
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1997 TO MARCH 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.- Mar.        162,812       -2,210      165,022       13,199       38,644
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.- Mar.        170,383       -2,308      172,691       12,617       38,564
January            54,720         -629       55,350        4,153       12,881
February (R)       54,434         -802       55,236        4,278       12,261
March              61,229         -877       62,105        4,186       13,423
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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.- Mar.        165,022       68,869       18,093       18,403        7,815
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.- Mar.        172,691       74,126       19,887       19,120        8,376
January            55,350       23,492        6,087        6,083        2,652
February (R)       55,236       23,316        6,542        6,133        2,708
March              62,105       27,319        7,258        6,904        3,016
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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.- Mar.        204,876        2,132      202,744        9,375       53,014
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.- Mar.        218,797        1,288      217,508       10,240       50,463
January            71,027          567       70,459        3,298       17,269
February (R)       68,993          214       68,779        3,292       15,874
March              78,776          506       78,270        3,650       17,320
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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.- Mar.        202,744       57,463       35,155       41,077        6,659
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.- Mar.        217,508       64,799       36,911       47,347        7,749
January            70,459       20,286       11,151       15,810        2,646
February (R)       68,779       20,188       12,055       14,911        2,459
March              78,270       24,325       13,705       16,626        2,644
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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-98-85), 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.