
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS 
           JANUARY 1996 TO OCTOBER 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. - Oct.            129,542        39,903        13,107        22,897

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. - Oct.            141,228        42,570        15,160        24,054

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. - Oct.            149,984        44,252        15,496        24,874

January                 14,588         4,452         1,545         2,355
February                14,957         4,449         1,563         2,346
March                   14,835         4,408         1,542         2,550
April  (R)              15,055         4,567         1,613         2,417
May  (R)                14,994         4,420         1,564         2,497
June  (R)               15,141         4,478         1,580         2,516
July  (R)               15,057         4,288         1,548         2,565
August  (R)             15,065         4,348         1,520         2,582
September  (R)          15,030         4,372         1,500         2,476
October                 15,262         4,470         1,521         2,570
November  
December
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Import Services Continued

                   Royalties       Other         Direct        U. S. 
     Period           and         Private       Defense      Government
                    License       Services    Expenditures     Misc.
                      Fees                                   Services 


      1996

Jan. - Dec.              7,854        43,138        11,081         2,687
Jan. - Oct.              6,560        35,610         9,231         2,234

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. - Oct.              7,694        39,965         9,453         2,332

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. - Oct.              9,158        43,589        10,261         2,354

January                    832         4,123         1,047           234
February                 1,199         4,114         1,051           235
March                      819         4,234         1,047           235
April  (R)                 905         4,297         1,021           235
May  (R)                   921         4,343         1,014           235
June  (R)                  933         4,388         1,010           236
July  (R)                  923         4,481         1,016           236
August  (R)                873         4,488         1,017           237
September  (R)             874         4,554         1,017           237
October                    879         4,567         1,021           234
November  
December

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.