
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1995 TO DECEMBER 1997

(1992=100. In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject 
to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for 
the monthly deflators.)

                    Total         Foods,
                   Census         Feeds,       Industrial       Capital
    Period        Basis(1)       Beverages     Supplies(2)       Goods

1995           
                                                             
Jan.- Dec.            596,734         44,899        120,500        282,947
January                46,354          3,778          9,649         20,237
February               46,682          3,878          9,646         21,046
March                  48,409          3,919         10,251         21,675
April                  47,605          3,879          9,969         21,771
May                    48,567          3,725          9,895         22,523
June                   48,799          3,597         10,104         23,083

July                   48,971          3,597          9,721         23,931
August                 50,750          3,812          9,931         24,636
September              52,128          3,957         10,480         25,040
October                51,983          3,545         10,464         25,477
November               52,860          3,562         10,051         26,582
December               53,626          3,649         10,340         26,946

1996                                                         

Jan.- Dec.            688,223         43,894        128,790        355,564
January                53,128          3,754         10,112         26,835
February               55,059          3,646         10,417         27,994
March                  54,990          3,859         10,896         27,727
April                  55,408          3,548         11,093         28,196
May                    56,107          3,508         10,814         28,386
June                   56,452          3,530         10,711         28,658

July                   55,827          3,561         10,192         28,660
August                 57,958          3,467         10,896         29,881
September              58,435          3,492         10,774         30,101
October                60,606          3,653         11,080         32,440
November               62,575          4,121         10,852         33,560
December               61,678          3,753         10,952         33,127
 
1997           

Jan.- Dec.            834,591         44,163        139,864        476,071
January                62,653          3,805         10,697         34,586
February               64,725          3,682         11,209         35,844
March                  67,518          3,577         12,027         37,478
April                  67,463          3,569         11,934         37,757
May                    68,517          3,462         11,761         38,787
June                   69,746          3,521         12,155         39,293

July                   71,062          3,387         11,499         41,292
August                 71,846          3,588         11,774         41,703
September              72,517          3,687         11,607         42,473
October                73,925          3,961         11,796         42,987
November               71,925          3,965         11,632         41,544
December               72,694          3,958         11,774         42,326
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  EXPORTS CONTINUED

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

1995           
                                                             
Jan.- Dec.            596,734         59,844         62,346         26,199
January                46,354          5,365          5,038          2,287
February               46,682          5,053          5,103          1,956
March                  48,409          5,106          5,189          2,269
April                  47,605          4,837          5,134          2,014
May                    48,567          5,027          5,181          2,217
June                   48,799          4,696          5,210          2,109

July                   48,971          4,671          5,064          1,988
August                 50,750          4,967          5,331          2,074
September              52,128          5,239          5,283          2,129
October                51,983          4,981          5,258          2,258
November               52,860          4,798          5,221          2,645
December               53,626          5,104          5,332          2,254

1996                                                         

Jan.- Dec.            688,223         62,272         67,000         30,702
January                53,128          5,149          5,328          1,949
February               55,059          5,204          5,559          2,238
March                  54,990          4,696          5,490          2,322
April                  55,408          4,881          5,498          2,193
May                    56,107          5,220          5,515          2,663
June                   56,452          5,169          5,601          2,783

July                   55,827          5,188          5,353          2,872
August                 57,958          5,300          5,624          2,791
September              58,435          5,624          5,635          2,808
October                60,606          5,097          5,835          2,501
November               62,575          5,472          5,794          2,777
December               61,678          5,272          5,767          2,806
 
1997           

Jan.- Dec.            834,591         70,306         73,606         30,580
January                62,653          5,512          5,804          2,250
February               64,725          5,702          5,998          2,289
March                  67,518          5,725          6,119          2,592
April                  67,463          5,801          6,077          2,326
May                    68,517          5,683          6,222          2,601
June                   69,746          5,965          6,309          2,503

July                   71,062          5,983          6,110          2,790
August                 71,846          5,895          6,177          2,710
September              72,517          5,867          6,103          2,781
October                73,925          6,118          6,413          2,650
November               71,925          6,235          6,191          2,358
December               72,694          5,822          6,084          2,730

(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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