World Trade Information Service, Part 3

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - Commerce

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Page 10 - other charges incident to arrival in the United States. Generally, imported goods are credited in the statistics to the country of origin—not necessarily the same as the country from which purchase or shipment was made. Where information on the origin of merchandise is not available, the importation is credited to the country from which shipped.
Page 8 - Balance of trade.—Trade balances shown herein pertain only to merchandise exports and imports as reported to customs authorities. Data on the entire US balance of payments in international transactions appear in the Survey of Current Business, published by the Office of Business Economics of
Page 10 - cover all merchandise shipped from the US customs area, with the exception of supplies destined for US Armed Forces abroad for their own
Page 10 - 1 Value of Exports, Imports, and Balance of Merchandise Trade 3 2 Indexes of Quantity, Unit Value, and Value of Total Merchandise Exports and Imports 4 3 Value and Indexes of Exports and Imports, by Economic Classes 5 4 Exports, by
Page 18 - grant-aid military equipment and supplies exported by the Department of Defense under the Mutual Defense Assistance and Mutual Security Programs. Data on other foreign aid exports in recent years are
Page 7 - represents merchandise entered immediately upon arrival into consumption or merchandising channels plus merchandise entered Into bonded customs warehouses. Imports for consumption data
Page 6 - 2 Indexes of Quantity, Unit Value, and Value of Total Merchandise Exports and Imports 4 3 Value and Indexes of Exports and Imports, by Economic Classes
Page 7 - the official United States foreign trade statistics compiled by the Bureau of the Census from declarations filed for customs purposes.

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