
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1998 TO FEBRUARY 1999 

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

 
                  Exports

                   Total                             
                 Balance of                Total       Foods,
                 Payments       Net        Census     Feeds ,    Industrial
     Period        Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)


1998                

Jan.- Dec.          670,641     -11,856     682,497      46,342     147,865
Jan.- Feb.          109,142      -1,443     110,586       8,431      25,142
January              54,713        -636      55,350       4,153      12,881
February             54,429        -807      55,236       4,278      12,261
March                61,447        -882      62,329       4,186      13,406
April                56,215        -655      56,869       3,632      12,667
May                  55,905        -756      56,661       3,519      12,681
June                 56,183        -898      57,081       3,590      12,363

July                 50,711        -965      51,676       3,535      11,708
August               51,921      -1,314      53,235       3,445      11,814
September            54,694        -940      55,634       3,227      11,768
October              60,249      -1,202      61,451       4,515      12,620
November             56,758      -1,602      58,360       4,151      12,030
December             57,417      -1,199      58,615       4,110      11,665

1999                

Jan.- Feb.          103,742      -2,053     105,796       7,125      21,662
January (R)          51,430        -953      52,383       3,540      10,754
February             52,313      -1,100      53,413       3,585      10,908
March                                                            
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Exports Continued


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

1998                

Jan.- Dec.          682,497     299,247      72,687      79,374      36,982
Jan.- Feb.          110,586      46,808      12,629      12,216       5,360
January              55,350      23,492       6,087       6,083       2,652
February             55,236      23,316       6,542       6,133       2,708
March                62,329      27,309       7,273       6,915       3,240
April                56,869      24,130       6,883       6,546       3,010
May                  56,661      24,381       6,448       6,682       2,949
June                 57,081      25,231       5,936       6,960       3,001

July                 51,676      23,430       3,641       6,408       2,954
August               53,235      22,906       5,145       6,588       3,336
September            55,634      24,964       6,019       6,755       2,901
October              61,451      27,169       6,301       7,389       3,457
November             58,360      25,151       6,641       6,692       3,696
December             58,615      27,767       5,770       6,224       3,079

1999                

Jan.- Feb.          105,796      46,822      11,890      12,414       5,883
January (R)          52,383      23,655       5,472       5,960       3,002
February             53,413      23,167       6,418       6,454       2,881
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                  Imports


                   Total                             
                 Balance of                Total       Foods,
                 Payments       Net        Census     Feeds ,    Industrial
     Period        Basis    Adjustments   Basis(1)   Beverages  Supplies(2)


1998                

Jan.- Dec.          918,800       5,204     913,597      41,223     200,347
Jan.- Feb.          140,042         804     139,238       6,590      33,143
January              71,037         578      70,459       3,298      17,269
February             69,005         226      68,779       3,292      15,874
March                78,702         508      78,194       3,651      17,323
April                76,148         322      75,826       3,443      17,668
May                  74,288         288      74,000       3,371      17,294
June                 77,368         355      77,013       3,605      17,150

July                 76,643         358      76,285       3,334      17,046
August               76,579         695      75,884       3,289      16,567
September            79,217         546      78,672       3,298      16,181
October              84,616         556      84,061       3,606      17,112
November             78,695         514      78,181       3,414      15,856
December             76,501         259      76,242       3,621      15,006

1999                

Jan.- Feb.          146,534         386     146,149       6,698      29,456
January (R)          72,029         171      71,858       3,425      14,972
February             74,505         215      74,291       3,272      14,484
March                                                            
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June                                                             

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December                                                         
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Imports Continued


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


1998                

Jan.- Dec.          913,597     270,343     150,617     215,473      35,593
Jan.- Feb.          139,238      40,473      23,206      30,721       5,106
January              70,459      20,286      11,151      15,810       2,646
February             68,779      20,188      12,055      14,911       2,459
March                78,194      24,286      13,678      16,607       2,648
April                75,826      22,339      13,041      16,409       2,926
May                  74,000      21,814      12,657      16,333       2,530
June                 77,013      23,163      11,845      18,552       2,697

July                 76,285      22,710       9,625      20,316       3,253
August               75,884      21,862      11,504      19,556       3,106
September            78,672      22,868      12,531      20,557       3,236
October              84,061      24,047      14,457      21,423       3,415
November             78,181      23,355      13,837      18,398       3,322
December             76,242      23,425      14,236      16,601       3,354

1999                

Jan.- Feb.          146,149      42,426      27,102      34,169       6,298
January (R)          71,858      20,832      12,685      16,773       3,170
February             74,291      21,594      14,417      17,396       3,129
March                                                            
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December                                                         

(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 (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.