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1999 Top Exports
Posted October 2000

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Top Five Merchandise Exports - 1999

Merchandise Export Categories

1999 Exports in Billions of Dollars

Capital Goods

$312

Industrial Supplies and Materials

$147

Consumer Goods

$81

Automobile Vehicles, Engines & Parts

$76

Food, Feeds, and Beverages

$46

TOTAL MERCHANDISE EXPORTS FOR 1999

$684

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Tourism Industries from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), October 2000, Survey of Current Business, page 103.

Top Four Private Service Exports - 1999

Service Export Categories

1999 Exports in Billions of Dollars

Other Private Services

$97

International Travel to the U.S. *

$95

Royalties and License Fees

$36

Other Transportation

$27

TOTAL SERVICE EXPORTS FOR 1999

$255

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Tourism Industries from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), October 2000, Survey of Current Business, page 105.

 * International Travel is a summary of Travel and Passenger Fares