
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 MARCH 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.- Mar.                       -47,665         -14,196         -33,468
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.                      -286,976         -66,013        -220,963
Jan.- Mar.                       -65,620         -15,557         -50,064
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  (R)                     -22,178          -5,629         -16,549
November (R)                     -25,274          -5,516         -19,758
December (R)                     -23,256          -5,179         -18,077

1999                

Jan.- Mar.                       -91,385         -16,247         -75,138
January  (R)                     -27,389          -5,660         -21,729
February (R)                     -31,828          -5,462         -26,366
March                            -32,168          -5,125         -27,043
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

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


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                       834,591           7,481         827,110
Jan.- Mar.                       194,896           1,774         193,122
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.                       859,404           6,700         852,704
Jan.- Mar.                       213,740           1,693         212,047
January                           71,870             618          71,252
February                          70,810             523          70,286
March                             71,060             551          70,508
April                             69,576             569          69,006
May                               68,818             548          68,269
June                              69,739             533          69,207

July                              68,857             586          68,271
August                            70,816             581          70,235
September                         72,662             543          72,118
October  (R)                      76,032             555          75,477
November (R)                      74,891             511          74,380
December (R)                      74,275             581          73,694

1999                

Jan.- Mar.                       219,627           1,519         218,108
January  (R)                      73,392             544          72,848
February (R)                      72,757             453          72,304
March                             73,479             523          72,956
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

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


1997                

Jan.- Dec.                     1,039,671          67,461         972,210
Jan.- Mar.                       242,561          15,970         226,590
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.                     1,146,380          72,713       1,073,667
Jan.- Mar.                       279,360          17,250         262,110
January                           91,078           5,708          85,370
February                          92,492           5,676          86,816
March                             95,789           5,865          89,924
April                             94,774           6,541          88,233
May                               96,173           6,363          89,809
June                              93,703           5,950          87,753

July                              94,042           6,286          87,756
August                            96,129           6,367          89,762
September                         96,293           5,985          90,308
October  (R)                      98,210           6,184          92,026
November (R)                     100,165           6,028          94,138
December (R)                      97,531           5,760          91,771

1999                

Jan.- Mar.                       311,012          17,766         293,245
January  (R)                     100,781           6,204          94,576
February (R)                     104,584           5,914          98,670
March                            105,647           5,648          99,999
April                                                     
May                                                       
June                                                      

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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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
