
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1997 TO JUNE 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-Jun       335,115      -4,797     339,912      24,871      79,915
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-Jun       338,764      -4,643     343,407      23,327      76,281
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          56,215        -655      56,869       3,632      12,667
May (R)        55,905        -756      56,661       3,519      12,681
June           56,055        -907      56,962       3,559      12,385

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August                                         
September                                      
October                                        
November                                       
December                                       
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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-Jun       339,912     143,087      37,878      38,155      16,006
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-Jun       343,407     147,944      39,163      39,320      17,371
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          56,869      24,130       6,883       6,546       3,010
May (R)        56,661      24,381       6,448       6,682       2,949
June           56,962      25,316       5,929       6,961       2,812

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August                                         
September                                      
October                                        
November                                       
December                                       
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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-Jun       422,578       4,951     417,627      19,348     107,010
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-Jun       446,781       2,275     444,506      20,660     102,699
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          76,148         322      75,826       3,443      17,668
May (R)        74,288         288      74,000       3,371      17,294
June           77,602         354      77,248       3,604      17,270

July                                           
August                                         
September                                      
October                                        
November                                       
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.- June    417,627     120,056      71,077      86,202      13,934
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.- June    444,506     132,114      74,487      98,609      15,937
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          75,826      22,339      13,041      16,409       2,926
May (R)        74,000      21,814      12,657      16,333       2,530
June           77,248      23,201      11,904      18,539       2,729

July                                           
August                                         
September                                      
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-98-148), 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.