
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 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)

 
                   Trade Balance
                                           
                  Total
                 Census                        Non-
    Period      Basis (1)     Petroleum      petroleum

1996                

Jan.- Dec.         -167,136       -56,995      -110,141
Jan.- June          -79,213       -28,134       -51,079
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.- June          -97,805       -29,601       -68,204
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.- June         -141,887       -33,022      -108,865
January (R)         -19,093        -5,096       -13,997
February (R)        -21,568        -5,160       -16,408
March (R)           -24,616        -5,321       -19,295
April (R)           -25,044        -5,979       -19,065
May (R)             -27,293        -5,823       -21,470
June                -24,273        -5,644       -18,629

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.- June          331,145         3,303       327,842
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.- June          400,622         3,562       397,060
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.- June          422,421         3,325       419,095
January (R)          71,984           618        71,366
February (R)         70,925           523        70,402
March (R)            71,174           550        70,623
April (R)            69,731           568        69,163
May (R)              68,930           547        68,384
June                 69,677           520        69,157

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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.- June          410,358        31,437       378,921
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.- June          498,427        33,163       465,264
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.- June          564,307        36,347       527,960
January (R)          91,077         5,714        85,363
February (R)         92,493         5,682        86,810
March (R)            95,790         5,871        89,919
April (R)            94,775         6,547        88,228
May (R)              96,223         6,370        89,853
June                 93,949         6,163        87,786

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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-98-148), 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.