
 1997 REVISION 

PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 18. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
            JANUARY 1992 - DECEMBER 1994

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding.)
                               
                             Balance

     Period         Total        Goods (1)      Services
                                                     
  1992
                               
Jan. - Dec.           -38,685        -96,106         57,421
January                -2,087         -6,876          4,789
February                  -46         -4,654          4,608
March                  -1,855         -6,409          4,554
April                  -2,625         -7,646          5,021
May                    -4,212         -8,856          4,644
June                   -3,194         -7,750          4,556

July                   -3,843         -8,348          4,505
August                 -3,559         -9,811          6,252
September              -4,361         -9,135          4,774
October                -4,023         -8,705          4,682
November               -4,409         -9,004          4,595
December               -4,477         -8,911          4,434

  1993

Jan. - Dec.           -72,301       -132,609         60,670
January                -4,030         -9,026          4,996
February               -3,444         -8,884          5,440
March                  -6,137        -11,297          5,160
April                  -6,132        -11,227          5,095
May                    -4,629         -9,817          5,188
June                   -7,199        -12,341          5,142

July                   -7,046        -12,242          5,196
August                 -6,309        -11,651          5,342
September              -7,652        -12,605          4,953
October                -7,489        -12,536          5,047
November               -7,233        -11,528          4,295
December               -4,642         -9,456          4,814

  1994

Jan. - Dec.          -100,913       -166,192         65,279
January                -6,634        -11,335          4,701
February               -8,957        -13,612          4,655
March                  -5,892        -11,680          5,788
April                  -7,649        -13,019          5,370
May                    -8,464        -13,884          5,420
June                   -8,220        -13,924          5,704

July                   -9,471        -15,208          5,737
August                 -8,898        -14,389          5,491
September              -9,437        -14,751          5,314
October                -9,601        -15,024          5,423
November              -10,037        -15,836          5,799
December               -7,652        -13,531          5,879
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                             Exports

     Period         Total        Goods (1)      Services
                                                     
  1992
                
Jan. - Dec.           617,334        440,352        176,982
January                49,700         34,991         14,709
February               51,686         36,903         14,783
March                  50,991         36,451         14,540
April                  50,875         36,047         14,828
May                    49,991         35,382         14,609
June                   52,196         37,597         14,599

July                   51,855         37,095         14,760
August                 50,591         35,717         14,874
September              51,709         36,781         14,928
October                53,250         38,213         15,037
November               51,860         37,131         14,729
December               52,629         38,046         14,583

  1993

Jan. - Dec.           643,543        456,832        186,385
January                52,122         36,954         15,168
February               51,893         36,400         15,493
March                  53,878         38,509         15,369
April                  53,617         38,040         15,577
May                    54,340         38,900         15,440
June                   52,783         37,245         15,538

July                   52,332         36,688         15,644
August                 52,755         37,044         15,711
September              53,194         37,697         15,497
October                55,360         39,333         16,027
November               54,471         39,317         15,154
December               56,475         40,707         15,768

  1994

Jan. - Dec.           703,832        502,398        201,434
January                54,614         39,097         15,517
February               53,539         37,577         15,962
March                  58,841         41,708         17,133
April                  57,040         40,500         16,540
May                    57,195         40,507         16,688
June                   59,047         42,018         17,029

July                   58,256         41,142         17,114
August                 60,350         43,371         16,979
September              59,972         43,116         16,856
October                60,068         43,210         16,858
November               61,543         44,214         17,329
December               63,370         45,937         17,433
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                             Imports

     Period         Total        Goods (1)      Services
                                                     
  1992

Jan. - Dec.           656,019        536,458        119,561
January                51,787         41,867          9,920
February               51,732         41,557         10,175
March                  52,846         42,860          9,986
April                  53,500         43,693          9,807
May                    54,203         44,238          9,965
June                   55,390         45,347         10,043

July                   55,698         45,443         10,255
August                 54,150         45,528          8,622
September              56,070         45,916         10,154
October                57,273         46,918         10,355
November               56,269         46,135         10,134
December               57,106         46,957         10,149

  1993

Jan. - Dec.           715,156        589,441        125,715
January                56,152         45,980         10,172
February               55,337         45,284         10,053
March                  60,015         49,806         10,209
April                  59,749         49,267         10,482
May                    58,969         48,717         10,252
June                   59,983         49,587         10,396

July                   59,378         48,930         10,448
August                 59,064         48,695         10,369
September              60,846         50,302         10,544
October                62,848         51,868         10,980
November               61,703         50,844         10,859
December               61,116         50,162         10,954

  1994

Jan. - Dec.           804,745        668,590        136,155
January                61,248         50,432         10,816
February               62,496         51,189         11,307
March                  64,733         53,388         11,345
April                  64,689         53,519         11,170
May                    65,659         54,391         11,268
June                   67,267         55,942         11,325

July                   67,727         56,350         11,377
August                 69,248         57,760         11,488
September              69,409         57,867         11,542
October                69,669         58,234         11,435
November               71,580         60,050         11,530
December               71,022         59,468         11,554

(1) Data presented on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis.


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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