
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 3. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS 
           JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

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

                  Imports

      Period          Total                     Passenger       Other
                     Services       Travel        Fares     Transportation



       1996

Jan.-Dec.               150,797        48,048        15,818        27,403
January                  12,062         3,840         1,251         2,236
February                 12,353         4,111         1,343         2,101
March                    12,258         3,991         1,268         2,189
April                    12,351         3,908         1,278         2,354
May                      12,552         3,999         1,331         2,371
June                     12,268         3,861         1,284         2,265

July                     12,964         4,018         1,321         2,375
August                   12,787         4,113         1,348         2,326
September                12,616         4,008         1,326         2,290
October                  12,891         4,054         1,357         2,387
November                 12,833         4,095         1,364         2,225
December                 12,863         4,050         1,347         2,283

       1997

Jan.-Dec.               166,907        52,051        18,138        28,959
January                  13,329         4,306         1,437         2,336
February                 13,422         4,306         1,435         2,328
March                    13,434         4,289         1,423         2,372
April                    13,506         4,214         1,524         2,432
May                      13,718         4,293         1,535         2,472
June                     13,875         4,337         1,556         2,415

July                     14,082         4,360         1,562         2,367
August                   14,149         4,380         1,556         2,355
September                14,415         4,411         1,587         2,481
October                  14,250         4,303         1,470         2,499
November                 14,323         4,442         1,530         2,370
December                 14,403         4,410         1,523         2,531

       1998

Jan.-Dec.               181,011        56,105        19,797        30,457
January                  14,358         4,561         1,538         2,450
February                 14,687         4,600         1,556         2,340
March                    14,583         4,575         1,535         2,531
April                    15,067         4,779         1,680         2,531
May                      14,938         4,643         1,631         2,522
June                     15,147         4,746         1,647         2,537

July                     15,283         4,696         1,730         2,564
August                   15,172         4,640         1,669         2,598
September                15,325         4,734         1,686         2,538
October                  15,792         4,832         1,771         2,760
November                 15,325         4,602         1,695         2,588
December                 15,338         4,697         1,659         2,501
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                  Imports

                    Royalties       Other         Direct         U.S.
      Period           and         Private       Defense      Government
                     License       Services    Expenditures     Misc.
                       Fees                                   Services 


       1996

Jan.-Dec.                 7,837        37,975        11,029         2,687
January                     607         3,005           906           217
February                    596         3,065           917           220
March                       591         3,079           919           221
April                       607         3,091           896           217
May                         604         3,132           896           219
June                        601         3,133           903           221

July                        978         3,113           930           229
August                      708         3,123           938           231
September                   605         3,215           940           232
October                     635         3,304           927           227
November                    646         3,349           927           227
December                    660         3,367           930           226

       1997

Jan.-Dec.                 9,390        43,909        11,698         2,762
January                     693         3,388           947           222
February                    703         3,483           946           221
March                       708         3,480           939           223
April                       690         3,520           897           229
May                         708         3,578           900           232
June                        740         3,675           917           235

July                        867         3,708           977           241
August                      867         3,745         1,004           242
September                   879         3,794         1,024           239
October                     843         3,851         1,056           228
November                    843         3,868         1,044           226
December                    849         3,819         1,047           224

       1998

Jan.-Dec.                11,292        47,670        12,841         2,849
January                     851         3,697         1,036           225
February                  1,236         3,698         1,033           224
March                       868         3,822         1,029           223
April                       893         3,954         1,012           218
May                         894         4,010         1,017           221
June                        907         4,050         1,032           228

July                        926         4,046         1,072           249
August                      889         4,026         1,093           257
September                   906         4,091         1,111           259
October                     950         4,108         1,120           251
November                    974         4,082         1,135           249
December                    999         4,086         1,151           245

NOTE:  For revised 1992 through 1995 data, see exhibits 20 and 20a.

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.
