U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce ¡ Washington, DC 20230
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Goods and Services
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce,
announced today that total April expolts of $175.6 billion and
imports of $219.2 billion resulted in a goods and services
deficit of $43.7 billion, down frorn $46.8 billion in March,
revised. April exporls were $2.2 billion more than March
exports of $ 173.4 billion. April imports werc $ I .0 billion less
than March imports of $220.2 billion.
In April, the goods deficit decreased $3.0 billion from
March to $58.1 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.2
billion to $14.4 biltion. Exports of goods increased $2.0
billion to $126.4 billion, and imports of goods decreased $1.0
billion to $184.5 billion. Exports of services increased $0.2
billion to $49.1 billion, and imports of services were viÍually
unchanged at 534.7 billion.
The goods and services deficit increased 52.2 billion from
April 2010 to April 201l. Exports were up $27.8 billion, or
18.8 percent, and irnports were up $30.0 billion, or 15.9
percent.
Goods (Census Basis)
The March to April increase in exports of goods reflected
increases in indnstrial wpplies and materials ($2.0 billion);
capital goods ($1.2 billion); and consumer goods ($0.3
billion). Decreases occurred in qulomotive vehicles, parls,
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U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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