Trade Shifts in U.S.

ALL MERCHANDISE -- Country Group Quarterly Update
U.S. exports of domestic merchandise, imports for consumption, and merchandise trade balance,
by major industry/commodity sectors, annual and year to date, January-June


Item 2006 2007 2007 YTD 2008 YTD Absolute
Change
YTD 2007-2008
Percent
Change
YTD 2007-2008
Million Dollars
U.S. exports of domestic merchandise:
EU15 190,563 217,520 109,083 125,133 16,050 14.7%
EU25 196,478 225,305 112,856 129,533 16,678 14.8%
OPEC 38,378 45,979 19,469 25,575 6,106 31.4%
LATIN AMERICA 196,723 218,553 103,825 127,043 23,218 22.4%
CBERA 31,014 35,900 16,514 21,223 4,710 28.5%
ATPA 11,637 14,621 6,625 9,677 3,051 46.1%
ASIA 237,021 266,513 127,092 148,102 21,010 16.5%
SUB_SAHARA 11,709 13,860 6,420 7,902 1,482 23.1%
CENTRAL_AND_EASTERN_EUROPE 5,732 7,450 3,527 4,564 1,037 29.4%
Total: 919,254 1,045,700 505,410 598,753 93,343 18.5%
U.S. imports of merchandise for consumption:
EU15 318,569 339,804 164,718 178,497 13,779 8.4%
EU25 329,289 350,700 169,994 184,545 14,551 8.6%
OPEC 142,690 157,812 68,387 105,710 37,323 54.6%
LATIN AMERICA 329,153 340,983 161,449 188,168 26,719 16.5%
CBERA 32,839 33,297 16,584 17,582 998 6.0%
ATPA 22,511 20,923 9,399 14,098 4,699 50.0%
ASIA 668,735 704,436 335,631 345,764 10,133 3.0%
SUB_SAHARA 58,762 66,889 30,158 44,759 14,601 48.4%
CENTRAL_AND_EASTERN_EUROPE 11,071 11,403 5,389 5,986 597 11.1%
Total: 1,913,619 2,026,246 961,710 1,085,109 123,399 12.8%
U.S. merchandise trade balance:
EU15 -128,006 -122,285 -55,635 -53,364 2,271 4.1%
EU25 -132,811 -125,395 -57,139 -55,012 2,127 3.7%
OPEC -104,312 -111,833 -48,918 -80,135 -31,217 -63.8%
LATIN AMERICA -132,430 -122,430 -57,624 -61,125 -3,501 -6.1%
CBERA -1,825 2,603 -71 3,641 3,712 Not Meaningful
ATPA -10,874 -6,302 -2,773 -4,421 -1,648 -59.4%
ASIA -431,714 -437,923 -208,539 -197,662 10,877 5.2%
SUB_SAHARA -47,053 -53,028 -23,738 -36,857 -13,118 -55.3%
CENTRAL_AND_EASTERN_EUROPE -5,339 -3,953 -1,863 -1,422 441 23.6%
Total: -994,365 -980,545 -456,299 -486,356 -30,057 -6.6%

Import value are based on customs values; export values are based on f.a.s. value, U.S. port of export.
Note: Calculations based on unrounded data.
Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.