
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 FEBRUARY 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.- Feb.                       -32,819          -9,208         -23,610
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.- Feb.                       -40,891         -10,243         -30,648
January                          -19,208          -5,090         -14,118
February                         -21,683          -5,153         -16,530
March                            -24,730          -5,314         -19,416
April                            -25,198          -5,972         -19,227
May                              -27,355          -5,815         -21,540
June                             -23,963          -5,417         -18,546

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

1999                

Jan.- Feb.                       -58,982         -11,333         -47,649
January (R)                      -27,463          -5,660         -21,802
February                         -31,519          -5,672         -25,847
March                                                     
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November                                                  
December                                                                              
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                             Exports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total                       
                             Census                       
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum     Non-petroleum

1997                

Jan.- Dec.          
Jan.- Feb.                       834,591           7,481         827,110
January                          127,378           1,184         126,194
February                          62,653             612          62,040
March                             64,725             571          64,154
April                             67,518             590          66,928
May                               67,463             613          66,850
June                              68,517             560          67,957
                                  69,746             615          69,131
July                
August                            71,062             663          70,399
September                         71,846             667          71,179
October                           72,517             615          71,902
November                          73,925             653          73,272
December                          71,925             602          71,323
                                  72,694             719          71,975
1998                

Jan.- Dec.          
Jan.- Feb.                       859,302           6,705         852,597
January                          142,680           1,142         141,538
February                          71,870             618          71,252
March                             70,810             523          70,286
April                             71,060             551          70,508
May                               69,576             569          69,006
June                              68,818             548          68,269
                                  69,739             533          69,207
July                
August                            68,857             586          68,271
September                         70,816             581          70,235
October                           72,662             543          72,118
November                          75,941             557          75,384
December                          74,890             514          74,376
                                  74,264             581          73,684
1999                

Jan.- Feb.          
January (R)                      145,776             994         144,781
February                          73,286             544          72,742
March                             72,489             451          72,039
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      
                                                          
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October                                                   
November                                                  
December                                                  
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                             Imports
                                                          
                                                          
                              Total                       
                             Census                       
         Period             Basis (1)       Petroleum     Non-petroleum

1997                

Jan.- Dec.          
Jan.- Feb.                     1,039,671          67,461         972,210
January                          160,196          10,392         149,804
February                          79,352           5,046          74,305
March                             80,844           5,345          75,499
April                             82,364           5,578          76,786
May                               84,861           5,689          79,172
June                              85,648           5,974          79,674
                                  85,358           5,530          79,828
July                
August                            87,853           5,703          82,150
September                         89,268           5,941          83,326
October                           90,125           5,801          84,325
November                          90,935           5,809          85,126
December                          90,435           5,816          84,619
                                  92,629           5,229          87,400
1998                

Jan.- Dec.          
Jan.- Feb.                     1,146,146          72,713       1,073,433
January                          183,571          11,385         172,186
February                          91,078           5,708          85,370
March                             92,492           5,676          86,816
April                             95,789           5,865          89,924
May                               94,774           6,541          88,233
June                              96,173           6,363          89,809
                                  93,703           5,950          87,753
July                
August                            94,042           6,286          87,756
September                         96,129           6,367          89,762
October                           96,293           5,985          90,308
November                          98,244           6,184          92,060
December                         100,025           6,028          93,998
                                  97,403           5,760          91,643
1999                

Jan.- Feb.          
January (R)                      204,757          12,327         192,430
February                         100,749           6,204          94,545
March                            104,008           6,123          97,886
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      
                                                          
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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-99-73), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.