
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1997 TO MAY 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.    679,325     -9,858   689,182     51,507    158,226
Jan.- May     277,908     -3,955   281,863     21,190     66,061
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.- May     282,320     -3,722   286,042     19,748     63,858
January        54,713       -636    55,350      4,153     12,881
February       54,429       -807    55,236      4,278     12,261
March          61,447       -882    62,329      4,186     13,406
April (R)      56,215       -655    56,869      3,632     12,667
May            55,516       -742    56,258      3,499     12,643
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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.- May     281,863    118,533    31,351     31,484     13,244
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.- May     286,042    122,492    33,230     32,334     14,379
January        55,350     23,492     6,087      6,083      2,652
February       55,236     23,316     6,542      6,133      2,708
March          62,329     27,309     7,273      6,915      3,240
April (R)      56,869     24,130     6,883      6,546      3,010
May            56,258     24,245     6,444      6,657      2,768
June                

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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.    877,279      6,609   870,671     39,694    213,767
Jan.- May     350,030      4,059   345,971     16,112     89,634
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.- May     369,046      1,919   367,126     17,046     85,367
January        71,037        578    70,459      3,298     17,269
February       69,005        226    68,779      3,292     15,874
March          78,702        508    78,194      3,651     17,323
April (R)      76,148        322    75,826      3,443     17,668
May            74,153        286    73,868      3,362     17,232
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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.- May     345,971     98,622    59,554     70,494     11,555
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.- May     367,126    108,853    62,577     80,070     13,214
January        70,459     20,286    11,151     15,810      2,646
February       68,779     20,188    12,055     14,911      2,459
March          78,194     24,286    13,678     16,607      2,648
April (R)      75,826     22,339    13,041     16,409      2,926
May            73,868     21,754    12,652     16,333      2,535
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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-98-120), 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.