
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED
            COUNTRIES DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may 
            not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero or less 
            than one half unit of measurement shown.)


                        EXPORTS

     TOTAL
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

     Total              7,136          6,415         19,540
                                                            
Australia                  95             89            271
Austria                    61             62            553
Belgium                   167            106            383
Brazil                     77             53            216
Canada                  4,017          3,656         10,530
Germany                   205            174            589
Japan                     288            265            872
Korea                      25             28             88
Mexico                  1,150          1,147          3,239
Saudia Arabia             145             99            363
Sweden                     18             14             50
Taiwan                     55              8             92
United Kingdom            109            101            286
                                                           
Other                     724            613          2,008
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 Cars (exports)
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

     Total              1,639          1,507          4,350
                                                            
Australia                  10             16             40
Austria                                                   2
Belgium                    44             32            100
Brazil                      4              4             15
Canada                    904            906          2,352
Germany                    88             71            267
Japan                      78             81            269
Korea                     (-)            (-)              1
Mexico                    163            176            437
Saudia Arabia              65             38            166
Sweden                      6              3             11
Taiwan                     39              2             62
United Kingdom             33             26             77
                                                           
Other                     204            153            552
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 Trucks (exports)
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

     Total              1,163            993          2,931
                                                            
Australia                  28             25             80
Austria                     1                             4
Belgium                    76             32            148
Brazil                     16              5             25
Canada                    644            577          1,560
Germany                    19             13             59
Japan                      21              5             52
Korea                     (-)            (-)              1
Mexico                    119            155            388
Saudia Arabia              59             45            139
Sweden                      1              1              4
Taiwan                     10              2             13
United Kingdom              8              4             16
                                                           
Other                     161            128            440
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 Parts (exports)
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

     Total              4,333          3,915         12,259
                                                            
Australia                  56             48            151
Austria                    60             62            547
Belgium                    46             42            134
Brazil                     56             44            175
Canada                  2,470          2,174          6,618
Germany                    98             89            264
Japan                     189            179            551
Korea                      25             27             86
Mexico                    868            815          2,414
Saudia Arabia              22             16             59
Sweden                     11             10             35
Taiwan                      6              5             17
United Kingdom             68             71            193
                                                           
Other                     359            332          1,016
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                        IMPORTS

     TOTAL
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

Total                  13,699         12,104         36,977
                                                            
Australia                  14             14             75
Austria                    24             22             66
Belgium                   150            129            383
Brazil                    123             98            309
Canada                  4,809          4,442         13,244
Germany                 1,398            989          3,271
Japan                   3,259          3,212          9,407
Korea                     208            208            676
Mexico                  2,690          2,041          6,804
Saudia Arabia             (-)            (-)            (-)
Sweden                    172            180            475
Taiwan                     80             68            228
United Kingdom            278            240            680
                                                            
Other                     494            460          1,359
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 Cars (imports)
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

Total                   7,349          6,461         19,540
                                                            
Australia                   1              1             32
Austria                   (-)            (-)            (-)
Belgium                   115            108            309
Brazil                    (-)            (-)            (-)
Canada                  2,621          2,440          7,029
Germany                 1,120            746          2,515
Japan                   2,071          2,130          6,163
Korea                     139            152            491
Mexico                    974            561          2,178
Saudia Arabia             (-)            (-)            (-)
Sweden                    139            139            376
Taiwan                    (-)            (-)              2
United Kingdom            157            139            374
                                                            
Other                      13             46             72
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 Trucks (imports)
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

Total                   1,276          1,159          3,704
                                                            
Australia                 (-)            (-)            (-)
Austria                   (-)            (-)            (-)
Belgium                    24             15             51
Brazil                      1              2              7
Canada                    808            799          2,487
Germany                     9              5             23
Japan                      46             51            153
Korea                     (-)            (-)            (-)
Mexico                    343            258            877
Saudia Arabia             (-)            (-)            (-)
Sweden                      5              3             13
Taiwan                      1              1              2
United Kingdom             25             13             51
                                                            
Other                      14             13             40
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 Parts (imports)
                                                   Cumulative
   Country             March        February       to-date

Total                   5,074          4,485         13,733
                                                            
Australia                  13             14             42
Austria                    24             22             66
Belgium                    12              7             23
Brazil                    122             95            302
Canada                  1,380          1,204          3,728
Germany                   269            238            733
Japan                   1,142          1,030          3,091
Korea                      69             56            186
Mexico                  1,373          1,223          3,750
Saudia Arabia             (-)            (-)            (-)
Sweden                     28             39             86
Taiwan                     79             67            224
United Kingdom             96             88            255
                                                            
Other                     467            401          1,246

Note:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis.

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.