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

For the month of December 2003

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

 NETHERLANDS                           998.64         9,731.03
 HONG KONG                             691.47         4,691.71
 AUSTRALIA                             522.30         6,689.91
 BELGIUM                               320.44         5,077.26
 EGYPT                                 143.39         1,516.40
 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES                  122.83         2,381.36
 PANAMA                                116.25         1,546.77
 JAMAICA                                91.18           974.87
 BERMUDA                                72.91           385.97
 BYELARUS                               41.35          -131.27