The U.S. Census Bureau released its Merchandise Trade data numbers on January 13th for November 2010. The Merchandise Trade balance increased 15.6% over last November and jumped 6.4% from the previous month. Imports fell 0.8% from October and gained 18.1% over last year, while exports decreased by 4.0% from the previous month and 19.4% over November 2009.

Below is an in-depth breakdown of the U.S. Census Merchandise Trade data. This month we have highlighted 5 interesting items that we found while looking at November's data; here are the highlights:

1. DVD imports losing steam with increased online streaming
2. Ramping up on food trade in the winter
3. Services portion of the economy strong
4. Wholesale prices rise, but mostly steady
5. Lock step with Canada
   

Click here for Zepol's U.S. Census Merchandise Trade Data Update for November 2010