
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

Part B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 11.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- JANUARY 1996 - DECEMBER 1998

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due rounding.)
                       Balance

                        Total             Total
      Period           Balance            Census
                      of Payments         Basis
                        Basis


1996                
 
Jan.- Dec.                 -191,270          -170,214
January                     -15,115           -14,142
February                    -10,650            -9,468
March                       -10,508            -8,412
April                       -15,259           -12,792
May                         -15,879           -13,498
June                        -14,144           -12,375

July                        -21,963           -20,084
August                      -18,593           -16,450
September                   -19,344           -17,710
October                     -19,401           -18,010
November                    -14,578           -13,000
December                    -15,835           -14,274

1997                

Jan.- Dec.                 -196,652          -180,522
January                     -17,495           -16,681
February                    -13,057           -11,938
March                       -11,865            -9,405
April                       -14,712           -12,989
May                         -14,594           -12,692
June                        -15,266           -13,527

July                        -20,827           -19,907
August                      -17,567           -16,263
September                   -20,292           -19,280
October                     -20,249           -18,948
November                    -14,795           -13,886
December                    -15,933           -15,006
 
1998                
 
Jan.- Dec.                 -246,932          -229,758
January                     -16,270           -15,052
February                    -14,196           -13,160
March                       -17,196           -15,799
April                       -20,054           -19,069
May                         -18,371           -17,326
June                        -21,187           -19,924

July                        -26,094           -24,760
August                      -24,612           -22,594
September                   -24,302           -22,807
October                     -24,198           -22,399
November                    -21,754           -19,625
December                    -18,698           -17,245
_________________________________

                       Exports

                        Total              Net              Total
      Period           Balance           Adjust-            Census
                     of Payments          ments             Basis
                        Basis


1996                
 
Jan.- Dec.                  612,057           -13,018           625,075
January                      47,071              -696            47,767
February                     50,322              -790            51,112
March                        54,074              -878            54,952
April                        51,023              -849            51,872
May                          52,232            -1,128            53,359
June                         50,934              -888            51,821

July                         46,152            -1,446            47,598
August                       50,214            -1,361            51,575
September                    49,284            -1,315            50,598
October                      55,040            -1,067            56,107
November                     53,734            -1,282            55,016
December                     51,977            -1,318            53,295

1997                

Jan.- Dec.                  679,715            -9,468           689,182
January                      50,033              -558            50,591
February                     52,468              -685            53,153
March                        60,203              -999            61,201
April                        57,483              -697            58,180
May                          57,738            -1,001            58,738
June                         57,209              -840            58,049

July                         54,224              -686            54,909
August                       55,611            -1,051            56,662
September                    56,725              -745            57,470
October                      61,359            -1,043            62,402
November                     57,500              -664            58,164
December                     59,163              -501            59,664
 
1998                
 
Jan.- Dec.                  670,246           -11,892           682,138
January                      54,535              -637            55,172
February                     54,426              -808            55,234
March                        61,410              -887            62,297
April                        56,014              -660            56,675
May                          55,918              -754            56,672
June                         56,089              -905            56,994

July                         50,604              -973            51,577
August                       52,100            -1,320            53,420
September                    54,681              -946            55,627
October                      60,105            -1,208            61,313
November                     56,787            -1,608            58,395
December                     57,576            -1,186            58,762
_________________________________

                       Imports

                        Total              Net              Total
      Period           Balance           Adjust-            Census
                     of Payments          ments             Basis
                        Basis


1996                
 
Jan.- Dec.                  803,327             8,037           795,289
January                      62,186               277            61,910
February                     60,973               393            60,580
March                        64,583             1,219            63,364
April                        66,282             1,617            64,664
May                          68,110             1,254            66,857
June                         65,077               881            64,196

July                         68,115               433            67,682
August                       68,807               782            68,025
September                    68,628               319            68,309
October                      74,442               324            74,118
November                     68,312               297            68,016
December                     67,812               242            67,570

1997                

Jan.- Dec.                  876,366             6,662           869,704
January                      67,529               257            67,272
February                     65,525               434            65,091
March                        72,068             1,461            70,606
April                        72,196             1,026            71,169
May                          72,332               902            71,430
June                         72,475               899            71,576

July                         75,050               234            74,816
August                       73,177               252            72,925
September                    77,017               266            76,751
October                      81,607               258            81,349
November                     72,295               245            72,050
December                     75,096               427            74,669
 
1998                
 
Jan.- Dec.                  917,178             5,282           911,896
January                      70,804               580            70,224
February                     68,621               228            68,394
March                        78,606               511            78,096
April                        76,068               325            75,744
May                          74,289               291            73,998
June                         77,276               358            76,918

July                         76,698               361            76,337
August                       76,713               699            76,014
September                    78,983               549            78,434
October                      84,303               592            83,712
November                     78,541               522            78,020
December                     76,274               267            76,007

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.