Trade Balance 1 Trade Balance 2
                    IMPORTS OF GOODS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASIS, EXCLUDING MILITARY
                                         (billions of dollars)

                                         Capital Automobile              Imports,
                     Food, Industrial     goods,  vehicles,      Other  n.e.c., &  Petroleum
          Total   feeds, & supplies &     except   parts, &   Consumer U.S. goods        and
Year    Imports  beverages  materials automotive    engines      Goods   returned   products*       GDP
---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1978      176.0       15.8       83.2       19.3       25.0       29.4        3.3       42.6     2294.7
1979      212.0       18.0      108.0       24.6       26.6       31.3        3.5       60.4     2563.3
1980      249.8       18.6      132.5       31.6       28.3       34.3        4.6       79.5     2789.5
1981      265.1       18.6      134.5       37.1       31.0       38.4        5.5       78.4     3128.4
1982      247.6       17.5      110.6       38.4       34.3       39.7        7.2       62.0     3255.0
1983      268.9       18.8      108.8       43.7       43.0       47.3        7.2       55.1     3536.7
1984      332.4       21.9      124.1       60.4       56.5       61.1        8.4       58.1     3933.2
1985      338.1       21.9      114.0       61.3       64.9       66.3        9.7       51.4     4220.3
1986      368.4       24.4      104.2       72.0       78.1       79.4       10.4       34.3     4462.8
1987      409.8       24.8      113.7       85.1       85.2       88.8       12.1       42.9     4739.5
1988      447.2       24.9      122.7      102.2       87.9       96.4       13.0       39.6     5103.8
1989      477.7       24.9      135.5      112.3       87.4      103.6       14.0       50.9     5484.4
1990      498.4       26.4      145.3      116.4       88.2      105.0       17.2       62.3     5803.1
1991      491.0       26.2      133.0      121.1       85.5      107.7       17.5       51.7     5995.9
1992      536.5       27.6      140.7      134.8       91.5      122.4       19.6       51.6     6337.7
1993      589.4       27.9      152.2      153.2      102.1      133.7       20.4       51.5     6657.4
1994      668.7       31.0      164.9      185.0      118.1      145.9       23.8       51.3     7072.2
1995      749.4       33.2      184.5      222.1      123.7      159.7       26.1       56.0     7397.7
1996      803.1       35.7      208.9      228.4      128.7      172.5       28.8       72.7     7816.9
1997      876.8       39.7      216.7      253.6      139.4      195.2       32.2       71.8     8304.3
1998      918.6       41.3      202.5      269.8      148.6      218.5       38.0       50.9     8747.0
1999     1031.8       43.6      224.1      295.7      179.0      243.5       45.8       67.8     9268.4
2000     1226.7       46.0      302.2      347.0      195.9      284.1       51.5      120.3     9817.0
2001     1148.2       46.6      276.1      298.0      189.8      286.6       51.2      103.6    10128.0
2002     1167.4       49.7      268.1      283.3      203.7      310.7       51.8      103.5    10469.6
2003     1264.3       55.8      314.5      295.9      210.1      337.7       50.3      133.1    10960.8
2004     1477.1       62.1      412.9      343.6      228.2      377.1       53.1      180.5    11685.9
2005     1681.8       68.1      524.5      379.3      239.5      411.5       58.8      251.9    12433.9
2006     1861.4       74.9      602.5      418.3      256.7      446.1       62.9      302.4    13194.7

                    EXPORTS OF GOODS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASIS, EXCLUDING MILITARY
                                         (billions of dollars)

                                         Capital Automobile
                     Food, Industrial     goods,  vehicles,      Other             Petroleum
          Total   feeds, & supplies &     except   parts, &   Consumer   Exports,        and
Year    Exports  beverages  materials automotive    engines      Goods     n.e.c.   products*       GDP
---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1978      142.1       25.7       39.6       47.5       15.2       11.4        2.8        1.9     2294.7
1979      184.4       30.5       58.5       60.2       17.9       14.0        3.4        2.4     2563.3
1980      224.3       36.3       72.1       76.3       17.4       17.8        4.4        3.6     2789.5
1981      237.0       38.8       70.2       84.2       19.7       17.7        6.5        4.6     3128.4
1982      211.2       32.2       64.1       76.5       17.2       16.1        5.1        6.9     3255.0
1983      201.8       32.1       58.9       71.7       18.5       14.9        5.7        5.6     3536.7
1984      219.9       32.2       64.1       77.0       22.4       15.1        9.1        5.4     3933.2
1985      215.9       24.6       61.2       79.3       24.9       14.6       11.3        5.7     4220.3
1986      223.3       23.5       64.7       82.8       25.1       16.7       10.5        4.4     4462.8
1987      250.2       25.2       70.1       92.7       27.6       20.3       14.3        4.6     4739.5
1988      320.2       33.8       90.0      119.1       33.4       27.0       17.0        4.5     5103.8
1989      359.9       36.3       98.5      136.9       35.1       35.9       17.2        6.5     5484.4
1990      387.4       35.1      105.7      153.0       36.2       43.5       13.9        8.4     5803.1
1991      414.1       35.7      109.8      166.6       39.9       46.6       15.5        8.4     5995.9
1992      439.6       40.3      109.7      176.4       46.9       51.2       15.2        7.6     6337.7
1993      456.9       40.5      112.0      182.7       51.6       54.5       15.7        7.5     6657.4
1994      502.9       42.4      121.2      205.7       57.5       59.7       16.3        7.0     7072.2
1995      575.2       50.8      146.1      234.4       61.4       64.2       18.3        8.1     7397.7
1996      612.1       56.0      148.3      254.0       64.4       69.3       20.3        9.6     7816.9
1997      678.4       52.0      158.7      295.8       73.4       77.0       21.4       10.4     8304.3
1998      670.4       46.8      148.7      299.8       72.5       79.4       23.1        8.1     8747.0
1999      684.0       46.0      147.6      311.2       75.3       80.9       22.9        8.6     9268.4
2000      772.0       47.9      172.7      357.0       80.4       89.4       24.7       12.0     9817.0
2001      718.7       49.4      160.2      321.7       75.4       88.3       23.6       10.6    10128.0
2002      682.4       49.6      156.8      290.4       78.9       84.4       22.2       10.3    10469.6
2003      713.4       55.0      173.1      293.7       80.6       89.9       21.1       12.7    10960.8
2004      807.5       56.6      203.9      331.4       89.2      103.2       23.1       17.1    11685.9
2005      894.6       59.0      233.1      362.3       98.6      116.1       25.6       22.7    12433.9
2006     1023.1       66.0      276.1      413.9      107.2      130.0       30.0       31.6    13194.7

                   BALANCES OF GOODS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASIS, EXCLUDING MILITARY
                                        (billions of dollars)

                                         Capital Automobile
                     Food, Industrial     goods,  vehicles,      Other             Petroleum
          Total   feeds, & supplies &     except   parts, &   Consumer  Balances,        and
Year   Balances  beverages  materials automotive    engines      Goods     n.e.c.   products*       GDP
---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1978      -33.9        9.9      -43.6       28.2       -9.9      -18.0       -0.5      -40.6     2294.7
1979      -27.6       12.5      -49.5       35.6       -8.7      -17.3       -0.1      -58.0     2563.3
1980      -25.5       17.7      -60.4       44.7      -10.8      -16.5       -0.2      -75.9     2789.5
1981      -28.0       20.3      -64.3       47.0      -11.3      -20.7        0.9      -73.8     3128.4
1982      -36.5       14.7      -46.5       38.1      -17.1      -23.5       -2.1      -55.1     3255.0
1983      -67.1       13.3      -49.9       27.9      -24.6      -32.4       -1.5      -49.5     3536.7
1984     -112.5       10.3      -60.0       16.6      -34.1      -46.0        0.6      -52.6     3933.2
1985     -122.2        2.7      -52.8       18.0      -40.0      -51.7        1.6      -45.7     4220.3
1986     -145.1       -0.9      -39.5       10.8      -53.0      -62.6        0.0      -29.8     4462.8
1987     -159.6        0.4      -43.7        7.6      -57.6      -68.5        2.2      -38.3     4739.5
1988     -127.0        8.8      -32.7       16.9      -54.6      -69.4        4.0      -35.2     5103.8
1989     -117.7       11.4      -37.0       24.7      -52.3      -67.8        3.2      -44.5     5484.4
1990     -111.0        8.7      -39.6       36.6      -52.0      -61.5       -3.2      -53.9     5803.1
1991      -76.9        9.5      -23.2       45.4      -45.6      -61.1       -2.0      -43.3     5995.9
1992      -96.9       12.7      -31.0       41.6      -44.6      -71.2       -4.4      -44.0     6337.7
1993     -132.5       12.7      -40.2       29.6      -50.5      -79.2       -4.7      -44.0     6657.4
1994     -165.8       11.4      -43.7       20.7      -60.6      -86.2       -7.4      -44.3     7072.2
1995     -174.2       17.6      -38.4       12.3      -62.3      -95.6       -7.8      -47.9     7397.7
1996     -191.0       20.2      -60.6       25.5      -64.4     -103.2       -8.5      -63.1     7816.9
1997     -198.4       12.2      -58.0       42.3      -66.0     -118.2      -10.8      -61.4     8304.3
1998     -248.2        5.6      -53.7       30.0      -76.1     -139.1      -14.8      -42.8     8747.0
1999     -347.8        2.4      -76.5       15.5     -103.7     -162.6      -22.9      -59.2     9268.4
2000     -454.7        1.9     -129.5       10.0     -115.5     -194.8      -26.7     -108.3     9817.0
2001     -429.5        2.8     -115.9       23.7     -114.3     -198.2      -27.5      -93.0    10128.0
2002     -485.0       -0.1     -111.3        7.1     -124.8     -226.4      -29.6      -93.2    10469.6
2003     -550.9       -0.8     -141.4       -2.2     -129.5     -247.8      -29.2     -120.4    10960.8
2004     -669.6       -5.6     -209.0      -12.1     -138.9     -273.9      -30.0     -163.4    11685.9
2005     -787.1       -9.1     -291.5      -17.0     -140.9     -295.4      -33.2     -229.2    12433.9
2006     -838.3       -9.0     -326.5       -4.4     -149.5     -316.1      -32.8     -270.9    13194.7

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                    IMPORTS OF GOODS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASIS, EXCLUDING MILITARY
                                           (percent of GDP)

                                         Capital Automobile              Imports,
                     Food, Industrial     goods,  vehicles,      Other  n.e.c., &  Petroleum
          Total   feeds, & supplies &     except   parts, &   Consumer U.S. goods        and        GDP
Year    Imports  beverages  materials automotive    engines      Goods   returned   products*    ($bil)
---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1978      7.670      0.690      3.627      0.841      1.091      1.280      0.142      1.854     2294.7
1979      8.271      0.703      4.212      0.960      1.039      1.220      0.137      2.358     2563.3
1980      8.953      0.665      4.749      1.132      1.013      1.228      0.165      2.850     2789.5
1981      8.473      0.593      4.300      1.187      0.991      1.227      0.176      2.505     3128.4
1982      7.608      0.537      3.398      1.181      1.054      1.219      0.220      1.903     3255.0
1983      7.603      0.532      3.076      1.237      1.217      1.337      0.204      1.558     3536.7
1984      8.452      0.556      3.155      1.535      1.437      1.553      0.215      1.476     3933.2
1985      8.011      0.518      2.701      1.452      1.538      1.572      0.230      1.218     4220.3
1986      8.255      0.546      2.335      1.613      1.749      1.778      0.234      0.768     4462.8
1987      8.646      0.523      2.400      1.796      1.797      1.874      0.255      0.906     4739.5
1988      8.762      0.488      2.404      2.002      1.723      1.889      0.255      0.777     5103.8
1989      8.710      0.454      2.471      2.047      1.594      1.890      0.255      0.928     5484.4
1990      8.589      0.455      2.504      2.006      1.520      1.809      0.296      1.073     5803.1
1991      8.189      0.437      2.219      2.020      1.425      1.795      0.292      0.863     5995.9
1992      8.466      0.436      2.220      2.127      1.443      1.932      0.309      0.814     6337.7
1993      8.853      0.418      2.287      2.300      1.533      2.008      0.306      0.773     6657.4
1994      9.455      0.438      2.332      2.616      1.670      2.063      0.336      0.725     7072.2
1995     10.130      0.449      2.494      3.003      1.672      2.159      0.352      0.757     7397.7
1996     10.274      0.457      2.672      2.922      1.647      2.207      0.368      0.931     7816.9
1997     10.558      0.478      2.609      3.054      1.679      2.351      0.387      0.864     8304.3
1998     10.502      0.472      2.315      3.085      1.699      2.498      0.434      0.582     8747.0
1999     11.132      0.470      2.418      3.191      1.931      2.628      0.495      0.732     9268.4
2000     12.496      0.468      3.078      3.535      1.995      2.894      0.524      1.225     9817.0
2001     11.337      0.461      2.726      2.942      1.874      2.829      0.505      1.023    10128.0
2002     11.150      0.475      2.561      2.706      1.946      2.968      0.495      0.988    10469.6
2003     11.535      0.509      2.869      2.699      1.917      3.081      0.459      1.214    10960.8
2004     12.640      0.532      3.534      2.940      1.952      3.227      0.455      1.544    11685.9
2005     13.526      0.548      4.219      3.051      1.926      3.309      0.473      2.026    12433.9
2006     14.107      0.568      4.567      3.170      1.945      3.381      0.476      2.292    13194.7

                    EXPORTS OF GOODS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASIS, EXCLUDING MILITARY
                                           (percent of GDP)

                                         Capital Automobile
                     Food, Industrial     goods,  vehicles,      Other             Petroleum
          Total   feeds, & supplies &     except   parts, &   Consumer   Exports,        and        GDP
Year    Exports  beverages  materials automotive    engines      Goods     n.e.c.   products*    ($bil)
---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1978      6.191      1.119      1.725      2.070      0.661      0.496      0.120      0.085     2294.7
1979      7.195      1.190      2.282      2.348      0.698      0.545      0.132      0.095     2563.3
1980      8.039      1.301      2.584      2.735      0.625      0.636      0.158      0.128     2789.5
1981      7.577      1.242      2.244      2.691      0.629      0.566      0.206      0.146     3128.4
1982      6.487      0.989      1.968      2.350      0.529      0.495      0.155      0.211     3255.0
1983      5.706      0.907      1.666      2.026      0.522      0.422      0.162      0.158     3536.7
1984      5.592      0.819      1.630      1.958      0.570      0.384      0.231      0.138     3933.2
1985      5.116      0.582      1.449      1.880      0.591      0.346      0.268      0.135     4220.3
1986      5.005      0.527      1.450      1.856      0.562      0.375      0.234      0.099     4462.8
1987      5.279      0.532      1.478      1.956      0.582      0.428      0.302      0.098     4739.5
1988      6.274      0.662      1.764      2.334      0.654      0.529      0.332      0.088     5103.8
1989      6.563      0.662      1.795      2.497      0.641      0.654      0.314      0.118     5484.4
1990      6.676      0.605      1.821      2.636      0.624      0.750      0.240      0.144     5803.1
1991      6.906      0.596      1.831      2.778      0.665      0.777      0.259      0.140     5995.9
1992      6.937      0.635      1.731      2.783      0.740      0.808      0.239      0.120     6337.7
1993      6.864      0.609      1.682      2.744      0.774      0.818      0.236      0.113     6657.4
1994      7.110      0.599      1.714      2.909      0.813      0.844      0.231      0.099     7072.2
1995      7.775      0.687      1.975      3.169      0.830      0.867      0.248      0.109     7397.7
1996      7.831      0.716      1.897      3.249      0.823      0.887      0.259      0.123     7816.9
1997      8.169      0.626      1.911      3.562      0.884      0.928      0.258      0.125     8304.3
1998      7.665      0.535      1.700      3.428      0.829      0.907      0.265      0.092     8747.0
1999      7.380      0.496      1.593      3.358      0.812      0.873      0.247      0.093     9268.4
2000      7.864      0.488      1.759      3.637      0.819      0.910      0.252      0.122     9817.0
2001      7.096      0.488      1.582      3.177      0.745      0.872      0.233      0.105    10128.0
2002      6.518      0.474      1.498      2.774      0.754      0.806      0.212      0.099    10469.6
2003      6.509      0.502      1.579      2.679      0.736      0.820      0.193      0.116    10960.8
2004      6.910      0.484      1.745      2.836      0.763      0.883      0.198      0.146    11685.9
2005      7.195      0.474      1.874      2.914      0.793      0.934      0.206      0.182    12433.9
2006      7.754      0.500      2.092      3.137      0.812      0.985      0.228      0.239    13194.7

                   BALANCES OF GOODS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASIS, EXCLUDING MILITARY
                                           (percent of GDP)

                                         Capital Automobile
                     Food, Industrial     goods,  vehicles,      Other             Petroleum
          Total   feeds, & supplies &     except   parts, &   Consumer  Balances,        and        GDP
Year   Balances  beverages  materials automotive    engines      Goods     n.e.c.   products*    ($bil)
---- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
1978     -1.478      0.429     -1.902      1.229     -0.430     -0.784     -0.021     -1.770     2294.7
1979     -1.075      0.487     -1.930      1.388     -0.341     -0.674     -0.005     -2.262     2563.3
1980     -0.914      0.635     -2.165      1.603     -0.388     -0.592     -0.007     -2.722     2789.5
1981     -0.896      0.648     -2.056      1.504     -0.361     -0.661      0.030     -2.360     3128.4
1982     -1.121      0.452     -1.430      1.169     -0.524     -0.723     -0.065     -1.692     3255.0
1983     -1.897      0.375     -1.410      0.790     -0.695     -0.915     -0.042     -1.400     3536.7
1984     -2.860      0.262     -1.525      0.423     -0.867     -1.170      0.016     -1.338     3933.2
1985     -2.895      0.064     -1.252      0.427     -0.947     -1.226      0.039     -1.082     4220.3
1986     -3.251     -0.019     -0.885      0.243     -1.187     -1.403      0.001     -0.669     4462.8
1987     -3.367      0.009     -0.922      0.160     -1.215     -1.446      0.047     -0.808     4739.5
1988     -2.488      0.173     -0.640      0.331     -1.069     -1.361      0.078     -0.689     5103.8
1989     -2.147      0.208     -0.675      0.450     -0.953     -1.236      0.059     -0.811     5484.4
1990     -1.913      0.150     -0.683      0.631     -0.896     -1.059     -0.056     -0.929     5803.1
1991     -1.283      0.159     -0.388      0.758     -0.760     -1.019     -0.034     -0.723     5995.9
1992     -1.529      0.200     -0.488      0.656     -0.703     -1.123     -0.069     -0.694     6337.7
1993     -1.990      0.190     -0.605      0.444     -0.759     -1.190     -0.071     -0.661     6657.4
1994     -2.345      0.161     -0.618      0.293     -0.857     -1.219     -0.105     -0.626     7072.2
1995     -2.354      0.238     -0.519      0.166     -0.843     -1.292     -0.105     -0.648     7397.7
1996     -2.443      0.259     -0.776      0.327     -0.824     -1.320     -0.109     -0.807     7816.9
1997     -2.389      0.147     -0.698      0.509     -0.795     -1.423     -0.130     -0.739     8304.3
1998     -2.838      0.064     -0.614      0.343     -0.870     -1.590     -0.170     -0.490     8747.0
1999     -3.753      0.026     -0.825      0.168     -1.119     -1.754     -0.247     -0.639     9268.4
2000     -4.632      0.019     -1.320      0.102     -1.177     -1.984     -0.272     -1.103     9817.0
2001     -4.241      0.027     -1.145      0.234     -1.129     -1.957     -0.272     -0.918    10128.0
2002     -4.632     -0.001     -1.063      0.068     -1.192     -2.162     -0.283     -0.890    10469.6
2003     -5.026     -0.007     -1.290     -0.020     -1.182     -2.261     -0.266     -1.098    10960.8
2004     -5.730     -0.048     -1.789     -0.104     -1.189     -2.344     -0.257     -1.398    11685.9
2005     -6.331     -0.074     -2.344     -0.137     -1.133     -2.376     -0.267     -1.843    12433.9
2006     -6.353     -0.068     -2.474     -0.033     -1.133     -2.396     -0.249     -2.053    13194.7

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* Petroleum and products is a sub-category of the Industrial supplies & materials category.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. International Transactions Accounts Data,
        Table 2a and Table 2b

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