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documentscollectedbytheU.S.CustomsBorderand 2 J  Protection$XNX$andreflectthemovementofgoodsbetween    foreigncountriesandthe50states,theDistrictofColumbia,   PuertoRico,theU.S.VirginIslands,andU.S.ForeignTrade   Zones.Theyincludegovernmentandnon-government Zr  shipmentsofgoods,andexcludeshipmentsbetweenthe $<  UnitedStatesanditsterritoriesandpossessions,transactions   withU.S.military,diplomaticandconsularinstallations   abroad,U.S.goodsreturnedtotheUnitedStatesbyitsArmed  Forces,personalandhouseholdeffectsoftravelers,and Ld in-transitshipments.TheGeneralImportsvaluereflectsthe . totalarrivalofmerchandisefromforeigncountriesthat  immediatelyentersconsumptionchannels,warehouses,or  ForeignTradeZones. t Forimports,thevaluereportedistheU.S.CustomsBorder   andProtectionappraisedvalueofmerchandise;generally,  thepricepaidformerchandiseforexporttotheUnitedStates.  Importduties,freight,insurance,andotherchargesincurred f~ inbringingmerchandisetotheUnitedStatesareexcluded. 0H Exportsarevaluedatthef.a.s.-freealongsideshipvalueof  merchandiseattheU.S.portofexport,basedonthe  transactionpriceincludinginlandfreight,insurance,and Xp  otherchargesincurredinplacingthemerchandisealongside ":! thecarrierattheU.S.portofexportation. " RMonthlydataincludeactualmonth'stransactionsaswellas  $ asmallnumberoftransactionsforpreviousmonths.Each J!b% monthwerevisetheaggregateseasonallyadjusted(current ",& andchainweighteddollar)andunadjustedexport,importand "' tradebalancefigures,aswellastheend-usetotalsforthe # ( priormonth.SITCandcountrydetaildataarenotrevised r$!) monthly.ThetimingadjustmentshowninExhibit14isthe <%T"* differencebetweenmonthlydataasoriginallyreportedandas &#+ recompiled.Quarterlyrevisionsaremadetothechain &#, weighteddollarseries.Inthelastmonthofeachquarter,the '$- currentandpreviousquarterarerevisedtoincorporatethe d(|%. BureauofLaborStatisticsmonthlyrevisionsandalign .)F&/ CensusandtheU.S.BureauofEconomicAnalysisquarterly )'0 data.AnnualrevisionsforthemonthsaremadeinJuneto *'1 reflectcorrectionsreceivedsubsequenttothemonthly +(2 revisions.Theserevisionsarereflectedintotals,end-use, V,n)3 SITC,andcountrysummarydata.Themonthlyenduse,  -8*4 commodity,andcountryareadatapresentedinthisrelease -+5 areonaCensusbasis.ThisreferstoExhibits618. .+6  N        7? 10.9         *XNXN* U.S./CANADADATAEXCHANGE ; ANDSUBSTITUTION  ^ v< # 7?   #ThedataforU.S.exportstoCanadaarederivedfromimport  > datacompiledbyCanada.TheuseofCanada'simportdatato  ? produceU.S.exportdatarequiresseveralalignmentsinorder  @ tocomparethetwoseries. Z r A 1.0  Coverage󄄀Canadianimportsarebasedoncountryof  C origin.U.S.goodsshippedfromathirdcountryare  D included.U.S.exportsexcludetheseforeignshipments.  E ForDecember2006,theseshipmentstotaled$156.3 LdF million.U.S.exportcoveragealsoexcludescertain .G Canadianpostalshipments.ForDecember2006,7?   7?these H shipmentstotaled$21.9million.# 7?  7?#I%% @&&&0  U.S.importcoverageincludesshipmentsofrailcarsand >VK locomotivesfromCanada.EffectivewithJanuary2004  L statistics,Canadaexcludestheseshipmentsfromitsgoods M exportstotheUnitedStates,thereforecreatingcoverage N differencesbetweenthetwocountriesforthesegoods.f~O%% 2.0  Valuation--Canadianimportsarevaluedatthepointof Q originintheUnitedStates.However,U.S.exportsare R valuedattheportofexitintheUnitedStatesandinclude S inlandfreightcharges,makingtheU.S.exportvalue XpT slightlylarger.Canadarequiresinlandfreighttobe ":U reported.InlandfreightchargesforDecember2006 V accountedfor2.0percentofthevalueofU.S.exportsto W Canada.X%% 3.0  Reexports--U.S.exportsincludereexportsofforeign !,Z goods.Again,theaggregateU.S.exportfigureisslightly ![ larger.ForDecember2006,reexportstoCanadawere "\ $2,667million.r# ]%% @&&&4.0  ExchangeRate--Averagemonthlyexchangeratesare %"_ appliedtoconvertthepublisheddatatoU.S.currency.For %"` December2006,theaverageexchangeratewas1.1532 &#a CanadiandollarsperU.S.dollar.d'|$b%% @&&&5.0  Other-Thereareotherminordifferenceswhichare (&d statisticallyinsignificant,suchasroundingerror.)&e%%   @&&&@&&&@@ .      7?Ԉ    0.n _ QM89dd8,,   CanadianEstimates   # 7?   #EffectivewithJanuary2001statistics,thecurrentmonthdata Tl forexportstoCanadacontainanestimateforlatearrivalsand 6 corrections.Thefollowingmonth,thisestimateisreplaced,  inthepressreleasetablesonly,withtheactualvalueoflate  receiptsandcorrections.Thisestimateimprovesthecurrent | monthdataforexportstoCanadaandtreatslatereceiptsfor F ^ exportstoCanadainamannermoreconsistentwiththe  (  treatmentoflatereceiptsforexportstoothercountries.    7?   7? Nonsamplingerrors  n  RThegoodsdataareacompleteenumerationofdocuments   collectedbytheU.S.CustomsBorderandProtectionandare   notsubjecttosamplingerrors;buttheyaresubjecttoseveral   typesofnonsamplingerrors.Qualityassuranceprocedures ^v  areperformedateverystageofcollection,processingand (@ tabulation;howeverthedataarestillsubjecttoseveraltypes   ofnonsamplingerrors.Themostsignificantoftheseinclude  reportingerrors,undocumentedshipments,timeliness,data  captureerrors,anderrorsintheestimationoflowvalued Ph transactions. 2   # 7?  7?# ReportingErrors: Reportingerrorsaremistakesor  omissionsmadebyimporters,exportersortheiragentsin | theirimportorexportdeclarations.Mosterrorsinvolve F^ missingorinvalidcommodityclassificationcodesand ( missingorincorrectquantitiesorshippingweights.They  haveanegligibleeffectonimport,exportandbalanceof  tradestatistics.However,theycanaffectthedetailed n commoditystatistics. 8P  @ .  UndocumentedShipments: Federalregulationsrequire " importers,exportersortheiragentstoreportallmerchandise # shipmentsaboveestablishedexemptionlevels.TheU.S. d|$ CensusBureauhasdeterminedthatnotallrequired . F% documentsarefiled,particularlyforexports.  &  TimelinessandDataCaptureErrors: TheU.S.Census "( Bureaucapturesimportandexportinformationfrom Z#r ) administrativedocumentsandthroughvariousautomated $$ 7?Hercegovina# m>-## 7?  m.#,Bulgaria,Croatia, B ZB Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,FaroeIslands,  &C Finland,France,Germany,Georgia,Gibralter,Greece,  D Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Liechtenstein,Kazakhstan,  E Kyrgyzstan,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,MaltaandGozo, l F Macedonia,Moldova,Monaco,Netherlands,Norway,Poland, 6 N G Portugal,Romania,Russia,SanMarino,Serbiaand  H Montenegro,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Svalbard,JanMayen  I Island,Sweden,Switzerland,Turkey,Tajikistan,  J Turkmenistan,Ukraine,UnitedKingdom,Uzbekistan,Vatican ^v K City. 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R   EuroArea 󀄀Austria,Belgium,Finland,France,Germany, |T Greece,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Portugal, JbU Spain. ,V Ѐ 7?   7?PacificRim 󀄀Australia,Brunei,China,HongKong,Indonesia, X Japan,Korea,Macao,Malaysia,NewZealand,PapuaNew vY Guinea,Philippines,Singapore,Taiwan.# 7?  7?3# @XZ      7?   7?South/CentralAmerica 󀄀Anguilla,AntiguaandBarbuda, \ Argentina,Aruba,Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Bermuda, ] Bolivia,Brazil,BritishVirginIslands,CaymanIslands,Chile, l^ Colombia,CostaRica,Cuba,Dominica,DominicanRepublic, 6 N_ Ecuador,ElSalvador,FalklandIslands,FrenchGuiana, !` Grenada,Guadeloupe,Guatemala,Guyana,Haiti,Honduras, !a Jamaica,Martinique,Montserrat,NetherlandsAntilles, "b Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,St.Kittsand ^#v c Nevis,St.Lucia,St.VincentandtheGrenadines,Suriname, ($@!d TrinidadandTobago,TurksandCaicosIslands,Uruguay, $ "e Venezuela.# 7?  7?4# %"f   7?   7?OPEC 󀄀Algeria,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Libya, P'h$h Nigeria,Qatar,SaudiArabia,UnitedArabEmirates, (6%i Venezuela.# 7?  7?^8# (&j  7?   7?Africa 󀄀# 7?  7?Y9#Algeria,Angola,Benin,Botswana,BritishIndian |*'l OceanTerritories,Burkina,Burundi,Cameroon,CapeVerde, J+b(m CentralAfricanRepublic,Chad,Comoros,Congo ,,)n (Brazzaville),Congo(Kinshasa),Djibouti,Egypt,Equatorial ,)o Guinea,Eritrea,Ethiopia,FrenchSouthernandAntarctic -*p Lands,Gabon,Gambia,Ghana,Guinea,GuineaBissau,Ivory r.+q Coast,Kenya,Lesotho,Liberia,Libya,Madagascar,Malawi, ,V)o Service.(OnlycommercialshipmentsarecoveredinCensus - *p goodsexports.)-*qQ%Q%  0 Q Goldexports,nonmonetary 󀄀Thisadditionismadeforgold f/~,s thatispurchasedbyforeignofficialagenciesfromprivate 40L-t  dealersintheUnitedStatesandheldattheFederalReserve 0.uQ%Q%  89dd8X,X   BankofNewYork.TheCensusdataonlyincludegoldthat  leavesthecustomsterritory.@ .     {  7?           `     h   # 7?  {p^#Somesmalleradjustmentsarealsomadetoexports:  0  Deductionsforrepairsofgoods,developedmotionpicture  z film,andmilitarygrantaid.Additionsforsalesoffishin X D U.S.territorialwaters,exportsofelectricitytoMexico,and "   vesselsandoilrigsthatchangeownershipforwhichno    exportdocumentisfiled.   Theimportadjustmentsinclude: J6   0  InlandfreightinCanada 󀄀Anadditionismadeforinland   freightinCanada.Importsofgoodsfromallcountriesare   valuedattheforeignportofexport,includinginlandfreight t`  charges( customsvalue).InthecaseofCanada,this >* shouldbethecostofthegoodsattheU.S.border.  However,thecustomsvalueforimportsforcertain  CanadiangoodsisthepointoforigininCanada.TheBEA  makesanadditionfortheinlandfreightchargesof fR transportingtheseCanadiangoodstotheU.S.borderto 0 makethevaluecomparabletothecustomsvalueasreported  byallothercountries.Insuranceandfreightchargesfor  transportinggoodstotheUnitedStatesfromallother z countriestotheU.S.borderareincludedinservicesbythe XD BEA.(ThesameprocedureisusedforMexicoasanOther " Adjustment,butismuchsmaller.)        x[p x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?ACPFHKXMORXXXx0  Goldimports,nonmonetary 󀄀Thisadditionismadefor ~j goldsoldbyforeignofficialagenciestoprivatepurchasers L8  outofstockheldattheFederalReserveBankofNew ! York.TheCensusdataonlyincludegoldthatentersthe " customsterritory.# 0  ImportsbyU.S.militaryagencies ThisdeductionofU.S. >!*% militarysalescontractsismadebecausetheU.S.Census  "& Bureauhasincludedthesecontractsinthegoodsdata,but "' BEAincludesthemintheservicecategory"DirectDefense #( Expenditures."BEA'ssourcematerialismore j$V ) comprehensive,buthasnodistinctionbetweengoodsand 4% !* services.%!+ 0  Somesmalleradjustmentsarealsomadetoimports:'~#- 0  Deductionsforrepairsofgoodsanddevelopedmotion \(H$. picturefilm.Additionsforimportedelectricityfrom &)%/ Mexico,conversionofvesselsforcommercialuse,repairs )%0 toU.S.vesselsabroad,andvaluationofprepackaged *&1 softwareimportsatmarketvalue.+p'2  7?   7? {  7?SERVICES#7?   {k#  7?  7? -)4 Thestatisticsareestimatesofservicestransactionsbetween .*6 foreigncountriesandthe50states,theDistrictofColumbia, z/f+7  D00,8 PuertoRico,theU.S.VirginIslands,andotherU.S.territories 8 andpossessions.TransactionswithU.S.military,diplomatic, 9 andconsularinstallationsabroadareexcludedbecausethey : areconsideredtobepartoftheU.S.economy. r^; W:X` 0 hp x (#pXW    Servicesareshowninsevenbroadcategories.Typesof = servicesforimportsandexportsarethesameforsixofthe > sevencategories.Fortheseventh,exportsis"TransfersUnder  ? U.S.MilitarySalesContracts"whileforimportsthecategory d P@ is"DirectDefenseExpenditures."Thefollowingisabrief . A descriptionofthetypesofservicesincludedineachcategory:  B  Z:XXL` P hp x X0 XZ0  Travel 󀄀PurchasesofservicesandgoodsbyU.S.travelers  x D abroadandbyforeignvisitorstotheUnitedStates.A ZF E travelerisdefinedasapersonwhostaysforaperiodofless $ F than1yearinacountryofwhichthepersonisnota  G resident.Includesexpendituresforfood,lodging,  H recreation,gifts,andotheritemsincidentaltoaforeign n I visit.L8J%% ̀ 0  PassengerFares 󀄀Farespaidbyresidentsofonecountry L toresidentsofothercountries.Receiptsconsistoffares M receivedbyU.S.carriersfromforeignresidentsfortravel xdN betweentheUnitedStatesandforeigncountriesand B.O betweentwoforeignpoints.Paymentsconsistoffarespaid  P byU.S.residentstoforeigncarriersfortravelbetweenthe Q UnitedStatesandforeigncountries.R%%  0  OtherTransportation 󀄀Chargesforthetransportationof 4 T goodsbyocean,air,waterway,pipeline,andrailcarriersto U andfromtheUnitedStates.Includesfreightcharges, V operatingexpensesthattransportationcompaniesincurin W foreignports,andpaymentsforvesselcharterandaircraft `LX rentalswithcrew.*Y%%  0  RoyaltiesandLicenseFees 󀄀Transactionswithforeign [ residentsinvolvingintangibleassetsandproprietaryrights,  x\ suchastheuseofpatents,techniques,processes,formulas, V!B] designs,knowhow,trademarks,copyrights,franchises,  " ^ andmanufacturingrights.Theterm"royalties"generally "_ referstopaymentsfortheutilizationofcopyrightsor #` trademarks,andtheterm"licensefees"generallyrefersto ~$j a paymentsfortheuseofpatentsorindustrialprocesses.H%4!b%%  0     OtherPrivateServices 󀄀Transactionswithaffiliated &"d foreigners,forwhichnoidentificationbytypeisavailable, '#e andtransactionswithunaffiliatedforeigners.(Theterm t(`$f  affiliatedreferstoadirectinvestmentrelationship,which >)*%g existswhenaU.S.personhasownershiporcontrol, *%h directlyorindirectly,of10percentormoreofaforeign *&i businessenterprisesvotingsecuritiesortheequivalent,or +'j whenaforeignpersonhasasimilarinterestinaU.S. f,R(k enterprise.)0-)l%%    %  -)m  89dd8 X   7?   7?1<X<h XX1Transactionswithunaffiliatedforeignersconsistof  educationservices;financialservices(includes  commissionsandothertransactionsfees# 7?  7?>}#7?   7?Ԁassociatedwith  thepurchaseandsaleofsecuritiesandnoninterest r^ incomeofbanks,andexcludesinvestmentincome); <( insuranceservices;telecommunicationsservices  (includestransmissionservicesandvalueadded  services);andbusiness,professional,andtechnical   services.Includedinthelastgroupareadvertising d P services;computeranddataprocessingservices;database .   andotherinformationservices;research,development,    andtestingservices;management,consulting,andpublic    relationsservices;legalservices;construction,  x  engineering,architectural,andminingservices;industrial VB  engineeringservices;installation,maintenance,and    repairofequipment;andotherservices,including   medicalservicesandfilmandtaperentals.    0 L  LL 0 L X  L TransfersUnderU.S.MilitarySalesContracts  F2 (Exportsonly)Exportsofgoodsandservicesin  whichU.S.Governmentmilitaryagenciesparticipate.  Includesbothgoods,suchasequipment,andservices,  suchasrepairservicesandtraining,thatcannotbe lX separatelyidentified.6"LL  0 L X  L DirectDefenseExpenditures (Importsonly)  ExpendituresincurredbyU.S.militaryagencies  abroad,includingexpendituresbyU.S.personnel, `L paymentsofwagestoforeignresidents,construction * expenditures,paymentsforforeigncontractual  services,andprocurementofforeigngoods.Includes  bothgoodsandservicesthatcannotbeseparately t identified.R> LL  0 L X  L U.S.GovernmentMiscellaneousServices  " TransactionsofU.S.Governmentnonmilitary # agencieswithforeignresidents.Mostofthese ~ j$ transactionsinvolvetheprovisionofservicesto,or H!4% purchasesofservicesfrom,foreigners;transfersof "& somegoodsarealsoincluded."'LL  L      `   P  0 X Servicesestimatesarebasedonquarterly,annual,and p$\ ) benchmarksurveysandpartialinformationgenerated :%&!* frommonthlyreports.Servicetransactionsareestimated &!+ atmarketprices.Estimatesareseasonallyadjustedwhen &", statisticallysignificantseasonalpatternsarepresent.No '#- countryorareadetailisavailableduetothelackof b(N$. adequatesourcedatauponwhichtobaseestimates. ,)%/XX   X Therevisionpolicyisasfollows :# 7?  7?f~#7?   7?Ԁ# 7?  7?{#7?   7?Eachmonth,a *&1 preliminaryestimateforthecurrentmonthandarevised +x'2 estimatefortheimmediatelyprecedingmonthare V,B(3 released.Afterarevisedmonthisreleased,nofurther  - )4 changesaremadetothatmonthuntilmorecomplete -)5 sourcedatabecomeavailableinMarch,June,September, .*6   ~/j+7 andDecember.ThereleasesinMarch,June,September, 7  andDecembercontainreviseddatafortheprevioussix 8 '|PPPPWGCz|0  p @@E # C  (#(#months.Therelease 9   9  inMarchalso r^:   r^:  containsrevisionsfor <(;   <(;  allmonthsofthe <   <  previousyearinorder =   =  toalignthe  >    >  seasonallyadjusted d P?   d P?  monthlydatawith . @   . @  annualtotals.The  A    A  releaseinJune  B    B  containsannual  x C    x C  revisions,which VB D   VB D  reflectupdatedsource   E     E  dataandchangesin  F    F  estimating  G    G  methodologies. ~j H   ~j H  # 7?  7?#7?   7?  Quarterlyandannual H4I   H4I  estimatesofservices J   J  areincludedaspart K   K  oftheU.S. L   L  international p\M   p\M  transactionsaccounts, :&N   :&N  publishedinthe O   O  (#(#April,July,October,andJanuaryissuesoftheSurveyof P CurrentBusiness.ThenextreleaseoftheU.S. Q internationaltransactionsaccountsisscheduledfor bNR March14,2007.The# 7?  7?#7?   7?Surve# 7?  7?#7?   7?yisavailablefromthe ,S SuperintendentofDocuments,U.S.GovernmentPrinting T Office,Washington,D.C.20402. U  ELECTRONICAVAILABILITY J6W  TheFT900andsupplementareavailableonthe Y following: vZ  INTERNET The U.S.InternationalTradeinGoodsand  !\ Servicesreportsareavailableat:www.census.gov/ft900 !] or# 7?  7?Ț# 5"  7?www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.# 7? " 5#7?   7? "v^  STATUSA TheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce's  $` electronicinformationfacility.Call1800STATUSA $ a forproductinformation. %v!b Additionaldataandinformationongoodsareobtainable  '"d from: ForeignTradeDivision,U.S.CensusBureau, '#e Washington,D.C.20233  (v$f Additionaldataandinformationonservicesare  *%h obtainablefrom: BalanceofPaymentsDivision,U.S. *&i BureauofEconomicAnalysis,Washington,D.C. +v'j 20230 # 7?  7?r#