Table i-20. U.S. trade balance in R&D-lntensive manufactured products, by product group, 1960-74 



(Dollars in millions) 



Product 1960 



Chemicals 



Balance 955 



Export 1,776 



Import 821 



Machinery, nonelectrical 



Balance 2,948 



Export 3,386 



Import 438 



Electncal machinery 



Balance 804 



Export 1,090 



Import 286 



Aircraft 



Balance 970 



Export 1,024 



Import 54 



Professional and 



scientific instruments 



Balance 214 



Export 321 



Import 107 



1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



1974 



SOURCL U S Department of Commerce. Domestic and International Business Administration. Overseas Business Reports. April 1975 and April 1972. 



Table 1-21. U.S. trade balance with selected nations In R&D-lntensive 



manufactured products, 1966-73 



(Dollars in millions) 



Nations 1966 



Developing nations 



Balance 4,053 



Export 4,316 



Import 263 



Western Europe 



Balance 1,890 



Export 3.865 



Import 1,975 



Canada 



Balance 1,800 



Export 2,838 



Import 1,038 



Japan 



Balance -133 



Export 661 



Import 794 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Domestic and International Business Administration, Overseas Business Reports, June 1974 and August 1973. 



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