
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 18. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS BY SELECTED
            COUNTRIES DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may 
            not equal totals due rounding. (-) Represents zero or less 
            than one half unit of measurement shown.)

                   
                           Exports

                          Total

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date
TOTAL                           6,614             6,168            18,188
                                                                          
Australia                          61                62               178
Austria                            88               105               277
Belgium                           123               128               363
Brazil                             37                30                93
Canada                          4,182             3,802            11,177
Germany                           190               185               553
Japan                             244               263               758
Korea                              35                41               102
Mexico (R)                        840               829             2,531
Saudia Arabia                      77                85               216
Sweden                             28                20                65
Taiwan                             24                16                58
United Kingdom                    160               129               391
                                                                         
Other                             526               473             1,427
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                           Cars

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date

TOTAL                           1,541             1,460             4,051
                                                                          
Australia                           5                10                24
Austria                             1                 2                 4
Belgium                            45                48               127
Brazil                              1                 2                 4
Canada                            929               833             2,259
Germany                           108               104               314
Japan                              66                86               238
Korea                               1                (-)                2
Mexico (R)                        150               134               430
Saudia Arabia                      26                53               102
Sweden                              7                 3                13
Taiwan                             15                 6                26
United Kingdom                     46                35               116
                                                                         
Other                             141               144               393
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                          Trucks

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date
TOTAL                             806               744             2,139
                                                                          
Australia                           9                10                23
Austria                            (-)               (-)               (-)
Belgium                            48                47               145
Brazil                              2                 1                 3
Canada                            548               523             1,436
Germany                             3                 3                 8
Japan                              13                 6                24
Korea                               1                (-)                1
Mexico (R)                         30                24                82
Saudia Arabia                      32                18                64
Sweden                             (-)               (-)                1
Taiwan                              4                 4                13
United Kingdom                      5                 3                11
                                                                         
Other                             112               103               327
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                          Parts

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date
TOTAL                           4,267             3,965            11,997
                                                                          
Australia                          47                42               131
Austria                            87               103               273
Belgium                            30                33                91
Brazil                             34                27                85
Canada                          2,705             2,445             7,482
Germany                            80                78               232
Japan                             165               171               496
Korea                              34                41                99
Mexico (R)                        660               671             2,018
Saudia Arabia                      18                14                49
Sweden                             21                17                51
Taiwan                              6                 6                18
United Kingdom                    108                91               265
                                                                         
Other                             273               225               707
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                         Imports

                          Total

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date

TOTAL                          16,307            14,473            43,564
                                                                          
Australia                          20                13                86
Austria                            25                21                65
Belgium                           136               125               315
Brazil                            125                98               315
Canada                          6,143             5,563            16,522
Germany                         1,501             1,278             3,802
Japan                           4,047             3,454            10,740
Korea                             245               256               723
Mexico (R)                      2,878             2,573             7,790
Saudia Arabia                      (-)              (-)                (-)
Sweden                            226               165               509
Taiwan                             94                91               273
United Kingdom                    263               263               742
                                                                          
Other                             604               572             1,680
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                    Cars

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date

TOTAL                           8,689             7,855            23,427
                                                                          
Australia                          (-)                1                30
Austria                            (-)               (-)                2
Belgium                           109               100               251
Brazil                             (-)               (-)               (-)
Canada                          3,336             3,064             9,017
Germany                         1,189               976             2,975
Japan                           2,705             2,349             7,356
Korea                             167               190               511
Mexico (R)                        821               834             2,349
Saudia Arabia                      (-)               (-)               (-)
Sweden                            200               140               430
Taiwan                             (-)               (-)                2
United Kingdom                    137               147               389
                                                                          
Other                              24                53               116
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                    Trucks

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date

TOTAL                           1,809             1,576             4,739
                                                                          
Australia                          (-)               (-)                9
Austria                            (-)               (-)               (-)
Belgium                            20                19                44
Brazil                              1                 1                 4
Canada                          1,188             1,070             3,126
Germany                             9                 6                17
Japan                              99                62               218
Korea                               1                 2                 4
Mexico (R)                        455               388             1,212
Saudia Arabia                      (-)               (-)               (-)
Sweden                              3                 1                 8
Taiwan                              2                 1                 5
United Kingdom                     19                13                53
                                                                          
Other                              11                12                40
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                    Parts

      Country                                               Cumulative
                          March            February          to-date

TOTAL                           5,809             5,042            15,398
                                                                          
Australia                          20                13                48
Austria                            24                21                64
Belgium                             8                 6                20
Brazil                            124                96               310
Canada                          1,619             1,429             4,380
Germany                           302               296               810
Japan                           1,243             1,043             3,166
Korea                              77                65               208
Mexico (R)                      1,601             1,350             4,230
Saudia Arabia                      (-)              (-)                (-)
Sweden                             24                24                71
Taiwan                             92                90               266
United Kingdom                    107               103               299
                                                                          
Other                             569               507             1,524

Note:  Data not available on a Balance of Payments Basis.

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.
