
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 DECEMBER 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                       
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum      Nonpetroleum


1996                

Jan.- Dec.                      -167,136         -56,995        -110,141

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

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.- Dec.                      -286,250         -66,120        -220,130
January                          -19,206          -5,090         -14,116
February                         -21,681          -5,153         -16,528
March                            -24,728          -5,314         -19,414
April                            -25,197          -5,972         -19,225
May                              -27,353          -5,815         -21,538
June                             -23,962          -5,417         -18,544

July                             -25,184          -5,700         -19,484
August                           -25,311          -5,786         -19,525
September                        -23,630          -5,442         -18,188
October                          -22,302          -5,627         -16,674
November (R)                     -25,133          -5,513         -19,620
December                         -22,563          -5,290         -17,273
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                             Exports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                       
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum      Nonpetroleum


1996                

Jan.- Dec.                       688,223           7,074         681,149

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

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.- Dec.                       860,047           6,695         853,353
January                           71,871             618          71,253
February                          70,811             523          70,287
March                             71,061             551          70,509
April                             69,577             569          69,008
May                               68,819             548          68,270
June                              69,740             532          69,208

July                              68,858             586          68,272
August                            70,817             581          70,236
September                         72,663             543          72,119
October                           75,942             557          75,385
November (R)                      74,891             514          74,377
December                          74,998             571          74,427
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                             Imports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total
                             Census                       
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum      Nonpetroleum


1996                

Jan.- Dec.                       855,359          64,068         791,291

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

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.- Dec.                     1,146,297          72,815       1,073,483
January                           91,078           5,708          85,369
February                          92,492           5,676          86,815
March                             95,789           5,865          89,924
April                             94,773           6,541          88,233
May                               96,172           6,363          89,809
June                              93,702           5,950          87,752

July                              94,042           6,286          87,756
August                            96,128           6,367          89,762
September                         96,292           5,985          90,307
October                           98,244           6,184          92,059
November (R)                     100,024           6,028          93,997
December                          97,561           5,861          91,700

(1) Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to convert 
to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.