
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 9. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
           (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1996 TO DECEMBER 1998

(1992=100. In millions of dollars. The values in this exhibit are subject 
to periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for 
the monthly deflators.)

                    Total         Foods,
                   Census         Feeds,       Industrial       Capital
    Period        Basis(1)       Beverages     Supplies(2)       Goods
        

1996           
                                                             
Jan.- Dec.            688,103         43,843        128,788        355,576
January                53,215          3,701         10,172         26,823
February               54,889          3,643         10,442         27,860
March                  54,709          3,776         10,795         27,779
April                  55,483          3,572         11,031         28,395
May                    56,319          3,558         10,777         28,674
June                   56,731          3,603         10,721         28,840

July                   56,382          3,578         10,256         28,928
August                 57,884          3,470         10,866         29,799
September              58,536          3,547         10,819         30,022
October                60,237          3,717         11,039         32,073
November               62,053          3,934         10,849         33,297
December               61,663          3,744         11,022         33,086

1997                                                         

Jan.- Dec.            834,561         44,184        139,869        476,089
January                62,685          3,721         10,756         34,531
February               64,773          3,668         11,276         35,891
March                  66,917          3,514         11,923         37,253
April                  67,904          3,590         11,888         38,287
May                    68,507          3,532         11,691         38,932
June                   70,331          3,612         12,158         39,747

July                   71,754          3,440         11,537         41,571
August                 72,176          3,634         11,754         41,893
September              72,302          3,700         11,623         42,196
October                73,334          4,001         11,705         42,537
November               71,538          3,957         11,664         41,195
December               72,342          3,815         11,895         42,056
 
1998           

Jan.- Dec.            859,152         44,354        139,724        496,989
January                71,505          3,759         12,166         40,808
February               71,005          3,908         11,621         40,739
March                  70,762          3,738         11,728         40,181
April                  69,787          3,613         11,481         39,877
May                    69,321          3,563         11,605         39,612
June                   70,256          3,663         11,261         40,754

July                   69,446          3,470         11,176         40,945
August                 71,433          3,575         11,589         41,252
September              72,326          3,319         11,571         42,614
October                74,687          4,073         12,009         43,513
November               74,630          3,791         12,093         43,097
December               73,995          3,879         11,425         43,597
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EXPORTS CONTINUED

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

1996           
                                                             
Jan.- Dec.            688,103         62,273         66,923         30,700
January                53,215          5,198          5,369          1,952
February               54,889          5,157          5,550          2,238
March                  54,709          4,591          5,439          2,328
April                  55,483          4,828          5,458          2,199
May                    56,319          5,178          5,472          2,660
June                   56,731          5,233          5,555          2,779

July                   56,382          5,327          5,422          2,871
August                 57,884          5,358          5,600          2,791
September              58,536          5,651          5,689          2,808
October                60,237          5,136          5,772          2,501
November               62,053          5,416          5,777          2,781
December               61,663          5,200          5,820          2,792
1997                                                         

Jan.- Dec.            834,561         70,305         73,531         30,583
January                62,685          5,577          5,844          2,256
February               64,773          5,618          6,032          2,288
March                  66,917          5,558          6,068          2,600
April                  67,904          5,756          6,046          2,337
May                    68,507          5,611          6,140          2,601
June                   70,331          6,047          6,264          2,503

July                   71,754          6,246          6,172          2,788
August                 72,176          5,990          6,193          2,712
September              72,302          5,892          6,105          2,785
October                73,334          6,120          6,320          2,651
November               71,538          6,146          6,216          2,359
December               72,342          5,743          6,130          2,703
 
1998           

Jan.- Dec.            859,152         69,414         75,529         33,142
January                71,505          6,097          6,304          2,372
February               71,005          6,030          6,201          2,504
March                  70,762          6,150          6,135          2,830
April                  69,787          6,009          6,236          2,570
May                    69,321          5,688          6,203          2,649
June                   70,256          5,513          6,423          2,642

July                   69,446          4,815          6,404          2,637
August                 71,433          5,579          6,376          3,062
September              72,326          5,811          6,374          2,636
October                74,687          5,836          6,308          2,948
November               74,630          6,014          6,335          3,299
December               73,995          5,871          6,232          2,992

 (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.