Top Ten Countries with which the U.S. has a Trade Deficit

For the month of December 2003

                                                   Year To Date
                                   Deficit in       Deficit in
                                    Millions         Millions
 Country Name                       of U.S. $        of U.S. $

 CHINA                              -9,874.37      -123,960.74
 JAPAN                              -5,699.62       -65,965.22
 CANADA                             -4,447.08       -54,685.13
 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY        -4,134.14       -39,199.04
 MEXICO                             -3,141.31       -40,615.88
 IRELAND                            -1,976.76       -18,142.26
 VENEZUELA                          -1,512.50       -14,304.66
 FRANCE                             -1,414.59       -12,153.02
 KOREA, REPUBLIC OF                 -1,403.10       -12,864.75
 ITALY                              -1,370.96       -14,866.65