Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, May 20, 1994                   TAG: 9405200048
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: A11   EDITION: METRO 
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U.S. TRADE BALANCE WITH MAJOR PARTNERS

Country Mar Feb YTD

Canada -595 -961 -2,658

W. Europe 323 -529 -35

Britain 1,066 631 1,859

Germany -937 -814 -2,346

France -154 -174 -366

Italy -666 -479 -1,635

Japan -5,801 -4,626 -15,041

Mexico 166 48 536

Brazil -152 -78 -279

Hong Kong 299 118 288

Taiwan -407 -831 -1,820

South Korea -82 -109 -172

Venezuela -306 -292 -745

Saudi Arabia 72 171 324

OPEC Nations -681 -714 -1,671

China -1,379 -1,659 -5,227

Former USSR 21 13 113

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