
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 13. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
            JANUARY 1998 TO MARCH 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.- Mar.     170,589     -2,325    172,914     12,617     38,548
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.- Mar.     163,141     -3,103    166,243     11,032     33,993
January         51,430       -953     52,383      3,540     10,754
February(R)     52,330     -1,113     53,443      3,591     10,962
March           59,381     -1,037     60,418      3,900     12,277
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Exports Continued

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

1998                

Jan.- Dec.     682,497    299,247     72,687     79,374     36,982
Jan.- Mar.     172,914     74,117     19,902     19,131      8,601
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.- Mar.     166,243     74,403     18,438     19,419      8,958
January         52,383     23,655      5,472      5,960      3,002
February(R)     53,443     23,139      6,253      6,429      3,069
March           60,418     27,610      6,713      7,030      2,887
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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.- Mar.     218,744      1,311    217,432     10,241     50,466
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.- Mar.     230,678        608    230,070     10,427     46,258
January         72,029        171     71,858      3,425     14,972
February(R)     74,321        213     74,109      3,290     14,355
March           84,327        224     84,103      3,712     16,931
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Imports Continued


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

1998                

Jan.- Dec.     913,597    270,343    150,617    215,473     35,593
Jan.- Mar.     217,432     64,760     36,884     47,328      7,753
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.- Mar.     230,070     67,440     43,307     52,463     10,174
January         71,858     20,832     12,685     16,773      3,170
February(R)     74,109     21,575     14,378     17,384      3,127
March           84,103     25,033     16,244     18,306      3,877
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(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-99-89), 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.