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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges. Secretary






UNITED STATES FOREIGN TRADE


BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
RSthord M. Scomnmon. Director


SUMMARY REPORT
FT 930-E


APRIL 1961


EXPORT TRADE BY COMMODITY


The Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce, announced
today that the decrease in United States exports of domestic
merchandise from $1,903.7 million in March to $1,687.5 million
in April, a drop of about 11 percent, reflected decreases in
exports of all the economic classes of commodities. The April
1961 domestic merchandise export total was about six percent
lower than the April 1960 total of $1,800.8 million. These
figures include data on M.S.P. (military) shipments.

With M.S.P. (military) shipments excluded, exports of
domestic merchandise were valued at $1,629.0 million in April1,
about 12 percent below the March total of $1,858.6 million and
about three percent lower than the April 1960 total of $1,686.1
million.

Exports of finished manufactures fell from $1,096.3
million in March tc u.4 r i n r. April reflecting
decreases in exports of individual commodities included in
this economic class as follows: aircraft, parts and acces-
sories, from $113.6 to $98.5 million; passenger cars, from
$. ...0 to $17.6 million; office, accounting, and computing
machines and parts, from $32.1 to $26.1 million; automobile
parts for assembly and replacement, from $53.2 to $47.2


iSee the April 1961 issue of Report No. FT 900-E for the seasonally-
adjusted figures on total exports, excluding M.S.P. (military) shipmates.
Seasoeally-adjusted data are not available on a ccsmnodity basis.


million; construction, excavating mining, oil field, and
related machinery, from $70.8 to $65.3 million; and railway
transportation equipment, from $20.3 to $14.9 million. The
drop in exports of crude materials from $224.8 to $187.4
million was mainly the result of a noticeable decrease in
exports of unmanufactured cotton from $113.6 to $79.8
million.

During the period, exports of semimanufacttures fell from
$299.9 to $266.2 million owing r.- :",. iwer levels of
exports of individual commodities included in this economic
class as follows: copper semimanufactures, from $38.1 to
$22.9 million; plastics and resin materials, from $26.0 to
S20.7 million; iron and steel plates, sheets and strips, from
15.4 to $11.4 million; industrial chemicals, from $26.4 to
$22.6 million; and synthetic rubber, from $16.6 to $13.3
million. However, exports of crude vegetable oils and fats,
also included in this economic class, rose from $3.4 to $11.3
million. Decreases in exports of wheat from $106.1 to $84.7
million, and corn from $37.9 to $31.4 million were the chief
factors in the drop in exports of crude foodstuffs from
$177.2 to $153.9 million. Exports of manufactured foodstuffs
fell from $105.6 to $88.5 million largely due to decreases in
exports of wheat flour, from $14.8 to $9.5 million, and
manufactured foodstuffs for relief or charity, from $17.0 to
$13.0 million. These decreases were partly offset, however,
by an increase in exports of refined vegetable oils, fats
and waxes, from $3.1 to $8.7 million.


EXPLANATION OF STATISTICS


COVERAGE: Export statistics include government as well as
non-government shipments to foreign countries. The export sta-
tistics, therefore, include Mutual Security Program military
aid, Mutual Security Program economic aid and Department of the
Army Civilian Supply shipments. Separate figures for Mutual
Security Program military aid are shown in the footnotes of this
report. Shipments to United States armed forces and diplomatic
missions abroad for their own use are excluded from export sta-
tistics. United States trade with Puerto Rico and United States
possessions is not included in this report, but the export trade
of Puerto Rico with foreign countries is included as a part of
the United States export trade. Merchandise shipped in transit
through the United States between foreign countries is not in-
cluded in export statistics.
VALUATION: The valuation definition used in the export
statistics is the value at the seaport, border point, or air-
port of exportation. It is based on the selling price (or cost
if not so des inland freight, insurance, and other
charge ortation. Transportation and other
cot 0 n,. tes port of exportation are excluded.
fHu .Fsome ins e e valuation may not be reported in
a e with this de fC, particularly where the export
F difficult to de q or must be estimated. None of
1. le.: have been adj utS or changes in price level.


EFFECT OF SAMPLING: The value of export shipments individ-
ually valued at $100-$499 (about five percent of total export
value) is estimated by sampling. Effective with the statistics
for January 1960, the previous sample ratio of 10 percent has
been increased to a 50 percent sample for countries other than
Canada with the 10 percent sample being retained for Canada.
The estimated values are distributed among the individual com-
modity totals. For the 1960 export figures in this report, the
probable variaitility due to sampling is less than $50,000 or
less than a trivial percentage which can be ignored. For pe-
riods prior to 1960, the probable variability due to sampling
is less than $50,000 or less than two percent of the individual
totals shown. The largest variation from rounding of figures
is $50,000. For further information regarding sampling pro-
cedures, see the September 1953, February 1954, January and
June 1956, and the October-December 1959 issues of Foreign
Trade Statistics Notes.


Further information regarding coverage, valuation, etc.,
is contained in the "General Explanation" in foreword of Report
No. FT 410. For complete statement, see foreword in Foreign
Commerce and Navigation of the United States.


FOR R8, 196
June. 8, 1961


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UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE, BY ECONOMIC CLASSES AND LEADING COMMt ITIES:
ARIL 19tl AD SELECED PERIODS
i: ils inia'd; vau:;imi ons dolr. Fus for 1961 ar as oriinally issued and have no ben
revised to include published corrections. Figures for 1960 include revisions published with the December 1960 re-
ports, or earlier, but do not Include revisions published during 1961. Totals represent sum of unrounded figures,
hence my vary slightly from sum of rounded amounts. See "Explanation of Statistics" for information on sampling
procedures and effect thereof on data shown.)


Monthly average
Economic class and commodity April March April
1961 1961 1960
1960 1959


Total.........................................value.. 31 '1, ..

Crude materials..................................value.. 187.4 224.8 189.1 215.5 159.4
Hides and skin, raw, except furs...................value.. 6.5 9.3 5.0 6.4 5.2
Animal and fish oils and greases, inedible.......1,000 lb.. 135,884 154.626 172,195 2-',701 1...0,900
value.. 10.6 11.1 11.2 9.3 9.3
Oilseeds.............................................value.. 21.1 22.5 18.6 30.1 26.5
Tobacco, unmanufactured.......................... 1,000 lb.. 25,110 28,740 14,360 41,264 38,801
value.. 17.9 21.7 9.5 31.5 28.9
Cotton, unmanufactured........................1,000 bales.. 634 870 694 651 332
value.. 79.8 113.6 87.3 82.3 37.7
Coal.........................................1,000 s.tons.. 2,553 2,065 3,474 3,160 3,253
value.. 24.0 19.3 32.8 29.5 31.5
Crude petroleum................................. 1,090 bbl.. 316 338 270 257 210
value.. 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6
All other crude materials...........................value.. 26.8 26.5 23.8 25.8 19.7

Crude foodstuffs.................................value.. 153.9 177.2 148.0 136.6 120.7


Corn.............................................1,000 bu..
value..
Wheat............................................1,000 bu..
value..
Other grains ........................................value..
Vegetables, fresh or dried.......................1,000 lb..
value..
Fruits, fresh or frozen..........................1,000 lb..
value..
Crude foodstuffs exported for relief or charity by
individuals and private agencies...................value..
All other crude foodstuffs..........................value..

Manufactured foodstuffs..........................value..
Meat and meat products...........................1,000 lb..
value..
Lard.............................................1,000 lb..
value..
Dairy products...................................1,000 lb..
value..
Fish, canned, prepared, etc......................1,000 lb..
value..
Milled rice..................................1,000,000 lb..
value..
Wheat flour .....................................1,000 cwt..
value..
Vegetables, canned and prepared.....................value..
Fruits, dried and evaporated.....................1,000 lb..
value..
Canned fruits....................................1,000 lb..
value..
Fruit juices.................................... 1,000 gal..
value..
V'J,-, table oils, fats and waxes, refined..........1,000 lb..
value..
jur and related products ..........................value..
Manufactured foodstuffs exported for relief or charity
by rndividuals and private agencies................value..
All other manufactured foodstuffs...................value..

:Semlmnnufactures, exclusive of '"p.' iil Category
Type 6 ..........................................value..
Ieather.............................................value..
yr 'h.' -Ic rubber ................................. 1,000 ) lb..
value..


24,648 29,980 lo,.15 18,353 18,343
31.4 37.9 21.1 23.4 23.9
48,941 61,335 54,391 41,975 29,781
84.7 106.1 90.0 71.0 51.2
18.1 13.5 17.2 20.2 23.1
127,952 119,572 154,889 131,802 141,027
6.5 6.1 7.1 7.1 7.9
97,161 99,924 103,901 119,890 125,300
7.2 7.6 7.1 8.9 9.0

0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3
5.5 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.2

88.5 105.6 93.0 93.0 89.8
31,931 35,068 37,526 35,733 29,246
9.6 10.8 10.9 10.4 8.8
26,065 33,899 56,154 51,6o7 50,347
3.3 4.6 5.1 .1 5.0
31,152 27,833 27,469 34, 0,725
6.4 6.9 7.1 7.. 7.9
1,715 1,679 ,518 5,67
1.1 1.0 1.3 I. .9
187 225 108 1
10.4 12.5 12.2 5 .3
2,219 3,918 3,225 2,1 2,273
9.5 14.8 11.7 9.6 8.6
2.7 3.4 2.8 3.7 3.
9,107 20,402 10,154 17,734 11,654
2.0 3.8 2.1 3. 2.7
21,942 .753 .c ,70 32,307 29,003
3.2 5.3 4.2 4.7 4...
3,31i 3,490 3,844 .776 2,676
3.9 4.1 4.7 .. 3.6
57,778 19,87. 47,424 48,740 58,289
8.7 3.1 6.0 6.1 8.6
1.4 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9

13.0 17.0 9.3 10.5 8.9
13.3 16.6 3.7 15.0 15.7


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).6 4.8 2.5 2.7 2.2

I .. 10.6 21.8 10.7 14.2


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UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF DXMESTIC MERCHANDISE, BY ECONOMIC CLA.1" ANI LEAIWNG C t oAIT:I:
APRIL 1961 AND ;'E1'n':D I E'IO Il -..n*mt .!

monthly average
Economic class and commodity april Mir:h Aprl-
161 1o961. 19bU


Semimanufactures, exclusive of .pei al Category Type 16-Continued
Naval Stores, gums and resins.................................value.. 4.. 4. 5. 5.7 .
Vegetable oils and fats, crude............................. 1,000 lb.. 86,806 2O,095 113,439 90,?66 7"1,7'
value.. 11. 3.4 10. b 9.2 7.9
Cotton semimanufactures....................................1,000 lb.. 25,74.8 2,620 3 5 38,9,',9 .9,090
value.. 3.6 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.2
Wool semimanufactures...................................... 1,000 lb.. 10,343 14,747 L ,744 1:,.78 1.,24
value.. 1.6 .3 2.1 1.9 1.9
Rayon, nylon and other man-made textile
semimanufactures......................................... 1,000 lb.. 17,50. 16,414 19,705 16,043 1 ,014
value.. 12.6 12.0 14.7 1..4 9.2
Sawmill products ........................................ 1,000 bd.ft.. 56,483 62,080 89,174 71,673 65,716
value.. 6.8 7.6 10.7 8.7 7.5
Wood pulp..............................................1,000 s.tons.. 100 109 86 95 54
value.. 13.6 14,8 12.1 12,8 7.9
Fuel oil, distillate and residual......................... 1,000 bbl.. 1,803 1,767 2,503 2,380 2,835
value.. 5.1 5.1 6.7 6.6 7.7
Sulfur.................................................1,000 l.tons.. 166 90 175 148 134
value.. 3.6 2.0 4.1 3.4 3.3
Steel mill products, semifinished.............................value.. 0.9 1.2 0.7 1.2 0.4
Iron and steel bars, including bar size shapes.............1,000 lb.. 11,886 14,132 15,829 14,140 11,182
value.. 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.2
Iron and steel plates, sheets and strips...................1,000 lb.. 83,245 128,893 188,855 237,428 83,493
value.. 11.4 15.4 21.8 24.3 9.9
Tin mill products, including tin mill black plate.......... 1,000 lb.. 84,911 73,925 114,390 114,329 76,642
value.. 6.6 5.6 9.9 9.7 6.1
Other iron and steel semimanufactures......................... value.. 29.0 28.3 20.6 22.6 15.9
Aluminum semimanufactures.....................................value.. 8.1 10.6 15.9 14.5 6.4
Copper semimanufactures.......................................value.. 22.9 38.1 23.6 25.7 8.4
Coal-tar and other cyclic chemical products...................value.. 14.5 16.4 17.4 13.9 8.7
Plastics and resin materials............................... 1,000 lb.. 60,335 75,955 71,672 65,624 57,669
value.. 20.7 26.0 26.1 23.5 21.5
Industrial chemicals, exclusive of Special Category Type 16...value.. 22.6 26.4 27.8 25.9 21.5
Pigments...................................................1,000 lb.. 59,781 63,099 69.432 57,660 55,824
value.. 6.0 6.2 7.1 5.8 5.6
Nitrogenous chemical fertilizer materials.................. 1,000 lb.. 54,857 81,083 54,153 86,724 112,061
value.. 2.4 2.7 2.0 2.5 3.0
All other semimanufactures, excl. Special Category Type 16....value.. 40.2 43.3 733.9 737.9 727.3

Finished manufactures......................................value.. 991.4 1,096.3 1,066.6 952.9 877.8
Truck, bus, and automobile tires (casings), new...........thousands.. 85 96 159 117 92
value.. 3.1 3.2 4.5 3.7 3.8
Other rubber manufactures.....................................value.. 8.8 9.5 9.7 9.0 8.1
Cigarettes.................................................millions.. 1,886 1,921 1,434 1,686 1,631
value.. 8.3 8.4 6.2 7.3 7.0
Other tobacco manufactures....................................value.. 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8
Cotton cloth............................................1,000 sq.yd.. 838,320 843,681 835,339 836,396 839,351
value.. 810.5 812.3 811.5 810.8 810.7
Other cotton manufactures.....................................value.. 9.5 10.6 9.6 8.4 7.9
Wool manufactures............................................value.. 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7
Rayon, nylon and other man-made textile manufactures..........value.. 13.2 16.2 15.2 13.6 12.9
Other textile manufactures.................................... value.. 6.2 7.7 6.0 5.5 5.4
Wood manufactures, advanced...................................value.. 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.6
Paper and manufactures........................................value.. 21.9 25.5 22.8 21.3 19.5
Motor fuel and gasoline, including Jet fuels (all types)......value.. 6.1 2.9 9.1 6.0 8.1
Lubricating oil...............................................value.. 18.4 20.8 19.3 17.3 15.2
Glass and products............................................value.. 6.7 8.2 6.8 7.0 7.0
Steel mill manufactures.......................................value.. 9.4 11.5 14.7 11.8 11.3
Metal manufactures, n.e.c.....................................value.. 33.4 37.4 37.8 35.2 37.1
Electric household refrigerators and freezers................number.. 33,159 '.397 38,696 25,030 28,871
value.. 5.0 5.9 5.8 4.0 4.5
Radio and television apparatus................................ value.. 26.8 29.9 22.6 23.6 21.0
Other electrical machinery and apparatus......................value.. 64.0 69.7 59.4 55.7 56.6
Power generating machinery, n.e.c.............................value.. 19.7 22.5 23.1 19.0 20.7
Construction, excavating, mining, oil field, and related
machinery................................................. value.. 65.3 70.8 68.8 63.0 57.7
Machine tools (including metal-forming machine tools) and
parts, exclusive of Special Category Type 16.................value.. 26.9 27.1 17.2 18.2 12.9
Metalworking machines and parts, except machine
tools and parts............................................ value.. 13.9 15.0 12.0 12.5 13.2
Textile, sewing and shoe machinery ............................ value.. 17.6 18.5 11.9 12.9 9.0
Other industrial machinery and parts......................... value.. 90.8 98.2 88.8 83.2 70.
See footnotes at end of table.





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UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE, BY ECONOMIC CLASSES AND LEADING COMIDDITIES:
APRIL 1961 AND SELECTED PERIODS-Continued

Monthly average
Economic class and commodity April March April
1961 1961 1960
1960 1959


Finished manufactures-Continued
Office, accounting, and computing machines and parts..........value,. 26.1 32.1 16.4 17.4 12.1
Agricultural machines, implements and parts...................value.. 16.3 17.1 18.1 12.1 12.0
Tractors.....................................................number.. 9,158 11,679 9,479 5,586 5,313
value.. 22.4 21.1 23.7 19.8 17.7
Tractor parts and accessories.................................value.. 12.9 14.1 13.3 12.4 11.9
Motor trucks and busses, commercial (new) ....................number.. 13,252 13,564 17,565 16,913 13,761
value.. 26.0 27.1 34.9 30.2 27.1
Passenger cars, nonmilitary (new)............................number.. 8,887 12,623 10,875 9,760 8,869
value.. 17.6 25.0 21.5 19.6 18.6
Automobile parts for assembly and replacement.................value.. 47.2 53.2 51.8 46.0 44.4
Military automobiles, trucks, busses, trailers, parts,
accessories and service equipment; commercial maintenance
and repair trucks (new)......................................value.. 9.3 4.2 8.2 6.7 9.6
Aircraft, parts and accessories...............................value.. 98.5 113.6 133.6 110.8 64.0
Merchant ships, nonmilitary, n.e.c...........................number.. 13 6 23 8 11
value.. 3.3 0.8 1.4 2.1 7.5
Railway transportation equipment..............................value.. 14.9 20.3 13.2 11.5 8.8
Antibiotics ...................................................value.. 5.9 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.7
Other medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations...............value.. 17.1 19.0 17.5 16.8 17.9
Soap and toilet preparations..................................value.. 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9
Small arms, machine guns, parts and accessories, n.e.c........value.. 1.9 3.7 5.5 2.7 2.4
Ammunition, components and parts..............................value.. 8.6 15.3 36.0 16.4 16.7
Special Category Type 16......................................value.. 27.3 21.5 34.2 29.8 46.7
All other finished manufactures, exclusive of Special
Category Type 16.............................................value.. 145.1 162.4 141.9 137.4 127.9


rIn lude: $ ..5 million of Military Mutual Security Program shipments ($25.5 million to Western Europe). 2Includes
million Military Mutual Security Fr. r'rr, shipments ($18.5 million to Western Fiuri.. ). 3Includes $114.7
Sio f Military Mutual Security Program shipments ($51.2 million to Western Fir- p. ). 4Includes $.'.1 million of
Mi i Mutual Se urity i ]r r... shipments ($33.3 million to Western Fir ). 5Includes $102.3 million of Military
Mi, ,'> rlty *" 1 hipment ($54.9 million to Western _.ei-.r.. ). See the January 1961 issue of ri.-i.rt No. FT
0 f Spec ial Categriy commodities. 7Data for periods prior to January 1961 exclude information on exports
I ., idrlum anid *pcial nuclear material (Schedule B commodity numbers (; '510-62590 and deuterium oxide (heavy
w r rdr c2 i i B commodity number 83990). Includes data for Schedule B commodity numbers 30399
SI'', rv d In oquarcp' yard:: on the basis of four square yards per pound; and data for Schedule B commodity
v nert' to quar yard., on the basis of three square yards per pound.

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