
PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
            END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS 
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO MARCH 1998 
            1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal 
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to 
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the 
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)

 
                        Trade Balance

                    Total
                   Census                          Non-
    Period        Basis (1)      Petroleum      petroleum

1996                

Jan.- Dec.           -165,452        -56,987       -108,465
Jan.- Mar.            -37,748        -12,702        -25,046
January               -14,148         -4,619         -9,529
February              -11,667         -4,132         -7,535
March                 -11,933         -3,951         -7,982
April                 -12,518         -4,891         -7,627
May                   -14,025         -5,262         -8,763
June                  -12,931         -5,161         -7,770

July                  -15,847         -5,373        -10,474
August                -14,866         -4,789        -10,077
September             -15,563         -5,112        -10,452
October               -13,453         -4,729         -8,724
November              -13,051         -4,261         -8,790
December              -15,451         -4,708        -10,742

1997                

Jan.- Dec.           -204,729        -60,179       -144,550
Jan.- Mar.            -47,112        -14,019        -33,093
January               -17,058         -4,439        -12,619
February              -16,005         -4,736        -11,269
March                 -14,049         -4,845         -9,205
April                 -16,057         -4,890        -11,167
May                   -16,274         -5,424        -10,850
June                  -15,548         -5,247        -10,301

July                  -17,620         -4,999        -12,621
August                -17,399         -5,124        -12,275
September             -19,245         -5,426        -13,819
October               -17,424         -5,419        -12,005
November              -17,804         -4,884        -12,920
December              -20,246         -4,748        -15,499

1998                

Jan.- Mar.            -69,848        -15,593        -54,256
January               -21,511         -5,130        -16,381
February (R)          -22,492         -5,159        -17,333
March                 -25,846         -5,304        -20,542
April                                         
May                                           
June                                          

July                                          
August                                        
September                                     
October                                       
November                                      
December                                      
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                        Exports
                                              
                    Total
                   Census                          Non-
    Period        Basis (1)      Petroleum      petroleum

1996                

Jan.- Dec.            692,269          7,074        685,195
Jan.- Mar.            162,961          1,877        161,083
January                52,825            697         52,128
February               54,646            599         54,047
March                  55,491            581         54,909
April                  55,905            463         55,442
May                    56,944            494         56,450
June                   57,192            468         56,724

July                   56,035            541         55,494
August                 58,483            589         57,894
September              58,595            631         57,963
October                60,804            759         60,045
November               62,883            587         62,297
December               62,466            663         61,803

1997                

Jan.- Dec.            839,229          7,274        831,955
Jan.- Mar.            194,548          1,770        192,778
January                62,092            608         61,484
February               64,185            571         63,613
March                  68,271            591         67,681
April                  68,569            593         67,977
May                    69,506            507         68,999
June                   70,724            583         70,141

July                   70,924            645         70,280
August                 72,733            653         72,080
September              72,247            601         71,646
October                74,505            624         73,880
November               72,067            606         71,461
December               73,404            691         72,713

1998                

Jan.- Mar.            219,695          1,690        218,005
January                72,927            617         72,310
February (R)           72,797            523         72,274
March                  73,971            550         73,421
April                                         
May                                           
June                                          

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August                                        
September                                     
October                                       
November                                      
December                                      
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                        Imports
                                              
                    Total
                   Census                          Non-
    Period        Basis (1)      Petroleum      petroleum

1996                

Jan.- Dec.            857,721         64,061        793,660
Jan.- Mar.            200,709         14,579        186,130
January                66,973          5,316         61,657
February               66,313          4,731         61,582
March                  67,424          4,532         62,891
April                  68,424          5,354         63,069
May                    70,969          5,756         65,213
June                   70,123          5,629         64,494

July                   71,882          5,914         65,968
August                 73,349          5,378         67,971
September              74,158          5,743         68,415
October                74,256          5,488         68,769
November               75,934          4,847         71,087
December               77,916          5,371         72,545

1997                

Jan.- Dec.          1,043,958         67,453        976,505
Jan.- Mar.            241,660         15,790        225,871
January                79,150          5,047         74,103
February               80,189          5,307         74,882
March                  82,321          5,436         76,885
April                  84,626          5,483         79,144
May                    85,780          5,931         79,849
June                   86,272          5,830         80,442

July                   88,544          5,643         82,901
August                 90,132          5,777         84,355
September              91,492          6,027         85,465
October                91,928          6,043         85,886
November               89,872          5,490         84,381
December               93,651          5,439         88,212

1998                

Jan.- Mar.            289,543         17,283        272,260
January                94,438          5,747         88,691
February (R)           95,288          5,682         89,607
March                  99,817          5,854         93,963
April                                         
May                                           
June                                          

July                                          
August                                        
September                                     
October                                       
November                                      
December                                      

(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to 
    convert to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MARCH 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.