
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 APRIL 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.          -167,136       -56,995      -110,141
Jan.- Apr.           -50,782       -17,458       -33,324
January              -13,626        -4,499        -9,127
February             -11,642        -4,152        -7,490
March                -12,717        -4,088        -8,629
April                -12,797        -4,720        -8,077
May                  -14,706        -5,183        -9,522
June                 -13,725        -5,493        -8,233

July                 -15,602        -5,237       -10,365
August               -14,881        -4,772       -10,109
September            -15,068        -5,068       -10,001
October              -13,184        -4,834        -8,350
November             -13,407        -4,242        -9,165
December             -15,781        -4,708       -11,073

1997                

Jan.- Dec.          -205,080       -59,980      -145,100
Jan.- Apr.           -65,063       -19,272       -45,791
January              -16,699        -4,434       -12,265
February             -16,119        -4,774       -11,345
March                -14,846        -4,988        -9,858
April                -17,398        -5,076       -12,323
May                  -17,130        -5,413       -11,717
June                 -15,612        -4,915       -10,696

July                 -16,791        -5,040       -11,751
August               -17,421        -5,274       -12,147
September            -17,608        -5,186       -12,422
October              -17,010        -5,156       -11,855
November             -18,510        -5,214       -13,296
December             -19,935        -4,510       -15,425

1998                

Jan.- Apr.           -96,606       -21,690       -74,916
January              -20,374        -5,096       -15,278
February             -22,795        -5,159       -17,636
March (R)            -26,349        -5,321       -21,028
April                -27,088        -6,113       -20,974
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                                 Exports
                                            
                   Total
                  Census                        Non-
    Period       Basis (1)     Petroleum      petroleum

1996                

Jan.- Dec.           688,223         7,074       681,149
Jan.- Apr.           218,585         2,341       216,244
January               53,128           698        52,429
February              55,059           598        54,461
March                 54,990           581        54,410
April                 55,408           464        54,944
May                   56,107           495        55,612
June                  56,452           466        55,986

July                  55,827           542        55,285
August                57,958           590        57,368
September             58,435           631        57,804
October               60,606           758        59,848
November              62,575           588        61,987
December              61,678           663        61,015

1997                

Jan.- Dec.           834,591         7,481       827,110
Jan.- Apr.           262,358         2,387       259,972
January               62,653           612        62,040
February              64,725           571        64,154
March                 67,518           590        66,928
April                 67,463           613        66,850
May                   68,517           560        67,957
June                  69,746           615        69,131

July                  71,062           663        70,399
August                71,846           667        71,179
September             72,517           615        71,902
October               73,925           653        73,272
November              71,925           602        71,323
December              72,694           719        71,975

1998                

Jan.- Apr.           293,420         2,255       291,165
January               73,851           618        73,234
February              73,457           523        72,934
March (R)             73,452           550        72,901
April                 72,660           564        72,096
May                 
June                

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

1996                

Jan.- Dec.           855,359        64,068       791,291
Jan.- Apr.           269,367        19,800       249,568
January               66,754         5,197        61,556
February              66,701         4,750        61,951
March                 67,707         4,668        63,039
April                 68,205         5,184        63,021
May                   70,813         5,679        65,134
June                  70,178         5,959        64,219

July                  71,429         5,779        65,650
August                72,839         5,362        67,477
September             73,504         5,699        67,805
October               73,789         5,592        68,198
November              75,982         4,830        71,152
December              77,459         5,371        72,088

1997                

Jan.- Dec.         1,039,671        67,461       972,210
Jan.- Apr.           327,421        21,659       305,763
January               79,352         5,046        74,305
February              80,844         5,345        75,499
March                 82,364         5,578        76,786
April                 84,861         5,689        79,172
May                   85,648         5,974        79,674
June                  85,358         5,530        79,828

July                  87,853         5,703        82,150
August                89,268         5,941        83,326
September             90,125         5,801        84,325
October               90,935         5,809        85,126
November              90,435         5,816        84,619
December              92,629         5,229        87,400

1998                

Jan.- Apr.           390,026        23,944       366,081
January               94,225         5,714        88,512
February              96,252         5,682        90,570
March (R)             99,800         5,871        93,929
April                 99,748         6,677        93,071
May                                         
June                                        

July                
August              
September           
October             
November            
December            

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-101), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, APRIL 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.