
PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 4. U.S. SERVICES BY MAJOR CATEGORY -- IMPORTS 
           JANUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1999

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

 
                     Total                     Passenger       Other
     Period         Services       Travel        Fares     Transportation




      1997

Jan. - Dec.            170,520        51,220        18,235        28,949
Jan. -                  13,610         4,230         1,443         2,337

January                 13,610         4,230         1,443         2,337
February                13,710         4,242         1,440         2,327
March                   13,772         4,264         1,428         2,371
April                   13,885         4,193         1,540         2,433
May                     14,080         4,269         1,551         2,471
June                    14,229         4,302         1,572         2,414
July                    14,379         4,271         1,561         2,368
August                  14,392         4,287         1,556         2,354
September               14,669         4,339         1,587         2,480
October                 14,502         4,173         1,482         2,499
November                14,601         4,337         1,541         2,369
December                14,691         4,313         1,534         2,530

      1998
 
Jan. - Dec.  (R)       181,514        53,728        18,851        30,285
Jan. - (R)              14,577         4,443         1,541         2,355

January (R)             14,577         4,443         1,541         2,355
February (R)            14,944         4,440         1,559         2,345
March (R)               14,822         4,399         1,538         2,549
April (R)               15,045         4,558         1,609         2,418
May (R)                 14,981         4,411         1,560         2,496
June (R)                15,128         4,469         1,576         2,515
July (R)                15,226         4,451         1,597         2,540
August  (R)             15,103         4,394         1,537         2,586
September (R)           15,212         4,479         1,554         2,509
October (R)             15,852         4,751         1,656         2,750
November (R)            15,328         4,472         1,580         2,602
December (R)            15,296         4,461         1,544         2,619

      1999

Jan. -                  15,513         4,588         1,596         2,622

January                 15,513         4,588         1,596         2,622
February  
March 
April   
May   
June  
July   
August   
September  
October 
November  
December
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Import Services Continued

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


      1997

Jan. - Dec.              9,411        48,421        11,488         2,796
Jan. -                     693         3,742           936           229

January                    693         3,742           936           229
February                   703         3,836           933           229
March                      710         3,844           927           228
April                      704         3,895           893           227
May                        719         3,948           896           226
June                       745         4,060           910           226
July                       848         4,129           960           242
August                     848         4,121           981           245
September                  863         4,160           997           243
October                    861         4,230         1,020           237
November                   860         4,250         1,011           233
December                   857         4,202         1,024           231

      1998
 
Jan. - Dec.  (R)        10,654        52,470        12,693         2,833
Jan. - (R)                 831         4,126         1,047           234

January (R)                831         4,126         1,047           234
February (R)             1,198         4,116         1,051           235
March (R)                  818         4,236         1,047           235
April (R)                  904         4,300         1,021           235
May (R)                    920         4,345         1,014           235
June (R)                   932         4,390         1,010           236
July (R)                   881         4,486         1,035           236
August  (R)                820         4,479         1,050           237
September (R)              816         4,549         1,068           237
October (R)                839         4,514         1,105           237
November (R)               846         4,471         1,119           238
December (R)               850         4,458         1,126           238

      1999

Jan. -                     841         4,479         1,152           235

January                    841         4,479         1,152           235
February  
March 
April   
May   
June  
July   
August   
September  
October 
November  
December

NOTE:  See INFORMATION ON GOODS AND SERVICES section for details of what is 
included in each service category.

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.