
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 11.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- JANUARY 1995 - DECEMBER 1997

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due rounding.)

                   Balance

                    Total
                   Balance         Total
                 of Payments      Census
    Period          Basis          Basis

1995                
 
Jan.- Dec.           -173,729       -158,801
January               -14,550        -13,661
February              -11,142        -10,218
March                 -12,663        -11,004
April                 -13,526        -11,984
May                   -15,265        -13,343
June                  -16,462        -14,697

July                  -18,405        -17,464
August                -16,481        -15,480
September             -14,600        -13,693
October               -16,797        -15,562
November              -13,993        -12,867
December               -9,845         -8,826

1996                

Jan.- Dec.           -191,337       -170,214
January               -15,124        -14,142
February              -10,658         -9,468
March                 -10,546         -8,412
April                 -15,265        -12,792
May                   -15,889        -13,498
June                  -14,146        -12,375

July                  -21,963        -20,084
August                -18,590        -16,450
September             -19,338        -17,710
October               -19,402        -18,010
November              -14,579        -13,000
December              -15,837        -14,274
 
1997                
 
Jan.- Dec.           -197,955       -181,488
January               -17,579        -16,761
February              -13,134        -12,019
March                 -11,942         -9,486
April                 -14,795        -13,070
May                   -14,672        -12,772
June                  -15,341        -13,608

July                  -21,256        -19,987
August                -17,636        -16,344
September             -20,366        -19,361
October               -20,333        -19,028
November              -14,878        -13,967
December              -16,022        -15,086
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                        Exports

                    Total
                   Balance                        Total
                 of Payments        Net          Census
    Period          Basis       Adjustments       Basis

1995                
 
Jan.- Dec.            575,845         -8,897        584,742
January                42,996           -637         43,633
February               44,316           -683         44,999
March                  51,803           -776         52,579
April                  47,156           -652         47,808
May                    49,096           -759         49,855
June                   48,547           -846         49,393

July                   43,670           -720         44,390
August                 48,218           -754         48,972
September              49,060           -664         49,723
October                51,027           -801         51,828
November               49,906           -805         50,710
December               50,051           -802         50,853

1996                

Jan.- Dec.            611,983        -13,092        625,075
January                47,066           -701         47,767
February               50,317           -796         51,112
March                  54,039           -913         54,952
April                  51,019           -853         51,872
May                    52,222         -1,137         53,359
June                   50,932           -889         51,821

July                   46,153         -1,445         47,598
August                 50,215         -1,360         51,575
September              49,282         -1,317         50,598
October                55,036         -1,072         56,107
November               53,730         -1,286         55,016
December               51,972         -1,323         53,295
 
1997                
 
Jan.- Dec.            679,325         -9,858        689,182
January                50,025           -566         50,591
February               52,467           -685         53,153
March                  60,203           -999         61,201
April                  57,477           -703         58,180
May                    57,736         -1,003         58,738
June                   57,207           -842         58,049

July                   53,868         -1,041         54,909
August                 55,615         -1,047         56,662
September              56,731           -739         57,470
October                61,351         -1,050         62,402
November               57,494           -670         58,164
December               59,151           -513         59,664
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                        Imports

                    Total
                   Balance                        Total
                 of Payments        Net          Census
    Period          Basis       Adjustments       Basis

1995                
 
Jan.- Dec.            749,574          6,031        743,543
January                57,546            253         57,293
February               55,457            240         55,217
March                  64,466            882         63,583
April                  60,683            890         59,792
May                    64,361          1,163         63,198
June                   65,009            919         64,090

July                   62,075            221         61,854
August                 64,699            247         64,452
September              63,660            243         63,417
October                67,824            434         67,390
November               63,899            322         63,577
December               59,896            218         59,679

1996                

Jan.- Dec.            803,320          8,031        795,289
January                62,190            281         61,910
February               60,975            395         60,580
March                  64,585          1,221         63,364
April                  66,284          1,620         64,664
May                    68,112          1,255         66,857
June                   65,078            882         64,196

July                   68,115            434         67,682
August                 68,805            780         68,025
September              68,620            311         68,309
October                74,438            320         74,118
November               68,308            293         68,016
December               67,809            240         67,570
 
1997                
 
Jan.- Dec.            877,279          6,609        870,671
January                67,604            252         67,352
February               65,602            430         65,171
March                  72,145          1,458         70,687
April                  72,271          1,021         71,250
May                    72,408            897         71,511
June                   72,548            892         71,656

July                   75,125            228         74,896
August                 73,250            245         73,005
September              77,097            266         76,831
October                81,684            255         81,430
November               72,372            242         72,130
December               75,172            423         74,750


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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