
PART A:     SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 11. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS, PETROLEUM AND NON-PETROLEUM
            END-USE COMMODITY CATEGORY TOTALS 
            (CONSTANT DOLLARS BASIS): JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1999 
            1992 CONSTANT DOLLAR BASIS

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal 
adjustment and rounding. The values in this exhibit are subject to 
periodic change, reflecting revisions to the source information for the 
monthly deflators. (R) Revised)

 
                          Trade Balance
                                                          

                              Total
                             Census                       
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum     Non-petroleum


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                      -205,080         -59,980        -145,100
Jan.-                            -16,699          -4,434         -12,265
January                          -16,699          -4,434         -12,265
February                         -16,119          -4,774         -11,345
March                            -14,846          -4,988          -9,858
April                            -17,398          -5,076         -12,323
May                              -17,130          -5,413         -11,717
June                             -15,612          -4,915         -10,696

July                             -16,791          -5,040         -11,751
August                           -17,421          -5,274         -12,147
September                        -17,608          -5,186         -12,422
October                          -17,010          -5,156         -11,855
November                         -18,510          -5,214         -13,296
December                         -19,935          -4,510         -15,425

1998                

Jan.- Dec.                      -286,844         -66,008        -220,836
Jan.-                            -19,208          -5,090         -14,118
January(R)                       -19,208          -5,090         -14,118
February(R)                      -21,683          -5,153         -16,530
March(R)                         -24,730          -5,314         -19,416
April(R)                         -25,198          -5,972         -19,227
May(R)                           -27,355          -5,815         -21,540
June(R)                          -23,963          -5,417         -18,546

July(R)                          -25,186          -5,700         -19,485
August(R)                        -25,313          -5,786         -19,527
September(R)                     -23,632          -5,442         -18,190
October(R)                       -22,303          -5,627         -16,676
November(R)                      -25,135          -5,513         -19,622
December (R)                     -23,138          -5,179         -17,959

1999                

Jan.-                            -27,488          -5,354         -22,134
January                          -27,488          -5,354         -22,134
February                                                  
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
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October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
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                             Exports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total         Petroleum          Non-
                             Census                          petroleum
         Period             Basis (1)


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                       834,591           7,481         827,110
Jan.-                             62,653             612          62,040
January                           62,653             612          62,040
February                          64,725             571          64,154
March                             67,518             590          66,928
April                             67,463             613          66,850
May                               68,517             560          67,957
June                              69,746             615          69,131

July                              71,062             663          70,399
August                            71,846             667          71,179
September                         72,517             615          71,902
October                           73,925             653          73,272
November                          71,925             602          71,323
December                          72,694             719          71,975

1998                

Jan.- Dec.                       859,302           6,705         852,597
Jan.-                             71,870             618          71,252
January(R)                        71,870             618          71,252
February(R)                       70,810             523          70,286
March(R)                          71,060             551          70,508
April(R)                          69,576             569          69,006
May(R)                            68,818             548          68,269
June(R)                           69,739             533          69,207

July(R)                           68,857             586          68,271
August(R)                         70,816             581          70,235
September(R)                      72,662             543          72,118
October(R)                        75,941             557          75,384
November(R)                       74,890             514          74,376
December (R)                      74,264             581          73,684

1999                

Jan.-                             72,879             560          72,319
January                           72,879             560          72,319
February                                                  
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
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                             Imports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total         Petroleum          Non-
                             Census                         petroleum
         Period             Basis (1)


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,039,671          67,461         972,210
Jan.-                             79,352           5,046          74,305
January                           79,352           5,046          74,305
February                          80,844           5,345          75,499
March                             82,364           5,578          76,786
April                             84,861           5,689          79,172
May                               85,648           5,974          79,674
June                              85,358           5,530          79,828

July                              87,853           5,703          82,150
August                            89,268           5,941          83,326
September                         90,125           5,801          84,325
October                           90,935           5,809          85,126
November                          90,435           5,816          84,619
December                          92,629           5,229          87,400

1998                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,146,146          72,713       1,073,433
Jan.-                             91,078           5,708          85,370
January(R)                        91,078           5,708          85,370
February(R)                       92,492           5,676          86,816
March(R)                          95,789           5,865          89,924
April(R)                          94,774           6,541          88,233
May(R)                            96,173           6,363          89,809
June(R)                           93,703           5,950          87,753

July(R)                           94,042           6,286          87,756
August(R)                         96,129           6,367          89,762
September(R)                      96,293           5,985          90,308
October(R)                        98,244           6,184          92,060
November(R)                      100,025           6,028          93,998
December (R)                      97,403           5,760          91,643

1999                

Jan.-                            100,367           5,914          94,453
January                          100,367           5,914          94,453
February                                                  
March                                                     
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

July                                                      
August                                                    
September                                                 
October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  

(1)  Detailed data presented on a Census Basis.  The information to convert 
to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.