
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 10. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
            END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS 
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

(1992=100. In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject 
to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the 
monthly deflators.)
                   Trade Balance
                                                    

     Period            Total          Petroleum           Non-
                      Census                           petroleum
                     Basis (1)


1996                

Jan.- Dec.               -167,366          -56,985         -110,381
January                   -13,344           -4,519           -8,825
February                  -11,864           -4,061           -7,803
March                     -12,583           -4,146           -8,437
April                     -12,344           -4,737           -7,607
May                       -14,194           -5,163           -9,031
June                      -14,047           -5,468           -8,578

July                      -15,198           -5,258           -9,940
August                    -15,248           -4,746          -10,502
September                 -15,193           -5,110          -10,082
October                   -13,598           -4,745           -8,853
November                  -13,743           -4,277           -9,466
December                  -16,010           -4,753          -11,257

1997                

Jan.- Dec.               -204,327          -59,983         -144,344
January                   -16,419           -4,422          -11,997
February                  -15,711           -4,748          -10,963
March                     -14,523           -5,022           -9,501
April                     -16,385           -5,057          -11,328
May                       -16,788           -5,386          -11,402
June                      -15,593           -4,958          -10,635

July                      -16,679           -4,956          -11,723
August                    -17,569           -5,354          -12,215
September                 -18,174           -5,209          -12,965
October                   -17,443           -5,141          -12,302
November                  -18,709           -5,194          -13,515
December                  -20,335           -4,535          -15,800
1998                

Jan.- Dec.               -285,693          -65,537         -220,156
January                   -19,436           -5,036          -14,400
February                  -20,622           -5,054          -15,569
March                     -23,655           -5,206          -18,449
April                     -24,348           -5,741          -18,607
May                       -26,429           -5,852          -20,577
June                      -23,987           -5,438          -18,549

July                      -25,189           -5,717          -19,472
August                    -25,412           -5,968          -19,444
September                 -24,403           -5,438          -18,966
October                   -23,244           -5,418          -17,826
November                  -24,933           -5,556          -19,377
December                  -24,035           -5,115          -18,921
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                      Exports
                                                    
                                                    
     Period            Total          Petroleum           Non-
                      Census                           petroleum
                     Basis (1)


1996                

Jan.- Dec.                688,103            7,074          681,029
January                    53,215              697           52,518
February                   54,889              624           54,265
March                      54,709              563           54,146
April                      55,483              473           55,010
May                        56,319              497           55,822
June                       56,731              460           56,271

July                       56,382              541           55,841
August                     57,884              583           57,302
September                  58,536              635           57,901
October                    60,237              758           59,479
November                   62,053              589           61,465
December                   61,663              654           61,009
                                                    
1997                                                
                                                    
Jan.- Dec.                834,561            7,479          827,083
January                    62,685              612           62,073
February                   64,773              600           64,173
March                      66,917              578           66,338
April                      67,904              618           67,286
May                        68,507              553           67,954
June                       70,331              621           69,710

July                       71,754              660           71,095
August                     72,176              648           71,528
September                  72,302              624           71,677
October                    73,334              652           72,682
November                   71,538              595           70,943
December                   72,342              717           71,625
1998                

Jan.- Dec.                859,152            6,899          852,253
January                    71,505              654           70,851
February                   71,005              578           70,427
March                      70,762              573           70,190
April                      69,787              602           69,185
May                        69,321              568           68,753
June                       70,256              544           69,713

July                       69,446              570           68,876
August                     71,433              609           70,824
September                  72,326              592           71,733
October                    74,687              539           74,148
November                   74,630              499           74,131
December                   73,995              572           73,423
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                      Imports
                                                    
                                                    
     Period            Total          Petroleum          Non-
                      Census                           petroleum
                     Basis (1)


1996                

Jan.- Dec.                855,469           64,059          791,410
January                    66,560            5,216           61,343
February                   66,753            4,686           62,068
March                      67,293            4,709           62,584
April                      67,826            5,210           62,617
May                        70,513            5,660           64,853
June                       70,778            5,929           64,849

July                       71,580            5,800           65,781
August                     73,132            5,329           67,804
September                  73,729            5,745           67,984
October                    73,835            5,503           68,332
November                   75,797            4,866           70,931
December                   77,673            5,407           72,266
                                                    
1997                                                
                                                    
Jan.- Dec.              1,038,888           67,461          971,427
January                    79,104            5,035           74,070
February                   80,483            5,347           75,136
March                      81,440            5,601           75,839
April                      84,289            5,676           78,614
May                        85,295            5,939           79,356
June                       85,924            5,579           80,345

July                       88,433            5,616           82,817
August                     89,744            6,002           83,742
September                  90,475            5,833           84,642
October                    90,777            5,793           84,984
November                   90,247            5,789           84,457
December                   92,677            5,252           87,425
1998                

Jan.- Dec.              1,144,844           72,436        1,072,409
January                    90,941            5,691           85,250
February                   91,627            5,632           85,995
March                      94,417            5,778           88,639
April                      94,135            6,342           87,793
May                        95,749            6,420           89,330
June                       94,243            5,981           88,262

July                       94,635            6,287           88,348
August                     96,845            6,577           90,268
September                  96,729            6,030           90,699
October                    97,930            5,956           91,974
November                   99,563            6,055           93,508
December                   98,031            5,687           92,344

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

SOURCE: Report FT900 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.
