Foreign Imports, Exports, and Trade Balance: 1790-2006 (Annual Values)

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             MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1790-2006
                                (billions of dollars)

                       Merchan-                                     Merchan-
      General              dise      GDP           General              dise      GDP
Year  Imports  Exports  Balance   ($bil)     Year  Imports  Exports  Balance   ($bil)
----  -------  -------  -------  -------     ----  -------  -------  -------  -------
1790     0.02     0.02     0.00     0.19     1900     0.85     1.39     0.55     20.7
1791     0.03     0.02    -0.01     0.21     1901     0.82     1.49     0.67     22.4
1792     0.03     0.02    -0.01     0.22     1902     0.90     1.38     0.48     24.2
1793     0.03     0.03    -0.01     0.25     1903     1.03     1.42     0.39     26.1
1794     0.04     0.03     0.00     0.31     1904     0.99     1.46     0.47     25.8
1795     0.07     0.05    -0.02     0.38     1905     1.12     1.52     0.40     28.9
1796     0.08     0.06    -0.02     0.41     1906     1.23     1.74     0.52     30.9
1797     0.08     0.05    -0.02     0.41     1907     1.43     1.88     0.45     34.0
1798     0.07     0.06    -0.01     0.41     1908     1.19     1.86     0.67     30.3
1799     0.08     0.08     0.00     0.44     1909     1.31     1.66     0.35     32.2
1800     0.09     0.07    -0.02     0.48     1910     1.56     1.75     0.19     33.4
1801     0.11     0.09    -0.02     0.51     1911     1.53     2.05     0.52     34.3
1802     0.08     0.07     0.00     0.45     1912     1.65     2.20     0.55     37.4
1803     0.07     0.06    -0.01     0.48     1913     1.81     2.47     0.65     39.1
1804     0.09     0.08    -0.01     0.53     1914     1.89     2.37     0.47     36.5
1805     0.12     0.10    -0.03     0.56     1915     1.67     2.77     1.09     38.7
1806     0.13     0.10    -0.03     0.61     1916     2.39     5.48     3.09     49.6
1807     0.14     0.11    -0.03     0.58     1917     2.95     6.23     3.28     59.7
1808     0.06     0.02    -0.04     0.64     1918     3.03     6.15     3.12     75.8
1809     0.06     0.05    -0.01     0.68     1919     3.90     7.92     4.02     78.3
1810     0.09     0.07    -0.02     0.70     1920     5.28     8.23     2.95     88.4
1811     0.05     0.06     0.01     0.76     1921     2.51     4.49     1.98     73.6
1812     0.08     0.04    -0.04     0.78     1922     3.11     3.83     0.72     73.4
1813     0.02     0.03     0.01     0.96     1923     3.79     4.17     0.38     85.4
1814     0.01     0.01    -0.01     1.06     1924     3.61     4.59     0.98     87.0
1815     0.11     0.05    -0.06     0.91     1925     4.23     4.91     0.68     90.6
1816     0.15     0.08    -0.07     0.81     1926     4.43     4.81     0.38     97.0
1817     0.10     0.09    -0.01     0.76     1927     4.19     4.87     0.68     95.5
1818     0.12     0.09    -0.03     0.72     1928     4.09     5.13     1.04     97.4
1819     0.09     0.07    -0.02     0.72     1929     4.40     5.24     0.84    103.6
1820     0.07     0.07    -0.01     0.70     1930     3.06     3.84     0.78     91.2
1821     0.06     0.06     0.00     0.73     1931     2.09     2.42     0.33     76.5
1822     0.08     0.06    -0.02     0.80     1932     1.32     1.61     0.29     58.7
1823     0.07     0.07     0.00     0.75     1933     1.45     1.68     0.23     56.4
1824     0.07     0.07     0.00     0.75     1934     1.66     2.13     0.48     66.0
1825     0.09     0.09     0.00     0.81     1935     2.05     2.28     0.24     73.3
1826     0.08     0.07    -0.01     0.86     1936     2.42     2.46     0.03     83.8
1827     0.07     0.07     0.00     0.91     1937     3.08     3.35     0.27     91.9
1828     0.08     0.06    -0.02     0.89     1938     1.96     3.09     1.13     86.1
1829     0.07     0.07     0.00     0.92     1939     2.32     3.18     0.86     92.2
1830     0.06     0.07     0.01     1.01     1940     2.63     4.02     1.40    101.4
1831     0.10     0.07    -0.02     1.04     1941     3.35     5.15     1.80    126.7
1832     0.10     0.08    -0.01     1.12     1942     2.76     8.08     5.32    161.9
1833     0.10     0.09    -0.01     1.14     1943     3.38    12.97     9.58    198.6
1834     0.11     0.10    -0.01     1.20     1944     3.93    14.26    10.33    219.8
1835     0.14     0.12    -0.02     1.32     1945     4.16     9.81     5.65    223.1
1836     0.18     0.12    -0.05     1.46     1946     4.94     9.74     4.80    222.3
1837     0.13     0.11    -0.02     1.54     1947     5.76    14.43     8.67    244.2
1838     0.10     0.11     0.01     1.58     1948     7.12    12.65     5.53    269.2
1839     0.16     0.11    -0.04     1.65     1949     6.62    12.05     5.43    267.3
1840     0.10     0.12     0.03     1.55     1950     8.85    10.28     1.42    293.8
1841     0.12     0.11    -0.01     1.63     1951    10.97    15.03     4.07    339.3
1842     0.10     0.10     0.00     1.60     1952    10.72    15.20     4.48    358.3
1843     0.04     0.08     0.04     1.55     1953    10.87    15.77     4.90    379.4
1844     0.10     0.11     0.00     1.69     1954    10.22    15.11     4.89    380.4
1845     0.11     0.11    -0.01     1.84     1955    11.38    15.55     4.16    414.8
1846     0.12     0.11    -0.01     2.04     1956    12.62    19.09     6.48    437.5
1847     0.12     0.16     0.03     2.39     1957    12.98    20.85     7.87    461.1
1848     0.15     0.14    -0.01     2.41     1958    12.79    17.91     5.12    467.2
1849     0.14     0.14     0.00     2.40     1959    15.21    17.63     2.43    506.6
1850     0.17     0.14    -0.03     2.56     1960    14.76    19.65     4.89    526.4
1851     0.21     0.19    -0.02     2.70     1961    14.54    20.11     5.57    544.7
1852     0.21     0.17    -0.04     3.04     1962    16.26    20.78     4.52    585.6
1853     0.26     0.20    -0.06     3.28     1963    17.05    22.27     5.22    617.7
1854     0.30     0.24    -0.06     3.68     1964    18.70    25.50     6.80    663.6
1855     0.26     0.22    -0.04     3.94     1965    21.51    26.46     4.95    719.1
1856     0.31     0.28    -0.03     4.00     1966    25.49    29.31     3.82    787.8
1857     0.35     0.29    -0.06     4.13     1967    26.87    30.67     3.80    832.6
1858     0.26     0.27     0.01     4.05     1968    32.99    33.63     0.64    910.0
1859     0.33     0.29    -0.04     4.38     1969    35.81    36.41     0.61    984.6
1860     0.35     0.33    -0.02     4.32     1970    39.87    42.47     2.60   1038.5
1861     0.29     0.22    -0.07     4.58     1971    45.58    43.32    -2.26   1127.1
1862     0.19     0.19     0.00     5.76     1972    55.80    49.38    -6.42   1238.3
1863     0.24     0.20    -0.04     7.60     1973    70.50    71.41     0.91   1382.7
1864     0.32     0.16    -0.16     9.43     1974   103.81    98.31    -5.51   1500.0
1865     0.24     0.17    -0.07     9.86     1975    98.19   107.09     8.90   1638.3
1866     0.44     0.35    -0.09     8.98     1976   124.23   114.75    -9.48   1825.3
1867     0.40     0.30    -0.10     8.33     1977   151.91   120.82   -31.09   2030.9
1868     0.36     0.28    -0.08     8.14     1978   176.00   142.08   -33.93   2294.7
1869     0.42     0.29    -0.13     7.85     1979   212.01   184.44   -27.57   2563.3
1870     0.44     0.39    -0.04     7.79     1980   249.75   224.25   -25.50   2789.5
1871     0.52     0.44    -0.08     7.68     1981   265.07   237.04   -28.02   3128.4
1872     0.63     0.44    -0.18     8.21     1982   247.64   211.16   -36.49   3255.0
1873     0.64     0.52    -0.12     8.68     1983   268.90   201.80   -67.10   3536.7
1874     0.57     0.59     0.02     8.43     1984   332.42   219.93  -112.49   3933.2
1875     0.53     0.51    -0.02     8.05     1985   338.09   215.92  -122.17   4220.3
1876     0.46     0.54     0.08     8.21     1986   368.43   223.34  -145.08   4462.8
1877     0.45     0.60     0.15     8.27     1987   409.77   250.21  -159.56   4739.5
1878     0.44     0.70     0.26     8.31     1988   447.19   320.23  -126.96   5103.8
1879     0.45     0.71     0.27     9.36     1989   477.67   359.92  -117.75   5484.4
1880     0.67     0.84     0.17    10.40     1990   498.44   387.40  -111.04   5803.1
1881     0.64     0.90     0.26    11.60     1991   491.02   414.08   -76.94   5995.9
1882     0.73     0.75     0.03    12.20     1992   536.53   439.63   -96.90   6337.7
1883     0.72     0.82     0.10    12.30     1993   589.39   456.94  -132.45   6657.4
1884     0.67     0.74     0.07    11.80     1994   668.69   502.86  -165.83   7072.2
1885     0.58     0.74     0.17    11.40     1995   749.37   575.20  -174.17   7397.7
1886     0.64     0.68     0.04    12.00     1996   803.11   612.11  -191.00   7816.9
1887     0.69     0.72     0.02    13.00     1997   876.79   678.37  -198.43   8304.3
1888     0.72     0.70    -0.03    13.80     1998   918.64   670.42  -248.22   8747.0
1889     0.75     0.74     0.00    13.80     1999  1031.78   683.97  -347.82   9268.4
1890     0.79     0.86     0.07    15.20     2000  1226.68   771.99  -454.69   9817.0
1891     0.85     0.88     0.04    15.50     2001  1148.23   718.71  -429.52  10128.0
1892     0.83     1.03     0.20    16.40     2002  1167.38   682.42  -484.96  10469.6
1893     0.87     0.85    -0.02    15.50     2003  1264.31   713.42  -550.89  10960.8
1894     0.66     0.89     0.24    14.20     2004  1477.09   807.52  -669.58  11712.5
1895     0.73     0.81     0.08    15.60     2005  1681.78   894.63  -787.15  12455.8
1896     0.78     0.88     0.10    15.40     2006  1861.38  1023.11  -838.27  13246.6
1897     0.77     1.05     0.29    16.10
1898     0.62     1.23     0.62    18.20
1899     0.70     1.23     0.53    19.50

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                     U.S. IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1960-2006
                                    (billions of dollars)

                       Merchan-  Goods &  Goods &  Goods &  Current          Unilatrl
      General              dise Services Services Services  Account   Income  Current
Year  Imports  Exports  Balance  Imports  Exports  Balance  Balance  Balance    Xfers      GDP
----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
1960     14.8     19.7      4.9     22.4     25.9      3.5      2.8      3.4     -4.1    526.4
1961     14.5     20.1      5.6     22.2     26.4      4.2      3.8      3.8     -4.1    544.7
1962     16.3     20.8      4.5     24.4     27.7      3.4      3.4      4.3     -4.3    585.6
1963     17.0     22.3      5.2     25.4     29.6      4.2      4.4      4.6     -4.4    617.7
1964     18.7     25.5      6.8     27.3     33.3      6.0      6.8      5.0     -4.2    663.6
1965     21.5     26.5      5.0     30.6     35.3      4.7      5.4      5.4     -4.6    719.1
1966     25.5     29.3      3.8     36.0     38.9      2.9      3.0      5.0     -5.0    787.8
1967     26.9     30.7      3.8     38.7     41.3      2.6      2.6      5.3     -5.3    832.6
1968     33.0     33.6      0.6     45.3     45.5      0.3      0.6      6.0     -5.6    910.0
1969     35.8     36.4      0.6     49.1     49.2      0.1      0.4      6.0     -5.7    984.6
1970     39.9     42.5      2.6     54.4     56.6      2.3      2.3      6.2     -6.2   1038.5
1971     45.6     43.3     -2.3     61.0     59.7     -1.3     -1.4      7.3     -7.4   1127.1
1972     55.8     49.4     -6.4     72.7     67.2     -5.4     -5.8      8.2     -8.5   1238.3
1973     70.5     71.4      0.9     89.3     91.2      1.9      7.1     12.2     -6.9   1382.7
1974    103.8     98.3     -5.5    125.2    120.9     -4.3      2.0     15.5     -9.2   1500.0
1975     98.2    107.1      8.9    120.2    132.6     12.4     18.1     12.8     -7.1   1638.3
1976    124.2    114.7     -9.5    148.8    142.7     -6.1      4.3     16.1     -5.7   1825.3
1977    151.9    120.8    -31.1    179.5    152.3    -27.2    -14.3     18.1     -5.2   2030.9
1978    176.0    142.1    -33.9    208.2    178.4    -29.8    -15.1     20.4     -5.8   2294.7
1979    212.0    184.4    -27.6    248.7    224.1    -24.6     -0.3     30.9     -6.6   2563.3
1980    249.8    224.3    -25.5    291.2    271.8    -19.4      2.3     30.1     -8.3   2789.5
1981    265.1    237.0    -28.0    310.6    294.4    -16.2      5.0     32.9    -11.7   3128.4
1982    247.6    211.2    -36.5    299.4    275.2    -24.2     -5.5     35.2    -16.5   3255.0
1983    268.9    201.8    -67.1    323.9    266.1    -57.8    -38.7     36.4    -17.3   3536.7
1984    332.4    219.9   -112.5    400.2    291.1   -109.1    -94.3     35.1    -20.3   3933.2
1985    338.1    215.9   -122.2    411.0    289.1   -121.9   -118.2     25.7    -22.0   4220.3
1986    368.4    223.3   -145.1    448.6    310.0   -138.5   -147.2     15.5    -24.1   4462.8
1987    409.8    250.2   -159.6    500.6    348.9   -151.7   -160.7     14.3    -23.3   4739.5
1988    447.2    320.2   -127.0    545.7    431.1   -114.6   -121.2     18.7    -25.3   5103.8
1989    477.7    359.9   -117.7    580.1    487.0    -93.1    -99.5     19.8    -26.2   5484.4
1990    498.4    387.4   -111.0    616.1    535.2    -80.9    -79.0     28.6    -26.7   5803.1
1991    491.0    414.1    -76.9    609.5    578.3    -31.1      2.9     24.1      9.9   5995.9
1992    536.5    439.6    -96.9    656.1    616.9    -39.2    -50.1     24.2    -35.1   6337.7
1993    589.4    456.9   -132.5    713.2    642.9    -70.3    -84.8     25.3    -39.8   6657.4
1994    668.7    502.9   -165.8    801.7    703.3    -98.5   -121.6     17.1    -40.3   7072.2
1995    749.4    575.2   -174.2    890.8    794.4    -96.4   -113.6     20.9    -38.1   7397.7
1996    803.1    612.1   -191.0    955.7    851.6   -104.1   -124.8     22.3    -43.0   7816.9
1997    876.8    678.4   -198.4   1042.7    934.5   -108.3   -140.7     12.6    -45.1   8304.3
1998    918.6    670.4   -248.2   1099.3    933.2   -166.1   -215.1      4.3    -53.2   8747.0
1999   1031.8    684.0   -347.8   1231.0    965.9   -265.1   -301.6     13.9    -50.4   9268.4
2000   1226.7    772.0   -454.7   1450.4   1070.6   -379.8   -417.4     21.1    -58.6   9817.0
2001   1148.2    718.7   -429.5   1370.0   1004.9   -365.1   -384.7     31.7    -51.3  10128.0
2002   1167.4    682.4   -485.0   1398.4    974.7   -423.7   -459.6     27.7    -63.6  10469.6
2003   1264.3    713.4   -550.9   1514.7   1017.8   -496.9   -522.1     45.4    -70.6  10960.8
2004   1477.1    807.5   -669.6   1769.3   1157.3   -612.1   -640.1     56.4    -84.4  11712.5
2005   1681.8    894.6   -787.1   1997.4   1283.1   -714.4   -754.8     48.1    -88.5  12455.8
2006   1861.4   1023.1   -838.3   2204.2   1445.7   -758.5   -811.5     36.6    -89.6  13246.6

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             MERCHANDISE IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1790-2006
                                  (percent of GDP)

                       Merchan-                                     Merchan-
      General              dise      GDP           General              dise      GDP
Year  Imports  Exports  Balance   ($bil)     Year  Imports  Exports  Balance   ($bil)
----  -------  -------  -------  -------     ----  -------  -------  -------  -------
1790   12.105   10.526   -1.579     0.19     1900    4.106    6.734    2.633     20.7
1791   13.810    9.048   -4.762     0.21     1901    3.674    6.643    2.969     22.4
1792   14.545    9.545   -5.000     0.22     1902    3.731    5.711    1.975     24.2
1793   12.400   10.400   -2.000     0.25     1903    3.931    5.441    1.510     26.1
1794   11.290   10.645   -0.645     0.31     1904    3.841    5.663    1.822     25.8
1795   18.421   12.632   -5.789     0.38     1905    3.869    5.256    1.388     28.9
1796   19.756   14.390   -5.610     0.41     1906    3.971    5.644    1.673     30.9
1797   18.293   12.439   -5.854     0.41     1907    4.218    5.532    1.312     34.0
1798   16.829   14.878   -1.707     0.41     1908    3.941    6.142    2.198     30.3
1799   17.955   17.955    0.000     0.44     1909    4.075    5.165    1.090     32.2
1800   18.958   14.792   -4.167     0.48     1910    4.662    5.225    0.563     33.4
1801   21.765   18.235   -3.529     0.51     1911    4.452    5.974    1.522     34.3
1802   16.889   16.000   -0.889     0.45     1912    4.420    5.893    1.473     37.4
1803   13.542   11.667   -1.875     0.48     1913    4.637    6.307    1.670     39.1
1804   16.038   14.717   -1.321     0.53     1914    5.189    6.479    1.290     36.5
1805   21.607   17.143   -4.464     0.56     1915    4.326    7.155    2.827     38.7
1806   21.148   16.721   -4.590     0.61     1916    4.823   11.054    6.232     49.6
1807   23.966   18.621   -5.172     0.58     1917    4.945   10.442    5.496     59.7
1808    8.906    3.438   -5.469     0.64     1918    3.999    8.112    4.113     75.8
1809    8.676    7.647   -1.029     0.68     1919    4.986   10.115    5.129     78.3
1810   12.143    9.571   -2.714     0.70     1920    5.971    9.308    3.337     88.4
1811    6.974    8.026    1.053     0.76     1921    3.409    6.094    2.685     73.6
1812    9.872    5.000   -5.000     0.78     1922    4.241    5.221    0.980     73.4
1813    2.292    2.917    0.625     0.96     1923    4.440    4.879    0.439     85.4
1814    1.226    0.660   -0.566     1.06     1924    4.149    5.277    1.128     87.0
1815   12.418    5.824   -6.593     0.91     1925    4.666    5.419    0.754     90.6
1816   18.148   10.123   -8.025     0.81     1926    4.568    4.958    0.390     97.0
1817   13.026   11.579   -1.579     0.76     1927    4.382    5.094    0.713     95.5
1818   16.944   12.917   -3.889     0.72     1928    4.200    5.265    1.065     97.4
1819   12.083    9.722   -2.361     0.72     1929    4.246    5.059    0.813    103.6
1820   10.571   10.000   -0.714     0.70     1930    3.356    4.214    0.857     91.2
1821    7.534    7.534    0.000     0.73     1931    2.733    3.169    0.437     76.5
1822   10.000    7.625   -2.375     0.80     1932    2.254    2.744    0.491     58.7
1823    9.600    9.067   -0.533     0.75     1933    2.571    2.970    0.399     56.4
1824    9.600    9.200   -0.400     0.75     1934    2.508    3.232    0.724     66.0
1825   11.111   11.235    0.123     0.81     1935    2.793    3.115    0.321     73.3
1826    9.070    8.488   -0.581     0.86     1936    2.891    2.931    0.039     83.8
1827    7.802    8.132    0.330     0.91     1937    3.356    3.644    0.288     91.9
1828    9.101    7.191   -1.910     0.89     1938    2.276    3.593    1.317     86.1
1829    7.283    7.283    0.000     0.92     1939    2.514    3.446    0.932     92.2
1830    6.238    7.129    0.891     1.01     1940    2.589    3.965    1.377    101.4
1831    9.231    6.923   -2.308     1.04     1941    2.640    4.062    1.422    126.7
1832    8.482    7.321   -1.250     1.12     1942    1.702    4.990    3.288    161.9
1833    8.860    7.719   -1.228     1.14     1943    1.702    6.528    4.825    198.6
1834    9.083    8.500   -0.500     1.20     1944    1.788    6.487    4.700    219.8
1835   10.379    8.712   -1.667     1.32     1945    1.864    4.395    2.531    223.1
1836   12.123    8.493   -3.562     1.46     1946    2.223    4.381    2.157    222.3
1837    8.442    7.208   -1.234     1.54     1947    2.357    5.909    3.552    244.2
1838    6.076    6.646    0.570     1.58     1948    2.646    4.700    2.054    269.2
1839    9.455    6.788   -2.667     1.65     1949    2.477    4.508    2.031    267.3
1840    6.323    8.000    1.613     1.55     1950    3.013    3.497    0.484    293.8
1841    7.546    6.871   -0.675     1.63     1951    3.232    4.430    1.198    339.3
1842    6.000    6.250    0.250     1.60     1952    2.991    4.243    1.251    358.3
1843    2.710    5.355    2.581     1.55     1953    2.866    4.158    1.292    379.4
1844    6.095    6.272    0.178     1.69     1954    2.685    3.972    1.287    380.4
1845    6.141    5.761   -0.380     1.84     1955    2.744    3.748    1.004    414.8
1846    5.784    5.392   -0.392     2.04     1956    2.883    4.363    1.480    437.5
1847    5.105    6.569    1.423     2.39     1957    2.815    4.522    1.706    461.1
1848    6.183    5.726   -0.415     2.41     1958    2.738    3.833    1.095    467.2
1849    5.875    5.833   -0.042     2.40     1959    3.002    3.481    0.479    506.6
1850    6.797    5.625   -1.133     2.56     1960    2.804    3.733    0.929    526.4
1851    7.815    7.000   -0.815     2.70     1961    2.669    3.692    1.023    544.7
1852    6.809    5.493   -1.316     3.04     1962    2.777    3.549    0.772    585.6
1853    8.049    6.189   -1.829     3.28     1963    2.760    3.606    0.846    617.7
1854    8.098    6.440   -1.658     3.68     1964    2.818    3.843    1.025    663.6
1855    6.548    5.558   -0.990     3.94     1965    2.991    3.680    0.688    719.1
1856    7.750    7.025   -0.725     4.00     1966    3.236    3.720    0.485    787.8
1857    8.426    7.119   -1.332     4.13     1967    3.227    3.683    0.456    832.6
1858    6.494    6.716    0.222     4.05     1968    3.625    3.695    0.070    910.0
1859    7.557    6.689   -0.868     4.38     1969    3.637    3.698    0.062    984.6
1860    8.194    7.731   -0.463     4.32     1970    3.839    4.089    0.251   1038.5
1861    6.310    4.803   -1.528     4.58     1971    4.044    3.843   -0.201   1127.1
1862    3.281    3.316    0.017     5.76     1972    4.506    3.988   -0.518   1238.3
1863    3.197    2.684   -0.513     7.60     1973    5.099    5.165    0.066   1382.7
1864    3.351    1.686   -1.676     9.43     1974    6.921    6.554   -0.367   1500.0
1865    2.424    1.684   -0.740     9.86     1975    5.993    6.537    0.543   1638.3
1866    4.844    3.886   -0.958     8.98     1976    6.806    6.286   -0.520   1825.3
1867    4.754    3.541   -1.212     8.33     1977    7.480    5.949   -1.531   2030.9
1868    4.386    3.464   -0.921     8.14     1978    7.670    6.191   -1.478   2294.7
1869    5.325    3.643   -1.669     7.85     1979    8.271    7.195   -1.075   2563.3
1870    5.597    5.045   -0.552     7.79     1980    8.953    8.039   -0.914   2789.5
1871    6.771    5.768   -1.003     7.68     1981    8.473    7.577   -0.896   3128.4
1872    7.637    5.408   -2.217     8.21     1982    7.608    6.487   -1.121   3255.0
1873    7.396    6.014   -1.382     8.68     1983    7.603    5.706   -1.897   3536.7
1874    6.726    6.951    0.225     8.43     1984    8.452    5.592   -2.860   3933.2
1875    6.621    6.373   -0.248     8.05     1985    8.011    5.116   -2.895   4220.3
1876    5.615    6.577    0.974     8.21     1986    8.255    5.005   -3.251   4462.8
1877    5.453    7.279    1.826     8.27     1987    8.646    5.279   -3.367   4739.5
1878    5.259    8.363    3.105     8.31     1988    8.762    6.274   -2.488   5103.8
1879    4.765    7.585    2.831     9.36     1989    8.710    6.563   -2.147   5484.4
1880    6.423    8.038    1.615    10.40     1990    8.589    6.676   -1.913   5803.1
1881    5.543    7.776    2.241    11.60     1991    8.189    6.906   -1.283   5995.9
1882    5.943    6.156    0.213    12.20     1992    8.466    6.937   -1.529   6337.7
1883    5.878    6.699    0.821    12.30     1993    8.853    6.864   -1.990   6657.4
1884    5.661    6.280    0.619    11.80     1994    9.455    7.110   -2.345   7072.2
1885    5.070    6.509    1.447    11.40     1995   10.130    7.775   -2.354   7397.7
1886    5.292    5.667    0.367    12.00     1996   10.274    7.831   -2.443   7816.9
1887    5.323    5.508    0.185    13.00     1997   10.558    8.169   -2.389   8304.3
1888    5.246    5.043   -0.203    13.80     1998   10.502    7.665   -2.838   8747.0
1889    5.399    5.377   -0.022    13.80     1999   11.132    7.380   -3.753   9268.4
1890    5.191    5.645    0.454    15.20     2000   12.496    7.864   -4.632   9817.0
1891    5.452    5.703    0.258    15.50     2001   11.337    7.096   -4.241  10128.0
1892    5.043    6.280    1.238    16.40     2002   11.150    6.518   -4.632  10469.6
1893    5.587    5.471   -0.123    15.50     2003   11.535    6.509   -5.026  10960.8
1894    4.613    6.282    1.669    14.20     2004   12.611    6.894   -5.717  11712.5
1895    4.692    5.179    0.487    15.60     2005   13.502    7.182   -6.320  12455.8
1896    5.065    5.734    0.669    15.40     2006   14.052    7.724   -6.328  13246.6
1897    4.752    6.528    1.776    16.10
1898    3.385    6.764    3.379    18.20
1899    3.574    6.292    2.718    19.50

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                     U.S. IMPORTS, EXPORTS, AND TRADE BALANCE: 1960-2006
                                      (percent of GDP)

                       Merchan-  Goods &  Goods &  Goods &  Current          Unilatrl
      General              dise Services Services Services  Account   Income  Current      GDP
Year  Imports  Exports  Balance  Imports  Exports  Balance  Balance  Balance    Xfers   ($bil)
----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
1960    2.804    3.733    0.929    4.261    4.928    0.666    0.536    0.642   -0.772    526.4
1961    2.669    3.692    1.023    4.077    4.847    0.770    0.702    0.689   -0.758    544.7
1962    2.777    3.549    0.772    4.158    4.734    0.575    0.578    0.733   -0.730    585.6
1963    2.760    3.606    0.846    4.114    4.795    0.682    0.715    0.744   -0.711    617.7
1964    2.818    3.843    1.025    4.117    5.024    0.907    1.028    0.760   -0.639    663.6
1965    2.991    3.680    0.688    4.258    4.907    0.649    0.755    0.744   -0.637    719.1
1966    3.236    3.720    0.485    4.568    4.941    0.373    0.385    0.641   -0.629    787.8
1967    3.227    3.683    0.456    4.652    4.964    0.313    0.310    0.633   -0.636    832.6
1968    3.625    3.695    0.070    4.977    5.005    0.027    0.067    0.658   -0.619    910.0
1969    3.637    3.698    0.062    4.990    4.999    0.009    0.041    0.614   -0.582    984.6
1970    3.839    4.089    0.251    5.237    5.454    0.217    0.224    0.600   -0.593   1038.5
1971    4.044    3.843   -0.201    5.410    5.295   -0.116   -0.127    0.645   -0.657   1127.1
1972    4.506    3.988   -0.518    5.868    5.429   -0.440   -0.468    0.662   -0.690   1238.3
1973    5.099    5.165    0.066    6.461    6.599    0.137    0.516    0.879   -0.500   1382.7
1974    6.921    6.554   -0.367    8.346    8.060   -0.286    0.131    1.034   -0.617   1500.0
1975    5.993    6.537    0.543    7.336    8.093    0.757    1.106    0.781   -0.432   1638.3
1976    6.806    6.286   -0.520    8.152    7.819   -0.333    0.235    0.880   -0.312   1825.3
1977    7.480    5.949   -1.531    8.841    7.499   -1.342   -0.706    0.893   -0.257   2030.9
1978    7.670    6.191   -1.478    9.073    7.776   -1.297   -0.660    0.889   -0.252   2294.7
1979    8.271    7.195   -1.075    9.702    8.744   -0.958   -0.011    1.204   -0.257   2563.3
1980    8.953    8.039   -0.914   10.441    9.745   -0.696    0.083    1.078   -0.299   2789.5
1981    8.473    7.577   -0.896    9.927    9.410   -0.517    0.161    1.052   -0.374   3128.4
1982    7.608    6.487   -1.121    9.198    8.456   -0.742   -0.170    1.080   -0.508   3255.0
1983    7.603    5.706   -1.897    9.158    7.524   -1.633   -1.094    1.029   -0.489   3536.7
1984    8.452    5.592   -2.860   10.174    7.401   -2.773   -2.399    0.891   -0.517   3933.2
1985    8.011    5.116   -2.895    9.737    6.850   -2.888   -2.800    0.610   -0.521   4220.3
1986    8.255    5.005   -3.251   10.051    6.947   -3.104   -3.298    0.347   -0.541   4462.8
1987    8.646    5.279   -3.367   10.561    7.361   -3.200   -3.390    0.302   -0.491   4739.5
1988    8.762    6.274   -2.488   10.692    8.448   -2.245   -2.374    0.366   -0.495   5103.8
1989    8.710    6.563   -2.147   10.578    8.880   -1.698   -1.814    0.361   -0.477   5484.4
1990    8.589    6.676   -1.913   10.617    9.223   -1.393   -1.361    0.492   -0.459   5803.1
1991    8.189    6.906   -1.283   10.165    9.646   -0.519    0.048    0.402    0.165   5995.9
1992    8.466    6.937   -1.529   10.352    9.734   -0.619   -0.790    0.382   -0.554   6337.7
1993    8.853    6.864   -1.990   10.713    9.656   -1.056   -1.274    0.380   -0.598   6657.4
1994    9.455    7.110   -2.345   11.337    9.944   -1.393   -1.720    0.242   -0.569   7072.2
1995   10.130    7.775   -2.354   12.041   10.738   -1.303   -1.535    0.282   -0.515   7397.7
1996   10.274    7.831   -2.443   12.226   10.894   -1.331   -1.596    0.286   -0.550   7816.9
1997   10.558    8.169   -2.389   12.556   11.253   -1.304   -1.695    0.152   -0.543   8304.3
1998   10.502    7.665   -2.838   12.568   10.669   -1.899   -2.459    0.049   -0.608   8747.0
1999   11.132    7.380   -3.753   13.281   10.421   -2.860   -3.254    0.150   -0.544   9268.4
2000   12.496    7.864   -4.632   14.775   10.906   -3.869   -4.252    0.214   -0.597   9817.0
2001   11.337    7.096   -4.241   13.527    9.922   -3.605   -3.798    0.313   -0.506  10128.0
2002   11.150    6.518   -4.632   13.357    9.310   -4.047   -4.390    0.264   -0.607  10469.6
2003   11.535    6.509   -5.026   13.819    9.285   -4.534   -4.763    0.414   -0.644  10960.8
2004   12.611    6.894   -5.717   15.106    9.880   -5.226   -5.466    0.481   -0.721  11712.5
2005   13.502    7.182   -6.320   16.036   10.301   -5.735   -6.060    0.386   -0.711  12455.8
2006   14.052    7.724   -6.328   16.640   10.914   -5.726   -6.126    0.277   -0.676  13246.6
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Note: The Current Account Balance equals the Goods and Services Balance plus the
      Income Balance plus Unilateral Current Transfers, net.
Source: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, Bureau of Economic Analysis;
        Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Series U 190,193,196 (1940-1959);
        Current-dollar and real GDP (1929-2005);
        Nominal GDP (1800-1928)

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