
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1997 TO FEBRUARY 1998 

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


                                  EXPORTS

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

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      678,150     -10,547     688,697      51,375     157,984
Jan.- Feb.      102,524      -1,222     103,746       8,757      24,493
January          49,993        -551      50,544       4,333      12,012
February         52,531        -671      53,202       4,425      12,481
March            60,288        -988      61,275       4,442      14,151
April            57,644        -697      58,341       4,080      13,754
May              57,724        -995      58,719       3,840      13,687
June             57,180        -857      58,037       3,655      13,788

July             53,798      -1,031      54,829       3,744      12,966
August           55,661      -1,044      56,705       3,994      13,162
September        56,089      -1,133      57,221       4,124      12,997
October          61,118      -1,040      62,158       5,153      13,498
November         57,536        -663      58,199       4,975      12,594
December         58,588        -878      59,466       4,611      12,896

1998                

Jan.- Feb.      109,211      -1,439     110,650       8,429      25,219
January (R)      54,720        -629      55,350       4,153      12,881
February         54,491        -810      55,300       4,276      12,337
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  EXPORTS CONTINUED

               Total                 Automotive
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods,      Goods
                                                 
1997                

Jan.- Dec.      688,697     293,965      73,367      77,430      34,576
Jan.- Feb.      103,746      42,349      11,548      11,605       4,994
January          50,544      20,697       5,343       5,593       2,568
February         53,202      21,652       6,206       6,012       2,426
March            61,275      26,520       6,544       6,798       2,820
April            58,341      24,767       6,576       6,368       2,796
May              58,719      24,865       6,511       6,726       3,090
June             58,037      24,499       6,452       6,657       2,986

July             54,829      24,054       4,735       6,148       3,182
August           56,705      24,224       5,655       6,494       3,176
September        57,221      24,547       6,147       6,447       2,960
October          62,158      26,339       6,783       7,345       3,040
November         58,199      24,472       6,762       6,696       2,700
December         59,466      27,329       5,653       6,147       2,831

1998                

Jan.- Feb.      110,650      46,913      12,618      12,253       5,219
January (R)      55,350      23,492       6,087       6,083       2,652
February         55,300      23,420       6,531       6,170       2,566
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                                  IMPORTS

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

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      877,125       6,556     870,569      39,703     213,467
Jan.- Feb.      132,775         676     132,099       5,983      34,834
January          67,150         247      66,903       3,047      18,105
February         65,624         429      65,196       2,936      16,729
March            72,102       1,456      70,645       3,392      18,180
April            72,197       1,019      71,178       3,317      17,916
May              72,375         897      71,478       3,406      18,230
June             72,658         891      71,767       3,255      17,533

July             75,172         227      74,945       3,356      18,021
August           73,243         242      73,001       3,212      17,659
September        77,126         259      76,868       3,382      18,046
October          81,750         242      81,509       3,603      18,749
November         72,288         234      72,054       3,226      16,953
December         75,439         414      75,025       3,571      17,346

1998                

Jan.- Feb.      140,099         785     139,314       6,585      33,149
January (R)      71,027         567      70,459       3,298      17,269
February         69,072         217      68,855       3,288      15,880
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  IMPORTS CONTINUED

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

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      870,569     254,293     140,795     192,913      29,397
Jan.- Feb.      132,099      36,374      22,946      27,540       4,421
January          66,903      18,398      11,161      14,103       2,089
February         65,196      17,975      11,785      13,438       2,332
March            70,645      21,089      12,210      13,537       2,238
April            71,178      20,775      12,188      14,479       2,504
May              71,478      20,363      12,107      14,957       2,416
June             71,767      21,426      11,476      15,697       2,380

July             74,945      22,239      10,633      18,176       2,519
August           73,001      21,081      11,202      17,460       2,389
September        76,868      22,715      11,261      18,983       2,480
October          81,509      23,657      12,822      19,787       2,890
November         72,054      20,946      11,898      16,511       2,520
December         75,025      23,628      12,053      15,787       2,640

1998                

Jan.- Feb.      139,314      40,493      23,260      30,726       5,101
January (R)      70,459      20,286      11,151      15,810       2,646
February         68,855      20,207      12,109      14,916       2,455
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(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 (CB-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FEBRUARY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.