
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS 
           JANUARY 1996 TO JUNE 1998

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and rounding. (R) Revised.)


                  Total                    Passenger      Other
   Period        Services      Travel        Fares    Transportation

    1996

Jan. - Dec.       156,029       48,048       15,818       27,403
Jan. - June        76,599       23,710        7,755       13,517

January            12,516        3,840        1,251        2,237
February           12,810        4,111        1,343        2,101
March              12,699        3,991        1,268        2,189
April              12,820        3,908        1,278        2,354
May                13,024        3,999        1,331        2,371
June               12,730        3,861        1,284        2,265

July               13,405        4,018        1,321        2,376
August             13,209        4,113        1,348        2,326
September          13,030        4,008        1,326        2,290
October            13,299        4,054        1,357        2,388
November           13,238        4,095        1,364        2,226
December           13,252        4,050        1,347        2,283

    1997
 
Jan. - Dec.       170,520       51,220       18,235       28,949
Jan. - June        83,286       25,500        8,974       14,353

January            13,610        4,230        1,443        2,337
February           13,710        4,242        1,440        2,327
March              13,772        4,264        1,428        2,371
April              13,885        4,193        1,540        2,433
May                14,080        4,269        1,551        2,471
June               14,229        4,302        1,572        2,414

July               14,379        4,271        1,561        2,368
August             14,392        4,287        1,556        2,354
September          14,669        4,339        1,587        2,480
October            14,502        4,173        1,482        2,499
November           14,601        4,337        1,541        2,369
December           14,691        4,313        1,534        2,530

    1998
                                                     
Jan. - June        88,535       26,489        9,218       14,576

January            14,529        4,399        1,522        2,352
February           14,934        4,449        1,536        2,345
March              14,636        4,331        1,505        2,492
April              14,823        4,457        1,567        2,469
May  (R)           14,825        4,472        1,564        2,443
June               14,788        4,381        1,524        2,475

July
August   
September  
October 
November  
December
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 IMPORT SERVICES CONTINUED
               
                 Royalties                                 U.S. 
                    and         Other       Direct      Government
                  License      Private      Defense       Misc.
   Period           Fees       Services   Expenditures   Services 

    1996

Jan. - Dec.         7,854       43,138       11,081        2,687
Jan. - June         3,652       21,166        5,484        1,315

January               612        3,461          898          217
February              602        3,518          915          220
March                 598        3,508          924          221
April                 615        3,537          911          217
May                   614        3,575          915          219
June                  611        3,567          921          221

July                  975        3,548          938          229
August                705        3,545          941          231
September             604        3,629          941          232
October               624        3,722          927          227
November              640        3,761          925          227
December              653        3,768          925          226

    1997
 
Jan. - Dec.         9,411       48,421       11,488        2,796
Jan. - June         4,274       23,325        5,495        1,365

January               693        3,742          936          229
February              703        3,836          933          229
March                 710        3,844          927          228
April                 704        3,895          893          227
May                   719        3,948          896          226
June                  745        4,060          910          226

July                  848        4,129          960          242
August                848        4,121          981          245
September             863        4,160          997          243
October               861        4,230        1,020          237
November              860        4,250        1,011          233
December              857        4,202        1,024          231

    1998
                                                     
Jan. - June         5,457       25,087        6,300        1,408

January               842        4,137        1,043          234
February            1,210        4,108        1,051          235
March                 833        4,184        1,056          235
April                 842        4,199        1,056          233
May  (R)              855        4,205        1,051          235
June                  875        4,254        1,043          236

July
August   
September  
October 
November  
December

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of 
       what is included in each service category.

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.