
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1997 TO NOVEMBER 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.- Nov.          620,174      -9,345     629,519      46,886     145,267
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.- Nov.          612,855     -10,622     623,477      42,192     136,155
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                  55,905        -756      56,661       3,519      12,681
June                 56,183        -898      57,081       3,590      12,363

July                 50,711        -965      51,676       3,535      11,708
August               51,921      -1,314      53,235       3,445      11,814
September            54,694        -940      55,634       3,227      11,768
October (R)          60,249      -1,202      61,451       4,515      12,620
November             56,388      -1,567      57,955       4,111      11,985
December                                                         
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Exports Continued

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

1997                

Jan.- Dec.          689,182     294,470      74,029      77,446      33,505
Jan.- Nov.          629,519     267,185      68,272      71,333      30,576
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.- Nov.          623,477     271,439      66,907      73,064      33,720
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                  56,661      24,381       6,448       6,682       2,949
June                 57,081      25,231       5,936       6,960       3,001

July                 51,676      23,430       3,641       6,408       2,954
August               53,235      22,906       5,145       6,588       3,336
September            55,634      24,964       6,019       6,755       2,901
October (R)          61,451      27,169       6,301       7,389       3,457
November             57,955      25,110       6,631       6,605       3,513
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.- Nov.          802,107       6,186     795,921      36,124     196,568
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.- Nov.          842,258       4,939     837,320      37,581     185,413
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                  74,288         288      74,000       3,371      17,294
June                 77,368         355      77,013       3,605      17,150

July                 76,643         358      76,285       3,334      17,046
August               76,579         695      75,884       3,289      16,567
September            79,217         546      78,672       3,298      16,181
October (R)          84,616         556      84,061       3,606      17,112
November             78,655         508      78,147       3,392      15,928
December                                                         
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Imports Continued

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


1997                

Jan.- Dec.          870,671     254,175     140,779     192,918      29,338
Jan.- Nov.          795,921     230,690     128,683     177,132      26,723
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.- Nov.          837,320     246,897     136,250     198,935      32,244
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                  74,000      21,814      12,657      16,333       2,530
June                 77,013      23,163      11,845      18,552       2,697

July                 76,285      22,710       9,625      20,316       3,253
August               75,884      21,862      11,504      19,556       3,106
September            78,672      22,868      12,531      20,557       3,236
October (R)          84,061      24,047      14,457      21,423       3,415
November             78,147      23,335      13,705      18,460       3,327
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-99-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, November 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.