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Class III FOMC - Internal (FR)

March 12, 2010

CURRENT ECONOMIC
AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
Supplemental Notes

Prepared for the Federal Open Market Committee
by the staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Contents
The Domestic Nonfinancial Economy ........................................................

1

Consumer Spending ......................................................................... 1
Consumer Attitudes ......................................................................... 1
Federal Government Sector ............................................................. 1
Business Inventories ........................................................................ 2
Exhibits
Real Personal Consumption Expenditures ....................................... 3
Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers ... 4
Nonfarm Inventory Investment ........................................................ 5
Federal Government Indicators........................................................ 6
The Domestic Financial Economy ..............................................................

2

Exhibits
Selected Financial Market Quotations ............................................. 7
Commercial Bank Credit ................................................................. 8
The International Economy ........................................................................
Trade in Goods and Services ........................................................... 9
Exhibits
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services ............................ 10
U.S. Exports and Imports of Goods and Services.......................... 11

i

9

Supplemental Notes
The Domestic Nonfinancial Economy
Consumer Spending
Total nominal retail sales increased 0.3 percent in February. Sales in the retail control
group of stores (which exclude motor vehicle dealers, gasoline stations, and building
material and supply stores, and are the component of overall retail sales used by the BEA
in constructing the national accounts) jumped 0.9 percent in February following a
downward-revised gain of 0.6 percent in January. The gains were spread widely across
establishment types and were especially robust at general merchandise stores, food and
beverage stores, electronics and appliance stores, auto parts stores, and other retailers.
Folding in our forecast for February PCE prices, we estimate that real PCE control
moved up 0.8 percent in February.
Consumer Attitudes
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment edged down
in early March, as assessments of both current and expected conditions fell back a bit.
Overall, measures of consumer sentiment remain relatively downbeat and have improved
little, on balance, since their modest rebound last spring.
The preliminary survey results for the median expectation for inflation over the next
12 months edged up in March, returning to its January level, while the median
expectation for inflation over the next 5 to 10 years was unchanged. At 2.8 and
2.7 percent, respectively, these readings remained at the low end of the narrow range that
has prevailed over the past few years.
Federal Government Sector
The data for defense spending in the Monthly Treasury Statement for February were
consistent with real defense purchases remaining roughly flat in the first quarter of 2010.
The unified federal budget deficit widened further over the first five months of fiscal
2010. Net receipts were 7 percent lower in the October to February period than they had
been a year earlier. Federal outlays in October-February rose 1½ percent relative to the
same period a year earlier as a substantial decrease in outlays for the TARP largely offset
a 9½ percent increase in other spending.1

1

In the March Greenbook, we reported that non-TARP outlays in the first four months of fiscal 2010
increased 12 percent relative to the same year-earlier period; that number was incorrect and should have
been 7 percent.

‐1‐

-2-

Business Inventories
Folding in a modest decline in the book-value of retail inventories excluding motor
vehicles and parts, the combined book-value of inventories in the manufacturing and
trade sector (excluding motor vehicles and parts) fell at an annual rate of $7 billion in
January. This figure is consistent with a further small liquidation of real stocks. The
ratio of book-value inventories to sales (excluding motor vehicles and parts) edged down
again in January and stood well below the recent peak recorded near the end of 2008.

The Domestic Financial Economy
(Exhibits attached.)

-3Real Personal Consumption Expenditures
(Percent change from preceding comparable period)

Category

Q2

2009
Q3

2009
Dec.e

e

Q4

Annual rate

Total real PCE
Motor vehicles
Goods ex. motor vehicles
Services
Ex. energy
Memo:
Real PCE control1
Nominal retail control2

2010
Jan.
Feb.e
e

Monthly rate

-.9
-6.2
-2.8
.2
.7

2.8
53.9
3.8
.8
.8

1.7
-24.0
5.7
1.1
.6

.1
1.8
-.5
.3
.1

.3
-1.5
.9
.1
.1

n.a.
-1.4
.6
n.a.
n.a.

-2.5
-1.8

3.2
1.4

6.1
5.4

-.3
-.2

.7
.6

.8
.9

1. Durables excluding motor vehicles, nondurables excluding gasoline, and food services.
2. Total sales less outlays at building material and supply stores, automobile and other
motor vehicle dealers, and gasoline stations.
e Staff estimate.
n.a. Not available.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Change in Real PCE Goods
Percent

0.8

0.8

2.8

0.6

0.6

2.0

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2
Feb.

-0.0
-0.2

2.0

6-month
moving average

1.2
Feb.

0.4

2.8

0.4

-0.0
-0.2

6-month moving average

1.2

Percent

-0.4
-1.2

-0.4

-0.4

-0.6

-0.6

-2.0

-0.8

-0.8

-2.8

-0.4
Monthly

-1.2
-2.0

-2.8
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Note: The shaded bars indicate a period of business recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The vertical line
represents the last business cycle peak as defined by the NBER.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Change in Real PCE Services
Percent

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.2
0.1

6-month moving average

Jan.

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

-0.1

-0.1

-0.2

6-month
moving average

0.4

0.2

0.0

Percent

0.6

0.6
0.4
0.2

Jan.

-0.2

0.0

Monthly

-0.2

-0.2
-0.4
-0.4
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010
Note: The shaded bars indicate a period of business recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The vertical line
represents the last business cycle peak as defined by the NBER.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

-4-

March 12, 2010

Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers
Indexes of consumer sentiment
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2009

2010

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov. Dec.

Jan.

Feb. Mar.P

Composite of current and expected conditions1
Current conditions1
Expected conditions1

65.7
66.6
65.0

73.5
73.4
73.5

70.6
73.7
68.6

67.4
68.8
66.5

72.5
78.0
68.9

74.4
81.1
70.1

73.6
81.8
68.4

72.5
80.8
67.2

Personal financial situation
Now compared with 12 months ago2
Expected in 12 months2

58
111

69
115

69
117

63
112

73
116

77
110

75
109

73
109

69
80

88
91

81
76

70
83

79
81

84
86

80
84

74
86

Appraisal of buying conditions
Cars
Large household appliances2
Houses

139
113
156

126
120
156

124
120
156

126
114
154

127
128
151

126
133
147

126
136
151

130
135
151

Expected unemployment change - next 12 months

124

110

120

124

112

111

106

114

Prob. household will lose a job - next 5 years

27

27

24

26

26

25

26

27

Expected inflation - next 12 months
Mean
Median

3.0
2.8

2.8
2.2

3.2
2.9

3.1
2.7

3.0
2.5

3.4
2.8

3.6
2.7

3.5
2.8

Expected inflation - next 5 to 10 years
Mean
Median

3.1
2.8

3.2
2.8

3.2
2.9

3.2
3.0

3.0
2.7

3.3
2.9

3.3
2.7

3.1
2.7

Category

Expected business conditions
Next 12 months2
Next 5 years2

Note. Figures on financial, business, and buying conditions are the percent reporting ’good times’ (or
’better’) minus the percent reporting ’bad times’ (or ’worse’), plus 100. Expected change in unemployment
is the fraction expecting unemployment to rise minus the fraction expecting unemployment to fall, plus 100.
P Preliminary.
1. Feb. 1966 = 100.
2. Indicates the question is one of the five equally-weighted components of the index of sentiment.
Expected inflation
(Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan)

Consumer sentiment
1966 = 100
120

1985 = 100
170
150

110

Thomson Reuters/Michigan (right scale)

100

130

90

110

5

Median, 5 to 10 years ahead

5

4

4

80

90
Mar. P
70

70
60

Conference Board (left scale)
50

Feb.

30
10

Percent
6

6

3

Mar.

2

50

P

3
2

Median, 12 months ahead
1

1

40
2002

2004

P Preliminary.

2006

2008

2010

30

0

2002

2004

P Preliminary.

2006

2008

2010

0

-5Nonfarm Inventory Investment
(Billions of dollars; seasonally adjusted annual rate)
2009
Measure and sector

Q2

Q3

-163.1
-48.1
-115.1

-141.4
-4.6
-136.9

Manufacturing and trade ex. wholesale
and retail motor vehicles and parts
-110.9
Manufacturing
-39.8
Wholesale trade ex. motor vehicles & parts -52.5
Retail trade ex. motor vehicles & parts
-18.6

Real inventory investment
(chained 2005 dollars)
Total nonfarm business
Motor vehicles
Nonfarm ex. motor vehicles

Book-value inventory investment
(current dollars)
Manufacturing and trade ex. wholesale
and retail motor vehicles and parts
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade ex. motor vehicles & parts
Retail trade ex. motor vehicles & parts

-152.6
-66.0
-62.9
-23.7

Q4

2010
Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

-11.3 e
20.9 e
-32.3 e

...
...
...

...
...
...

...
...
...

-129.3
-55.3
-51.9
-22.1

-15.6 e
-5.3e
-1.4 e
-9.0e

17.3 e
-1.9 e
39.6 e
-20.3

-54.9 e
-19.6 e
-42.2 e
6.9e

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

-124.7
-49.8
-50.7
-24.2

25.9
7.5
19.3
-.9

74.0
10.5
74.3
-10.7

-29.6
-10.0
-36.3
16.7

-6.9
9.0
-7.0
-8.9

n.a. Not available.
... Not applicable.
e Staff estimate of real inventory investment based on revised book-value data.
Source: For real inventory investment, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis;
for book-value data, Census Bureau.

ISM Customers’ Inventories:
Manufacturing

Inventory Ratios ex. Motor Vehicles
Months

1.9
1.8

1.9

60

Index

60

1.8

Staff flow-of-goods system

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

55

55

50

50

45

45

Feb.
1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

40

Jan.

1.2

40
Feb.

35

35

1.2

Census book-value data
1.1

2000
2000 2001 2002
2002 2003 2004
2004 2005 2006
2006 2007 2008
2008 2009 2010
2010
Note: Flow-of-goods system covers total industry ex.
motor vehicles and parts, and inventories are relative
to consumption. Census data cover manufacturing and
trade ex. motor vehicles and parts, and inventories are
relative to sales.
Source: Census Bureau; staff calculation.

1.1

30

2000
2000 2001 2002
2002 2003 2004
2004 2005 2006
2006 2007 2008
2008 2009 2010
2010
Note: A number below 50 indicates inventories are "too low."
Source: Institute for Supply Management (ISM),
Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.

30

-6-

Federal Government Indicators
Total Real Federal Purchases
Percent change, annual rate

20
15

Real Defense Spending

Current
4-quarter moving average

20

Billions of chained (2005) dollars

700
Unified (monthly)
NIPA (quarterly)

700

Q4

15

650

10

600

5

550

550

0

0

500

500

-5

-5

450

450

400

400
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Note: Nominal unified defense spending is seasonally adjusted
and deflated by BEA prices. NIPA defense purchases exclude
consumption of fixed capital.
Source: Monthly Treasury Statement; U.S. Department of
Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

10
5

650
Feb.

600

Q4

-10

-10
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Note: National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) measure.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis.

Unified Budget Deficit
4

Federal Debt Held by the Public
Billions of dollars

Percent of GDP

Billions of dollars (right scale)
Percent of GDP (left scale)

2
0

600
300

-300

-4

-600

-6

-900

-8

Feb.

-10

55

-1500
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Note: Adjusted for payment-timing shifts; cumulative deficit
over the previous 12 months.
Source: Monthly Treasury Statement.

50

45

45

40

40

35

35

-1800

30

2000
2002
2004
2006
Source: Monthly Treasury Statement.

2008

2010

30

Recent Unified Federal Outlays and Receipts

Percent change from year earlier

20

50

-1200

Unified Outlays and Receipts

15

Feb.

55

60

0

-2

-12

Percent of GDP

60

Outlays
Receipts

Oct. 2009-Feb. 2010
20
15

10

10

5

5
Feb.

0

0

-5

-5

-10

-10

-15

-15

-20

-20
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
Note: Adjusted for payment-timing shifts; based on cumulative
outlays or receipts over the previous 12 months.
Source: Monthly Treasury Statement.

Function or source

Billions
of dollars

Outlays
National defense
Major transfers1
Other primary spending
Net interest

1452
286
858
222
86

1.5
3.3
14.9
-33.3
15.4

Receipts
Individual income and
payroll taxes
Corporate income taxes
Other

801
665

-7.0
-9.1

45
90

-14.1
17.9

-652

14.3

Deficit (-)

Percent
change*

Note: Adjusted for payment-timing shifts.
* Relative to same year-earlier period. Percent change in
deficit is calculated on an absolute-value basis.
1. Includes Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income
security programs.
Source: Monthly Treasury Statement.

-7Selected Financial Market Quotations
(One-day quotes in percent except as noted)
2008

2009

Change to Mar. 11 from
selected dates (percentage points)

2010

Instrument
Sept. 12

Dec. 15

Jan. 26

Mar. 11

2008
Sept. 12

2009
Dec. 15

2010
Jan. 26

2.00

.13

.13

.13

-1.87

.00

.00

1.46
1.80

.05
.17

.07
.14

.16
.22

-1.30
-1.58

.11
.05

.09
.08

Commercial paper (A1/P1 rates)2
1-month
3-month

2.39
2.75

.13
.20

.14
.20

.22
.20

-2.17
-2.55

.09
.00

.08
.00

Large negotiable CDs1
3-month
6-month

2.79
3.09

.22
.31

.20
.29

.22
.32

-2.57
-2.77

.00
.01

.02
.03

Eurodollar deposits3
1-month
3-month

2.60
3.00

.32
.45

.28
.40

.28
.40

-2.32
-2.60

-.04
-.05

.00
.00

Bank prime rate

5.00

3.25

3.25

3.25

-1.75

.00

.00

Intermediate- and long-term
U.S. Treasury4
2-year
5-year
10-year

2.24
2.97
3.93

.87
2.33
3.79

.85
2.38
3.80

.95
2.43
3.87

-1.29
-.54
-.06

.08
.10
.08

.10
.05
.07

U.S. Treasury indexed notes5
5-year
10-year

1.33
1.77

.50
1.42

.38
1.37

.59
1.59

-.74
-.18

.09
.17

.21
.22

Municipal general obligations (Bond Buyer)6

4.54

4.19

4.30

4.33

-.21

.14

.03

4.26
4.36
6.62
7.22
10.66

3.74
4.08
5.04
6.09
9.29

3.72
4.14
5.04
5.74
8.76

3.78
4.20
5.05
5.74
8.66

-.48
-.16
-1.57
-1.48
-2.00

.04
.12
.01
-.35
-.63

.06
.06
.01
.00
-.10

5.78
5.03

4.94
4.34

4.98
4.29

4.95
4.22

-.83
-.81

.01
-.12

-.03
-.07

Short-term
FOMC intended federal funds rate
Treasury bills1
3-month
6-month

Private instruments
10-year swap
10-year FNMA7
10-year AA8
10-year BBB8
10-year high yield8
Home mortgages (FHLMC survey rate)
30-year fixed
1-year adjustable

Record high

2009

Change to Mar. 11
from selected dates (percent)

2010

Stock exchange index
Dow Jones Industrial
S&P 500 Composite
Nasdaq
Russell 2000
D.J. Total Stock Index

Level

Date

Dec. 15

Jan. 26

Mar. 11

Record
high

2009
Dec. 15

2010
Jan. 26

14,165
1,565
5,049
856
15,807

10-9-07
10-9-07
3-10-00
7-13-07
10-9-07

10,452
1,108
2,201
606
11,385

10,194
1,092
2,204
612
11,282

10,612
1,150
2,368
677
11,983

-25.08
-26.51
-53.09
-20.86
-24.19

1.53
3.82
7.61
11.70
5.25

4.10
5.32
7.48
10.63
6.22

1. Secondary market.
2. Financial commercial paper.
3. Bid rates for Eurodollar deposits collected around 9:30 a.m. eastern time.
4. Derived from a smoothed Treasury yield curve estimated using off-the-run securities.
5. Derived from a smoothed Treasury yield curve estimated using all outstanding securities and adjusted for the carry effect.
6. Most recent Thursday quote.
7. Constant-maturity yields estimated from Fannie Mae domestic noncallable coupon securities.
8. Derived from smoothed corporate yield curves estimated using Merrill Lynch bond data.
_______________________________________________________________________
NOTES:
September 12, 2008, is the last business day before Lehman Brothers Holdings filed for bankruptcy.
December 15, 2009, is the day before the December 2009 FOMC monetary policy announcement.
January 26, 2010, is the day before the most recent FOMC monetary policy announcement.
_______________________________________________________________________

-8Commercial Bank Credit
(Percent change, annual rate, except as noted; seasonally adjusted)
Type of credit

Total

Q3
2009

Q4
2009

Jan.
2010

Feb.
2010

Level1
Feb. 2010

2008

2009

H1
2009

4.9

-6.5

-5.5

-7.1

-8.4

-9.2

-12.8

8,925

Loans2
Total
Core
To businesses
Commercial and industrial
Commercial real estate

4.4
5.0

-9.6
-7.6

-7.4
-4.8

-12.4
-9.5

-12.3
-12.1

-11.9
-14.5

-14.1
-14.7

6,586
5,839

16.3
6.1

-17.0
-4.3

-14.1
-1.6

-19.8
-5.5

-24.3
-8.8

-22.3
-15.4

-15.4
-7.1

1,301
1,618

To households
Residential real estate
Revolving home equity
Closed-end mortgages
Consumer
Memo: Originated3
Other

-3.2
13.0
-8.0
7.1
5.7
.4

-5.3
.5
-7.4
-2.2
-3.6
-22.8

-2.2
6.2
-5.1
-.2
-2.0
-25.3

-7.8
-4.5
-9.1
-3.7
-4.6
-33.6

-9.5
-5.7
-11.0
-4.9
-5.9
-14.0

-5.8
-5.2
-6.1
-22.5
-12.0
9.0

-23.3
-2.8
-31.2
-6.3
-6.0
-9.6

2,108
598
1,511
812
1,207
747

6.7
16.3
-4.3

3.7
7.9
-2.1

.8
2.1
-1.0

9.6
18.0
-2.3

3.6
8.8
-4.0

-1.6
-6.8
6.5

-9.1
-4.7
-15.7

2,339
1,424
915

Securities
Total
Treasury and agency
Other4

Note: Yearly annual rates are Q4 to Q4; quarterly and monthly annual rates use corresponding average levels. Data have been
adjusted to remove the effects of mark-to-market accounting rules (FAS 115) and the initial consolidation of certain variable
interest entities (FIN 46) and off-balance-sheet vehicles (FAS 166 and 167). Data also account for the effects of nonbank
structure activity of $5 billion or more.
1. Billions of dollars. Pro rata averages of weekly (Wednesday) levels.
2. Excludes interbank loans.
3. Includes an estimate of outstanding loans securitized by commercial banks that retained recourse or servicing rights.
4. Includes private mortgage-backed securities; securities of corporations, state and local governments, and foreign governments;
and any trading account securities that are not Treasury or agency securities.
Source: Federal Reserve Board.

C&I Loan Rate Spread

Return on Assets

Basis points
NBER
peak

Quarterly

Q1

Loan Loss Provisions
Percent

240

Percent of total loans
2

Quarterly, s.a.a.r.

12

NBER
peak

Quarterly, s.a.a.r.

1

220

10

Q4

Top 25*
All other banks

0

200

180

Top 25*
All other banks

8

-1

6

-2

4

160
Q4

-3
140
1998

2002

2006

2010

Weighted average for all banks, adjusted for
changes in the nonprice loan characteristics.

2

NBER
peak

1986

1992

1998

2004

-4
2010

*Top 25 refers to all commercial banks
in the 25 largest bank holding companies.

0
1986

1992

1998

2004

2010

*Top 25 refers to all commercial banks
in the 25 largest bank holding companies.

Note: Shaded bars indicate periods of business recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Vertical line represents the last
business cycle peak, as defined by the NBER.

-9-

The International Economy
Trade in Goods and Services
The U.S. international trade deficit narrowed to $37.3 billion in January, as a modest fall
in exports was more than offset by a decline in imports.

Trade in Goods and Services
2009
Nominal BOP
Exports
Imports
Real NIPA
Exports
Imports
Nominal BOP
Net exports
Goods, net
Services, net

Annual rate
Monthly rate
2009
2009
2010
Q2
Q3
Q4
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Percent change

-1.3
-7.2

-.9
-9.9

-.8
-6.7

-4.1
-14.7

-378.6
-517.0
138.4

-324.3
-461.8
137.5

25.4
36.8

.9
2.6

3.4
4.9

-.3
-1.7

17.8
22.4
...
21.3
15.3
...
Billions of dollars

...
...

...
...

-39.9
-51.9
12.0

-37.3
-49.4
12.1

-385.5
-528.4
142.9

29.1
35.3

-435.8
-582.0
146.2

-36.1
-48.4
12.3

BOP Balance of payments.
NIPA National income and product accounts.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; Census Bureau.

In January, the value of exports of goods and services declined 0.3 percent. The decrease
was concentrated primarily in capital goods, as aircraft partially reversed very strong
December sales and industrial machinery declined. Automotive products also fell sharply
driven by a decline in sales outside of North America. Exports of agricultural products,
services, fuels, chemicals and consumer goods all posted small increases.
The value of imports of goods and services fell 1.7 percent in January, as oil, capital
goods, automotive products and consumer goods all registered declines, more than
offsetting a rise in industrial goods. The decrease in oil was driven by falling volume, as
prices increased moderately. Capital goods fell as computers and telecommunication
products partially retraced strong gains at the end of 2009, while automotive products
purchases were down across major trading partners. Consumer imports fell on account of
large declines in televisions and pharmaceuticals.

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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
(Quarterly)
Contribution of Net Exports to
Growth of Real Gross Domestic Product

Trade Balance
Billions of dollars, annual rate

Percentage points, annual rate

0

3.5
3.0

-100

2.5

-200

2.0
-300

1.5

-400

1.0

-500

0.5
0.0

-600

-0.5
-700

-1.0

-800

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

-900

Selected Exports

-1.5

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

-2.0

Selected Imports
Billions of dollars, annual rate

Billions of dollars, annual rate

600

600

550

550

500

500

Consumer
goods

450

450

400

400
Capital goods

Capital goods
ex. aircraft

350

350

300

300

250

250
Industrial
supplies

200

200

Industrial
supplies
150
Consumer
goods

Oil

Aircraft

2000

2002

2004

150

2006

2008

100

100

50

50

0

Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; Census Bureau.

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

0

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U.S. Exports and Imports of Goods and Services
(Billions of dollars; annual rate, balance of payments basis)

Exports of goods and services
Goods exports
Gold
Other goods

Levels
2009
2009 2010
Q3
Q4
Dec.
Jan.
1571.2 1674.7 1717.8 1712.0
1054.6 1147.7 1189.0 1180.8
14.3
15.3
17.3
18.9
1040.3 1132.4 1171.7 1161.9

Change1
2009
2009 2010
Q3
Q4
Dec.
Jan.
86.3 103.5
57.3
-5.8
71.1
2.0
69.1

93.1
1.0
92.1

55.4
5.5
49.9

-8.1
1.6
-9.7

Capital goods
Aircraft & parts
Computers & accessories
Semiconductors
Other capital goods

381.7
70.2
37.5
38.5
235.5

414.1
76.7
40.9
42.9
253.7

429.8
84.1
41.7
42.3
261.6

417.2
77.8
43.4
43.1
253.0

9.1
-3.0
1.9
3.5
6.7

32.5
6.5
3.4
4.4
18.2

21.3
13.7
.6
-2.4
9.5

-12.5
-6.3
1.7
.7
-8.7

Automotive
Ind. supplies (ex. ag., gold)
Consumer goods
Agricultural
All other goods

86.1
283.1
149.9
99.2
40.3

104.1
303.8
160.2
109.6
40.6

114.0
311.7
159.6
114.9
41.7

107.5
314.1
161.6
116.4
45.0

19.7
33.5
5.8
-1.9
3.0

18.0
20.7
10.3
10.4
.2

10.7
12.1
3.4
.2
16.4

-6.5
2.5
2.0
1.5
3.3

516.6

527.0

528.8

531.1

15.2

10.4

1.8

2.3

1956.7 2110.5 2196.6 2159.4

147.6

153.8

102.7

-37.2

1583.0 1729.7 1811.9 1773.3
275.6 301.8 338.2 327.7
8.8
10.7
10.3
9.9
1298.6 1417.1 1463.4 1435.7

137.7
47.7
.4
89.6

146.7
26.2
2.0
118.5

97.3
44.4
-.9
53.7

-38.6
-10.5
-.4
-27.7

Services exports
Imports of goods and services
Goods imports
Oil
Gold
Other goods
Capital goods
Aircraft & parts
Computers & accessories
Semiconductors
Other capital goods

364.4
29.1
95.4
22.2
217.7

400.7
31.2
114.6
23.6
231.3

418.9
33.9
121.7
23.1
240.2

406.3
31.1
113.5
22.9
238.8

18.6
-2.3
10.6
1.8
8.4

36.2
2.1
19.2
1.4
13.6

19.5
4.7
6.2
-.2
8.7

-12.6
-2.8
-8.3
-.2
-1.4

Automotive
Ind. supplies (ex. oil, gold)
Consumer goods
Foods, feeds, beverages
All other goods

177.4
190.0
422.4
80.8
63.6

207.4
214.6
448.9
82.8
62.8

219.5
222.8
453.5
84.7
63.9

201.8
233.2
443.0
86.2
65.1

51.2
11.8
3.5
-.5
5.1

29.9
24.6
26.5
2.0
-.8

19.3
9.8
-.7
3.8
2.0

-17.7
10.5
-10.5
1.5
1.2

373.8

380.8

384.8

386.1

9.9

7.1

5.4

1.4

11.30
66.68

11.41
72.37

12.49
74.13

11.89
75.44

-.26
12.64

.11
5.68

1.60
.27

-.60
1.31

Services imports
Memo:
Oil quantity (mb/d)
Oil import price ($/bbl)

1. Change from previous quarter or month.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; Census Bureau.