Thursday, October 12, 2006
[IWS] BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2006 [12 October 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2006 [12 October 2006]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806_fax.pdf
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 August exports of $122.4 billion and imports of
$192.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $69.9 billion, $1.9 billion
more than the $68.0 billion in July, revised. August exports were $2.7 billion more
than July exports of $119.7 billion. August imports were $4.6 billion more than July
imports of $187.7 billion.
In August, the goods deficit increased $2.1 billion from July to $75.5 billion, and the
services surplus increased $0.2 billion to $5.7 billion. Exports of goods increased $2.5
billion to $88.0 billion, and imports of goods increased $4.6 billion to $163.5 billion.
Exports of services increased $0.2 billion to $34.4 billion, and imports of services
decreased $0.1 billion to $28.8 billion.
In August, the goods and services deficit was up $11.1 billion from August 2005.
Exports were up $14.4 billion, or 13.4 percent, and imports were up $25.5 billion,
or 15.3 percent.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2006 [12 October 2006]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad0806_fax.pdf
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 August exports of $122.4 billion and imports of
$192.3 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $69.9 billion, $1.9 billion
more than the $68.0 billion in July, revised. August exports were $2.7 billion more
than July exports of $119.7 billion. August imports were $4.6 billion more than July
imports of $187.7 billion.
In August, the goods deficit increased $2.1 billion from July to $75.5 billion, and the
services surplus increased $0.2 billion to $5.7 billion. Exports of goods increased $2.5
billion to $88.0 billion, and imports of goods increased $4.6 billion to $163.5 billion.
Exports of services increased $0.2 billion to $34.4 billion, and imports of services
decreased $0.1 billion to $28.8 billion.
In August, the goods and services deficit was up $11.1 billion from August 2005.
Exports were up $14.4 billion, or 13.4 percent, and imports were up $25.5 billion,
or 15.3 percent.
AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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