ 68... 162.3 771.3 '.t51.- 5; -21.8 I ,863.5 ,'1l.) ;.l .? :59.'. September........... .. ....... 71.7 .'-) -. .6 :20. 5 '36.' l 8 .' 2 495. 25 '.- 306.- October ..................... 812.9 137.8 '37.. .r3- .'4 '.1 3'). I ,866 .3 ,3101.5 1,-.1.1 280.5 bovember...................... 901.6 105.0 715.2 ,0.: ) 19.0 311.6 I .' 3. 3.190.1 i.118.' -1-.1 December...................... 1.249 .6 154.8 761. i3.15 .0 1 -1.1 ,.9.0 2.117.6 1.6bs .1 1.305.' 3.27.2 1978 January-March................. 3.-', -: .) : ".'9 i l ]. I I.- 1... I .3 r ; 9 ., January ....................... 1,126.9 138.1 650.4 422.2 29. B18.9 1.982.0 3 9,3 2.7 l .2' 28.2 February....................... i1.111.I. 12 b67.2 i.V02 3 -6.6 -'2.1 2. i0 .- 3.573. I 293 2 253.5 March .................... .... ... .. .-.' 'r.) 3.- -'... .ro.. .. .i .). 1. li 5I.. April......... .............. May......................... June.............. ......... July ...................... August ....................... September.................... October r....................... Nowember...................... December..................... . 'Schedule A section descripttl.n' are a; lolloss 0. Food and live annals '. Cne.1.ical, 1. Besleraes arn tobacco b. Manayact' red g oa classLrfeo cr"ielly hy material 2. Cruae materials Lr eoable. except fuel' '. Mochinr e a.r trasn.ort eqiu p.rer. 3. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related n.tertal- 8. Mt.cellane-.u. mnnufactfrea article' n.e... a. Animal and vegetable oil and fats 9. C.-,l .dit les and transactions not clas-ifleo accordinE to kind 'Beginning with January 1978 statistics, totals Incluoe data on shIpments of nonmonetary gold. See the rxpianatlon of Statistics lor adoltlonal Information. See also table I, footnote 2. 'Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation. See footnote I on notton1 of page 5. Annual totals are not shown for seasonally adjusted data. Unadjusted data should be used for annual totals. lhe section totals In this table and similar overall monthly totals In tables 1 and 3 were adjusted Independently. aln the absence of demonstrable seasonal patterns lor this section, no seasonal adjustalent factors have been applied to the data. 10 Table 6. U.S. General Imports (c.i.f. Value Basis) of Merchandise, Schedule A Sections, Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted, by Month: January 1977 to March 1978 'in millions of dollars. See Explanation of Statistics for information on coverage. date of Iaportation, derLnll[on of C.2 f. Import value, and sources ofni error in the data. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly from asu of rounded amounts) Schedule A sections% Period 0 1 2' ] 5 6 7 Seasonally adjusted3 1977 lanuary-M rch ............... 3.4'L.' '431. 7 2,098.7 L2,538..- 'L4.2 l1.242.2 5.125.0 8,888.6 3.434.5 *664.8 J.nuar. .. .. ... 1,052.9 '131.2 639.3 3.5b.l "60.6 "371.0 1,b613.2 2.848.2 1.113.6 '207.8 February .... l,82.0 "li.0 759.9 ..321.7 43.3 '409.7 1.846.4 3.255.8 1,236.8 '233.1 March 136.8 '167.5 699.5 4,677.6 "40.3 461.5 1.665.4 2.784.6 1.086.1 223. April ... .. .. .. 1,420.9 l1jl.2 '16.'. 3,5'4.0 '38.8 *485. 1,953.4 3.086.3 1161 .9 '230., Maw .. .25.6 '157.5 724.3 3,0)0.5 4'4.5 ".35.1 1,887.4 2.947.5 1.,254.5 '261.8 J1.ne ... 1,10'.1 1 .4 197.5 '.662.1 '7..5 *'75.2 1,990.9 3.341.3 1.281.6 .40B.1 J l .... .. ,112.1 '123.0 754.9 4.. 27.9 -4. 1 '424.2 2,001.4 1.471.3 1.305.0 '234.8 Agus 425.6 "177.6 610.6 3.562.0 '55.5 "..6.8 1,.946.2 3,15..6 1,120.7 '263.8 eot eme r 96. 5.1 19.- 78182.0 ..080.3 "-4.2 'L59.8 2,072.1 3,.10.1 1.317.6 *313.0 Orxctber 936.1 "8.9 6'-1.2 &,276.1 '31.6 "371.1 2.000.4 3.650.3 1.382.6 '285.8 N-ivemner .. 2.2 '1].8 60B.0 '.2100.1 '41.6 *328.1 1.880.3 3.250.0 1.119.0 '618.2 jecemoetr .. .. l. .2 175.0 843.7 3.263.7 '45.1 '577.5 2.273.8 3.841.1 1..83.5 '332.5 January. ,- arch ................ 3.c. 2 .o :.395.1 10.---. 41 0.9 '1 ,581.:. 7.3-18.6 11. 7]. ,, .'. .b '966.0 Janus ry.... ... ... .17.9 '151.1 738.7 3.386.3 "31.5 "-. 5 2.216.0 3.764.8 1.4.56.5 '333.3 February I b'.7 '176.0 &8.6.7 3.758.3 '50.1 '500.8 2.68..2 4.195.9 1,600.1 '258.0 Marr 9.-'l. ... .',.-'> 3'9.7 i 00.2 9 1 '636.1 2.-08.. 3.812.3 1.567.0 4374.4, April . May .... J.r,. ... Jul r . Aug-t . Sepi Er ... IV Lober hoLember.. ... ... .Pember . .Ina. justea 1977 January-December.............. 13,424.8 1,817.5 9,160.5 -7.292.8 564.1 3.2i.5.5 22.997.2 38 830.3 14.828.0 3,413.2 January-March................. 3,424.8 431.7 1.i59.l1 12.9...8 L...2 1.242.2 -.912.3 6,855.1 3.18-.1 664.8 dtanuary....................... 1,039.2 131.2 588.8 3.762.- 60.6 171.0 1.540.6 2.665.9 1,016.7 207.6 February...................... 1,169.2 133.0 b62.1 '..099.8 43.2 409.7 1,606.4 2.975.8 1.060.7 233.1 March......................... 1.216.L 167.5 728.2 5.084.6 40.3 461.5 1.765.3 3 213.- 1,106.7 223.9 April......................... ],]ob.7 133.2 '!].8 3,'2'.7 38.8 485.3 1,832.3 3,092.5 1.083.6 230.4 May........................... 1,196.2 157.5 758.3 2.963.8 .-.5 .35.1 1.917.6 3.1I.7.9 1,136.6 261.8 June.......... ....... ........ 1,235.7 159.4 908.4 -,58 .8 '..5 475.2 2.161.1 3.647.5 1.347.0 408.1 July.......................... 1,049.8 123.0 '79.1 &.157.8 -4.1 42-.2 1.923.3 3.192.0 1.354.6 234.8 August........................ 952.4 177.6' 634.1 1.8"S.3 55.5 b-6.8 2.008.5 2.92'.1 1.320.2 263.8 September..................... 941.0 199.4 808.1 '.93Y7.5 14.2 459.8 2.041.0 3.1 1.9 1.351.9 313.0 October....................... 874.6 148.9 796.6 ),857.0 31.6 371.1 2.010.4 3.511.6 1,444.8 285.8 November...................... 964.6 111.8 :71.5 3.915.r. 41.6 328.3 1.895.7 3,399.5 1.201.8 418.2 December...................... 1,389.0 175.0 64J.0 3.335.5 -5.1 577.5 2'.292.0 3.868.0 1.403.4 332.5 1978 January-March................. 3,717.6 517.6| *'.1 -,j 1,.- 1 1J.' 1.581.5 '. 3,b.3 II.b6h .i -.321.1 966.0 January....................... 1,194.2 151.1 692.9 3,2J. 3 31.5 4'4.5 2.131.8 3,595.. 1,316.7 333.3 February...................... 1,183.1 176.0 1?1., 1713.2 5)0.1 500.8 2.367.5 3. 793.1 1,388.9 258.0 March......................... 1,340.3 190.4 ;3.1 i.62r'9 CO tjb.h i e u'.l -.307.'. 1.615. 374L.4 April ..................... May........................... June.......................... August........... .......... September..................... October.................... November...................... December...................... tSchedule A section descriptions are as follows: 0. Food and live animals 5. Chemicals 1. Beverages and tobacco m MarulScturea gooan ci.silfend cnl-ely n. material 2. Crude materials, Inedible, except fuels Machti.er% ana transport equipment 3. Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related material. 8 aMa.ell neous manulacturen asricles. n e.h 4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 9 C:n-r.odl.rles awd tranaact.lns not classilted according to kind 2Beginning with January 1978 statistics, totals include data on sanipent. of nonmonetary gold. See the Explanation of Statistics for additional information. See also table 1, footnote 2. 'Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation. See ioototeo 1 on bottom of page 5. Annual totals are not shown for seasonally adjusted data. Unadjusted data should be used for annual totals. The adjusted sectionn totals In this table and similar overall monthly totals in tables I and 3 were adjusted independently. 'In the absence of demonstrable seasonal patterns for this section, no seasonal adjustment factors have been applied to the data. GENERAL IMPORTS OF PETROLEUM AND SELECTED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS INTO THE U.S. CUSTOMS AREA AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, UNADJUSTED Monthly and cumulative-to-date data on general imports of petroleum and selected petroleum products irto the U.S. Customs area and into the U.S. Virgin Islands for the period January 1977 through the current month are presented in the tables that follow. Tables 1-A and 1-B present imports into the U.S. Customs area and tables 2 A and 2 present imports into the U.S. Virgin Islands. (It should be noted that imports into the Virgin Islands are excluded from the regularly compiled foreign trade statistics and, therefore, are ex- cluded from the data presented in tables 1-A and 1-B as well as the other tables shown in the front of this report.-See "Explanation of Statistics". Effective with January 1978 statistics, certain changes were made in the commodity classifications (Schedule A and TSUSA) covering petroleum products. These changes are reflected in the listing of classifications shown below. Data presented in tables 1-B and 2-B which follow have been revised to reflect all changes in classifications. effective January 1978. Schedule A and TSUSA Commodity Numbers Used in Compiling the Petroleum Information Presented in This Report Energy products Schedule A No. Nonenergy products Schedule A No. TSUSA No. Crude petroleum and deriv- atives to be refined 333.0020 333.0040 334.4040 475.0510 475.1010 475.6510 Lubricating oils 334.5410 pt. 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