
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1997 TO APRIL 1998 

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to
rounding.  (R) Revised.)


                                  EXPORTS

             Balance of                Total       Foods,
             Payments       Net        Census     Feeds ,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      679,325      -9,858     689,182      51,507     158,226
Jan.- Apr.      220,172      -2,953     223,125      17,325      52,307
January          50,025        -566      50,591       4,349      12,077
February         52,467        -685      53,153       4,432      12,435
March            60,203        -999      61,201       4,447      14,055
April            57,477        -703      58,180       4,097      13,740
May              57,736      -1,003      58,738       3,865      13,754
June             57,207        -842      58,049       3,681      13,854

July             53,868      -1,041      54,909       3,758      13,030
August           55,615      -1,047      56,662       3,978      13,201
September        56,731        -739      57,470       4,145      12,982
October          61,351      -1,050      62,402       5,169      13,584
November         57,494        -670      58,164       4,965      12,555
December         59,151        -513      59,664       4,621      12,959

1998                

Jan.- Apr.      226,748      -2,981     229,730      16,269      51,253
January          54,713        -636      55,350       4,153      12,881
February         54,429        -807      55,236       4,278      12,261
March (R)        61,447        -882      62,329       4,186      13,406
April            56,159        -656      56,815       3,652      12,705
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  EXPORTS CONTINUED

               Total                 Automotive
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods,      Goods
                                                 
1997                

Jan.- Dec.      689,182     294,470      74,029      77,446      33,505
Jan.- Apr.      223,125      93,613      24,761      24,762      10,357
January          50,591      20,720       5,403       5,620       2,422
February         53,153      21,660       6,193       6,009       2,424
March            61,201      26,489       6,586       6,763       2,862
April            58,180      24,744       6,579       6,370       2,649
May              58,738      24,919       6,590       6,723       2,887
June             58,049      24,554       6,527       6,671       2,761

July             54,909      24,122       4,790       6,170       3,039
August           56,662      24,328       5,716       6,516       2,922
September        57,470      24,630       6,216       6,479       3,019
October          62,402      26,512       6,839       7,382       2,916
November         58,164      24,505       6,834       6,631       2,673
December         59,664      27,285       5,757       6,112       2,930

1998                

Jan.- Apr.      229,730      98,281      26,810      25,710      11,408
January          55,350      23,492       6,087       6,083       2,652
February         55,236      23,316       6,542       6,133       2,708
March (R)        62,329      27,309       7,273       6,915       3,240
April            56,815      24,164       6,909       6,579       2,807
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                                  IMPORTS

             Balance of                Total       Foods,
             Payments       Net        Census     Feeds ,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      877,279       6,609     870,671      39,694     213,767
Jan.- Apr.      277,622       3,161     274,461      12,706      71,294
January          67,604         252      67,352       3,053      18,559
February         65,602         430      65,171       2,930      16,714
March            72,145       1,458      70,687       3,388      18,156
April            72,271       1,021      71,250       3,335      17,865
May              72,408         897      71,511       3,406      18,340
June             72,548         892      71,656       3,236      17,375

July             75,125         228      74,896       3,351      18,007
August           73,250         245      73,005       3,212      17,697
September        77,097         266      76,831       3,384      18,036
October          81,684         255      81,430       3,604      18,710
November         72,372         242      72,130       3,226      17,108
December         75,172         423      74,750       3,570      17,200

1998                

Jan.- Apr.      294,974       1,629     293,345      13,691      68,239
January          71,037         578      70,459       3,298      17,269
February         69,005         226      68,779       3,292      15,874
March (R)        78,702         508      78,194       3,651      17,323
April            76,231         318      75,913       3,449      17,773
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December                                                     
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  IMPORTS CONTINUED

               Total                 Automotive
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods,      Goods

1997                

Jan.- Dec.      870,671     254,175     140,779     192,918      29,338
Jan.- Apr.      274,461      78,295      47,447      55,569       9,150
January          67,352      18,398      11,164      14,092       2,087
February         65,171      17,969      11,796      13,436       2,327
March            70,687      21,127      12,229      13,553       2,235
April            71,250      20,802      12,259      14,489       2,501
May              71,511      20,327      12,107      14,925       2,406
June             71,656      21,434      11,523      15,709       2,379

July             74,896      22,252      10,581      18,185       2,521
August           73,005      21,074      11,155      17,474       2,393
September        76,831      22,688      11,251      18,989       2,483
October          81,430      23,660      12,814      19,768       2,874
November         72,130      20,959      11,805      16,514       2,519
December         74,750      23,485      12,096      15,786       2,614

1998                

Jan.- Apr.      293,345      87,096      49,903      63,764      10,653
January          70,459      20,286      11,151      15,810       2,646
February         68,779      20,188      12,055      14,911       2,459
March (R)        78,194      24,286      13,678      16,607       2,648
April            75,913      22,336      13,019      16,436       2,900
May                                                          
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October                                                      
November                                                     
December                                                     

(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-98-101), 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.