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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMME E Frederick H. Mueller, Secretary BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Robert W. Burgess, Director UNITED STATES FOREIGWM4AcE SUMMARY REPORT SEPTEMBER 1959 FOR RELEASE FT 930-I November 10, 1059 IMPORT TRADE BY COMMODITY The Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, announced today that the increase in United States imports for consumption from $1,190.7 million in August to the record total of $1,348.7 million in September, a gain of about 13 percent, reflected sub- stantial increases in imports of all of the economic classes of commodities. September 1959 imports for consumption were at a level about 26 percent higher than those of September 1958 when the total was $1,071.7 million. It was pointed out by the Bureau that the imports for consumption total for the first three quarters of 1959 (January--September) amounted to $11,089.1 million and represented an increase of about 19 percent over the January -- September 1958 total $9,314.4 million. The increase in imports of finished manufactures from $403.1 million in August to $456.3 million in September was largely the result of small advances in imports of many of the individual items included in the class. The more noticeable of these were as follows: automobiles and parts, from $58.2 to $63.7 million; newsprint, from $54.9 to $58.8 million; and 1In anticipation of the longshoremen's strike which started October 1, sa import entries which would have normally been filed in October and included in October statistics were filed in September and included in September statistics. Information on the extent to which this "inflated" the September import figures is not available. American goods returned, from 3$1."- to $26.4 million, Imports of crude foodstuffs, boosted by a sizable in- crease in imports of coffee, from $99.5 to $136.7 mil- lion, and a lesser rise in imports of cocoa beans, from $9.4 to $14.4 million, rose from $144.9 to $190.6 mil- lion. The increase in imports of manufactured f.u.i- stuffs from $137.0 to $162.9 million was due in part to gains in imports of meat products, from $34.9 to $41.7 million, and whisky, from $14.4 to $18.7 million. During the period, imports of semimanufactures climbed from $253.8 to $274.3 million. This increase was largely the result of increases in imports of copper, from $14.4 to $25.4 million; gas and fuel oil, from $25.9 to $32.3 million; tin, from $6.7 to $10.1 million; and iron and steel semimanufactures, from $20.0 to $23.3 million. However, imports of aluminum, also included in this economic class, dropped from $18.3 to $10.5 million. In spite of appreciable de- clines in imports of unmanufactured cotton, from $16.5 to $3.5 million, and r'.:u'h or uncut c'ia ..,..r from $10.0 to $5.1 million, i;ports of crude materials rose from $251.8 to $264.6 million. The over-all increase in the dollar value of imports of this economic class resulted primarily from small increases in imports of most of the other commodities included in the class. The more noticeable of these were iron ore and concen- trates, from $27.6 to $33.6 million; tin, from $0.1 to $5.5 million; wool, from $8.3 to $12.8 million; hides and skins, from $5.6 to $9.2 million; and crude rubber from $32.2 to $35.3 million. EXPLANATION OF STATISTICS COVERAGE: Import statistics include merchandise imported by government agencies as well as by pri- vate importers, but exclude American goods returned by the United States armed forces for their own use. United States trade with Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and United States possessions is not included inthis re- port, but the import trade of Puerto Rico and Hawaii with foreign countries is included as a part of the United States import trade. Merchandise shipped in- transit through the United States between foreign countries is not included in import statistics. VALUATION: Import values are, in general, based on market price or selling price,and are,in general, f.o.b. the exporting country. Import values also ex- clude United States import duties. None of the values have been adjusted for changes in price level. EFFECT OF SAMPLING: Effective January 1958 for- mal entry shipments valued less than $100 and infor- mal entry shipments valued $250 or less (less than one percent of total import value) are estimated by sampling. These estimated values are shown in this table as "Estimated value $1-$99 formal and $1-$250 informal entry shipments" and are arbitrarily in- cluded in the total for "Finished manufactures". Prior to 1958 allimports valued $250 or less whether reported on formal or informal entries were esti- mated by sampling and were shown separately by eco- nomic class. For convenience these estimates for 1957 are now included in the "All other" category for each economic class. For an indication of the effect the change in coverage and the change in presentation of sampled transactions have on the economic classes and commodity totals shown in this report effective with data for 1958, see the January 1958 issue of FT 930-1. Further information regarding coverage, valua- tion, etc., is contained in the "General Explanation" in foreword of Report No. FT 110. For complete statement, see the foreword in Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States. USCON-ODC Prepared In the Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division For sale by the Bureau of the Census, Washlngton 25, D. C. Price 10t, annual subscription $1.00 for both PT 930-E and PT 930-1 -- UNITED STATES IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MERCHANDISE, BY ECONOMIC CLASSES AND LEADING COMMODITIES: SEPTEMBER 1959 AND SELECTED PERIODS (Quantity in units indicated; value in millions of dollars. Imports for consumption are a total of imports for immediate con- sumption plus withdrawals for consumption from bonded warehouses. Figures for 195q are as originally issued and have not been revised to include published corrections. Figures for 1958 include revisions published with the December 1958 reports, or earlier, but do not include revisions published during 1959. Totals represent sum orf unrounded figures, hence may vary slightly from sum of rounded amounts. See the "Explanatiojn of Statistics" for information on sampling procedures and effect thereof on data shown.) Economic class and commodity Total.............................................. value.. Free ................................... ...............valle.. Dutiable ..............................................value.. Crude materials............................................v3ue.. Hides and skins..............................................value.. Undressed furs......................................... .... value.. Crude rubber .........................................1,000,000 lb.. value.. Copra ....................................................1,000 lb.. value.. Tobacco, uinmanufactured ..................................1,000 lb.. value.. Cotton, unmanufactured...................................1,000 lb.. value.. Jute ard jute butts .................................... long tons.. value.. Sisal anu henequen......................................long tons.. value.. Wool, unmanufactured, free.........(1,000,030 lb.)..actual weight.. clean contenta. value.. Wool, unmanufactured, dutiable.....(1,000,00J lb.)..actual weight.. clean content2. value.. Pulpwood..............................................1,000 cords.. value.. Crude petroleum........................................1,000 bbl.. value.. Diamonds, rough or uncut.............................1,000 carats.. value.. Diamonds, for industrial use......................... 1,000 carats.. value.. Iron ore and concentrates.........................1,00) long tons.. value.. Ferroalloying ores..........................................value.. Copper (copper content) ..................................1,000 lb.. value.. Lead (lead content)..................................... 1,000 lb.. value.. Tin (tin content)......................................long tons.. value.. Zinc (zinc content)..................................... 1,000 lb.. value.. Other nonferrous ores and concentrates......................value.. All other crude materials3 ..................................value.. Crude foodstuffs.........................................value.. FiTh and shellfish......................................1,000 lb.. value.. Cattle, except for breeding .............................thousands.. value.. Grains ......................................................value.. Vegetables, fresh and dried.................................value.. Bananas............................................1,000 bunches.. value.. Cocoa or cacao beans.................................1,000,000 lb.. value.. Coffee, raw or green.................................1,000,000 lb.. value.. Tea ......................................................1,000 lb.. value.. Black pepper, unground....................................1,000 lb.. value.. All other crude foodstuffs ................................. value.. See footnotes at end of table. September 1959 1,348.7 August 1959 1,190.7 September 1,071.7 Monthly average 1958 1957 1,061.2 1,079.2 553.8 459.6 413.4 444.6 503.0 797.8 "31.1 658.3 616.6 576.2 264. r 251.8 238.8 230.2 267.6 9.2 5.b 3.5 4.5 4.1 4.3 3.0 3.9 6.7 6.6 1lC 102 93 89 104 35.3 32.2 20.4 20.9 29.4 61.589 67,012 65,239 50,102 53,713 5.4 b.4 5.1 4.0 3.4 11,698 13,324 12,32t 11,548 10,345 8.9 9.- 9.3 8.7 8.0 19,218 53,145 22,128 12,190 13,692 3.5 16.5 4.0 2.5 5.2 4,068 2, 54 177 3,121 4,977 0.4 0.3 (*) 0.7 1.2 11,773 10,868 8,140 16,306 10,409 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.4 1.5 23 16 13 13 14 18 12 10 10 10 12.8 8.3 5.8 6.6 8.5 10 10 7 9 10 7 7 5 6 7 7.9 6.4 5.5 7.1 9.. 149 104 148 114 147 3.3 2.8 3.4 2.4 3.0 31,803 29,644 33,552 31,977 32,150 69.6 60.8 80.5 78.3 81.7 133 166 105 94 83 5.1 10.0 8.0 6.0 6.4 1,013 536 992 839 1,051 5.2 2.8 3.7 3.3 4.3 3,902 3,182 2,863 2,294 2,806 33.6 27.6 24.1 19.3 23.8 6.4 8.7 10.3 11.4 18.5 4,197 15,007 5,041 16,884 18,994 1.3 4.3 1.2 3.8 5.5 7,390 11,291 46,414 40,377 39,676 0.7 1.0 3.6 4.3 5.3 2,454 61 ... 55 8 5.5 0.1 () 0.9 () 13,641 62,270 217,3d2 90,236 113,656 0.7 2.4 8.8 4.3 7.4 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.0 3'.7 29.0 30.3 26.9 28.7 10. 144.9 137.3 161.4 168.4 53, 48 12.9 22 2.6- 3.4 1.2 4,-5 5.? 42 14.4 403 13b.7 7,264 3.4 3,339 0.3 9.3 47,4 70 11.6 22 3.0 2.0 1.1 3,937 5.4 28 9.4 286 99.5 8,228 3.7 2,330 0.6 8.7 47,370 13.6 93 12.2 2.3 0.9 3,744 5.3 14 6.2 196 83.5 7,278 3.4 4,168 1.0 8.8 39,847 12.2 94 10.8 4.2 3.8 4,064 5.8 37 14.4 222 97.5 8,618 4.0 2,889 0.6 8.1 32,738 10.2 59 5.5 5.8 2.2 3,976 5.8 43 11.2 230 114.7 8,536 4.2 2,713 0.6 8.1 UNITED STATES IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MERCHANDkI-F, BY ECONOMIC CLASSES AND LEADING COMMODITIES: SEPTEMBER 1959 AND SELECTED PERIODS--Continued Monthly average Economic class and commodity September August September Economic lass and 1959 1959 1958 1958 1957 Manufactured foodstuffs..................................value.. Meat products............................................1,000 lb.. value.. Cheese............. ..................................1,000 lb.. value.. Fish and shellfish canned, prepared, etc.................1,000 lb.. value.. Fodders and feeds...........................................value.. Cane sugar..........................................1,000,000 lb.. value.. Molasses..............................................1,000 gal.. value.. Whisky ...................................................... value.. All other manufactured foodstuffs 3.........................value.. Semimanufactures.........................................value.. Leather........................ .............................. value.. Bristles.................................................1,000 lb.. value.. Expressed oils, inedible .................................... value.. Quebracho...................................................1,000 lb.. value.. Wool semimanufactures ......................................value.. Sawed boards, planks, deals, etc.................1,000,000 bd. ft.. value.. Wood pulp.............................................1,000 short tons.. value.. Gas and fuel oil........................................1,000 bbl.. value.. Asbestos.................................................long tons.. value.. Diamonds, cut but not set............................1,000 carats.. value.. Iron and steel semimanufactures...........................value.. Aluminum....................................................value.. Copper (copper content)..............................1,000,000 lb.. value.. Lead (lead content)......................................1,000 lb.. value.. Nickel and alloys.......................................1,000 lb.. value.. Tin......................................................1,000 lb.. value.. Zinc................................................ .. 1,000 lb.. value.. Coal-tar products...........................................value.. Industrial chemicals .................................. ...value.. Fertilizers and materials.........................1,000 short tons.. value.. All other semimanufactures ...............................value.. Finished manufactures....................................value.. Leather manufactures................................. ..........value.. Essential or distilled oils................................value.. Cotton cloth..........................................1,000 sq. yd.. value.. Other cotton manufactures....................................value.. Burlap ............ ................. .................. ......1,000 yd.. 1,000 lb.. value.. Flax, hemp and ramie manufactures.............................value.. Wool manuractures..........................................value.. Silk manufactures............................................value.. Shingles............................................1,000 squares.. value.. Newsprint.........................................1,000 short tons.. value.. Other paper manufactures....................................value.. Pottery ............................... ........................ .. value.. See footnotes at end of table. 162.9 137.0 131.1 125.4 106.0 107,903 87,863 82,966 70,817 34,084 41.7 34.9 31.1 27.9 15.3 6,724 3,614 4,197 4,645 4,240 3.5 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.2 42,185 38,442 45,321 39,886 37,175 12.8 11.0 12.0 11.0 10.6 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.8 1.7 913 875 777 772 690 50.5 48.3 43.5 43.3 38.3 23,884 25,829 14,763 28,698 20,076 3.0 3.0 1.9 3.7 3.3 18.7 14.4 15.3 13.2 12.5 31.6 22.6 23.7 22.2 22.2 274.3 253.8 236.8 220.1 243.3 4.5 4.2 2.7 2.6 2.6 353 350 176 200 208 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.1 4.2 11,744 8,396 4,117 9,300 10,296 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.8 5.0 5.2 3.4 3.7 4.0 315 372 391 283 245 27.2 31.1 30.7 21.8 20.2 192 190 194 175 175 24.5 25.2 24.7 23.1 22.8 15,925 12,523 14,333 17,566 15,431 32.3 25.9 34.0 41.6 41.4 52,007 47,297 61,630 43,706 46,670 5.0 4.4 6.0 4.0 4.2 101 55 69 60 51 9.3 5.8 7.1 5.7 5.5 23.3 20.0 9.5 7.5 4.8 10.5 18.3 22.5 11.8 10.8 84 47 17 56 79 25.4 14.4 4.2 13.7 23.7 21,308 40,123 77,352 61,166 56,519 3.4 5.0 7.6 6.6 7.6 18,441 19,652 22,781 15,448 23,133 12.0 12.7 14.5 10.2 16.8 9,947 6,783 8,899 8,275 11,422 10.1 6.7 8.2 7.5 10.9 25,257 17.538 41,941 31,111 44,907 2.7 1.8 3.9 2.9 5.4 5.6 5.2 3.4 3.9 3.9 7.4 7.7 5.6 6.0 5.8 215 234 154 128 132 7.5 6.5 6.4 4.9 5.0 52.2 47.5 36.8 37.2 42.5 456.3 403.1 327.8 324.2 293.9 9.3 1.9 20,349 4.1 13.7 76,141 44,269 7.4 3.0 16.4 7.1 91 0.9 462 58.8 7.6 6.3 9.1 1.3 17,244 3.4 76,841 45,399 7.1 2.2 15.1 6.7 62 0.7 434 54.9 6.2 4.8 6.5 1.4 11,406 3.1 10.8 81,674 47,630 7.4 2.8 8.8 5.6 221 2.0 392 48.7 5.0 4.5 5.1 1.3 11,795 3.2 9.3 70,910 40,641 6.3 2.3 10.9 4.8 178 1.6 407 51.3 5.0 3.9 4.0 1.7 10,208 2.9 8.1 71,349 41,253 6.7 2.5 11.3 4.7 159 1.6 435 54.8 4.9 3.7 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 1 III1111111111111111 11111 11 lJl l lA 1 llllllllill 0 1 3 1262 08587 0953 UNITED STATES IMPORTS FrR CONSUMPTION OF MERCHANDISE, BY ECONOMIC CLASSES AND SEPTEMBER 1959 AND SELECTED PERIODS--Continued LEADING COMMODITIES September August September Monthly average Economic class and commodity 1959 1959 1958 9 199 18 1958 1957 Finished manrfac tures--Continued Steel mill products.........................................value.. 31.2 29.1 13.6 13.4 14.7 Iron and steel advanced mnLufact'ures........................value.. 10.0 8.5 5.9 6.4 6.1 Agricultural machinery and impltments......................value.. 8.8 9. 6.3 10.2 6.6 Automobiles and parts....................................... value.. 63.7 58.2 41.8 46.0 28.1 Other macninery.............................................value.. 44.o 37.9 28.2 28.8 28.1 Vehicles, except autom-.bi i~ ................................value.. 9.4 9.6 17.9 10.5 8.0 Photographic goods ..........................................value.. 4.3 4.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 Scientific and professional instruments.....................value.. 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 Musical instruments and parts...............................value.. 3.3 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.7 Toys and sporting goods..................................... value.. 6.1 5.1 4.2 3.4 3.5 Watches and watch movements, except parts...................value.. 6.0 4.3 5.2 3.9 4.7 American goods returned.....................................value.. 26.. 18.8 19.8 16.6 15.8 All other finished manufactures ............................ value.. 90.1 76.2 62.5 64.4 64.1 Estimated value $1-499 formal r.d $1-$250 informal entry shipments ................................................. 12. 10. 7.9 8.3 *Indicates less than $50,000. 1See footnote one on front page of this report. 2Includes the actual weight of carbonized wool. 3For an explanation of the sampling procedures, see "Effect of Sampling" on front page. |
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