• As the market for durable goods strengthened, imports of household appliances and air-conditioning units grew.

• Rising farm income increased two-way trade of farm and garden machinery.

• Reduced capital expenditures by the power generation industry decreased imports of certain power generating equipment.

• U.S. trade deficit: Increased by $7.8 billion (35 percent) to $29.7 billion
• U.S. exports: Increased by $200 million (0.3 percent) to $63.5 billion

• U.S. imports: Increased by $8.0 billion (9 percent) to $93.1 billion
• Printing and related machinery exhibited the largest shift.

USITC PUBLICATIONS

Industry Trade and Technology Review

Power Generation and Transmission Equipment in the Latin American Market

Production-Sharing Update: Developments in 2002 (Machinery and Electronic Products)

332 Investigation

Tools, Dies and Industrial Molds: Competitive Conditions in the United States and Selected Foreign Markets

OTHER GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration

Office of Machinery