
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS 
           JANUARY 1996 TO FEBRUARY 1998

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


                    Total                       Passenger        Other
    Period        Services        Travel          Fares     Transportation

     1996

Jan. - Dec.           156,634         48,739         15,776         28,453
Jan. - Feb.            25,695          8,282          2,582          4,522

January                12,733          4,026          1,255          2,328
February               12,962          4,256          1,327          2,194
March                  12,978          4,203          1,278          2,294
April                  12,967          4,022          1,298          2,443
May                    13,142          4,113          1,347          2,460
June                   12,847          3,965          1,298          2,351

July                   13,279          3,915          1,291          2,445
August                 13,144          4,046          1,324          2,403
September              12,923          3,955          1,305          2,372
October                13,200          4,025          1,344          2,478
November               13,249          4,156          1,367          2,323
December               13,217          4,061          1,342          2,366

     1997
 
Jan. - Dec.           167,929         52,029         16,927         29,771
Jan. - Feb.            27,300          8,598          2,829          4,886

January                13,617          4,290          1,407          2,448
February               13,683          4,308          1,422          2,438
March                  13,916          4,406          1,443          2,491
April                  13,808          4,270          1,393          2,518
May                    13,936          4,336          1,389          2,545
June                   14,073          4,383          1,408          2,478

July                   14,050          4,244          1,379          2,414
August                 14,018          4,245          1,381          2,416
September              14,235          4,324          1,406          2,539
October                14,160          4,285          1,397          2,560
November               14,300          4,559          1,473          2,412
December               14,132          4,380          1,428          2,513

     1998
                                                             
Jan. - Feb.            29,192          8,989          2,907          4,949

January (R)            14,247          4,426          1,431          2,479
February               14,945          4,563          1,476          2,470
March 
April   
May   
June  

July
August   
September  
October 
November  
December
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  IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED

                  Royalties                                     U. S. 
                     and           Other         Direct       Government
                   License        Private        Defense         Misc.
    Period          Fees         Services     Expenditures     Services 

     1996

Jan. - Dec.             7,322         42,796         10,861          2,687
Jan. - Feb.             1,154          6,998          1,720            437

January                   579          3,478            850            217
February                  575          3,520            870            220
March                     570          3,525            887            221
April                     566          3,516            905            217
May                       561          3,525            917            219
June                      557          3,530            925            221

July                      930          3,542            927            229
August                    658          3,554            928            231
September                 556          3,578            925            232
October                   577          3,640            909            227
November                  589          3,680            907            227
December                  604          3,707            911            226

     1997
 
Jan. - Dec.             7,512         47,548         11,345          2,796
Jan. - Feb.             1,185          7,514          1,831            458

January                   587          3,741            914            229
February                  598          3,773            917            229
March                     612          3,813            922            228
April                     609          3,895            896            227
May                       614          3,934            892            226
June                      623          4,064            891            226

July                      698          4,139            934            242
August                    676          4,100            955            245
September                 669          4,080            974            243
October                   621          4,040          1,020            237
November                  606          4,005          1,012            233
December                  599          3,963          1,018            231

     1998
                                                             
Jan. - Feb.             1,630          8,188          2,062            467

January (R)               618          4,034          1,026            233
February                1,012          4,154          1,036            234
March 
April   
May   
June  

July
August   
September  
October 
November  
December

NOTE: See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what 
      is included in each service category.

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.