
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

Part A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 4.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 1995 - 1997

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

                   Balance

                    Total
                   Balance         Total
                 of Payments      Census
    Period          Basis          Basis

1995           

Jan.- Dec.           -173,729       -158,801
January               -15,126        -14,236
February              -14,162        -13,239
March                 -14,789        -13,130
April                 -16,416        -14,874
May                   -15,828        -13,906
June                  -16,192        -14,428

July                  -15,322        -14,382
August                -13,734        -12,732
September             -13,112        -12,205
October               -13,130        -11,895
November              -13,005        -11,879
December              -12,914        -11,895

1996           

Jan.- Dec.           -191,337       -170,214
January               -14,802        -13,820
February              -12,817        -11,627
March                 -14,995        -12,860
April                 -15,955        -13,482
May                   -17,217        -14,825
June                  -15,662        -13,891

July                  -17,248        -15,369
August                -16,873        -14,733
September             -17,433        -15,805
October               -15,091        -13,699
November              -15,459        -13,880
December              -17,785        -16,223

1997           

Jan.- Dec.           -197,955       -181,488
January               -17,495        -16,677
February              -16,469        -15,354
March                 -15,759        -13,303
April                 -16,505        -14,780
May                   -16,982        -15,082
June                  -15,610        -13,876

July                  -15,864        -14,594
August                -16,909        -15,617
September             -16,524        -15,519
October               -16,270        -14,965
November              -16,605        -15,694
December              -16,962        -16,026
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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                45,619           -637         46,256
February               45,914           -683         46,597
March                  47,483           -776         48,259
April                  47,032           -652         47,684
May                    47,646           -759         48,405
June                   47,425           -846         48,271

July                   47,377           -720         48,097
August                 48,555           -754         49,309
September              49,976           -664         50,640
October                49,332           -801         50,133
November               49,455           -805         50,259
December               50,030           -802         50,832

1996           

Jan.- Dec.            611,983        -13,092        625,075
January                49,473           -701         50,174
February               50,979           -796         51,775
March                  50,403           -913         51,316
April                  50,492           -853         51,345
May                    50,753         -1,137         51,890
June                   50,885           -889         51,775

July                   49,377         -1,445         50,822
August                 51,102         -1,360         52,462
September              50,773         -1,317         52,090
October                52,715         -1,072         53,787
November               53,223         -1,286         54,510
December               51,807         -1,323         53,131

1997           

Jan.- Dec.            679,325         -9,858        689,182
January                52,655           -566         53,221
February               54,337           -685         55,022
March                  56,507           -999         57,505
April                  56,326           -703         57,029
May                    56,103         -1,003         57,106
June                   56,811           -842         57,652

July                   57,455         -1,041         58,496
August                 57,100         -1,047         58,147
September              57,747           -739         58,486
October                58,467         -1,050         59,517
November               57,482           -670         58,151
December               58,336           -513         58,849
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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                60,745            253         60,492
February               60,076            240         59,836
March                  62,272            882         61,390
April                  63,448            890         62,557
May                    63,474          1,163         62,311
June                   63,617            919         62,698

July                   62,700            221         62,479
August                 62,289            247         62,042
September              63,088            243         62,845
October                62,462            434         62,028
November               62,459            322         62,138
December               62,944            218         62,727

1996           

Jan.- Dec.            803,320          8,031        795,289
January                64,274            281         63,994
February               63,796            395         63,402
March                  65,397          1,221         64,176
April                  66,447          1,620         64,828
May                    67,970          1,255         66,715
June                   66,548            882         65,666

July                   66,625            434         66,191
August                 67,975            780         67,195
September              68,206            311         67,895
October                67,806            320         67,486
November               68,682            293         68,390
December               69,593            240         69,353

1997           

Jan.- Dec.            877,279          6,609        870,671
January                70,150            252         69,898
February               70,807            430         70,376
March                  72,266          1,458         70,808
April                  72,831          1,021         71,810
May                    73,085            897         72,188
June                   72,420            892         71,528

July                   73,318            228         73,090
August                 74,009            245         73,764
September              74,271            266         74,005
October                74,738            255         74,483
November               74,087            242         73,845
December               75,298            423         74,875


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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