
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
            END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS 
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997

(1992=100. In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject 
to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the 
monthly deflators.)

                     Trade Balance
                                              
                    Total
                   Census                          Non-
    Period        Basis (1)      Petroleum      petroleum

1995                

Jan.- Dec.           -157,290        -53,199       -104,092
January               -14,388         -4,093        -10,295
February              -13,264         -4,174         -9,090
March                 -13,058         -4,352         -8,706
April                 -14,656         -4,225        -10,431
May                   -13,226         -4,284         -8,942
June                  -13,890         -4,561         -9,329

July                  -13,908         -4,697         -9,211
August                -12,463         -4,716         -7,747
September             -12,410         -4,874         -7,536
October               -12,320         -4,181         -8,139
November              -11,949         -4,651         -7,299
December              -11,758         -4,391         -7,367

1996                

Jan.- Dec.           -167,136        -56,995       -110,141
January               -13,626         -4,499         -9,127
February              -11,642         -4,152         -7,490
March                 -12,717         -4,088         -8,629
April                 -12,797         -4,720         -8,077
May                   -14,706         -5,183         -9,522
June                  -13,725         -5,493         -8,233

July                  -15,602         -5,237        -10,365
August                -14,881         -4,772        -10,109
September             -15,068         -5,068        -10,001
October               -13,184         -4,834         -8,350
November              -13,407         -4,242         -9,165
December              -15,781         -4,708        -11,073

1997                

Jan.- Dec.           -205,080        -59,980       -145,100
January               -16,699         -4,434        -12,265
February              -16,119         -4,774        -11,345
March                 -14,846         -4,988         -9,858
April                 -17,398         -5,076        -12,323
May                   -17,130         -5,413        -11,717
June                  -15,612         -4,915        -10,696

July                  -16,791         -5,040        -11,751
August                -17,421         -5,274        -12,147
September             -17,608         -5,186        -12,422
October               -17,010         -5,156        -11,855
November              -18,510         -5,214        -13,296
December              -19,935         -4,510        -15,425
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                           Exports
                                              
                    Total
                   Census                          Non-
    Period        Basis (1)      Petroleum      petroleum

1995                

Jan.- Dec.            596,734          6,987        589,747
January                46,354            552         45,802
February               46,682            573         46,109
March                  48,409            599         47,810
April                  47,605            602         47,003
May                    48,567            597         47,970
June                   48,799            540         48,258

July                   48,971            570         48,401
August                 50,750            522         50,228
September              52,128            504         51,623
October                51,983            632         51,350
November               52,860            562         52,298
December               53,626            734         52,892
                                              
1996                                          
                                              
Jan.- Dec.            688,223          7,074        681,149
January                53,128            698         52,429
February               55,059            598         54,461
March                  54,990            581         54,410
April                  55,408            464         54,944
May                    56,107            495         55,612
June                   56,452            466         55,986

July                   55,827            542         55,285
August                 57,958            590         57,368
September              58,435            631         57,804
October                60,606            758         59,848
November               62,575            588         61,987
December               61,678            663         61,015

1997                

Jan.- Dec.            834,591          7,481        827,110
January                62,653            612         62,040
February               64,725            571         64,154
March                  67,518            590         66,928
April                  67,463            613         66,850
May                    68,517            560         67,957
June                   69,746            615         69,131

July                   71,062            663         70,399
August                 71,846            667         71,179
September              72,517            615         71,902
October                73,925            653         73,272
November               71,925            602         71,323
December               72,694            719         71,975
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                           Imports
                                              
                    Total
                   Census                          Non-
    Period        Basis (1)      Petroleum      petroleum

1995                

Jan.- Dec.            754,025         60,186        693,839
January                60,742          4,645         56,097
February               59,946          4,746         55,200
March                  61,467          4,950         56,517
April                  62,260          4,827         57,433
May                    61,793          4,881         56,912
June                   62,688          5,101         57,587

July                   62,880          5,267         57,613
August                 63,213          5,238         57,975
September              64,538          5,379         59,159
October                64,303          4,814         59,489
November               64,809          5,212         59,597
December               65,384          5,125         60,259
                                              
1996                                          
                                              
Jan.- Dec.            855,359         64,068        791,291
January                66,754          5,197         61,556
February               66,701          4,750         61,951
March                  67,707          4,668         63,039
April                  68,205          5,184         63,021
May                    70,813          5,679         65,134
June                   70,178          5,959         64,219

July                   71,429          5,779         65,650
August                 72,839          5,362         67,477
September              73,504          5,699         67,805
October                73,789          5,592         68,198
November               75,982          4,830         71,152
December               77,459          5,371         72,088

1997                

Jan.- Dec.          1,039,671         67,461        972,210
January                79,352          5,046         74,305
February               80,844          5,345         75,499
March                  82,364          5,578         76,786
April                  84,861          5,689         79,172
May                    85,648          5,974         79,674
June                   85,358          5,530         79,828

July                   87,853          5,703         82,150
August                 89,268          5,941         83,326
September              90,125          5,801         84,325
October                90,935          5,809         85,126
November               90,435          5,816         84,619
December               92,629          5,229         87,400

(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information 
    to convert to a BOP basis is not available.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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