U.S.-JAPAN GOODS TRADE MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2009
($ MILLIONS)
September 2009
August 2009
September 2008
% Change
September 2009-
August 2009
% Change
September 2009-
September 2008
Exports
4,427
4,040
5,434
9.58%
-18.53%
Imports
8,557
8,377
11,008
2.15%
-22.27%
Balance
-4,130
-4,337
-5,574
-4.77%
-25.91%



YEAR-TO-DATE U.S.-JAPAN GOODS TRADE DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009
($ MILLIONS)
Year-to-Date 2009
Year-to-Date 2008
% Change
YTD 2009-2008
Total 2009*
Total 2008
Exports
37,369
50,253
-25.64%
49,825
65,142
Imports
67,674
107,874
-37.27%
90,232
139,262
Balance
-30,305
-57,621
-47.41%
-40,407
-74,120

* The annual rate for 2009 is based on a straight-line projection.

Note: Exports and imports are presented on a Census basis. The 2009 figures are not seasonally adjusted.

Source: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (FT900), Bureau of Census, U.S. Department of Commerce