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Monthly Trade Highlights

August 2009 Highlights

This page shows the Balance, Exports and Imports for the current month and prior month, along with the percent change and dollar change between the two. The last column of the table shows the last time the percent change (or dollar change) was larger. Some interesting facts about this month's International Trade in Goods and Services report can be found at the bottom of the page.

Goods and Services on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis, seasonally adjusted - series began with January 1992 statistics.

All Values in billions of dollars

Percent Change from Prior Month

  August 2009 (Billions of $)

July 2009 (Billions of $)

 Percent Change from Prior Month Last time the Increase/Decrease in Percent Change was larger/When it Occured
Goods and Services
Balance -$30.7 -$31.9 -3.6% -9.4% from April to May 2009
Exports $128.2 $128.0 0.2% 2.5% from June to July 2009
Imports $158.9 $159.8 -0.6% -0.7% from April to May 2009
Goods (BOP Basis)
Balance -$41.9 -$42.8 -2.0% -6.7% from April to May 2009
Exports $86.8 $86.8 0.0% 3.2% from June to July 2009
Imports $128.7 $129.5 -0.6% -1.5% from March to April 2009

 

Dollar Change From Prior Month

  August 2009 (Billions of $)

July 2009 (Billions of $)

 Dollar Change From Prior Month Last time the Increase/Decrease in Dollar Change was larger/When it Occured
Goods and Services
Balance -$30.7 -$31.9 $1.1 $2.7 from April to May 2009
Exports $128.2 $128.0 $0.2 $3.1 from June to July 2009
Imports $158.9 $159.8 -$0.9 -$1.0 from April to May 2009
Goods (BOP Basis)
Balance -$41.9 -$42.8 $0.8 $2.7 from April to May 2009
Exports $86.8 $86.8 $0.0 $2.7 from June to July 2009
Imports $128.7 $129.5 -$0.8 -$1.9 from March to April 2009
  • August exports of goods and services ($128.2 billion) were the highest since December 2008 ($132.9 billion).

Goods on a Census Basis (seasonally adjusted)

Exports

  • August exports of capital goods ($30.9 billion) were the lowest since October 2005 ($30.7 billion).
  • August exports of industrial supplies and materials ($25.7 billion) were the highest since November 2008 ($27.6 billion).
  • August exports of automotive vehicles and parts ($7.3 billion) were the highest since December 2008 ($8.1 billion).
  • August exports of petroleum products ($4.5 billion) were the highest since October 2008 ($4.9 billion).

Imports

  • August imports of automotive vehicles and parts ($14.6 billion) were the highest since December 2008 ($15.2 billion).
  • August imports of foods, feeds, and beverages ($6.7 billion) were the lowest since May 2007 ($6.7 billion).

Real Dollar Basis (2005 Chain-weighted Dollars, seasonally adjusted)

  • The August real dollar petroleum deficit ($11.6 billion) was the lowest since March 1996 ($11.5 billion).
  • August real dollar petroleum imports ($15.4 billion) were the lowest since December 1999 ($14.6 billion).

Country and other highlights (Census Basis, not seasonally adjusted)

  • The August deficit with Japan ($4.3 billion) was the highest since December 2008 ($5.3 billion).
  • August imports from China ($25.8 billion) were the highest since November 2008 ($28.3 billion).
  • August exports to Canada ($17.7 billion) were the highest since November 2008 ($19.2 billion).
  • August imports from Canada ($19.2 billion) were the highest since December 2008 ($19.7 billion).
  • August exports to the European Union ($16.7 billion) were the lowest since July 2006 ($15.9 billion).
  • August imports from Mexico ($15.0 billion) were the highest since November 2008 ($15.5 billion).
  • August exports of Advanced Technology Products ($18.5 billion) were the lowest since February 2006 ($17.9 billion).

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Source: FTDWebMaster, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. 20233
Location: MAIN: STATISTICS:TRADE HIGHLIGHTS
Created: October 9, 2009
Last modified: 09 October 2009 at 08:31:25 AM