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UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE


Summary of U.S. Export and


Sq L um prt Merchandise Trade

1 l n T DOCcUMENTS DE F3

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E DECEMBER 1978
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Sasnhy Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
(Including unadjusted data on imports of petroleum and petroleum products)


F.A.S. EXPORTS AND F.A.S. IMPORTS
Annual lUnadjusted)
The Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce ariounc-
: ed today that during calendar Near 1978. eAports on a
:: F.a.s. (free alongside ship U.S. port of exportatoron
value basis, evcluding Department of Defense fDODI
Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments, amoujnted
to $143,574.6 million, an increase of about 19 percent
over the calendar year 1977 total of $121,l0D." million.
General imports on a f.a.s. foreign port of exportarioron
value basis for calendar year 1978 were valued at
$172,025.5 million, an increase of about lo percent oaer
the comparable 1977 total of $lu7,685.0 million.

Based on the aboue export and import calendar tear
figures the 1978 merchandise trade balance -as in
deficit by $28,450.9 million. The comparable trade
balance for 1977 was $26,53<.6 million.
Monthly (Seasonally adluitedl

The Bureau stated that during December l78, exports on a
f.a.s. (free alongside ship' U.S. port of exportationr
value basis, excluding Department of Defensee IDOi Mili-
tary Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments, amounted to
$13,14B.4 million and that general imports or. a f.a.:.
foreign port of ewportation .alue basiz, amounted to,
$15,188.7 million.1 2 3
Based on the abose export and import figures, the
December merchandise trade balance was in deficit ob
$2,040.3 million, as compared to the deficit of
$1,945.5 million recorded An Nosember.1 2 3
For the 4-month period, September-December 1978, eiporte
averaged $13,212.3 million per month, about a 1l pFrcent
increase over the $12.035.3 million average reportPd for
the preceding 4-month period, May-August l978. Imports
on a f.a.s. value basis, averaged 115,163.4 million pei
month for the current 4-montn period, a level about _,
percent more than the SJu,146.1 million aier3qp reported
for the preceding 4-month period.1 2 3

Monthly IUnadjustedl
Exports, excluding Military Assistance Proqram Grant-Aid
shipments, decreased form $13,0t55. million in Nosember
to $13,531.0 million in December. With Mllirar) Assist-
ance Program Grant-Aid shipments included, emprirtE
decreased from 113,672.3 million in November to $13 ,52.9
million in December. General imports decreased from,
* $15,05 .9 million in November to $11,956.3 million in
| Di eDecember.
Note: Footnotes 1, I. and 3 are sf.osn at the L.c.t-.m fi
page 5.


F.A S EXPORTS AND C.I.F. IMPORTS
Annual (Unadjusledl
Frne buirrau of the r fi ,-.. DepartmT.eint f orr r.er:e nr.:..,red
l.ria, that during raenilar e-wr 197R, evpouts on 3 r.a.I
I free alonsIQde shipl U.'. port of" eportatiocn ralue
basis., -ec ludi- LepartTr.,=tr rf 'rJeense ODu[' Ml tar,
Aza La'Cr Proqr r. r r -A..d ShipmTent a,,:,,J.nOed I.t
ll.',".?.,T, million, Sr. rlacieaue of about 19 percent o'er
in ,' salr.-1 r .ear !i '- total oIf ml21,l i .. i il on.
.erneral ri ports on a c. .f. i,:c 't, ir.n uraricE, and freiQrit
U.'. porti of er.tr, .ajlue ra:i- for tir, ,alerdLar eaTr iere
.-ilued at llH 5,1 ) .> a i i ior, ar. in:crea;e ,d about lb per-
ce-nt o.er the comparable I tot l Of isi ''.bI. m il I .:r.
Ba-eil or. tr.re abu.e eAport arnd i..port calendar ep3r flQures,
the q7* .T.erch-.niie trale balance was in deficit b,
5 m 'n. mil lion. Ir.e Corr.par le trdde ialarce for 19"
Was 3 derfic it of f16,u01. iliij in.
Monthly (Seasonallv adjusledl
iTr. Bureau ate d tr.yaft uri r, ceT.rer 1978, export
S.:. a a..:. r'ree alor.q i.-le ah f, U. part of e,,port atlor.
.3lue 035 ec lud.ri, D epartlm-rt o .l Dlef-r.se LD0ijU
Mi lit it ar A;s i't. r ram I r j'-i -d id A nhipiefnt a mounted
r't 11 l.l- m llio air ; t lr r,' l impnir-. onr a c..l.f.
=cost, iir urariC 3a d ftre r 'i J.:,. pon r.f E lr, Jlue
tan i: aT...jir.i.terl to l Ih, !'3.6 mii l on. 1 -2

Sated ,. thIe ~ai.e export and imTport rf iures, the DeceTr'.er
m*ercrrni-r- trae nalancP was z ir dlfi.it bi i3,02f.L
,T.ill ionr, as coTpari.ed to the oae icit .i f 12,91-.. mill in
ie.Curded I-. No.emDr. 1 1
for the j-morirth periro,- SeptemDer-D1cemTDer 198, emporl
'.eraqed $1S.'12.3 im lion per month, about a 10 percent
increase o -r the 1] ,015.5 Ti11l ioi atera-1E reported lor
the pofceidr,q -To intn pFr, eri M,-August 1978. Imports or.
a 1..1. .alu; t1 ;si3, aeraqed t,J -,J 0.6 mullior, per month
for the Current a-ror.tr, perino, a leel about ? percent
more thar. the 11,070.0 million average reported for the
orFrcririnrr a-month period.1 1i 5
Monthly IUnadjumed)

LE ports, eCC lijdinQ tI l tar A assistance Proqr am Croant-ite
*:r. ,pment : decreasedl from. 1 ` ,b0.4 i lILon jrin rNoember to
11 A .1" kf ill on in December. with Militarv Assistance
Proqg-am Lranr-AjrJn ,ranpernts i-crludEd, eiportS dEcrTased
fr..im 11 ,r,'2. .T.I l -l Ion No,e-ml:.r to. $1i 3, 2. Til lionr.
Ar. December. Ler.Eral i.T.oorts Oecreased from $16,01Di'.i
.-.AilI cn in lrio emb-er to l 4i.926.1 'Ir.l lion in ,Cecember.


U.S. Department
of Commerce
BUREAU OF
7 THE CENSUS

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EXPLANATION OF STATISTICS


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 (previously shown in former Report
FT 900-Supplement).
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 b, mail. and issued monetary coins of all component
metals.

Inclusion of Gold in the Statistics

Effective with the i slisics for Januar 1I78. inimports of
noninonetary gold (in such torms as ore. scrap and base bullion.
noniiionetary refined bullion. etc ) hijch ere previously
excluded. are now included Ui the statistics Imports of silver in
these forms have been included since JanuarN I0( Additional
information regarding the inclusion of gold in the 1978 statistics
appears in the November and December 1977 issues of Report
FT 900

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 immninediate 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 general) 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, value, and commodity classification is verified by
Customs officials on entries filed for transactions valued over
$250, which are ordinarily subject to examination for Customs


appraisement purposes. The statistical copy 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. -The f.a.s. (free alongside ship) value
represents the transaction value of imports 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 prike 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 Tanff 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 1-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 i!
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 J
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.l,
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 $551 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 ihe unadjusted
Schedule A Section 9 totals differ by less than one-tenth 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, nonmonetar) refined bullion.
etc.) which were previously excluded, are included in the


statistics. Exports of silver in these forms have been included
since Januaro 1469. Additional information regarding the
inclusion of gold in the 1978 statistics appears in the November
and December 1977 issuesof 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 UniledStates, 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 UInited
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 I-digit commodity sections in Schedule
E. wuhch 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 oblectiMe 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








processing problems (e.g.. late receipt of a document for an
end-of-monih 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-
lion to a subsequent month, usually the succeeding month
These limitations should be borne in mind when making
month-to-monih Lomparisons.
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
carr 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 -5999 to countries oiliher
than Canada. Data for shipments valued S250 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 itoal.
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 carr.omer.
above), and the undercointing 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 l
extent.

MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCES

Two trade balances are presented in this report.
I) 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 i
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 07
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
with 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 Lurrent 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 urirent year
In addition to thlie revisions which are made on a once a year
basis, instances niia oUcur where a significant error in IliL
stallstILs for d month of tice LuLrreni \C r is discovered after the
statistiLS for that month are compiled If tlie error is of
suffiLient importance to require Lurrection prior to the time
that the regular revisions are carried. the correction is made and
su noted in lIn, 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.









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 December 1978

(In m.llloos of dollar,. See Explanation or Statstlaca for Inloration on coverage, date of Importtion. definitions of export and Import values and
trade balances, and sources of error In Lhe data)

P.a.s. Exports and I.a... Imports 1' F.a.;. Exports and C.I.f. Imports
Pert od
Exports Imports bane exorts I.portis blamed




January-D-cenmber................ .. ... ." L.I .... .l ? t8a .u 6-.r ... [ .. .. l ... -. ,..

January .............................. 9,c .. 5 10,-.).9 .' 9,6, b.5 11,I .8 -1,5 i9
February... ..... .. ................... ........ 9' .5 12, 12.7 -2, 5.2 9,869 s 2. ,5
March.............................. ....... 10. i. .. 12,..2-.: -2.260.0 10, 6- 2 13,23 .9 .'. I
April ......... ................. ... .,Q, .j rj 11 .' I. -,, -1i. i
May............... ............... ...... l), 26B.o 1, li9. ) ,.0.9 I 0, 2a.28. r, i 5. ,L .9b .
June .. ........................ ...... .. 10,1)Y0.6 1 i. 3 3 -3.2-3. 10 .1'.. [-,2:. 9,21.

July.t ................... ..... ..... .. I 32. ]2.- .9 .2,11 I 2) 1 ,3l38. -2,96b.3
Agu4.t..... 3.2 12.11.- I'l,-l.2 Q,69a.2 12,6,1.0 -,,213.9
Septeber....... .... ........... .... .. .II,03.tn I,--l. -1,903.+ C.. ,.,1ij I 2 .1 **0 .
Getober............ .................... 9,15'.- 12 .6.9 -3, 229.5 i4.37 a .l -- 1'3"
Noveber....... .... ....... .......... .... 9,.'. ,-0... -2,928. q,- 13,202. -2. ':..
Deceber......... ................. ... 99. 13.- .- -2,-- .- 10,914 0 -, 9. -3 ,)'.

1978

January-December ......... ....... .. ..... .,. ..... .

January ............................ ...... 1.], ..3 12,)u., -.i ,' .- 1 ,1 i.0 -3,1,2.
February.... ...........,22.4 Is.La..) -.. 'a 9,9.- l15 l.) -z,-.v
March .. ........... ................... I.. 1 i :.1 l3,6,9. -2, 6.., 1,1:1..: 1 .,5 .r, -b'- L 5
April.............. ......... .............. 11 ,'...9 1.,.96. I .~i.. II,v i- 1 ), i.4= 5,00 9
ay............. ................... ....... L .' 1,9 2. -1:,1s.. l,i' 3." 1-,9..2? -i, 1-0.n
June... .................... ....... ...... .., .. I- -1 4 1..2,121 I .0 1 L.

Juty......... .....1i..2., '.. -2 980.O 1,-. '1, '12.
August ............................... .... .U i I
September.......... ............... .... 1 -1 I : ... -i ,1.1 1 l:6. ,9. I.,1-. -, .
October ................... ... .... .. I 1 1, 1 '. i j .'it '
Nocenber.. ...................... .... .. l... 1. l -l' I I lr 1 I
December.............................. ...I -, I ,, ,- i

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'Export and import statistical series are adjusted for seasonal and oiking-daysvaralon but not for changes in prce level Factors used to adjUST 1977 and 1978 data represent The combination of seasonal
adjustment factors derived from monthly data through 1977 and the appropriate working dfa factors These factors were implemented for the adjustment of evpon data wTh The release of the Janruary 1978
statistics, and lor the adjustment of import data with tme April 1978 stalistics Irn issues of ihs report for January through March 1978 the 1977 import data were 3djused by factors derived from monthly
date through 1976. Interim actors. derived from monthly data through 1977 were used to ad ust January March 1978 import data
'Cumulations of data over at least 4 month periods are desirable 10 identity underlying trends Monlh to mornh changes in exports imports and similar series ollen reflect primarily irregular movements.
differences in monthly carryover elt Recent month to month 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 oiown for comparison The average rise and average decline figures do not reflect data on nonmonetary gold The averages also exclude percentage changes for 11)
the period October-December 1977 because of abnormalities in the data due to effects of dock strikes ard 121 periods when negligible changes Ieiro percent) in the level Of eXports1impotls occurred Per-
centage changes for I.a.s. andc f import values are noT available for periods pDror to January 1974

Month-tc-month Average monthly rates of change


Average Average months 12 months
Series Nov. -Dec. Oct.-Nov. Sept.-Oct. AuF.-Sept. rise decline Au.-Dec. Dec. 19 -
19~o ?8, 1q8 19817 rise decline Aur.-Dec. Dec. 1977-
1978 1978 1978 197. 1972-1977 1972-1977 197~ Dec. 1978

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F.a.s. export value.. -0.9 -1.9 -3.1 t 7. -3.6 -3.4 ,1... .1.t.
F.a.s. import value.. -0.1 -0.5 +0.1 +7.3 (NAI (NA) .2.0 .l.0
C.i.f. import value.. O. u +0.7 -0.5 +*7. (INA (NA) 1. .1 .2


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(DOD) Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid Shipments-Schedule E Sections, Seasonally

Adjusted and Unadjusted, by Month: January 1977 to December 1978

tIn maIllnris of dollar.. See Lxplanatzon of StaLastic, for informiatlon on coverage, definition of f.a.s. export value, and sources of error
In the data. L'narljusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly from asum of rounded amounts)

Schedule E sectilonst

Pert
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1977

Monthly a eraie.............. 1,160. 1 ,0, .4. 3- .e 10Q.1 401 900 I .,18 8 81.s 3b0.5

Jinur ........... .......... .3 15 .9 1,0 1.2 926 ., 1.5 876.3 Q07.5 ,09)9 .0 .b-5.1 379.6
feoruar .. ,1 1 1i0.].' 1, 53.9 32 .2 Q3.5 9-'.3 9-1.1 3,989.6 661.8 315.3
March......................... .. r.. o 1.2.6 1,086... J3i '2 11.. 86t.9 929.7 -,19.8 665.2 320.1
prl | ......................... 0. 121. 1 ,1 '. 3'..? 1IL.3 8 I .3 4,056. 638.2 242.3
May ... ........................ .l2. 1 I-. ,.-2.2 393. ilf6.' 87s.I 926.6 -,238.6 6'..8 363.5
lune .......................... 1,208.- i '.. 1,123. 3 -3.i 111.9 912.1 918.5 4,09". 692.0 301.1
J1l) .......................... L... 1B. .- 1,11,.n -1i .1 122.2 937.6 887.9 4, 106. 69'.6 508.1
Aura-u ........................ 2,1'.. iba8.8 810.1 309.3 127.;: oB..9 863.6 -.,06b 674.9 378.9
-ept.i b. r ..................... 1..2 .' 193.0 1,02).l 393.2 1IO.M 1,102.3 1,025.6 .,b)32.2 i58.0 265.5
October ....................... .-,. 59. i 1,023.3 338.6 10-.0 ?8.5 241.0 -,090.5 b660.6 529.2
N,.se. r...................... 1020. i. 11-. 1 9.0 338.1 123.1 68W .9 832.0 -,050.- 710.7 317..
O-ce Im r ...................... 1,250 221.. 1,0c3.2 3 ']'. 101.B 986 .9 182.0 s, '21.5 :69.5 Q00.7

1978

Monthly average............... 1,537., i i .. ir.. i.' ,, ,' I ,1 '..' .A 6 1. -11..)

January....................... 1,153.i 12:.9 i,021.2 230.' 100.l 873.0 880.6 4,242.3 736.3 4.64.1
February...................... 1,342.; 188.] ,010.o 1 2-. 968. 919.0 896.8 -,12 3 i35.2 266.9
M.r.h.......................... 1.. ,3 .0 220.0 I,Ill.i IM3.r 111.3 9 2.i 969.6 -,-- .5 '69. 387.7
r,r I ......................... 1,. 3).3 6 1 .2 2,2 t-b.9 .9 1-..1 9 6.i '60. -, '82.6 83b.2 422.8
May........................... 1 32.' L-. 3 Q. 3 J31.1 1 11.')0 60.1 1,038.1 -,699.8 850.1 300.8
Juri e.......................... 1,796.. Lh .' I,-i0.I 19 .6 133.2 1 ,009.9 1,038.5 4,9q-. [ 808.7 35b.4
July.......................... 1,649., 19-..9 1,1 ,.6 13 .9 i13 i 1,060.- 1,005.9 -,963.3 809.5 352.3
August........................ 1,776., 231.08 'ia. 11.. 138.. 1.,1 70.1 .05'.) >.12' .3 901.9 33L.b
September..................... 1,681.1 170.1 L.3r, .- 3- i ['0.6 1,:31.'2 ii -..- ..3 .b 6498.5 740.0
October ....................... 1,574.2 .23. 1. .-8.' 3P0. 1 3 .1 i. 3.2 10'. I 950. 7 371.1
Nc.vombe ...................... 1,333.- 26.'. 157. 11,. I2 1.29..8d 1.I,.8 5. ,. .B 9.0 605.8
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1977

January-December.............. 14,115.' 1,0-o. 13.u06..j -.113.3 l, 08.' i0,812.3 lr.856 50.2-;'.o 8,233 4 .,313.6

Monthly average............... 1,176.3 13.o 1.09I0. JS 5.t II'i.1 L.0L ,-.0 -,18i.3 66h.2 359.5

January....................... 1,078.i It 6.. 1.1 .. 1 : 1..1 .1 81'.. 83..: 3,7,1.5 i(O. 3 376.9
February...................... 1,116., 133.' 1, I0.. 91...0 1 .8 10.; Bil.- 3.81..) cOG.8 280.9
March......................... 1,289. Li-." 1,2>7.3 -91. 132.2 9,s. ? 1,002.. 4., ',.. 133.0 299.6
April ......................... 1,223.6 I I.0 1, .-' 3Q- IC('. 900.1 : .. .,318.d 662.21 270.2
May........................... 1,230.. 16.8 5 3 1 '. .1 .: -. 098.. 368.2
June.......................... 1,148.1 .. .r, L.8 j,8.i 1:0. 1 917.1, 9--9.0 '.-o1.0 '2 ..3 333 .1
July..................... ..... 1,165.1 I P.r 93'.1 39 .- i-.'.2 *'.. 1 .: 98.7 68].6 515.7
August........................ 1,137.1 I')., :0. 33. 10:'. 8'B 31.. 3., ;'.- 6 1 .3 375.5
September..................... 1,247.' : l 6:".- -, l. in ..o .lI-. I.01 t-. -,,1013.. 7... ?50.9
October....................... 987.. I r'.3 |.0-.'. i, *.., 0'. 1 ; 1 -' &,1 .9 'o0 ;' .93.7
November...................... 1,12..-1,14,121.) 1 ... l 12., "i.., 61 .. ..07..7 642.9 312 3
December..................... 1,348..:' .82.t 1.019. i;i.] [it.,] 1,037.- 4. 1.1 .,68 7 7 1.8 436.8

1978

January-December............. 18.333. ... I I .1.' 1 2.1'. .. I -t.. u *.i i3.J 0 I.l

Monthly average .............. 1,527.. I I .. i i .- I. 'Ii1.r l'. .. -1['9.2

January...................... 1,132. 118." ,-,0-4.b 146.4 4k..0 630.2 629.9 3.86.0 .ot.6 .33.6
February..................... 1,271., Itd.'' [,03..- 1.1.0 *".2 883 8-16.- ,9'-.9 B89.b 237.5
March........................ 1,465.' -it. 1.33'.-, I,' .- I.l.)1 1,031.1 1,0'. 1,..... B 8.5 390.'.
April........................ 1,472.' 1--.. I,3i56.t 8..' 1-).. 'l. 9 '988.- 5,09.2 8..6 511.1
May........... ............ .. 1,684.. / .i.r t,-o.. sjr. IIs.3 1,016.' 1,100. 5, 131.2 908.8 312.8
June......................... 1,737.1 1.. ) 1,.3. .;-.0 W12. I 1,0.. l,ft. ,0"u.: 865'.2 395.0
July.......................... 1,540.'- II.[r, ... .inl." 130. 1,0'7..2 9i31. -,-s8 .8 7i;.l 351.6
August........................ 1,716.. -13.3 1,os.- I] .- .1210.9 1-11,. -,;i99.8 8f5.9 330.6
September..................... 1,645.- '-, [ ,1ll.; 3-3.0 lIS.3 ',19 .9 I,1s. ,2-. 81 .3 703.0
October....................... 1,597.- ,. L ,-".- .! I l3. I,8'.., 1, 120 3..A,. 4,1."n 32..1
November...................... 1,513. 11. 1 i .- -c .:. 121.0 1,1'-.- 1,13..3 ,,-''.3 330.0 631.3
December...................... 1,555.. I .' i I '.. '. .*i

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0. Food and live animals a. ms.c,al: enn rrl-tLn prn,.: ., r.....P...
1. Beverages and tobacco r. I,....tevrrl '.ot ,u i .l--i t. l, h i, bs -ateia.l,
2. Crude materials, inedible, .ni 1. 7. 'i.h-nocy it? ir-nC por ..*nulo.Der>L
3. Mineral fuels, lubricants, and -, i ,.j i r1ni 0. licIairtII .,,t r,,jiI" J..lr.o artl, le I 3N.P.I.
4. Oils and fats--animal and veget.' I (,.TuTn1'... t ,-.1 r. r. aLr.rn- r.ot .:1 .r..d rcls.-r.ere
'Beginning with January 1978 statistic '.1 I,.- 1 ,,i 1.t r, Sniper..r.. I r,,nr.n. ,1 .10a. :rt the iplar % ti n oi S u Tl. ic[c, i.'r addition l
information.
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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 December 1978

(In millions or dollars. See Explanatlon of Stalistics for Information on coverage, date of amportatlon, defloItlon of f.a.. I apart value. and
sources or error Ln the dota. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounaed figures and hence nay vary .llghLly from suim of rounded aniounts)

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1977

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February ............... ... llbh. 139.. 'l1.>' 1,, ) 1 "..3 1 4 1 1, 1-.. i,0-1.2 1,12. 2 6,.9
March.. ............... .. 1.103.0 150.3 t8'0.6 352.'. 37.1 cI.8 1, ll.i 2, : 2 9..1 1 ,0 :.- 226.9
April ............... ......... 1,26b.0 128.2 sii. ",3 1 3 .0 -I I I, '81a 2,1a .t ,96 .5 2,2.9
ay ....................... .. 1 .120.5 1 O. 3' '.'. .J1 ''... -1.. sI,.. I, r2.1 2,l9 .no I v 1 2 .2.
June............... .. .. .... ,)s.)o.9 li-. -n t- -,358 1 "I 2 -i- 3 4,.-1.1 1 ,i 1'. 5 1 9
July.......................... 990.2 I17.2 6'7 )', t6.' -l.) .h I 609.. l,.) 2.6 1. 1- .0 02-.6
August .... .............. .. 898.5 1i 9.o "'.9 3. 1.1 1.] -,2'. i W,S2.. 3,02 '.' i 3n). 2- .2
September ............... 9. 3''. I 1..r 17I ; 1. t '.1 I 3. I .0 1,231 303-..'
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fo, ember ..... .... ...... ... 8 .', '. ),9 1., jq1 3 ;.) 1,68o 3.,306d.2 1,055, 3 1.5
Decem er....... .. ....... 1,2913. 1- .o .10 1.3 -'.. ] .3 0':2. l,n -.? I,3o2. 31L.9

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January.......... .... .. 1,1-1. 1 ". o6..b J. I .J 8. 09.L 2 ,I3. I 511 5. 1,3 26.0 3-5.0
February ...................... l,L7 .t. 16L. '.o j. i1i.9 i r. 521.1 3, .0 1,501).6 :8-. 5
March... ........ ....... ... 1.2)..2 16 7. lr.1 122.1 -.-. t. 2, 6.1 3, 'S6. 1,52".9 l s 80.2
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May ................... .... l, 3 2 1 3 12.9 ). 9 .- 1^ 1 2.' 3 '3 ,t,5. .5 .

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J L.Ly.. .. .... ... .. n. .3 l 3-. ,i, ll.) -I c 's..- ) .. 1 2, 44' .2 1 ,2 l.rt 30.
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September ......... .. .... '2 3.7 3-2 9 ..rt .3 0.- '- .J6.- 1,".* 9 l ,25 ,50 .-
October ... ... .... i2.9 's.o '.- .it-."4 29., )159. ,r.9. .3 1, nl.. I ,3-l. 280.5
1ohember ...... ...... ... .. L. 10 .') 1S5.2 3. '.'- 39.11 31i 1.t 1 't.3.1 3 I. 1.1 I,1 S.', -I-..
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January............... .. '6.9 13 1 0. 0.- ,.2 :. -9.3 -o8.') a. 3 2 1 .2'.9 32o.-
February ...................... 1ill... 112. 6 .2 3 ;.2 .t, -. I .' 's.2 I .;, 23 .
Marc ......... ........ ... o1 ,2E, li..7 A. ) ).- l. -o.'J t0-..2 -. .1 ..o n. 1. ll. I*
Apr l ......... ..... ,ol 1.5 l i 1 ] '-l t l. 3 i9 I ,- 9. ]-.
May .... ............ ... 1.1.3.- 16 ..i.- ;. -. 1.5 .9 .. :20 1 ,-o '. 316.0
June ....... ,0 5.9 212 r '")3. 5.- 1. -t -'..2 2.31'1., -.3 l L.1 1 2
July................. ... l 123 .1 I' nM.O 0 1 -9. 5.B 1.' L6 2 I 'B_. 3 7.0
Augu t ... ........ ... .. 2- O i 0.2 1 .. -.' 1-.' 2 ll.c 1 I :" 2
Septe ..ber.... ...... .. ... 66.2 '9. 5 1 r.n." '0.2 .' 2 1 .' I '- 2
O ober.............. .... .. i. 1 ,2.2 :11.5 63l. 0 -i ..1.- ... 2 1 s l i
Nlovember....... .......... .... 1,LE .' 209. j- .2 3 '.." .1 l? 3 i. -
D cemb er. ........ .. ... I .1' i. .... I .. -

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1. Beverages..n n rF b c : ,. J rul clr J '"d :.ld 3. 5 ,.'eI :'ilCt '.1 ,. at,:rlal
2. C rudE oaterr als. ..c.I 'rl., ..-pt Ifuri I. .1..hFc i r3 .ra I rIt.=';'r Fe." ,pr.rt
3. Mineral fue,, loubri-r.['., inlt rcllie ntia=r,1l M c.cliar.' u- .Tanut,.turd Jartil.j, N.c P.F
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e .intning i n it nuJ r, j8 51a -i .1 a, Fr.c[:l I ,nl lu.. dit r. _nirl -nr .z r. ncr. ret,iry r id. ;r dne e [.ularar r :, ta[ l=E"l : f" r ]danl r1ill
infornati on.
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on bottir. cf pace 3. 4cnual i arl t r Ir 'r..- ,.r Iesonarl adiu' 1l u-,F LI',diau d 8ata 9houin De ase u air annual t. th-la. Te .ajju.stao
section totals in tnIv ,rl d rabic '', r .-..1-ty .-t.als in t 1r-I I an, J rel 3.lii-d Ir.dperTidentiv.







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 December 1978

rin millions if dollar& See Explanat in of Statistics for InformatLon on coverage, date of timportat Ion. Oefinition of c.i.f uinoort value, and
sources of error in the data Unadjusted totals represent sa of unfounded Figures and hence may vary slightly from suo or rounded amounts)


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'Schedule A section descriptions are as follows:

0. Food and live animals 5. Chemicals and relai',. pro.'mct-, r.J.P.F.
1. Beverages and tobacco 6. Manufactured gtcoI- L;la-:te(o cr,ell b ,, .aterial
2. Crude materials, Inedible, except fuels 7. Machinery and transp--, enquipr.ent
3. Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related material 8. Miscellaneous .marui-cudr. article, .'I.P.F.
4. Oils and fats--animal and vegetable 9. Commodities ano t rans,c r ,r. not c ia s- i-a else.nere
Beginning with January 1978 %Eat isties, t.e. include data on shipments on nur.Toneiar, gol1,. ce [he E pla.r. r ton o t S ia, ,t ic for aad-iional
information.
,Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation. Effective .iih M-S 1978 .asue revistd facriore u=--d to aoju't 1917 and 17&6 Ja.ta. 3ee footnote I
on bottom of page 5. Annual totals are not shown for seasonally .d.steoa data. Llnadju aiu not so..ioid oe -ued for annual totals. ihe ad .uttd
section totals in this table and similar overall monthly totals ar, ratie. I ann 3 .ere a. ustecn aneper.oaenl.








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 into 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 I B present imports into the U.S. Customs area and tables 2-A and 2-B 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 ofthisreport.-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


Nonenergy products


Schedule A No.

Crude petroleum and deriv-
atives to be refined
333.0020
333.0040
334.3041 pt.


Crude petroleum
333.0020
333.0040

Gasoline
334.1500

Jet fuel
334.1205

Kerosene
334.2000


Distillate fuel oil
334.3021

334.3041 pt.

Residual fuel oil
334.4050
334.4060

Propane and butane gas
341.0025

Liquid derivatives of
petroleum, n.e.s.
334.5430 pt.


TSUSA No.


475.0510
475.1010
475.6510


475.0510
475.1010


475.2520. 475.2560


{475.2300
75.2550

-75.3000


475.0525
475.0545
475.1015
475.1025

475.0535
475.1035


Schedule A No.

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334.5410 pt.

Lubricating greases
334.5410 pt.

Paraffin and other mineral
waxes
335.1225 pt.
335.1245

Asphalt
335.4500

Naphthas
334.5420

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(pitch of tar coke, non-
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tures, and calcined petro-
leum and coal coke not for
fuel)
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334.5430 pt.
598.5020 pt.


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