
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 MAY 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.- May             -65,488        -22,641        -42,846
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.- May             -82,193        -24,686        -57,508
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.- May            -126,234        -27,267        -98,968
January               -20,374         -5,096        -15,278
February              -22,795         -5,159        -17,636
March                 -26,349         -5,321        -21,028
April (R)             -27,155         -5,979        -21,177
May                   -29,561         -5,712        -23,849
June                                          

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

1996                

Jan.- Dec.            688,223          7,074        681,149
Jan.- May             274,693          2,837        271,856
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.- May             330,876          2,947        327,929
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.- May             365,445          2,818        362,626
January                73,851            618         73,234
February               73,457            523         72,934
March                  73,452            550         72,901
April (R)              72,659            568         72,090
May                    72,026            559         71,467
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.            855,359         64,068        791,291
Jan.- May             340,180         25,478        314,702
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.- May             413,069         27,632        385,437
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.- May             491,679         30,085        461,594
January                94,225          5,714         88,512
February               96,252          5,682         90,570
March                  99,800          5,871         93,929
April (R)              99,814          6,547         93,267
May                   101,587          6,271         95,317
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-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MAY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.