U.S. Census Bureau
Balance of Trade Data
Goods and
Services
1975 - Present
(in billions of dollars)
|
|
Total
|
Goods
|
Services
|
|
1975
|
12.4
|
8.9
|
3.5
|
|
1976
|
-6.1
|
-9.5
|
3.4
|
|
1977
|
-27.2
|
-31.1
|
3.9
|
|
1978
|
-29.8
|
-33.9
|
4.2
|
|
1979
|
-24.6
|
-27.6
|
3.0
|
|
1980
|
-19.4
|
-25.5
|
6.1
|
|
1981
|
-16.2
|
-28.0
|
11.9
|
|
1982
|
-24.2
|
-36.5
|
12.3
|
|
1983
|
-57.8
|
-67.1
|
9.3
|
|
1984
|
-109.1
|
-112.5
|
3.4
|
|
1985
|
-121.9
|
-122.2
|
0.3
|
|
1986
|
-138.5
|
-145.1
|
6.5
|
|
1987
|
-151.7
|
-159.6
|
7.9
|
|
1988
|
-114.6
|
-127.0
|
12.4
|
|
1989
|
-93.1
|
-117.7
|
24.6
|
|
1990
|
-80.9
|
-111.0
|
30.2
|
|
1991
|
-31.1
|
-76.9
|
45.8
|
|
1992
|
-39.1
|
-96.9
|
57.8
|
|
1993
|
-70.2
|
-132.5
|
62.3
|
|
1994
|
-98.4
|
-165.8
|
67.5
|
|
1995
|
-96.3
|
-174.2
|
77.9
|
|
1996
|
-103.9
|
-191.0
|
87.1
|
|
1997
|
-108.2
|
-198.1
|
89.9
|
|
1998
|
-164.9
|
-246.7
|
81.8
|
|
1999
|
-263.3
|
-346.0
|
82.8
|
|
2000
|
-378.3
|
-452.4
|
74.1
|
|
2001
|
-362.7
|
-427.2
|
64.5
|
|
2002
|
-421.2
|
-482.3
|
61.1
|
|
2003
|
-494.8
|
-547.3
|
52.5
|
|
2004
|
-617.6
|
-665.4
|
47.8
|
|
2005
|
-723.6
|
-781.6
|
58.0
|
|
2006
|
-729*
|
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|
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
This Commerce Department U.S. Census Bureau table of U.S. Balance of Trade for Goods and Services from 1975
to 2006 gives the data the graph on the previous page relies on. 1975: $12.4 Billion Surplus; 2006 Projected: $729
Billion Deficit. As it turned out the actual trade deficit was $765.27 Billion.
This is not a good trend.

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