
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustment and 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          49,579        -696      50,275       4,646      11,999
February         50,835        -790      51,625       4,521      12,192
March            50,023        -878      50,901       4,804      12,474
April            50,502        -849      51,351       4,712      12,676
May              50,884      -1,128      52,012       4,816      12,347
June             51,226        -888      52,114       4,809      12,234
July             49,883      -1,446      51,330       4,741      11,654
August           51,159      -1,361      52,521       4,562      12,310
September        50,949      -1,315      52,264       4,393      12,296
October          52,407      -1,067      53,474       4,482      12,625
November         52,841      -1,282      54,123       4,664      12,301
December         51,768      -1,318      53,087       4,384      12,543
                                     
1997           

Jan.- Dec.      679,715      -9,468     689,182      51,507     158,226
January          52,796        -558      53,353       4,337      12,217
February         54,409        -685      55,094       4,364      12,833
March            55,774        -999      56,772       4,218      13,504
April            56,575        -697      57,272       4,327      13,464
May              56,028      -1,001      57,029       4,215      13,251
June             57,292        -840      58,132       4,204      13,771
July             58,379        -686      59,065       3,958      13,132
August           57,496      -1,051      58,547       4,209      13,362
September        57,572        -745      58,317       4,285      13,154
October          58,044      -1,043      59,087       4,551      13,199
November         57,319        -664      57,983       4,526      13,115
December         58,031        -501      58,532       4,313      13,225

1998                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      670,246     -11,892     682,138      46,397     148,266
January          57,748        -637      58,385       4,142      13,254
February         56,512        -808      57,320       4,215      12,694
March            56,406        -887      57,292       3,993      12,688
April            55,330        -660      55,990       3,811      12,437
May              54,853        -754      55,607       3,788      12,464
June             55,015        -905      55,920       3,867      12,030
July             54,164        -973      55,137       3,718      11,865
August           54,624      -1,320      55,943       3,668      12,127
September        55,472        -946      56,419       3,316      12,021
October          57,193      -1,208      58,401       4,018      12,371
November         56,926      -1,608      58,533       3,866      12,483
December         56,005      -1,186      57,191       3,992      11,832
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EXPORTS CONTINUED


               Total                 Automotive              
               Census     Capital    Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
   Period     Basis(1)     Goods    Parts, etc.    Goods       Goods



1996                                                         
               
Jan.- Dec.      625,075     252,977      65,021      70,056      33,836
January          50,275      20,455       5,425       5,592       2,158
February         51,625      21,277       5,375       5,794       2,465
March            50,901      20,579       4,787       5,683       2,573
April            51,351      20,782       5,027       5,717       2,437
May              52,012      20,776       5,401       5,722       2,950
June             52,114      20,714       5,461       5,819       3,078
July             51,330      20,530       5,552       5,680       3,172
August           52,521      21,109       5,597       5,864       3,079
September        52,264      20,626       5,903       5,965       3,080
October          53,474      22,196       5,372       6,052       2,747
November         54,123      22,390       5,671       6,056       3,041
December         53,087      21,541       5,450       6,113       3,056
                                                             
1997           

Jan.- Dec.      689,182     294,549      74,029      77,366      33,505
January          53,353      22,330       5,851       6,148       2,471
February         55,094      23,137       5,901       6,346       2,512
March            56,772      23,979       5,847       6,368       2,856
April            57,272      24,502       6,066       6,346       2,566
May              57,029      24,354       5,904       6,451       2,854
June             58,132      24,462       6,367       6,587       2,742
July             59,065      25,846       6,582       6,491       3,056
August           58,547      25,163       6,318       6,520       2,975
September        58,317      25,182       6,205       6,440       3,051
October          59,087      25,332       6,451       6,658       2,897
November         57,983      24,735       6,484       6,546       2,578
December         58,532      25,527       6,056       6,464       2,948

1998                                                         

Jan.- Dec.      682,138     299,612      73,157      79,261      35,444
January          58,385      25,341       6,434       6,648       2,567
February         57,320      24,869       6,358       6,482       2,701
March            57,292      24,623       6,480       6,463       3,046
April            55,990      24,090       6,334       6,554       2,763
May              55,607      23,995       5,995       6,518       2,848
June             55,920      24,659       5,814       6,717       2,833
July             55,137      24,942       5,073       6,706       2,832
August           55,943      24,329       5,872       6,690       3,256
September        56,419      25,480       6,115       6,687       2,798
October          58,401      26,117       6,156       6,620       3,119
November         58,533      25,696       6,341       6,647       3,500
December         57,191      25,470       6,186       6,530       3,181

(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.