
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and 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          45,619        -637      46,256       3,869      11,540
February         45,914        -683      46,597       4,003      11,714
March            47,483        -776      48,259       4,097      12,497
April            47,032        -652      47,684       4,165      12,379
May              47,646        -759      48,405       4,042      12,372
June             47,425        -846      48,271       3,949      12,569

July             47,377        -720      48,097       4,142      12,023
August           48,555        -754      49,309       4,368      12,113
September        49,976        -664      50,640       4,679      12,603
October          49,332        -801      50,133       4,300      12,471
November         49,455        -805      50,259       4,371      11,825
December         50,030        -802      50,832       4,488      12,140
                                     
1996           

Jan.- Dec.      611,983     -13,092     625,075      55,534     147,652
January          49,473        -701      50,174       4,723      11,935
February         50,979        -796      51,775       4,533      12,156
March            50,403        -913      51,316       4,926      12,589
April            50,492        -853      51,345       4,684      12,745
May              50,753      -1,137      51,890       4,749      12,392
June             50,885        -889      51,775       4,670      12,220

July             49,377      -1,445      50,822       4,702      11,586
August           51,102      -1,360      52,462       4,542      12,351
September        50,773      -1,317      52,090       4,322      12,238
October          52,715      -1,072      53,787       4,404      12,674
November         53,223      -1,286      54,510       4,888      12,300
December         51,807      -1,323      53,131       4,391      12,465

1997                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      679,325      -9,858     689,182      51,507     158,226
January          52,655        -566      53,221       4,437      12,150
February         54,337        -685      55,022       4,385      12,746
March            56,507        -999      57,505       4,308      13,623
April            56,326        -703      57,029       4,298      13,518
May              56,103      -1,003      57,106       4,121      13,337
June             56,811        -842      57,652       4,100      13,765

July             57,455      -1,041      58,496       3,907      13,103
August           57,100      -1,047      58,147       4,164      13,391
September        57,747        -739      58,486       4,275      13,136
October          58,467      -1,050      59,517       4,503      13,304
November         57,482        -670      58,151       4,533      13,064
December         58,336        -513      58,849       4,476      13,087
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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          46,256      17,716       5,523       5,150       2,458
February         46,597      18,310       5,216       5,237       2,118
March            48,259      18,608       5,251       5,339       2,468
April            47,684      18,657       4,976       5,297       2,209
May              48,405      19,013       5,175       5,362       2,441
June             48,271      19,206       4,835       5,386       2,325

July             48,097      19,663       4,813       5,257       2,198
August           49,309      19,904       5,114       5,528       2,283
September        50,640      20,126       5,409       5,478       2,345
October          50,133      20,234       5,189       5,449       2,491
November         50,259      20,729       5,007       5,416       2,911
December         50,832      20,880       5,321       5,527       2,476
                                                             
1996           

Jan.- Dec.      625,075     252,895      65,021      70,138      33,836
January          50,174      20,436       5,373       5,550       2,156
February         51,775      21,393       5,424       5,803       2,465
March            51,316      20,601       4,896       5,736       2,568
April            51,345      20,645       5,082       5,759       2,430
May              51,890      20,585       5,444       5,767       2,953
June             51,775      20,546       5,394       5,867       3,077

July             50,822      20,344       5,408       5,609       3,173
August           52,462      21,068       5,537       5,887       3,078
September        52,090      20,666       5,875       5,909       3,080
October          53,787      22,511       5,332       6,118       2,747
November         54,510      22,480       5,730       6,075       3,038
December         53,131      21,620       5,526       6,058       3,070

1997                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      689,182     294,470      74,029      77,446      33,505
January          53,221      22,281       5,783       6,106       2,464
February         55,022      23,078       5,989       6,311       2,513
March            57,505      24,282       6,022       6,420       2,850
April            57,029      24,168       6,113       6,379       2,553
May              57,106      24,282       5,977       6,536       2,853
June             57,652      24,128       6,281       6,636       2,742

July             58,496      25,692       6,307       6,426       3,061
August           58,147      24,898       6,216       6,504       2,973
September        58,486      25,409       6,180       6,437       3,049
October          59,517      25,614       6,448       6,752       2,896
November         58,151      24,883       6,576       6,521       2,575
December         58,849      25,755       6,138       6,416       2,978

(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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