U.S. foreign trade

A UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
PUBLICATION


OCTOBER 1971


FT 900-71-10
November 26, 1971


Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data


The Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce,
announced today that during October 1971, seasonally
adjusted exports, excluding Department of Defense (DOD)
Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments,
amounted to $2,709.9 million and that seasonally adjusted
general imports for October amounted to $3,531.3
million. 2 Comparable seasonally adjusted totals for
September were $4,510.6 million for exports and $4,245.2
million for imports.

Based on seasonally adjusted figures, a merchandise
trade deficit of $821.4 million was recorded forOctober.
For the 10 months, January to October 1971, a deficit of
$1,492.1 million was recorded on a seasonally adjusted
basis.

The Bureau noted that the levels of both exports and
imports are affected by the influence of dock strikes
at most U.S. east and gulf coast ports which began on
October 1, and continued through the month, and at most
U.S. west coast ports which began on July 1 and continued
until about October 9. The Bureau, however, does not
have adequate information to enable it to specifically
measure the influence of the strikes on the statistics.

During the first 10 months of 1971, exports on a
seasonally adjusted basis were at an annual rate of
$43,917 million, about 3 percent above the calendar year


1970 total of $42,659 million. Imports were at an annual
rate of $45,708 million, about 14 percent above the
calendar year 1970 total of $39,952 million. For the
4-month period July-October 1971, seasonally adjusted
exports averaged $3,598.2 million per month, a level about
3 percent below the $3,695.0 million average reported
for the preceding 4-month period, March-June 1971.
Imports averaged $3,878.1 million per month for the
current 4-month period, about 1 percent higher than the
$3,834.5 million average reported for the preceding
4-month period.

Seasonally adjusted export and import totals for
selected Schedule A and B commodity sections and
divisions are shown in tables 4 and 5. (Unlike the over-
all total, the commodity components for exports exclude
foreign merchandise and include DOD Military Assistance
Program Grant-Aid shipments.)

Exports, unadjusted for seasonal change and excluding
Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments, de-
creased from $4,225.1 million in September to $2,827.8
million in October. With Military Assistance Program
Grant-Aid shipments included, October exports were
valued at $2,893.2 million as compared to $4,264.9
million in September. Unadjusted general imports were
valued at $3,471.6 million in October and $4,253.7 million
in September.


IAdjusted for seasonal and working-day variation, but not for price level.
2Cumulations of data over at least 3- or 4-month periods are desirable to identify underlying trends. Month-to-month
changes in exports, imports, and similar series often reflect primarily irregular movements. Recent month-to-month per-
cent changes in the overall seasonally adjusted export and import series are presented in the following table with aver-
age percent month-to-month rise and decline over longer periods shown for comparison. The average rise and decline fig-
ures exclude percentage changes for (1) the periods January-May 1965 and December 1968-March 1969 because of
abnormalities in the data due to effects of strikes and (2) periods when negligible changes (zero percent) in the level
of exports/imports occurred:

Month-to-month Average monthly rates of change
Series Sept.-ct. Aug pt. July-Aug. June-July Average Average 4 months 12 months
Sept-Oct. Aug ept. rise decline June-Oct. Oct. 1970-
1965-1970 1965-1970 1971 Oct. 1971

Exports.... -39.9 +22.6% +5.2% -4.5% +4.2% -3.5% -4.2% -1.4%
Imports.... -16.8% +7.8% +3.7% -5.6% +3.3% -2.8% -2.7% +0.3%


Inquiries concerning these figures should be addressed to the Chief, Foreign Trade Division, Bureau of the
Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Tel: Area Code 301,440-1431.

For sale by the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. Price 10 cents per copy. Annual subscription
(FT 900, 975,985, and 986 combined) $3.00.


U.S_ FOREIGN TRADE


r AND IMPORT


MERCHANDISE








EXPLANATION OF STATISTICS


Import Statistics

General imports are a combination of entries for
immediate consumption and entries into bonded ware-
houses. Imports for consumption are a combination of
entries for immediate consumption and withdrawals
from warehouses for consumption.

The dollar value shown in the import statistics is
defined generally as the market value in the foreign
country and therefore excludes U.S. import duties,
freight charges from the foreign country to the United
States, and insurance. Value information is required
to be reported on import entries in accordance with
Sections 402 and 402a of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended. None of the values have been adjusted for
changes in price level.

It is the objective of the compiling procedures to
include shipments, insofar as practicable, in the statistics
for the month of import, which is based on the filing date
of the import entry or warehouse withdrawal document. 1
However, because of processing problems, there has
always been a carryover of a small percentage of items
from the actual month of importation to a subsequent
month, usually the succeeding month. The carryover
should have little effect on month-to-month comparisons
of overall totals, since the carryover of the previous
month should compensate roughly for that of the following
month.

Export Statistics

Exports of domestic merchandise include commodities
which are grown, produced, or manufactured in the United
States, 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 include 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.

The dollar value shown in the export statistics is
defined generally as the f.a.s. value at the U.S. port of
exportation. These values have not been adjusted for
changes in price level.

In general, compiling procedures provide for the
inclusion of shipments in the statistics for the month of



IFor shipments by vessel, merchandise is not included
in the statistics prior to the date of formal entrance of
the vessel (i.e., the date of the inward customs manifest
for the vessel).


export? However, as indicated above for imports,
because of processing problems there has always been
a carryover of a small percentage of shipments from
their actual month of shipment to a subsequent month,
usually the following month. The statement above
regarding the effect of the import carryover generally
applies to exports also.

Revisions to the Statistics
Revisions are carried into the statistics on periodic
basis. Data for 1970 and 1971 appearing in the 1971
monthly issues of this report are presented as follows:

1971 Statistics
a. January through November 1971 issues: figures
are as originally issued, except as noted below.
b. December 1971 issue: figures reflect revisions
for prior months of the year issued with December
1971 statistics.

1970 Statistics
a. January through May 1971 issues: figures reflect
revisions issued with December 1970 statistics or
earlier.
b. June through December 1971 issues: figures reflect
revisions to 1970 data issued with June 1971
statistics.
In addition to the revisions which are made on a
periodic basis, instances may occur where a significant
error in the statistics for a month of the current year
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 correction is made and so
noted in this report.
Sources of Further Information

Additional information regarding foreign trade sta-
tistics coverage, valuation, etc., is contained in the follow-
ing publications: Report FT 990, Highlights of U.S. Export
and Import Trade; FT 135, U.S. Imports, General and
Consumption, Schedule A Commodity and Country; FT 410,
U.S. Exports, Schedule B Commodity and Country; and
the Guide to Foreign Trade Statistics. Information re-
garding 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 Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233.

2With minor exceptions, the date of export for ship-
ments other than by mail is the date when the shipment
leaves the United States, or, in the case of vessel or
air shipments, the date when the carrier departs (or is
cleared) from the port of export. For mail shipments, the
date of export is considered to be the date of mailing.










U.S. Exports; General Imports, and Merchandise Trade Balance, Adjusted for Seasonal and Working-Day Variation:
January 1966 to October 1971

(in millions of dollars. Data are not adjusted for .., i...i ., ...-. .. ,. i ,r age such as happens during strikes and other events


1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

' Represents exports of domestic and foreign merchandise excluding Department of Defense Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments.
2Defined as exports (see footnote 1, above) minus general imports.


Table 1. U.S. Exports, General Imports, and Merchandise Trade Balance, Adjusted for Seasonal and Working-Day
Variation, by Month: January 1970 to October 1971

(In millions of dollars)

Period and January- January February March April May June July August Sepem- October November December


1970'

Exports2 ......... 35,660.6 3,405.6 3,546.5 3,375.0 3,410.0 3,660.9 3,726.9 3,703.6 3,591.4 3,552.7 3,688.0 3,499.4 3,569.2
Imports .......... 33,106.8 3,222.4 3,279.3 3,219.2 3,262.0 3,337.3 3,265.2 3,253.9 3,346.1 3,423.0 3,498.4 3,428.0 3,401.5
Merchandise trade
balance3........ +2,553.8 +183.2 +267.2 +155.8 +148.0 +323.6 +461.7 +449.7 +245.3 +129.7 +189.6 +71.4 +167.7

1971'

Exports2 ......... 36,597.9 3,735.4 3,689.7 3,814.6 43,522.3 3,782.6 3,660.6 3,494.5 3,677.7 4,510.6 2,709.9
Imports.......... 38,090.0 3,686.3 3,553.4 3,569.2 3,757.8 3,987.6 4,023.2 3,798.6 3,937.4 4,245.2 3,531.3
Merchandise trade
balance ......... -1,492.1 +49.1 +136.3 +245.4 '-235.5 -205.0 -362.6 -304.1 -259.7 +265.4 -821.4

'Data for 1970 and 1971 reflect seasonal adjustment factors introduced in January 1971.
2Represents exports of domestic and foreign merchandise excluding Department of Defense Military Assistance Program Grant-Aid shipments.
3Defined as exports (see footnote 2, above) minus general imports.
4Revised.











Table 2. U.S. Exports of Merchandise Showing Department of Defense (DOD) Military Assistance Program

Grant-Aid Shipments, by Month: January 1970 to October 1971

(In millions of dollars. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly from sum of rounded amounts)

Exports excluding DOD Exports including
Grant-Aid DOD Grant-Aid DOD Grant-Aid'


Period Domestic Domestic Domestic
foreign and Domestic, and Domestic, Western Other
foreign, foreign, unadjusted foreign, unadjusted Total Europe countries

adjusted unadjusted unadjusted


1970
January-December......................... (3) 42,659.3 42,025.4 43,224.0 42,590.1 564.7 190.9 373.8

January-October.......................... 35,660.6 35,481.0 34,947.0 35,943.4 35,409.3 462.4 156.4 305.9

January.................................. 3,405.6 3,230.2 3,187.6 3,290.6 3,248.1 60.4 26.7 33.7
February................................ 3,546.5 3,386.9 3,334.4 3,430.8 3,378.3 43.9 8.9 35.0
March.................................... 3,375.0 3,576.8 3,537.9 3,619.1 3,580.1 42.3 8.5 33.7
April.................................... 3,410.0 3,597.9 3,542.8 3,647.3 3,592.3 49.4 21.1 28.3
May...................................... 3,660.9 3,906.2 3,844.9 3,939.8 3,878.6 33.7 13.0 20.6
June..................................... 3,726.9 3,714.6 3,667.2 3,766.4 3,718.9 51.7 24.6 27.1

July..................................... 3,703.6 3,554.0 3,492.4 3,596.7 3,535.1 42.7 16.0 26.6
August................................... 3,591.4 3,263.9 3,214.5 3,304.7 3,255.4 40.9 16.5 24.4
September................................ 3,552.7 3,334.6 3,282.0 3,373.5 3,320.9 38.9 11.1 27.8
October.................................. 3,688.0 3,915.9 3,843.1 3,974.5 3,901.7 58.6 9.9 48.7
November................................. 3,499.4 3,494.2 3,445.1 3,544.9 3,495.8 50.7 8.9 41.7
December................................. 3,569.2 3,684.1 3,633.3 3,735.8 3,685.0 51.7 25.6 26.1
1971

January-October.......................... 36,597.9 36,281.6 35,742.0 36,787.2 36,247.6 505.7 249.9 255.8

January.................................. 3,735.4 3,481.8 3,433.6 3,532.3 3,484.1 50.5 22.6 27.9
February................................. 3,689.7 3,527.0 3,470.4 3,558.3 3,501.7 31.3 13.2 18.0
March.................................... 3,814.6 4,107.9 4,058.5 4,156.0 4,106.6 48.1 23.4 24.7
April...... .............................. 43,522.3 43,806.6 43,741.4 43,850.6 43,785.3 44.0 17.0 27.0
May....................................... 3,782.6 3,913.5 3,854.3 3,970.4 3,911.2 56.9 42.7 14.2
June..................................... 3,660.6 3,685.5 3,624.7 3,740.0 3,679.2 54.5 28.3 26.2

July..................................... 3,494.5 3,340.0 3,294.7 3,397.7 3,352.3 57.7 24.5 33.1
August................................... 3,677.7 3,366.2 3,319.1 3,423.8 3,376.7 57.6 28.1 29.5
September ................................ 4,510.6 4,225.1 4,169.7 4,264.9 4,209.5 39.8 17.4 22.3
October.................................. 2,709.9 2,827.8 2,775.6 2,893.2 2,841.0 65.4 32.5 32.8
November.................................
December .................................

2Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation using seasonal adjustment factors introduced in January 1971.
2Data differ from those released in Department of Defense reports because of a difference in statistical definitions. For a further explana-
tion, see footnote 2, table E-1, Report FT 990, Highlights of U.S. Exports and Imports,
'Annual total is not shown for seasonally adjusted data as such a total is not meaningful. Unadjusted data should be used for annual totals.
4Revised.


Table 3. U.S. Imports of Merchandise, by Month: January 1970 to October 1971

(In millions of dollars. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly from sum of rounded amounts)

1970 1971

General imports Imports General imports Imports
Period for for
Seasonally consumption, Seasonally consumption,
adjusadjusted unadjusted adjusted, Unadjusted unadjusted

January-December........................ .... (2) 39,951.6 39,756.1

January-October............................ 33,106.8 32,993.6 32,886.6 38,090.0 37,824.5 37,864.1

January.................................... 3,222.4 3,125.1 3,114.6 3,686.3 3,422.0 3,429.8
February................................... 3,279.3 2,947.4 2,932.4 3,553.4 3,193.8 3,178.8
March...................................... 3,219.2 3,382.1 3,366.6 3,569.2 3,911.5 3,880.3
April...................................... 3,262.0 3,389.9 3,373.4 3,757.8 3.897.6 3,857.4
May........................................ 3,337.3 3,175.1 3,129.7 3,987.6 3,844.9 3,844.7
June... ... ................... ............ 3,265.2 3,503.9 3,545.7 4,023.2 4.283. 1 4,248.6

July........................................ 3,253.9 3,310.8 3,312.8 3,798.6 3,699.1 3,677.5
August..................................... 3,346.1 3,115.9 3,101.2 3,937.4 3,847.2 3,810.3
September.................................. 3,423.0 3,446.6 3,424.4 4,245.2 4,253.7 4,420.0
October ... ................................ 3,498.4 3,596.7 3,585.9 3,531.3 3,471.6 3,516.6
November..... .............................. 3,428.0 3,405.4 3,358,4
December................................... 3,401.5 3,552.5 3,511.0

'Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation using seasonal adjustment factors introduced in January 1971.
2Annual total is not shown for seasonally adjusted data as such a total is not meaningful. Unadjusted data should be used for annual totals.







5


Table 4. U.S. Exports of Domestic Merchandise Including Department of Defense (DOD) Military Assistance Program
Grant-Aid Shipments-Schedule B Sections and Selected Divisions, Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted, by Month:

January 1970 to October 1971

(In millions of dollars. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly from sum of rounded amounts)

Schedule B sections and selected divisions'
Period
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 72 71 72 73 8 9

Seasonally adjusted3


1970

January-October........... 3,565.5 575.2 3,840.0 1,286.4 4404.5 3,218.9 4,290.1 15,024.7 6,976.8 2,481.3 5,562.4 2,140.8 41,225.2

January.................. 325.3 48.4 344.0 106.3 431.1 332.5 445.2 1,477.6 662.0 225.1 530.2 212.3 4123.9
February................. 365.4 53.7 365.8 120.4 426.6 339.0 444.3 1,470.2 680.7 262.2 554.7 217.7 '113.4
March.................... 310.7 68.4 365.9 133.5 450.4 329.1 416.7 1,394.0 657.3 228.1 517.8 214.1 '117.2
April.................... 316.7 62.0 387.6 126.7 '31.1 301.8 426.9 1,426.8 622.4 234.3 558.1 200.6 4115.2
May ...................... 328.2 59.5 373.8 126.5 '41.6 324.2 439.6 1,591.1 669.3 246.9 721.8 203.8 4118.6
June. .................... 347.0 63.4 405.7 129.8 455.2 337.8 442.5 1,525.8 720.4 264.7 536.3 225.4 4154.7
July .................... 383.3 61.7 391.1 135.6 '43.9 316.8 441.8 1,547.9 729.3 254.2 561.1 219.0 4135.0
August................... 386.6 47.4 416.8 122.1 40.4 307.2 423.3 1,494.4 729.6 254.6 501.6 211.8 4118.9
September............... 383.1 51.6 403.4 129.9 44.0 303.0 394.4 1,457.2 734.3 247.4 490.1 213.6 4112.9
October.................. 419.2 59.1 385.9 155.6 '40.2 327.5 415.4 1,639.7 771.5 263.8 590.7 222.5 4115.4
November.................. 391.1 66.0 368.0 132.1 32.5 304.4 393.1 1,478.3 711.6 263.2 497.9 222.1 4115.8
December................. 400.0 58.0 412.2 173.1 '56.0 308.4 388.5 1,415.7 724.0 260.3 445.4 213.9 4155.4

1971

January-October ........ 3,579.0 767.2 3,588.4 1,317.7 '519.1 3,295.1 3,688.2 16,266.7 7,072.5 2,532.7 6,681.9 2,257.3 '1,321.2

January.................. 390.5 87.6 387.2 146.8 '51.7 303.7 397.1 1,651.1 788.1 264.5 532.4 218.4 4139.4
February.... ........... 371.2 63.3 369.7 148.0 451.5 312.8 366.0 1,626.2 691.2 253.9 708.5 222.9 4116.9
March.................... 379.1 79.5 401.0 142.3 456.5 317,8 370.7 1,741.1 725.0 241.3 786.6 227.2 4119.0
April.................... 332.7 73.6 365.8 135.4 454.2 293.9 357.5 'l,518.9 663.0 236.6 '606.2 213.5 4157.1
May...................... 374.7 69.3 350.4 142.2 449.2 320.2 357.6 1,710.1 684.6 256.0 823.2 230.4 4146.5
June..................... 341.4 63.2 357.6 120.7 449.3 341.1 375.8 1,597.9 699.0 238.3 654.8 235.5 '135.3
July..................... 329.2 71.8 326.1 103.0 '62.7 357.9 373.1 1,506.2 662.7 254.8 588.9 227.0 4134.9
August................... 327.8 80.2 347.7 158.1 445.4 386.1 375.5 1,582.3 682.1 255.0 649.7 238.5 4125.3
September ............... 468.9 98.7 433.3 139.6 '58.1 451.3 454.4 1,937.5 887.0 305.4 763.7 261.1 '122.0
October.................. 263.5 80.0 249.6 81.6 '40.6 210.3 260.5 1,395.4 589.8 226.9 567.9 182.8 4124.7
November....... ........
December .............

Unadjusted


1970

January-December ......... 4,356.3 701.7 4,604.8 1,594.7 493.0 3,825.6 5,065.2 17,881.9 8,380.1 2,999.2 6,502.6 2,570.7 1,496.3

January-October........... 3,531.4 529.0 3,746.6 1,300.7 404.5 3,235.4 4,302.0 14,986.1 6,983.7 2,484.1 5,518.3 2,148.3 1,225.2

January.................. 324.0 31.9 346.4 88.3 31.1 310.8 425.6 1,359.4 600.5 220.8 538.1 206.6 123.9
February................. 350.4 39.9 360.0 98.7 26.6 320.0 433.6 1,429.1 654.1 239.6 535.3 206.6 113.4
March.................... 314.1 56.7 367.7 119.9 50.4 342.3 447.2 1,534.8 722.4 245.8 566.5 229.9 117.2
April.................... 319.5 47.7 395.0 129.5 31.1 325.1 452.1 1,565.2 693.3 246.8 625.1 212.0 115.2
May...................... 324.9 56.3 388.4 135.1 41.6 353.4 484.0 1,764.5 737.5 264.0 763.0 211.9 118.6
June ................... 337.3 59.1 406.5 142.6 55.2 340.9 455.3 1,545.7 727.6 271.6 546.5 221.6 154.7
July..................... 376.8 53.0 359.8 141.0 43.9 326.9 417.5 1,467.4 732.2 244.8 490.4 213.7 135.0
August.................... 361.0 43.8 359.3 128.5 40.4 304.5 395.4 1,298.6 661.8 236.5 400.3 205.0 118.9
September................ 364.4 64.7 344.1 147.5 44.0 286.0 380.6 1,365.4 670.4 236.7 458.2 211.2 112.9
October.................. 459.0 75.8 419.5 169.6 40.2 325.6 410.8 1,656.1 783.8 277.5 594.8 229.7 115.4
November................. 420.5 92.5 409.2 132.1 32.5 284.3 375.4 1,419.2 675.3 253.5 490.4 214.3 115.8
December ................. 404.4 80.1 448.9 161.8 56.0 305.9 387.8 1,476.6 721.1 261.6 493.9 208.1 155.4

1971
January-October.......... 3,524.5 621.5 3,489.3 1,313.5 519.1 3,304.8 3,689.2 16,201.6 7,059.0 2,527.5 6,615.1 2,262.9 1,321.2

January.................. 382.7 56.6 382.9 119.5 51.7 279.7 372.9 1,489.3 701.4 255.0 532.9 209.4 139.4
February................. 356.0 47.0 363.8 121.4 51.5 295.6 357.2 1,580.7 664.9 232.1 683.7 211.5 116.9
March.................... 388.2 67.0 409.4 130.1 56.5 335.6 404.5 1,948.3 809.1 264.5 874.7 248.1 119.0
April.................... 343.0 57.9 381.9 141.8 54.2 323.9 388.6 1,705.7 757.2 255.1 1693.5 231.2 157.1
May...................... 358.6 64.3 353.2 147.7 49.2 338.8 380.8 1,840.1 729.8 264.9 845.4 232.1 146.5
June..................... 334.9 60.0 361.5 133.5 49.3 347.9 390.4 1,633.0 712.3 246.9 673.8 233.4 135.3
July .................... 323.6 61.4 298.4 107.1 62.7 368.0 353.3 1,421.8 664.0 244.3 513.5 221.1 134.9
August................... 308.5 74.4 302.5 167.3 45.4 385.4 352.2 1,383.0 623.4 238.4 521.1 232.8 125.3
September................ 444.9 122.7 369.2 158.2 58.1 424.7 436.3 1,815.5 808.9 291.7 714.8 258.0 122.0
October.................. 284.1 10.1 266.5 87.1 40.6 205.3 253.0 1,384.2 588.0 234.6 561.6 185.4 124.7
November .............
December .......... ........

Schedule B section and selected division descriptions are as follows:
0. Food and live animals 7. Machinery and transport equipment
1. Beverages and tobacco 71. Machinery, other than electric
2. Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 72. Electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances
3. Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials 73. Transport equipment
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.c.
5. Chemicals 9. Commodities and transactions not classified according to kind
6. Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
'Seasonally adjusted figures for section 7 may differ slightly from the sum of divisions 71,72, and 73 since each is independently adjusted.
'Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation using seasonal adjustment factors introduced in January 1971. Annual totals are not shown for
seasonally adjusted data as such totals are not meaningful. Unadjusted data should be used for annual totals. The adjusted section totals in
this table and similar overall monthly totals in tables 1 and 2 were adjusted independently.
4 n the absence of demonstrable seasonal patterns for this section, no seasonal adjustment factors have been applied to date.
sRevised.














Table 5. US. General Imports-Schedule A Sections, Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted by Month:

January 1970 to October 1971

(In millions of dollars. Unadjusted totals represent sum of unrounded figures and hence may vary slightly from sum of rounded amounts)

Schedule A sections'
period
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9

Seasonally adjusted2
1970

January-October.......... 4,485.8 703.4 2,788.0 2,535.7 '127.0 1,211.6 6,922.7 9,310.0 4,027.7 31,050.5

January................... 467.5 65.9 284.2 247.7 '9.6 117.3 705.3 877.4 385.0 '89.2
February................. 440.6 68.5 287.5 277.3 38.6 118.6 668.5 910.3 393.1 389.8
March.................... 439.1 61.4 273.2 265.7 '10.2 114.9 676.7 886.4 389.6 '98.2
April.................... 454.4 66.2 263.8 247.6 '10.1 116.8 637.2 949.3 392.1 '107.5
May...................... 442.8 72.5 284.3 252.6 '14.2 121.8 684.4 911.0 410.8 395.6
June..................... 455.5 75.9 270.2 249.8 '21.1 122.8 675.1 918.6 401.2 '111.7
July ..................... 427.6 80.4 276.5 216.4 '13.1 120.5 709.8 934.8 393.4 '113.9
August................... 465.4 70.6 281.6 265.9 '14.9 129.9 700.6 923.4 418.1 '105.7
September................ 441.8 68.5 297.2 252.0 '9.2 119.9 708.4 1,011.2 414.2 '118.1
October.................. 451.1 73.5 269.5 260.7 '16.0 129.1 756.7 987.6 430.2 '120.8
November................. 439.4 81.1 269.0 271.0 '11.3 123.9 755.8 966.7 407.4 '108.3
December................. 451.3 70.6 252.6 266.2 '21.3 116.6 761.2 893.0 401.0 '115.0

1971

January-October.......... 4,729.2 820.9 2,881.2 3,019.8 '144.9 1,417.9 7,987.3 11,569.0 4,433.6 '1,218.6

January.................. 520.6 63.6 257.8 252.5 311.9 135.5 808.0 1,100.3 447.1 '117.6
February................. 411.6 60.3 245.2 253.3 '15.5 134.5 746.6 1,114.5 445.7 '109.4
March.................... 409.2 62.9 298.3 270.9 '16.1 124.4 738.8 1,099.4 433.9 '122.1
April.................... 485.6 65.8 287.3 273.4 '17.6 132.1 760.9 1,128.4 460.9 '125.0
May..................... 477.1 82.4 297.1 329.6 '15.8 148.4 830.7 1,154.6 462.7 '127.3
June ..................... 482.9 99.8 321.5 309.8 '13.9 145.7 884.5 1,203.7 476.1 3124.1
July..................... 493.0 101.5 333.6 322.5 '12.0 153.5 799.8 1,076.2 414.7 '132.6
August................... 537.5 117.4 281.4 323.6 '11.0 146.3 829.1 1,237.0 419.3 '120.5
September ................ 612.5 113.5 306.5 350.7 '17.6 179.5 865.0 1,279.9 442.1 '112.6
October.................. 299.2 53.7 252.5 333.5 '13.5 118,0 723.9 1,175.0 431.1 '127.1
November.................
December.................

Unadjusted
1970

January-December ......... 5,374.7 855.0 3,307.2 3,074.7 159.6 1,450.2 8,438.3 11,171.7 4,846.3 1,273.8

January-October.......... 4,463.2 673.1 2,773.4 2,529.0 127.0 1,209.2 6,922.1 9,208.7 4,037.6 1,050.5

January .................. 431.5 68.0 271.4 274.7 9.6 112.2 656.7 861.6 350.4 89.2
February................. 411.5 63.7 244.7 279.3 8.6 110.8 570.2 843.0 325.9 89.8
March.................... 473,0 64.8 272.3 296.6 10.2 129.0 698.4 959.0 380.6 98.3
April.................... 488.5 71.5 259.9 244.9 10.1 133.2 691.3 1,011.0 372.1 107.5
May...................... 409.1 64.9 280.6 224.3 14.2 121.7 692.0 909.2 363.6 95.6
June..................... 475.5 70.9 298.3 246.8 21.1 121.1 730.4 1,009.6 418.5 111.7
July...................... 436.2 68.2 279.9 213.1 13.1 113.7 726.2 897.4 449.3 113.9
August................... 434.7 49.8 290.7 255.5 14.9 124.9 654.4 735.0 450.3 105.7
September................ 444.0 63.5 300.1 240.4 9.2 111.8 736.0 965.7 457.7 118.1
October .................. 459.2 87.9 275.7 253.4 16.0 130.8 766.5 1,017.2 469.3 120.8
November................. 423.2 95.0 266.0 237.4 11.3 119.8 761.9 976.3 406.2 108.3
December................. 488.3 86.9 267.8 308.3 21.3 121.2 754.4 986.7 402.6 115.0

1971

January-October .......... 4,685.5 761.9 2,869.1 2,982.2 144.9 1,405.1 7,968.6 11,380.1 4,408.5 1,218.6

January.................. 459.7 63.1 235.4 267.6 11.9 124.0 719.9 1,033.2 389.4 117.6
February ................. 385.7 56.2 208.2 255.8 15.5 125.4 636.1 1,032.0 369.5 109.4
March.................... 458.7 69.0 309.6 315.6 16.1 145.5 795.7 1,236.9 442.2 122.1
April.................... 522.1 70.4 281.6 269.3 17.6 150.4 824.0 1,200.6 436.5 125.0
May...................... 446.1 74.6 297.7 297.0 15.8 150.4 851.4 1,168.5 416.0 127.3
June..................... 500.7 92.7 352,3 303.0 13.9 142.3 948.2 1,313.2 492.8 124.1
July..................... 482.1 83.1 323.6 303.8 12.0 138.6 783.0 986.9 453.3 132.6
August................... 529.4 86.9 305.0 327.2 11.0 148.1 812.5 1,031.7 474.7 120.5
September ................ 610.7 104.4 308.4 333.1 17.6 165.9 896.2 1,219.8 485.0 112.6
October .................. 290.2 61.4 247.2 309.8 13.5 114.5 701.5 1,157.3 449.2 127.1
November.................
December................

'Schedule A section descriptions are as follows:
0. Food and live animals 5. Chemicals
1. Beverages and tobacco 6. Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material
2. Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 7. Machinery and transport equipment
3. Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials 8. Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.
4. Animal and vegetable oils and fats 9. Commodities and transactions not classified according to kind
2Adjusted for seasonal and working-day variation using seasonal adjustment factors introduced in January 1971. Annual totals are not shown for
seasonally adjusted data as such totals are not meaningful. Unadjusted data should be used for annual totals. The adjusted section totals in
this table and similar overall monthly totals in tables 1 and 3 were adjusted independently.
'In the absence of demonstrable seasonal patterns for this section, no seasonal adjustment factors have been applied to date.































Foreign Commerce

and Navigation

01 mhe United Slates:



1965

Volumes l- IIl

Please send me copies indicated


These three Handsomely-bound
volumes contain over 2,000
pages...40 tables... charts offering a
complete history of United States
import and export activities and
official statistical data on the
Foreign Commerce of the United
States through 1965. Data are
compiled by years...some by
month...continent ...customs
districts...tariff schedules...
calculated duties and commerce
with outlying areas of the United
States.


C3.159:965/V. 1-3


Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States: 1965
0 Volume I @ $7.00
0 Volume II @ $8.25
0 Volume III @$9.00
E] Volume I, 11, and III @ $24.25


Also indexes in each volume to
commodity classifications and other
explanatory materials are included
in the three volumes.
Export and Import statistics reflect
both government and nongovernment
exports and imports of merchandise
between the United States Customs
area (including the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico) and foreign countries. In
general the statistics are a record
of the physical movement of
merchandise between the United
States and foreign countries.
Volume I Standard International
Trade Classification (SITC)
Commodity by Country
628pp $7.00
Volume II Area and Country by
Standard International Trade
Classifications (SITC) 844pp $8.25

Volume III Schedule A and
Schedule B Commodity by Country
960pp $9.00


MAIL ORDER FORM WITH PAYMENT TO
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C. 20402

or any U.S. Department of Commerce field office


Name
TOTAL AMOUNT $
Address Payment enclosed OR Charge to:
(Mark one) Superintendent of
O Check Documents Deposit
-] Money order Account Number
City State Zip code D GPO coupons







U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington. D.C. 20233


UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Slll I I IIll II l ll
3 1262 08393 643 4


POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


OFFICIAL BUSINESS


FT900 F 292581
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
nOCUMETS DEPARTMENT
GAINESVILLEFL


32601