US Data: Trade Summary -2-

Release for:  March 2006

Bln dollars, unless noted

                                                        level chg, m/m:

End-use, Census, adj:    Mar-06  Feb-06  Jan-06            Mar-06   Feb-06

Exports:

 Industrial Supplies     21.955  20.709  21.004             1.246   -0.295

  Nonmonetary Gold        0.703   0.563   0.633             0.140   -0.070

 Capital Goods ex Autos  33.504  32.994  33.221             0.510   -0.227

  Civilian Aircraft       3.157   3.483   3.141            -0.326    0.342

 Automotive               8.567   8.944   9.105            -0.377   -0.161

 Consumer goods          10.532  10.352  10.439             0.180   -0.087

 Foods, Feeds, Bev        5.216   5.003   5.346             0.213   -0.343

Imports:

 Foods, Feeds, Bev        6.281   6.025   6.368             0.256   -0.343

 Industrial Supplies     46.583  49.895  50.201            -3.312   -0.306

  Crude Oil              16.589  18.163  16.253            -1.574    1.910

 Capital Goods ex Autos  34.050  32.572  34.182             1.478   -1.610

 Automotive              20.597  21.348  22.677            -0.751   -1.329

 Consumer Goods          36.163  35.279  36.172             0.884   -0.893

Country Balances (NSA):  Mar-06  Feb-06  Jan-06   YTD06    YTD05    % chg

                                                                      ytd

Energy-related Petro Imports (NSA):      Crude    Crude    Value

               barrels dollars         barrels  bbl/day  dollars     Unit

                 (mln)   (bln)           (mln)    (mln)    (bln)    price

Mar-05          420.260  17.955         325.979   10.515   13.410    41.14

Jan-06          415.788  22.580         302.812    9.768   15.725    51.93

Feb-06          378.721  20.738         291.032   10.394   15.636    53.72

Mar-06          397.983  21.517         312.479   10.080   16.330    52.26