
 1998 REVISION 

PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 18. U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
            JANUARY 1992 - DECEMBER 1993

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

                                             Balance
          Period
                              Total         Goods (1)        Services
                                                                 


  1992
                                          
Jan. - Dec.                      -37,025         -96,106          59,081
January                           -1,936          -6,876           4,940
February                             105          -4,654           4,759
March                             -1,705          -6,409           4,704
April                             -2,481          -7,646           5,165
May                               -4,068          -8,856           4,788
June                              -3,050          -7,750           4,700

July                              -3,711          -8,348           4,637
August                            -3,430          -9,811           6,381
September                         -4,233          -9,135           4,902
October                           -3,892          -8,705           4,813
November                          -4,279          -9,004           4,725
December                          -4,346          -8,911           4,565

  1993

Jan. - Dec.                      -69,940        -132,609          62,669
January                           -3,886          -9,026           5,140
February                          -3,292          -8,884           5,592
March                             -5,985         -11,297           5,312
April                             -5,970         -11,227           5,257
May                               -4,471          -9,817           5,346
June                              -7,044         -12,341           5,297

July                              -6,896         -12,242           5,346
August                            -6,161         -11,651           5,490
September                         -7,496         -12,605           5,109
October                           -7,283         -12,536           5,253
November                          -7,022         -11,528           4,506
December                          -4,436          -9,456           5,020
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                                             Exports
          Period
                              Total         Goods (1)        Services
                                                                 


  1992
                          
Jan. - Dec.                      615,909         440,352         175,557
January                           49,592          34,991          14,601
February                          51,577          36,903          14,674
March                             50,882          36,451          14,431
April                             50,764          36,047          14,717
May                               49,879          35,382          14,497
June                              52,084          37,597          14,487

July                              51,735          37,095          14,640
August                            50,469          35,717          14,752
September                         51,587          36,781          14,806
October                           53,118          38,213          14,905
November                          51,727          37,131          14,596
December                          52,496          38,046          14,450

  1993

Jan. - Dec.                      641,783         456,832         184,951
January                           52,008          36,954          15,054
February                          51,785          36,400          15,385
March                             53,770          38,509          15,261
April                             53,500          38,040          15,460
May                               54,221          38,900          15,321
June                              52,661          37,245          15,416

July                              52,210          36,688          15,522
August                            52,629          37,044          15,585
September                         53,068          37,697          15,371
October                           55,236          39,333          15,903
November                          54,347          39,317          15,030
December                          56,349          40,707          15,642
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                                              Imports
          Period
                              Total         Goods (1)        Services
                                                                 


  1992

Jan. - Dec.                      652,934         536,458         116,476
January                           51,528          41,867           9,661
February                          51,472          41,557           9,915
March                             52,587          42,860           9,727
April                             53,245          43,693           9,552
May                               53,947          44,238           9,709
June                              55,134          45,347           9,787

July                              55,446          45,443          10,003
August                            53,899          45,528           8,371
September                         55,820          45,916           9,904
October                           57,010          46,918          10,092
November                          56,006          46,135           9,871
December                          56,842          46,957           9,885

  1993

Jan. - Dec.                      711,722         589,441         122,281
January                           55,894          45,980           9,914
February                          55,077          45,284           9,793
March                             59,755          49,806           9,949
April                             59,470          49,267          10,203
May                               58,692          48,717           9,975
June                              59,706          49,587          10,119

July                              59,106          48,930          10,176
August                            58,790          48,695          10,095
September                         60,564          50,302          10,262
October                           62,518          51,868          10,650
November                          61,368          50,844          10,524
December                          60,784          50,162          10,622

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.