
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

Part A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Exhibit 4.  U. S. TRADE IN GOODS -- 1996 - 1998

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

                         Balance

                          Total
                         Balance            Total
                       of Payments          Census
       Period             Basis             Basis


1996           

Jan.- Dec.                   -191,270          -170,214
January                       -14,523           -13,550
February                      -13,077           -11,894
March                         -15,002           -12,905
April                         -15,574           -13,108
May                           -16,833           -14,452
June                          -15,742           -13,973

July                          -16,803           -14,924
August                        -16,952           -14,808
September                     -17,450           -15,816
October                       -15,340           -13,949
November                      -15,819           -14,241
December                      -18,155           -16,594

1997           

Jan.- Dec.                   -196,652          -180,522
January                       -17,275           -16,461
February                      -16,320           -15,201
March                         -15,613           -13,153
April                         -15,816           -14,093
May                           -16,698           -14,796
June                          -15,364           -13,625

July                          -15,256           -14,336
August                        -16,812           -15,508
September                     -16,847           -15,836
October                       -16,488           -15,187
November                      -16,795           -15,886
December                      -17,367           -16,439

1998           

Jan.- Dec.                   -246,932          -229,758
January                       -17,141           -15,924
February                      -17,506           -16,470
March                         -20,229           -18,831
April                         -20,860           -19,875
May                           -22,236           -21,191
June                          -20,404           -19,141

July                          -21,066           -19,732
August                        -22,291           -20,272
September                     -21,611           -20,116
October                       -20,990           -19,191
November                      -21,539           -19,410
December                      -21,059           -19,606
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                         Exports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1996           

Jan.- Dec.                    612,057           -13,018           625,075
January                        49,579              -696            50,275
February                       50,835              -790            51,625
March                          50,023              -878            50,901
April                          50,502              -849            51,351
May                            50,884            -1,128            52,012
June                           51,226              -888            52,114

July                           49,883            -1,446            51,330
August                         51,159            -1,361            52,521
September                      50,949            -1,315            52,264
October                        52,407            -1,067            53,474
November                       52,841            -1,282            54,123
December                       51,768            -1,318            53,087

1997           

Jan.- Dec.                    679,715            -9,468           689,182
January                        52,796              -558            53,353
February                       54,409              -685            55,094
March                          55,774              -999            56,772
April                          56,575              -697            57,272
May                            56,028            -1,001            57,029
June                           57,292              -840            58,132

July                           58,379              -686            59,065
August                         57,496            -1,051            58,547
September                      57,572              -745            58,317
October                        58,044            -1,043            59,087
November                       57,319              -664            57,983
December                       58,031              -501            58,532

1998           

Jan.- Dec.                    670,246           -11,892           682,138
January                        57,748              -637            58,385
February                       56,512              -808            57,320
March                          56,406              -887            57,292
April                          55,330              -660            55,990
May                            54,853              -754            55,607
June                           55,015              -905            55,920

July                           54,164              -973            55,137
August                         54,624            -1,320            55,943
September                      55,472              -946            56,419
October                        57,193            -1,208            58,401
November                       56,926            -1,608            58,533
December                       56,005            -1,186            57,191
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                         Imports

                          Total
                         Balance                              Total
                       of Payments           Net              Census
       Period             Basis          Adjustments          Basis


1996           

Jan.- Dec.                    803,327             8,037           795,289
January                        64,102               277            63,825
February                       63,911               393            63,519
March                          65,025             1,219            63,806
April                          66,076             1,617            64,459
May                            67,718             1,254            66,464
June                           66,969               881            66,087

July                           66,687               433            66,253
August                         68,111               782            67,329
September                      68,399               319            68,080
October                        67,747               324            67,423
November                       68,660               297            68,364
December                       69,923               242            69,681

1997           

Jan.- Dec.                    876,366             6,662           869,704
January                        70,071               257            69,814
February                       70,729               434            70,295
March                          71,387             1,461            69,926
April                          72,391             1,026            71,365
May                            72,726               902            71,824
June                           72,656               899            71,757

July                           73,635               234            73,401
August                         74,308               252            74,055
September                      74,419               266            74,153
October                        74,532               258            74,274
November                       74,114               245            73,869
December                       75,398               427            74,971

1998           

Jan.- Dec.                    917,178             5,282           911,896
January                        74,889               580            74,309
February                       74,018               228            73,790
March                          76,634               511            76,124
April                          76,190               325            75,865
May                            77,089               291            76,799
June                           75,419               358            75,061

July                           75,230               361            74,868
August                         76,914               699            76,215
September                      77,084               549            76,535
October                        78,183               592            77,591
November                       78,464               522            77,943
December                       77,064               267            76,797

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.