
PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO JUNE 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)


                             Exports

                  Total         Foods,
                  Census       Feeds, &     Industrial     Capital
    Period       Basis(1)     Beverages    Supplies(2)      Goods
                                                         
1997                

Jan.- Dec.          834,591        44,163       139,864       476,071
Jan.- June          400,622        21,617        69,783       223,746
January              62,653         3,805        10,697        34,586
February             64,725         3,682        11,209        35,844
March                67,518         3,577        12,027        37,478
April                67,463         3,569        11,934        37,757
May                  68,517         3,462        11,761        38,787
June                 69,746         3,521        12,155        39,293

July                 71,062         3,387        11,499        41,292
August               71,846         3,588        11,774        41,703
September            72,517         3,687        11,607        42,473
October              73,925         3,961        11,796        42,987
November             71,925         3,965        11,632        41,544
December             72,694         3,958        11,774        42,326

1998                

Jan.- June          422,421        22,080        69,853       241,136
January (R)          71,984         3,847        11,979        41,235
February (R)         70,925         3,914        11,506        40,741
March (R)            71,174         3,741        11,887        40,083
April (R)            69,731         3,566        11,512        39,547
May (R)              68,930         3,448        11,698        39,160
June                 69,677         3,564        11,271        40,370

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 EXPORTS CONTINUED

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

Jan.- Dec.          834,591        70,306        73,606        30,580
Jan.- June          400,622        34,387        36,529        14,561
January              62,653         5,512         5,804         2,250
February             64,725         5,702         5,998         2,289
March                67,518         5,725         6,119         2,592
April                67,463         5,801         6,077         2,326
May                  68,517         5,683         6,222         2,601
June                 69,746         5,965         6,309         2,503

July                 71,062         5,983         6,110         2,790
August               71,846         5,895         6,177         2,710
September            72,517         5,867         6,103         2,781
October              73,925         6,118         6,413         2,650
November             71,925         6,235         6,191         2,358
December             72,694         5,822         6,084         2,730

1998                

Jan.- June          422,421        35,537        37,703        16,113
January (R)          71,984         6,164         6,268         2,492
February (R)         70,925         6,022         6,144         2,598
March (R)            71,174         6,243         6,217         3,003
April (R)            69,731         6,124         6,271         2,711
May (R)              68,930         5,679         6,243         2,702
June                 69,677         5,304         6,560         2,607
                                                                                
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                            Imports

                  Total         Foods,
                  Census       Feeds, &     Industrial     Capital
    Period       Basis(1)     Beverages    Supplies(2)      Goods
                                                         
1997                
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.        1,039,671        35,899       198,385       461,553
Jan.- June          498,427        17,579        97,066       215,678
January              79,352         2,897        15,533        33,573
February             80,844         2,869        15,609        34,378
March                82,364         2,878        16,247        35,593
April                84,861         2,998        16,500        36,857
May                  85,648         3,005        16,849        37,493
June                 85,358         2,931        16,328        37,784

July                 87,853         3,040        16,638        39,245
August               89,268         3,047        17,093        40,244
September            90,125         3,020        16,987        40,859
October              90,935         3,039        17,020        41,701
November             90,435         3,010        16,992        41,065
December             92,629         3,165        16,589        42,762

1998                

Jan.- June          564,307        19,301       108,398       249,358
January (R)          91,077         3,065        17,450        40,302
February (R)         92,493         3,252        17,456        41,672
March (R)            95,790         3,318        17,864        42,389
April (R)            94,775         3,115        18,615        41,200
May (R)              96,223         3,216        18,738        42,722
June                 93,949         3,335        18,274        41,072

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 IMPORTS CONTINUED

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

1997           
                                                         
Jan.- Dec.        1,039,671       128,309       188,018        27,506
Jan.- June          498,427        63,991        90,893        13,222
January              79,352        10,702        14,577         2,069
February             80,844        10,903        14,798         2,288
March                82,364        10,643        14,869         2,134
April                84,861        10,529        15,684         2,293
May                  85,648        10,598        15,500         2,202
June                 85,358        10,615        15,464         2,235

July                 87,853        10,864        15,753         2,313
August               89,268        10,689        15,827         2,367
September            90,125        10,718        16,182         2,358
October              90,935        10,541        16,082         2,552
November             90,435        10,664        16,412         2,292
December             92,629        10,842        16,870         2,402

1998                

Jan.- June          564,307        66,907       104,949        15,395
January (R)          91,077        10,752        16,840         2,668
February (R)         92,493        11,074        16,558         2,481
March (R)            95,790        11,783        17,905         2,530
April (R)            94,775        11,079        18,010         2,757
May (R)              96,223        11,433        17,687         2,427
June                 93,949        10,787        17,949         2,533

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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-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.