EXHIBIT 6.  EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE
BY COUNTRY AND AREA, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1998

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(Z) Less than one-half unit of value shown. (X) Not applicable. 
(-) Represents zero.




                             Trade balance                Exports
                           (Customs imports)         Domestic & Foreign,
                                                        f.a.s. basis

        Country                  Cumulative               Cumulative
                        February   to date  rank February   to date  rank

     TOTAL             -13,554.6  -28,664.3 (X)  55,300.5  110,650.1 (X)

Afganistan                  -9.9       -9.9  66       0.4        0.8 187
Albania                     -0.6       -0.8  87       0.2        0.8 188
Algeria                   -112.9     -207.9  25      42.8      123.4  59
Andorra                      1.7        6.2 156       1.7        6.2 134
Angola                    -155.6     -320.7  19      29.1       72.0  69
Anguilla                     1.7        3.0 145       1.8        3.1 151
Antigua and Barbuda          7.7       15.7 173       7.8       16.0 109
Argentina                  248.1      495.5 216     420.7      886.3  25
Armenia                     14.4       14.6 172      14.8       16.7 108
Aruba                      -33.8      -71.8  34      16.0       38.4  91
Australia                  685.4    1,223.7 221   1,111.4    2,004.4  15
Austria                     21.9      341.7 213     208.3      720.5  28
Azerbaijan                   8.9       17.5 176       8.9       18.4 106

Bahamas                     55.5      106.3 206      68.7      134.0  57
Bahrain                     14.1       35.1 189      27.7       64.7  72
Bangladesh                -132.3     -266.6  24      23.1       54.1  76
Barbados                    16.9       34.8 188      20.0       39.8  89
Belarus                     -7.7      -12.1  63       4.1        6.2 135
Belgium                    548.3    1,129.0 220   1,242.0    2,439.5  10
Belize                       5.8        9.2 164       9.6       20.9 101
Benin                        1.9        4.0 150       2.0        4.1 145
Bermuda                     34.1       61.8 198      35.0       63.1  75
Bhutan                       0.2        0.2 112       0.2        0.2 201
Bolivia                     15.3       18.0 178      28.8       49.4  80
Bosnia-Hercegovina          -0.1        1.6 136       0.6        3.0 152
Botswana                     5.1       10.3 166       6.5       13.1 114
Brazil                     368.7      679.6 218   1,054.0    2,170.9  13
British Indian
       Ocean Territory       (-)       -0.1  93       (-)        (-) 217
British Virgin Islands       3.7        9.7 165       4.0       10.5 120
Brunei                      -2.7       -3.0  78       4.2        9.3 122
Bulgaria                     0.7      -35.2  43      12.8       32.8  92
Burkina                      0.5        0.9 126       0.6        1.1 180
Burma (Myanmar)            -10.4      -26.8  47       1.5        1.8 166
Burundi                     -0.3       -2.4  83       (-)        0.1 212

Cambodia                   -19.1      -37.6  42       0.8        1.7 169
Cameroon                     2.5        8.4 162       4.8       15.8 111
Canada                  -1,549.2   -3,025.6   3  12,726.0   24,781.7   1
Cape Verde                   0.9        1.9 138       0.9        1.9 164
Cayman Islands              20.2       38.7 192      22.2       44.1  84
Central African Repub.       0.3        0.5 119       0.4        0.6 192
Chad                         0.9        0.9 125       1.1        1.2 178
Chile                       92.9      219.8 209     316.9      644.3  29
China                   -3,497.7   -7,738.4   2   1,055.8    2,267.5  11
Christmas Island             (-)        (-) 103       0.1        0.1 211
Cocos (Keeling) Island       (-)        (-) 102       (-)        (-) 216
Colombia                    57.2       -4.7  72     418.5      816.6  27
Comoros                      (-)        (-)  95       0.1        0.1 207
Congo (Brazzaville)        -40.0      -22.4  53       3.9       23.7 100
Congo (Kinshasa)            -6.4      -23.3  52       3.0        6.9 132
Cook Islands                 (-)        0.2 109       0.2        0.3 199
Costa Rica                  -7.0        4.8 154     188.7      366.7  38
Croatia                      0.4        2.9 144      12.9       18.1 107
Cuba                         0.4        0.6 120       0.4        0.6 191
Cyprus                      19.7       43.2 196      21.1       46.5  83
Czech Republic             -27.4      -45.5  39      30.6       64.6  73

Denmark                    -19.3      -55.3  36     164.9      290.4  44
Djibouti                     0.7        1.6 134       0.7        1.6 171
Dominica                     4.3        8.1 161       4.5        8.6 126
Dominican Republic         -38.1       20.3 181     318.8      581.5  30

Ecuador                    -14.1      -37.6  41     134.4      258.3  48
Egypt                      146.1      400.8 214     200.8      513.2  32
El Salvador                -14.2       -4.3  75     116.8      225.9  50
Equatorial Guinea           -3.4       -6.1  71       2.9       10.2 121
Eritrea                      0.7        1.0 128       0.7        1.0 182
Estonia                     -0.5       -2.2  85       3.1        6.0 137
Ethiopia                     1.3        4.5 152       7.4       13.1 113

Falkland Islands             0.2        0.2 110       0.2        0.2 204
Faroe Islands               -1.1       -2.2  86       0.1        0.1 209
Federal Rep. of Germany -1,426.0   -2,712.8   4   2,147.3    4,110.9   5
Federated States
         of  Micronesia      0.6        1.9 139       1.5        3.6 148
Fiji                        -4.5      -12.8  61       3.2        5.6 141
Finland                    -18.4     -113.6  32     159.6      280.6  46
France                    -180.4     -415.6  17   1,488.2    2,973.6   8
French Guiana               66.5       65.0 199      66.6       67.2  71
French Polynesia             6.1       10.5 167       7.6       15.0 112
French Southern and
        Antarctic Lands      0.1        0.1 108       0.1        0.1 206

Gabon                     -115.5     -289.9  21       3.4        8.3 129
Gambia                       0.3        0.3 114       0.5        1.1 181
Gaza Strip Administered
       by Israel             (-)        (-)  99       (-)        (-) 220
Georgia                     10.6       26.8 186      11.0       27.4  97
Ghana                       22.0       23.1 183      28.0       47.5  82
Gibraltar                    0.5        1.6 135       0.5        1.9 165
Greece                     135.2      179.7 208     162.4      241.9  49
Greenland                   -0.2       -0.4  90       (-)        0.1 213
Grenada                      3.7        7.6 159       4.7        9.2 124
Guadeloupe                   4.7        7.6 158       4.8        8.5 127
Guatemala                  -29.8      -33.5  45     146.3      307.9  43
Guinea                      -2.0       -8.9  67       6.3       10.6 119
Guinea-Bissau                0.1        0.1 105       0.2        0.2 202
Guyana                       0.4       -3.2  77      10.0       19.6 103

Haiti                       15.6       39.7 193      35.4       73.9  68
Heard and
         McDonald Isles      (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Honduras                   -49.2      -48.7  37     175.4      340.4  41
Hong Kong                  403.2      466.3 215   1,056.4    2,080.0  14
Hungary                    -46.3     -102.3  33      42.7       77.5  66

Iceland                     -5.8       54.5 197      14.4       90.2  61
India                     -434.7     -845.9  12     208.2      445.4  37
Indonesia                 -494.4   -1,032.1  11     171.2      446.2  36
Iran                           (-        (-)(X)         (-        (-)(X)
Iraq                         6.1       -7.7  70       6.1       43.0  86
Ireland                    -22.1     -137.2  29     479.6      987.5  23
Israel                      51.3     -126.4  30     694.6    1,253.1  19
Italy                     -832.8   -1,613.3   6     759.0    1,566.6  17
Ivory Coast                -69.2     -124.1  31      12.3       32.4  93

Jamaica                     44.4       92.6 204     102.7      208.9  51
Japan                   -5,290.5   -9,647.6   1   4,642.8    9,785.7   3
Jordan                      21.5       40.3 195      22.0       41.7  88

Kazakhstan                 -11.1      -12.5  62       6.8       12.3 115
Kenya                       19.1       25.6 184      25.6       39.8  90
Kiribati                     0.4        0.8 124       0.5        0.9 184
Korea, South              -590.4   -1,446.2   7   1,128.1    2,223.6  12
Kuwait                     -29.1      -56.7  35      70.5      183.2  52
Kyrgyzstan                   1.0        2.2 141       1.0        2.4 160

Laos                        -2.4       -2.5  80       0.2        1.4 175
Latvia                      10.7       17.6 177      16.1       28.2  96
Lebanon                     40.7       74.6 201      44.8       84.7  63
Lesotho                     -6.5      -18.5  56       (-)        (-) 221
Liberia                     -1.0        1.7 137       2.6        5.3 142
Libya                        (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Liechtenstein              -16.9      -27.1  46       0.4        1.3 177
Lithuania                   -3.3       -2.7  79       3.6        8.5 128
Luxembourg                   8.6       18.2 179      35.1       68.3  70

Macao                      -66.1     -167.2  27       2.5        6.2 136
Macedonia (Skopje)          -8.4      -26.1  48       0.9        1.5 173
Madagascar                  -3.3      -10.4  65       0.7        1.7 168
Malawi                       (-)       -7.9  69       0.6        1.0 183
Malaysia                  -669.6   -1,184.9   9     657.7    1,560.2  18
Maldives                    -1.9       -4.3  74       0.9        1.5 172
Mali                         2.9        3.8 149       2.9        4.3 144

Malta                      -11.9      -24.5  50      13.4       24.8  98
Marshall Islands            -1.1        0.4 116       1.3        3.0 153
Martinique                   2.2        5.6 155       2.2        5.6 139
Mauritania                   2.7        3.2 146       2.9        3.3 149
Mauritius                  -18.4      -34.7  44       1.0        2.9 154
Mexico                    -582.9   -1,381.7   8   6,428.3   12,637.0   2
Moldova                    -10.6      -16.9  57       0.9        2.0 163
Monaco                       0.7        0.9 127       1.5        2.3 161
Mongolia                     (-)       -2.5  82       2.3        2.5 157
Montserrat                   0.8        1.1 129       0.8        1.1 179
Morocco                     -4.5       14.5 171      18.9       63.5  74
Mozambique                   7.0        7.7 160       7.8        9.1 125

Namibia                      0.8       -8.5  68       2.1        3.3 150
Nauru                        (-)        0.1 104       (-)        0.1 214
Nepal                      -12.9      -25.0  49       0.3        0.7 189
Netherlands              1,191.5    2,306.9 222   1,709.4    3,388.5   6
Netherlands Antilles        13.8       37.5 191      41.5       87.2  62
New Caledonia               -0.6        0.1 106       1.9        4.0 146
New Zealand                 25.7       69.0 200     143.2      316.4  42
Nicaragua                  -13.2      -19.3  55      22.6       49.8  79
Niger                        0.9        2.5 143       0.9        2.7 156
Nigeria                   -250.0     -569.2  14      67.0      130.7  58
Niue                         0.2        0.5 117       0.2        0.5 195
Norfolk Island               0.6        0.6 121       0.6        0.6 190
North Korea                  (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Norway                     -66.8     -172.6  26     125.7      260.8  47

Oman                         2.7        3.2 147      23.2       53.7  77

Pakistan                   -90.9     -138.5  28      52.6      144.9  55
Palau                        0.5       -0.4  91       1.1        2.3 162
Panama                     116.2      238.1 210     137.4      281.0  45
Papua New Guinea             2.3        1.3 131       4.2       10.6 118
Paraguay                    44.7      100.3 205      47.0      106.0  60
Peru                        73.2      108.8 207     190.1      350.1  40
Philippines               -362.2     -698.6  13     582.6    1,167.2  21
Pitcairn Island              (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Poland                      20.6       26.6 185      77.6      156.2  54
Portugal                   -28.6      -42.5  40      68.8      139.2  56

Qatar                       17.0       40.3 194      35.8       80.8  65

Republic of Yemen            8.9       19.6 180       9.1       20.4 102
Reunion                      0.2        0.5 118       0.2        0.5 194
Romania                    -21.6      -24.4  51      17.4       44.1  85
Russia                    -132.7     -317.4  20     273.0      510.7  33
Rwanda                       0.1        1.4 132       0.1        1.8 167

San Marino                   0.7        0.7 123       0.7        0.8 185
Sao Tome and Principe        3.7        3.8 148       3.7        3.8 147
Saudi Arabia               334.6      580.2 217     831.4    1,777.0  16
Senegal                      4.6        6.6 157       5.1        8.0 130
Seychelles                   1.0        1.2 130       1.1        1.4 176
Sierra Leone                -0.1       -2.3  84       0.7        0.8 186
Singapore                   16.9     -269.7  23   1,377.6    2,557.9   9
Slovakia                    -5.6      -15.8  59       4.7        7.5 131
Slovenia                    -8.7      -21.6  54      10.3       19.0 105
Solomon Islands              0.6        1.5 133       0.6        1.6 170
Somalia                      0.1        0.1 107       0.1        0.1 208
South Africa                -9.2      -14.0  60     224.7      457.4  35
Spain                      123.4      275.1 212     473.4    1,008.4  22
Sri Lanka                 -126.1     -282.3  22      13.4       24.4  99
St Helena                    (-)        (-)  96       (-)        (-) 219
St Kitts and Nevis           1.3        2.5 142       3.6        6.5 133
St Lucia                     6.2       12.7 170       8.0       15.8 110
St Pierre and Miquelon      -0.3       -0.2  92       (-)        0.2 205
St Vincent and
        the Grenadines      48.2       83.6 203      48.5       84.2  64
Sudan                       -0.4       -2.5  81       0.1        0.1 210

Suriname                    10.6       12.2 169      13.4       28.2  95
Svalbard, Jan Mayen Isl      0.3        0.3 113       0.3        0.3 197
Swaziland                   -2.3       -3.9  76       0.3        0.3 198
Sweden                    -301.9     -538.0  15     290.0      541.3  31
Switzerland               -185.7     -368.4  18     426.7      872.5  26
Syria                       15.4       22.7 182      18.5       29.0  94

Taiwan                    -714.1   -1,820.6   5   1,610.5    3,261.1   7
Tajikistan                   (-)        (-)  98       0.4        0.5 193
Tanzania                     0.8       -0.6  89       3.2        5.6 140
Thailand                  -556.8   -1,036.8  10     417.2      974.1  24
Togo                         0.8        2.2 140       0.9        2.4 159
Tokelau                      0.1        (-) 101       0.2        0.3 200
Tonga                        1.2        4.7 153       1.3        4.9 143
Trinidad and Tobago          4.8       16.0 174      85.2      173.9  53
Tunisia                     11.9       35.3 190      20.4       48.4  81
Turkey                      50.3       82.1 202     236.0      483.4  34
Turkmenistan                 8.5       10.9 168       8.5       11.0 116
Turks and Caicos Island      4.0        8.6 163       4.3        9.2 123
Tuvalu                       (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)

Uganda                       0.3       -0.6  88       1.4        2.5 158
Ukraine                      2.7      -10.4  64      24.1       52.7  78
United Arab Emirates        82.1      240.5 211     155.5      361.5  39
United Kingdom             734.1    1,079.1 219   3,306.0    6,265.2   4
Uruguay                     16.5       29.5 187      35.7       75.9  67
Uzbekistan                   2.5        4.4 151       3.2        5.7 138

Vanuatu                      (-)        (-)  94       (-)        (-) 215
Vatican City                 0.3        0.4 115       0.3        0.4 196
Venezuela                 -191.8     -473.8  16     624.3    1,226.7  20
Vietnam                     -8.8      -45.8  38      24.0       42.0  87

Wallis and Futuna            (-)        (-) 100       (-)        (-) 218
West Bank Administered
         by Israel           (-)        0.2 111       (-)        0.2 203
Western Sahara               (-)        (-)  97       (-)        (-) (X)
Western Samoa                0.2        0.7 122       0.6        1.4 174

Yugoslavia                   6.7       17.4 175       7.3       19.2 104

Zambia                      -2.7       -4.6  73       1.1        2.8 155
Zimbabwe                    -9.8      -16.4  58       5.6       10.9 117

Unidentified                 (-)        0.7 (X)       (-)        0.7 (X)

Timing adjustment            (-)      280.4 (X)       (-)      200.4 (X)


North America           -2,132.2   -4,407.3 (X)  19,154.2   37,418.7 (X)

Western Europe            -290.4     -729.1 (X)  13,568.6   26,874.7 (X)
                            
European Union (EU)        -66.3     -298.6 (X)  12,693.8   25,022.2 (X)

    European Free Trade     
      Association         -275.2     -513.5 (X)     567.1    1,224.8 (X)
                            
    Eastern Europe        -187.0     -477.8 (X)     565.6    1,092.1 (X)
    Former Soviet Rep.    -106.6     -280.2 (X)     379.6      708.6 (X)
                            
    Organization for Economic
     Cooperation & Develop- 
     ment (OECD) in Eur   -289.5     -728.1 (X)  13,499.5   26,733.8 (X)
                            
    Pacific Rim Countri-10,554.3  -22,248.0 (X)  13,548.2   27,696.2 (X)
                            
    Asia--Near East        565.3      865.8 (X)   1,939.3    3,992.9 (X)
    Asia--(NICS)          -884.5   -3,070.2 (X)   5,172.6   10,122.6 (X)
    Asia--South           -806.8   -1,568.1 (X)     298.0      670.3 (X)
    Assn of South East Asia 
     Nations (ASEAN)    -2,068.9   -4,225.1 (X)   3,210.5    6,714.8 (X)
                            
    South/Central Ameri  1,019.5    1,898.1 (X)   4,998.0    9,916.2 (X)
                            
    Twenty Latin American   
     Republics             108.5      -48.6 (X)  10,840.3   21,449.2 (X)
    Central American Common 
     Market               -113.4     -101.0 (X)     649.8    1,290.7 (X)
    Latin American Free     
     Trade Association     127.8     -246.3 (X)   9,698.6   19,221.4 (X)
                            
    N Atlantic Treaty Orga- 
     nization (NATO) Al -1,317.1   -3,099.4 (X)  24,658.8   47,922.1 (X)
                            
    Organization of Petroleum
     Exporting Countries    
     (OPEC)               -638.5   -1,486.3 (X)   2,004.7    4,372.5 (X)
                            
    Unidentified (2)         (-)        0.7 (X)       (-)        0.7 (X)
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                                           Imports
                             Customs basis                C.i.f. basis

        Country                   Cumulative               Cumulative
                        February  to date   rank February  to date   rank

     TOTAL              68,855.1  139,314.3 (X)  71,066.3  143,882.4 (X)

Afganistan                  10.4       10.7 115      10.7       11.0 116
Albania                      0.9        1.6 151       0.9        1.7 151
Algeria                    155.8      331.3  45     171.9      364.8  44
Andorra                      (-)        (-) 212       (-)        (-) 212
Angola                     184.7      392.8  38     201.8      427.5  36
Anguilla                     0.1        0.1 191       0.1        0.1 191
Antigua and Barbuda          0.1        0.3 176       0.1        0.3 176
Argentina                  172.7      390.7  39     189.2      426.0  37
Armenia                      0.4        2.1 148       0.4        2.2 147
Aruba                       49.8      110.2  64      52.7      116.3  64
Australia                  425.9      780.7  29     449.7      822.6  29
Austria                    186.4      378.8  41     193.7      392.8  41
Azerbaijan                   (-)        0.8 161       (-)        0.9 162

Bahamas                     13.1       27.7  92      14.6       30.2  91
Bahrain                     13.7       29.6  89      14.7       31.9  89
Bangladesh                 155.4      320.7  46     164.0      337.3  46
Barbados                     3.0        5.0 130       3.1        5.1 131
Belarus                     11.9       18.3 104      12.8       19.6 103
Belgium                    693.7    1,310.5  20     709.4    1,340.4  21
Belize                       3.8       11.7 113       4.0       12.7 113
Benin                        0.1        0.1 189       0.1        0.2 187
Bermuda                      0.9        1.3 158       0.9        1.3 158
Bhutan                       (-)        (-) 200       (-)        (-) 200
Bolivia                     13.4       31.4  87      14.0       33.3  87
Bosnia-Hercegovina           0.7        1.4 153       0.8        1.5 153
Botswana                     1.5        2.8 141       1.5        2.8 141
Brazil                     685.3    1,491.3  17     723.3    1,574.5  17
British Indian
       Ocean Territory       (-)        0.2 186       (-)        0.2 186
British Virgin Islands       0.3        0.8 162       0.4        1.0 161
Brunei                       7.0       12.3 110       7.3       12.9 111
Bulgaria                    12.1       68.0  69      12.8       70.1  69
Burkina                      0.1        0.2 185       0.1        0.2 185
Burma (Myanmar)             11.9       28.7  90      12.7       30.4  90
Burundi                      0.3        2.4 145       0.3        2.5 145

Cambodia                    20.0       39.3  83      21.0       41.4  83
Cameroon                     2.3        7.4 123       2.5        8.3 122
Canada                  14,275.2   27,807.3   1  14,533.3   28,320.0   1
Cape Verde                   (-)        (-) 205       (-)        (-) 206
Cayman Islands               2.1        5.3 128       2.1        5.4 129
Central African Republi      0.1        0.1 193       0.1        0.1 194
Chad                         0.2        0.3 177       0.2        0.3 177
Chile                      224.0      424.5  35     275.7      519.3  33
China                    4,553.5   10,005.9   4   4,775.7   10,501.9   4
Christmas Island             (-)        (-) 199       (-)        (-) 199
Cocos (Keeling) Island       (-)        (-) 209       (-)        (-) 209
Colombia                   361.2      821.3  28     385.5      877.1  27
Comoros                      0.2        0.2 183       0.2        0.2 184
Congo (Brazzaville)         43.8       46.1  79      45.1       47.8  78
Congo (Kinshasa)             9.4       30.2  88       9.4       32.0  88
Cook Islands                 0.1        0.1 188       0.1        0.1 189
Costa Rica                 195.7      361.9  42     210.8      389.4  42
Croatia                     12.5       15.2 107      12.7       15.5 107
Cuba                         (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Cyprus                       1.4        3.4 137       1.5        3.6 137
Czech Republic              58.0      110.2  65      59.7      114.5  65

Denmark                    184.2      345.7  43     191.6      359.9  45
Djibouti                     (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Dominica                     0.2        0.5 169       0.3        0.6 169
Dominican Republic         356.9      561.2  32     365.8      576.1  32

Ecuador                    148.5      295.9  49     168.2      335.4  47
Egypt                       54.6      112.4  63      57.7      118.4  63
El Salvador                131.0      230.2  54     134.5      236.3  54
Equatorial Guinea            6.4       16.3 105       7.1       18.1 105
Eritrea                      (-)        (-) 202       (-)        (-) 202
Estonia                      3.6        8.2 121       3.9        8.9 121
Ethiopia                     6.1        8.6 120       6.4        9.0 120

Falkland Islands             (-)        (-) 203       (-)        (-) 203
Faroe Islands                1.2        2.3 146       1.2        2.4 146
Federal Rep. of Germany  3,573.3    6,823.6   5   3,665.0    7,009.6   5
Federated States
         of  Micronesia      0.9        1.6 150       1.0        1.8 150
Fiji                         7.7       18.4 103       8.3       19.9 102
Finland                    177.9      394.2  37     187.1      418.4  39
France                   1,668.5    3,389.2   9   1,714.4    3,479.2   9
French Guiana                (-)        2.2 147       (-)        2.2 148
French Polynesia             1.5        4.5 131       1.6        4.6 133
French Southern and
        Antarctic Lands      (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)

Gabon                      118.9      298.2  48     129.0      321.9  48
Gambia                       0.2        0.7 165       0.2        0.7 165
Gaza Strip Administered
       by Israel             (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Georgia                      0.4        0.6 168       0.5        0.7 168
Ghana                        6.0       24.4  97       6.3       25.5  98
Gibraltar                    (-)        0.3 175       (-)        0.3 175
Greece                      27.1       62.2  71      29.9       68.8  70
Greenland                    0.2        0.5 170       0.2        0.5 170
Grenada                      0.9        1.5 152       1.0        1.6 152
Guadeloupe                   0.1        0.9 160       0.1        0.9 163
Guatemala                  176.2      341.4  44     188.1      364.8  43
Guinea                       8.3       19.5 100      10.3       23.4 100
Guinea-Bissau                (-)        0.2 184       (-)        0.2 183
Guyana                       9.6       22.8  99      11.0       26.1  96

Haiti                       19.8       34.2  86      20.6       35.4  86
Heard and
         McDonald Isles      (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Honduras                   224.6      389.1  40     236.3      412.0  40
Hong Kong                  653.2    1,613.7  16     674.2    1,666.6  16
Hungary                     89.0      179.9  56      91.5      185.5  56

Iceland                     20.2       35.7  85      21.4       38.1  85
India                      642.9    1,291.3  21     675.0    1,355.6  20
Indonesia                  665.6    1,478.3  18     703.7    1,566.2  18
Iran                         (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Iraq                         (-)       50.7  72       (-)       56.7  72
Ireland                    501.6    1,124.7  24     509.3    1,139.0  24
Israel                     643.2    1,379.5  19     659.2    1,412.9  19
Italy                    1,591.8    3,179.8  10   1,656.2    3,308.8  10
Ivory Coast                 81.5      156.5  59      86.8      166.5  59

Jamaica                     58.2      116.3  62      61.0      123.0  62
Japan                    9,933.3   19,433.3   2  10,182.0   19,926.0   2
Jordan                       0.5        1.4 154       0.6        1.5 154

Kazakhstan                  17.9       24.9  96      18.7       25.8  97
Kenya                        6.5       14.2 108       7.0       15.0 108
Kiribati                     (-)        0.1 194       0.1        0.1 193
Korea, South             1,718.5    3,669.9   8   1,770.2    3,778.1   8
Kuwait                      99.7      239.9  53     112.3      268.8  52
Kyrgyzstan                   (-)        0.1 190       (-)        0.1 190

Laos                         2.6        3.9 135       2.7        4.1 135
Latvia                       5.3       10.6 116       5.7       11.4 115
Lebanon                      4.2       10.2 117       4.3       10.5 117
Lesotho                      6.5       18.5 102       6.7       19.2 104
Liberia                      3.6        3.6 136       3.8        3.8 136
Libya                        (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Liechtenstein               17.3       28.4  91      18.0       29.7  92
Lithuania                    6.9       11.1 114       8.6       13.2 110
Luxembourg                  26.5       50.1  74      28.9       54.3  73

Macao                       68.6      173.3  57      70.8      179.0  57
Macedonia (Skopje)           9.3       27.6  93       9.8       28.7  94
Madagascar                   4.0       12.1 111       4.3       12.8 112
Malawi                       0.6        8.9 119       0.7        9.6 119
Malaysia                 1,327.3    2,745.1  12   1,362.5    2,819.1  12
Maldives                     2.8        5.9 126       3.3        6.8 124
Mali                         0.1        0.4 172       0.1        0.5 172

Malta                       25.3       49.2  76      25.9       50.1  77
Marshall Islands             2.5        2.5 144       2.7        2.8 142
Martinique                   (-)        0.1 197       (-)        0.1 198
Mauritania                   0.1        0.1 187       0.2        0.2 188
Mauritius                   19.4       37.5  84      21.4       40.5  84
Mexico                   7,011.2   14,018.7   3   7,123.6   14,248.9   3
Moldova                     11.5       18.9 101      12.4       20.4 101
Monaco                       0.8        1.4 156       0.8        1.5 155
Mongolia                     2.3        5.0 129       2.5        5.3 130
Montserrat                   (-)        (-) 204       (-)        (-) 204
Morocco                     23.4       49.0  77      25.0       52.7  75
Mozambique                   0.8        1.4 155       0.9        1.5 156

Namibia                      1.3       11.8 112       1.3       12.0 114
Nauru                        (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Nepal                       13.1       25.7  95      14.5       28.4  95
Netherlands                517.9    1,081.6  25     542.4    1,131.0  25
Netherlands Antilles        27.7       49.7  75      29.6       52.4  76
New Caledonia                2.6        3.9 134       3.7        5.5 128
New Zealand                117.5      247.3  51     128.8      270.0  51
Nicaragua                   35.7       69.2  67      37.7       72.3  68
Niger                        (-)        0.2 179       (-)        0.2 180
Nigeria                    317.0      699.9  31     343.8      756.2  31
Niue                         (-)        (-) 213       (-)        (-) 213
Norfolk Island               (-)        (-) 210       (-)        (-) 210
North Korea                  (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Norway                     192.5      433.3  34     203.7      456.0  35

Oman                        20.5       50.5  73      21.4       53.7  74

Pakistan                   143.5      283.3  50     150.9      297.9  50
Palau                        0.5        2.6 142       0.6        2.8 144
Panama                      21.2       42.9  80      22.8       45.9  80
Papua New Guinea             1.9        9.3 118       2.0        9.6 118
Paraguay                     2.3        5.8 127       2.5        6.3 127
Peru                       116.9      241.2  52     122.8      254.1  53
Philippines                944.9    1,865.8  14     972.3    1,922.2  14
Pitcairn Island              (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Poland                      57.1      129.7  60      60.7      138.1  60
Portugal                    97.4      181.7  55     102.2      190.7  55

Qatar                       18.9       40.5  82      20.7       44.6  81

Republic of Yemen            0.2        0.8 163       0.2        0.8 164
Reunion                      (-)        (-) 211       (-)        (-) 211
Romania                     39.0       68.5  68      41.9       73.2  67
Russia                     405.7      828.1  27     429.7      870.9  28
Rwanda                       (-)        0.4 174       (-)        0.4 174

San Marino                   (-)        0.1 195       (-)        0.1 197
Sao Tome and Principe        (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Saudi Arabia               496.8    1,196.8  23     549.5    1,320.0  22
Senegal                      0.5        1.4 157       0.6        1.5 157
Seychelles                   0.1        0.2 182       0.1        0.2 182
Sierra Leone                 0.8        3.1 138       0.8        3.2 140
Singapore                1,360.7    2,827.6  11   1,381.4    2,870.1  11
Slovakia                    10.3       23.3  98      10.7       24.4  99
Slovenia                    19.0       40.7  81      19.9       42.5  82
Solomon Islands              (-)        0.1 198       0.1        0.1 195
Somalia                      (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
South Africa               233.9      471.4  33     243.4      492.3  34
Spain                      350.1      733.3  30     378.7      790.3  30
Sri Lanka                  139.5      306.7  47     146.7      321.3  49
St Helena                    (-)        (-) 201       (-)        (-) 201
St Kitts and Nevis           2.3        4.1 133       2.3        4.2 134
St Lucia                     1.8        3.1 140       1.9        3.2 139
St Pierre and Miquelon       0.3        0.4 173       0.4        0.4 173
St Vincent and
          the Grenadine      0.2        0.7 166       0.2        0.7 166
Sudan                        0.5        2.6 143       0.5        2.8 143

Suriname                     2.8       16.0 106       3.0       16.6 106
Svalbard, Jan Mayen Isl      (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
Swaziland                    2.6        4.2 132       2.8        4.6 132
Sweden                     591.9    1,079.2  26     611.1    1,115.0  26
Switzerland                612.4    1,240.9  22     623.9    1,263.2  23
Syria                        3.0        6.3 124       3.1        6.5 126

Taiwan                   2,324.6    5,081.6   7   2,401.0    5,245.4   7
Tajikistan                   0.5        0.5 171       0.5        0.5 171
Tanzania                     2.4        6.2 125       2.6        6.5 125
Thailand                   974.0    2,010.9  13   1,009.0    2,082.3  13
Togo                         0.1        0.2 181       0.1        0.2 181
Tokelau                      0.2        0.2 180       0.2        0.3 179
Tonga                        0.1        0.2 178       0.2        0.3 178
Trinidad and Tobago         80.4      157.9  58      87.7      172.6  58
Tunisia                      8.6       13.2 109       9.2       13.9 109
Turkey                     185.7      401.3  36     196.9      424.8  38
Turkmenistan                 (-)        0.1 192       (-)        0.1 192
Turks and Caicos Island      0.3        0.6 167       0.3        0.7 167
Tuvalu                       (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)

Uganda                       1.1        3.1 139       1.1        3.2 138
Ukraine                     21.4       63.2  70      22.9       68.7  71
United Arab Emirates        73.4      121.1  61      78.6      129.2  61
United Kingdom           2,571.9    5,186.1   6   2,641.3    5,318.7   6
Uruguay                     19.2       46.3  78      19.8       47.6  79
Uzbekistan                   0.7        1.3 159       0.7        1.3 159

Vanuatu                      (-)        0.1 196       (-)        0.1 196
Vatican City                 (-)        (-) 206       (-)        (-) 205
Venezuela                  816.1    1,700.5  15     875.2    1,837.3  15
Vietnam                     32.8       87.8  66      34.7       93.5  66

Wallis and Futuna            (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)
West Bank Administered
         by Israel           (-)        (-) 208       (-)        (-) 208
Western Sahara               (-)        (-) 207       (-)        (-) 207
Western Samoa                0.4        0.7 164       0.6        1.0 160

Yugoslavia                   0.6        1.8 149       0.6        1.9 149

Zambia                       3.8        7.4 122       3.8        7.5 123
Zimbabwe                    15.4       27.3  94      16.5       28.9  93

Unidentified                 (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)

Timing adjustment            (-)      -80.0 (X)       (-)      -78.1 (X)
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North America           21,286.4   41,826.0 (X)  21,656.9   42,568.8 (X)

Western Europe          13,859.0   27,603.8 (X)  14,298.4   28,476.8 (X)
                            
European Union (EU)     12,760.1   25,320.8 (X)  13,161.2   26,116.8 (X)

    European Free Trade     
      Association          842.3    1,738.3 (X)     866.9    1,787.0 (X)
                            
    Eastern Europe         752.6    1,569.9 (X)     795.2    1,652.3 (X)
    Former Soviet Repub    486.3      988.9 (X)     516.9    1,044.7 (X)
                            
    Organization for Economic
     Cooperation & Develop- 
     ment (OECD) in Eur 13,789.0   27,461.9 (X)  14,225.9   28,330.2 (X)
                            
    Pacific Rim Countri 24,102.4   49,944.2 (X)  24,881.5   51,589.7 (X)
                            
    Asia--Near East      1,374.0    3,127.1 (X)   1,464.6    3,337.1 (X)
    Asia--(NICS)         6,057.1   13,192.8 (X)   6,226.8   13,560.1 (X)
    Asia--South          1,104.8    2,238.4 (X)   1,161.8    2,351.5 (X)
    Assn of South East Asia 
     Nations (ASEAN)     5,279.4   10,939.9 (X)   5,436.1   11,272.9 (X)
                            
    South/Central Ameri  3,978.5    8,018.0 (X)   4,269.0    8,620.3 (X)
                            
    Twenty Latin American   
     Republics          10,731.8   21,497.8 (X)  11,116.3   22,291.9 (X)
    Central American Common 
     Market                763.2    1,391.8 (X)     807.3    1,474.8 (X)
    Latin American Free     
     Trade Association   9,570.7   19,467.6 (X)   9,899.8   20,159.7 (X)
                            
    N Atlantic Treaty Orga- 
     nization (NATO) Al 25,975.8   51,021.4 (X)  26,615.4   52,290.5 (X)
                            
    Organization of Petroleum
     Exporting Countries    
     (OPEC)              2,643.1    5,858.9 (X)   2,855.8    6,343.8 (X)
                            
    Unidentified (2)         (-)        (-) (X)       (-)        (-) (X)


North America - Canada, Mexico
Western Europe - Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, 
Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany,
Gibralter, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,  Luxembourg,
Malta and Gozo, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway,  Portugal, San 
Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayen Island, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Yugoslavia.
European Union - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
United Kingdom.
European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway,
Switzerland.
Eastern Europe - Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, 
Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
Latvia, Lithuani, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Former Soviet Republics - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,  Russia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
OECD - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayan Island, Sweden,
Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Pacific Rim Countries - Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan.
Asia Near East - Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,  Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates,
Yemen.
Asia - NICS - Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan.
Asia - SOUTH - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan,
Sri Lanka.
ASEAN - Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,Thailand.
South/Central America - Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British
Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands,
French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua,Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands,
Uruguay, Venezuela.
Twenty Latin American Republics - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,  El Salvador,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, 
Uruguay, Venezuela.
Central American Common Market - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, Nicaragua. 
LAFTA - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, 
Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
NATO Allies - Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, 
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Svalbard, Jan Mayan Island, Sweden, 
Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
OPEC - Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, 
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela.  

(2) The export totals reflect shipments of certain grains, oilseeds, and 
satellites that are not included in the country/area totals.


CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
         our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/"

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 



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