
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997

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

               Total
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    
              Payments      Net        Census      Feeds,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
                                                 
1995                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      575,845      -8,897     584,742      50,473     146,247
January          42,996        -637      43,633       3,781      11,356
February         44,316        -683      44,999       4,070      11,421
March            51,803        -776      52,579       4,375      13,362
April            47,156        -652      47,808       3,901      12,359
May              49,096        -759      49,855       3,837      12,830
June             48,547        -846      49,393       3,670      12,907

July             43,670        -720      44,390       4,002      11,558
August           48,218        -754      48,972       4,317      12,271
September        49,060        -664      49,723       4,546      12,288
October          51,027        -801      51,828       4,743      12,479
November         49,906        -805      50,710       4,661      11,614
December         50,051        -802      50,853       4,571      11,803
                                                             
1996                

Jan.- Dec.      611,983     -13,092     625,075      55,534     147,652
January          47,066        -701      47,767       4,672      11,851
February         50,317        -796      51,112       4,643      12,218
March            54,039        -913      54,952       5,148      13,022
April            51,019        -853      51,872       4,489      12,882
May              52,222      -1,137      53,359       4,473      12,809
June             50,932        -889      51,821       4,102      12,181

July             46,153      -1,445      47,598       4,488      11,405
August           50,215      -1,360      51,575       4,427      12,373
September        49,282      -1,317      50,598       4,176      11,829
October          55,036      -1,072      56,107       4,977      12,971
November         53,730      -1,286      55,016       5,376      11,940
December         51,972      -1,323      53,295       4,564      12,173

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      679,325      -9,858     689,182      51,507     158,226
January          50,025        -566      50,591       4,349      12,077
February         52,467        -685      53,153       4,432      12,435
March            60,203        -999      61,201       4,447      14,055
April            57,477        -703      58,180       4,097      13,740
May              57,736      -1,003      58,738       3,865      13,754
June             57,207        -842      58,049       3,681      13,854

July             53,868      -1,041      54,909       3,758      13,030
August           55,615      -1,047      56,662       3,978      13,201
September        56,731        -739      57,470       4,145      12,982
October          61,351      -1,050      62,402       5,169      13,584
November         57,494        -670      58,164       4,965      12,555
December         59,151        -513      59,664       4,621      12,959
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  EXPORTS CONTINUED

               Total                 Automotive              
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods       Goods

1995                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      584,742     233,046      61,828      64,425      28,723
January          43,633      16,394       4,985       4,684       2,433
February         44,999      17,135       5,349       4,974       2,049
March            52,579      20,638       5,952       5,768       2,483
April            47,808      18,743       5,322       5,193       2,291
May              49,855      19,321       5,895       5,519       2,454
June             49,393      19,940       5,079       5,455       2,342

July             44,390      18,257       3,468       4,922       2,183
August           48,972      19,685       4,869       5,595       2,235
September        49,723      19,795       5,227       5,553       2,315
October          51,828      20,728       5,510       5,873       2,496
November         50,710      20,589       5,218       5,624       3,003
December         50,853      21,823       4,954       5,264       2,439
                                                             
1996                

Jan.- Dec.      625,075     252,895      65,021      70,138      33,836
January          47,767      19,072       4,980       5,072       2,120
February         51,112      20,528       5,697       5,641       2,385
March            54,952      22,689       5,407       6,101       2,586
April            51,872      20,761       5,529       5,692       2,519
May              53,359      21,078       6,082       5,946       2,972
June             51,821      21,055       5,552       5,838       3,095

July             47,598      19,210       4,004       5,337       3,153
August           51,575      20,690       5,104       5,957       3,024
September        50,598      19,921       5,738       5,887       3,047
October          56,107      22,971       5,733       6,697       2,758
November         55,016      22,360       5,938       6,258       3,144
December         53,295      22,559       5,256       5,711       3,032

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      689,182     294,470      74,029      77,446      33,505
January          50,591      20,720       5,403       5,620       2,422
February         53,153      21,660       6,193       6,009       2,424
March            61,201      26,489       6,586       6,763       2,862
April            58,180      24,744       6,579       6,370       2,649
May              58,738      24,919       6,590       6,723       2,887
June             58,049      24,554       6,527       6,671       2,761

July             54,909      24,122       4,790       6,170       3,039
August           56,662      24,328       5,716       6,516       2,922
September        57,470      24,630       6,216       6,479       3,019
October          62,402      26,512       6,839       7,382       2,916
November         58,164      24,505       6,834       6,631       2,673
December         59,664      27,285       5,757       6,112       2,930

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

(2) Includes petroleum products.  


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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