
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 12. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

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

               Total
             Balance of                Total       Foods,    
              Payments      Net        Census      Feeds,    Industrial
   Period      Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)
             
                                                 
1996                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      612,057     -13,018     625,075      55,534     147,652
January          47,071        -696      47,767       4,672      11,851
February         50,322        -790      51,112       4,643      12,218
March            54,074        -878      54,952       5,148      13,022
April            51,023        -849      51,872       4,489      12,882
May              52,232      -1,128      53,359       4,473      12,809
June             50,934        -888      51,821       4,102      12,181

July             46,152      -1,446      47,598       4,488      11,405
August           50,214      -1,361      51,575       4,427      12,373
September        49,284      -1,315      50,598       4,176      11,829
October          55,040      -1,067      56,107       4,977      12,971
November         53,734      -1,282      55,016       5,376      11,940
December         51,977      -1,318      53,295       4,564      12,173

                                                             
1997                

Jan.- Dec.      679,715      -9,468     689,182      51,507     158,226
January          50,033        -558      50,591       4,349      12,077
February         52,468        -685      53,153       4,432      12,435
March            60,203        -999      61,201       4,447      14,055
April            57,483        -697      58,180       4,097      13,740
May              57,738      -1,001      58,738       3,865      13,754
June             57,209        -840      58,049       3,681      13,854

July             54,224        -686      54,909       3,758      13,030
August           55,611      -1,051      56,662       3,978      13,201
September        56,725        -745      57,470       4,145      12,982
October          61,359      -1,043      62,402       5,169      13,584
November         57,500        -664      58,164       4,965      12,555
December         59,163        -501      59,664       4,621      12,959

1998                

Jan.- Dec.      670,246     -11,892     682,138      46,397     148,266
January          54,535        -637      55,172       4,155      13,011
February         54,426        -808      55,234       4,274      12,296
March            61,410        -887      62,297       4,193      13,445
April            56,014        -660      56,675       3,631      12,685
May              55,918        -754      56,672       3,518      12,656
June             56,089        -905      56,994       3,586      12,353

July             50,604        -973      51,577       3,541      11,682
August           52,100      -1,320      53,420       3,446      11,869
September        54,681        -946      55,627       3,227      11,831
October          60,105      -1,208      61,313       4,513      12,669
November         56,787      -1,608      58,395       4,166      12,063
December         57,576      -1,186      58,762       4,148      11,705
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EXPORTS CONTINUED

                                       Auto-                 
               Total      Capital      motive     Consumer     Other
               Census      Goods     Vehicles,     Goods       Goods
   Period     Basis(1)                  etc.


1996                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      625,075     252,977      65,021      70,056      33,836
January          47,767      19,078       4,980       5,065       2,120
February         51,112      20,534       5,697       5,635       2,385
March            54,952      22,695       5,407       6,094       2,586
April            51,872      20,766       5,529       5,688       2,519
May              53,359      21,085       6,082       5,940       2,972
June             51,821      21,061       5,552       5,831       3,095

July             47,598      19,217       4,004       5,331       3,153
August           51,575      20,697       5,104       5,951       3,024
September        50,598      19,928       5,738       5,880       3,047
October          56,107      22,978       5,733       6,691       2,758
November         55,016      22,371       5,938       6,247       3,144
December         53,295      22,566       5,256       5,705       3,032

                                                             
1997                

Jan.- Dec.      689,182     294,549      74,029      77,366      33,505
January          50,591      20,726       5,403       5,614       2,422
February         53,153      21,667       6,193       6,002       2,424
March            61,201      26,495       6,586       6,756       2,862
April            58,180      24,752       6,579       6,363       2,649
May              58,738      24,929       6,590       6,713       2,887
June             58,049      24,562       6,527       6,663       2,761

July             54,909      24,128       4,790       6,165       3,039
August           56,662      24,333       5,716       6,511       2,922
September        57,470      24,636       6,216       6,473       3,019
October          62,402      26,517       6,839       7,377       2,916
November         58,164      24,512       6,834       6,624       2,673
December         59,664      27,292       5,757       6,106       2,930

1998                

Jan.- Dec.      682,138     299,612      73,157      79,261      35,444
January          55,172      23,555       5,843       6,095       2,513
February         55,234      23,291       6,624       6,141       2,608
March            62,297      27,351       7,354       6,910       3,043
April            56,675      24,181       6,786       6,548       2,844
May              56,672      24,406       6,523       6,679       2,889
June             56,994      25,272       6,010       6,919       2,854

July             51,577      23,457       3,688       6,392       2,818
August           53,420      23,052       5,248       6,594       3,210
September        55,627      25,019       6,062       6,718       2,770
October          61,313      27,189       6,449       7,344       3,150
November         58,395      25,127       6,750       6,703       3,586
December         58,762      27,710       5,821       6,218       3,160

(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 (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.