[Economic Report of the President (1998)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



Table B-105.--U.S. international trade in goods by area, 1988-97
[Billions of dollars]
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1997 first
3 quarters
Item                            1988     1989     1990     1991      1992      1993      1994      1995      1996     at annual
rate\1\
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EXPORTS..............................................    320.2    362.1    389.3     416.9     440.4     456.8     502.4     575.9     612.1       672.7

Industrial countries...............................    207.3    234.2    253.8     261.3     265.1     270.6     295.2     338.1     354.3       386.3

Canada...........................................     74.3     81.1     83.5      85.9      91.4     101.2     114.8     127.6     134.6       151.2
Japan............................................     37.2     43.9     47.8      47.2      46.9      46.7      51.8      63.1      66.0        65.5
Western Europe\2\................................     86.4     98.4    111.4     116.8     114.5     111.3     115.3     132.4     137.2       152.6
Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.........      9.4     10.9     11.2      11.4      12.4      11.5      13.2      15.0      16.5        17.0

Australia......................................      6.8      8.1      8.3       8.3       8.7       8.1       9.6      10.5      11.7        12.1

Other countries, except Eastern Europe.............    109.1    122.2    130.6     150.4     169.5     179.8     201.7     232.1     250.4       278.8

OPEC\3\..........................................     13.8     12.7     12.7      18.4      19.7      18.7      17.1      18.4      20.3        22.7
Other\4\.........................................     95.3    109.5    117.9     132.0     149.8     161.1     184.6     213.7     230.1       256.1

Eastern Europe\2\..................................      3.8      5.5      4.3       4.8       5.6       6.2       5.3       5.7       7.4         7.6

International organizations and unallocated........       .1       .2       .6        .4        .1        .2        .1  ........  ........  ..........

IMPORTS..............................................    447.2    477.4    498.3     491.0     536.5     589.4     668.6     749.4     803.2       870.6

Industrial countries...............................    283.2    292.5    299.9     294.3     316.3     347.8     389.8     425.3     443.1       474.5

Canada...........................................     84.6     89.9     93.1      93.0     100.9     113.3     131.1     147.1     158.6       170.6
Japan............................................     89.8     93.5     90.4      92.3      97.4     107.2     119.1     123.5     115.2       121.5
Western Europe\2\................................    102.6    102.4    109.2     102.0     111.4     120.9     132.9     147.7     161.6       173.5
Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.........      6.2      6.6      7.3       7.0       6.6       6.4       6.7       7.1       7.7         9.0

Australia......................................      3.5      3.9      4.4       4.1       3.7       3.3       3.2       3.4       3.9         4.9

Other countries, except Eastern Europe.............    161.8    182.8    196.1     194.9     218.2     238.1     272.9     317.1     353.1       387.8

OPEC\3\..........................................     23.0     29.2     37.0      33.4      32.4      32.6      31.7      35.6      44.4        46.3
Other\4\.........................................    138.8    153.6    159.1     161.5     185.8     205.4     241.3     281.5     308.8       341.5

Eastern Europe\2\..................................      2.2      2.1      2.3       1.8       2.0       3.5       5.8       7.0       7.0         8.3

International organizations and unallocated........  .......  .......  .......  ........  ........  ........  ........  ........  ........  ..........

BALANCE (excess of
exports +).........................................   -127.0   -115.2   -109.0     -74.1     -96.1    -132.6    -166.2    -173.6    -191.2      -198.0

Industrial countries...............................    -75.9    -58.2    -46.1     -33.0     -51.2     -77.2     -94.6     -87.2     -88.8       -88.2

Canada...........................................    -10.3     -8.8     -9.6      -7.1      -9.5     -12.2     -16.3     -19.5     -24.0       -19.4
Japan............................................    -52.6    -49.7    -42.6     -45.0     -50.5     -60.5     -67.3     -60.3     -49.2       -56.0
Western Europe\2\................................    -16.2     -4.0      2.2      14.8       3.1      -9.7     -17.6     -15.2     -24.4       -20.8
Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.........      3.2      4.2      3.9       4.4       5.8       5.2       6.6       7.9       8.9         8.0

Australia......................................      3.3      4.2      3.9       4.2       5.0       4.8       6.4       7.1       7.8         7.2

Other countries, except Eastern Europe.............    -52.7    -60.6    -65.5     -44.5     -48.7     -58.3     -71.2     -85.1    -102.7      -109.0

OPEC\3\..........................................     -9.2    -16.6    -24.3     -15.0     -12.7     -14.0     -14.6     -17.2     -24.1       -23.5
Other\4\.........................................    -43.5    -44.1    -41.2     -29.5     -36.0     -44.3     -56.6     -67.8     -78.7       -85.5

Eastern Europe\2\..................................      1.6      3.5      2.1       3.0       3.7       2.7       -.5      -1.3        .4         -.7

International organizations and unallocated........       .1       .2       .6        .4        .1        .2        .1  ........  ........  ..........
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\1\ Preliminary; seasonally adjusted.
\2\ The former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) included in Western Europe beginning fourth quarter 1990 and in Eastern Europe prior to that
time.
\3\ Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, consisting of Algeria, Ecuador (through 1992), Gabon, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.

\4\ Latin America, other Western Hemisphere, and other countries in Asia and Africa, less members of OPEC.

Note.--Data are on an international transactions basis and exclude military.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.